(1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Federal Overreach Restricted Account.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63C-4a-404

  • Account: means the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account, created in Section 63C-4a-402. See Utah Code 63C-4a-102
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The account created in Subsection (1) consists of money from the following revenue sources:

     (2)(a) voluntary contributions; and
     (2)(b) appropriations made by the Legislature.
(3) The Legislature may annually appropriate money from the account for the purposes of:

     (3)(a) asserting, defending, or litigating state and local government rights to the disposition and use of federal lands within the state as those rights are granted by the United States Constitution, the Utah Enabling Act, and other applicable law; or
     (3)(b) educating the general public in matters relating to federalism or state sovereignty.
(4) Any entity that receives money from the account shall, before disbursing the money to another person for the purposes described in Subsection (3), or before spending the money appropriated, report to the Executive Appropriations Committee regarding:

     (4)(a) the amount of the disbursement;
     (4)(b) who will receive the disbursement; and
     (4)(c) the planned use for the disbursement.