(1) The Utah Main Street Program is created within the department to provide resources for the revitalization of downtown or commercial district areas of municipalities in the state.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 9-24-102

  • Center: means the National Main Street Center. See Utah Code 9-24-101
  • Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
  • Program: means the Utah Main Street Program created in Section 9-24-102. See Utah Code 9-24-101
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. 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) To implement the program, the department may:

     (2)(a) become a member of the National Main Street Center and partner with the center to become the statewide coordinating program for participating municipalities in the state;
     (2)(b) establish criteria for the designation of one or more local main street programs administered by a county or municipality in the state;
     (2)(c) provide training and technical assistance to local governments, businesses, property owners, or other organizations that participate in designated local main street programs;
     (2)(d) subject to appropriations from the Legislature or other funding, provide financial assistance to designated local main street programs; and
     (2)(e) under the direction of the executive director, appoint full-time staff.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules establishing the eligibility and reporting criteria for a downtown area to receive a local main street program designation, including requirements for:

     (3)(a) local government support of the local main street program; and
     (3)(b) collecting data to measure economic development impact.
(4) The department shall include in the annual written report described in Section 9-1-208, a report of the program’s operations and details of which municipalities have received:

     (4)(a) a local main street program designation; and
     (4)(b) financial support from the program.