Utah Code 9-24-102. Utah Main Street Program
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(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.
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.