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9-16-101 Title - Definitions.
(1) This chapter is known as the "Office of Rural Development Act."
(2) As used in this chapter, "office" means the Office
of Rural Development.
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9-16-102 Office of Rural Development created - Supervision by department.
(1) There is created within the department the Office of Rural Development.
(2) The office is under the administration and general
supervision of the department.
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9-16-103 Purpose of the office.
The office shall:
(1) foster and support economic development programs and activities for the benefit of rural counties and communities;
(2) foster and support community, county, and resource management planning programs and activities for the benefit of rural counties and communities;
(3) foster and support leadership training programs and activities for the benefit of:
(a) rural leaders in both the public and private sectors;
(b) economic development and planning personnel; and
(c) rural government officials;
(4) foster and support efforts to coordinate and focus the technical and other resources of appropriate institutions of higher education, local governments, private sector interests, associations, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and others, in ways that address the economic development, planning, and leadership challenges and priorities of rural Utah as identified in the strategic plan required under Subsection 63C-10-103 (2);
(5) work to enhance the capacity of the office to address rural economic development, planning, and leadership training challenges and opportunities by establishing partnerships and positive working relationships with appropriate public and private sector entities, individuals, and institutions; and
(6) foster government-to-government collaboration and
good working relations between state and rural government
regarding economic development and planning issues.
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9-16-104 Duties and powers.
(1) The office shall:
(a) provide, in conjunction with the Rural Coordinating Committee, staff support to the Governor's Rural Partnership board;
(b) facilitate within the department implementation of the strategic plan prepared under Subsection 63C-10-103 (2);
(c) work to enhance the capacity of the office to address rural economic development, planning, and leadership training challenges and opportunities by establishing partnerships and positive working relationships with appropriate public and private sector entities, individuals, and institutions;
(d) work with the Rural Coordinating Committee to coordinate and focus available resources in ways that address the economic development, planning, and leadership training challenges and priorities in rural Utah; and
(e) in accordance with economic development and planning policies set by state government, coordinate relations between:
(i) the state;
(ii) rural governments;
(iii) other public and private groups engaged in rural economic planning and development; and
(iv) federal agencies.
(2) (a) The office may:
(i) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules necessary to carry out the duties of the office;
(ii) accept gifts, grants, devises, and property, in cash or in kind, for the benefit of rural Utah citizens; and
(iii) use those gifts, grants, devises, and property received under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) for the use and benefit of rural citizens within the state.
(b) All resources received under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) shall be deposited in the General Fund as dedicated credits to be used as directed in Subsection (2)(a)(iii).
(c) All funding for the benefit of rural Utah as defined
in this section is nonlapsing.
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9-16-105 Office director.
(1) The executive director of the department shall appoint the director of the office with the approval of the governor.
(2) The office director shall be a person knowledgeable in the field of rural economic development and planning and experienced in administration.
(3) Upon change of the executive director of the department, the office director may not be dismissed without cause for at least 180 days.
(4) The office director shall be a member of the Rural
Coordinating Committee's Steering Committee created in Subsection
63C-10-202
(3).
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9-16-106 Annual report.
The office shall submit an annual report of its operations and recommendations to:
(1) the department;
(2) the governor; and
(3) the Rural Development Legislative Liaison Committee
created in Section
36-25-102
.
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