Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2021 63H-4-102. Creation — Members — Chair — Powers — Quorum — Per diem and expenses. (1) There is created an independent state agency and a body politic and corporate known as the “Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority.” (2) The authority is composed of eight members as follows: (a) […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-103. Executive director — Powers and duties. (1) (a) The members shall appoint an executive director who is an employee of the authority, but who is not a member of the authority. (b) The executive director serves at the pleasure of the members and receives compensation as set by the […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-104. Member or employee — Disclosure of interest. (1) A member or employee of the authority who has, will have, or later acquires an interest, direct or indirect, in a transaction with the authority shall immediately disclose the nature and extent of that interest in writing to the authority as […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-105. Officer or employee — No forfeiture of office or employment. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, an officer or employee of this state does not forfeit an officer’s or employee’s office or employment by reason of acceptance of membership on the authority or service on it. Renumbered and […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-106. Authority — Powers. (1) The authority shall operate and maintain a scenic and historic railroad in and around the Heber Valley. (2) The authority has perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and may: (a) adopt, amend, and repeal rules, policies, and procedures for the regulation of its […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-107. Notes, bonds, other obligation — Not debt liability — Expenses payable from funds provided — Agency without authority to incur liability on behalf of state. (1) (a) An obligation or liability of the authority does not constitute a debt or liability of this state or of any of its […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2021 63H-4-108. Relation to certain acts — Participation in Risk Management Fund. (1) The authority is exempt from: (a)Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act; (b)Title 63A, Utah Government Operations Code; (c)Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act; and (d)Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act. (2) […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 Effective 5/14/2019 63H-4-109. Duty to maintain rails. The authority shall maintain the rails, bed, right-of-way, railroad bridges, and related property upon which the authority’s train shall operate in compliance with state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations. Amended by Chapter 355, 2019 General Session
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2021 63H-4-110. Lease of rails from Department of Transportation and Division of State Parks. The Department of Transportation and the Division of State Parks shall jointly lease the rails, bed, right-of-way, and related property for not more than $1 per year to the authority. Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 […]
Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2024 63H-4-111. Sales tax exemption. The authority and its operators are exempt from sales and use tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act, for their purchases and sales related to the operation and maintenance of a scenic and historic railroad in and around the Heber Valley. […]
