Section 302 – National Professional Men’s Basketball Team Support of Women and Children Issues Restricted Account.

• (1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the “National Professional Men’s Basketball Team Support of Women and Children Issues Restricted Account.”

• (2) The account shall be funded by:
  • (a) contributions deposited into the account in accordance with Section 41-1a-422;
  • (b) private contributions; and
  • (c) donations or grants from public or private entities.

• (3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall distribute funds in the account to one or more charitable organizations that:
  • (a) qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;
  • (b) are selected by the owners that, either on an individual or joint basis, own a controlling interest in a legal entity that is a franchised member of the internationally recognized national governing body for professional men’s basketball in the United States;
  • (c) are headquartered within the state;
  • (d) create or support programs that focus on issues affecting women and children within the state, with an emphasis on health and education; and
  • (e) have a board of directors that disperses all funds of the organization.

• (4)
  • (a) An organization described in Subsection (3) may apply to the department to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (3).
  • (b) An organization that receives a distribution from the department in accordance with Subsection (3) shall expend the distribution only to:
    • (i) create or support programs that focus on issues affecting women and children, with an emphasis on health and education;
    • (ii) create or sponsor programs that will benefit residents within the state; and
    • (iii) pay the costs of issuing or reordering National Professional Men’s Basketball Team Support of Women and Children Issues support special group license plate decals.
  • (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department may make rules providing procedures for an organization to apply to the department to receive a distribution under this Subsection (4).

• (5) In accordance with Section 63J-1-602.1, appropriations from the account are nonlapsing.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 255, 2022 General Session