53-2a-1302. Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account
(1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account."
(2) The account consists of: money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; money deposited into the account in accordance with Section; 63J-1-314 income and interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the account; and private donations, grants, gifts, bequests, or money made available from any other source to implement this section.
(3) At the close of a fiscal year, money in the account exceeding $50,000,000, excluding money granted to the account under Subsection, shall be transferred to the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account. (2)(d) Except as provided by Subsection, money in the Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account may only be used for the purposes set forth in this part. (3)(a)
(4) Subject to the requirements described in this part, and upon appropriation by the Legislature, the division may grant money appropriated from the accountto an affected community for the affected community's disaster response and recovery efforts as described in Section. 53-2a-1303
(5) Money in the account may only be expended or committed to be expended as provided in Subsections (6), (7), and (8).
(6) Subject to Section, in any fiscal year the division may expend or commit to expend for disaster response and recovery efforts as described in Section: 53-2a-606 53-2a-1303 an amount that does not exceed $3,000,000 in response to a disaster described in Subsection; 53-2a-1303(2)(b) an amount that exceeds $3,000,000 but does not exceed $10,000,000 for a disaster described in Subsectionif the division: 53-2a-1303(2)(b) before making the expenditure or commitment to expend, obtains approval for the expenditure or commitment from the governor; provides written notice of the expenditure or commitment to expend to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the Division of Finance, the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst no later than 72 hours after making the expenditure or commitment to expend; and makes the report required by Subsection; and 53-2a-606(2) an amount that exceeds $10,000,000, if, before making the expenditure or commitment to expend, the division: obtains approval for the expenditure or commitment from the governor; and submits the expenditure or commitment to expend to the Executive Appropriations Committee in accordance with Subsection. 53-2a-606(3)
(7) Money in the account may only be expended or committed to be expended for pre-disaster mitigation under Subsectionif money remains in the account at the end of the fiscal year after the division has expended or committed to expend money from the account as provided in Subsection. (7)(b) (6) Subject to Subsectionand in accordance with rules created under Section, the division may expend or commit to expend money in the account for pre-disaster mitigation to a community if: (7)(a) 53-2a-1305 the community: submits an application to receive money for pre-disaster mitigation during the current fiscal year; and meets the qualification and prioritization criteria established by rule; and the division: before making the expenditure or commitment to expend to a community described in Subsection, obtains approval for the expenditure or commitment to expend from the governor; (7)(b)(i) provides written notice of the expenditure or commitment to expend described in Subsectionto the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, the Division of Finance, the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the Legislative Management Committee, and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and (7)(b)(i) makes the report required by Subsection. 53-2a-606(2)
(8) Money paid by the division under this part to government entities and private persons providing emergency disaster services are subject to. Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code