2015 Utah Code
Title 63J - Budgeting
Chapter 5 - Federal Funds Procedures Act
Part 2 - Federal Funds Review and Approval
Section 203 - Judicial council to approve certain new federal funds requests.

63J-5-203. Judicial council to approve certain new federal funds requests.

• (1)
  • (a) Before obligating the state to accept or receive new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program, and no later than three months after submitting a new federal funds request, and, where possible, before formally submitting the new federal funds request, a judicial branch agency shall submit a federal funds request summary to the Judicial Council for its approval or rejection when:
    • (i) the state will receive total payments of $1,000,000 or less per year if the new federal funds request is approved;
    • (ii) receipt of the new federal funds will require no additional permanent full-time employees, additional permanent part-time employees, or combination of additional permanent full-time employees and permanent part-time employees; and
    • (iii) no new state money will be required to match the new federal funds or to implement the new federal program for which the grant is issued.
  • (b) The Judicial Council shall report each new federal funds request that is approved by it and each new federal funds request granted by the federal government to:
    • (i) the Legislature's Executive Appropriations Committee;
    • (ii) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst; and
    • (iii) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

• (2) The Judicial Council shall approve or reject each new federal funds request submitted to it under the authority of this section.

• (3)
  • (a) If the Judicial Council approves the new federal funds request, the judicial branch agency may accept the new federal funds or participate in the new federal program.
  • (b) If the Judicial Council rejects the new federal funds request, the judicial branch agency may not accept the new federal funds or participate in the new federal program.

• (4) If a judicial branch agency fails to obtain the Judicial Council's approval under this section, the Judicial Council may require the agency to:
  • (a) withdraw the new federal funds request;
  • (b) return the federal funds;
  • (c) withdraw from the federal program; or
  • (d) any combination of Subsections (4)(a), (4)(b), and (4)(c).

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session