Utah Code § 79-6-1106: Authorized uses of fund money.

(1)

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the council may use fund money to:

(i) facilitate electrical energy infrastructure development within the state, including:

(A) transmission and distribution lines;

(B) pipeline development;

(C) energy storage facilities;

(D) generation facilities;

(E) related infrastructure;

(F) to fund research, site selection, permitting, public outreach, and other activities related to the development of nuclear energy; and

(G) district energy systems as defined in Section 79-6-602;

(ii) provide matching funds for federal energy development grants;

(iii) support energy workforce development programs;

(iv) provide incentives for electrical energy development projects;

(v) pay for administrative expenses related to the council's duties; and

(vi) provide project financing and matching grants for entities participating in a campus as described in Section 79-6-1504.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Section 59-24-103.8 is prioritized for activities related to the development of nuclear energy.

(2) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Department of Environmental Quality created in Section 19-1-104 may use up to 10% of fund money derived from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax revenue collected under Section 59-24-103.8 for energy-related permitting reforms.