{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-802","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63A-5b-802","heading":"Leasing responsibilities of the director.","body":"(1) The director shall:\n(a) prepare and submit a yearly request to the governor and Legislature for a designated amount of square footage by type of space to be leased by the division for that fiscal year;\n(b) lease, in the name of the division, all real property space to be occupied by a leasing agency;\n(c) in leasing space:\n(i) use a process consistent with the best interest of the state, the requirements of the leasing agency, and the anticipated use of the property; and\n(ii) comply with any legislative mandates contained in the appropriations act or other legislation;\n(d) apply the criteria contained in Subsection (1)(f) to prepare a report evaluating each high-cost lease at least 12 months before the lease expires;\n(e) evaluate each lease under the division's control and apply the criteria contained in Subsection (1)(f), as applicable, to evaluate the lease;\n(f) in evaluating leases:\n(i) determine whether the lease is cost-effective when the needs of the leasing agency to be housed in the leased facilities are considered;\n(ii) determine whether another option such as construction, use of other state-owned space, or a lease-purchase agreement is more cost-effective than leasing;\n(iii) determine whether the significant lease terms are cost-effective and provide the state with sufficient flexibility and protection from liability;\n(iv) compare the proposed lease payments to the current market rates, and evaluate whether the proposed lease payments are reasonable under current market conditions;\n(v) compare proposed significant lease terms to the current market, and recommend whether these proposed terms are reasonable under current market conditions; and\n(vi) if applicable, recommend that the lease or modification to a lease be approved or disapproved;\n(g) based upon the evaluation, include in the report recommendations that identify viable alternatives to:\n(i) make the lease cost-effective; or\n(ii) meet the leasing agency's needs when the lease expires; and\n(h) upon request, provide the information included in the report to:\n(i) the leasing agency benefitted by the lease; and\n(ii) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.\n(2) The director may:\n(a) subject to legislative appropriation, enter into a facility lease with a term of up to 10 years if the length of the lease's term is economically advantageous to the state; and\n(b) subject to legislative appropriation, enter into a facility lease with a term of more than 10 years if the length of the lease's term is economically advantageous to the state.","path":["Title 63A Utah Government Operations Code","Chapter 63A-5b Administration of State Facilities","Part 63A-5b-8 Acquisitions of Real Property Interests"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63A/Chapter5b/63A-5b-S802.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"12f01693b47117586e3560c3e9dc8b7e58c0b93d7f967c23eac478a0f89ca6bb","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-801","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}