63C-20-105. State data and use of committee estimates -- Compliance.
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Effective 5/7/2025
63C-20-105. State data and use of committee estimates -- Compliance.
(1)Except as provided in Subsection
(2), and unless otherwise provided in statute or rule, if an executive branch entity, legislative branch entity, or independent entity is required to perform an action or make a determination based on a population estimate, the entity shall use a population estimate that the committee produces, if available.
(a)The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , to use a population estimate other than a population estimate that the committee produces.
(b)For the purpose of creating a revenue estimate, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst are not required to use a population estimate that the committee produces.
(c)For redistricting purposes, a legislative branch entity shall give priority to a population estimate that is produced by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(3)A newly incorporated political subdivision shall provide the committee with a list of residential building permits issued within the boundaries of the political subdivision since the last decennial census.
(a)Subject to any confidentiality restrictions imposed under federal law, the committee may request information from a governmental entity, as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103 , that is necessary to the performance of the committee's duties under this chapter.
(b)Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, a governmental entity shall comply with a request under Subsection (4)(a) if the governmental entity has or can reasonably obtain the information that the committee requests.
(c)Before a governmental entity provides information requested under this Subsection (4), the governmental entity and the committee may enter into an agreement that addresses:
(i)the timing and format of the requested information;
(ii)the sharing of a record otherwise classified as private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; or
(iii)any other restriction or limitation related to the requested information.
Amended by Chapter 400 , 2025 General Session