Utah Code Title 63A. Utah Government Operations Code § 63A-5b-904. Division authority with respect to vacant division-owned property--Limitations

(a) provide for a primary state agency's occupancy or use of vacant division-owned property, if the director determines that the primary state agency's occupancy or use is in the best interests of the state;

(b) effect a transfer of ownership or lease of vacant division-owned property, as provided in this section; or

(c) refer vacant division-owned property to the Department of Transportation for sale by auction, as provided in Section 63A-5b-908.

(a) the director determines that the transfer of ownership or lease is in the best interests of the state;

(b) for a proposed transfer of ownership or lease to a local government entity, public purpose nonprofit entity, or private party, the director determines that the local government entity, public purpose nonprofit entity, or private party intends to use the property to fulfill a public purpose;

(c) the director requests and receives a recommendation on the proposed transfer of ownership or lease from the Legislative Executive Appropriations Committee;

(d) the director communicates the Executive Appropriations Committee's recommendation to the executive director; and

(e) the executive director approves the transfer of ownership or lease.

(3)(a) If the division effects a transfer of ownership of vacant division-owned property without receiving fair market value in return, the division shall require the documents memorializing the transfer of ownership to preserve to the division:

(b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to the sale of vacant division-owned property at an auction under Section 63A-5b-908.