Utah Code Title 63N. Economic Opportunity Act § 63N-1a-402. Board of Economic Opportunity duties and powers

(a) promote and encourage the economic, commercial, financial, industrial, agricultural, and civic welfare of the state;

(b) promote and encourage the development, attraction, expansion, and retention of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;

(c) support the efforts of local government and regional nonprofit economic development organizations to encourage expansion or retention of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;

(d) act to enhance the state's economy;

(e) develop policies, priorities, and objectives regarding the assistance, retention, or recruitment of business, industries, and commerce in the state;

(f) administer programs for the assistance, retention, or recruitment of businesses, industries, and commerce in the state;

(g) ensure that economic development programs are available to all areas of the state in accordance with federal and state law;

(h) identify local, regional, and statewide rural economic development and planning priorities;

(i) understand, through study and input, issues relating to local, regional, and statewide rural economic development, including challenges, opportunities, best practices, policy, planning, and collaboration; and

(j) maintain ethical and conflict of interest standards consistent with those imposed on a public officer under Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.