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Senate advances bill to let donors help oversee and finance university buildings if they fund operating costs
Summary
The Senate adopted an amendment to substitute SB 158 clarifying donor funding and advanced the bill to the third-reading calendar; sponsors said the bill aims to speed donor-funded projects while protecting state O&M budgets.
The Utah Senate advanced substitute Senate Bill 158 on Feb. 23, 1998 after adopting an amendment clarifying endowment and operating-fund language for donor-funded higher-education buildings. The substitute bill would allow a donor and an affected institution of higher education to build and oversee a donated building or complex without mandatory state DFCM (Division of Facilities Construction & Management) involvement so long as the project meets statutory criteria.
Amendment and scope: Sponsor Senator Stevenson moved an…
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