Division of Housing and Community Development -- Creation -- Responsibilities

(1) There is created the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development. (2) The division shall be under the authority of the state housing coordinator. (3) The division shall: (a) create the state housing plan, as described in Section 63N-24-104; (b) assist housing authorities in carrying out the housing authority's responsibilities under Title 35A, Chapter 8, Part 4, Housing Authorities; (c) assist, when requested by a county or municipality, in the development of accessible housing; (d) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding the form and content of a moderate income housing report in accordance with Title 10, Chapter 21, Municipalities and Housing Supply and Title 17, Chapter 80, Counties and Housing Supply, to: (i) ensure consistency across reporting political subdivisions; and (ii) promote better potential analysis of report data; (e) analyze the housing data received by political subdivisions; and (f) no later than November 1 of each year, provide a report with the analyses of the housing data the division collects to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee and the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee.