63M-5-103 - Definitions.
63M-5-103. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Commencement of construction" means any clearing of land, excavation, orconstruction but does not include preliminary site review, including soil tests, topographicalsurveys, exploratory drilling, boring or mining, or other preliminary tests.
(2) "Developer" means any person engaged or to be engaged in industrial development orthe development or utilization of natural resources in this state through a natural resource orindustrial facility, including owners, contract purchases of owners, and persons who, as a lesseeor under an agreement, are engaged or to be engaged in industrial development or thedevelopment or utilization of natural resources in this state through a natural resource orindustrial facility.
(3) "Major developer" means any developer whose proposed new or additional naturalresource facility or industrial facility is projected:
(a) To employ more than 500 people; or
(b) To cause the population of an affected unit of local government to increase by morethan 5%, the increase to include the primary work force of the facility and their dependents andthe work force and dependents attributable to commercial and public service employment createdby the presence of the facility.
(4) "Natural resource facility" or "industrial facility" means any land, structure, building,plant, mine, road, installation, excavation, machinery, equipment, or device, or any addition to,reconstruction, replacement, or improvement of, land or an existing structure, building, plant,mine, road, installation, excavation, machinery, or device reasonably used, erected, constructed,acquired, or installed by any person, if a substantial purpose of or result of the use, erection,construction, acquisition, rental, lease, or installation is related to industrial development or thedevelopment or utilization of the natural resources in this state.
(5) "Person" includes any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, corporation,estate, trust, business trust, syndicate, or any group or combination acting as a unit.
(6) "Unit of local government" means any county, municipality, school district, localdistrict, special service district, or any other political subdivision of the state.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session