63M-1-1603 - Purpose of the Office of Rural Development. - Utah Statutes

63M-1-1603. Purpose of the Office of Rural Development.
The Office of Rural Development is established to:
(1) foster and support economic development programs and activities for the benefit ofrural counties and communities;
(2) foster and support community, county, and resource management planning programsand activities for the benefit of rural counties and communities;
(3) foster and support leadership training programs and activities for the benefit of:
(a) rural leaders in both the public and private sectors;
(b) economic development and planning personnel; and
(c) rural government officials;
(4) foster and support efforts to coordinate and focus the technical and other resources ofappropriate institutions of higher education, local governments, private sector interests,associations, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and others, in ways that address theeconomic development, planning, and leadership challenges and priorities of rural Utah asidentified in the strategic plan required under Subsection 63C-10-103(2);
(5) work to enhance the capacity of the Governor's Office of Economic Development toaddress rural economic development, planning, and leadership training challenges andopportunities by establishing partnerships and positive working relationships with appropriatepublic and private sector entities, individuals, and institutions; and
(6) foster government-to-government collaboration and good working relations betweenstate and rural government regarding economic development and planning issues.

Amended by Chapter 381, 2008 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session