As used in this title:

1. (1) "Baseline jobs" means the number of full-time employee positions that existed within a business entity in the state before the date on which a project related to the business entity is approved by the office or by the GOED board.
2. (2) "Baseline state revenue" means the amount of state tax revenue collected from a business entity or the employees of a business entity during the year before the date on which a project related to the business entity is approved by the office or by the GOED board.
3. (3) "Council" means the Economic Development Council created in Section 63N-1a-501.

4. (4) "Economic opportunity agency" includes:

   1. (a) the Department of Workforce Services;
   2. (b) the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement;
   3. (c) the Department of Commerce;
   4. (d) the Department of Natural Resources;
   5. (e) the Office of Energy Development;
   6. (f) the State Board of Education;
   7. (g) institutions of higher education;
   8. (h) the Utah Multicultural Commission;
   9. (i) the World Trade Center Utah;
   10. (j) local government entities;
   11. (k) associations of governments;
   12. (l) the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
   13. (m) the Utah Association of Counties;
   14. (n) the Economic Development Corporation of Utah;
   15. (o) the Small Business Administration;
   16. (p) chambers of commerce;
   17. (q) industry associations;
   18. (r) small business development centers; and
   19. (s) other entities identified by the commission or the executive director.
5. (5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the office.

6. (6) "Full-time employee" means an employment position that is filled by an employee who works at least 30 hours per week and:

   1. (a) may include an employment position filled by more than one employee, if each employee who works less than 30 hours per week is provided benefits comparable to a full-time employee; and
   2. (b) may not include an employment position that is shifted from one jurisdiction in the state to another jurisdiction in the state.
7. (7) "GOED board" means the Board of Economic Development created in Section 63N-1a-401.

8. (8) "High paying job" means a newly created full-time employee position where the aggregate average annual gross wage of the employment position, not including health care or other paid or unpaid benefits, is:

   1. (a) at least 110% of the average wage of the county in which the employment position exists; or

   2. (b) for an employment position related to a project described in Chapter 2, Part 1, Economic Development Tax Increment Financing, and that is located within the boundary of a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class, or located within a municipality in a county of the second class and where the municipality has a population of 10,000 or less:

      1. (i) at least 100% of the average wage of the county in which the employment position exists; or
      2. (ii) an amount determined by rule made by the office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if the office determines the project is in a county experiencing economic distress.

9. (9)

   1. (a) "Incremental job" means a full-time employment position in the state that:

      1. (i) did not exist within a business entity in the state before the beginning of a project related to the business entity; and
      2. (ii) is created in addition to the number of baseline jobs that existed within a business entity.

   2. (b) "Incremental job" includes a full-time employment position where the employee is hired:

      1. (i) directly by a business entity; or
      2. (ii) by a professional employer organization, as defined in Section 31A-40-102, on behalf of a business entity.
10. (10) "New state revenue" means the state revenue collected from a business entity or a business entity's employees during a calendar year minus the baseline state revenue calculation.
11. (11) "Office" or "GOED" means the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

12. (12) "State revenue" means state tax liability paid by a business entity or a business entity's employees under any combination of the following provisions:

    1. (a) Title 59, Chapter 7, Corporate Franchise and Income Taxes;
    2. (b) Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 1, Determination and Reporting of Tax Liability and Information;
    3. (c) Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 2, Trusts and Estates;
    4. (d) Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 4, Withholding of Tax; and
    5. (e) Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act.
13. (13) "State strategic goals" means the strategic goals listed in Section 63N-1a-103.
14. (14) "Statewide economic development strategy" means the economic development strategy developed by the office in accordance with Section 63N-1a-301.
15. (15) "Targeted industry" means an industry or group of industries targeted by the office under Section 63N-1a-301, for economic development in the state.

Amended by Chapter 343, 2026 General Session