Agency Histories
State Building Board
Abstract
Biography/History Notes
An Act was approved on March 25, 1929 which created the Utah State Building Commission. Its mission was to create a building program for the state and provide for the issuance and disposal of State Bonds. (Laws of Utah, 1929, Ch. 101, p. 209.) On April 3,1941, the legislature approved an act changed the agency's name to the State Building Board and made it part of the Department of Engineering. (Laws of Utah, 1941, Ch. 4, p. 7)
The commission was given the following powers and duties: a). To prepare and submit designs, plans, and specifications for the various State buildings and improvements and to approve of all changes to be made on State buildings or property; b). To adopt, amend, and revoke rules and regulations; c). To make contracts and approve bidders and bidding; d). To purchase, lease, exchange, or acquire whatever property deemed necessary;
The board was to consist of 5 members appointed by the governor for 4 year terms. These members filled the offices of president, vice-president, a superintendent of construction, and a secretary. In 1941, the amended act stated that the engineering commission should serve as members of the board.