(1) As the authority plans, manages, and implements the development of the point of the mountain state land, the authority shall pursue development strategies and objectives designed to: (a) maximize the creation of high-quality jobs and encourage and facilitate a highly trained workforce; (b) ensure strategic residential and commercial growth; (c) promote a high quality of life for residents on and surrounding the point of the mountain state land, including strategic planning to facilitate: (i) jobs close to where people live; (ii) vibrant urban centers; (iii) housing types that match workforce needs; (iv) parks, connected trails, and open space, including the preservation of natural lands to the extent practicable and consistent with the overall development plan; and (v) preserving and enhancing recreational opportunities; (d) complement the development on land in the vicinity of the point of the mountain state land; (e) improve air quality and minimize resource use; and (f) accommodate and incorporate the planning, funding, and development of an enhanced and expanded future transit and transportation infrastructure and other investments, including: (i) the acquisition of rights-of-way and property necessary to ensure transit access to the point of the mountain state land; and (ii) a world class mass transit infrastructure, to service the point of the mountain state land and to enhance mobility and protect the environment.

(a) maximize the creation of high-quality jobs and encourage and facilitate a highly trained workforce;

(b) ensure strategic residential and commercial growth;

(c) promote a high quality of life for residents on and surrounding the point of the mountain state land, including strategic planning to facilitate: (i) jobs close to where people live; (ii) vibrant urban centers; (iii) housing types that match workforce needs; (iv) parks, connected trails, and open space, including the preservation of natural lands to the extent practicable and consistent with the overall development plan; and (v) preserving and enhancing recreational opportunities;

(i) jobs close to where people live;

(ii) vibrant urban centers;

(iii) housing types that match workforce needs;

(iv) parks, connected trails, and open space, including the preservation of natural lands to the extent practicable and consistent with the overall development plan; and

(v) preserving and enhancing recreational opportunities;

(d) complement the development on land in the vicinity of the point of the mountain state land;

(e) improve air quality and minimize resource use; and

(f) accommodate and incorporate the planning, funding, and development of an enhanced and expanded future transit and transportation infrastructure and other investments, including: (i) the acquisition of rights-of-way and property necessary to ensure transit access to the point of the mountain state land; and (ii) a world class mass transit infrastructure, to service the point of the mountain state land and to enhance mobility and protect the environment.

(i) the acquisition of rights-of-way and property necessary to ensure transit access to the point of the mountain state land; and

(ii) a world class mass transit infrastructure, to service the point of the mountain state land and to enhance mobility and protect the environment.

(2) In planning the development of the point of the mountain state land, the authority shall: (a) consult with applicable governmental planning agencies, including: (i) relevant metropolitan planning organizations; and (ii) Draper City and Salt Lake County planning and governing bodies; (b) research and explore the feasibility of attracting a nationally recognized research center; and (c) research and explore the appropriateness of including labor training centers and a higher education presence on the point of the mountain state land.

(a) consult with applicable governmental planning agencies, including: (i) relevant metropolitan planning organizations; and (ii) Draper City and Salt Lake County planning and governing bodies;

(i) relevant metropolitan planning organizations; and

(ii) Draper City and Salt Lake County planning and governing bodies;

(b) research and explore the feasibility of attracting a nationally recognized research center; and

(c) research and explore the appropriateness of including labor training centers and a higher education presence on the point of the mountain state land.