H.B. 322

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LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FUNDING
2 2008 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Stephen D. Clark
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends the Local Health Department Act.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . requires each county to impose a minimum property tax levy to fund its local health
13 department; and
14 . specifies other revenues a county may use to fund its local health department.
15 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 REPEALS AND REENACTS:
21 26A-1-117, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 249
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 26A-1-117 is repealed and reenacted to read:
25 26A-1-117. Minimum tax levy -- Other revenue sources.
26 (1) (a) Each county shall levy an ad valorem property tax at a rate of at least 0.0004 per
27 dollar of taxable value of property within the county and shall appropriate the revenue from

28 that tax to its local health department.
29 (b) In accordance with Subsection 59-2-911 (1)(h), the rate under Subsection (1)(a) is
30 exempt from the calculation of the maximum county property tax levy under Section 59-2-908 .
31 (2) A county may also appropriate revenue from one or more of the following sources
32 to fund its local health department:
33 (a) federal revenue;
34 (b) state revenue;
35 (c) county revenue, including property taxes imposed under Section 17-53-221 ; and
36 (d) other revenue.




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