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S.B. 47

             1     

LIMITED PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

             2     
ENTITIES REVISIONS

             3     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Dennis E. Stowell

             6     
House Sponsor: ____________

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      Committee Note:
             10          The Political Subdivisions Interim Committee recommended this bill.
             11      General Description:
             12          This bill modifies provisions relating to limited purpose local government entities.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    repeals and reenacts, rewrites, clarifies, and modifies provisions related to special
             16      service districts;
             17          .    repeals and reenacts, rewrites, clarifies, and modifies provisions related to
             18      conservation districts;
             19          .    repeals provisions related to parking and business improvement districts, special
             20      road districts, and historic districts;
             21          .    reenacts historic preservation authority for counties and municipalities;
             22          .    modifies assessment area provisions to preserve authority eliminated through the
             23      repeal of parking and business improvement district provisions;
             24          .    requires the type of local district proposed to be created to be specified in the
             25      petition or resolution proposing the creation of a local district;
             26          .    clarifies that a local district board of trustees member must be a registered voter at
             27      the location of the member's residence;


             28          .    expands the group of service areas that have a higher allowable tax rate to include
             29      service areas in second class counties, if the service area provides fire protection,
             30      paramedic, and emergency services;
             31          .    eliminates a cap on the number of local district board of trustees members allowed,
             32      and makes conforming changes;
             33          .    restricts the area that an improvement district providing electric service may
             34      include;
             35          .    authorizes a special service district to provide service outside its boundary;
             36          .    modifies the type of correctional facilities and services that a special service district
             37      is authorized to provide;
             38          .    authorizes a special service district in a county of the first class to provide extended
             39      police protection;
             40          .    eliminates a cap on the number of special service district administrative control
             41      board members allowed;
             42          .    modifies the qualifications of an administrative control board member;
             43          .    modifies the authority of a conservation district;
             44          .    modifies the date by which a conservation district's annual report is to be submitted
             45      to the commission; and
             46          .    makes technical changes.
             47      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             48          None
             49      Other Special Clauses:
             50          None
             51      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             52      AMENDS:
             53          11-42-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             54          17B-1-102, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             55          17B-1-203, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             56          17B-1-205, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             57          17B-1-215, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             58          17B-1-302, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329


             59          17B-1-1002, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             60          17B-1-1103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             61          17B-2a-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             62          17B-2a-406, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             63          67-1a-6.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 212 and 329
             64      ENACTS:
             65          10-8-85.9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             66          17-50-324, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             67          17B-1-1501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             68          17B-1-1502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             69          17B-1-1503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             70          17D-1-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             71          17D-1-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             72          17D-1-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             73          17D-1-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             74          17D-1-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             75          17D-1-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             76          17D-1-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             77          17D-1-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             78          17D-1-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             79          17D-1-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             80          17D-1-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             81          17D-1-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             82          17D-1-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             83          17D-1-206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             84          17D-1-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             85          17D-1-208, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             86          17D-1-209, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             87          17D-1-210, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             88          17D-1-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             89          17D-1-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             90          17D-1-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             91          17D-1-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             92          17D-1-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             93          17D-1-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             94          17D-1-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             95          17D-1-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             96          17D-1-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             97          17D-1-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             98          17D-1-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             99          17D-1-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             100          17D-1-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             101          17D-1-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             102          17D-1-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             103          17D-1-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             104          17D-1-507, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             105          17D-1-508, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             106          17D-1-509, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             107          17D-1-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             108          17D-1-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             109          17D-1-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             110          17D-2-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             111          17D-3-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             112          17D-3-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             113          17D-3-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             114          17D-3-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             115          17D-3-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             116          17D-3-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             117          17D-3-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             118          17D-3-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             119          17D-3-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             120          17D-3-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             121          17D-3-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             122          17D-3-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             123          17D-3-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             124          17D-3-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             125          17D-3-308, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             126          17D-3-309, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             127          17D-3-310, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             128      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             129          17D-3-102, (Renumbered from 17A-3-800, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007,
             130      Chapter 179)
             131      REPEALS:
             132          17A-2-1301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             133          17A-2-1302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             134          17A-2-1303, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             135          17A-2-1304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 183 and 203
             136          17A-2-1305, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             137          17A-2-1306, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             138          17A-2-1307, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             139          17A-2-1308, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             140          17A-2-1309, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             141          17A-2-1310, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             142          17A-2-1311, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 233
             143          17A-2-1312, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             144          17A-2-1313, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 233
             145          17A-2-1314, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             146          17A-2-1315, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             147          17A-2-1316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             148          17A-2-1317, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             149          17A-2-1318, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 148
             150          17A-2-1319, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             151          17A-2-1320, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 195


             152          17A-2-1321, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 316
             153          17A-2-1322, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapters 105 and 260
             154          17A-2-1323, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             155          17A-2-1324, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             156          17A-2-1325, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             157          17A-2-1326, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 203 and 329
             158          17A-2-1327, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 233
             159          17A-2-1328, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             160          17A-2-1329, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 233
             161          17A-2-1330, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             162          17A-2-1331, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             163          17A-2-1332, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             164          17A-3-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             165          17A-3-402, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             166          17A-3-403, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             167          17A-3-404, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             168          17A-3-405, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             169          17A-3-406, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             170          17A-3-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 292
             171          17A-3-408, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             172          17A-3-409, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             173          17A-3-410, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             174          17A-3-411, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             175          17A-3-412, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 1
             176          17A-3-413, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             177          17A-3-414, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             178          17A-3-801, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             179          17A-3-802, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             180          17A-3-803, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             181          17A-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 180
             182          17A-3-805, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 39


             183          17A-3-806, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             184          17A-3-807, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             185          17A-3-1201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
             186          17A-3-1202, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             187          17A-3-1203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
             188          17A-3-1204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 146
             189          17A-3-1205, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             190          17A-3-1206, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
             191          17A-3-1301, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             192          17A-3-1302, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             193          17A-3-1303, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             194          17A-3-1304, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             195          17A-3-1305, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             196          17A-3-1306, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             197     
             198      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             199          Section 1. Section 10-8-85.9 is enacted to read:
             200     
CHAPTER 8. POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPALITIES

             201          10-8-85.9. Preservation of historical areas and sites.
             202          A municipality may:
             203          (1) expend public funds to preserve, protect, or enhance an historical area or site;
             204          (2) acquire an historical area or site by direct purchase, contract, lease, trade, or gift;
             205          (3) obtain an easement or right-of-way across public or private property to insure
             206      access or proper development of an historical area or site;
             207          (4) protect an historical area or site;
             208          (5) ensure proper development and utilization of land or an area adjacent to an
             209      historical area or site; and
             210          (6) enter into an agreement with a private individual for the right to purchase an
             211      historical area or site if and when the private individual elects to sell or dispose of the owner's
             212      property.
             213          Section 2. Section 11-42-102 is amended to read:


             214           11-42-102. Definitions.
             215          (1) "Adequate protests" means timely filed, written protests under Section 11-42-203
             216      that represent at least 50% of the frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lots, number
             217      of connections, or equivalent residential units of the property proposed to be assessed,
             218      according to the same assessment method by which the assessment is proposed to be levied,
             219      after eliminating:
             220          (a) protests relating to:
             221          (i) property that has been deleted from a proposed assessment area; or
             222          (ii) an improvement that has been deleted from the proposed improvements to be
             223      provided to property within the proposed assessment area; and
             224          (b) protests that have been withdrawn under Subsection 11-42-203 (3).
             225          (2) "Assessment area" means an area, or, if more than one area is designated, the
             226      aggregate of all areas within a local entity's jurisdictional boundaries that is designated by a
             227      local entity under Part 2, Designating an Assessment Area, for the purpose of financing the
             228      costs of improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities that
             229      benefit property within the area.
             230          (3) "Assessment bonds" means bonds that are:
             231          (a) issued under Section 11-42-605 ; and
             232          (b) payable in part or in whole from assessments levied in an assessment area,
             233      improvement revenues, and a guaranty fund or reserve fund.
             234          (4) "Assessment fund" means a special fund that a local entity establishes under
             235      Section 11-42-412 .
             236          (5) "Assessment lien" means a lien on property within an assessment area that arises
             237      from the levy of an assessment, as provided in Section 11-42-501 .
             238          (6) "Assessment method" means the method by which an assessment is levied against
             239      property, whether by frontage, area, taxable value, fair market value, lot, number of
             240      connections, equivalent residential unit, or any combination of these methods.
             241          (7) "Assessment ordinance" means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under
             242      Section 11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area.
             243          (8) "Assessment resolution" means a resolution adopted by a local entity under Section
             244      11-42-404 that levies an assessment on benefitted property within an assessment area.


             245          (9) "Benefitted property" means property within an assessment area that benefits from
             246      improvements, operation and maintenance, or economic promotion activities.
             247          (10) "Bond anticipation notes" means notes issued under Section 11-42-602 in
             248      anticipation of the issuance of assessment bonds.
             249          (11) "Bonds" means assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds.
             250          (12) "Commercial area" means an area in which at least 75% of the property is devoted
             251      to the interchange of goods or commodities.
             252          (13) "Connection fee" means a fee charged by a local entity to pay for the costs of
             253      connecting property to a publicly owned sewer, water, gas, telecommunications, or electrical
             254      system, whether or not improvements are installed on the property.
             255          (14) "Contract price" means:
             256          (a) the cost of acquiring an improvement, if the improvement is acquired; or
             257          (b) the amount payable to one or more contractors for the design, engineering,
             258      inspection, and construction of an improvement.
             259          (15) "Designation ordinance" means an ordinance adopted by a local entity under
             260      Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area.
             261          (16) "Designation resolution" means a resolution adopted by a local entity under
             262      Section 11-42-206 designating an assessment area.
             263          (17) "Economic promotion activities" means activities that promote economic growth
             264      in a commercial area of a local entity, including:
             265          (a) sponsoring festivals and markets;
             266          (b) promoting business investment;
             267          (c) helping to coordinate public and private actions; [and]
             268          (d) promoting general business activities; and
             269          [(d)] (e) developing and issuing publications designed to improve the economic
             270      well-being of the commercial area.
             271          (18) "Equivalent residential unit" means a dwelling, unit, or development that is equal
             272      to a single-family residence in terms of the nature of its use or impact on an improvement to be
             273      provided in the assessment area.
             274          (19) "Governing body" means:
             275          (a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;


             276          (b) for a local district, the board of trustees of the local district; and
             277          (c) for a special service district:
             278          (i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service
             279      district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17A-2-1326 ; or
             280          (ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative
             281      control board has been appointed under Section 17A-2-1326 .
             282          (20) "Guaranty fund" means the fund established by a local entity under Section
             283      11-42-701 .
             284          (21) "Improved property" means property proposed to be assessed within an
             285      assessment area upon which a residential, commercial, or other building has been built.
             286          (22) "Improvement" means any publicly owned infrastructure, system, or other facility
             287      that:
             288          (a) a local entity is authorized to provide; or
             289          (b) the governing body of a local entity determines is necessary or convenient to enable
             290      the local entity to provide a service that the local entity is authorized to provide.
             291          (23) "Improvement revenues":
             292          (a) means charges, fees, impact fees, or other revenues that a local entity receives from
             293      improvements; and
             294          (b) does not include revenue from assessments.
             295          (24) "Incidental refunding costs" means any costs of issuing refunding assessment
             296      bonds and calling, retiring, or paying prior bonds, including:
             297          (a) legal and accounting fees;
             298          (b) charges of fiscal agents, escrow agents, and trustees;
             299          (c) underwriting discount costs, printing costs, the costs of giving notice;
             300          (d) any premium necessary in the calling or retiring of prior bonds;
             301          (e) fees to be paid to the local entity to issue the refunding assessment bonds and to
             302      refund the outstanding prior bonds;
             303          (f) any other costs that the governing body determines are necessary or desirable to
             304      incur in connection with the issuance of refunding assessment bonds; and
             305          (g) any interest on the prior bonds that is required to be paid in connection with the
             306      issuance of the refunding assessment bonds.


             307          (25) "Installment payment date" means the date on which an installment payment of an
             308      assessment is payable.
             309          (26) "Interim warrant" means a warrant issued by a local entity under Section
             310      11-42-601 .
             311          (27) "Jurisdictional boundaries" means:
             312          (a) for a county, the boundaries of the unincorporated area of the county; and
             313          (b) for each other local entity, the boundaries of the local entity.
             314          (28) "Local district" means a local district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local
             315      Government Entities - Local Districts.
             316          (29) "Local entity" means a county, city, town, special service district, or local district.
             317          (30) "Local entity obligations" means assessment bonds, refunding assessment bonds,
             318      interim warrants, and bond anticipation notes issued by a local entity.
             319          (31) "Mailing address" means:
             320          (a) a property owner's last-known address using the name and address appearing on the
             321      last completed real property assessment roll of the county in which the property is located; and
             322          (b) if the property is improved property:
             323          (i) the property's street number; or
             324          (ii) the post office box, rural route number, or other mailing address of the property, if
             325      a street number has not been assigned.
             326          (32) "Net improvement revenues" means all improvement revenues that a local entity
             327      has received since the last installment payment date, less all amounts payable by the local entity
             328      from those improvement revenues for operation and maintenance costs.
             329          (33) "Operation and maintenance costs" means the costs that a local entity incurs in
             330      operating and maintaining improvements in an assessment area, including service charges,
             331      administrative costs, ongoing maintenance charges, and tariffs or other charges for electrical,
             332      water, gas, or other utility usage.
             333          (34) "Optional facilities":
             334          (a) means facilities in an assessment area that:
             335          (i) can be conveniently installed at the same time as improvements in the assessment
             336      area; and
             337          (ii) are requested by a property owner on whose property or for whose benefit the


             338      improvements are being installed; and
             339          (b) includes private driveways, irrigation ditches, and water turnouts.
             340          (35) "Overhead costs" means the actual costs incurred or the estimated costs to be
             341      incurred by a local entity in connection with an assessment area for appraisals, legal fees, filing
             342      fees, financial advisory charges, underwriting fees, placement fees, escrow, trustee, and paying
             343      agent fees, publishing and mailing costs, costs of levying an assessment, recording costs, and
             344      all other incidental costs.
             345          (36) "Prior bonds" means the assessment bonds that are refunded in part or in whole by
             346      refunding assessment bonds.
             347          (37) "Prior assessment ordinance" means the ordinance levying the assessments from
             348      which the prior bonds are payable.
             349          (38) "Prior assessment resolution" means the resolution levying the assessments from
             350      which the prior bonds are payable.
             351          (39) "Project engineer" means the surveyor or engineer employed by or private
             352      consulting engineer engaged by a local entity to perform the necessary engineering services for
             353      and to supervise the construction or installation of the improvements.
             354          (40) "Property" includes real property and any interest in real property, including water
             355      rights, leasehold rights, and personal property related to the property.
             356          (41) "Property price" means the price at which a local entity purchases or acquires by
             357      eminent domain property to make improvements in an assessment area.
             358          (42) "Provide" or "providing," with reference to an improvement, includes the
             359      acquisition, construction, reconstruction, renovation, maintenance, repair, operation, and
             360      expansion of an improvement.
             361          (43) "Public agency" means:
             362          (a) the state or any agency, department, or division of the state; and
             363          (b) a political subdivision of the state.
             364          (44) "Reduced payment obligation" means the full obligation of an owner of property
             365      within an assessment area to pay an assessment levied on the property after the assessment has
             366      been reduced because of the issuance of refunding assessment bonds, as provided in Section
             367      11-42-608 .
             368          (45) "Refunding assessment bonds" means assessment bonds that a local entity issues


             369      under Section 11-42-607 to refund, in part or in whole, assessment bonds.
             370          (46) "Reserve fund" means a fund established by a local entity under Section
             371      11-42-702 .
             372          (47) "Service" means water, sewer, garbage collection, library, recreation, or electric
             373      service, economic promotion activities, or any other service that a local entity is required or
             374      authorized to provide.
             375          (48) "Special service district" means a special service district under Title 17A, Chapter
             376      2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act.
             377          (49) "Unimproved property" means property upon which no residential, commercial, or
             378      other building has been built.
             379          (50) "Voluntary assessment area" means an assessment area that contains only property
             380      whose owners have voluntarily consented to an assessment.
             381          Section 3. Section 17-50-324 is enacted to read:
             382          17-50-324. Preservation of historical areas and sites.
             383          A county may:
             384          (1) expend public funds to preserve, protect, or enhance an historical area or site;
             385          (2) acquire an historical area or site by direct purchase, contract, lease, trade, or gift;
             386          (3) obtain an easement or right-of-way across public or private property to insure
             387      access or proper development of an historical area or site;
             388          (4) protect an historical area or site;
             389          (5) ensure proper development and utilization of land or an area adjacent to an
             390      historical area or site; and
             391          (6) enter into an agreement with a private individual for the right to purchase an
             392      historical area or site if and when the private individual elects to sell or dispose of the owner's
             393      property.
             394          Section 4. Section 17B-1-102 is amended to read:
             395           17B-1-102. Definitions.
             396          As used in this title:
             397          (1) "Appointing authority" means the person or body authorized to make an
             398      appointment to the board of trustees.
             399          (2) "Basic local district":


             400          (a) means a local district that is not a [cemetery maintenance district, drainage district,
             401      fire protection district, improvement district, irrigation district, metropolitan water district,
             402      mosquito abatement district, public transit district, service area, or water conservancy]
             403      specialized local district; and
             404          (b) includes an entity that was, under the law in effect before April 30, 2007, created
             405      and operated as a local district, as defined under the law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             406          (3) "Bond" means:
             407          (a) a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note,
             408      warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and
             409          (b) a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that:
             410          (i) includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and
             411          (ii) the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title
             412      11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond
             413      Act.
             414          (4) "Cemetery maintenance district" means a local district that operates under and is
             415      subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District
             416      Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a cemetery maintenance district under
             417      the law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             418          (5) "Drainage district" means a local district that operates under and is subject to the
             419      provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act, including an entity that
             420      was created and operated as a drainage district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             421          (6) "Facility" or "facilities" includes any structure, building, system, land, water right,
             422      water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a local district is
             423      authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way,
             424      improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing.
             425          (7) "Fire protection district" means a local district that operates under and is subject to
             426      the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act, including an
             427      entity that was created and operated as a fire protection district under the law in effect before
             428      April 30, 2007.
             429          (8) "General obligation bond":
             430          (a) means a bond that is directly payable from and secured by ad valorem property


             431      taxes that are:
             432          (i) levied by the district that issues the bond; and
             433          (ii) in excess of the ad valorem property taxes of the district for the current fiscal year;
             434      and
             435          (b) does not include:
             436          (i) a short-term bond;
             437          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             438          (iii) a special assessment bond.
             439          (9) "Improvement district" means a local district that operates under and is subject to
             440      the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act, including an
             441      entity that was created and operated as a county improvement district under the law in effect
             442      before April 30, 2007.
             443          (10) "Irrigation district" means a local district that operates under and is subject to the
             444      provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act, including an entity that
             445      was created and operated as an irrigation district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             446          (11) "Local district" means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in
             447      Section 17B-1-103 , that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in:
             448          (a) this chapter; or
             449          (b) (i) this chapter; and
             450          (ii) (A) Chapter 2a, Part 1, Cemetery Maintenance District Act;
             451          (B) Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;
             452          (C) Chapter 2a, Part 3, Fire Protection District Act;
             453          (D) Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District Act;
             454          (E) Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;
             455          (F) Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District Act;
             456          (G) Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District Act;
             457          (H) Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act;
             458          (I) Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act; or
             459          (J) Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act.
             460          (12) "Metropolitan water district" means a local district that operates under and is
             461      subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan Water District


             462      Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a metropolitan water district under the
             463      law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             464          (13) "Mosquito abatement district" means a local district that operates under and is
             465      subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 7, Mosquito Abatement District
             466      Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a mosquito abatement district under
             467      the law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             468          (14) "Municipal" means of or relating to a municipality.
             469          (15) "Municipality" means a city or town.
             470          (16) "Person" has the same meaning as defined in Section 68-3-12 .
             471          (17) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, local district under this title,
             472      special service district under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District Act,
             473      an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             474      Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political
             475      subdivision of the state.
             476          (18) "Private," with respect to real property, means not owned by the United States or
             477      any agency of the federal government, the state, a county, or a political subdivision.
             478          (19) "Public entity" means:
             479          (a) the United States or an agency of the United States;
             480          (b) the state or an agency of the state;
             481          (c) a political subdivision of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the
             482      state;
             483          (d) another state or an agency of that state; or
             484          (e) a political subdivision of another state or an agency of that political subdivision.
             485          (20) "Public transit district" means a local district that operates under and is subject to
             486      the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, including an
             487      entity that was created and operated as a public transit district under the law in effect before
             488      April 30, 2007.
             489          (21) "Revenue bond":
             490          (a) means a bond payable from designated taxes or other revenues other than the local
             491      district's ad valorem property taxes; and
             492          (b) does not include:


             493          (i) an obligation constituting an indebtedness within the meaning of an applicable
             494      constitutional or statutory debt limit;
             495          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             496          (iii) a special assessment bond.
             497          (22) "Service area" means a local district that operates under and is subject to the
             498      provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was
             499      created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect
             500      before April 30, 2007.
             501          (23) "Short-term bond" means a bond that is required to be repaid during the fiscal year
             502      in which the bond is issued.
             503          (24) "Special assessment" means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a
             504      portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property.
             505          (25) "Special assessment bond" means a bond payable from special assessments.
             506          (26) "Specialized local district" means a local district that is a cemetery maintenance
             507      district, a drainage district, a fire protection district, an improvement district, an irrigation
             508      district, a metropolitan water district, a mosquito abatement district, a public transit district, a
             509      service area, or a water conservancy district.
             510          [(26)] (27) "Taxable value" means the taxable value of property as computed from the
             511      most recent equalized assessment roll for county purposes.
             512          [(27)] (28) "Tax and revenue anticipation bond" means a bond:
             513          (a) issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination
             514      of taxes and other revenues; and
             515          (b) that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is
             516      issued.
             517          [(28)] (29) "Unincorporated" means not included within a municipality.
             518          [(29)] (30) "Water conservancy district" means a local district that operates under and
             519      is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District
             520      Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a water conservancy district under the
             521      law in effect before April 30, 2007.
             522          [(30)] (31) "Works" includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain,
             523      tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for


             524      supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the
             525      purposes of a local district.
             526          Section 5. Section 17B-1-203 is amended to read:
             527           17B-1-203. Process to initiate the creation of a local district -- Petition or
             528      resolution.
             529          (1) The process to create a local district may be initiated by:
             530          (a) subject to Section 17B-1-204 , a petition signed by the owners of private real
             531      property that:
             532          (i) is located within the proposed local district;
             533          (ii) covers at least 33% of the total private land area within the proposed local district
             534      as a whole and within each applicable area;
             535          (iii) is equal in value to at least 25% of the value of all private real property within the
             536      proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable area; and
             537          (iv) complies with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-205 (1) and Section
             538      17B-1-208 ;
             539          (b) subject to Section 17B-1-204 , a petition that:
             540          (i) is signed by registered voters residing within the proposed local district as a whole
             541      and within each applicable area, equal in number to at least 33% of the number of votes cast in
             542      the proposed local district as a whole and in each applicable area, respectively, for the office of
             543      governor at the last regular general election prior to the filing of the petition; and
             544          (ii) complies with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-205 (1) and Section
             545      17B-1-208 ;
             546          (c) a resolution proposing the creation of a local district, adopted by the legislative
             547      body of each county whose unincorporated area includes and each municipality whose
             548      boundaries include any of the proposed local district; or
             549          (d) a resolution proposing the creation of a local district, adopted by the board of
             550      trustees of an existing local district whose boundaries completely encompass the proposed
             551      local district, if:
             552          (i) the proposed local district is being created to provide one or more components of
             553      the same service that the initiating local district is authorized to provide; and
             554          (ii) the initiating local district is not providing to the area of the proposed local district


             555      any of the components that the proposed local district is being created to provide.
             556          (2) (a) Each resolution under Subsection (1)(c) or (d) shall:
             557          (i) describe the area proposed to be included in the proposed local district;
             558          (ii) be accompanied by a map that shows the boundaries of the proposed local district;
             559          (iii) describe the service proposed to be provided by the proposed local district;
             560          (iv) if the resolution proposes the creation of a specialized local district, specify the
             561      type of specialized local district proposed to be created;
             562          [(iv)] (v) explain the anticipated method of paying the costs of providing the proposed
             563      service;
             564          [(v)] (vi) state the estimated average financial impact on a household within the
             565      proposed local district;
             566          [(vi)] (vii) state the number of members that the board of trustees of the proposed local
             567      district will have, consistent with the requirements of Subsection 17B-1-302 (2);
             568          [(vii)] (viii) for a proposed basic local district:
             569          (A) state whether the members of the board of trustees will be elected or appointed or
             570      whether some members will be elected and some appointed, as provided in Section
             571      17B-1-1402 ;
             572          (B) if one or more members will be elected, state the basis upon which each elected
             573      member will be elected; and
             574          (C) if applicable, explain how the election or appointment of board members will
             575      transition from one method to another based on stated milestones or events, as provided in
             576      Section 17B-1-1402 ;
             577          [(viii)] (ix) for a proposed improvement district whose remaining area members or
             578      county members, as those terms are defined in Section 17B-2a-404 , are to be elected, state that
             579      those members will be elected; and
             580          [(ix)] (x) for a proposed service area that is entirely within the unincorporated area of a
             581      single county, state whether the initial board of trustees will be:
             582          (A) the county legislative body;
             583          (B) appointed as provided in Section 17B-1-304 ; or
             584          (C) elected as provided in Section 17B-1-306 .
             585          (b) Each county or municipal legislative body adopting a resolution under Subsection


             586      (1)(c) shall, on or before the first public hearing under Section 17B-1-210 , mail or deliver a
             587      copy of the resolution to the responsible body if the county or municipal legislative body's
             588      resolution is one of multiple resolutions adopted by multiple county or municipal legislative
             589      bodies proposing the creation of the same local district.
             590          Section 6. Section 17B-1-205 is amended to read:
             591           17B-1-205. Petition and request requirements -- Withdrawal of signature.
             592          (1) Each petition and request shall:
             593          (a) indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each property
             594      owner or registered voter signing the petition;
             595          (b) if it is a property owner request or petition, indicate the address of the property as to
             596      which the owner is signing the request or petition;
             597          (c) describe the entire area of the proposed local district;
             598          (d) be accompanied by a map showing the boundaries of the entire proposed local
             599      district;
             600          (e) specify the service proposed to be provided by the proposed local district;
             601          (f) if the petition or request proposes the creation of a specialized local district, specify
             602      the type of specialized local district proposed to be created;
             603          [(f)] (g) for a proposed basic local district:
             604          (i) state whether the members of the board of trustees will be elected or appointed or
             605      whether some members will be elected and some appointed, as provided in Section
             606      17B-1-1402 ;
             607          (ii) if one or more members will be elected, state the basis upon which each elected
             608      member will be elected; and
             609          (iii) if applicable, explain how the election or appointment of board members will
             610      transition from one method to another based on stated milestones or events, as provided in
             611      Section 17B-1-1402 ;
             612          [(g)] (h) for a proposed improvement district whose remaining area members or county
             613      members, as those terms are defined in Section 17B-2a-404 , are to be elected, state that those
             614      members will be elected; and
             615          [(h)] (i) for a proposed service area that is entirely within the unincorporated area of a
             616      single county, state whether the initial board of trustees will be:


             617          (i) the county legislative body;
             618          (ii) appointed as provided in Section 17B-1-304 ; or
             619          (iii) elected as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; and
             620          [(i)] (j) designate up to five signers of the petition or request as sponsors, one of whom
             621      shall be designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of
             622      each.
             623          (2) A signer of a request or petition may withdraw or, once withdrawn, reinstate the
             624      signer's signature at any time before the filing of the request or petition by filing a written
             625      withdrawal or reinstatement with:
             626          (a) in the case of a request:
             627          (i) the clerk of the county or the clerk or recorder of the municipality in whose
             628      applicable area the signer's property is located, if the request is a property owner request; or
             629          (ii) the clerk of the county or the clerk or recorder of the municipality in whose
             630      applicable area the signer resides, if the request is a registered voter request; or
             631          (b) in the case of a petition, the responsible clerk.
             632          Section 7. Section 17B-1-215 is amended to read:
             633           17B-1-215. Notice to lieutenant governor -- Certificate of incorporation -- Local
             634      district incorporated as specialized local district or basic local district.
             635          (1) The responsible body shall file a notice with the lieutenant governor within ten days
             636      after:
             637          (a) the canvass of an election under Section 17B-1-214 , if a majority of those voting at
             638      the election within the proposed local district as a whole vote in favor of the creation of a local
             639      district;
             640          (b) certification of a petition as to which the election requirement of Subsection
             641      17B-1-214 (1) does not apply because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(a) or (b); or
             642          (c) adoption of a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-213 (4) approving the creation of a
             643      local district for which an election was not required under Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c) or (d),
             644      by the legislative body of each county whose unincorporated area is included within and the
             645      legislative body of each municipality whose area is included within the proposed local district,
             646      or by the board of trustees of the initiating local district.
             647          (2) The area of each local district shall consist of:


             648          (a) if an election was held under Section 17B-1-214 , the area of the new local district
             649      as approved at the election;
             650          (b) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(a) or (b), the
             651      area of the proposed local district as described in the petition; or
             652          (c) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(c) or (d), the
             653      area of the new local district as described in the resolution adopted under Subsection
             654      17B-1-213 (4).
             655          (3) In each notice under Subsection (1) the responsible body shall:
             656          (a) if the notice follows an election under Section 17B-1-214 , certify the results of the
             657      election;
             658          (b) describe the boundaries of the new local district with an accurate map or plat
             659      showing the boundaries delineated in Subsection (2), prepared and certified by a licensed
             660      surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ; and
             661          (c) certify that all requirements for the creation of a local district have been complied
             662      with.
             663          (4) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of creation under Section
             664      67-1a-6.5 , the local district is created and incorporated[.] as:
             665          (a) the type of specialized local district that was specified in the petition under
             666      Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(a) or (b) or resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) or (d), if the
             667      petition or resolution proposed the creation of a specialized local district; or
             668          (b) a basic local district, if the petition or resolution did not propose the creation of a
             669      specialized local district.
             670          Section 8. Section 17B-1-302 is amended to read:
             671           17B-1-302. Board member qualifications -- Number of board members.
             672          (1) (a) Each member of a local district board of trustees shall be:
             673          (i) a registered voter at the location of the member's residence; and
             674          (ii) except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), a resident within:
             675          (A) the boundaries of the local district; and
             676          (B) if applicable, the boundaries of the division of the local district from which the
             677      member is elected.
             678          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (1)(b):


             679          (A) "Proportional number" means the number of members of a board of trustees that
             680      bears, as close as mathematically possible, the same proportion to all members of the board that
             681      the number of seasonally occupied homes bears to all residences within the district that receive
             682      service from the district.
             683          (B) "Seasonally occupied home" means a single-family residence:
             684          (I) that is located within the local district;
             685          (II) that receives service from the local district; and
             686          (III) whose owner:
             687          (Aa) does not reside permanently at the residence; and
             688          (Bb) may occupy the residence on a temporary or seasonal basis.
             689          (ii) If over 50% of the residences within a local district that receive service from the
             690      local district are seasonally occupied homes, the requirement under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is
             691      replaced, for a proportional number of members of the board of trustees, with the requirement
             692      that the member be an owner of land that:
             693          (A) receives service from the district; and
             694          (B) is located within:
             695          (I) the local district; and
             696          (II) if applicable, the division from which the member is elected.
             697          (c) For a board of trustees member in a basic local district that has within its
             698      boundaries fewer than one residential dwelling unit per ten acres of land, the requirement under
             699      Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is replaced with the requirement that the member be an owner of land
             700      within the local district that receives service from the district, or an agent or officer of the
             701      owner.
             702          (2) Except as otherwise provided by statute, the number of members of each board of
             703      trustees of a local district shall be an odd number that is no less than three [and no more than
             704      nine].
             705          (3) For a newly created local district, the number of members of the initial board of
             706      trustees shall be the number specified:
             707          (a) for a local district whose creation was initiated by a petition under Subsection
             708      17B-1-203 (1)(a) or (b), in the petition; or
             709          (b) for a local district whose creation was initiated by a resolution under Subsection


             710      17B-1-203 (1)(c) or (d), in the resolution.
             711          (4) (a) For an existing local district, the number of members of the board of trustees
             712      may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the board of trustees.
             713          (b) No change in the number of members of a board of trustees under Subsection (4)(a)
             714      may:
             715          (i) violate Subsection (2); or
             716          (ii) serve to shorten the term of any member of the board.
             717          Section 9. Section 17B-1-1002 is amended to read:
             718           17B-1-1002. Limit on local district property tax levy -- Exclusions.
             719          (1) The rate at which a local district levies a property tax for district operation and
             720      maintenance expenses on the taxable value of taxable property within the district may not
             721      exceed:
             722          (a) .0008, for a basic local district;
             723          (b) .0004, for a cemetery maintenance district;
             724          (c) .0004, for a drainage district;
             725          (d) .0008, for a fire protection district;
             726          (e) .0008, for an improvement district;
             727          (f) .0005, for a metropolitan water district;
             728          (g) .0004, for a mosquito abatement district;
             729          (h) .0004, for a public transit district;
             730          (i) (i) .0023, for a service area that:
             731          (A) is located in a county of the first or second class; and
             732          (B) provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             733          (ii) .0014, for each other service area; or
             734          (j) the rates provided in Section 17B-2a-1006 , for a water conservancy district.
             735          (2) Property taxes levied by a local district are excluded from the limit applicable to
             736      that district under Subsection (1) if the taxes are:
             737          (a) levied under Section 17B-1-1103 by a local district, other than a water conservancy
             738      district, to pay principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued by the district;
             739          (b) levied to pay debt and interest owed to the United States; or
             740          (c) levied to pay assessments or other amounts due to a water users association or other


             741      public cooperative or private entity from which the district procures water.
             742          Section 10. Section 17B-1-1103 is amended to read:
             743           17B-1-1103. Levy to pay for general obligation bonds.
             744          (1) (a) If a district has issued general obligation bonds, or expects to have debt service
             745      payments due on general obligation bonds during the current year, the district's board of
             746      trustees may make an annual levy of ad valorem property taxes in order to:
             747          (i) pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds;
             748          (ii) establish a sinking fund for defaults and future debt service on the general
             749      obligation bonds; and
             750          (iii) establish a reserve to secure payment of the general obligation bonds.
             751          (b) A levy under Subsection (1)(a) is:
             752          (i) for a water conservancy district, subject to the limit stated in Section 17B-2a-1006 ;
             753      and
             754          (ii) for each other local district, without limitation as to rate or amount.
             755          (2) (a) Each district that levies a tax under Subsection (1) shall:
             756          (i) levy the tax as a separate and special levy for the specific purposes stated in
             757      Subsection (1); and
             758          (ii) apply the proceeds from the levy solely for the purpose of paying the principal of
             759      and interest on the general obligation bonds, even though the proceeds may be used to establish
             760      or replenish a sinking fund under Subsection (1)[(b)](a)(ii) or a reserve under Subsection
             761      (1)[(c)](a)(iii).
             762          (b) A levy under Subsection (2)(a) is not subject to a priority in favor of a district
             763      obligation in existence at the time the bonds were issued.
             764          Section 11. Section 17B-1-1501 is enacted to read:
             765     
Part 15. Converting to a Special Service District

             766          17B-1-1501. Local district may become a special service district -- Conditions.
             767          As provided in this part, a local district may become a special service district under
             768      Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, if:
             769          (1) the local district is entirely within a single county or municipality;
             770          (2) the service or services that the local district provides are among the services that a
             771      special service district is authorized under Section 17D-1-203 to provide;


             772          (3) a special service district is created, as provided in Title 17D, Chapter 1, Part 2,
             773      Creating a Special Service District, with the same boundary as the local district and for the
             774      purpose of enabling the local district to become that special service district; and
             775          (4) after the creation of a special service district, as provided in Subsection (3), the
             776      local district's board of trustees adopts a resolution electing to convert the local district into that
             777      special service district.
             778          Section 12. Section 17B-1-1502 is enacted to read:
             779          17B-1-1502. Copy of resolution to the lieutenant governor -- Effect of lieutenant
             780      governor certificate.
             781          (1) Within ten days after adopting a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-1501 (4), the
             782      local district's board of trustees shall send a copy of the resolution to the lieutenant governor.
             783          (2) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate under Section 67-1a-6.5 :
             784          (a) the local district is converted into and becomes the special service district that was
             785      created under Subsection 17D-1-1501 (3);
             786          (b) the local district board of trustees is dissolved; and
             787          (c) the special service district begins to provide service formerly provided by the local
             788      district to the area of the former local district, in accordance with and subject to Title 17D,
             789      Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
             790          Section 13. Section 17B-1-1503 is enacted to read:
             791          17B-1-1503. Obligations of former local district -- Effect of previous election
             792      approving the issuance of bonds.
             793          (1) Upon the effective date of the conversion under Section 17B-1-1502 , each bond,
             794      note, or other obligation of the former local district becomes the bond, note, or other
             795      obligation, respectively, of the special service district as if issued or incurred by the special
             796      service district.
             797          (2) An election authorizing the issuance of bonds of the former local district has the
             798      same effect as if the election had been held by the special service district under Title 17D,
             799      Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
             800          Section 14. Section 17B-2a-404 is amended to read:
             801           17B-2a-404. Improvement district board of trustees.
             802          (1) As used in this section:


             803          (a) "County district" means an improvement district that does not include within its
             804      boundaries any territory of a municipality.
             805          (b) "County member" means a member of a board of trustees of a county district.
             806          (c) "Electric district" means an improvement district that was created for the purpose of
             807      providing electric service.
             808          (d) "Included municipality" means a municipality whose boundaries are entirely
             809      contained within but do not coincide with the boundaries of an improvement district.
             810          (e) "Municipal district" means an improvement district whose boundaries coincide
             811      with the boundaries of a single municipality.
             812          (f) "Regular district" means an improvement district that is not a county district,
             813      electric district, or municipal district.
             814          (g) "Remaining area"means the area of a regular district that:
             815          (i) is outside the boundaries of an included municipality; and
             816          (ii) includes the area of an included municipality whose legislative body elects, under
             817      Subsection (4)(a)(i)(B), not to appoint a member to the board of trustees of the regular district.
             818          (h) "Remaining area member" means a member of a board of trustees of a regular
             819      district who is appointed, or, if applicable, elected to represent the remaining area of the
             820      district.
             821          (2) The legislative body of the municipality included within a municipal district may:
             822          (a) elect, at the time of the creation of the district, to be the board of trustees of the
             823      district; and
             824          (b) adopt at any time a resolution providing for:
             825          (i) the election of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; or
             826          (ii) the appointment of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .
             827          (3) The legislative body of a county whose unincorporated area is partly or completely
             828      within a county district may:
             829          (a) elect, at the time of the creation of the district, to be the board of trustees of the
             830      district; and
             831          (b) adopt at any time a resolution providing for:
             832          (i) the election of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; or
             833          (ii) the appointment of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .


             834          (4) (a) (i) [(A)] Except as provided in [Subsections] Subsection (4)(a)[(i)(B) and] (ii),
             835      the legislative body of each included municipality shall each appoint one member to the board
             836      of trustees of a regular district.
             837          [(B)] (ii) The legislative body of an included municipality may elect not to appoint a
             838      member to the board under Subsection (4)(a)(i)(A).
             839          [(ii) If municipalities are combined under Subsection (6)(b)(i), the legislative bodies of
             840      the combined municipalities shall collectively appoint one member to the board of trustees, as
             841      provided in Section 17B-1-304 .]
             842          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the legislative body of each county whose
             843      boundaries include a remaining area shall appoint all other members to the board of trustees of
             844      a regular district.
             845          (5) Each remaining area member of a regular district and each county member of a
             846      county district shall be elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 , if:
             847          (a) the petition or resolution initiating the creation of the district provides for remaining
             848      area or county members to be elected;
             849          (b) the district holds an election to approve the district's issuance of bonds;
             850          (c) for a regular district, an included municipality elects, under Subsection (4)(a)(i)(B),
             851      not to appoint a member to the board of trustees; or
             852          (d) (i) at least 90 days before the municipal general election, a petition is filed with the
             853      district's board of trustees requesting remaining area members or county members, as the case
             854      may be, to be elected; and
             855          (ii) the petition is signed by registered voters within the remaining area or county
             856      district, as the case may be, equal in number to at least 10% of the number of registered voters
             857      within the remaining area or county district, respectively, who voted in the last gubernatorial
             858      election.
             859          (6) [(a)] Subject to Section 17B-1-302 , the number of members of a board of trustees
             860      of a regular district shall be:
             861          [(i)] (a) the number of included municipalities within the district, if:
             862          [(A)] (i) the number is an odd number; and
             863          [(B)] (ii) the district does not include a remaining area;
             864          [(ii)] (b) the number of included municipalities plus one, if the number of included


             865      municipalities within the district is even;
             866          [(iii)] (c) the number of included municipalities plus two, if:
             867          [(A)] (i) the number of included municipalities is odd; and
             868          [(B)] (ii) the district includes a remaining area.
             869          [(b) (i) If the number of board members under Subsection (6)(a) exceeds nine, then,
             870      except as provided in Subsection (6)(b)(ii):]
             871          [(A) the number of members shall be nine; and]
             872          [(B) the least populated included municipalities shall be combined for purposes of
             873      representation to the extent necessary to result in nine members.]
             874          [(ii) Application of Subsection (6)(b)(i) may not cause an included municipality to lose
             875      its separate representation on the board until the end of the term of the board member
             876      appointed by that municipality.]
             877          (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), each remaining area member of the
             878      board of trustees of a regular district shall reside within the remaining area.
             879          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a), if the population of the remaining area is less
             880      than 5% of the total district population, each remaining area member shall be chosen from the
             881      district at large.
             882          (8) If the election of remaining area or county members of the board of trustees is
             883      required because of a bond election, as provided in Subsection (5)(b):
             884          (a) a person may file a declaration of candidacy if:
             885          (i) the person resides within:
             886          (A) the remaining area, for a regular district; or
             887          (B) the county district, for a county district; and
             888          (ii) otherwise qualifies as a candidate;
             889          (b) the board of trustees shall, if required, provide a ballot separate from the bond
             890      election ballot, containing the names of candidates and blanks in which a voter may write
             891      additional names; and
             892          (c) the election shall otherwise be governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             893          (9) (a) (i) This Subsection (9) applies to the board of trustees members of an electric
             894      district.
             895          (ii) Subsections (2) through (8) do not apply to an electric district.


             896          (b) The legislative body of the county in which an electric district is located may
             897      appoint the initial board of trustees of the electric district as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .
             898          (c) After the initial board of trustees is appointed as provided in Subsection (9)(b), each
             899      member of the board of trustees of an electric district shall be elected by persons using
             900      electricity from and within the district.
             901          (d) Each member of the board of trustees of an electric district shall be a user of
             902      electricity from the district and, if applicable, the division of the district from which elected.
             903          (e) The board of trustees of an electric district may be elected from geographic
             904      divisions within the district.
             905          (f) A municipality within an electric district is not entitled to automatic representation
             906      on the board of trustees.
             907          Section 15. Section 17B-2a-406 is amended to read:
             908           17B-2a-406. Improvement districts providing electric service -- Public Service
             909      Commission jurisdiction -- Exceptions.
             910          (1) (a) An improvement district that provides electric service as authorized under
             911      Subsection 17B-2a-403 (1)(a)(iv):
             912          (i) is a public utility and subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service
             913      Commission[.]; and
             914          (ii) may include only an area:
             915          (A) in which or adjacent to which an investor-owned utility, municipal agency, or
             916      electric cooperative did not provide retail electricity to commercial, industrial, residential, or
             917      other users of electricity from September 1, 1980 through August 31, 1985; and
             918          (B) in which electric service was provided to at least one user of electricity as of
             919      September 1, 1985.
             920          (b) Nothing in this part may be construed to give the Public Service Commission
             921      jurisdiction over:
             922          (i) an improvement district, other than an improvement district that provides electric
             923      service as authorized under Subsection 17B-2a-403 (1)(a)(iv); or
             924          (ii) a municipality or an association of municipalities organized under Title 11, Chapter
             925      13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.
             926          (c) Before an improvement district providing electric service serves any customer, the


             927      improvement district shall obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the
             928      Public Service Commission.
             929          (2) (a) Section 54-7-12 does not apply to rate changes of an improvement district that
             930      provides electric service as authorized under Subsection 17B-2a-403 (1)(a)(iv) if:
             931          (i) the district is organized for the purpose of distributing electricity to customers
             932      within the boundaries of the district on a not-for-profit basis;
             933          (ii) the schedule of new rates or other change that results in new rates has been
             934      approved by the board of trustees of the district;
             935          (iii) prior to the implementation of any rate increases, the district first holds a public
             936      meeting for all its customers to whom mailed notice of the meeting is sent at least ten days
             937      prior to the meeting; and
             938          (iv) the district has filed the schedule of new rates or other change with the Public
             939      Service Commission.
             940          (b) The Public Service Commission shall make the district's schedule of new rates or
             941      other change available for public inspection.
             942          Section 16. Section 17D-1-101 is enacted to read:
             943     
TITLE 17D. LIMITED PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES - OTHER

             944     
ENTITIES

             945     
CHAPTER 1. SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ACT

             946     
Part 1. General Provisions

             947          17D-1-101. Title.
             948          (1) This title is known as "Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Other
             949      Entities."
             950          (2) This chapter is known as the "Special Service District Act."
             951          Section 17. Section 17D-1-102 is enacted to read:
             952          17D-1-102. Definitions.
             953          As used in this chapter:
             954          (1) "Adequate protests" means written protests timely filed by:
             955          (a) owners of property within the applicable area representing more than 33% of the
             956      taxable value of all taxable property within the applicable area; or
             957          (b) more than 33% of all registered voters within the applicable area.


             958          (2) "Applicable area" means:
             959          (a) for a proposal to create a special service district, the area included within the
             960      proposed special service district;
             961          (b) for a proposal to annex an area to an existing special service district, the area
             962      proposed to be annexed;
             963          (c) for a proposal to add a service to the service or services provided by a special
             964      service district, the area included within the special service district; and
             965          (d) for a proposal to consolidate special service districts, the area included within each
             966      special service district proposed to be consolidated.
             967          (3) "Facility" or "facilities" includes any structure, building, system, land, water right,
             968      water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special service
             969      district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way,
             970      improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing.
             971          (4) "General obligation bond":
             972          (a) means a bond that is directly payable from and secured by ad valorem property
             973      taxes that are:
             974          (i) levied:
             975          (A) by the county or municipality that created the special service district that issues the
             976      bond; and
             977          (B) on taxable property within the special service district; and
             978          (ii) in excess of the ad valorem property taxes for the current fiscal year; and
             979          (b) does not include:
             980          (i) a short-term bond;
             981          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             982          (iii) a special assessment bond.
             983          (5) "Governing body" means:
             984          (a) the legislative body of the county or municipality that creates the special service
             985      district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has not delegated authority
             986      to an administrative control board appointed under Section 17D-1-301 ; or
             987          (b) the administrative control board of the special service district, to the extent that the
             988      county or municipal legislative body has delegated authority to an administrative control board


             989      appointed under Section 17D-1-301 .
             990          (6) "Guaranteed bonds" means bonds:
             991          (a) issued by a special service district; and
             992          (b) the debt service of which is guaranteed by one or more taxpayers owning property
             993      within the special service district.
             994          (7) "Local district" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17B-1-102 .
             995          (8) "Revenue bond":
             996          (a) means a bond payable from designated taxes or other revenues other than the ad
             997      valorem property taxes of the county or municipality that created the special service district;
             998      and
             999          (b) does not include:
             1000          (i) an obligation constituting an indebtedness within the meaning of an applicable
             1001      constitutional or statutory debt limit;
             1002          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             1003          (iii) a special assessment bond.
             1004          (9) "Special assessment" means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a
             1005      portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property.
             1006          (10) "Special assessment bond" means a bond payable from special assessments.
             1007          (11) "Special service district" means a limited purpose local government entity, as
             1008      described in Section 17D-1-103 , that:
             1009          (a) is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 7; and
             1010          (b) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter.
             1011          (12) "Tax and revenue anticipation bond" means a bond:
             1012          (a) issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination
             1013      of taxes and other revenues; and
             1014          (b) that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is
             1015      issued.
             1016          Section 18. Section 17D-1-103 is enacted to read:
             1017          17D-1-103. Special service district status and powers.
             1018          (1) A special service district:
             1019          (a) is a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession, separate and distinct from


             1020      the county or municipality that creates it;
             1021          (b) is a quasi-municipal corporation; and
             1022          (c) may sue and be sued.
             1023          (2) A special service district may:
             1024          (a) exercise the power of eminent domain possessed by the county or municipality that
             1025      creates the special service district;
             1026          (b) enter into a contract that the governing authority considers desirable to carry out
             1027      special service district functions, including a contract:
             1028          (i) with the United States or an agency of the United States, the state, an institution of
             1029      higher education, a county, a municipality, a school district, a local district, another special
             1030      service district, or any other political subdivision of the state; or
             1031          (ii) that includes provisions concerning the use, operation, and maintenance of special
             1032      service district facilities and the collection of fees or charges with respect to commodities,
             1033      services, or facilities that the district provides;
             1034          (c) acquire or construct facilities;
             1035          (d) acquire real or personal property, or an interest in real or personal property,
             1036      including water and water rights, whether by purchase, lease, gift, devise, bequest, or
             1037      otherwise, and whether the property is located inside or outside the special service district, and
             1038      own, hold, improve, use, finance, or otherwise deal in and with the property or property right;
             1039          (e) sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
             1040      special service district's property or assets, including water and water rights;
             1041          (f) mortgage, pledge, or otherwise encumber all or any part of the special service
             1042      district's property or assets, including water and water rights;
             1043          (g) enter into a contract with respect to the use, operation, or maintenance of all or any
             1044      part of the special service district's property or assets, including water and water rights;
             1045          (h) accept a government grant or loan and comply with the conditions of the grant or
             1046      loan;
             1047          (i) use an officer, employee, property, equipment, office, or facility of the county or
             1048      municipality that created the special service district, subject to reimbursement as provided in
             1049      Subsection (3);
             1050          (j) employ one or more officers, employees, or agents, including one or more


             1051      engineers, accountants, attorneys, or financial consultants, and establish their compensation;
             1052          (k) designate an assessment area and levy an assessment as provided in Title 11,
             1053      Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act;
             1054          (l) contract with a franchised, certificated public utility for the construction and
             1055      operation of an electrical service distribution system within the special service district;
             1056          (m) borrow money and incur indebtedness;
             1057          (n) as provided in Part 5, Special Service District Bonds, issue bonds for the purpose of
             1058      acquiring, constructing, and equipping any of the facilities required for the services the special
             1059      service district is authorized to provide, including:
             1060          (i) bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes levied on the taxable property in the
             1061      special service district;
             1062          (ii) bonds payable from revenues derived from the operation of revenue-producing
             1063      facilities of the special service district;
             1064          (iii) bonds payable from both taxes and revenues;
             1065          (iv) guaranteed bonds, payable in whole or in part from taxes levied on the taxable
             1066      property in the special service district;
             1067          (v) tax anticipation notes;
             1068          (vi) bond anticipation notes;
             1069          (vii) refunding bonds; and
             1070          (viii) bonds payable in whole or in part from mineral lease payments as provided in
             1071      Section 11-14-308 ;
             1072          (o) except as provided in Subsection (4), impose fees or charges or both for
             1073      commodities, services, or facilities that the special service district provides;
             1074          (p) provide to an area outside the special service district's boundary a service that the
             1075      special service district is authorized to provide within its boundary, if the governing body
             1076      makes a finding that there is a public benefit to providing the service to the area outside the
             1077      special service district's boundary;
             1078          (q) provide other services that the governing body determines will more effectively
             1079      carry out the purposes of the special service district; and
             1080          (r) adopt an official seal for the special service district.
             1081          (3) Each special service district that uses an officer, employee, property, equipment,


             1082      office, or facility of the county or municipality that created the special service district shall
             1083      reimburse the county or municipality a reasonable amount for what the special service district
             1084      uses.
             1085          (4) A special service district that provides jail service as provided in Subsection
             1086      17D-1-201 (10) may not impose a fee or charge for the service it provides.
             1087          Section 19. Section 17D-1-104 is enacted to read:
             1088          17D-1-104. Property owner provisions -- Determination of registered voters.
             1089          (1) For purposes of this chapter:
             1090          (a) the owner of real property is the fee title owner according to the records of the
             1091      county recorder on the date of the filing of the petition or protest; and
             1092          (b) the value of private real property is determined according to the last assessment
             1093      before the filing of the petition or protest, as determined by:
             1094          (i) (A) the county under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, for property
             1095      subject to assessment by the county; or
             1096          (B) the State Tax Commission under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 2, Assessment of
             1097      Property, for property subject to assessment by the State Tax Commission; and
             1098          (ii) the county, for all other property.
             1099          (2) For purposes of each provision of this chapter that requires the owners of private
             1100      real property covering a percentage of the total private land area within the applicable area to
             1101      sign a petition or protest:
             1102          (a) a parcel of real property may not be included in the calculation of the required
             1103      percentage unless the petition or protest is signed by:
             1104          (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority
             1105      ownership interest in that parcel; or
             1106          (ii) if the parcel is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number
             1107      of owners of that parcel;
             1108          (b) the signature of a person signing a petition or protest in a representative capacity on
             1109      behalf of an owner is invalid unless:
             1110          (i) the person's representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents
             1111      are indicated on the petition or protest with the person's signature; and
             1112          (ii) the person provides documentation accompanying the petition or protest that


             1113      reasonably substantiates the person's representative capacity; and
             1114          (c) subject to Subsection (2)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a
             1115      petition or protest on behalf of a deceased owner.
             1116          (3) For purposes of this chapter, registered voters shall be determined according to the
             1117      official register.
             1118          Section 20. Section 17D-1-105 is enacted to read:
             1119          17D-1-105. Authority of county or municipality to levy property tax on property
             1120      within a special service district.
             1121          (1) Subject to Subsection (2) and except as provided in Subsection (3), a county or
             1122      municipality that has created a special service district may levy a tax on the taxable property in
             1123      the special service district for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, and
             1124      maintaining facilities required for any or all of the services that the special service district is
             1125      authorized to provide.
             1126          (2) Each levy under Subsection (1) is subject to the prior approval of a majority of the
             1127      registered voters of the special service district voting in an election held for that purpose under
             1128      Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, in the same manner as for an election for
             1129      the issuance of bonds.
             1130          (3) A tax levied under this section for a special service district that provides jail service
             1131      as provided in Subsection 17D-1-201 (10) is considered to be levied by the county for purposes
             1132      of the county's tax limitation under Section 59-2-908 .
             1133          Section 21. Section 17D-1-106 is enacted to read:
             1134          17D-1-106. Special service districts subject to other provisions.
             1135          (1) A special service district is, to the same extent as if it were a local district, subject
             1136      to and governed by:
             1137          (a) Sections 17B-1-105 , 17B-1-107, 17B-1-108 , 17B-1-109 , 17B-1-110 , 17B-1-111 ,
             1138      17B-1-112 , 17B-1-113, and 17B-1-116;
             1139          (b) Sections 17B-1-304 , 17B-1-305, 17B-1-306 , 17B-1-307 , 17B-1-310 , 17B-1-312 ,
             1140      and 17B-1-313 ;
             1141          (c) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 6, Fiscal Procedures for Local Districts;
             1142          (d) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 7, Local District Budgets and Audit Reports;
             1143          (e) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 8, Local District Personnel Management; and


             1144          (f) Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 9, Collection of Service Fees and Charges.
             1145          (2) For purposes of applying the provisions listed in Subsection (1) to a special service
             1146      district, each reference in those provisions to the local district board of trustees means the
             1147      governing authority.
             1148          Section 22. Section 17D-1-107 is enacted to read:
             1149          17D-1-107. Conflict.
             1150          If a provision of this chapter conflicts with any other statutory provision, the provision
             1151      of this chapter controls.
             1152          Section 23. Section 17D-1-108 is enacted to read:
             1153          17D-1-108. Validation of previously created special service districts.
             1154          Each special service district created before May 5, 2008 is validated, ratified, and
             1155      confirmed and declared to be validly existing.
             1156          Section 24. Section 17D-1-201 is enacted to read:
             1157     
Part 2. Creating a Special Service District

             1158          17D-1-201. Services that a special service district may be created to provide.
             1159          As provided in this part, a county or municipality may create a special service district to
             1160      provide any combination of the following services:
             1161          (1) water;
             1162          (2) sewerage;
             1163          (3) drainage;
             1164          (4) flood control;
             1165          (5) garbage collection and disposal;
             1166          (6) health care;
             1167          (7) transportation;
             1168          (8) recreation;
             1169          (9) fire protection and, if fire protection service is provided, emergency medical or
             1170      ambulance or both;
             1171          (10) providing, operating, and maintaining correctional and rehabilitative facilities and
             1172      programs for municipal, state, and other detainees and prisoners;
             1173          (11) street lighting;
             1174          (12) consolidated 911 and emergency dispatch;


             1175          (13) animal shelter and control;
             1176          (14) receiving federal mineral lease funds under Title 59, Chapter 21, Mineral Lease
             1177      Funds, and expending those funds to provide construction and maintenance of public facilities,
             1178      traditional governmental services, and planning, as a means for mitigating impacts from
             1179      extractive mineral industries; and
             1180          (15) in a county of the first class, extended police protection.
             1181          Section 25. Section 17D-1-202 is enacted to read:
             1182          17D-1-202. Limitations on the creation of a special service district.
             1183          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the boundary of a proposed special service district may
             1184      include all or part of the area within the boundary of the county or municipality that creates the
             1185      special service district.
             1186          (2) (a) The boundary of a proposed special service district may not include an area
             1187      included within the boundary of an existing special service district or local district that
             1188      provides the same service that the proposed special service district is proposed to provide.
             1189          (b) A proposed special service district may not include land that will not be benefitted
             1190      by the service that the special service district is proposed to provide, unless the owner of the
             1191      nonbenefitted land consents to the inclusion.
             1192          (c) A county may not create a special service district that includes some or all of the
             1193      area within a municipality unless the legislative body of that municipality adopts a resolution or
             1194      ordinance consenting to the inclusion.
             1195          (3) All areas included within a special service district need not be contiguous.
             1196          Section 26. Section 17D-1-203 is enacted to read:
             1197          17D-1-203. Initiating the process to create a special service district.
             1198          (1) The process to create a special service district is initiated by:
             1199          (a) the legislative body of a county or municipality that proposes to create a special
             1200      service district adopting a resolution that:
             1201          (i) declares that the public health, convenience, and necessity require the creation of a
             1202      special service district;
             1203          (ii) indicates the legislative body's intent to create a special service district; and
             1204          (iii) complies with the requirements of Subsection (3); or
             1205          (b) the filing of a petition that:


             1206          (i) proposes the creation of a special service district;
             1207          (ii) complies with the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3); and
             1208          (iii) is filed with the legislative body of the county or municipality in whose boundary
             1209      the proposed special service district is located.
             1210          (2) Each petition under Subsection (1)(b) shall:
             1211          (a) be signed by:
             1212          (i) the owners of at least 10% of the taxable value of taxable property within the
             1213      proposed special service district; or
             1214          (ii) at least 10% of the registered voters residing within the proposed special service
             1215      district; and
             1216          (b) indicate:
             1217          (i) the residence address of each person who signs the petition; and
             1218          (ii) if the person signs the petition as a property owner, the address or other description
             1219      of the person's property sufficient to identify the property.
             1220          (3) Each resolution under Subsection (1)(a) and petition under Subsection (1)(b) shall:
             1221          (a) describe the boundaries of the proposed special service district;
             1222          (b) describe each service that the special service district is proposed to provide; and
             1223          (c) designate a name for the proposed special service district.
             1224          Section 27. Section 17D-1-204 is enacted to read:
             1225          17D-1-204. Prerequisites for adopting a resolution or ordinance creating a special
             1226      service district.
             1227          Before the legislative body of a county or municipality may adopt a resolution or
             1228      ordinance under Section 17D-1-208 creating a special service district:
             1229          (1) the clerk or recorder, as the case may be, of the county or municipality shall give
             1230      written notice as provided in Section 17D-1-205 ;
             1231          (2) the legislative body shall hold a public hearing, as provided in Section 17D-1-207 ;
             1232      and
             1233          (3) the period for filing protests under Section 17D-1-206 shall have passed without
             1234      adequate protests having been filed.
             1235          Section 28. Section 17D-1-205 is enacted to read:
             1236          17D-1-205. Notice.


             1237          (1) Each notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) shall:
             1238          (a) state that:
             1239          (i) the legislative body has adopted a resolution stating its intent to create a special
             1240      service district; or
             1241          (ii) a petition has been filed proposing the creation of a special service district;
             1242          (b) describe the boundary of the proposed special service district;
             1243          (c) generally describe each service that the special service district is proposed to
             1244      provide;
             1245          (d) state that taxes may be levied annually upon all taxable property within the
             1246      proposed special service district to pay for some or all of the services that the special service
             1247      district is proposed to provide;
             1248          (e) state that fees or charges may be imposed to pay for some or all of the services that
             1249      the special service district is proposed to provide;
             1250          (f) explain the process, requirements, and timetable for filing a protest against the
             1251      creation of the special service district or against a service that the special service district is
             1252      proposed to provide;
             1253          (g) designate a date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed creation of
             1254      the special service district; and
             1255          (h) except as provided in Subsection (2), be published at least once a week during three
             1256      consecutive weeks:
             1257          (i) not less than 21 days or more than 35 days before the date of the public hearing
             1258      required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2); and
             1259          (ii) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality by which the
             1260      special service district is proposed to be created.
             1261          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(h), if the proposed special service district is located
             1262      entirely within a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town that has no newspaper of
             1263      general circulation in the city or town, the legislative body of the city or town may provide that
             1264      the notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) be given by posting the notice in at least
             1265      five public places in the city or town at least 21 days before the public hearing required under
             1266      Subsection 17D-1-204 (2).
             1267          (3) The legislative body of the county or municipality by which the special service


             1268      district is proposed to be created may include in a notice under this section any other
             1269      information that the legislative body considers necessary or appropriate.
             1270          Section 29. Section 17D-1-206 is enacted to read:
             1271          17D-1-206. Protests.
             1272          (1) An interested person may protest:
             1273          (a) the creation of a special service district; or
             1274          (b) a service that the special service district is proposed to provide.
             1275          (2) Each protest under Subsection (1) shall:
             1276          (a) be in writing;
             1277          (b) be submitted:
             1278          (i) to the legislative body of the county or municipality by which the special service
             1279      district is proposed to be created; and
             1280          (ii) no later than 15 days after the public hearing required under Subsection
             1281      17D-1-204 (2); and
             1282          (c) explain why the person is protesting.
             1283          (3) A person who submitted a written protest against the creation of a special service
             1284      district may withdraw the protest or, having withdrawn a protest, cancel the withdrawal, until
             1285      30 days after the public hearing required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2).
             1286          (4) The legislative body of a county or municipality may not adopt a resolution or
             1287      ordinance creating a special service district if adequate protests are filed with respect to the
             1288      creation of the special service district.
             1289          (5) The legislative body of a county or municipality may not adopt a resolution or
             1290      ordinance authorizing a special service district to provide a service if adequate protests are filed
             1291      with respect to that service.
             1292          Section 30. Section 17D-1-207 is enacted to read:
             1293          17D-1-207. Public hearing.
             1294          (1) On the date and at the time and place specified in the notice under Section
             1295      17D-1-205 , the legislative body of the county or municipality by which the special service
             1296      district is proposed to be created shall hold a public hearing.
             1297          (2) At each public hearing under this section, the legislative body shall:
             1298          (a) give full consideration to each written protest that has been filed; and


             1299          (b) hear and consider each interested person desiring to be heard.
             1300          (3) The legislative body may continue the hearing to another date and time.
             1301          Section 31. Section 17D-1-208 is enacted to read:
             1302          17D-1-208. Adoption of a resolution or ordinance creating a special service
             1303      district.
             1304          (1) Subject to the provisions of and as provided in this part, the legislative body of a
             1305      county or municipality may adopt a resolution or ordinance creating a special service district.
             1306          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a resolution or ordinance adopted by a legislative
             1307      body under Subsection (1) may contain changes from the proposal as set forth in a resolution
             1308      under Subsection 17D-1-203 (1)(a) or a petition under Subsection 17D-1-203 (1)(b), including
             1309      changes in:
             1310          (i) the boundary of the special service district; and
             1311          (ii) the services to be provided by the special service district.
             1312          (b) The legislative body of a county or municipality may not adopt a resolution or
             1313      ordinance under Subsection (1) that creates a special service district with a boundary that
             1314      includes more area than is included in, or that authorizes the special service district to provide a
             1315      service not proposed in, a resolution under Subsection 17D-1-203 (1)(a) or a petition under
             1316      Subsection 17D-1-203 (1)(b), unless the requirements of Sections 17D-1-205 , 17D-1-206 , and
             1317      17D-1-207 are met with respect to the additional area or service, as the case may be.
             1318          Section 32. Section 17D-1-209 is enacted to read:
             1319          17D-1-209. Notice to lieutenant governor.
             1320          (1) Within 30 days after adopting a resolution or ordinance under Subsection
             1321      17D-1-208 (1) creating a special service district, the legislative body adopting the resolution or
             1322      ordinance shall file a notice with the lieutenant governor.
             1323          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             1324          (a) be accompanied by:
             1325          (i) a copy of the resolution or ordinance creating the special service district; and
             1326          (ii) a map showing the boundaries of the special service district, prepared and certified
             1327      by a licensed surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ;
             1328      and
             1329          (b) include the legislative body's certification that all requirements for the creation of


             1330      the special service district have been met.
             1331          (3) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of creation under Section
             1332      67-1a-6.5 , the special service district is created and incorporated.
             1333          Section 33. Section 17D-1-210 is enacted to read:
             1334          17D-1-210. Municipality's ability to provide temporary jail facilities not affected
             1335      by the creation of a special service district to provide jail services.
             1336          The creation of a special service district to provide jail services as provided in
             1337      Subsection 17D-1-201 (10) does not affect the ability of a municipality under Section 10-8-58
             1338      to provide, operate, and maintain facilities for the temporary incarceration, not to exceed 72
             1339      hours, of persons charged with the violation of a municipal ordinance.
             1340          Section 34. Section 17D-1-211 is enacted to read:
             1341          17D-1-211. Action to challenge the creation of a special service district or a service
             1342      to be provided.
             1343          (1) A person may file an action in district court challenging the creation of a special
             1344      service district or a service that a special service district is proposed to provide if:
             1345          (a) the person filed a written protest under Section 17D-1-206 ;
             1346          (b) the person:
             1347          (i) (A) is a registered voter within the special service district; and
             1348          (B) alleges in the action that the procedures used to create the special service district
             1349      violated applicable law; or
             1350          (ii) (A) is an owner of property included within the boundary of the special service
             1351      district; and
             1352          (B) alleges in the action that:
             1353          (I) the person's property will not be benefitted by a service that the special service
             1354      district is proposed to provide; or
             1355          (II) the procedures used to create the special service district violated applicable law;
             1356      and
             1357          (c) the action is filed within 30 days after the date that the legislative body adopts a
             1358      resolution or ordinance creating the special service district.
             1359          (2) If an action is not filed within the time specified under Subsection (1), a registered
             1360      voter or an owner of property located within the special service district may not contest the


             1361      creation of the special service district or a service that the special service district is proposed to
             1362      provide.
             1363          Section 35. Section 17D-1-301 is enacted to read:
             1364     
Part 3. Administrative Control Board

             1365          17D-1-301. Governance of a special service district -- Authority to create and
             1366      delegate authority to an administrative control board -- Limitations on authority to
             1367      delegate.
             1368          (1) Each special service district shall be governed by the legislative body of the county
             1369      or municipality that creates the special service district, subject to any delegation under this
             1370      section of a right, power, or authority to an administrative control board.
             1371          (2) At the time a special service district is created or at any time thereafter, the
             1372      legislative body of a county or municipality that creates a special service district may, by
             1373      resolution or ordinance:
             1374          (a) create an administrative control board for the special service district; and
             1375          (b) subject to Subsection (3), delegate to the administrative control board the exercise
             1376      of any right, power, or authority that the legislative body possesses with respect to the
             1377      governance of the special service district.
             1378          (3) A county or municipal legislative body may not delegate to an administrative
             1379      control board of a special service district the power to:
             1380          (a) levy a tax on the taxable property within the special service district;
             1381          (b) issue special service district bonds payable from taxes;
             1382          (c) call or hold an election for the authorization of a property tax or the issuance of
             1383      bonds;
             1384          (d) levy an assessment;
             1385          (e) issue interim warrants or bonds payable from an assessment; or
             1386          (f) appoint a board of equalization under Section 11-42-404 .
             1387          (4) (a) A county or municipal legislative body that has delegated a right, power, or
             1388      authority under this section to an administrative control board may at any time modify, limit, or
             1389      revoke any right, power, or authority delegated to the administrative control board.
             1390          (b) A modification, limitation, or revocation under Subsection (4)(a) does not affect the
             1391      validity of an action taken by an administrative control board before the modification,


             1392      limitation, or revocation.
             1393          Section 36. Section 17D-1-302 is enacted to read:
             1394          17D-1-302. Number of members of an administrative control board.
             1395          (1) Each administrative control board shall consist of at least three members.
             1396          (2) The number of administrative control board members for a special service district
             1397      established by a county of the first class to provide jail service as provided in Subsection
             1398      17D-1-201 (10) is nine.
             1399          Section 37. Section 17D-1-303 is enacted to read:
             1400          17D-1-303. Election or appointment of administrative control board members.
             1401          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(iii), a county or municipal legislative body
             1402      that creates an administrative control board may provide for board members to be elected or
             1403      appointed, or for some members to be elected and some appointed.
             1404          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), each member of an administrative
             1405      control board shall be elected or appointed as provided for the election or appointment,
             1406      respectively, of a member of a board of trustees of a local district under Title 17B, Chapter 1,
             1407      Part 3, Board of Trustees.
             1408          (b) (i) A municipality or improvement district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 4,
             1409      Improvement District Act, may appoint one member to represent it on an administrative control
             1410      board created by a special service district if:
             1411          (A) the special service district was created by a county;
             1412          (B) the special service district provides the same service as the municipality or
             1413      improvement district; and
             1414          (C) the special service district includes some or all of the area included within the
             1415      municipality or improvement district.
             1416          (ii) An institution of higher education for which a special service district provides
             1417      commodities, services, or facilities may appoint the number of members of an administrative
             1418      control board of that special service district that are equal in number to at least 1/3 of the total
             1419      number of board members.
             1420          (iii) With respect to an administrative control board created for a special service district
             1421      created by a county of the first class to provide jail service as provided in Subsection
             1422      17D-1-201 (10), the county legislative body shall appoint:


             1423          (A) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from the county sheriff;
             1424          (B) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from municipalities
             1425      within the county; and
             1426          (C) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from the county
             1427      executive.
             1428          Section 38. Section 17D-1-304 is enacted to read:
             1429          17D-1-304. Qualifications of administrative control board members -- Term of
             1430      office.
             1431          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), each member of an administrative
             1432      control board shall be:
             1433          (i) a registered voter within the special service district; or
             1434          (ii) an officer or employee of the county or municipality that created the special service
             1435      district.
             1436          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if:
             1437          (i) at least 90% of the owners of real property within the special service district are not
             1438      registered voters within the special service district; or
             1439          (ii) the member is appointed under Subsection 17D-1-303 (2)(b)(i) or (ii).
             1440          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the term of each member of an
             1441      administrative control board is four years.
             1442          (b) The term of as close as possible to half of the initial members of an administrative
             1443      control board, chosen by lot, is two years.
             1444          Section 39. Section 17D-1-305 is enacted to read:
             1445          17D-1-305. Compensation for administrative control board members.
             1446          An administrative control board member may receive compensation and reimbursement
             1447      of expenses as provided in Section 17B-1-307 to the same extent as if the member were a
             1448      member of a board of trustees of a local district.
             1449          Section 40. Section 17D-1-306 is enacted to read:
             1450          17D-1-306. Administrative control board review of certain charges in special
             1451      service districts providing jail service.
             1452          If the legislative body of a county of the first class creates an administrative control
             1453      board under this part for a special service district that provides jail service as provided in


             1454      Subsection 17D-1-201 (10), the administrative control board may review and approve any
             1455      amount charged to the special service district as reimbursement to the county for services
             1456      provided under Subsection 17D-1-103 (2)(i) before the amount is included in the special service
             1457      district budget.
             1458          Section 41. Section 17D-1-401 is enacted to read:
             1459     
Part 4. Annexing a New Area and Adding a New Service

             1460          17D-1-401. Annexing an area or adding a service to an existing special service
             1461      district.
             1462          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a county or municipal legislative body may,
             1463      as provided in this part:
             1464          (a) annex an area to an existing special service district to provide to that area a service
             1465      that the special service district is authorized to provide;
             1466          (b) add a service under Section 17D-1-201 within the area of an existing special service
             1467      district that the special service district is not already authorized to provide; or
             1468          (c) both annex an area under Subsection (1)(a) and add a service under Subsection
             1469      (1)(b).
             1470          (2) Except for Section 17D-1-209 , the provisions of Part 2, Creating a Special Service
             1471      District, apply to and govern the process of annexing an area to an existing special service
             1472      district or adding a service that the special service district is not already authorized to provide,
             1473      to the same extent as if the annexation or addition were the creation of a special service district.
             1474          (3) A county or municipal legislative body may not:
             1475          (a) annex an area to an existing special service district if a local district provides to that
             1476      area the same service that the special service district is proposed to provide to the area, unless
             1477      the local district consents to the annexation; or
             1478          (b) add a service within the area of an existing special service district if a local district
             1479      provides to that area the same service that is proposed to be added, unless the local district
             1480      consents to the addition.
             1481          Section 42. Section 17D-1-402 is enacted to read:
             1482          17D-1-402. Inapplicability of some requirements if petition is filed by all owners
             1483      of taxable real property.
             1484          Notwithstanding Section 17D-1-401 , the notice, hearing, and protest requirements of


             1485      Part 2, Creating a Special Service District, do not apply if a petition to annex an area or to add
             1486      a service to an existing special service district is filed with the legislative body of the county or
             1487      municipality, as the case may be, containing the signatures of all owners of taxable real
             1488      property:

             1489          (1) within the area proposed to be annexed, if the petition is for annexation of an area
             1490      to the special service district; or

             1491          (2) within the special service district, if the petition is for adding a service to be
             1492      provided by the special service district.

             1493          Section 43. Section 17D-1-403 is enacted to read:
             1494          17D-1-403. Notice of annexation to lieutenant governor -- Lieutenant governor
             1495      certification.
             1496          (1) If a county or municipal legislative body adopts a resolution approving the
             1497      annexation of an area to an existing special service district, the legislative body shall, within 30
             1498      days after adopting the resolution, file a notice with the lieutenant governor.

             1499          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             1500          (a) be accompanied by:
             1501          (i) a copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body approving the annexation;
             1502      and

             1503          (ii) a map showing the additional area to be annexed to the special service district,
             1504      prepared and certified by a licensed surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance
             1505      with Section 17-23-17 ; and

             1506          (b) include the legislative body's certification that all requirements for the annexation
             1507      of the additional area have been met.

             1508          (3) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of boundary change under
             1509