1st Sub. S.B. 47
         LIMITED PURPOSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES REVISIONS

senate floor Amendments

Amendment 2 February 21, 2008 4:50 pm



Senator Dennis E. Stowell proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Lines 79 through 80 :    

             79      Other Special Clauses:
             80          
{   None   }        This bill coordinates with H.B. 77, Personal Property Tax Amendments, by providing technical amendments.      


2.    Page 18, Line 523 :    

             523          (3) obtain an easement or right-of-way across public or private property to
{   insure   }        ensure      


3.    Page 25, Line 746 :    

             746      accomplishment of the purposes of this
{   act   }        chapter       .


4.    Page 27, Lines 818 through 819 :    

             818      investments within the state
{   of Utah   } or such county or municipality, so long as it locates within

             819      the state
{   of Utah   } or such county or municipality its headquarters where its actual investment


5.    Page 27, Line 821 :    

             821      of its investments in companies located outside the state
{   of Utah   } to an amount which in the


6.    Page 27, Line 823 :    

             823      located outside the state
{   of Utah   } in companies headquartered in Utah which the locally


7.    Page 27, Line 825 :    

             825      attention of investors outside the state
{   of Utah   } . For purposes of enabling an offering of bonds


8.    Page 34, Line 1029 :    

             1029      to receive ad valorem property taxes, existing under the laws of the state
{   of Utah   } .


9.    Page 59, Line 1797 :    

             1797          (3) obtain an easement or right-of-way across public or private property to
{   insure   }        ensure      


10.    Page 89, Line 2738 :    

             2738      municipalities within the district is even;
  and      


11.    Page 93, Lines 2852 through 2865
    Senate Committee Amendments
    2-18-2008 :
    

             2852          (1) (a)
{   S. (i) .S   } An improvement district that provides electric service as authorized under

             2853      Subsection 17B-2a-403 (1)(a)(iv) S.
{   [   } :

             2854          (i)
{   ]   } .S is a public utility and subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Service

             2855      Commission S.
{   [[   } .];      {   ]   }      {   .   } .S

             2856          (ii)
{   S. An improvement district that was created before May 5, 2008, to provide

             2856a      electric service:
             2856b          (A) .S  
}
may include only an area where:
             2857          S.
{   [   } (A)      {   ]   }      {   I   } .S no retail electricity has been provided to commercial, industrial, residential, and

             2858      other users of electricity from an investor-owned utility within any part of an area certificated
             2859      by the Public Service Commission or an area adjacent to that area, municipal agency, or
             2860      electric cooperative within the five years immediately preceding September 1, 1985; and
             2861          S.
{   [   } (B)      {   ]   }      {   II   } .S electric service is provided to at least one user of electricity within the electric

             2862      service district as of September 1, 1985; and
             2863          S.
{   [   } (iii)      {   ]   }      {   B   } .S shall have filed an application for certification and received approval by the Public

             2864      Service Commission by September 1, 1986.
             2864a     
{   S. (iii) An improvement district created on or after May 5, 2008 to provide electric service

             2864b      may not include an area within:
             2864c          (A) the certificated service area of:
             2864d          (I) an investor-owned electric utility; or
             2864e          (II) an electric cooperative; or
             2864f          (B) the service area of a municipality that provides electric service. .S  
}

             2865          (b) Nothing in this part may be construed to give the Public Service Commission

12.    Page 139, Line 4275 :    

             4275      acquisition or construction of the project is completed;
  and      


13.    Page 139, Line 4294 :    

             4294      Subsection
{   (2)   }        (1)       (a)(i)(A); and


14.    Page 141, Line 4338 :    

             4338      local entity
{   ;   }        :      


15.    Page 145, Line 4481 :    

             4481          (1) the local building authority
{   :   }        ;      


16.    Page 146, Line 4506 :    

             4506      Subsection 17D-1-601 (1) or a notice under
{   Section   }        Subsection       17D-1-601 (2), any person in interest may


17.    Page 147, Line 4528 :    

             4528          (b) the local building authority has made provision for the payment
  ,       when due        ,       of all


18.    Page 250, Line 7717 :    

             7717          Section 17A-3-1306, Existing powers with respect to historic areas not limited.
    
  Section 169. Coordinating S.B. 47 with H.B. 77 -- Technical amendments.

     If this S.B. 47 and H.B. 77, Personal Property Tax Amendments both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, modify Subsection 59-2-924.2(5) in H.B. 77 to read:
    .(5)(a) This Subsection (5) applies to each county that:
    (i) establishes a countywide special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, to provide jail service, as provided in Subsection 17D-1-201(10); and
    (ii) levies a property tax on behalf of the special service district under Section 17D-1-105.
    (b)(i) The certified tax rate of each county to which this Subsection (5) applies shall be decreased by the amount necessary to reduce county revenues by the same amount of revenues that will be generated by the property tax imposed on behalf of the special service district.
    (ii) Each decrease under Subsection (5)(b)(i) shall occur contemporaneously with the levy on behalf of the special service district under Section 17D-1-105.
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