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First Substitute S.B. 208

Senator Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
UTAH PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             6     
House Sponsor: ____________

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill amends provisions of the Utah Public Notice Website.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    amends provisions of the Utah Public Notice Website to include posting legal
             14      notices; and
             15          .    makes technical corrections.
             16      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          3-1-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 204
             23          4-17-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 18
             24          4-30-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 2
             25          6-1-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953


             26          7-1-704, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             27          7-1-706, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 91
             28          7-1-709, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 49
             29          7-2-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 200
             30          7-7-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 327
             31          8-5-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 123
             32          9-3-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             33          9-8-805, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 241
             34          10-2-108, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             35          10-2-111, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             36          10-2-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             37          10-2-115, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 1
             38          10-2-116, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             39          10-2-125, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 16 and 19
             40          10-2-406, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             41          10-2-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 211
             42          10-2-415, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 206
             43          10-2-418, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 329 and 378
             44          10-2-419, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             45          10-2-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 279
             46          10-2-502.5, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 279
             47          10-2-607, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
             48          10-2-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             49          10-2-708, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             50          10-3-818, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250
             51          10-5-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 178
             52          10-6-113, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 26
             53          10-6-152, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 4
             54          10-7-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 90
             55          10-7-19, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             56          10-8-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 3 and 382


             57          10-9a-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             58          10-9a-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             59          10-9a-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 240
             60          10-18-203, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 83
             61          10-18-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             62          10-18-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 83
             63          11-13-219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             64          11-14-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             65          11-14-315, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             66          11-14-316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             67          11-14-318, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 21
             68          11-14a-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             69          11-17-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1988, Third Special Session, Chapter 1
             70          11-27-4, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 43
             71          11-27-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 43
             72          11-30-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 84
             73          11-32-10, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 143
             74          11-32-11, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 143
             75          11-39-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             76          11-42-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             77          11-42-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             78          11-42-402, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             79          11-42-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             80          11-42-604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             81          13-31-302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 349
             82          13-44-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 343
             83          16-4-206, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             84          16-4-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             85          16-4-312, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             86          16-6a-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 300
             87          16-6a-704, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 300


             88          16-6a-814, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 228
             89          16-6a-1407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             90          16-10a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             91          16-10a-1407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             92          16-16-1209, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 363
             93          17-16-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 3
             94          17-27a-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             95          17-27a-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             96          17-27a-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 240
             97          17-27a-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250
             98          17-27a-404, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             99          17-30-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
             100          17-36-12, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 62
             101          17-36-25, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1975, Chapter 22
             102          17-36-26, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1975, Chapter 22
             103          17-36-40, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 73
             104          17-41-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
             105          17-41-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
             106          17-41-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
             107          17-52-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 241
             108          17-53-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 192
             109          17A-3-914, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 5
             110          17A-3-915, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             111          17B-1-211, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             112          17B-1-304, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             113          17B-1-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 54, 182, and 360
             114          17B-1-313, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             115          17B-1-413, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             116          17B-1-417, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             117          17B-1-512, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             118          17B-1-609, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329


             119          17B-1-643, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             120          17B-1-1204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             121          17B-1-1307, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             122          17C-1-601, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             123          17C-2-108, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             124          17C-2-403, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             125          17C-3-107, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             126          17C-3-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             127          17C-4-106, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             128          17C-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
             129          17C-4-302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             130          17D-1-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             131          17D-2-601, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             132          17D-3-305, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             133          19-2-109, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             134          19-5-110, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             135          19-6-712, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 283
             136          20A-3-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 326
             137          20A-3-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 53
             138          20A-3-604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 264
             139          20A-5-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 238 and 329
             140          20A-5-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 75
             141          20A-7-204.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 236
             142          20A-9-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 13, 19, and 225
             143          23-21-1.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 218
             144          24-1-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 296
             145          26-8a-401, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 141
             146          26-8a-405.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             147          26-8a-406, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 213
             148          26-19-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 72
             149          31A-2-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161


             150          31A-27a-406, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 309
             151          38-2-3.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 306
             152          38-8-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1984, Chapter 66
             153          38-13-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 187
             154          39-1-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             155          40-6-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             156          40-8-8, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 194
             157          40-8-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161
             158          40-8-13, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 35
             159          40-10-13, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             160          40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004,
             161      Chapter 230
             162          40-10-27, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 135
             163          41-1a-1103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 56
             164          47-2-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 75
             165          48-2c-1306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             166          52-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 234 and 360
             167          53A-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 375
             168          53A-3-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 92
             169          53A-18-104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1988, Chapter 2
             170          53A-19-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 231, and 236
             171          53A-19-104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1988, Chapter 2
             172          53B-3-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 116
             173          53B-7-101.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 186
             174          54-4-27, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             175          54-7-17, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161
             176          54-8-10, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             177          54-8-16, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             178          54-8-23, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             179          57-1-25, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 209
             180          57-11-11, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 86


             181          59-2-918, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 231, and 236
             182          59-2-919, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 231 and 301
             183          59-2-924, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 118, 231, 236, 330, 360,
             184      and 382
             185          59-2-926, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 330
             186          59-2-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 207
             187          59-2-1309, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 360
             188          59-2-1310, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 198
             189          59-2-1332, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 143
             190          59-2-1332.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 30
             191          59-2-1351, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 75
             192          59-12-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 384
             193          59-12-1001, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 382 and 384
             194          59-12-1102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 237, 382, and 384
             195          63B-1-317, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 86
             196          63B-1a-501, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 2
             197          63B-2-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             198          63B-2-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             199          63B-3-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             200          63B-3-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             201          63B-4-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             202          63B-5-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             203          63B-6-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             204          63B-6-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             205          63B-6-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             206          63B-7-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             207          63B-7-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             208          63B-7-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             209          63B-8-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             210          63B-8-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             211          63B-8-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105


             212          63B-10-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             213          63B-11-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             214          63B-11-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             215          63B-11-316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             216          63B-11-516, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             217          63C-7-306, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 136
             218          63F-1-701, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 249
             219          63G-6-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             220          63G-9-303, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             221          63H-1-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             222          63H-1-701, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             223          63H-1-801, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             224          67-4a-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 18
             225          67-4a-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 18
             226          72-3-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 324
             227          72-5-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 101
             228          72-6-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             229          73-1-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 380 and 382
             230          73-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             231          73-3-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 99
             232          73-3-12, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 52 and 311
             233          73-3a-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 99
             234          73-4-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 136
             235          73-4-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 136
             236          73-4-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             237          73-5-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             238          73-5-15, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 360 and 382
             239          73-6-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             240          75-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 194
             241          75-3-801, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 179
             242          75-7-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 64


             243          76-8-809, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
             244          76-10-530, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 203
             245          77-24a-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 126
             246          78A-6-109, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             247          78B-5-613, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             248     
             249      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             250          Section 1. Section 3-1-7 is amended to read:
             251           3-1-7. Amendments to articles of incorporation.
             252          (1) An association may amend its articles of incorporation by the affirmative vote of a
             253      majority of the members voting at:
             254          (a) a regular meeting; or
             255          (b) a special meeting called for that purpose.
             256          (2) Written notice of the proposed amendment and of the time and place of the meeting
             257      shall be provided to the members of the association by any one of the following procedures:
             258          (a) by mail at the last-known address at least ten days prior to the meeting;
             259          (b) by personal delivery at least ten days prior to the meeting; or
             260          (c) by publication not less than ten days or more than 60 days prior to the meeting in a
             261      periodical published by or for the association, to which substantially all of its members are
             262      subscribers, or [in a newspaper or newspapers whose combined circulation is general in the
             263      territory in which the association operates] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             264      Section 63F-1-701 .
             265          (3) In addition to one of the means set forth in Subsection (2), the association may give
             266      notice by any method established pursuant to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
             267      association.
             268          (4) The bylaws may require that the notice period be longer than ten days.
             269          (5) An amendment affecting the preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock
             270      may not be adopted until the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
             271      preference shares has been obtained.
             272          (6) After an amendment has been adopted, articles of amendment shall be:
             273          (a) prepared, in duplicate, setting forth the amendment and the fact of the adoption;


             274          (b) signed and acknowledged by the president, chair, vice president, or vice chair and
             275      by the secretary or treasurer; and
             276          (c) filed in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation.
             277          Section 2. Section 4-17-7 is amended to read:
             278           4-17-7. Notice of noxious weeds to be published annually in county -- Notice to
             279      particular property owners to control noxious weeds -- Methods of prevention or control
             280      specified -- Failure to control noxious weeds considered public nuisance.
             281          (1) Each county weed control board before May 1 of each year shall post a general
             282      notice of the noxious weeds within the county in at least three public places within the county
             283      and publish the same notice on [at least three occasions in a newspaper or other publication of
             284      general circulation within the county] the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             285      63F-1-701 .
             286          (2) If the county weed control board determines that particular property within the
             287      county requires prompt and definite attention to prevent or control noxious weeds, it shall serve
             288      the owner or the person in possession of the property, personally or by certified mail, a notice
             289      specifying when and what action should be taken on the property. Methods of prevention or
             290      control may include definite systems of tillage, cropping, use of chemicals, and use of
             291      livestock.
             292          (3) An owner or person in possession of property who fails to take action to control or
             293      prevent the spread of noxious weeds as specified in the notice is maintaining a public nuisance.
             294          Section 3. Section 4-30-5 is amended to read:
             295           4-30-5. Hearing on license application -- Notice of hearing.
             296          (1) Upon the filing of an application, the chairman of the Livestock Market Committee
             297      shall set a time for hearing on the application in the city or town nearest the proposed site of the
             298      livestock market and cause notice of the time and place of the hearing together with a copy of
             299      the application to be forwarded by mail, not less than 15 days before the hearing date, to the
             300      following:
             301          (a) each licensed livestock market operator within the state; and
             302          (b) each livestock or other interested association or group of persons in the state that
             303      has filed written notice with the committee requesting receipt of notice of such hearings.
             304          (2) Notice of the hearing shall be published 14 days before the scheduled hearing date


             305      [in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation within the city or town where the hearing
             306      is scheduled] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             307          Section 4. Section 6-1-5 is amended to read:
             308           6-1-5. Notice of assignment.
             309          The assignee shall forthwith give notice of such assignment by publication in some
             310      newspaper published in the county, or, if none, [in a newspaper having general circulation
             311      therein] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , which notice
             312      shall be published at least once a week for six weeks; and shall forthwith send a notice by mail
             313      to each creditor of whom he shall be informed, directed to his usual place of residence,
             314      requiring such creditor to present to him within three months thereafter his claims under oath.
             315          Section 5. Section 7-1-704 is amended to read:
             316           7-1-704. Authorization required to engage in business -- Exemptions --
             317      Procedure.
             318          (1) (a) An institution subject to the jurisdiction of the department may maintain an
             319      office in this state or engage in the activities of a financial institution in this state only if it is
             320      authorized to do so by the department.
             321          (b) This Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             322          (i) any person who is lawfully engaging in the activities of a financial institution in this
             323      state on July 1, 1981, unless the institution was not subject to the jurisdiction of the department
             324      before that date;
             325          (ii) an application to establish a branch or additional office; or
             326          (iii) the establishment of a service corporation or service organization.
             327          (2) An applicant for authorization to become an institution subject to the jurisdiction of
             328      the department shall pay to the department the appropriate filing fee, as provided in Section
             329      7-1-401 , and shall file with the commissioner:
             330          (a) its undertaking to pay all expenses incurred in conducting any administrative
             331      proceedings forming part of the department's consideration of the application;
             332          (b) its proposed articles of incorporation and by-laws;
             333          (c) an application in a form prescribed by the commissioner that includes all
             334      information the commissioner requires about the source of the proposed original capital and
             335      about the identity, personal history, business background and experience, financial condition,


             336      and participation in any litigation or administrative proceeding of the organizers, the proposed
             337      members of the board of directors, and the principal officers; and
             338          (d) any other information the commissioner requires.
             339          (3) In addition to the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures
             340      Act, the commissioner shall, at the expense of the applicant:
             341          (a) give notice of the application by publication [in three successive issues of a
             342      newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is to be
             343      established] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             344          (b) give notice of the application to other institutions subject to the jurisdiction of the
             345      department in a manner and to an extent the commissioner considers appropriate;
             346          (c) cause the appropriate supervisor to make a careful investigation and examination of
             347      the following:
             348          (i) the character, reputation, and financial standing and ability of the organizers;
             349          (ii) the character, financial responsibility, experience, and business qualifications of
             350      those proposed as officers;
             351          (iii) the character and standing in the community of those proposed as directors,
             352      principal stockholders, or owners;
             353          (iv) the need in the service area where the institution would be located, giving
             354      particular consideration to the adequacy of existing financial facilities and the effect the
             355      proposed institution would have on existing institutions in the area;
             356          (v) the ability of the proposed service area to support the proposed institution,
             357      including the extent and nature of existing competition, the economic history and future
             358      prospects of the community, and the opportunity for profitable employment of financial
             359      institution funds; and
             360          (vi) other facts and circumstances bearing on the proposed institution that the
             361      supervisor considers relevant.
             362          (4) (a) The supervisor shall submit findings and recommendations in writing to the
             363      commissioner.
             364          (b) The application, any additional information furnished by the applicant, and the
             365      findings and recommendations of the supervisor may be inspected by any person at the
             366      department's office, except those portions of the application or report the commissioner


             367      declares to be confidential, pursuant to the applicant's request, in order to prevent a clearly
             368      unwarranted invasion of privacy.
             369          (5) (a) If a hearing is held, the applicant shall publish notice of the hearing [at the
             370      applicant's expense in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the proposed
             371      institution is to be located at least once a week] for three successive weeks before the date of
             372      hearing on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             373          (b) The notice shall include the date, time, and place of the hearing and any other
             374      information required by the commissioner.
             375          (c) The commissioner shall act on the record before him within 30 days after receipt of
             376      the transcript of the hearing.
             377          (6) If no hearing is held, the commissioner may, within 90 days of acceptance of the
             378      application as complete, approve or disapprove the application based on the papers filed with
             379      him, together with the supervisor's findings and recommendations.
             380          (7) (a) The commissioner may not approve the application unless the commissioner
             381      finds that the applicant has established by the preponderance of the evidence that:
             382          (i) in light of the need for financial services in the area, the adequacy of existing
             383      facilities, and the effect the proposed institution would have on existing institutions in the area,
             384      the public need and convenience will be promoted by the establishment of the proposed
             385      institution;
             386          (ii) in light of the ability of the proposed service area to support the proposed
             387      institution, including the extent and nature of existing competition, the economic history and
             388      future prospects of the community, and the opportunity for profitable employment of financial
             389      institution funds, conditions in the service area in which the proposed institution would transact
             390      business afford reasonable promise of a successful operation;
             391          (iii) the institution is being formed only for legitimate purposes allowed by the laws of
             392      this state;
             393          (iv) the proposed capital equals or exceeds the required minimum and is adequate in
             394      light of current and prospective conditions;
             395          (v) if the applicant is seeking authority to accept deposits, the deposits will be insured
             396      or guaranteed by an agency of the federal government;
             397          (vi) the proposed officers and directors have sufficient experience, ability, and standing


             398      to afford reasonable promise of a successful operation;
             399          (vii) the name of the proposed financial institution does not resemble the name of any
             400      other institution transacting business in this state so closely as to cause confusion;
             401          (viii) the applicants have complied with all of the provisions of law; and
             402          (ix) no properly managed and soundly operated existing institutions offering
             403      substantially similar services in the service area to which the application relates will be unduly
             404      injured by approval of the application.
             405          (b) The commissioner may condition approval of the application on the institution's
             406      acceptance of requirements or conditions with respect to insurance that the commissioner
             407      considers necessary to protect depositors.
             408          (8) (a) The commissioner shall provide written findings and conclusions on the
             409      application.
             410          (b) Upon approving an application, the commissioner shall:
             411          (i) endorse the approval on the articles of incorporation;
             412          (ii) file one copy with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             413          (iii) retain one file copy; and
             414          (iv) return one copy to the applicant within ten days after the date of the
             415      commissioner's decision approving the application.
             416          (c) Upon disapproving an application, the commissioner shall mail notice of the
             417      disapproval to the applicant within ten days.
             418          (d) The commissioner may approve an application subject to conditions the
             419      commissioner considers appropriate to protect the public interest and carry out the purposes of
             420      this title.
             421          (e) The commissioner shall give written notice of the decision to all persons who have
             422      filed a protest to the application.
             423          (9) Upon approval of an application for authorization to conduct a business subject to
             424      the jurisdiction of the department, the commissioner shall issue a license, permit, or other
             425      appropriate certificate of authority if:
             426          (a) except in the case of credit unions, all of the capital of the institution being formed
             427      has been paid in; and
             428          (b) all the conditions and other requirements for approval of the application have been


             429      met.
             430          (10) (a) Any approval by the commissioner of an application under this section is
             431      considered revoked unless the business is open and operating within one year from the date of
             432      the approval.
             433          (b) The commissioner, on written application made before the expiration of that period,
             434      and for good cause shown, may extend the date for activation for additional periods not to
             435      exceed six months each.
             436          (11) No person may obtain, for the purpose of resale, a certificate of approval to
             437      operate any institution under the jurisdiction of the department.
             438          (12) The commissioner may approve an application without any notice to other
             439      financial institutions to respond to an emergency arising from the insolvency of an existing
             440      institution or to prevent the failure of an existing institution if the commissioner makes the
             441      findings required by Subsection (7).
             442          Section 6. Section 7-1-706 is amended to read:
             443           7-1-706. Application to commissioner to exercise power -- Procedure.
             444          (1) Except as provided in Sections 7-1-704 and 7-1-705 , by filing a request for agency
             445      action with the commissioner, any person may request the commissioner to:
             446          (a) issue any rule or order;
             447          (b) exercise any powers granted to the commissioner under this title; or
             448          (c) act on any matter that is subject to the approval of the commissioner.
             449          (2) Within ten days of receipt of the request, the commissioner shall, at the applicant's
             450      expense, cause a supervisor to make a careful investigation of the facts relevant or material to
             451      the request.
             452          (3) (a) The supervisor shall submit written findings and recommendations to the
             453      commissioner.
             454          (b) The application, any additional information furnished by the applicant, and the
             455      findings and recommendations of the supervisor may be inspected by any person at the office
             456      of the commissioner, except those portions of the application or report that the commissioner
             457      designates as confidential to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.
             458          (4) (a) If a hearing is held concerning the request, the commissioner shall publish notice
             459      of the hearing [at the applicant's expense in a newspaper of general circulation within the


             460      county where the applicant is located at least once a week] on the Utah Public Notice Website
             461      as described in Section 63F-1-701 for three successive weeks before the date of the hearing.
             462          (b) The notice required by Subsection (4)(a) shall include the information required by
             463      the department's rules.
             464          (c) The commissioner shall act upon the request within 30 days after the close of the
             465      hearing, based on the record before the commissioner.
             466          (5) (a) If no hearing is held, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the request
             467      within 90 days of receipt of the request based on:
             468          (i) the application;
             469          (ii) additional information filed with the commissioner; and
             470          (iii) the findings and recommendations of the supervisor.
             471          (b) The commissioner shall act on the request by issuing findings of fact, conclusions,
             472      and an order, and shall mail a copy of each to:
             473          (i) the applicant;
             474          (ii) all persons who have filed protests to the granting of the application; and
             475          (iii) other persons that the commissioner considers should receive copies.
             476          (6) The commissioner may impose any conditions or limitations on the approval or
             477      disapproval of a request that the commissioner considers proper to:
             478          (a) protect the interest of creditors, depositors, and other customers of an institution;
             479          (b) protect its shareholders or members; and
             480          (c) carry out the purposes of this title.
             481          Section 7. Section 7-1-709 is amended to read:
             482           7-1-709. Branches -- Discontinuance of operation.
             483          (1) A Utah depository institution or out-of-state depository institution authorized to do
             484      business in this state may discontinue operation of a branch upon resolution of its board of
             485      directors.
             486          (2) Upon adopting the resolution, the institution shall file an application with the
             487      commissioner specifying:
             488          (a) the location of the branch to be discontinued;
             489          (b) the date of the proposed discontinuance;
             490          (c) the reasons for closing the branch; and


             491          (d) the extent to which the public need and convenience or service to members would
             492      still be adequately met.
             493          (3) Upon filing its application with the commissioner, the institution shall publish
             494      notice of the discontinuance [in a newspaper serving the area] on the Utah Public Notice
             495      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 once a week for two consecutive weeks. The
             496      commissioner may approve the application after a reasonable comment period following
             497      publication.
             498          (4) An out-of-state depository institution with a branch in Utah is not subject to the
             499      requirements of this section if the branch to be closed is located outside of Utah.
             500          Section 8. Section 7-2-6 is amended to read:
             501           7-2-6. Possession by commissioner -- Notice -- Presentation, allowance, and
             502      disallowance of claims -- Objections to claims.
             503          (1) (a) Possession of an institution by the commissioner commences when notice of
             504      taking possession is:
             505          (i) posted in each office of the institution located in this state; or
             506          (ii) delivered to a controlling person or officer of the institution.
             507          (b) All notices, records, and other information regarding possession of an institution by
             508      the commissioner may be kept confidential, and all court records and proceedings relating to
             509      the commissioner's possession may be sealed from public access if:
             510          (i) the commissioner finds it is in the best interests of the institution and its depositors
             511      not to notify the public of the possession by the commissioner;
             512          (ii) the deposit and withdrawal of funds and payment to creditors of the institution is
             513      not suspended, restricted, or interrupted; and
             514          (iii) the court approves.
             515          (2) (a) Within 15 days after taking possession of an institution or other person under
             516      the jurisdiction of the department, the commissioner shall publish a notice to all persons who
             517      may have claims against the institution or other person to file proof of their claims with the
             518      commissioner before a date specified in the notice. The filing date shall be at least 90 days
             519      after the date of the first publication of the notice. The notice shall be published [in a
             520      newspaper of general circulation in each city or county in which the institution or other person,
             521      or any subsidiary or service corporation of the institution, maintains an office] on the Utah


             522      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . The notice shall be published again
             523      approximately 30 days and 60 days after the date of the first publication.
             524          (b) (i) Within 60 days of taking possession of a depository institution, the
             525      commissioner shall send a similar notice to all persons whose identity is reflected in the books
             526      or records of the institution as depositors or other creditors, secured or unsecured, parties to
             527      litigation involving the institution pending at the date the commissioner takes possession of the
             528      institution, and all other potential claimants against the institution whose identity is reasonably
             529      ascertainable by the commissioner from examination of the books and records of the
             530      institution. No notice is required in connection with accounts or other liabilities of the
             531      institution that will be paid in full or be fully assumed by another depository institution or trust
             532      company. The notice shall specify a filing date for claims against the institution not less than
             533      60 days after the date of mailing. Claimants whose claims against the institution have been
             534      assumed by another depository institution or trust company pursuant to a merger or purchase
             535      and assumption agreement with the commissioner, or a federal deposit insurance agency
             536      appointed as receiver or liquidator of the institution, shall be notified of the assumption of their
             537      claims and the name and address of the assuming party within 60 days after the claim is
             538      assumed. Unless a purchase and assumption or merger agreement requires otherwise, the
             539      assuming party shall give all required notices. Notice shall be mailed to the address appearing
             540      in the books and records of the institution.
             541          (ii) Inadvertent or unintentional failure to mail a notice to any person entitled to written
             542      notice under this paragraph does not impose any liability on the commissioner or any receiver
             543      or liquidator appointed by him beyond the amount the claimant would be entitled to receive if
             544      the claim had been timely filed and allowed. The commissioner or any receiver or liquidator
             545      appointed by him are not liable for failure to mail notice unless the claimant establishes that it
             546      had no knowledge of the commissioner taking possession of the institution until after all
             547      opportunity had passed for obtaining payment through filing a claim with the commissioner,
             548      receiver, or liquidator.
             549          (c) Upon good cause shown, the court having supervisory jurisdiction may extend the
             550      time in which the commissioner may serve any notice required by this chapter.
             551          (d) The commissioner has the sole power to adjudicate any claim against the
             552      institution, its property or other assets, tangible or intangible, and to settle or compromise


             553      claims within the priorities set forth in Section 7-2-15 . Any action of the commissioner is
             554      subject to judicial review as provided in Subsection (9).
             555          (e) A receiver or liquidator of the institution appointed by the commissioner has all the
             556      duties, powers, authority, and responsibilities of the commissioner under this section. All
             557      claims against the institution shall be filed with the receiver or liquidator within the applicable
             558      time specified in this section and the receiver or liquidator shall adjudicate the claims as
             559      provided in Subsection (2)(d).
             560          (f) The procedure established in this section is the sole remedy of claimants against an
             561      institution or its assets in the possession of the commissioner.
             562          (3) With respect to a claim which appears in the books and records of an institution or
             563      other person in the possession of the commissioner as a secured claim, which, for purposes of
             564      this section is a claim that constitutes an enforceable, perfected lien, evidenced in writing, on
             565      the assets or other property of the institution:
             566          (a) The commissioner shall allow or disallow each secured claim filed on or before the
             567      filing date within 30 days after receipt of the claim and shall notify each secured claimant by
             568      certified mail or in person of the basis for, and any conditions imposed on, the allowance or
             569      disallowance.
             570          (b) For all allowed secured claims, the commissioner shall be bound by the terms,
             571      covenants, and conditions relating to the assets or other property subject to the claim, as set
             572      forth in the note, bond, or other security agreement which evidences the secured claim, unless
             573      the commissioner has given notice to the claimant of his intent to abandon the assets or other
             574      property subject to the secured claim at the time the commissioner gave the notice described in
             575      Subsection (3)(a).
             576          (c) No petition for lifting the stay provided by Section 7-2-7 may be filed with respect
             577      to a secured claim before the claim has been filed and allowed or disallowed by the
             578      commissioner in accordance with Subsection (3)(a).
             579          (4) With respect to all other claims other than secured claims:
             580          (a) Each claim filed on or before the filing date shall be allowed or disallowed within
             581      180 days after the final publication of notice.
             582          (b) If notice of disallowance is not served upon the claimant by the commissioner
             583      within 210 days after the date of final publication of notice, the claim is considered disallowed.


             584          (c) The rights of claimants and the amount of a claim shall be determined as of the date
             585      the commissioner took possession of the institution under this chapter. Claims based on
             586      contractual obligations of the institution in existence on the date of possession may be allowed
             587      unless the obligation of the institution is dependent on events occurring after the date of
             588      possession, or the amount or worth of the claim cannot be determined before any distribution
             589      of assets of the institution is made to claimants having the same priority under Section 7-2-15 .
             590          (d) (i) An unliquidated claim against the institution, including claims based on alleged
             591      torts for which the institution would have been liable on the date the commissioner took
             592      possession of the institution and any claims for a right to an equitable remedy for breach of
             593      performance by the institution, may be filed in an estimated amount. The commissioner may
             594      disallow or allow the claim in an amount determined by the commissioner, settle the claim in
             595      an amount approved by the court, or, in his discretion, refer the claim to the court designated by
             596      Section 7-2-2 for determination in accordance with procedures designated by the court. If the
             597      institution held on the date of possession by the commissioner a policy of insurance that would
             598      apply to the liability asserted by the claimant, the commissioner, or any receiver appointed by
             599      him may assign to the claimant all rights of the institution under the insurance policy in full
             600      satisfaction of the claim.
             601          (ii) If the commissioner finds there are or may be issues of fact or law as to the validity
             602      of a claim, liquidated or unliquidated, or its proper allowance or disallowance under the
             603      provisions of this chapter, he may appoint a hearing examiner to conduct a hearing and to
             604      prepare and submit recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law for final
             605      consideration by the commissioner. The hearing shall be conducted as provided in rules or
             606      regulations issued by the commissioner. The decision of the commissioner shall be based on
             607      the record before the hearing examiner and information the commissioner considers relevant
             608      and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in Subsection (9).
             609          (e) A claim may be disallowed if it is based on actions or documents intended to
             610      deceive the commissioner or any receiver or liquidator appointed by him.
             611          (f) The commissioner may defer payment of any claim filed on behalf of a person who
             612      was at any time in control of the institution within the meaning of Section 7-1-103 , pending the
             613      final determination of all claims of the institution against that person.
             614          (g) The commissioner or any receiver appointed by him may disallow a claim that


             615      seeks a dollar amount if it is determined by the court having jurisdiction under Section 7-2-2
             616      that the commissioner or receiver or conservator will not have any assets with which to pay the
             617      claim under the priorities established by Section 7-2-15 .
             618          (h) The commissioner may adopt rules to establish such alternative dispute resolution
             619      processes as may be appropriate for the resolution of claims filed against an institution under
             620      this chapter.
             621          (i) In establishing alternative dispute resolution processes, the commissioner shall
             622      strive for procedures that are expeditious, fair, independent, and low cost. The commissioner
             623      shall seek to develop incentives for claimants to participate in the alternative dispute resolution
             624      process.
             625          (j) The commissioner may establish both binding and nonbinding processes, which
             626      may be conducted by any government or private party, but all parties, including the claimant
             627      and the commissioner or any receiver appointed by him, must agree to the use of the process in
             628      a particular case.
             629          (5) Claims filed after the filing date are disallowed, unless:
             630          (a) the claimant who did not file his claim timely demonstrates that he did not have
             631      notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in time to file a timely proof of claim; and
             632          (b) proof of the claim was filed prior to the last distribution of assets. For the purpose
             633      of this subsection only, late filed claims may be allowed if proof was filed before the final
             634      distribution of assets of the institution to claimants of the same priority and are payable only
             635      out of the remaining assets of the institution.
             636          (c) A late filed claim may be disallowed under any other provision of this section.
             637          (6) Debts owing to the United States or to any state or its subdivisions as a penalty or
             638      forfeiture are not allowed, except for the amount of the pecuniary loss sustained by the act,
             639      transaction, or proceeding out of which the penalty or forfeiture arose.
             640          (7) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 7-2-15 (1)(a), interest accruing on any
             641      claim after the commissioner has taken possession of an institution or other person under this
             642      chapter may be disallowed.
             643          (8) A claim against an institution or its assets based on a contract or agreement may be
             644      disallowed unless the agreement: (a) is in writing; (b) is otherwise a valid and enforceable
             645      contract; and (c) has continuously, from the time of its execution, been an official record of the


             646      institution. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to claims for goods sold or
             647      services rendered to an institution in the ordinary course of business by trade creditors who do
             648      not customarily use written agreements or other documents.
             649          (9) (a) Objection to any claim allowed or disallowed may be made by any depositor or
             650      other claimant by filing a written objection with the commissioner within 30 days after service
             651      of the notice of allowance or disallowance. The commissioner shall present the objection to
             652      the court for hearing and determination upon written notice to the claimant and to the filing
             653      party. The notice shall set forth the time and place of hearing. After the 30-day period, no
             654      objection may be filed. This Subsection (9) does not apply to secured claims allowed under
             655      Subsection (3).
             656          (b) The hearing shall be based on the record before the commissioner and any
             657      additional evidence the court allowed to provide the parties due process of law.
             658          (c) The court may not reverse or otherwise modify the determination of the
             659      commissioner with respect to the claim unless it finds the determination of the commissioner to
             660      be arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise contrary to law. The burden of proof is on the party
             661      objecting to the determination of the commissioner.
             662          (d) An appeal from any final judgment of the court with respect to a claim may be
             663      taken as provided by law by the claimant, the commissioner, or any person having standing to
             664      object to the allowance or disallowance of the claim.
             665          (10) If a claim against the institution has been asserted in any judicial, administrative,
             666      or other proceeding pending at the time the commissioner took possession of the institution
             667      under this chapter or under Chapter 19, Acquisition of Failing Depository Institutions or
             668      Holding Companies, the claimant shall file copies of all documents of record in the pending
             669      proceeding with the commissioner within the time for filing claims as provided in Subsection
             670      (2). Such a claim shall be allowed or disallowed within 90 days of the receipt of the complete
             671      record of the proceedings. No application to lift the stay of a pending proceeding shall be filed
             672      until the claim has been allowed or disallowed. The commissioner may petition the court
             673      designated by Section 7-2-2 to lift the stay to determine whether the claim should be allowed or
             674      disallowed.
             675          (11) All claims allowed by the commissioner and not disallowed or otherwise modified
             676      by the court under Subsection (9), if not paid within 30 days after allowance, shall be


             677      evidenced by a certificate payable only out of the assets of the institution in the possession of
             678      the commissioner, subject to the priorities set forth in Section 7-2-15 . This provision does not
             679      apply to a secured claim allowed by the commissioner under Subsection (3)(a).
             680          Section 9. Section 7-7-10 is amended to read:
             681           7-7-10. Meetings of mutual association members -- Voting -- Notice.
             682          (1) (a) An annual meeting of the members of each mutual association shall be held at
             683      the time and place fixed in the bylaws of the association.
             684          (b) Special meetings may be called as provided in the bylaws.
             685          (2) (a) The members entitled to vote at any meeting of the members shall be those who
             686      are members of record at the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of the meeting
             687      of members, except those who have ceased to be members.
             688          (b) The number of votes that a member is entitled to cast shall be determined in
             689      accordance with the books on the date determinative of entitlement to vote.
             690          (3) In the determination of all questions requiring action by the members, each member
             691      shall be entitled to cast:
             692          (a) one vote; and
             693          (b) any additional vote that the member may cast under the bylaws of the association.
             694          (4) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (4)(a)(ii), at any meeting of the members, voting may
             695      be:
             696          (A) in person; or
             697          (B) by proxy.
             698          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a proxy is not eligible to be voted at any
             699      meeting unless the proxy has been filed with the secretary of the association, for verification, at
             700      least five days before the date of the meeting.
             701          (b) Every proxy shall:
             702          (i) be in writing;
             703          (ii) be signed by the member or the member's duly authorized attorney in fact; and
             704          (iii) continue in force from year to year:
             705          (A) when filed with the secretary;
             706          (B) if so specified in the proxy; and
             707          (C) until:


             708          (I) revoked by a writing duly delivered to the secretary; or
             709          (II) superseded by subsequent proxies.
             710          (5) (a) At an annual meeting or at any special meeting of the members, any number of
             711      members present in person or by proxy eligible to be voted constitutes a quorum.
             712          (b) A majority of all votes cast at any meeting of members shall determine any
             713      question unless this chapter specifically provides otherwise.
             714          (6) (a) No notice of annual meetings of members need be given to members.
             715          (b) Subject to Subsection (6)(c), notice of each special meeting of members shall:
             716          (i) state:
             717          (A) the purpose for which the meeting is called;
             718          (B) the place of the meeting; and
             719          (C) the time when the meeting shall convene; and
             720          (ii) (A) be published[: (I)] once a week for two consecutive calendar weeks (in each
             721      instance, on any day of the week) before the date on which the special meeting shall convene[;
             722      and] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             723          [(II) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the home office of the
             724      association is located; and]
             725          (B) be posted in a conspicuous place in all offices of the association during the 30 days
             726      immediately preceding the date on which the special meeting convenes.
             727          (c) No notice need be given of a meeting if all the members entitled to vote, vote in
             728      favor of an action at the meeting of the members.
             729          Section 10. Section 8-5-6 is amended to read:
             730           8-5-6. Alternative council or board procedures for notice -- Termination of
             731      rights.
             732          (1) As an alternative to the procedures set forth in Sections 8-5-1 through 8-5-4 , a
             733      municipal council or cemetery maintenance district board may pass a resolution demanding
             734      that the owner of a lot, site, or portion of the cemetery, which has been unused for burial
             735      purposes for more than 60 years, file with the county recorder, city recorder, or town clerk
             736      notice of any claim to the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery.
             737          (2) The municipal council or cemetery maintenance district board shall then cause a
             738      copy of the resolution to be personally served on the owner in the same manner as personal


             739      service of process in a civil action. The resolution shall notify the owner that the owner shall,
             740      within 60 days after service of the resolution on the owner, express interest in maintaining the
             741      cemetery lot, site, or portion of the cemetery and submit satisfactory evidence of an intention to
             742      use the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery for a burial.
             743          (3) If the owner cannot be personally served with the resolution of the municipal
             744      council or cemetery maintenance district board as required in Subsection (2), the municipal
             745      council or cemetery maintenance district board shall publish its resolution for three successive
             746      weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation within the county] on the Utah Public Notice
             747      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and mail a copy of the resolution within 14 days
             748      after the publication to the owner's last known address, if available.
             749          (4) If, for 30 days after the last date of service or publication of the municipal council's
             750      or cemetery maintenance district board's resolution, the owner or person with a legal interest in
             751      the cemetery lot fails to state a valid interest in the use of the cemetery lot, site, or portion of
             752      the cemetery for burial purposes, the owner's rights are terminated and that portion of the
             753      cemetery shall be vested in the municipality or cemetery maintenance district.
             754          Section 11. Section 9-3-409 is amended to read:
             755           9-3-409. Actions on validity or enforceability of bonds -- Time for bringing
             756      action.
             757          (1) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any
             758      bond issued under this chapter or the security for them, any such bond reciting in substance that
             759      it has been issued by the authority in connection with the Utah Science Center shall be
             760      conclusively [deemed] considered to have been issued for that purpose.
             761          (2) For a period of 30 days after the publication of the resolution authorizing the bonds,
             762      or a notice of bonds to be issued by the authority containing those items described in Section
             763      11-14-316 [in a newspaper having general circulation in the area of operation] on the Utah
             764      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , any person may contest the legality
             765      of the resolution authorizing any bonds, notice of bonds to be issued, or any provisions made
             766      for the security and payment of the bonds. After the 30-day period no one has any cause of
             767      action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the notice of bonds to be issued or the
             768      bonds for any cause whatsoever.
             769          Section 12. Section 9-8-805 is amended to read:


             770           9-8-805. Collecting institutions -- Perfecting title -- Notice.
             771          (1) (a) Any collecting institution wishing to perfect title in any reposited materials held
             772      by it shall send, by registered mail, a notice containing the information required by this section
             773      to the last-known address of the last-known owner of the property.
             774          (b) The collecting institution shall publish a notice containing the information required
             775      by this section at least once per week for two consecutive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             776      circulation in the county where the collecting institution is located] on the Utah Public Notice
             777      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 if:
             778          (i) the owner or the address of the owner of the reposited materials is unknown;
             779          (ii) the mailed notice is returned to the collecting institution without a forwarding
             780      address; or
             781          (iii) the owner does not claim the reposited materials within 90 days after the notice
             782      was mailed.
             783          (2) The notices required by this section shall include:
             784          (a) the name, if known, and the last-known address, if any, of the last-known owner of
             785      the reposited materials;
             786          (b) a description of the reposited materials;
             787          (c) the name of the collecting institution that has possession of the reposited materials
             788      and a person within that institution whom the owner may contact; and
             789          (d) a statement that if the reposited materials are not claimed within 90 days from the
             790      date that the notice is published [in the newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             791      described in Section 63F-1-701 for the second time, the reposited materials are considered to
             792      be abandoned and become the property of the collecting institution.
             793          (3) If no one has claimed the reposited materials within 90 days after the date that the
             794      notice is published [in the newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             795      Section 63F-1-701 for the second time, the reposited materials are considered to be abandoned
             796      and are the property of the collecting institution.
             797          Section 13. Section 10-2-108 is amended to read:
             798           10-2-108. Public hearings on feasibility study results -- Notice of hearings.
             799          (1) If the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study meet the
             800      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body shall, at its next regular


             801      meeting after receipt of the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study,
             802      schedule at least two public hearings to be held:
             803          (a) within the following 60 days;
             804          (b) at least seven days apart;
             805          (c) in geographically diverse locations within the proposed city; and
             806          (d) for the purpose of allowing:
             807          (i) the feasibility consultant to present the results of the study; and
             808          (ii) the public to become informed about the feasibility study results and to ask
             809      questions about those results of the feasibility consultant.
             810          (2) (a) (i) The county clerk shall publish notice of the public hearings required under
             811      Subsection (1) at least once a week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             812      circulation within the proposed city] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             813      63F-1-701 .
             814          (ii) The last publication of notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(i) shall be at least
             815      three days before the first public hearing required under Subsection (1).
             816          (b) (i) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the proposed city, the]
             817      The county clerk shall post at least one notice of the hearings per 1,000 population in
             818      conspicuous places within the proposed city that are most likely to give notice of the hearings
             819      to the residents of the proposed city.
             820          (ii) The clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(b)(i) at least seven days before
             821      the first hearing under Subsection (1).
             822          (c) The notice under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall include the feasibility study
             823      summary under Subsection 10-2-106 (3)(b) and shall indicate that a full copy of the study is
             824      available for inspection and copying at the office of the county clerk.
             825          Section 14. Section 10-2-111 is amended to read:
             826           10-2-111. Incorporation election.
             827          (1) At the next special election date under Section 20A-1-204 more than 45 days after
             828      the county legislative body's receipt of the certified petition or certified modified petition under
             829      Subsection 10-2-110 (1)(b)(i), the county legislative body shall hold an election on the proposed
             830      incorporation.
             831          (2) (a) The county clerk shall publish notice of the election [in a newspaper of general


             832      circulation within the area proposed to be incorporated] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             833      described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for three successive weeks.
             834          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall contain:
             835          (i) a statement of the contents of the petition;
             836          (ii) a description of the area proposed to be incorporated as a city;
             837          (iii) a statement of the date and time of the election and the location of polling places;
             838      and
             839          (iv) the feasibility study summary under Subsection 10-2-106 (3)(b) and a statement
             840      that a full copy of the study is available for inspection and copying at the office of the county
             841      clerk.
             842          (c) The last publication of notice required under Subsection (2)(a) shall occur at least
             843      one day but no more than seven days before the election.
             844          (d) (i) If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the proposed city, the
             845      county clerk shall post at least one notice of the election per 1,000 population in conspicuous
             846      places within the proposed city that are most likely to give notice of the election to the voters of
             847      the proposed city.
             848          (ii) The clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(d)(i) at least seven days before
             849      the election under Subsection (1).
             850          Section 15. Section 10-2-114 is amended to read:
             851           10-2-114. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of
             852      election districts -- Hearings and notice.
             853          (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 25 days of
             854      the canvass of the election under Section 10-2-111 :
             855          (a) if the voters at the incorporation election choose the council-mayor form of
             856      government, determine the number of council members that will constitute the council of the
             857      future city;
             858          (b) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district,
             859      determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of
             860      those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population;
             861          (c) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the city council so that:
             862          (i) the mayor and approximately half the members of the city council are elected to


             863      serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full
             864      four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (1); and
             865          (ii) the remaining members of the city council are elected to serve an initial term, of no
             866      less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with
             867      the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (2); and
             868          (d) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the sponsors'
             869      determinations under Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             870          (2) (a) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), the petition
             871      sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future city on the applicable issues under
             872      Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             873          (b) (i) The petition sponsors shall publish notice of the public hearing under Subsection
             874      (2)(a) [in a newspaper of general circulation within the future city at least once a week] for two
             875      successive weeks before the hearing on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             876      63F-1-701 .
             877          (ii) The last publication of notice under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be at least three days
             878      before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             879          (c) (i) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the] The
             880      petition sponsors shall post at least one notice of the hearing per 1,000 population in
             881      conspicuous places within the future city that are most likely to give notice of the hearing to the
             882      residents of the future city.
             883          (ii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(c)(i) at least seven
             884      days before the hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             885          Section 16. Section 10-2-115 is amended to read:
             886           10-2-115. Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and
             887      of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for city office.
             888          (1) (a) Within 20 days of the county legislative body's receipt of the information under
             889      Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(d), the county clerk shall publish [in a newspaper of general circulation
             890      within the future city a notice containing] a notice on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             891      described in Section 63F-1-701 containing:
             892          (i) the number of commission or council members to be elected for the new city;
             893          (ii) if some or all of the commission or council members are to be elected by district, a


             894      description of the boundaries of those districts as designated by the petition sponsors under
             895      Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(b);
             896          (iii) information about the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for those
             897      seeking to become candidates for mayor or city commission or council; and
             898          (iv) information about the length of the initial term of each of the city officers, as
             899      determined by the petition sponsors under Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(c).
             900          (b) The notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall be published at least once a week for two
             901      successive weeks.
             902          (c) (i) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the] The
             903      county clerk shall post at least one notice per 1,000 population in conspicuous places within the
             904      future city that are most likely to give notice to the residents of the future city.
             905          (ii) The notice under Subsection (1)(c)(i) shall contain the information required under
             906      Subsection (1)(a).
             907          (iii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (1)(c)(i) at least
             908      seven days before the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy under Subsection (2).
             909          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-203 (2)(a), each person seeking to become a
             910      candidate for mayor or city commission or council of a city incorporating under this part shall,
             911      within 45 days of the incorporation election under Section 10-2-111 , file a declaration of
             912      candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future city is located.
             913          Section 17. Section 10-2-116 is amended to read:
             914           10-2-116. Election of officers of new city.
             915          (1) For the election of city officers, the county legislative body shall:
             916          (a) unless a primary election is prohibited by Subsection 20A-9-404 (2), hold a primary
             917      election; and
             918          (b) hold a final election.
             919          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be:
             920          (a) appropriate to the form of government chosen by the voters at the incorporation
             921      election;
             922          (b) consistent with the voters' decision about whether to elect commission or council
             923      members by district and, if applicable, consistent with the boundaries of those districts as
             924      determined by the petition sponsors; and


             925          (c) consistent with the sponsors' determination of the number of commission or council
             926      members to be elected and the length of their initial term.
             927          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b) and except as provided in Subsection (5), the
             928      primary election under Subsection (1)(a) shall be held at the earliest of the next:
             929          (i) regular general election under Section 20A-1-201 ;
             930          (ii) municipal primary election under Section 20A-9-404 ;
             931          (iii) municipal general election under Section 20A-1-202 ; or
             932          (iv) special election under Section 20A-1-204 .
             933          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the primary election under Subsection (1)(a)
             934      may not be held until 75 days after the incorporation election under Section 10-2-111 .
             935          (4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the final election under Subsection (1)(b)
             936      shall be held at the next special election date under Section 20A-1-204 :
             937          (a) after the primary election; or
             938          (b) if there is no primary election, more than 75 days after the incorporation election
             939      under Section 10-2-111 .
             940          (5) Notwithstanding Subsections (3) and (4), the county legislative body may hold the
             941      primary and final elections required under Subsection (1) on the dates provided for the next
             942      municipal primary election under Section 20A-9-404 and the next municipal general election
             943      under Section 20A-1-202 , respectively, after the incorporation election, if:
             944          (a) with the results under Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(d), the petition sponsors submit to
             945      the county legislative body a written request to that effect; and
             946          (b) the incorporation election under Section 10-2-111 took place in February or May of
             947      an odd-numbered year.
             948          (6) (a) (i) The county clerk shall publish notice of an election under this section at least
             949      once a week for two successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation within the future
             950      city] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             951          (ii) The later notice under Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall be at least one day but no more
             952      than seven days before the election.
             953          (b) (i) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the future city, the] The
             954      county clerk shall post at least one notice of the election per 1,000 population in conspicuous
             955      places within the future city that are most likely to give notice of the election to the voters.


             956          (ii) The county clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (6)(b)(i) at least seven
             957      days before each election under Subsection (1).
             958          (7) Until the city is incorporated, the county clerk is the election officer for all purposes
             959      in an election of officers of the city approved at an incorporation election.
             960          Section 18. Section 10-2-125 is amended to read:
             961           10-2-125. Incorporation of a town.
             962          (1) As used in this section:
             963          (a) "Assessed value," with respect to agricultural land, means the value at which the
             964      land would be assessed without regard to a valuation for agricultural use under Section
             965      59-2-503 .
             966          (b) "Financial feasibility study" means a study to determine:
             967          (i) the projected revenues for the proposed town during the first three years after
             968      incorporation; and
             969          (ii) the projected costs, including overhead, that the proposed town will incur in
             970      providing governmental services during the first three years after incorporation.
             971          (c) "Municipal service" means a publicly provided service that is not provided on a
             972      countywide basis.
             973          (d) "Nonurban" means having a residential density of less than one unit per acre.
             974          (2) (a) (i) A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality, with a population of
             975      at least 100 but less than 1,000, may incorporate as a town as provided in this section.
             976          (ii) An area within a county of the first class is not contiguous for purposes of
             977      Subsection (2)(a)(i) if:
             978          (A) the area includes a strip of land that connects geographically separate areas; and
             979          (B) the distance between the geographically separate areas is greater than the average
             980      width of the strip of land connecting the geographically separate areas.
             981          (b) The population figure under Subsection (2)(a) shall be determined:
             982          (i) as of the date the incorporation petition is filed; and
             983          (ii) by the Utah Population Estimates Committee within 20 days after the county clerk's
             984      certification under Subsection (6) of a petition filed under Subsection (4).
             985          (3) (a) The process to incorporate an area as a town is initiated by filing a request for a
             986      public hearing with the clerk of the county in which the area is located.


             987          (b) Each request for a public hearing under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             988          (i) be signed by the owners of at least five separate parcels of private real property,
             989      each owned by a different owner, located within the area proposed to be incorporated; and
             990          (ii) be accompanied by an accurate map or plat depicting the boundary of the proposed
             991      town.
             992          (c) Within ten days after a request for a public hearing is filed under Subsection (3)(a),
             993      the county clerk shall, with the assistance of other county officers from whom the clerk
             994      requests assistance, determine whether the petition complies with the requirements of
             995      Subsection (3)(b).
             996          (d) If the clerk determines that a request under Subsection (3)(a) fails to comply with
             997      the requirements of Subsection (3)(b), the clerk shall reject the request and deliver written
             998      notice of the rejection to the signers of the request.
             999          (e) (i) If the clerk determines that a request under Subsection (3)(a) complies with the
             1000      requirements of Subsection (3)(b), the clerk shall:
             1001          (A) schedule and arrange for a public hearing to be held:
             1002          (I) (Aa) at a public facility located within the boundary of the proposed town; or
             1003          (Bb) if there is no public facility within the boundary of the proposed town, at another
             1004      nearby public facility or at the county seat; and
             1005          (II) within 20 days after the clerk provides the last notice required under Subsection
             1006      (3)(e)(i)(B); and
             1007          (B) subject to Subsection (3)(e)(ii), give notice of the public hearing on the proposed
             1008      incorporation by:
             1009          (I) posting notice of the public hearing on the county's Internet website, if the county
             1010      has an Internet website; and
             1011          (II) (Aa) publishing notice of the public hearing at least once a week for two
             1012      consecutive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed town; or] on the
             1013      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1014          (Bb) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the proposed town,] by
             1015      posting notice of the public hearing in at least five conspicuous public places within the
             1016      proposed town.
             1017          (ii) The posting of notice required under Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B)(I) and, if applicable,


             1018      Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B)(II)(Bb) and the first publishing of notice required under Subsection
             1019      (3)(e)(i)(B)(II)(Aa), if applicable, shall occur no later than ten days after the clerk determines
             1020      that a request complies with the requirements of Subsection (3)(b).
             1021          (iii) Each public hearing under Subsection (3)(e)(i)(A) shall be conducted by the chair
             1022      of the county commission or council, or the chair's designee, to:
             1023          (A) introduce the concept of the proposed incorporation to the public;
             1024          (B) allow the public to review the map or plat of the boundary of the proposed town;
             1025          (C) allow the public to ask questions and become informed about the proposed
             1026      incorporation; and
             1027          (D) allow the public to express their views about the proposed incorporation, including
             1028      their views about the boundary of the area proposed to be incorporated.
             1029          (4) (a) At any time within three months after the public hearing under Subsection
             1030      (3)(e), a petition to incorporate the area as a town may be filed with the clerk of the county in
             1031      which the area is located.
             1032          (b) Each petition under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             1033          (i) be signed by:
             1034          (A) the owners of private real property that:
             1035          (I) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             1036          (II) covers a majority of the total private land area within the area;
             1037          (III) is equal in assessed value to more than 1/2 of the assessed value of all private real
             1038      property within the area; and
             1039          (IV) consists, in number of parcels, of at least 1/3 of the number of all parcels of
             1040      private real property within the area proposed to be incorporated; and
             1041          (B) a majority of all registered voters within the area proposed to be incorporated as a
             1042      town, according to the official voter registration list maintained by the county on the date the
             1043      petition is filed;
             1044          (ii) designate as sponsors at least five of the property owners who have signed the
             1045      petition, one of whom shall be designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address of
             1046      each owner signing as a sponsor;
             1047          (iii) be accompanied by and circulated with an accurate map or plat, prepared by a
             1048      licensed surveyor, showing a legal description of the boundary of the proposed town; and


             1049          (iv) substantially comply with and be circulated in the following form:
             1050          PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF (insert the proposed name of the proposed
             1051      town)
             1052          To the Honorable County Legislative Body of (insert the name of the county in which
             1053      the proposed town is located) County, Utah:
             1054          We, the undersigned owners of real property and registered voters within the area
             1055      described in this petition, respectfully petition the county legislative body for the area described
             1056      in this petition to be incorporated as a town. Each of the undersigned affirms that each has
             1057      personally signed this petition and is an owner of real property or a registered voter residing
             1058      within the described area, and that the current residence address of each is correctly written
             1059      after the signer's name. The area proposed to be incorporated as a town is described as follows:
             1060      (insert an accurate description of the area proposed to be incorporated).
             1061          (c) A petition under this Subsection (4) may not describe an area that includes some or
             1062      all of an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 that:
             1063          (i) was filed before the filing of the petition; and
             1064          (ii) is still pending on the date the petition is filed.
             1065          (d) A petition may not be filed under this section if the private real property owned by
             1066      the petition sponsors, designated under Subsection (4)(b)(ii), cumulatively exceeds 40% of the
             1067      total private land area within the area proposed to be incorporated as a town.
             1068          (e) A signer of a petition under this Subsection (4) may withdraw or, after withdrawn,
             1069      reinstate the signer's signature on the petition:
             1070          (i) at any time until the county clerk certifies the petition under Subsection (6); and
             1071          (ii) by filing a signed, written withdrawal or reinstatement with the county clerk.
             1072          (5) (a) If a petition is filed under Subsection (4)(a) proposing to incorporate as a town
             1073      an area located within a county of the first class, the county clerk shall deliver written notice of
             1074      the proposed incorporation:
             1075          (i) to each owner of private real property owning more than 1% of the assessed value
             1076      of all private real property within the area proposed to be incorporated as a town; and
             1077          (ii) within seven calendar days after the date on which the petition is filed.
             1078          (b) A private real property owner described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) may exclude all or
             1079      part of the owner's property from the area proposed to be incorporated as a town by filing a


             1080      notice of exclusion:
             1081          (i) with the county clerk; and
             1082          (ii) within ten calendar days after receiving the clerk's notice under Subsection (5)(a).
             1083          (c) The county legislative body shall exclude from the area proposed to be incorporated
             1084      as a town the property identified in the notice of exclusion under Subsection (5)(b) if:
             1085          (i) the property:
             1086          (A) is nonurban; and
             1087          (B) does not and will not require a municipal service; and
             1088          (ii) exclusion will not leave an unincorporated island within the proposed town.
             1089          (d) If the county legislative body excludes property from the area proposed to be
             1090      incorporated as a town, the county legislative body shall send written notice of the exclusion to
             1091      the contact sponsor within five days after the exclusion.
             1092          (6) Within 20 days after the filing of a petition under Subsection (4), the county clerk
             1093      shall:
             1094          (a) with the assistance of other county officers from whom the clerk requests
             1095      assistance, determine whether the petition complies with the requirements of Subsection (4);
             1096      and
             1097          (b) (i) if the clerk determines that the petition complies with those requirements:
             1098          (A) certify the petition and deliver the certified petition to the county legislative body;
             1099      and
             1100          (B) mail or deliver written notification of the certification to:
             1101          (I) the contact sponsor;
             1102          (II) if applicable, the chair of the planning commission of each township in which any
             1103      part of the area proposed for incorporation is located; and
             1104          (III) the Utah Population Estimates Committee; or
             1105          (ii) if the clerk determines that the petition fails to comply with any of those
             1106      requirements, reject the petition and notify the contact sponsor in writing of the rejection and
             1107      the reasons for the rejection.
             1108          (7) (a) (i) A petition that is rejected under Subsection (6)(b)(ii) may be amended to
             1109      correct a deficiency for which it was rejected and then refiled with the county clerk.
             1110          (ii) A valid signature on a petition filed under Subsection (4)(a) may be used toward


             1111      fulfilling the signature requirement of Subsection (4)(b) for the same petition that is amended
             1112      under Subsection (7)(a)(i) and then refiled with the county clerk.
             1113          (b) If a petition is amended and refiled under Subsection (7)(a)(i) after having been
             1114      rejected by the county clerk under Subsection (6)(b)(ii):
             1115          (i) the amended petition shall be considered as a newly filed petition; and
             1116          (ii) the amended petition's processing priority is determined by the date on which it is
             1117      refiled.
             1118          (8) (a) (i) The legislative body of a county with which a petition is filed under
             1119      Subsection (4) may, at its option and upon the petition being certified under Subsection (6),
             1120      commission and pay for a financial feasibility study.
             1121          (ii) If the county legislative body chooses to commission a financial feasibility study,
             1122      the county legislative body shall:
             1123          (A) within 20 days after the incorporation petition is certified, select and engage a
             1124      feasibility consultant; and
             1125          (B) require the feasibility consultant to complete the financial feasibility study and
             1126      submit written results of the study to the county legislative body no later than 30 days after the
             1127      feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the financial feasibility study.
             1128          (b) The county legislative body shall approve a petition proposing the incorporation of
             1129      a town and hold an election for town officers, as provided in Subsection (9), if:
             1130          (i) the county clerk has certified the petition under Subsection (6); and
             1131          (ii) (A) (I) the county legislative body has commissioned a financial feasibility study
             1132      under Subsection (8)(a); and
             1133          (II) the results of the financial feasibility study show that the average annual amount of
             1134      revenues described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) does not exceed the average annual amount of costs
             1135      described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by more than 10%; or
             1136          (B) the county legislative body chooses not to commission a financial feasibility study.
             1137          (c) (i) If the county legislative body commissions a financial feasibility study under
             1138      Subsection (8)(a) and the results of the financial feasibility study show that the average annual
             1139      amount of revenues described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) exceeds the average annual amount of
             1140      costs described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by more than 10%, the county legislative body may:
             1141          (A) deny the petition, subject to Subsection (8)(c)(ii), if the results of the financial


             1142      feasibility study show that the average annual amount of revenues described in Subsection
             1143      (1)(b)(i) exceeds the average annual amount of costs described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by 25%
             1144      or more;
             1145          (B) approve the petition and hold an election for town officers, as provided in
             1146      Subsection (9); or
             1147          (C) (I) with the consent of the petition sponsors:
             1148          (Aa) impose conditions to mitigate the fiscal inequities identified in the financial
             1149      feasibility study; or
             1150          (Bb) alter the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated as a town to
             1151      approximate the boundaries necessary to prevent the average annual amount of revenues
             1152      described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) from exceeding the average annual amount of costs described
             1153      in Subsection (1)(b)(ii); and
             1154          (II) approve the incorporation petition and hold an election for town officers, as
             1155      provided in Subsection (9).
             1156          (ii) A county legislative body intending to deny a petition under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(A)
             1157      shall deny the petition within 20 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results
             1158      of the financial feasibility study.
             1159          (d) Each town that incorporates pursuant to a petition approved after the county
             1160      legislative body imposes conditions under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(C)(I) shall comply with those
             1161      conditions.
             1162          (9) (a) The legislative body of the county in which the proposed new town is located
             1163      shall hold the election for town officers provided for in Subsection (8) within:
             1164          (i) 45 days after the petition is certified, for an election under Subsection (8)(b)(ii)(B);
             1165          (ii) 45 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results of the financial
             1166      feasibility study, for an election under Subsection (8)(b)(ii)(A) or (8)(c)(i)(B); or
             1167          (iii) 60 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results of the financial
             1168      feasibility study, for an election under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(C).
             1169          (b) The officers elected at an election under Subsection (9)(a) shall take office:
             1170          (i) at noon on the first Monday in January next following the election, if the election is
             1171      held on a regular general or municipal general election date; or
             1172          (ii) at noon on the first day of the month next following the effective date of the


             1173      incorporation under Subsection (12), if the election of officers is held on any other date.
             1174          (10) Each newly incorporated town shall operate under the five-member council form
             1175      of government as defined in Section 10-3b-102 .
             1176          (11) (a) Within seven days after the canvass of the election of town officers under
             1177      Subsection (9), the mayor-elect of the new town shall file at least three copies of the articles of
             1178      incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
             1179          (b) The articles of incorporation shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             1180      10-2-119 (2).
             1181          (12) A new town is incorporated:
             1182          (a) on December 31 of the year in which the lieutenant governor issues a certificate of
             1183      entity creation for the town under Section 67-1a-6.5 , if the election of town officers under
             1184      Subsection (9) is held on a regular general or municipal general election date; or
             1185          (b) on the last day of the month during which the lieutenant governor issues a
             1186      certificate of entity creation for the town under Section 67-1a-6.5 , if the election of town
             1187      officers under Subsection (9) is held on any other date.
             1188          (13) For each petition filed before March 5, 2008:
             1189          (a) the petition is subject to and governed by the law in effect at the time the petition
             1190      was filed; and
             1191          (b) the law in effect at the time the petition was filed governs in all administrative and
             1192      judicial proceedings relating to the petition.
             1193          Section 19. Section 10-2-406 is amended to read:
             1194           10-2-406. Notice of certification -- Publishing and providing notice of petition.
             1195          (1) After receipt of the notice of certification from the city recorder or town clerk under
             1196      Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), the municipal legislative body shall:
             1197          (a) (i) publish a notice at least once a week for three successive weeks, beginning no
             1198      later than ten days after receipt of the notice of certification, [in a newspaper of general
             1199      circulation within] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 :
             1200          (A) the area proposed for annexation; and
             1201          (B) the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; [or]
             1202      and
             1203          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within those areas,] post written


             1204      notices in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give notice to residents
             1205      within those areas; and
             1206          (b) within 20 days of receipt of the notice of certification under Subsection
             1207      10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), mail written notice to each affected entity.
             1208          (2) (a) The notice under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) shall:
             1209          (i) state that a petition has been filed with the municipality proposing the annexation of
             1210      an area to the municipality;
             1211          (ii) state the date of the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of certification
             1212      under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i);
             1213          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation in the annexation petition;
             1214          (iv) state that the complete annexation petition is available for inspection and copying
             1215      at the office of the city recorder or town clerk;
             1216          (v) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipality may grant the petition
             1217      and annex the area described in the petition unless, within the time required under Subsection
             1218      10-2-407 (2)(a)(i)(A), a written protest to the annexation petition is filed with the commission
             1219      and a copy of the protest delivered to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing
             1220      municipality;
             1221          (vi) state the address of the commission or, if a commission has not yet been created in
             1222      the county, the county clerk, where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed;
             1223          (vii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will also
             1224      automatically be annexed to a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             1225      emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             1226          (A) the proposed annexing municipality is entirely within the boundaries of a local
             1227      district:
             1228          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1229          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1230      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1231          (B) the area proposed to be annexed to the municipality is not already within the
             1232      boundaries of the local district; and
             1233          (viii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             1234      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and


             1235      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             1236          (A) the petition proposes the annexation of an area that is within the boundaries of a
             1237      local district:
             1238          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1239          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1240      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1241          (B) the proposed annexing municipality is not within the boundaries of the local
             1242      district.
             1243          (b) The statement required by Subsection (2)(a)(v) shall state the deadline for filing a
             1244      written protest in terms of the actual date rather than by reference to the statutory citation.
             1245          (c) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2)(a), a notice under Subsection
             1246      (1)(a) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class shall include a
             1247      statement that a protest to the annexation petition may be filed with the commission by
             1248      property owners if it contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             1249          (i) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             1250      annexation;
             1251          (ii) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             1252      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             1253          (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             1254      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             1255          Section 20. Section 10-2-407 is amended to read:
             1256           10-2-407. Protest to annexation petition -- Township planning commission
             1257      recommendation -- Petition requirements -- Disposition of petition if no protest filed.
             1258          (1) (a) A protest to an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 may be filed by:
             1259          (i) the legislative body or governing board of an affected entity; or
             1260          (ii) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class, the owners
             1261      of private real property that:
             1262          (A) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             1263      annexation;
             1264          (B) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             1265      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and


             1266          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             1267      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             1268          (b) (i) A planning commission of a township located in a county of the first class may
             1269      recommend to the legislative body of the county in which the township is located that the
             1270      county legislative body file a protest against a proposed annexation under this part of an area
             1271      located within the township.
             1272          (ii) (A) The township planning commission shall communicate each recommendation
             1273      under Subsection (1)(b)(i) in writing to the county legislative body within 30 days of the city
             1274      recorder or town clerk's certification of the annexation petition under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)
             1275      (c)(i).
             1276          (B) At the time the recommendation is communicated to the county legislative body
             1277      under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A), the township planning commission shall mail or deliver a copy
             1278      of the recommendation to the legislative body of the proposed annexing municipality and to the
             1279      contact sponsor.
             1280          (2) (a) Each protest under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             1281          (i) be filed:
             1282          (A) no later than 30 days after the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of
             1283      certification under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i); and
             1284          (B) (I) in a county that has already created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with
             1285      the commission; or
             1286          (II) in a county that has not yet created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with the
             1287      clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             1288          (ii) state each reason for the protest of the annexation petition and, if the area proposed
             1289      to be annexed is located in a specified county, justification for the protest under the standards
             1290      established in this chapter;
             1291          (iii) if the area proposed to be annexed is located in a specified county, contain other
             1292      information that the commission by rule requires or that the party filing the protest considers
             1293      pertinent; and
             1294          (iv) the name and address of a contact person who is to receive notices sent by the
             1295      commission with respect to the protest proceedings.
             1296          (b) The party filing a protest under this section shall on the same date deliver or mail a


             1297      copy of the protest to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing municipality.
             1298          (c) Each clerk who receives a protest under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B)(II) shall
             1299      immediately notify the county legislative body of the protest and shall deliver the protest to the
             1300      boundary commission within five days of its creation under Subsection 10-2-409 (1)(b).
             1301          (d) Each protest of a proposed annexation of an area located in a county of the first
             1302      class under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsections (2)(a) and
             1303      (b):
             1304          (i) indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each owner
             1305      signing the protest; and
             1306          (ii) designate one of the signers of the protest as the contact person and state the
             1307      mailing address of the contact person.
             1308          (3) (a) (i) If a protest is filed under this section:
             1309          (A) the municipal legislative body may, at its next regular meeting after expiration of
             1310      the deadline under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) and, for a proposed annexation of an area located in
             1311      a county of the first class, except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), deny the annexation
             1312      petition; or
             1313          (B) if the municipal legislative body does not deny the annexation petition under
             1314      Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body may take no further action on the
             1315      annexation petition until after receipt of the commission's notice of its decision on the protest
             1316      under Section 10-2-416 .
             1317          (ii) If a municipal legislative body denies an annexation petition under Subsection
             1318      (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body shall, within five days of the denial, send notice of
             1319      the denial in writing to:
             1320          (A) the contact sponsor of the annexation petition;
             1321          (B) the commission;
             1322          (C) each entity that filed a protest; and
             1323          (D) if a protest was filed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) for a proposed annexation of an
             1324      area located in a county of the first class, the contact person.
             1325          (iii) A municipal legislative body may not deny an annexation petition proposing to
             1326      annex an area located in a county of the first class if:
             1327          (A) the petition contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:


             1328          (I) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1329          (II) covers a majority of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation;
             1330      and
             1331          (III) is equal in value to at least 1/2 of the value of all private real property within the
             1332      area proposed for annexation;
             1333          (B) the population in the area proposed for annexation does not exceed 10% of the
             1334      population of the proposed annexing municipality;
             1335          (C) the property tax rate for municipal services in the area proposed to be annexed is
             1336      higher than the property tax rate of the proposed annexing municipality; and
             1337          (D) all annexations by the proposed annexing municipality during the year that the
             1338      petition was filed have not increased the municipality's population by more than 20%.
             1339          (b) (i) If no timely protest is filed under this section, the municipal legislative body
             1340      may, subject to Subsection (3)(b)(ii), grant the petition and, by ordinance, annex the area that is
             1341      the subject of the annexation petition.
             1342          (ii) Before granting an annexation petition under Subsection (3)(b)(i), the municipal
             1343      legislative body shall:
             1344          (A) hold a public hearing; and
             1345          (B) at least seven days before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A):
             1346          (I) publish notice of the hearing [in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             1347      municipality and the area proposed for annexation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             1348      described in Section 63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             1349          (II) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation in those areas,] post written notices
             1350      of the hearing in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give notice to
             1351      residents within those areas.
             1352          Section 21. Section 10-2-415 is amended to read:
             1353           10-2-415. Public hearing -- Notice.
             1354          (1) (a) (i) If the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study meet
             1355      the requirements of Subsection 10-2-416 (3) with respect to a proposed annexation of an area
             1356      located in a county of the first class, the commission shall hold a public hearing within 30 days
             1357      of receipt of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study results.
             1358          (ii) At the hearing under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the commission shall:


             1359          (A) require the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study and, if
             1360      applicable, the supplemental feasibility study;
             1361          (B) allow those present to ask questions of the feasibility consultant regarding the study
             1362      results; and
             1363          (C) allow those present to speak to the issue of annexation.
             1364          (iii) (A) The commission shall:
             1365          (I) publish notice of each hearing under Subsection (1)(a)(i) at least once a week for
             1366      two successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation within the area proposed for
             1367      annexation, the surrounding 1/2 mile of unincorporated area, and the proposed annexing
             1368      municipality] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1369          (II) send written notice of the hearing to the municipal legislative body of the proposed
             1370      annexing municipality, the contact sponsor on the annexation petition, each entity that filed a
             1371      protest, and, if a protest was filed under Subsection 10-2-407 (1)(a)(ii), the contact person.
             1372          [(B) If there is no newspaper of general circulation within the areas described in
             1373      Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A)(I), the commission shall give the notice required under that subsection
             1374      by posting notices, at least seven days before the hearing, in conspicuous places within those
             1375      areas that are most likely to give notice of the hearing to the residents of those areas.]
             1376          [(C)] (B) The [notices] notice under [Subsections] Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A) [and (B)]
             1377      shall include the feasibility study summary under Subsection 10-2-413 (2)(b) and shall indicate
             1378      that a full copy of the study is available for inspection and copying at the office of the
             1379      commission.
             1380          (b) (i) Within 30 days after the time under Subsection 10-2-407 (2) for filing a protest
             1381      has expired with respect to a proposed annexation of an area located in a specified county, the
             1382      boundary commission shall hold a hearing on all protests that were filed with respect to the
             1383      proposed annexation.
             1384          (ii) (A) At least 14 days before the date of each hearing under Subsection (1)(b)(i), the
             1385      commission chair shall cause notice of the hearing to be published [in a newspaper of general
             1386      circulation within the area proposed for annexation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             1387      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             1388          (B) Each notice under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall:
             1389          (I) state the date, time, and place of the hearing;


             1390          (II) briefly summarize the nature of the protest; and
             1391          (III) state that a copy of the protest is on file at the commission's office.
             1392          (iii) The commission may continue a hearing under Subsection (1)(b)(i) from time to
             1393      time, but no continued hearing may be held later than 60 days after the original hearing date.
             1394          (iv) In considering protests, the commission shall consider whether the proposed
             1395      annexation:
             1396          (A) complies with the requirements of Sections 10-2-402 and 10-2-403 and the
             1397      annexation policy plan of the proposed annexing municipality;
             1398          (B) conflicts with the annexation policy plan of another municipality; and
             1399          (C) if the proposed annexation includes urban development, will have an adverse tax
             1400      consequence on the remaining unincorporated area of the county.
             1401          (2) (a) The commission shall record each hearing under this section by electronic
             1402      means.
             1403          (b) A transcription of the recording under Subsection (2)(a), the feasibility study, if
             1404      applicable, information received at the hearing, and the written decision of the commission
             1405      shall constitute the record of the hearing.
             1406          Section 22. Section 10-2-418 is amended to read:
             1407           10-2-418. Annexation of an island or peninsula without a petition -- Notice --
             1408      Hearing.
             1409          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (2), a municipality may annex an
             1410      unincorporated area under this section without an annexation petition if:
             1411          (i) (A) the area to be annexed consists of one or more unincorporated islands within or
             1412      unincorporated peninsulas contiguous to the municipality;
             1413          (B) the majority of each island or peninsula consists of residential or commercial
             1414      development;
             1415          (C) the area proposed for annexation requires the delivery of municipal-type services;
             1416      and
             1417          (D) the municipality has provided most or all of the municipal-type services to the area
             1418      for more than one year; or
             1419          (ii) (A) the area to be annexed consists of one or more unincorporated islands within or
             1420      unincorporated peninsulas contiguous to the municipality, each of which has fewer than 800


             1421      residents; and
             1422          (B) the municipality has provided one or more municipal-type services to the area for
             1423      at least one year.
             1424          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (1)(b)(iii), a municipality may annex a
             1425      portion of an island or peninsula under this section, leaving unincorporated the remainder of
             1426      the unincorporated island or peninsula, if:
             1427          (i) in adopting the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i), the municipal legislative body
             1428      determines that not annexing the entire unincorporated island or peninsula is in the
             1429      municipality's best interest; and
             1430          (ii) for an annexation of one or more unincorporated islands under Subsection
             1431      (1)(a)(ii), the entire island of unincorporated area, of which a portion is being annexed,
             1432      complies with the requirement of Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) relating to the number of residents.
             1433          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to annex an area under this
             1434      section shall:
             1435          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the municipal legislative body's intent to annex the
             1436      area, describing the area proposed to be annexed;
             1437          (ii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper
             1438      of general circulation within the municipality and the area proposed for annexation; or] on the
             1439      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1440          (B) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the areas described in Subsection
             1441      (2)(a)(ii)(A),] post at least one notice per 1,000 population in places within those areas that are
             1442      most likely to give notice to the residents of those areas;
             1443          (iii) send written notice to the board of each local district and special service district
             1444      whose boundaries contain some or all of the area proposed for annexation and to the legislative
             1445      body of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             1446          (iv) hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation no earlier than 30 days after the
             1447      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
             1448          (b) Each notice under Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (iii) shall:
             1449          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating its intent
             1450      to annex the area proposed for annexation;
             1451          (ii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv);


             1452          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation; and
             1453          (iv) except for an annexation that meets the property owner consent requirements of
             1454      Subsection (3)(b), state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will
             1455      annex the area unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), written
             1456      protests to the annexation are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             1457          (A) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1458          (B) covers a majority of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for
             1459      annexation; and
             1460          (C) is equal in value to at least 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             1461      entire area proposed for annexation.
             1462          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A) shall be
             1463      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             1464      (2)(a)(i).
             1465          (3) (a) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), the
             1466      municipal legislative body may adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation
             1467      under this section unless, at or before the hearing, written protests to the annexation have been
             1468      filed with the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real
             1469      property that:
             1470          (i) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1471          (ii) covers a majority of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for
             1472      annexation; and
             1473          (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             1474      entire area proposed for annexation.
             1475          (b) (i) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), a
             1476      municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation under this
             1477      section without allowing or considering protests under Subsection (3)(a) if the owners of at
             1478      least 75% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for annexation,
             1479      representing at least 75% of the value of the private real property within the entire area
             1480      proposed for annexation, have consented in writing to the annexation.
             1481          (ii) Upon adoption of an annexation ordinance under Subsection (3)(b)(i), the area
             1482      annexed shall be conclusively presumed to be validly annexed.


             1483          (4) (a) If protests are timely filed that comply with Subsection (3), the municipal
             1484      legislative body may not adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation, and
             1485      the annexation proceedings under this section shall be considered terminated.
             1486          (b) Subsection (4)(a) may not be construed to prohibit the municipal legislative body
             1487      from excluding from a proposed annexation under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) the property within an
             1488      unincorporated island regarding which protests have been filed and proceeding under
             1489      Subsection (1)(b) to annex some or all of the remaining portion of the unincorporated island.
             1490          Section 23. Section 10-2-419 is amended to read:
             1491           10-2-419. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest.
             1492          (1) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities having common boundaries
             1493      may adjust their common boundaries as provided in this section.
             1494          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to adjust a boundary that is
             1495      common with another municipality shall:
             1496          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the intent of the municipal legislative body to adjust a
             1497      common boundary;
             1498          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed adjustment no less than 60 days after the
             1499      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             1500          (iii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper
             1501      of general circulation within the municipality; or] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             1502      described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1503          (B) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the municipality,] post at
             1504      least one notice per 1,000 population in places within the municipality that are most likely to
             1505      give notice to residents of the municipality.
             1506          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             1507          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating the
             1508      municipal legislative body's intent to adjust a boundary that the municipality has in common
             1509      with another municipality;
             1510          (ii) describe the area proposed to be adjusted;
             1511          (iii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing required under Subsection
             1512      (2)(a)(ii);
             1513          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will adjust


             1514      the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written
             1515      protests to the adjustment are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             1516          (A) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             1517          (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             1518      adjustment; and
             1519          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             1520      area proposed for adjustment; [and]
             1521          (v) state that the area that is the subject of the boundary adjustment will, because of the
             1522      boundary adjustment, be automatically annexed to a local district providing fire protection,
             1523      paramedic, and emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             1524          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             1525      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of a local district:
             1526          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1527          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1528      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1529          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             1530      adjustment is not within the boundaries of the local district; and
             1531          (vi) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             1532      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             1533      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             1534          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             1535      adjustment is not within the boundaries of a local district:
             1536          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1537          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1538      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1539          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             1540      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of the local district.
             1541          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             1542      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             1543      (2)(a)(i).
             1544          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the municipal


             1545      legislative body may adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary unless, at or before
             1546      the hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written protests to the adjustment have been filed with
             1547      the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real property that:
             1548          (a) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             1549          (b) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             1550      adjustment; and
             1551          (c) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             1552      area proposed for adjustment.
             1553          (4) The municipal legislative body shall comply with the requirements of Section
             1554      10-2-425 as if the boundary change were an annexation.
             1555          (5) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (3) becomes effective when each
             1556      municipality involved in the boundary adjustment has adopted an ordinance under Subsection
             1557      (3) and as determined under Subsection 10-2-425 (5) if the boundary change were an
             1558      annexation.
             1559          Section 24. Section 10-2-501 is amended to read:
             1560           10-2-501. Municipal disconnection -- Definitions -- Request for disconnection --
             1561      Requirements upon filing request.
             1562          (1) As used in this part "petitioners" means persons who:
             1563          (a) own title to real property within the area proposed for disconnection; and
             1564          (b) have signed a request for disconnection proposing to disconnect that area from the
             1565      municipality.
             1566          (2) (a) Petitioners proposing to disconnect an area within and lying on the borders of a
             1567      municipality shall file with that municipality's legislative body a request for disconnection.
             1568          (b) Each request for disconnection shall:
             1569          (i) contain the names, addresses, and signatures of the owners of more than 50% of the
             1570      real property in the area proposed for disconnection;
             1571          (ii) give the reasons for the proposed disconnection;
             1572          (iii) include a map or plat of the territory proposed for disconnection; and
             1573          (iv) designate between one and five persons with authority to act on the petitioners'
             1574      behalf in the proceedings.
             1575          (3) Upon filing the request for disconnection, petitioners shall:


             1576          (a) cause notice of the request to be published once a week for three consecutive weeks
             1577      [in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality] on the Utah Public Notice
             1578      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             1579          (b) cause notice of the request to be mailed to each owner of real property located
             1580      within the area proposed to be disconnected; and
             1581          (c) deliver a copy of the request to the legislative body of the county in which the area
             1582      proposed for disconnection is located.
             1583          Section 25. Section 10-2-502.5 is amended to read:
             1584           10-2-502.5. Hearing on request for disconnection -- Determination by municipal
             1585      legislative body -- Petition in district court.
             1586          (1) Within 30 calendar days after the last publication of notice required under
             1587      Subsection 10-2-501 (3)(a), the legislative body of the municipality in which the area proposed
             1588      for disconnection is located shall hold a public hearing.
             1589          (2) At least seven calendar days before the hearing date, the municipal legislative body
             1590      shall provide notice of the public hearing:
             1591          (a) in writing to the petitioners and to the legislative body of the county in which the
             1592      area proposed for disconnection is located; and
             1593          (b) by publishing a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             1594      municipality or, if there is none, then] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             1595      Section 63F-1-701 and by posting notice of the hearing in at least three public places within the
             1596      municipality.
             1597          (3) In the public hearing, any person may speak and submit documents regarding the
             1598      disconnection proposal.
             1599          (4) Within 45 calendar days of the hearing, the municipal legislative body shall:
             1600          (a) determine whether to grant the request for disconnection; and
             1601          (b) if the municipality determines to grant the request, adopt an ordinance approving
             1602      disconnection of the area from the municipality.
             1603          (5) (a) A petition against the municipality challenging the municipal legislative body's
             1604      determination under Subsection (4) may be filed in district court by:
             1605          (i) petitioners; or
             1606          (ii) the county in which the area proposed for disconnection is located.


             1607          (b) Each petition under Subsection (5)(a) shall include a copy of the request for
             1608      disconnection.
             1609          Section 26. Section 10-2-607 is amended to read:
             1610           10-2-607. Notice of election.
             1611          If the county legislative bodies find that the resolution or petition for consolidation and
             1612      their attachments substantially conform with the requirements of this part, they shall give
             1613      notice of the election for consolidation to the electors of each municipality which would
             1614      become part of the consolidated municipality by publication [in a newspaper having a general
             1615      circulation within the boundaries of each municipality to be consolidated] on the Utah Public
             1616      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for four consecutive
             1617      weeks prior to the election on the question of consolidation.
             1618          Section 27. Section 10-2-703 is amended to read:
             1619           10-2-703. Publication of notice of election.
             1620          Immediately after setting the date for the election, the court shall order publication for
             1621      at least once a week for a period of one month [in a newspaper having general circulation in the
             1622      municipality, or if there is none, then] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             1623      Section 63F-1-701 and by posting in at least three public places in the municipality, notice of
             1624      the petition and of the date the election is to be held to determine the question of dissolution.
             1625          Section 28. Section 10-2-708 is amended to read:
             1626           10-2-708. Notice of disincorporation -- Publication and filing.
             1627          When any municipality has been dissolved, the clerk of the court shall cause a notice
             1628      thereof to be published [in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county in which the
             1629      municipality is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701
             1630      at least once a week for four consecutive weeks.
             1631          Section 29. Section 10-3-818 is amended to read:
             1632           10-3-818. Salaries in municipalities.
             1633          (1) The elective and statutory officers of municipalities shall receive such
             1634      compensation for their services as the governing body may fix by ordinance adopting
             1635      compensation or compensation schedules enacted after public hearing.
             1636          (2) Upon its own motion the governing body may review or consider the compensation
             1637      of any officer or officers of the municipality or a salary schedule applicable to any officer or


             1638      officers of the city for the purpose of determining whether or not it should be adopted, changed,
             1639      or amended. In the event that the governing body decides that the compensation or
             1640      compensation schedules should be adopted, changed, or amended, it shall set a time and place
             1641      for a public hearing at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
             1642          (3) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be published at least
             1643      seven days prior thereto by publication at least once [in a newspaper published in the county
             1644      within which the municipality is situated and generally circulated in the municipality. If there
             1645      is no such newspaper then notice shall be given] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             1646      described in Section 63F-1-701 and by posting this notice in three public places in the
             1647      municipality.
             1648          (4) After the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing body may enact an
             1649      ordinance fixing, changing, or amending the compensation of any elective or appointive officer
             1650      of the municipality or adopting a compensation schedule applicable to any officer or officers.
             1651          (5) Any ordinance enacted before Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, by a municipality
             1652      establishing a salary or compensation schedule for its elective or appointive officers and any
             1653      salary fixed prior to Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, shall remain effective until the
             1654      municipality has enacted an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
             1655          (6) The compensation of all municipal officers shall be paid at least monthly out of the
             1656      municipal treasury provided that municipalities having 1,000 or fewer population may by
             1657      ordinance provide for the payment of its statutory officers less frequently. None of the
             1658      provisions of this chapter shall be considered as limiting or restricting the authority to any
             1659      municipality that has adopted or does adopt a charter pursuant to Utah Constitution, Article XI,
             1660      Section 5, to determine the salaries of its elective and appointive officers or employees.
             1661          Section 30. Section 10-5-108 is amended to read:
             1662           10-5-108. Budget hearing -- Notice -- Adjustments.
             1663          (1) Prior to the adoption of the final budget, each town council shall hold a public
             1664      hearing to receive public comment.
             1665          (2) The council shall provide notice of the place, purpose, and time of the public
             1666      hearing by publishing notice at least seven days before the hearing [at least once in a newspaper
             1667      of general circulation in the town, but if there is no newspaper of general circulation, then] on
             1668      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and by posting the notice in


             1669      three public places at least 48 hours prior to the hearing.
             1670          (3) After the hearing, the council, subject to Section 10-5-110 , may adjust expenditures
             1671      and revenues in conformity with this chapter.
             1672          Section 31. Section 10-6-113 is amended to read:
             1673           10-6-113. Budget -- Notice of hearing to consider adoption.
             1674          At the meeting at which each tentative budget is adopted, the governing body shall
             1675      establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption and shall order that
             1676      notice thereof be published at least seven days prior to the hearing [in at least one issue of a
             1677      newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the city is located. If no such
             1678      newspaper is published, the notice required by this section may be posted] on the Utah Public
             1679      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and by posting in three public places within
             1680      the city.
             1681          Section 32. Section 10-6-152 is amended to read:
             1682           10-6-152. Notice that audit completed and available for inspection.
             1683          Within ten days following the receipt of the audit report furnished by the independent
             1684      auditor, the city auditor in cities having an auditor and the city recorder in all other cities shall
             1685      prepare and publish at least twice [in a newspaper of general circulation published within the
             1686      county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , a notice to the
             1687      public that the audit of the city has been completed and a copy thereof may be inspected at the
             1688      office of the city auditor or recorder[. If a newspaper of general circulation is not published
             1689      within the county], and the notice required by this section may be posted in three public places.
             1690          Section 33. Section 10-7-16 is amended to read:
             1691           10-7-16. Call for bids -- Notice -- Contents.
             1692          (1) (a) Before holding an election under Subsection 10-7-15 (1)(a)(ii), the municipal
             1693      legislative body shall open to bid the sale or lease of the property mentioned in Section
             1694      10-7-15 .
             1695          (b) The municipal legislative body shall cause notice of the bid process to be given by
             1696      publication for at least three consecutive weeks [in a newspaper published or having general
             1697      circulation in the city or town] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             1698      63F-1-701 , giving a general description of the property to be sold or leased, and specifying the
             1699      time when sealed bids for the property, or for a lease on the property, will be received, and the


             1700      time when and the place where the bids will be opened.
             1701          (2) (a) As used in this section and in Section 10-7-17 , "responsible bidder" means an
             1702      entity with a proven history of successful operation of an electrical generation and distribution
             1703      system, or an equivalent proven history.
             1704          (b) Subject to Subsection (2)(c), a municipal legislative body may receive or refuse to
             1705      receive any bid submitted for the sale or lease of the electrical works and plant.
             1706          (c) A municipal legislative body may not receive a bid unless the municipal legislative
             1707      body determines that the bid is submitted by a responsible bidder.
             1708          Section 34. Section 10-7-19 is amended to read:
             1709           10-7-19. Election to authorize -- Notice -- Ballots.
             1710          The board of commissioners or city council of any city or the board of trustees of any
             1711      incorporated town is authorized to aid and encourage the building of railroads by granting to
             1712      any railroad company for depot or other railroad purposes real property of such city or
             1713      incorporated town, not necessary for municipal or public purposes, upon such limitations and
             1714      conditions as the board of commissioners, council or board of trustees may prescribe; provided,
             1715      however, that no such grant shall be made to any railroad company unless the question of
             1716      making it has been submitted to the qualified electors of the city or town at the next municipal
             1717      election, or special election to be called for that purpose by the board of commissioners, city
             1718      council or town board. If the question is submitted at a special election, it shall be held as
             1719      nearly as practicable in conformity with the general election laws of the state. Notice of such
             1720      election shall be given by publication [in some newspaper published or having general
             1721      circulation in the city or town] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             1722      63F-1-701 once a week for four weeks prior [thereto, or if there is no such newspaper, then by
             1723      posting notices]. The board of commissioners, city council or town board shall cause ballots to
             1724      be printed and furnished to the qualified electors, which shall read: "For the proposed grant for
             1725      depot or other railroad purposes: Yes. No." If a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon
             1726      shall have voted in favor of such grant, the board of commissioners, city council or town board
             1727      shall then proceed to convey the property to the railroad company.
             1728          Section 35. Section 10-8-2 is amended to read:
             1729           10-8-2. Appropriations -- Acquisition and disposal of property -- Municipal
             1730      authority -- Corporate purpose -- Procedure -- Notice of intent to acquire real property.


             1731          (1) (a) A municipal legislative body may:
             1732          (i) appropriate money for corporate purposes only;
             1733          (ii) provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation;
             1734          (iii) subject to Subsections (4) and (5), purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, and
             1735      dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of the municipality, whether the property is
             1736      within or without the municipality's corporate boundaries, if the action is in the public interest
             1737      and complies with other law;
             1738          (iv) improve, protect, and do any other thing in relation to this property that an
             1739      individual could do; and
             1740          (v) subject to Subsection (2) and after first holding a public hearing, authorize
             1741      municipal services or other nonmonetary assistance to be provided to or waive fees required to
             1742      be paid by a nonprofit entity, whether or not the municipality receives consideration in return.
             1743          (b) A municipality may:
             1744          (i) furnish all necessary local public services within the municipality;
             1745          (ii) purchase, hire, construct, own, maintain and operate, or lease public utilities
             1746      located and operating within and operated by the municipality; and
             1747          (iii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise, property
             1748      located inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality and necessary for any of the
             1749      purposes stated in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), subject to restrictions imposed by Title 78B,
             1750      Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, and general law for the protection of other communities.
             1751          (c) Each municipality that intends to acquire property by eminent domain under
             1752      Subsection (1)(b) shall, upon the first contact with the owner of the property sought to be
             1753      acquired, deliver to the owner a copy of a booklet or other materials provided by the Office of
             1754      the Property Rights Ombudsman, created under Section 13-43-201 , dealing with the property
             1755      owner's rights in an eminent domain proceeding.
             1756          (d) Subsection (1)(b) may not be construed to diminish any other authority a
             1757      municipality may claim to have under the law to acquire by eminent domain property located
             1758      inside or outside the municipality.
             1759          (2) (a) Services or assistance provided pursuant to Subsection (1)(a)(v) is not subject to
             1760      the provisions of Subsection (3).
             1761          (b) The total amount of services or other nonmonetary assistance provided or fees


             1762      waived under Subsection (1)(a)(v) in any given fiscal year may not exceed 1% of the
             1763      municipality's budget for that fiscal year.
             1764          (3) It is considered a corporate purpose to appropriate money for any purpose that, in
             1765      the judgment of the municipal legislative body, provides for the safety, health, prosperity,
             1766      moral well-being, peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality
             1767      subject to the following:
             1768          (a) The net value received for any money appropriated shall be measured on a
             1769      project-by-project basis over the life of the project.
             1770          (b) The criteria for a determination under this Subsection (3) shall be established by the
             1771      municipality's legislative body. A determination of value received, made by the municipality's
             1772      legislative body, shall be presumed valid unless it can be shown that the determination was
             1773      arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
             1774          (c) The municipality may consider intangible benefits received by the municipality in
             1775      determining net value received.
             1776          (d) Prior to the municipal legislative body making any decision to appropriate any
             1777      funds for a corporate purpose under this section, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the
             1778      hearing shall be published [in a newspaper of general circulation] on the Utah Public Notice
             1779      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least 14 days prior to the date of the hearing, [or,
             1780      if there is no newspaper of general circulation,] and by posting notice in at least three
             1781      conspicuous places within the municipality for the same time period.
             1782          (e) A study shall be performed before notice of the public hearing is given and shall be
             1783      made available at the municipality for review by interested parties at least 14 days immediately
             1784      prior to the public hearing, setting forth an analysis and demonstrating the purpose for the
             1785      appropriation. In making the study, the following factors shall be considered:
             1786          (i) what identified benefit the municipality will receive in return for any money or
             1787      resources appropriated;
             1788          (ii) the municipality's purpose for the appropriation, including an analysis of the way
             1789      the appropriation will be used to enhance the safety, health, prosperity, moral well-being,
             1790      peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality; and
             1791          (iii) whether the appropriation is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the
             1792      reasonable goals and objectives of the municipality in the area of economic development, job


             1793      creation, affordable housing, blight elimination, job preservation, the preservation of historic
             1794      structures and property, and any other public purpose.
             1795          (f) (i) An appeal may be taken from a final decision of the municipal legislative body,
             1796      to make an appropriation.
             1797          (ii) The appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the date of that decision, to the
             1798      district court.
             1799          (iii) Any appeal shall be based on the record of the proceedings before the legislative
             1800      body.
             1801          (iv) A decision of the municipal legislative body shall be presumed to be valid unless
             1802      the appealing party shows that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
             1803          (g) The provisions of this Subsection (3) apply only to those appropriations made after
             1804      May 6, 2002.
             1805          (h) This section applies only to appropriations not otherwise approved pursuant to Title
             1806      10, Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns, or Title 10, Chapter 6, Uniform
             1807      Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities.
             1808          (4) (a) Before a municipality may dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the
             1809      municipality shall:
             1810          (i) provide reasonable notice of the proposed disposition at least 14 days before the
             1811      opportunity for public comment under Subsection (4)(a)(ii); and
             1812          (ii) allow an opportunity for public comment on the proposed disposition.
             1813          (b) Each municipality shall, by ordinance, define what constitutes:
             1814          (i) a significant parcel of real property for purposes of Subsection (4)(a); and
             1815          (ii) reasonable notice for purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i).
             1816          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(d), each municipality intending to acquire
             1817      real property for the purpose of expanding the municipality's infrastructure or other facilities
             1818      used for providing services that the municipality offers or intends to offer shall provide written
             1819      notice, as provided in this Subsection (5), of its intent to acquire the property if:
             1820          (i) the property is located:
             1821          (A) outside the boundaries of the municipality; and
             1822          (B) in a county of the first or second class; and
             1823          (ii) the intended use of the property is contrary to:


             1824          (A) the anticipated use of the property under the general plan of the county in whose
             1825      unincorporated area or the municipality in whose boundaries the property is located; or
             1826          (B) the property's current zoning designation.
             1827          (b) Each notice under Subsection (5)(a) shall:
             1828          (i) indicate that the municipality intends to acquire real property;
             1829          (ii) identify the real property; and
             1830          (iii) be sent to:
             1831          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1832      boundaries the property is located; and
             1833          (B) each affected entity.
             1834          (c) A notice under this Subsection (5) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             1835      63G-2-305 (7).
             1836          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the municipality
             1837      previously provided notice under Section 10-9a-203 identifying the general location within the
             1838      municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located.
             1839          (ii) If a municipality is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
             1840      Subsection (5)(a) because of application of Subsection (5)(d)(i), the municipality shall provide
             1841      the notice specified in Subsection (5)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of the real
             1842      property.
             1843          Section 36. Section 10-9a-204 is amended to read:
             1844           10-9a-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan
             1845      or modifications.
             1846          (1) Each municipality shall provide:
             1847          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the original
             1848      adoption or any modification of all or any portion of a general plan; and
             1849          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             1850          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be at least ten
             1851      calendar days before the public hearing and shall be:
             1852          (a) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             1853      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             1854          (b) mailed to each affected entity; and


             1855          (c) posted:
             1856          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1857          (ii) on the municipality's official website.
             1858          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             1859      before the meeting and shall be:
             1860          (a) [submitted to a newspaper of general circulation in the area] published on the Utah
             1861      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1862          (b) posted:
             1863          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1864          (ii) on the municipality's official website.
             1865          Section 37. Section 10-9a-205 is amended to read:
             1866           10-9a-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or
             1867      modification of land use ordinance.
             1868          (1) Each municipality shall give:
             1869          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the
             1870      adoption or any modification of a land use ordinance; and
             1871          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             1872          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
             1873          (a) mailed to each affected entity at least ten calendar days before the public hearing;
             1874          (b) posted:
             1875          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1876          (ii) on the municipality's official website; and
             1877          (c) (i) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             1878      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least ten calendar days before the public
             1879      hearing; or
             1880          (ii) mailed at least three days before the public hearing to:
             1881          (A) each property owner whose land is directly affected by the land use ordinance
             1882      change; and
             1883          (B) each adjacent property owner within the parameters specified by municipal
             1884      ordinance.
             1885          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours


             1886      before the meeting and shall be posted:
             1887          (a) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1888          (b) on the municipality's official website.
             1889          Section 38. Section 10-9a-208 is amended to read:
             1890           10-9a-208. Hearing and notice for proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public
             1891      street or right-of-way.
             1892          For any proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public street or right-of-way, the land use
             1893      authority shall hold a public hearing and shall give notice of the date, place, and time of the
             1894      hearing by:
             1895          (1) mailing notice as required in Section 10-9a-207 ;
             1896          (2) mailing notice to each affected entity; and
             1897          (3) (a) publishing notice once a week for four consecutive weeks before the hearing [in
             1898      a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the land subject to the petition
             1899      is located; or] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             1900          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality,] by posting the
             1901      property and posting notice in three public places for four consecutive weeks before the
             1902      hearing.
             1903          Section 39. Section 10-18-203 is amended to read:
             1904           10-18-203. Feasibility study on providing cable television or public
             1905      telecommunications services -- Public hearings.
             1906          (1) If a feasibility consultant is hired under Section 10-18-202 , the legislative body of
             1907      the municipality shall require the feasibility consultant to:
             1908          (a) complete the feasibility study in accordance with this section;
             1909          (b) submit to the legislative body by no later than 180 days from the date the feasibility
             1910      consultant is hired to conduct the feasibility study:
             1911          (i) the full written results of the feasibility study; and
             1912          (ii) a summary of the results that is no longer than one page in length; and
             1913          (c) attend the public hearings described in Subsection (4) to:
             1914          (i) present the feasibility study results; and
             1915          (ii) respond to questions from the public.
             1916          (2) The feasibility study described in Subsection (1) shall at a minimum consider:


             1917          (a) (i) if the municipality is proposing to provide cable television services to
             1918      subscribers, whether the municipality providing cable television services in the manner
             1919      proposed by the municipality will hinder or advance competition for cable television services
             1920      in the municipality;
             1921          (ii) if the municipality is proposing to provide public telecommunications services to
             1922      subscribers, whether the municipality providing public telecommunications services in the
             1923      manner proposed by the municipality will hinder or advance competition for public
             1924      telecommunications services in the municipality;
             1925          (b) whether but for the municipality any person would provide the proposed:
             1926          (i) cable television services; or
             1927          (ii) public telecommunications services;
             1928          (c) the fiscal impact on the municipality of:
             1929          (i) the capital investment in facilities that will be used to provide the proposed:
             1930          (A) cable television services; or
             1931          (B) public telecommunications services; and
             1932          (ii) the expenditure of funds for labor, financing, and administering the proposed:
             1933          (A) cable television services; or
             1934          (B) public telecommunications services;
             1935          (d) the projected growth in demand in the municipality for the proposed:
             1936          (i) cable television services; or
             1937          (ii) public telecommunications services;
             1938          (e) the projections at the time of the feasibility study and for the next five years, of a
             1939      full-cost accounting for a municipality to purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate the
             1940      facilities necessary to provide the proposed:
             1941          (i) cable television services; or
             1942          (ii) public telecommunications services; and
             1943          (f) the projections at the time of the feasibility study and for the next five years of the
             1944      revenues to be generated from the proposed:
             1945          (i) cable television services; or
             1946          (ii) public telecommunications services.
             1947          (3) For purposes of the financial projections required under Subsections (2)(e) and (f),


             1948      the feasibility consultant shall assume that the municipality will price the proposed cable
             1949      television services or public telecommunications services consistent with Subsection
             1950      10-18-303 (5).
             1951          (4) If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirement of Subsection
             1952      10-18-202 (3), the legislative body, at the next regular meeting after the legislative body
             1953      receives the results of the feasibility study, shall schedule at least two public hearings to be
             1954      held:
             1955          (a) within 60 days of the meeting at which the public hearings are scheduled;
             1956          (b) at least seven days apart; and
             1957          (c) for the purpose of allowing:
             1958          (i) the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study; and
             1959          (ii) the public to:
             1960          (A) become informed about the feasibility study results; and
             1961          (B) ask questions of the feasibility consultant about the results of the feasibility study.
             1962          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), the municipality shall publish notice of
             1963      the public hearings required under Subsection (4) at least once a week for three consecutive
             1964      weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality] on the Utah Public Notice
             1965      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             1966          (b) The last publication of notice required under Subsection (5)(a) shall be at least
             1967      three days before the first public hearing required under Subsection (4).
             1968          (c) (i) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, for each
             1969      1,000 residents, the] The municipality shall post at least one notice of the hearings in a
             1970      conspicuous place within the municipality that is likely to give notice of the hearings to the
             1971      greatest number of residents of the municipality.
             1972          (ii) The municipality shall post the notices at least seven days before the first public
             1973      hearing required under Subsection (4) is held.
             1974          Section 40. Section 10-18-302 is amended to read:
             1975           10-18-302. Bonding authority.
             1976          (1) In accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, the
             1977      legislative body of a municipality may by resolution determine to issue one or more revenue
             1978      bonds or general obligation bonds to finance the capital costs for facilities necessary to provide


             1979      to subscribers:
             1980          (a) a cable television service; or
             1981          (b) a public telecommunications service.
             1982          (2) The resolution described in Subsection (1) shall:
             1983          (a) describe the purpose for which the indebtedness is to be created; and
             1984          (b) specify the dollar amount of the one or more bonds proposed to be issued.
             1985          (3) (a) A revenue bond issued under this section shall be secured and paid for:
             1986          (i) from the revenues generated by the municipality from providing:
             1987          (A) cable television services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance facilities
             1988      for the municipality's cable television services; and
             1989          (B) public telecommunications services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance
             1990      facilities for the municipality's public telecommunications services; and
             1991          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b) and Subsection 10-18-303 (3)(a), from revenues
             1992      generated under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act, if:
             1993          (A) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-201 (3) and except as provided in Subsections
             1994      (4) and (5), the revenue bond is approved by the registered voters in an election held:
             1995          (I) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A)(II), pursuant to the provisions of Title
             1996      11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, that govern bond elections; and
             1997          (II) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-203 (2), at a regular general election;
             1998          (B) the revenues described in this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) are pledged as security for the
             1999      revenue bond; and
             2000          (C) the municipality or municipalities annually appropriate the revenues described in
             2001      this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) to secure and pay the revenue bond issued under this section.
             2002          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a municipality may not pay the
             2003      origination, financing, or other carrying costs associated with the one or more revenue bonds
             2004      issued under this section from the general funds or other enterprise funds of the municipality.
             2005          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "municipal entity" means an entity created
             2006      pursuant to an agreement:
             2007          (i) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act; and
             2008          (ii) to which a municipality is a party.
             2009          (b) The requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply to a municipality or


             2010      municipal entity that issues revenue bonds, or to a municipality that is a member of a municipal
             2011      entity that issues revenue bonds, if:
             2012          (i) on or before March 2, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that is
             2013      a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds has published the first notice
             2014      described in Subsection (4)(b)(iii);
             2015          (ii) on or before April 15, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that
             2016      is a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds makes the decision to pledge
             2017      the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) as security for the revenue bonds described in
             2018      this Subsection (4)(b)(ii);
             2019          (iii) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds or the municipality that is a
             2020      member of the municipal entity that is issuing the revenue bonds has:
             2021          (A) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the
             2022      notice [in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation
             2023      within the municipality] for two consecutive weeks on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             2024      described in Section 63F-1-701 , with the first publication being not less than 14 days before the
             2025      public hearing; and
             2026          (B) the notice identifies:
             2027          (I) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding
             2028      Act;
             2029          (II) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             2030          (III) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will
             2031      be pledged in any fiscal year;
             2032          (IV) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             2033          (V) the time, place, and location for the public hearing;
             2034          (iv) the municipal entity that issues revenue bonds:
             2035          (A) adopts a final financing plan; and
             2036          (B) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             2037      Management Act, makes available to the public at the time the municipal entity adopts the final
             2038      financing plan:
             2039          (I) the final financing plan; and
             2040          (II) all contracts entered into by the municipal entity, except as protected by Title 63G,


             2041      Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
             2042          (v) any municipality that is a member of a municipal entity described in Subsection
             2043      (4)(b)(iv):
             2044          (A) not less than 30 calendar days after the municipal entity complies with Subsection
             2045      (4)(b)(iv)(B), holds a final public hearing;
             2046          (B) provides notice, at the time the municipality schedules the final public hearing, to
             2047      any person who has provided to the municipality a written request for notice; and
             2048          (C) makes all reasonable efforts to provide fair opportunity for oral testimony by all
             2049      interested parties; and
             2050          (vi) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             2051      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section
             2052      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the
             2053      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             2054          (5) On or after July 1, 2007, the requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply
             2055      to a municipality that issues revenue bonds if:
             2056          (a) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds has:
             2057          (i) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the notice
             2058      [in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation within
             2059      the municipality] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 for two
             2060      consecutive weeks, with the first publication being not less than 14 days before the public
             2061      hearing; and
             2062          (ii) the notice identifies:
             2063          (A) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government
             2064      Bonding Act;
             2065          (B) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             2066          (C) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will be
             2067      pledged in any fiscal year;
             2068          (D) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             2069          (E) the time, place, and location for the public hearing; and
             2070          (b) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             2071      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section


             2072      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the
             2073      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             2074          (6) A municipality that issues bonds pursuant to this section may not make or grant any
             2075      undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to itself or to any private provider of:
             2076          (a) cable television services; or
             2077          (b) public telecommunications services.
             2078          Section 41. Section 10-18-303 is amended to read:
             2079           10-18-303. General operating limitations.
             2080          A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications
             2081      service under this chapter is subject to the operating limitations of this section.
             2082          (1) A municipality that provides a cable television service shall comply with:
             2083          (a) the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.; and
             2084          (b) the regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the Cable
             2085      Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.
             2086          (2) A municipality that provides a public telecommunications service shall comply
             2087      with:
             2088          (a) the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104;
             2089          (b) the regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the
             2090      Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104;
             2091          (c) Section 54-8b-2.2 relating to:
             2092          (i) the interconnection of essential facilities; and
             2093          (ii) the purchase and sale of essential services; and
             2094          (d) the rules made by the Public Service Commission of Utah under Section 54-8b-2.2 .
             2095          (3) A municipality may not cross subsidize its cable television services or its public
             2096      telecommunications services with:
             2097          (a) tax dollars;
             2098          (b) income from other municipal or utility services;
             2099          (c) below-market rate loans from the municipality; or
             2100          (d) any other means.
             2101          (4) (a) A municipality may not make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or
             2102      advantage to itself or to any private provider of:


             2103          (i) cable television services; or
             2104          (ii) public telecommunications services.
             2105          (b) A municipality shall apply without discrimination as to itself and to any private
             2106      provider the municipality's ordinances, rules, and policies, including those relating to:
             2107          (i) obligation to serve;
             2108          (ii) access to public rights of way;
             2109          (iii) permitting;
             2110          (iv) performance bonding;
             2111          (v) reporting; and
             2112          (vi) quality of service.
             2113          (c) Subsections (4)(a) and (b) do not supersede the exception for a rural telephone
             2114      company in Section 251 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104.
             2115          (5) In calculating the rates charged by a municipality for a cable television service or a
             2116      public telecommunications service, the municipality:
             2117          (a) shall include within its rates an amount equal to all taxes, fees, and other
             2118      assessments that would be applicable to a similarly situated private provider of the same
             2119      services, including:
             2120          (i) federal, state, and local taxes;
             2121          (ii) franchise fees;
             2122          (iii) permit fees;
             2123          (iv) pole attachment fees; and
             2124          (v) fees similar to those described in Subsections (5)(a)(i) through (iv); and
             2125          (b) may not price any cable television service or public telecommunications service at a
             2126      level that is less than the sum of:
             2127          (i) the actual direct costs of providing the service;
             2128          (ii) the actual indirect costs of providing the service; and
             2129          (iii) the amount determined under Subsection (5)(a).
             2130          (6) (a) A municipality that provides cable television services or public
             2131      telecommunications services shall establish and maintain a comprehensive price list of all cable
             2132      television services or public telecommunications services offered by the municipality.
             2133          (b) The price list required by Subsection (6)(a) shall:


             2134          (i) include all terms and conditions relating to the municipality providing each cable
             2135      television service or public telecommunications service offered by the municipality;
             2136          (ii) be published [in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality] on the
             2137      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             2138          (iii) be available for inspection:
             2139          (A) at a designated office of the municipality; and
             2140          (B) during normal business hours.
             2141          (c) At least five days before the date a change to a municipality's price list becomes
             2142      effective, the municipality shall:
             2143          (i) notify the following of the change:
             2144          (A) all subscribers to the services for which the price list is being changed; and
             2145          (B) any other persons requesting notification of any changes to the municipality's price
             2146      list; and
             2147          (ii) publish notice [in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality] on the
             2148      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2149          (d) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, the] The
             2150      municipality shall publish the notice required by this Subsection (6) [in a newspaper of general
             2151      circulation that is nearest the municipality] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             2152      Section 63F-1-701 .
             2153          (e) A municipality may not offer a cable television service or a public
             2154      telecommunications service except in accordance with the prices, terms, and conditions set
             2155      forth in the municipality's price list.
             2156          (7) A municipality may not offer to provide or provide cable television services or
             2157      public telecommunications services to a subscriber that does not reside within the geographic
             2158      boundaries of the municipality.
             2159          (8) (a) A municipality shall keep accurate books and records of the municipality's:
             2160          (i) cable television services; and
             2161          (ii) public telecommunications services.
             2162          (b) The books and records required to be kept under Subsection (8)(a) are subject to
             2163      legislative audit to verify the municipality's compliance with the requirements of this chapter
             2164      including:


             2165          (i) pricing;
             2166          (ii) recordkeeping; and
             2167          (iii) antidiscrimination.
             2168          (9) A municipality may not receive distributions from the Universal Public
             2169      Telecommunications Service Support Fund established in Section 54-8b-15 .
             2170          Section 42. Section 11-13-219 is amended to read:
             2171           11-13-219. Publication of resolutions or agreements -- Contesting legality of
             2172      resolution or agreement.
             2173          (1) As used in this section:
             2174          (a) "Enactment" means:
             2175          (i) a resolution adopted or proceedings taken by a governing body under the authority
             2176      of this chapter, and includes a resolution, indenture, or other instrument providing for the
             2177      issuance of bonds; and
             2178          (ii) an agreement or other instrument that is authorized, executed, or approved by a
             2179      governing body under the authority of this chapter.
             2180          (b) "Governing body" means:
             2181          (i) the legislative body of a public agency; and
             2182          (ii) the governing body of an interlocal entity created under this chapter.
             2183          (c) "Notice of bonds" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(d).
             2184          (d) "Notice of agreement" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(c).
             2185          [(e) "Official newspaper" means the newspaper selected by a governing body under
             2186      Subsection (4)(b) to publish its enactments.]
             2187          (2) Any enactment taken or made under the authority of this chapter is not subject to
             2188      referendum.
             2189          (3) (a) A governing body need not publish any enactment taken or made under the
             2190      authority of this chapter.
             2191          (b) A governing body may provide for the publication of any enactment taken or made
             2192      by it under the authority of this chapter according to the publication requirements established
             2193      by this section.
             2194          (c) (i) If the enactment is an agreement, document, or other instrument, or a resolution
             2195      or other proceeding authorizing or approving an agreement, document, or other instrument, the


             2196      governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the agreement, resolution, or other
             2197      proceeding, publish a notice of agreement containing:
             2198          (A) the names of the parties to the agreement;
             2199          (B) the general subject matter of the agreement;
             2200          (C) the term of the agreement;
             2201          (D) a description of the payment obligations, if any, of the parties to the agreement;
             2202      and
             2203          (E) a statement that the resolution and agreement will be available for review at the
             2204      governing body's principal place of business during regular business hours for 30 days after the
             2205      publication of the notice of agreement.
             2206          (ii) The governing body shall make a copy of the resolution or other proceeding and a
             2207      copy of the contract available at its principal place of business during regular business hours
             2208      for 30 days after the publication of the notice of agreement.
             2209          (d) If the enactment is a resolution or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of
             2210      bonds, the governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the resolution or other
             2211      proceeding and the documents pertaining to the issuance of bonds, publish a notice of bonds
             2212      that contains the information described in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             2213          (4) (a) If the governing body chooses to publish an enactment, notice of bonds, or
             2214      notice of agreement, the governing body shall [comply with the requirements of this Subsection
             2215      (4)] publish it on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2216          [(b) If there is more than one newspaper of general circulation, or more than one
             2217      newspaper, published within the boundaries of the governing body, the governing body may
             2218      designate one of those newspapers as the official newspaper for all publications made under
             2219      this section.]
             2220          [(c) (i)] (b) The governing body shall publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice
             2221      of agreement [in:] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2222          [(A) the official newspaper;]
             2223          [(B) the newspaper published in the municipality in which the principal office of the
             2224      governmental entity is located; or]
             2225          [(C) if no newspaper is published in that municipality, in a newspaper having general
             2226      circulation in the municipality.]


             2227          [(ii) The governing body may publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of
             2228      agreement in a newspaper of general circulation or in a newspaper that is published within the
             2229      boundaries of any public agency that is a party to the enactment or agreement.]
             2230          (5) (a) Any person in interest may contest the legality of an enactment or any action
             2231      performed or instrument issued under the authority of the enactment for 30 days after the
             2232      publication of the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of agreement.
             2233          (b) After the 30 days have passed, no one may contest the regularity, formality, or
             2234      legality of the enactment or any action performed or instrument issued under the authority of
             2235      the enactment for any cause whatsoever.
             2236          Section 43. Section 11-14-202 is amended to read:
             2237           11-14-202. Notice of election -- Contents -- Publication -- Mailing.
             2238          (1) (a) The governing body shall ensure that:
             2239          (i) notice of the election is published once per week during three consecutive weeks [in
             2240      a newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 designated
             2241      in accordance with Section 11-14-316 ; and
             2242          (ii) the first publication occurs not less than 21 nor more than 35 days before the
             2243      election.
             2244          (b) Notice shall be published [in a newspaper having general circulation in the local
             2245      political subdivision] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2246          (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property tax
             2247      imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to $15
             2248      per year, the governing body shall, at least seven days but not more than 30 days before the
             2249      bond election, if the bond election is not held on the date of a regular primary election, a
             2250      municipal primary election, a regular general election, or a municipal general election, either
             2251      mail:
             2252          (a) written notice of the bond election on a minimum three inch by five inch postcard
             2253      to every household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the bonds; or
             2254          (b) a voter information pamphlet prepared by the governing body, if one is prepared,
             2255      that includes the information required by Subsection (4).
             2256          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), notice of the bond election need not be
             2257      posted.


             2258          (b) (i) [In a local political subdivision where there is no newspaper of general
             2259      circulation, the] The legislative body [may] shall require that notice of a bond election be given
             2260      by posting in [lieu of] addition to the publication requirements of Subsection (1).
             2261          (ii) When the governing body imposes [a] the posting requirement, the governing body
             2262      shall ensure that notice of the bond election is posted in at least five public places in the local
             2263      political subdivision at least 21 days before the election.
             2264          (4) Any notice required by this section shall include:
             2265          (a) the date and place of the election;
             2266          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and
             2267          (c) the title and text of the ballot proposition.
             2268          (5) The governing body shall pay the costs associated with the notice required by this
             2269      section.
             2270          Section 44. Section 11-14-315 is amended to read:
             2271           11-14-315. Nature and validity of bonds issued -- Applicability of other statutory
             2272      provisions -- Budget provision required -- Applicable procedures for issuance.
             2273          Bonds issued under this chapter shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be
             2274      incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value and shall not be invalid
             2275      for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance and sale. This chapter is
             2276      intended to afford an alternative method for the issuance of bonds by local political
             2277      subdivisions and shall not be so construed as to deprive any local political subdivision of the
             2278      right to issue its bonds under authority of any other statute, but nevertheless this chapter shall
             2279      constitute full authority for the issue and sale of bonds by local political subdivisions. The
             2280      provisions of Section 11-1-1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953, shall not be applicable to bonds
             2281      issued under this chapter. Any local political subdivision subject to the provisions of any
             2282      budget law shall in its annual budget make proper provision for the payment of principal and
             2283      interest currently falling due on bonds issued hereunder, but no provision need be made in any
             2284      such budget prior to the issuance of the bonds for the issuance thereof or for the expenditure of
             2285      the proceeds thereof. No ordinance, resolution or proceeding in respect to the issuance of
             2286      bonds hereunder shall be necessary except as herein specifically required, nor shall the
             2287      publication of any resolution, proceeding or notice relating to the issuance of the bonds be
             2288      necessary except as herein required. Any publication made hereunder [may] shall be made [in


             2289      any newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701
             2290      conforming to the terms hereof in which legal notices may be published under the laws of
             2291      Utah, without regard to the designation thereof as the official journal [or newspaper] of the
             2292      local political subdivision. No resolution adopted or proceeding taken hereunder shall be
             2293      subject to referendum petition or to an election other than as herein required. All proceedings
             2294      adopted hereunder may be adopted on a single reading at any legally convened meeting of the
             2295      governing body.
             2296          Section 45. Section 11-14-316 is amended to read:
             2297           11-14-316. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Contest.
             2298          (1) The governing body of any local political subdivision may provide for the
             2299      publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted under this chapter [in a newspaper
             2300      having general circulation in the local political subdivision] on the Utah Public Notice Website
             2301      as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2302          (2) When publication involves a resolution or other proceeding providing for the
             2303      issuance of bonds, the governing body may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             2304      proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             2305          (a) the name of the issuer;
             2306          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             2307          (c) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             2308          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             2309          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear, if any;
             2310          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             2311      which the bonds may be sold; and
             2312          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             2313      examined, which shall be:
             2314          (i) at an office of the issuer;
             2315          (ii) identified in the notice;
             2316          (iii) during regular business hours of the issuer as described in the notice; and
             2317          (iv) for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2318          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest:
             2319          (a) the legality of such resolution or proceeding;


             2320          (b) any bonds which may be authorized by such resolution or proceeding; or
             2321          (c) any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds.
             2322          (4) A person shall contest the matters set forth in Subsection (3) by filing a verified
             2323      written complaint in the district court of the county in which he resides within the 30-day
             2324      period.
             2325          (5) After the 30-day period, no person may contest the regularity, formality, or legality
             2326      of the resolution or proceeding for any reason.
             2327          Section 46. Section 11-14-318 is amended to read:
             2328           11-14-318. Public hearing required.
             2329          (1) Before issuing bonds authorized under this chapter, a local political subdivision
             2330      shall:
             2331          (a) in accordance with Subsection (2), provide public notice of the local political
             2332      subdivision's intent to issue bonds; and
             2333          (b) hold a public hearing:
             2334          (i) if an election is required under this chapter:
             2335          (A) no sooner than 30 days before the day on which the notice of election is published
             2336      under Section 11-14-202 ; and
             2337          (B) no later than five business days before the day on which the notice of election is
             2338      published under Section 11-14-202 ; and
             2339          (ii) to receive input from the public with respect to:
             2340          (A) the issuance of the bonds; and
             2341          (B) the potential economic impact that the improvement, facility, or property for which
             2342      the bonds pay all or part of the cost will have on the private sector.
             2343          (2) A local political subdivision shall:
             2344          (a) publish the notice required by Subsection (1)(a):
             2345          (i) [once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper described in
             2346      Section 11-14-316 ] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             2347          (ii) [with the first publication being not less than] publish the notice at least 14 days
             2348      before the public hearing required by Subsection (1)(b); and
             2349          [(iii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 63F-1-701 no less than
             2350      14 days before the public hearing required by Subsection (1)(b); and]


             2351          (b) ensure that the notice:
             2352          (i) identifies:
             2353          (A) the purpose for the issuance of the bonds;
             2354          (B) the maximum principal amount of the bonds to be issued;
             2355          (C) the taxes, if any, proposed to be pledged for repayment of the bonds; and
             2356          (D) the time, place, and location of the public hearing; and
             2357          (ii) informs the public that the public hearing will be held for the purposes described in
             2358      Subsection (1)(b)(ii).
             2359          Section 47. Section 11-14a-1 is amended to read:
             2360           11-14a-1. Notice of debt issuance.
             2361          (1) For purposes of this chapter:
             2362          (a) (i) "Debt" includes bonds, lease purchase agreements, certificates of participation,
             2363      and contracts with municipal building authorities.
             2364          (ii) "Debt" does not include tax and revenue anticipation notes or refunding bonds.
             2365          (b) (i) "Local government entity" means a county, city, town, school district, local
             2366      district, or special service district.
             2367          (ii) "Local government entity" does not mean an entity created by an interlocal
             2368      agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act that has assets over
             2369      $10,000,000.
             2370          (c) "New debt resolution" means a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt wholly
             2371      or partially to fund a rejected project.
             2372          (d) "Rejected Project" means a project for which a local government entity sought
             2373      voter approval for general obligation bond financing and failed to receive that approval.
             2374          (2) Unless a local government entity complies with the requirements of this section, it
             2375      may not adopt a new debt resolution.
             2376          (3) (a) Before adopting a new debt resolution, a local government entity shall:
             2377          (i) advertise its intent to issue debt [in a newspaper of general circulation] on the Utah
             2378      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; or
             2379          (ii) include notice of its intent to issue debt in a bill or other mailing sent to at least
             2380      95% of the residents of the local government entity.
             2381          (b) (i) The local government entity shall ensure that the advertisement is published at


             2382      least once each week for the two weeks before the meeting at which the resolution will be
             2383      considered [on no less than a 1/4 page or a 5 x 7 inch advertisement with type size no smaller
             2384      than 18 point and surrounded by a 1/4 inch border] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             2385      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2386          (ii) The local government entity shall ensure that the notice:
             2387          (A) is at least as large as the bill or other mailing that it accompanies;
             2388          (B) is entitled, in type size no smaller than 24 point, "Intent to Issue Debt"; and
             2389          (C) contains the information required by Subsection (3)(c).
             2390          (c) The local government entity shall ensure that the advertisement or notice:
             2391          (i) identifies the local government entity;
             2392          (ii) states that the entity will meet on a day, time, and place identified in the
             2393      advertisement or notice to hear public comments regarding a resolution authorizing the
             2394      issuance of debt by the entity and to explain to the public the reasons for the issuance of debt;
             2395          (iii) contains:
             2396          (A) the name of the entity that will issue the debt;
             2397          (B) the purpose of the debt; and
             2398          (C) that type of debt and the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
             2399          (iv) invites all concerned citizens to attend the public hearing; and
             2400          (v) states that some or all of the proposed debt would fund a project whose general
             2401      obligation bond financing was rejected by the voters.
             2402          (4) (a) The resolution considered at the hearing shall identify:
             2403          (i) the type of debt proposed to be issued;
             2404          (ii) the maximum principal amount that might be issued;
             2405          (iii) the interest rate;
             2406          (iv) the term of the debt; and
             2407          (v) how the debt will be repaid.
             2408          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the resolution considered at the
             2409      hearing need not be in final form and need not be adopted or rejected at the meeting at which
             2410      the public hearing is held.
             2411          (ii) The local government entity may not, in the final resolution, increase the maximum
             2412      principal amount of debt contained in the notice and discussed at the hearing.


             2413          (c) The local government entity may adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the resolution at
             2414      a later meeting without recomplying with the published notice requirements of this section.
             2415          Section 48. Section 11-17-16 is amended to read:
             2416           11-17-16. Publication of resolutions and notice of bonds to be issued.
             2417          (1) The governing body may provide for the publication of any resolution or other
             2418      proceeding adopted by it under this chapter, including all resolutions providing for the sale or
             2419      lease of any land by the municipality, county, or state university in connection with the
             2420      establishment, acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of an industrial park. The
             2421      publication shall be [in a newspaper qualified to carry legal notices having general circulation
             2422      in the municipality or county, and, in the case of a state university, in a newspaper of general
             2423      circulation in the county within which the principal administrative office of the state university
             2424      is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2425          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             2426      governing body may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a
             2427      notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             2428          (a) the name of the issuer;
             2429          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             2430          (c) the name of the users, if known; and
             2431          (d) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             2432      examined, which shall be at an office of the issuer, identified in the notice, during regular
             2433      business hours of the issuer as described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after
             2434      the publication of the notice.
             2435          (3) For a period of 30 days after publication any person in interest may contest the
             2436      legality of the resolution, proceeding, any bonds which may be authorized under them, or any
             2437      provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds. After expiration of the 30-day
             2438      period no person may contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution,
             2439      proceedings, bonds, or security provisions for any cause.
             2440          Section 49. Section 11-27-4 is amended to read:
             2441           11-27-4. Publication of resolution -- Notice of bond issue -- Contest of resolution
             2442      or proceeding.
             2443          (1) The governing body of any public body may provide for the publication of any


             2444      resolution or other proceeding adopted by it under this chapter [in a newspaper having general
             2445      circulation in the public body] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             2446      63F-1-701 .
             2447          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of refunding
             2448      bonds (or for a combined issue of refunding bonds and bonds issued for any other purpose), the
             2449      governing body may, instead of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a
             2450      notice of bonds to be issued, entitled accordingly, and containing:
             2451          (a) the name of the issuer[.];
             2452          (b) the purposes of the issue[.];
             2453          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued[.];
             2454          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature[.];
             2455          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear[.];
             2456          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             2457      which the bonds may be sold, and any deposit to be required in connection with the sale[.]; and
             2458          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding authorizing
             2459      the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the governing body
             2460      identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the governing body as described in the
             2461      notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2462          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest shall have the
             2463      right to contest the legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds which may be so
             2464      authorized or any provisions made for the security and payment of these bonds; and after this
             2465      time no person shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality
             2466      thereof for any cause.
             2467          Section 50. Section 11-27-5 is amended to read:
             2468           11-27-5. Negotiability of bonds -- Intent and construction of chapter -- Budget for
             2469      payment of bonds -- Proceedings limited to those required by chapter -- No election
             2470      required -- Application of chapter.
             2471          (1) Refunding bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be
             2472      incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value, and shall not be invalid
             2473      for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance and sale. This chapter is
             2474      intended to afford an alternative method for the issuance of refunding bonds by public bodies


             2475      and shall not be so construed as to deprive any public body of the right to issue bonds for
             2476      refunding purposes under authority of any other statute, but this chapter, nevertheless, shall
             2477      constitute full authority for the issue and sale of refunding bonds by public bodies. Section
             2478      11-1-1 [and Title 66, Chapter 2], however, shall not be applicable to refunding bonds.
             2479          (2) Any public body subject to any budget law shall in its annual budget make proper
             2480      provision for the payment of principal and interest currently falling due on refunding bonds,
             2481      but no provision need be made in the budget prior to the issuance of the refunding bonds for
             2482      their issuance or for the expenditure of the proceeds from them.
             2483          (3) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding concerning the issuance of refunding bonds
             2484      nor the publication of any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to the issuance of the
             2485      refunding bonds shall be necessary except as specifically required by this chapter. Any
             2486      publication made under this chapter may be made [in any newspaper in which legal notices
             2487      may be published under the laws of Utah, without regard to its designation as the official
             2488      journal or newspaper of the public body] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             2489      Section 63F-1-701 .
             2490          (4) No resolution adopted or proceeding taken under this chapter shall be subject to any
             2491      referendum petition or to an election other than as required by this chapter. All proceedings
             2492      adopted under this chapter may be adopted on a single reading at any legally-convened meeting
             2493      of the governing body. This chapter shall apply to all bonds issued and outstanding at the time
             2494      this chapter takes effect as well as to bonds issued after this chapter takes effect.
             2495          Section 51. Section 11-30-5 is amended to read:
             2496           11-30-5. Publication of order for hearing.
             2497          (1) Prior to the date set for hearing, the clerk of the court shall cause the order to be
             2498      published once each week for three consecutive weeks [in a newspaper published or of general
             2499      circulation within the boundaries of the public body or, if the public body has no defined
             2500      boundaries or there is no newspaper published or of general circulation within the defined
             2501      boundaries, a newspaper reasonably calculated to notify all parties, which has been approved
             2502      by the court] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2503          (2) If a refunding bond is being validated, all holders of the bonds to be refunded may
             2504      be made defendants to the action, in which case notice may be made, and if so made shall be
             2505      considered sufficient, by mailing a copy of the order to each holder's last-known address.


             2506          (3) By publication of the order, all defendants shall have been duly served and shall be
             2507      parties to the proceedings.
             2508          Section 52. Section 11-32-10 is amended to read:
             2509           11-32-10. Application to other laws and proceedings.
             2510          (1) This chapter is supplemental to all existing laws relating to the collection of
             2511      delinquent taxes by participant members.
             2512          (2) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding in respect to any transaction authorized by
             2513      this chapter is necessary except as specifically required in this chapter nor is the publication of
             2514      any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to any transaction authorized by this chapter
             2515      necessary except as required by this chapter. Any publication made under this chapter may be
             2516      made [in any newspaper conforming to the terms of this chapter and in which legal notices may
             2517      be published under the laws of Utah, without regard to the designation of it as the official
             2518      journal or newspaper of the public body] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             2519      Section 63F-1-701 . No resolution adopted or proceeding taken under this chapter may be
             2520      subject to referendum petition or to an election other than as permitted in this chapter. All
             2521      proceedings adopted under this chapter may be adopted on a single reading at any legally
             2522      convened meeting of the governing body or bodies or the board of trustees of the authority as
             2523      appropriate.
             2524          (3) Any formal action or proceeding taken by the governing body of a county or other
             2525      public body or the board of trustees of an authority under the authority of this chapter may be
             2526      taken by resolution of the governing body or the board of trustees as appropriate.
             2527          (4) This chapter shall apply to all authorities created, assignment agreements executed,
             2528      and bonds issued after this chapter takes effect.
             2529          (5) All proceedings taken before the effective date of this chapter by a county or other
             2530      public body in connection with the creation and operation of a financing authority are
             2531      validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed.
             2532          Section 53. Section 11-32-11 is amended to read:
             2533           11-32-11. Publication of resolutions -- Notice -- Content.
             2534          (1) The governing body of any county, or the board of trustees of any financing
             2535      authority, may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted by it
             2536      under this chapter [in a newspaper having general circulation in the county] on the Utah Public


             2537      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2538          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             2539      board of trustees of a financing authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or
             2540      other proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             2541          (a) the name of the financing authority and the participant members;
             2542          (b) the purposes of the issue;
             2543          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             2544          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             2545          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear;
             2546          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             2547      which the bonds may be sold; and
             2548          (g) the time and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceedings authorizing
             2549      the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the financing
             2550      authority, identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the financing authority as
             2551      described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2552          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest the
             2553      legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds or assignment agreements which may be
             2554      authorized by them or any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds or for the
             2555      security and payment of the assignment agreement. After such time no person has any cause of
             2556      action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of same for any cause.
             2557          Section 54. Section 11-39-103 is amended to read:
             2558           11-39-103. Requirements for undertaking a building improvement or public
             2559      works project -- Request for bids -- Authority to reject bids.
             2560          (1) If the estimated cost of the building improvement or public works project exceeds
             2561      the bid limit, the local entity shall, if it determines to proceed with the building improvement or
             2562      public works project:
             2563          (a) request bids for completion of the building improvement or public works project
             2564      by:
             2565          (i) publishing notice at least twice [in a newspaper published or of general circulation
             2566      in the local entity] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at
             2567      least five days before opening the bids; [or] and


             2568          (ii) [if there is no newspaper published or of general circulation in the local entity,] by
             2569      posting notice at least five days before opening the bids in at least five public places in the
             2570      local entity and leaving the notice posted for at least three days; and
             2571          (b) except as provided in Subsection (3), enter into a contract for the completion of the
             2572      building improvement or public works project with:
             2573          (i) the lowest responsive responsible bidder; or
             2574          (ii) for a design-build project that the local entity began formulating before March 1,
             2575      2004 and with respect to which a contract is entered into before September 1, 2004, a
             2576      responsible bidder that:
             2577          (A) offers design-build services; and
             2578          (B) satisfies the local entity's criteria relating to financial strength, past performance,
             2579      integrity, reliability, and other factors that the local entity uses to assess the ability of a bidder
             2580      to perform fully and in good faith the contract requirements for a design-build project.
             2581          (2) (a) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall indicate that the local entity may reject
             2582      any or all bids submitted.
             2583          (b) (i) The cost of a building improvement or public works project may not be divided
             2584      to avoid:
             2585          (A) exceeding the bid limit; and
             2586          (B) subjecting the local entity to the requirements of this section.
             2587          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i), a local entity may divide the cost of a
             2588      building improvement or public works project that would, without dividing, exceed the bid
             2589      limit if the local entity complies with the requirements of this section with respect to each part
             2590      of the building improvement or public works project that results from dividing the cost.
             2591          (3) (a) The local entity may reject any or all bids submitted.
             2592          (b) If the local entity rejects all bids submitted but still intends to undertake the
             2593      building improvement or public works project, the local entity shall again request bids by
             2594      following the procedure provided in Subsection (1)(a).
             2595          (c) If, after twice requesting bids by following the procedure provided in Subsection
             2596      (1)(a), the local entity determines that no satisfactory bid has been submitted, the governing
             2597      body may undertake the building improvement or public works project as it considers
             2598      appropriate.


             2599          Section 55. Section 11-42-202 is amended to read:
             2600           11-42-202. Requirements applicable to a notice of a proposed assessment area
             2601      designation.
             2602          (1) Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) shall:
             2603          (a) state that the local entity proposes to:
             2604          (i) designate one or more areas within the local entity's jurisdictional boundaries as an
             2605      assessment area;
             2606          (ii) provide an improvement to property within the proposed assessment area; and
             2607          (iii) finance some or all of the cost of improvements by an assessment on benefitted
             2608      property within the assessment area;
             2609          (b) describe the proposed assessment area by any reasonable method that allows an
             2610      owner of property in the proposed assessment area to determine that the owner's property is
             2611      within the proposed assessment area;
             2612          (c) describe, in a general way, the improvements to be provided to the assessment area,
             2613      including:
             2614          (i) the general nature of the improvements; and
             2615          (ii) the general location of the improvements, by reference to streets or portions or
             2616      extensions of streets or by any other means that the governing body chooses that reasonably
             2617      describes the general location of the improvements;
             2618          (d) a statement of the estimated cost of the improvements as determined by a project
             2619      engineer;
             2620          (e) a statement that the local entity proposes to levy an assessment on benefitted
             2621      property within the assessment area to pay some or all of the cost of the improvements
             2622      according to the estimated direct and indirect benefits to the property from the improvements;
             2623          (f) a statement of the assessment method by which the assessment is proposed to be
             2624      levied;
             2625          (g) a statement of the time within which and the location at which protests against
             2626      designation of the proposed assessment area or of the proposed improvements are required to
             2627      be filed and the method by which the number of protests required to defeat the designation of
             2628      the proposed assessment area or acquisition or construction of the proposed improvements are
             2629      to be determined;


             2630          (h) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing under Section 11-42-204 ;
             2631          (i) if the governing body elects to create and fund a reserve fund under Section
             2632      11-42-702 , a description of how the reserve fund will be funded and replenished and how
             2633      remaining money in the reserve fund is to be disbursed upon full payment of the bonds;
             2634          (j) if the governing body intends to designate a voluntary assessment area, a property
             2635      owner consent form that:
             2636          (i) estimates the total assessment to be levied against the particular parcel of property;
             2637          (ii) describes any additional benefits that the governing body expects the assessed
             2638      property to receive from the improvements; and
             2639          (iii) designates the date and time by which the fully executed consent form is required
             2640      to be submitted to the governing body;
             2641          (k) if the local entity intends to levy an assessment to pay operation and maintenance
             2642      costs or for economic promotion activities:
             2643          (i) a description of the operation and maintenance costs or economic promotion
             2644      activities to be paid by assessments and the initial estimated annual assessment to be levied;
             2645          (ii) a description of how the estimated assessment will be determined;
             2646          (iii) a description of how and when the governing body will adjust the assessment to
             2647      reflect current operation and maintenance costs or the costs of current economic promotion
             2648      activities;
             2649          (iv) a description of the method of assessment if different from the method of
             2650      assessment to be used for financing any improvement; and
             2651          (v) a statement of the maximum number of years over which the assessment for
             2652      operation and maintenance or economic promotion activities will be levied; and
             2653          (l) if the governing body intends to divide the proposed assessment area into zones
             2654      under Subsection 11-42-201 (1)(b), a description of the proposed zones.
             2655          (2) A notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) may contain other information
             2656      that the governing body considers to be appropriate, including:
             2657          (a) the amount or proportion of the cost of the improvement to be paid by the local
             2658      entity or from sources other than an assessment;
             2659          (b) the estimated amount of each type of assessment for the various improvements to
             2660      be financed according to the method of assessment that the governing body chooses; and


             2661          (c) provisions for any optional improvements.
             2662          (3) Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) [shall]:
             2663          (a) (i) shall be published [in a newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
             2664      jurisdictional boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             2665      63F-1-701 , once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the last publication at least five but
             2666      not more than 20 days before the deadline under Section 11-42-203 for filing protests; [or] and
             2667          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
             2668      jurisdictional boundaries,] may be posted in at least three public places within the local entity's
             2669      jurisdictional boundaries at least 20 but not more than 35 days before the deadline under
             2670      Section 11-42-203 for filing protests; and
             2671          (b) be mailed, postage prepaid, within ten days after the first publication or posting of
             2672      the notice under Subsection (3)(a) to each owner of property to be assessed within the proposed
             2673      assessment area at the property owner's mailing address.
             2674          Section 56. Section 11-42-301 is amended to read:
             2675           11-42-301. Improvements made only under contract let to lowest responsive,
             2676      responsible bidder -- Publishing notice -- Sealed bids -- Procedure -- Exceptions to
             2677      contract requirement.
             2678          (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a local entity may make improvements
             2679      in an assessment area only under contract let to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for
             2680      the kind of service, material, or form of construction that the local entity's governing body
             2681      determines in compliance with any applicable local entity ordinances.
             2682          (2) A local entity may:
             2683          (a) divide improvements into parts;
             2684          (b) (i) let separate contracts for each part; or
             2685          (ii) combine multiple parts into the same contract; and
             2686          (c) let a contract on a unit basis.
             2687          (3) (a) A local entity may not let a contract until after publishing notice as provided in
             2688      Subsection (3)(b) at least one time [in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries
             2689      of the local entity] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at
             2690      least 15 days before the date specified for receipt of bids.
             2691          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall notify contractors that the local entity will


             2692      receive sealed bids at a specified time and place for the construction of the improvements.
             2693          (c) Notwithstanding a local entity's failure, through inadvertence or oversight, to
             2694      publish the notice or to publish the notice within 15 days before the date specified for receipt of
             2695      bids, the governing body may proceed to let a contract for the improvements if the local entity
             2696      receives at least three sealed and bona fide bids from contractors by the time specified for the
             2697      receipt of bids.
             2698          (d) A local entity may publish a notice required under this Subsection (3) at the same
             2699      time as a notice under Section 11-42-202 .
             2700          (4) (a) A local entity may accept as a sealed bid a bid that is:
             2701          (i) manually sealed and submitted; or
             2702          (ii) electronically sealed and submitted.
             2703          (b) The governing body or project engineer shall, at the time specified in the notice
             2704      under Subsection (3), open and examine the bids.
             2705          (c) In open session, the governing body:
             2706          (i) shall declare the bids; and
             2707          (ii) may reject any or all bids if the governing body considers the rejection to be for the
             2708      public good.
             2709          (d) The local entity may award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder
             2710      even if the price bid by that bidder exceeds the estimated costs as determined by the project
             2711      engineer.
             2712          (e) A local entity may in any case:
             2713          (i) refuse to award a contract;
             2714          (ii) obtain new bids after giving a new notice under Subsection (3);
             2715          (iii) determine to abandon the assessment area; or
             2716          (iv) not make some of the improvements proposed to be made.
             2717          (5) A local entity is not required to let a contract as provided in this section for:
             2718          (a) an improvement or part of an improvement the cost of which or the making of
             2719      which is donated or contributed;
             2720          (b) an improvement that consists of furnishing utility service or maintaining
             2721      improvements;
             2722          (c) labor, materials, or equipment supplied by the local entity;


             2723          (d) the local entity's acquisition of completed or partially completed improvements in
             2724      an assessment area;
             2725          (e) design, engineering, and inspection costs incurred with respect to the construction
             2726      of improvements in an assessment area; or
             2727          (f) additional work performed in accordance with the terms of a contract duly let to the
             2728      lowest responsible bidder.
             2729          (6) A local entity may itself furnish utility service and maintain improvements within
             2730      an assessment area.
             2731          (7) (a) A local entity may acquire completed or partially completed improvements in an
             2732      assessment area, but may not pay an amount for those improvements that exceeds their fair
             2733      market value.
             2734          (b) Upon the local entity's payment for completed or partially completed
             2735      improvements, title to the improvements shall be conveyed to the local entity or another public
             2736      agency.
             2737          (8) The provisions of Title 11, Chapter 39, Building Improvements and Public Works
             2738      Projects, and Section 72-6-108 do not apply to improvements to be constructed in an
             2739      assessment area.
             2740          Section 57. Section 11-42-402 is amended to read:
             2741           11-42-402. Notice of assessment and board of equalization hearing.
             2742          Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-401 (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             2743          (1) state:
             2744          (a) that an assessment list is completed and available for examination at the offices of
             2745      the local entity;
             2746          (b) the total estimated or actual cost of the improvements;
             2747          (c) the amount of the total estimated or actual cost of the proposed improvements to be
             2748      paid by the local entity;
             2749          (d) the amount of the assessment to be levied against benefitted property within the
             2750      assessment area;
             2751          (e) the assessment method used to calculate the proposed assessment;
             2752          (f) the unit cost used to calculate the assessments shown on the assessment list, based
             2753      on the assessment method used to calculate the proposed assessment; and


             2754          (g) the dates, times, and place of the board of equalization hearings under Subsection
             2755      11-42-401 (2)(b);
             2756          (2) beginning at least 20 but not more than 35 days before the first hearing of the board
             2757      of equalization:
             2758          (a) be published at least once [in a newspaper of general circulation within the local
             2759      entity's jurisdictional boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             2760      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             2761          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
             2762      jurisdictional boundaries,] may be posted in at least three public places within the local entity's
             2763      jurisdictional boundaries; and
             2764          (3) be mailed, postage prepaid, within ten days after the first publication or posting of
             2765      the notice under Subsection (2) to each owner of property to be assessed within the proposed
             2766      assessment area at the property owner's mailing address.
             2767          Section 58. Section 11-42-404 is amended to read:
             2768           11-42-404. Adoption of a resolution or ordinance levying an assessment -- Notice
             2769      of the adoption -- Effective date of resolution or ordinance -- Notice of assessment
             2770      interest.
             2771          (1) (a) After receiving a final report from a board of equalization under Subsection
             2772      11-42-403 (5) or, if applicable, after the time for filing an appeal under Subsection
             2773      11-42-403 (6) has passed, the governing body may adopt a resolution or ordinance levying an
             2774      assessment against benefitted property within the assessment area.
             2775          (b) Each local entity that levies an assessment under this chapter shall levy the
             2776      assessment at one time only, unless the assessment is to pay operation and maintenance costs
             2777      or the costs of economic promotion activities.
             2778          (c) An assessment resolution or ordinance adopted under Subsection (1)(a):
             2779          (i) need not describe each tract, block, lot, part of block or lot, or parcel of property to
             2780      be assessed;
             2781          (ii) need not include the legal description or tax identification number of the parcels of
             2782      property assessed in the assessment area; and
             2783          (iii) is adequate for purposes of identifying the property to be assessed within the
             2784      assessment area if the assessment resolution or ordinance incorporates by reference the


             2785      corrected assessment list that describes the property assessed by legal description and tax
             2786      identification number.
             2787          (2) (a) Each local entity that adopts an assessment resolution or ordinance shall give
             2788      notice of the adoption by:
             2789          (i) publishing a copy of the resolution or ordinance once [in a newspaper of general
             2790      circulation within the local entity's jurisdictional boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice
             2791      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             2792          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation with the local entity's jurisdictional
             2793      boundaries,] posting a copy of the resolution or ordinance in at least three public places within
             2794      the local entity's jurisdictional boundaries for at least 21 days.
             2795          (b) No other publication or posting of the resolution or ordinance is required.
             2796          (3) Notwithstanding any other statutory provision regarding the effective date of a
             2797      resolution or ordinance, each assessment resolution or ordinance takes effect:
             2798          (a) on the date of publication or posting of the notice under Subsection (2); or
             2799          (b) at a later date provided in the resolution or ordinance.
             2800          (4) (a) The governing body of each local entity that has adopted an assessment
             2801      resolution or ordinance under Subsection (1) shall, within five days after the 25-day
             2802      prepayment period under Subsection 11-42-411 (6) has passed, file a notice of assessment
             2803      interest with the recorder of the county in which the assessed property is located.
             2804          (b) Each notice of assessment interest under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             2805          (i) state that the local entity has an assessment interest in the assessed property;
             2806          (ii) if the assessment is to pay operation and maintenance costs or for economic
             2807      promotion activities, state the maximum number of years over which an assessment will be
             2808      payable; and
             2809          (iii) describe the property assessed by legal description and tax identification number.
             2810          (c) A local entity's failure to file a notice of assessment interest under this Subsection
             2811      (4) has no affect on the validity of an assessment levied under an assessment resolution or
             2812      ordinance adopted under Subsection (1).
             2813          Section 59. Section 11-42-604 is amended to read:
             2814           11-42-604. Notice regarding resolution or ordinance authorizing interim
             2815      warrants or bond anticipation notes -- Complaint contesting warrants or notes --


             2816      Prohibition against contesting warrants and notes.
             2817          (1) A local entity may publish notice, as provided in Subsection (2), of a resolution or
             2818      ordinance that the governing body has adopted authorizing the issuance of interim warrants or
             2819      bond anticipation notes.
             2820          (2) (a) If a local entity chooses to publish notice under Subsection (1)[(a)], the notice
             2821      shall:
             2822          (i) be published [in a newspaper of general circulation within the local entity] on the
             2823      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             2824          (ii) contain:
             2825          (A) the name of the issuer of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes;
             2826          (B) the purpose of the issue;
             2827          (C) the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
             2828          (D) the maximum length of time over which the interim warrants or bond anticipation
             2829      notes may mature;
             2830          (E) the maximum interest rate, if there is a maximum rate; and
             2831          (F) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or ordinance may be examined,
             2832      as required under Subsection (2)(b).
             2833          (b) The local entity shall allow examination of the resolution or ordinance authorizing
             2834      the issuance of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes at its office during regular
             2835      business hours.
             2836          (3) Any person may, within 30 days after publication of a notice under Subsection (1),
             2837      file a verified, written complaint in the district court of the county in which the person resides,
             2838      contesting the regularity, formality, or legality of the interim warrants or bond anticipation
             2839      notes issued by the local entity or the proceedings relating to the issuance of the interim
             2840      warrants or bond anticipation notes.
             2841          (4) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3), no person may contest the regularity,
             2842      formality, or legality of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes issued by a local entity
             2843      under the resolution or ordinance that was the subject of the notice under Subsection (1), or the
             2844      proceedings relating to the issuance of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes.
             2845          Section 60. Section 13-31-302 is amended to read:
             2846           13-31-302. Sale of molds for payment of lien.


             2847          (1) (a) Prior to selling a mold, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail to
             2848      the last-known address of the customer.
             2849          (b) The notice required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
             2850          (i) the molder's intention to sell the mold 30 days from the day the customer received
             2851      the notice;
             2852          (ii) the description of the mold to be sold;
             2853          (iii) the time and place of the sale; and
             2854          (iv) an itemized statement for the amount due the molder from the customer.
             2855          (c) A molder shall publish notice of the molder's intention to sell a mold [in a
             2856      newspaper of general circulation covering the customer's last-known address] on the Utah
             2857      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , if:
             2858          (i) the receipt of the mailing of the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) is not
             2859      returned; or
             2860          (ii) the postal service returns the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) as being
             2861      nondeliverable.
             2862          (d) The notice provided for in Subsection (1)(c) shall include a description of the mold.
             2863          (2) A molder may sell a mold 30 days from the later of the day:
             2864          (a) the customer received the notice in accordance with Subsection (1)(a); or
             2865          (b) the date the molder published the notice under Subsection (1)(c).
             2866          (3) If from the sale of a mold under this section the molder receives an amount in
             2867      excess of the amount of the lien, the excess shall be paid as follows:
             2868          (a) to any prior lienholder known to the molder at the time of the sale; and
             2869          (b) after paying any lienholder under Subsection (3)(a), the remainder:
             2870          (i) if the customer's address is known at the time of sale, to the customer; or
             2871          (ii) if the customer's address is not known at the time of sale, to the state in accordance
             2872      with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property Act.
             2873          Section 61. Section 13-44-202 is amended to read:
             2874           13-44-202. Personal information -- Disclosure of system security breach.
             2875          (1) (a) A person who owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal
             2876      information concerning a Utah resident shall, when the person becomes aware of a breach of
             2877      system security, conduct in good faith a reasonable and prompt investigation to determine the


             2878      likelihood that personal information has been or will be misused for identity theft or fraud
             2879      purposes.
             2880          (b) If an investigation under Subsection (1)(a) reveals that the misuse of personal
             2881      information for identity theft or fraud purposes has occurred, or is reasonably likely to occur,
             2882      the person shall provide notification to each affected Utah resident.
             2883          (2) A person required to provide notification under Subsection (1) shall provide the
             2884      notification in the most expedient time possible without unreasonable delay:
             2885          (a) considering legitimate investigative needs of law enforcement, as provided in
             2886      Subsection (4)(a);
             2887          (b) after determining the scope of the breach of system security; and
             2888          (c) after restoring the reasonable integrity of the system.
             2889          (3) (a) A person who maintains computerized data that includes personal information
             2890      that the person does not own or license shall notify and cooperate with the owner or licensee of
             2891      the information of any breach of system security immediately following the person's discovery
             2892      of the breach if misuse of the personal information occurs or is reasonably likely to occur.
             2893          (b) Cooperation under Subsection (3)(a) includes sharing information relevant to the
             2894      breach with the owner or licensee of the information.
             2895          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a person may delay providing notification
             2896      under Subsection (1) at the request of a law enforcement agency that determines that
             2897      notification may impede a criminal investigation.
             2898          (b) A person who delays providing notification under Subsection (4)(a) shall provide
             2899      notification in good faith without unreasonable delay in the most expedient time possible after
             2900      the law enforcement agency informs the person that notification will no longer impede the
             2901      criminal investigation.
             2902          (5) (a) A notification required by this section may be provided:
             2903          (i) in writing by first-class mail to the most recent address the person has for the
             2904      resident;
             2905          (ii) electronically, if the person's primary method of communication with the resident is
             2906      by electronic means, or if provided in accordance with the consumer disclosure provisions of
             2907      15 U.S.C. Section 7001;
             2908          (iii) by telephone, including through the use of automatic dialing technology not


             2909      prohibited by other law; or
             2910          (iv) by publishing notice of the breach of system security [in a newspaper of general
             2911      circulation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2912          (b) If a person maintains the person's own notification procedures as part of an
             2913      information security policy for the treatment of personal information the person is considered
             2914      to be in compliance with this chapter's notification requirements if the procedures are otherwise
             2915      consistent with this chapter's timing requirements and the person notifies each affected Utah
             2916      resident in accordance with the person's information security policy in the event of a breach.
             2917          (c) A person who is regulated by state or federal law and maintains procedures for a
             2918      breach of system security under applicable law established by the primary state or federal
             2919      regulator is considered to be in compliance with this part if the person notifies each affected
             2920      Utah resident in accordance with the other applicable law in the event of a breach.
             2921          (6) A waiver of this section is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
             2922          Section 62. Section 16-4-206 is amended to read:
             2923           16-4-206. Service and publication of notice of assessment.
             2924          (1) The notice of assessment required by Section 16-4-205 shall be:
             2925          (a) personally served on each shareholder; or
             2926          (b) sent by first-class mail to each shareholder at the address shown on the
             2927      corporation's records.
             2928          (2) A shareholder is responsible for providing the shareholder's current mailing address
             2929      to the corporation for purposes of Subsection (1).
             2930          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a notice of assessment shall be
             2931      published once a week for two weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation in the location of
             2932      the corporation's principal place of business] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             2933      Section 63F-1-701 .
             2934          (b) A water company may elect not to publish notice under Subsection (3)(a).
             2935          Section 63. Section 16-4-303 is amended to read:
             2936           16-4-303. Service and publication of notice of sale.
             2937          (1) The notice of sale required by Section 16-4-302 shall be:
             2938          (a) personally served on each shareholder whose share is subject to sale; or
             2939          (b) sent by certified mail, return-receipt requested, to each shareholder whose share is


             2940      subject to sale at the address shown on the corporation's records.
             2941          (2) A shareholder is responsible for providing the shareholder's current mailing address
             2942      to the corporation for purposes of Subsection (1).
             2943          (3) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall be served or mailed at least 15 days, but
             2944      not more than 30 days before the day on which the sale is to occur.
             2945          (4) A notice of sale shall be published once a week for two weeks [in a newspaper of
             2946      general circulation in the location of the corporation's principal place of business] on the Utah
             2947      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 beginning at least 15 days but no
             2948      more than 45 days before the day on which the sale is to occur.
             2949          Section 64. Section 16-4-312 is amended to read:
             2950           16-4-312. Affidavit and posting of notice -- Evidence.
             2951          (1) An affidavit made by the secretary of a corporation of the mailing of a notice
             2952      required by this chapter is prima facie evidence of the existence and mailing of the notice.
             2953          (2) The publication of a notice on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             2954      Section 63F-1-701 under this chapter may be proved by the affidavit [of the printer foreman or
             2955      principal clerk of the newspaper in which the notice was published] of the administrator of the
             2956      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             2957          (3) The affidavit of the secretary of the corporation or the auctioneer responsible for
             2958      selling shares is prima facie evidence of:
             2959          (a) the time and place of sale;
             2960          (b) the quantity and particular description of the shares sold;
             2961          (c) to whom and for what price the shares were sold; and
             2962          (d) the fact of the purchase money being paid.
             2963          (4) The affidavits referenced in this section shall be filed in the corporation's office.
             2964          (5) A copy of an affidavit referenced in this section is prima facie evidence of the facts
             2965      contained in the affidavit if the affidavit is certified by the secretary.
             2966          Section 65. Section 16-6a-103 is amended to read:
             2967           16-6a-103. Notice.
             2968          (1) Notice given under this chapter shall be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable
             2969      under the circumstances.
             2970          (2) (a) Notice may be communicated:


             2971          (i) in person;
             2972          (ii) by telephone;
             2973          (iii) by any form of electronic communication; or
             2974          (iv) by mail or private carrier.
             2975          (b) If the forms of personal notice described in Subsection (2)(a) are impracticable,
             2976      notice may be communicated by:
             2977          (i) [a newspaper of general circulation in the county or similar governmental
             2978      subdivision in which the corporation's principal or registered office is located] publication on
             2979      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; or
             2980          (ii) radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication in the county or
             2981      similar governmental subdivision in which the corporation's principal or registered office is
             2982      located.
             2983          (3) Written notice to a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to conduct
             2984      affairs in this state may be addressed to:
             2985          (a) its registered agent at its registered office; or
             2986          (b) the corporation's secretary at its principal office.
             2987          (4) (a) Written notice by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation to its members, is
             2988      effective as to each member when mailed, if:
             2989          (i) in a comprehensible form; and
             2990          (ii) addressed to the member's address shown in the domestic or foreign nonprofit
             2991      corporation's current record of members.
             2992          (b) If three successive notices given to a member pursuant to Subsection (5) have been
             2993      returned as undeliverable, further notices to that member are not necessary until another
             2994      address of the member is made known to the nonprofit corporation.
             2995          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (4), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is
             2996      effective at the earliest of the following:
             2997          (a) when received;
             2998          (b) five days after it is mailed; or
             2999          (c) on the date shown on the return receipt if:
             3000          (i) sent by registered or certified mail;
             3001          (ii) sent return receipt requested; and


             3002          (iii) the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.
             3003          (6) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible
             3004      manner.
             3005          (7) Notice by publication is effective on the date of first publication.
             3006          (8) A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine, or other
             3007      publication regularly sent to members shall constitute a written notice or report if:
             3008          (a) addressed or delivered to the member's address shown in the nonprofit corporation's
             3009      current list of members; or
             3010          (b) if two or more members are residents of the same household and have the same
             3011      address in the nonprofit corporation's current list of members, addressed or delivered to one of
             3012      the members at the address appearing on the current list of members.
             3013          (9) (a) If this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, the
             3014      notice requirements for the particular circumstances govern.
             3015          (b) If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements not inconsistent
             3016      with this section or other provisions of this chapter, the notice requirements of the articles of
             3017      incorporation or bylaws govern.
             3018          Section 66. Section 16-6a-704 is amended to read:
             3019           16-6a-704. Notice of meeting.
             3020          (1) A nonprofit corporation shall give to each member entitled to vote at the meeting
             3021      notice consistent with its bylaws of meetings of members in a fair and reasonable manner.
             3022          (2) Any notice that conforms to the requirements of Subsection (3) is fair and
             3023      reasonable, but other means of giving notice may also be fair and reasonable when all the
             3024      circumstances are considered.
             3025          (3) Notice is fair and reasonable if:
             3026          (a) the nonprofit corporation notifies its members of the place, date, and time of each
             3027      annual, regular, and special meeting of members:
             3028          (i) no fewer than ten days before the meeting;
             3029          (ii) if notice is mailed by other than first-class or registered mail, no fewer than 30
             3030      days, nor more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3031          (iii) if notice is given by [newspaper] publication on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             3032      described in Section 63F-1-701 as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2), by publication three


             3033      separate times with:
             3034          (A) the first of the publications no more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3035          (B) the last of the publications no fewer than ten days before the meeting date;
             3036          (b) the notice of an annual or regular meeting includes a description of any matter or
             3037      matters that:
             3038          (i) must be approved by the members; or
             3039          (ii) for which the members' approval is sought under Sections 16-6a-825 , 16-6a-910 ,
             3040      16-6a-1003 , 16-6a-1010 , 16-6a-1102 , 16-6a-1202 , and 16-6a-1402 ; and
             3041          (c) unless otherwise provided by this chapter or the bylaws, the notice of a special
             3042      meeting includes a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
             3043          (4) (a) Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws, if an annual, regular, or special
             3044      meeting of members is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of
             3045      the new date, time, or place, if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before
             3046      adjournment.
             3047          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), if a new record date for the adjourned meeting
             3048      is or shall be fixed under Section 16-6a-706 , notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given
             3049      under this section to the members of record as of the new record date.
             3050          (5) When giving notice of an annual, regular, or special meeting of members, a
             3051      nonprofit corporation shall give notice of a matter a member intends to raise at the meeting if:
             3052          (a) requested in writing to do so by a person entitled to call a special meeting; and
             3053          (b) the request is received by the secretary or president of the nonprofit corporation at
             3054      least ten days before the nonprofit corporation gives notice of the meeting.
             3055          Section 67. Section 16-6a-814 is amended to read:
             3056           16-6a-814. Notice of meeting.
             3057          (1) (a) A nonprofit corporation shall give to each director entitled to vote at an annual
             3058      meeting notice of the annual meeting consistent with the nonprofit corporation's bylaws in a
             3059      fair and reasonable manner.
             3060          (b) Notice under Subsection (1)(a) is fair and reasonable if the nonprofit corporation
             3061      notifies each director of the place, date, and time of the annual meeting:
             3062          (i) no fewer than ten days before the meeting, unless otherwise provided by the bylaws;
             3063          (ii) if notice is mailed by other than first-class or registered mail, no fewer than 30


             3064      days, nor more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3065          (iii) if notice is given by [newspaper] publication on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             3066      described in Section 63F-1-701 as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2), by publication three
             3067      separate times with:
             3068          (A) the first of the publications no more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3069          (B) the last of the publications no fewer than ten days before the meeting date.
             3070          (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or in the bylaws, regular meetings of the
             3071      board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the
             3072      meeting.
             3073          (3) (a) Unless the bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the
             3074      board of directors shall be preceded by at least two days notice of the date, time, and place of
             3075      the meeting.
             3076          (b) The notice required by Subsection (3)(a) need not describe the purpose of the
             3077      special meeting unless otherwise required by this chapter or the bylaws.
             3078          Section 68. Section 16-6a-1407 is amended to read:
             3079           16-6a-1407. Disposition of claims by publication.
             3080          (1) A dissolved nonprofit corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request
             3081      that persons with claims against the nonprofit corporation present them in accordance with the
             3082      notice.
             3083          (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall:
             3084          (a) be published one time [in a newspaper of general circulation in:] on the Utah Public
             3085      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             3086          [(i) the county where:]
             3087          [(A) the dissolved nonprofit corporation's principal office is located;]
             3088          [(B) if the dissolved nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state, its
             3089      registered office is or was last located; or]
             3090          [(ii) if neither Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) or (B) apply, Salt Lake County;]
             3091          (b) describe the information that shall be included in a claim;
             3092          (c) provide an address at which any claim shall be given to the nonprofit corporation;
             3093      and
             3094          (d) state that unless sooner barred by any other statute limiting actions, a claim will be


             3095      barred if an action to enforce the claim is not commenced within three years after publication
             3096      of the notice.
             3097          (3) If the dissolved nonprofit corporation publishes [a newspaper notice] on the Utah
             3098      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 in accordance with Subsection (2),
             3099      then unless sooner barred under Section 16-6a-1406 or under any other statute limiting actions,
             3100      the claim of any claimant against the dissolved nonprofit corporation is barred unless the
             3101      claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved nonprofit corporation
             3102      within three years after the publication date of the notice.
             3103          (4) For purposes of this section:
             3104          (a) "claim" means any claim, including claims of this state, whether:
             3105          (i) known;
             3106          (ii) due or to become due;
             3107          (iii) absolute or contingent;
             3108          (iv) liquidated or unliquidated;
             3109          (v) founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis; or
             3110          (vi) otherwise; and
             3111          (b) an action to enforce a claim includes:
             3112          (i) any civil action; and
             3113          (ii) any arbitration under any agreement for binding arbitration between the dissolved
             3114      nonprofit corporation and the claimant.
             3115          Section 69. Section 16-10a-103 is amended to read:
             3116           16-10a-103. Notice.
             3117          (1) (a) Notice given under this chapter must be in writing unless oral notice is
             3118      reasonable under the circumstances.
             3119          (b) Notice by electronic transmission is written notice.
             3120          (2) (a) Subject to compliance with any requirement that notice be in writing, notice
             3121      may be communicated in person, by telephone, by any form of electronic transmission, or by
             3122      mail or private carrier.
             3123          (b) If the forms of personal notice listed in Subsection (2)(a) are impracticable, notice
             3124      may be communicated:
             3125          (i) by [a newspaper of general circulation in the county, or similar subdivision, in


             3126      which the corporation's principal office is located] publication on the Utah Public Notice
             3127      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             3128          (ii) by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication in the county
             3129      or subdivision; or
             3130          (iii) if the corporation has no office in this state, in the manner allowed by Subsection
             3131      (2)(b)(i) or (ii) but in Salt Lake County.
             3132          (3) (a) Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to its shareholders or
             3133      directors, if in a comprehensible form, is effective as to each shareholder or director:
             3134          (i) when mailed, if addressed to the shareholder's or director's address shown in the
             3135      corporation's current record of the shareholder or director; or
             3136          (ii) when electronically transmitted to the shareholder or director, in a manner and to
             3137      an address provided by the shareholder or director in an unrevoked consent.
             3138          (b) Consent under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is considered revoked if:
             3139          (i) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive
             3140      notices transmitted by the corporation based on that consent; and
             3141          (ii) the corporation's inability to deliver notice by electronic transmission under
             3142      Subsection (3)(b)(i) is known by the:
             3143          (A) corporation's secretary;
             3144          (B) an assistant secretary or transfer agent of the corporation; or
             3145          (C) any other person responsible for providing notice.
             3146          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b), a corporation's failure to treat consent under
             3147      Subsection (3)(a) as revoked does not invalidate any meeting or other act.
             3148          (d) Delivery of a notice to shareholders may be excused in accordance with Subsection
             3149      16-10a-705 (5).
             3150          (4) Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business
             3151      in this state may be addressed to the corporation's:
             3152          (a) registered agent; or
             3153          (b) secretary at its principal office.
             3154          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (3), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is
             3155      effective at the earliest of the following:
             3156          (a) when received;


             3157          (b) five days after it is mailed; or
             3158          (c) on the date shown on the return receipt if sent by registered or certified mail, return
             3159      receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.
             3160          (6) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible
             3161      manner.
             3162          (7) Notice by publication is effective on the date of first publication.
             3163          (8) (a) If this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those
             3164      requirements govern.
             3165          (b) If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent
             3166      with this section or other provisions of this chapter, those requirements govern.
             3167          Section 70. Section 16-10a-1407 is amended to read:
             3168           16-10a-1407. Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of
             3169      publication.
             3170          (1) A dissolved corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request that
             3171      persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
             3172          (2) The notice contemplated in Subsection (1) must:
             3173          (a) be published one time [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where
             3174      the dissolved corporation's principal office is or was located or, if it has no principal office in
             3175      this state, in Salt Lake County] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             3176      63F-1-701 ;
             3177          (b) describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address at
             3178      which any claim must be given to the corporation; and
             3179          (c) state that unless sooner barred by any other statute limiting actions, the claim will
             3180      be barred if an action to enforce the claim is not commenced within five years after the
             3181      publication of the notice.
             3182          (3) If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper notice in accordance with
             3183      Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other statute
             3184      limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred unless the
             3185      claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within
             3186      five years after the publication date of the notice.
             3187          (4) (a) For purposes of this section, "claim" means any claim, including claims of this


             3188      state, whether known, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated,
             3189      founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, or otherwise.
             3190          (b) For purposes of this section, an action to enforce a claim includes any civil action,
             3191      and any arbitration under any agreement for binding arbitration between the dissolved
             3192      corporation and the claimant.
             3193          (5) If a dissolved corporation does not publish a newspaper notice in accordance with
             3194      Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other statute
             3195      limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred unless the
             3196      claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within
             3197      seven years after the date the corporation was dissolved.
             3198          Section 71. Section 16-16-1209 is amended to read:
             3199           16-16-1209. Other claims against dissolved limited cooperative association.
             3200          (1) A dissolved limited cooperative association may publish notice of its dissolution
             3201      and request persons having claims against the association to present them in accordance with
             3202      the notice.
             3203          (2) A notice under Subsection (1) must:
             3204          (a) be published at least once [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in
             3205      which the dissolved limited cooperative association's principal office is located or, if the
             3206      association does not have a principal office in this state, in the county in which the association's
             3207      designated office is or was last located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             3208      Section 63F-1-701 ;
             3209          (b) describe the information required to be contained in a claim and provide an address
             3210      to which the claim is to be sent; and
             3211          (c) state that a claim against the association is barred unless an action to enforce the
             3212      claim is commenced not later than three years after publication of the notice.
             3213          (3) If a dissolved limited cooperative association publishes a notice in accordance with
             3214      Subsection (2), the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant
             3215      commences an action to enforce the claim not later than three years after the first publication
             3216      date of the notice:
             3217          (a) a claimant that is entitled to but did not receive notice in a record under Section
             3218      16-16-1208 ; and


             3219          (b) a claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the
             3220      effective date of dissolution.
             3221          (4) A claim not barred under this section may be enforced:
             3222          (a) against a dissolved limited cooperative association, to the extent of its undistributed
             3223      assets; or
             3224          (b) if the association's assets have been distributed in connection with winding up the
             3225      association's activities against a member or holder of financial rights to the extent of that
             3226      person's proportionate share of the claim or the association's assets distributed to the person in
             3227      connection with the winding up, whichever is less. The person's total liability for all claims
             3228      under this Subsection (4) shall not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person as
             3229      part of the winding up of the association.
             3230          Section 72. Section 17-16-3 is amended to read:
             3231           17-16-3. Consolidation of offices.
             3232          (1) A county legislative body may, unless prohibited by Subsection (2), pass an
             3233      ordinance that:
             3234          (a) consolidates county offices and establishes the duties of those consolidated offices;
             3235          (b) separates any previously consolidated offices and reconsolidates them; or
             3236          (c) separates any previously consolidated offices without reconsolidating them.
             3237          (2) A county legislative body may not:
             3238          (a) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, or county
             3239      treasurer with the office of county auditor;
             3240          (b) consolidate the office of county executive with the office of county auditor, unless a
             3241      referendum approving that consolidation passes; or
             3242          (c) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, county
             3243      executive, county assessor, or county auditor with the office of county treasurer.
             3244          (3) Each county legislative body shall ensure that any ordinance consolidating or
             3245      separating county offices:
             3246          (a) is enacted before the February 1 of the year in which county officers are elected;
             3247      and
             3248          (b) takes effect on the first Monday in January after the year in which county officers
             3249      are elected.


             3250          (4) (a) Each county legislative body shall:
             3251          (i) enact an ordinance by February 1, 2010, separating any county offices that are
             3252      prohibited from consolidation by this section; and
             3253          (ii) publish, by February 15, 2010, a notice [once in a newspaper of general circulation
             3254      in the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 identifying
             3255      the county offices that will be filled in the November 2010 election.
             3256          (b) (i) If a county legislative body has, by February 1, 2006, enacted an ordinance, in
             3257      compliance with this Subsection (4) then in effect, separating county offices that are prohibited
             3258      from consolidation by this section, the county legislative body may repeal that ordinance.
             3259          (ii) If a county legislative body has published notice [in a newspaper] on the Utah
             3260      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 identifying the county offices that
             3261      will be filled in the November 2006 election, and that notice, because of a repeal of an
             3262      ordinance under Subsection (4)(b)(i), is incorrect, the county legislative body shall publish
             3263      notice [once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] on the Utah Public Notice
             3264      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 indicating that the previous notice was incorrect
             3265      and correctly identifying the county offices that will be filled in the November 2006 election.
             3266          Section 73. Section 17-27a-204 is amended to read:
             3267           17-27a-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general
             3268      plan or modifications.
             3269          (1) A county shall provide:
             3270          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the original
             3271      adoption or any modification of all or any portion of a general plan; and
             3272          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             3273          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be at least ten
             3274      calendar days before the public hearing and shall be:
             3275          (a) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             3276      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             3277          (b) mailed to each affected entity; and
             3278          (c) posted:
             3279          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3280          (ii) on the county's official website.


             3281          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             3282      before the meeting and shall be:
             3283          (a) submitted [to a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             3284      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             3285          (b) posted:
             3286          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3287          (ii) on the county's official website.
             3288          Section 74. Section 17-27a-205 is amended to read:
             3289           17-27a-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or
             3290      modification of land use ordinance.
             3291          (1) Each county shall give:
             3292          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the
             3293      adoption or modification of a land use ordinance; and
             3294          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             3295          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
             3296          (a) mailed to each affected entity at least ten calendar days before the public hearing;
             3297          (b) posted:
             3298          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3299          (ii) on the county's official website; and
             3300          (c) (i) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             3301      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least ten calendar days before the public
             3302      hearing; or
             3303          (ii) mailed at least three days before the public hearing to:
             3304          (A) each property owner whose land is directly affected by the land use ordinance
             3305      change; and
             3306          (B) each adjacent property owner within the parameters specified by county ordinance.
             3307          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             3308      before the hearing and shall be posted:
             3309          (a) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3310          (b) on the county's official website.
             3311          Section 75. Section 17-27a-208 is amended to read:


             3312           17-27a-208. Hearing and notice for proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public
             3313      street or right-of-way.
             3314          For any proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public street or right-of-way, the land use
             3315      authority shall hold a public hearing and shall give notice of the date, place, and time of the
             3316      hearing by:
             3317          (1) mailing notice as required in Section 17-27a-207 ;
             3318          (2) mailing notice to each affected entity; and
             3319          (3) (a) publishing notice once a week for four consecutive weeks before the hearing [in
             3320      a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land subject to the petition is
             3321      located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             3322          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county,] posting the property
             3323      and posting notice in three public places for four consecutive weeks before the hearing.
             3324          Section 76. Section 17-27a-306 is amended to read:
             3325           17-27a-306. Townships.
             3326          (1) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a county legislative body may, without
             3327      having received a petition under Subsection (1)(b), enact an ordinance establishing a township
             3328      within the unincorporated county or dividing the unincorporated county into townships.
             3329          (ii) Before enacting an ordinance under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the county legislative
             3330      body shall, after providing reasonable advance notice, hold a public hearing on the proposal to
             3331      establish a township or to divide the unincorporated county into townships.
             3332          (b) If 25% of the private real property owners in a contiguous area of the
             3333      unincorporated county petition the county legislative body to establish a township for that area,
             3334      the county legislative body shall:
             3335          (i) hold a public hearing to discuss the petition;
             3336          (ii) at least one week before the public hearing, publish notice of the petition and the
             3337      time, date, and place of the public hearing at least once [in a newspaper of general circulation
             3338      in the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             3339          (iii) at the public hearing, consider oral and written testimony from the public and vote
             3340      on the question of whether or not to establish a township.
             3341          (c) If the county legislative body establishes a township pursuant to a petition, the
             3342      members of the township planning commission shall be appointed as provided in Subsection


             3343      17-27a-301 (3)(b) to perform the duties established in this part for the township.
             3344          (d) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(e), each township shall:
             3345          (i) contain:
             3346          (A) at least 20% but not more than 80% of:
             3347          (I) the total private land area in the unincorporated county; or
             3348          (II) the total value of locally assessed taxable property in the unincorporated county; or
             3349          (B) (I) in a county of the first, second, or third class, at least 5% of the total population
             3350      of the unincorporated county; or
             3351          (II) in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, at least 25% of the total population of
             3352      the unincorporated county; or
             3353          (ii) have been declared by the United States Census Bureau as a census designated
             3354      place.
             3355          (e) (i) (A) A township that was dissolved under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, is
             3356      reinstated as a township under this part with the same boundaries and name as before the
             3357      dissolution, if the former township consisted of a single, contiguous land area.
             3358          (B) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A), a county legislative body may enact an
             3359      ordinance establishing as a township under this part a former township that was dissolved
             3360      under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, even though the former township does not qualify to be
             3361      reinstated under Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A).
             3362          (C) A township reinstated under Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A) or established under
             3363      Subsection (1)(e)(i)(B) shall be subject to the provisions of this part.
             3364          (ii) Each planning district established under Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 225, and each
             3365      township planning district established under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, shall continue in
             3366      existence as a township, subject to the provisions of this part.
             3367          (f) (i) After May 1, 2002, the legislative body of each county in which a township that
             3368      has been reconstituted under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, or reinstated under Subsection
             3369      (1)(e)(i) is located shall review the township and determine whether its continued existence is
             3370      advisable.
             3371          (ii) In conducting the review required under Subsection (1)(f)(i), the county legislative
             3372      body shall hold a public hearing with reasonable, advance, published notice of the hearing and
             3373      the purpose of the hearing.


             3374          (iii) Each township that has been reconstituted under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389,
             3375      or reinstated or established under Subsection (1)(e)(i) and its planning commission shall
             3376      continue in effect, unless, within 90 days after conducting the review and public hearing
             3377      required under Subsections (1)(f)(i) and (ii), the county legislative body by ordinance dissolves
             3378      the township and its planning commission.
             3379          (g) A township established under this section on or after May 5, 1997, may use the
             3380      word "township" in its name.
             3381          (2) (a) If the county legislative body establishes a township without having received a
             3382      petition, the county legislative body may:
             3383          (i) assign to the countywide planning commission the duties established in this part that
             3384      would have been assumed by a township planning commission designated under Subsection
             3385      (2)(a)(ii); or
             3386          (ii) designate a planning commission for the township.
             3387          (b) (i) If the county legislative body fails to designate a planning commission for a
             3388      township, 40% of the private real property owners in the area proposed to be included in the
             3389      township, as shown by the last county assessment roll, may petition the county legislative body
             3390      to designate and appoint a planning commission for the township.
             3391          (ii) If the county legislative body determines that the petition is validly signed by 40%
             3392      of the private real property owners in the township, as shown by the last county assessment
             3393      roll, it shall designate and appoint a planning commission for the township.
             3394          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(iii), a county legislative body may
             3395      dissolve township planning commissions created under the authority of this section only by
             3396      following the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (3).
             3397          (b) If 20% of the private real property owners in the county petition the county
             3398      legislative body to dissolve township planning commissions and to appoint a countywide
             3399      planning commission, the county legislative body shall:
             3400          (i) hold a public hearing to discuss the petition;
             3401          (ii) at least one week before the public hearing, publish notice of the petition and the
             3402      time, date, and place of the public hearing at least once [in a newspaper of general circulation
             3403      in the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             3404          (iii) at the public hearing, consider oral and written testimony from the public and vote


             3405      on the question of whether or not to dissolve township planning commissions and to appoint a
             3406      countywide planning commission.
             3407          (c) (i) If the county legislative body fails to dissolve township planning commissions
             3408      and to appoint a countywide planning commission when petitioned to do so by private real
             3409      property owners under this Subsection (3), 40% of private real property owners in the county,
             3410      as shown by the last county assessment roll, may petition the county legislative body to
             3411      dissolve the township planning commissions and to appoint a countywide planning
             3412      commission.
             3413          (ii) If the county legislative body determines that the petition is validly signed by 40%
             3414      of private real property owners in the township, as shown by the last county assessment roll, it
             3415      shall dissolve the township planning commissions and appoint a countywide planning
             3416      commission.
             3417          Section 77. Section 17-27a-404 is amended to read:
             3418           17-27a-404. Public hearing by planning commission on proposed general plan or
             3419      amendment -- Notice -- Revisions to general plan or amendment -- Adoption or rejection
             3420      by legislative body.
             3421          (1) (a) After completing its recommendation for a proposed general plan, or proposal to
             3422      amend the general plan, the planning commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on
             3423      the proposed plan or amendment.
             3424          (b) The planning commission shall provide notice of the public hearing, as required by
             3425      Section 17-27a-204 .
             3426          (c) After the public hearing, the planning commission may modify the proposed
             3427      general plan or amendment.
             3428          (2) The planning commission shall forward the proposed general plan or amendment to
             3429      the legislative body.
             3430          (3) (a) As provided by local ordinance and by Section 17-27a-204 , the legislative body
             3431      shall provide notice of its intent to consider the general plan proposal.
             3432          (b) (i) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (1), (2), and (3)(a), the legislative
             3433      body shall hold a public hearing in Salt Lake City on provisions of the proposed county plan
             3434      regarding Subsection 17-27a-401 (3). The hearing procedure shall comply with this Subsection
             3435      (3)(b).


             3436          (ii) The hearing format shall allow adequate time for public comment at the actual
             3437      public hearing, and shall also allow for public comment in writing to be submitted to the
             3438      legislative body for not fewer than 90 days after the date of the public hearing.
             3439          (c) (i) The legislative body shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with this
             3440      Subsection (3) when the proposed plan provisions required by Subsection 17-27a-401 (3) are
             3441      complete.
             3442          (ii) Direct notice of the hearing shall be given, in writing, to the governor, members of
             3443      the state Legislature, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, the state
             3444      planning coordinator, the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, and any other
             3445      citizens or entities who specifically request notice in writing.
             3446          (iii) Public notice shall be given by publication [in at least one major Utah newspaper
             3447      having broad general circulation in the state, and also in at least one Utah newspaper having a
             3448      general circulation focused mainly on the county where the proposed high-level nuclear waste
             3449      or greater than class C radioactive waste site is to be located] on the Utah Public Notice
             3450      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             3451          (iv) The notice [in these newspapers] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             3452      in Section 63F-1-701 shall be published not fewer than 180 days prior to the date of the hearing
             3453      to be held under this Subsection (3), to allow reasonable time for interested parties and the state
             3454      to evaluate the information regarding the provisions of Subsection 17-27a-401 (3).
             3455          (4) (a) After the public hearing required under this section, the legislative body may
             3456      make any revisions to the proposed general plan that it considers appropriate.
             3457          (b) The legislative body shall respond in writing and in a substantive manner to all
             3458      those providing comments as a result of the hearing required by Subsection (3).
             3459          (5) (a) The county legislative body may adopt or reject the proposed general plan or
             3460      amendment either as proposed by the planning commission or after making any revision the
             3461      county legislative body considers appropriate.
             3462          (b) If the county legislative body rejects the proposed general plan or amendment, it
             3463      may provide suggestions to the planning commission for its consideration.
             3464          (6) The legislative body shall adopt:
             3465          (a) a land use element as provided in Subsection 17-27a-403 (2)(a)(i);
             3466          (b) a transportation and traffic circulation element as provided in Subsection


             3467      17-27a-403 (2)(a)(ii); and
             3468          (c) after considering the factors included in Subsection 17-27a-403 (2)(b), a plan to
             3469      provide a realistic opportunity to meet estimated needs for additional moderate income housing
             3470      if long-term projections for land use and development occur.
             3471          Section 78. Section 17-30-6 is amended to read:
             3472           17-30-6. Examinations -- How prepared, conducted, and graded -- Notice of
             3473      examination.
             3474          (1) (a) When necessary, the commission shall give competitive examinations to
             3475      determine the qualification of applicants for positions as peace officers.
             3476          (b) The examinations shall be practical in character and shall relate to matters that will
             3477      fairly test the mental and physical ability and knowledge of the applicants to discharge the
             3478      duties of the positions.
             3479          (c) The examinations shall be prepared, conducted, and graded under the direction of
             3480      the commission, or by impartial special examiners if the commission finds it necessary.
             3481          (2) (a) Notice of examination shall be published one time not less than 15 days prior to
             3482      the examination [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area concerned] on the Utah
             3483      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and shall be posted in a conspicuous
             3484      place in the office of the department concerned.
             3485          (b) The notice shall set forth minimum and maximum wages, physical and educational
             3486      requirements, and passing grades, which shall be not less than 70%.
             3487          (c) A person completing an examination shall be promptly notified by mail at his last
             3488      known address of his final grade.
             3489          Section 79. Section 17-36-12 is amended to read:
             3490           17-36-12. Notice of budget hearing.
             3491          The governing body shall determine the time and place for the public hearing on the
             3492      adoption of the budget. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least seven days before the
             3493      hearing [in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the county, if there is such a
             3494      paper; otherwise] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , the
             3495      hearing shall be published by posting notice in three conspicuous places within the county.
             3496          Section 80. Section 17-36-25 is amended to read:
             3497           17-36-25. Budget appropriation increase.


             3498          The budget appropriation of any budgetary fund other than the general fund may be
             3499      increased at any regular meeting of the governing body, provided that notice that such action
             3500      will be considered is published at least five days before the meeting [in at least one issue of a
             3501      newspaper of general circulation in the county, if there is one; otherwise, the notice may be
             3502      published] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , and by
             3503      posting it in three conspicuous places within the county.
             3504          Section 81. Section 17-36-26 is amended to read:
             3505           17-36-26. Increase in general fund budget.
             3506          (1) The budget of the general fund may be increased by resolution of the governing
             3507      body, only after a duly called hearing shall have been held and all interested parties shall have
             3508      been given an opportunity to be heard. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least five
             3509      days before such hearing [in at least one issue of a newspaper generally circulated in the
             3510      county, if there is one; otherwise, the hearing may be published] on the Utah Public Notice
             3511      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and by posting notice in three conspicuous places
             3512      within the county.
             3513          (2) After such public hearing the governing body may amend the general fund budget
             3514      as it deems appropriate with due consideration to matters discussed at the public hearing and to
             3515      revised estimates of revenues.
             3516          Section 82. Section 17-36-40 is amended to read:
             3517           17-36-40. Notice that audit complete.
             3518          Within ten days after the receipt of the audit report furnished by the independent
             3519      auditor, the county auditor shall prepare and publish at least twice [in a newspaper of general
             3520      circulation within the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             3521      63F-1-701 , a notice to the public that the county audit is complete. A copy may be inspected at
             3522      the office of the county auditor.
             3523          Section 83. Section 17-41-302 is amended to read:
             3524           17-41-302. Notice of proposal for creation of agriculture protection area or
             3525      industrial protection area -- Responses.
             3526          (1) Each applicable legislative body shall provide notice of the proposal by:
             3527          (a) publishing notice [in a newspaper having general circulation within] on the Utah
             3528      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 :


             3529          (i) the same county as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture protection
             3530      area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, if the land is within the unincorporated
             3531      part of the county; or
             3532          (ii) the same city or town as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture
             3533      protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, if the land is within a city or
             3534      town;
             3535          (b) posting notice at five public places, designated by the county or municipal
             3536      legislative body, within or near the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3537      area; and
             3538          (c) mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed
             3539      for inclusion within an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area.
             3540          (2) The notice shall contain:
             3541          (a) a statement that a proposal for the creation of an agriculture protection area or
             3542      industrial protection area has been filed with the applicable legislative body;
             3543          (b) a statement that the proposal will be open to public inspection in the office of the
             3544      applicable legislative body;
             3545          (c) a statement that any person or entity affected by the establishment of the area may,
             3546      within 15 days of the date of the notice, file with the applicable legislative body:
             3547          (i) written objections to the proposal; or
             3548          (ii) a written request to modify the proposal to exclude land from or add land to the
             3549      proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be;
             3550          (d) a statement that the applicable legislative body will submit the proposal to the
             3551      advisory committee and to the planning commission for review and recommendations;
             3552          (e) a statement that the applicable legislative body will hold a public hearing to discuss
             3553      and hear public comment on:
             3554          (i) the proposal to create the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area;
             3555          (ii) the recommendations of the advisory committee and planning commission; and
             3556          (iii) any requests for modification of the proposal and any objections to the proposal;
             3557      and
             3558          (f) a statement indicating the date, time, and place of the public hearing.
             3559          (3) (a) Any person wishing to modify the proposal for the creation of the agriculture


             3560      protection area or industrial protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice,
             3561      file a written request for modification of the proposal, which identifies specifically the land that
             3562      should be added to or removed from the proposal.
             3563          (b) Any person wishing to object to the proposal for the creation of the agriculture
             3564      protection area or industrial protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice,
             3565      file a written objection to the creation of the agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3566      area.
             3567          Section 84. Section 17-41-304 is amended to read:
             3568           17-41-304. Public hearing -- Review and action on proposal.
             3569          (1) After receipt of the written reports from the advisory committee and planning
             3570      commission, or after the 45 days have expired, whichever is earlier, the county or municipal
             3571      legislative body shall:
             3572          (a) schedule a public hearing;
             3573          (b) provide notice of the public hearing by:
             3574          (i) publishing notice [in a newspaper having general circulation within] on the Utah
             3575      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 :
             3576          (A) the same county as the land proposed for inclusion within the agriculture
             3577      protection area or industrial protection area, if the land is within the unincorporated part of the
             3578      county; or
             3579          (B) the same city or town as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture
             3580      protection area or industrial protection area, if the land is within a city or town;
             3581          (ii) posting notice at five public places, designated by the applicable legislative body,
             3582      within or near the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection area; and
             3583          (iii) mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed
             3584      for inclusion within an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area; and
             3585          (c) ensure that the notice includes:
             3586          (i) the time, date, and place of the public hearing on the proposal;
             3587          (ii) a description of the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3588      area;
             3589          (iii) any proposed modifications to the proposed agriculture protection area or
             3590      industrial protection area;


             3591          (iv) a summary of the recommendations of the advisory committee and planning
             3592      commission; and
             3593          (v) a statement that interested persons may appear at the public hearing and speak in
             3594      favor of or against the proposal, any proposed modifications to the proposal, or the
             3595      recommendations of the advisory committee and planning commission.
             3596          (2) The applicable legislative body shall:
             3597          (a) convene the public hearing at the time, date, and place specified in the notice; and
             3598          (b) take verbal or written testimony from interested persons.
             3599          (3) (a) Within 120 days of the submission of the proposal, the applicable legislative
             3600      body shall approve, modify and approve, or reject the proposal.
             3601          (b) The creation of an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is
             3602      effective at the earlier of:
             3603          (i) the applicable legislative body's approval of a proposal or modified proposal; or
             3604          (ii) 120 days after submission of a proposal complying with Subsection 17-41-301 (2) if
             3605      the applicable legislative body has failed to approve or reject the proposal within that time.
             3606          (4) (a) In order to give constructive notice of the existence of the agriculture protection
             3607      area or industrial protection area to all persons who have, may acquire, or may seek to acquire
             3608      an interest in land in or adjacent to the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area,
             3609      respectively, within ten days of the creation of an agriculture protection area or industrial
             3610      protection area, the applicable legislative body shall file an executed document containing a
             3611      legal description of the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may
             3612      be, with:
             3613          (i) the county recorder of deeds; and
             3614          (ii) the affected planning commission.
             3615          (b) If the legal description of the property to be included in the agriculture protection
             3616      area or industrial protection area is available through the county recorder's office, the
             3617      applicable legislative body shall use that legal description in its executed document required in
             3618      Subsection (4)(a).
             3619          (5) Within ten days of the recording of the agriculture protection area, the applicable
             3620      legislative body shall:
             3621          (a) send written notification to the commissioner of agriculture and food that the


             3622      agriculture protection area has been created; and
             3623          (b) include in the notification:
             3624          (i) the number of landowners owning land within the agriculture protection area;
             3625          (ii) the total acreage of the area;
             3626          (iii) the date of approval of the area; and
             3627          (iv) the date of recording.
             3628          (6) The applicable legislative body's failure to record the notice required under
             3629      Subsection (4) or to send the written notification under Subsection (5) does not invalidate the
             3630      creation of an agriculture protection area.
             3631          (7) The applicable legislative body may consider the cost of recording notice under
             3632      Subsection (4) and the cost of sending notification under Subsection (5) in establishing a fee
             3633      under Subsection 17-41-301 (4)(b).
             3634          Section 85. Section 17-41-405 is amended to read:
             3635           17-41-405. Eminent domain restrictions.
             3636          (1) A political subdivision having or exercising eminent domain powers may not
             3637      condemn for any purpose any land within an agriculture protection area that is being used for
             3638      agricultural production or any land within an industrial protection area that is being put to an
             3639      industrial use unless it has obtained approval, according to the procedures and requirements of
             3640      this section, from the applicable legislative body and the advisory board.
             3641          (2) Any condemnor wishing to condemn property within an agriculture protection area
             3642      or industrial protection area shall file a notice of condemnation with the applicable legislative
             3643      body and the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area's advisory board at least
             3644      30 days before filing an eminent domain complaint.
             3645          (3) The applicable legislative body and the advisory board shall:
             3646          (a) hold a joint public hearing on the proposed condemnation at a location within the
             3647      county in which the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located;
             3648          (b) publish notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing [in a
             3649      newspaper of general circulation within the agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3650      area, as the case may be] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             3651      and
             3652          (c) post notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing in five


             3653      conspicuous public places, designated by the applicable legislative body, within or near the
             3654      agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be.
             3655          (4) (a) If the condemnation is for highway purposes or for the disposal of solid or
             3656      liquid waste materials, the applicable legislative body and the advisory board may approve the
             3657      condemnation only if there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land
             3658      within the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area for the project.
             3659          (b) If the condemnation is for any other purpose, the applicable legislative body and the
             3660      advisory board may approve the condemnation only if:
             3661          (i) the proposed condemnation would not have an unreasonably adverse effect upon the
             3662      preservation and enhancement of agriculture within the agriculture protection area or of the
             3663      industrial use within the industrial protection area; or
             3664          (ii) there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land within the
             3665      agriculture protection area or industrial protection area for the project.
             3666          (5) (a) Within 60 days after receipt of the notice of condemnation, the applicable
             3667      legislative body and the advisory board shall approve or reject the proposed condemnation.
             3668          (b) If the applicable legislative body and the advisory board fail to act within the 60
             3669      days or such further time as the applicable legislative body establishes, the condemnation shall
             3670      be considered rejected.
             3671          (6) The applicable legislative body or the advisory board may request the county or
             3672      municipal attorney to bring an action to enjoin any condemnor from violating any provisions of
             3673      this section.
             3674          Section 86. Section 17-52-101 is amended to read:
             3675           17-52-101. Definitions.
             3676          As used in this chapter:
             3677          (1) "Appointment council" means a group of persons consisting of:
             3678          (a) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by a
             3679      majority of all state senators and representatives whose districts include any part of the county
             3680      in which the optional plan is proposed;
             3681          (b) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the
             3682      county legislative body;
             3683          (c) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the


             3684      petition sponsors; and
             3685          (d) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated
             3686      by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council.
             3687          (2) "Optional plan" means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a
             3688      county as provided in Section 17-52-401 .
             3689          (3) "Reasonable notice" means, at a minimum:
             3690          (a) (i) publication [in a newspaper of general circulation within the county] on the Utah
             3691      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for at least two
             3692      consecutive weeks ending no more than ten and no fewer than three days before the event that
             3693      is the subject of the notice; [or] and
             3694          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the county,] posting at least
             3695      one notice per 1,000 population within the county, for at least a week ending no more than
             3696      three days before the event that is the subject of the notice, at locations throughout the county
             3697      that are most likely to give actual notice to county residents; and
             3698          (b) if the county has an Internet home page, posting an electronic notice on the Internet
             3699      for at least seven days immediately before the event that is the subject of the notice.
             3700          (4) "Study committee" means a group of persons:
             3701          (a) appointed under Section 17-52-301 ; and
             3702          (b) charged with the duties provided in Section 17-52-303 .
             3703          Section 87. Section 17-53-208 is amended to read:
             3704           17-53-208. Ordinances -- Effective dates -- Publication -- Adoption of ordinances
             3705      printed in book form.
             3706          (1) The enacting clause of all ordinances of the county legislative body shall be as
             3707      follows: "The County Legislative Body of ______________County ordains as follows:".
             3708          (2) Every ordinance shall be signed by the chair of the county legislative body and
             3709      attested by the clerk. On the passage of all ordinances the votes of the several members of the
             3710      county legislative body shall be entered on the minutes, and all ordinances shall be entered at
             3711      length in the ordinance book.
             3712          (3) (a) No ordinance passed by the county legislative body may take effect within less
             3713      than 15 days after its passage.
             3714          (b) The legislative body of each county adopting an ordinance shall, before the


             3715      ordinance may take effect:
             3716          (i) deposit a copy of the ordinance in the office of the county clerk; and
             3717          (ii) (A) publish a short summary of the ordinance, together with a statement that a
             3718      complete copy of the ordinance is available at the county clerk's office and with the name of the
             3719      members voting for and against the ordinance, for at least one publication [in:] on the Utah
             3720      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             3721          [(I) a newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if there is
             3722      one; or]
             3723          [(II) if there is none published in the county, in a newspaper of general circulation
             3724      within the county; or]
             3725          (B) [post] posting a complete copy of the ordinance in nine public places within the
             3726      county.
             3727          (4) Any ordinance printed by authority of the county legislative body in book form or
             3728      electronic media, or any general revision of county ordinances printed in book form or
             3729      electronic media, may be adopted by an ordinance making reference to the printed ordinance or
             3730      revision if a copy of the ordinance or revision is filed in the office of the county clerk at the
             3731      time of adoption for use and examination by the public.
             3732          (5) Ordinances establishing rules and regulations, printed as a code in book form or
             3733      electronic media, for the construction of buildings, the installation of plumbing, the installation
             3734      of electric wiring, or other related or similar work may be adopted by reference to the code
             3735      book if a copy of the code book is filed in the office of the county clerk at the time of the
             3736      adoption of the ordinance for use and examination by the public.
             3737          (6) Ordinances that in the opinion of the county legislative body are necessary for the
             3738      immediate preservation of the peace, health, or safety of the county and the county's inhabitants
             3739      may, if so provided in the ordinance, take effect immediately upon publication in one issue of a
             3740      newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if there is one, and if there
             3741      is none published in the county, then immediately after posting at the courthouse door.
             3742          (7) An ordinance may take effect at a later date than provided in this section, if the
             3743      ordinance so provides.
             3744          (8) An order entered in the minutes of the county legislative body that an ordinance has
             3745      been duly published or posted shall be prima facie proof of the publication or posting.


             3746          Section 88. Section 17A-3-914 is amended to read:
             3747           17A-3-914. Supplemental to other laws -- Nonapplicability of other laws --
             3748      Validation of existing building authorities.
             3749          (1) This part is supplemental to all existing laws relating to the acquisition, use,
             3750      maintenance, management, or operation of projects by public bodies.
             3751          (2) It shall not be necessary for a public body or a building authority to comply with the
             3752      provisions of other laws concerning the acquisition, construction, use, and maintenance of
             3753      projects, including, but not limited to, public bidding laws and the Utah Procurement Code,
             3754      where the projects are acquired, expanded, or improved under this part.
             3755          (3) No board, commission, or agency of the state, including the Utah Public Service
             3756      Commission, shall have any jurisdiction over building authorities or projects.
             3757          (4) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding in respect to any transaction authorized by
             3758      this part shall be necessary except as specifically required in this part nor shall the publication
             3759      of any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to any transaction authorized by this part be
             3760      necessary except as required by this part. Any publication made under this part may be made
             3761      [in any newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701
             3762      conforming to the terms of this part and in which legal notices may be published under the laws
             3763      of Utah, without regard to the designation of it as the official journal [or newspaper] of the
             3764      public body. No resolution adopted or proceeding taken under this part shall be subject to
             3765      referendum petition or to an election other than as permitted in this part. All proceedings
             3766      adopted under this part may be adopted on a single reading at any legally-convened meeting of
             3767      the governing body or the board of trustees of the authority as appropriate.
             3768          (5) Any formal action or proceeding taken by the governing body of a public body or
             3769      the board of trustees of an authority under the authority of this part may be taken by resolution
             3770      of the governing body or the board of trustees as appropriate.
             3771          (6) This part shall apply to all authorities created, projects undertaken, leasing contracts
             3772      executed, and bonds issued after this part takes effect.
             3773          (7) All proceedings heretofore taken by a public body in connection with the creation
             3774      and operation of a public building authority are hereby validated, ratified, approved, and
             3775      confirmed.
             3776          Section 89. Section 17A-3-915 is amended to read:


             3777           17A-3-915. Publication of notice of proceedings -- Contest of proceedings.
             3778          (1) The governing body of any public body, or the board of trustees of any building
             3779      authority, may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted by it
             3780      under this part [in a newspaper having general circulation in the public body] on the Utah
             3781      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             3782          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             3783      board of trustees of a building authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             3784      proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             3785          (a) the name of the building authority;
             3786          (b) the purposes of the issue;
             3787          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             3788          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             3789          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear;
             3790          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             3791      which the bonds may be sold, and any deposit to be required in connection with the sale; and
             3792          (g) the time and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceedings authorizing
             3793      the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the building
             3794      authority, identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the building authority as
             3795      described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             3796          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest shall have the
             3797      right to contest the legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds or leasing contract
             3798      which may be authorized by them or any provisions made for the security and payment of the
             3799      bonds or for the security and payment of the leasing contract; and after such time no one shall
             3800      have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of same for any cause
             3801      whatsoever.
             3802          Section 90. Section 17B-1-211 is amended to read:
             3803           17B-1-211. Notice of public hearings -- Publication of resolution.
             3804          (1) Before holding a public hearing or set of public hearings under Section 17B-1-210 ,
             3805      the legislative body of each county or municipality with which a request is filed or that adopts a
             3806      resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) and the board of trustees of each local district that
             3807      adopts a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) shall:


             3808          (a) (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), publish notice [in a newspaper or
             3809      combination of newspapers of general circulation within the applicable area; or] on the Utah
             3810      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             3811          (ii) [if there is no newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation
             3812      within the applicable area, post] post at least one notice per 1,000 population of that area, at
             3813      places within the area that are most likely to provide actual notice to residents of the area; or
             3814          (b) mail a notice to each registered voter residing within and each owner of real
             3815      property located within the proposed local district.
             3816          (2) Each published notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             3817          (a) be no less than 1/4 page in size, use type no smaller than 18 point, and be
             3818      surrounded by a 1/4-inch border;
             3819          (b) [if possible,] appear [in a newspaper that is published] on the Utah Public Notice
             3820      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least one day per week; and
             3821          [(c) if possible, appear in a newspaper of general interest and readership in the area and
             3822      not of limited subject matter;]
             3823          [(d) be placed in a portion of the newspaper other than where legal notices and
             3824      classified advertisements appear; and]
             3825          [(e)] (c) [be run at least once each week] for two successive weeks, with the final
             3826      publication being no less than three and no more than ten days before the hearing or the first of
             3827      the set of hearings.
             3828          (3) Each notice required under Subsection (1) shall:
             3829          (a) if the hearing or set of hearings is concerning a resolution:
             3830          (i) contain the entire text or an accurate summary of the resolution; and
             3831          (ii) state the deadline for filing a protest against the creation of the proposed local
             3832      district;
             3833          (b) clearly identify each governing body involved in the hearing or set of hearings;
             3834          (c) state the date, time, and place for the hearing or set of hearings and the purposes for
             3835      the hearing or set of hearings; and
             3836          (d) describe or include a map of the entire proposed local district.
             3837          (4) County or municipal legislative bodies may jointly provide the notice required
             3838      under this section if all the requirements of this section are met as to each notice.


             3839          Section 91. Section 17B-1-304 is amended to read:
             3840           17B-1-304. Appointment procedures for appointed members.
             3841          (1) The appointing authority may, by resolution, appoint persons to serve as members
             3842      of a local district board by following the procedures established by this section.
             3843          (2) (a) In any calendar year when appointment of a new local district board member is
             3844      required, the appointing authority shall prepare a notice of vacancy that contains:
             3845          (i) the positions that are vacant that must be filled by appointment;
             3846          (ii) the qualifications required to be appointed to those positions;
             3847          (iii) the procedures for appointment that the governing body will follow in making
             3848      those appointments; and
             3849          (iv) the person to be contacted and any deadlines that a person must meet who wishes
             3850      to be considered for appointment to those positions.
             3851          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             3852          (i) post the notice of vacancy in four public places within the local district at least one
             3853      month before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment; and
             3854          (ii) publish the notice of vacancy[: (A) in a daily newspaper of general circulation
             3855      within the local district] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701
             3856      for five consecutive days before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment[; or].
             3857          [(B) in a local weekly newspaper circulated within the local district in the week before
             3858      the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment.]
             3859          (c) The appointing authority may bill the local district for the cost of preparing,
             3860      printing, and publishing the notice.
             3861          (3) (a) Not sooner than two months after the appointing authority is notified of the
             3862      vacancy, the appointing authority shall select a person to fill the vacancy from the applicants
             3863      who meet the qualifications established by law.
             3864          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             3865          (i) comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, in making the
             3866      appointment;
             3867          (ii) allow any interested persons to be heard; and
             3868          (iii) adopt a resolution appointing a person to the local district board.
             3869          (c) If no candidate for appointment to fill the vacancy receives a majority vote of the


             3870      appointing authority, the appointing authority shall select the appointee from the two top
             3871      candidates by lot.
             3872          (4) Persons appointed to serve as members of the local district board serve four-year
             3873      terms, but may be removed for cause at any time after a hearing by 2/3 vote of the appointing
             3874      body.
             3875          (5) At the end of each board member's term, the position is considered vacant and the
             3876      appointing authority may either reappoint the old board member or appoint a new member after
             3877      following the appointment procedures established in this section.
             3878          (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the appointing authority
             3879      appoints one of its own members, it need not comply with the provisions of this section.
             3880          Section 92. Section 17B-1-306 is amended to read:
             3881           17B-1-306. Local district board -- Election procedures.
             3882          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (11), each elected board member shall be selected
             3883      as provided in this section.
             3884          (2) (a) Each election of a local district board member shall be held:
             3885          (i) at the same time as the municipal general election; and
             3886          (ii) at polling places designated by the clerk of each county in which the local district is
             3887      located.
             3888          (b) (i) Subject to Subsections (4)(f) and (g), the number of polling places under
             3889      Subsection (2)(a)(ii) in an election of board members of an irrigation district shall be one
             3890      polling place per division of the district, designated by the district board.
             3891          (ii) Each polling place designated by an irrigation district board under Subsection
             3892      (2)(b)(i) shall coincide with a polling place designated by the county clerk under Subsection
             3893      (2)(a)(ii).
             3894          (3) (a) The clerk of each local district with a board member position to be filled at the
             3895      next municipal general election shall provide notice of:
             3896          (i) each elective position of the local district to be filled at the next municipal general
             3897      election;
             3898          (ii) the constitutional and statutory qualifications for each position; and
             3899          (iii) the dates and times for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             3900          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a) shall be:


             3901          (i) posted in at least five public places within the local district at least ten days before
             3902      the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy; or
             3903          (ii) published [in a newspaper of general circulation within the local district] on the
             3904      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least three but no more than
             3905      ten days before the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             3906          (4) (a) To become a candidate for an elective local district board position, the
             3907      prospective candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person with the local district,
             3908      during office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered
             3909      year.
             3910          (b) When July 15 is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be extended
             3911      until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day.
             3912          (c) (i) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing
             3913      officer shall:
             3914          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             3915      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             3916          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those
             3917      requirements.
             3918          (ii) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             3919      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy.
             3920          (iii) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy,
             3921      the filing officer shall accept the declaration of candidacy.
             3922          (d) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             3923          "I, (print name) ____________, being first duly sworn, say that I reside at (Street)
             3924      ____________, City of ________________, County of ________________, State of Utah,
             3925      (Zip Code) ______, (Telephone Number, if any)____________; that I meet the qualifications
             3926      for the office of board of trustees member for _______________________ (state the name of
             3927      the local district); that I am a candidate for that office to be voted upon at the next election, and
             3928      I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for that election.
             3929          (Signed) _________________________________________
             3930          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____________ on this ______ day
             3931      of ____________, ____.


             3932          (Signed) ________________________
             3933              (Clerk or Notary Public)"
             3934          (e) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate for an elective local
             3935      district board position is governed by Section 20A-9-601 .
             3936          (f) If at least one person does not file a declaration of candidacy as required by this
             3937      section, a person shall be appointed to fill that board position by following the procedures and
             3938      requirements for appointment established in Section 20A-1-512 .
             3939          (g) If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy for a position on the board of
             3940      an irrigation district, the board need not hold an election for that position and may appoint that
             3941      candidate to the board.
             3942          (5) (a) A primary election may be held if:
             3943          (i) the election is authorized by the local district board; and
             3944          (ii) the number of candidates for a particular local board position or office exceeds
             3945      twice the number of persons needed to fill that position or office.
             3946          (b) The primary election shall be conducted:
             3947          (i) on the same date as the municipal primary election, as provided for in Section
             3948      20A-1-201.5 ; and
             3949          (ii) according to the procedures for municipal primary elections provided under Title
             3950      20A, Election Code.
             3951          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), the local district clerk shall certify the
             3952      candidate names to the clerk of each county in which the local district is located no later than
             3953      August 20 of the municipal election year.
             3954          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), the clerk of each county in which the
             3955      local district is located shall coordinate the placement of the name of each candidate for local
             3956      district office in the nonpartisan section of the municipal general election ballot with the
             3957      municipal election clerk.
             3958          (ii) If consolidation of the local district election ballot with the municipal general
             3959      election ballot is not feasible, the county clerk shall provide for a separate local district election
             3960      ballot to be administered by separate election judges at polling locations designated by the
             3961      county clerk in consultation with the local district.
             3962          (c) (i) Subsections (6)(a) and (b) do not apply to an election of a member of the board


             3963      of an irrigation district established under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act.
             3964          (ii) (A) Subject to Subsection (6)(c)(ii)(B), the board of each irrigation district shall
             3965      prescribe the form of the ballot for each board member election.
             3966          (B) Each ballot for an election of an irrigation district board member shall be in a
             3967      nonpartisan format.
             3968          (7) (a) Each voter at an election for a board of trustees member of a local district shall:
             3969          (i) be a registered voter within the district, except for an election of:
             3970          (A) an irrigation district board of trustees member; or
             3971          (B) a basic local district board of trustees member who is elected by property owners;
             3972      and
             3973          (ii) meet the requirements to vote established by the district.
             3974          (b) Each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are offices to be filled.
             3975          (c) The candidates who receive the highest number of votes are elected.
             3976          (8) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election of local district board
             3977      members is governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             3978          (9) (a) A person elected to serve on a local district board shall serve a four-year term,
             3979      beginning at noon on the January 1 after the person's election.
             3980          (b) A person elected shall be sworn in as soon as practical after January 1.
             3981          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), each local district shall reimburse
             3982      the county holding an election under this section for the costs of the election attributable to that
             3983      local district.
             3984          (b) Each irrigation district shall bear its own costs of each election it holds under this
             3985      section.
             3986          (11) This section does not apply to an improvement district that provides electric or gas
             3987      service.
             3988          (12) The provisions of Title 20A, Chapter 3, Part 3, [Early] Absentee Voting, do not
             3989      apply to an election under this section.
             3990          Section 93. Section 17B-1-313 is amended to read:
             3991           17B-1-313. Publication of notice of board resolution or action -- Contest period --
             3992      No contest after contest period.
             3993          (1) After the board of trustees of a local district adopts a resolution or takes other


             3994      action on behalf of the district, the board may provide for the publication of a notice of the
             3995      resolution or other action.
             3996          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             3997          (a) include, as the case may be:
             3998          (i) the language of the resolution or a summary of the resolution; or
             3999          (ii) a description of the action taken by the board;
             4000          (b) state that:
             4001          (i) any person in interest may file an action in district court to contest the regularity,
             4002      formality, or legality of the resolution or action within 30 days after the date of publication; and
             4003          (ii) if the resolution or action is not contested by filing an action in district court within
             4004      the 30-day period, no one may contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or
             4005      action after the expiration of the 30-day period; and
             4006          (c) be published [in a newspaper that is published or has general circulation in the
             4007      district] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4008          (3) For a period of 30 days after the date of the publication, any person in interest may
             4009      contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or other action by filing an action
             4010      in district court.
             4011          (4) After the expiration of the 30-day period under Subsection (3), no one may contest
             4012      the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or action for any cause.
             4013          Section 94. Section 17B-1-413 is amended to read:
             4014           17B-1-413. Hearing, notice, and protest provisions do not apply for certain
             4015      petitions.
             4016          (1) Section 17B-1-412 does not apply, and, except as provided in Subsection (2)(a),
             4017      Sections 17B-1-409 and 17B-1-410 do not apply:
             4018          (a) if the process to annex an area to a local district was initiated by:
             4019          (i) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(i);
             4020          (ii) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(ii)(A) that was signed by the owners
             4021      of private real property that:
             4022          (A) is located within the area proposed to be annexed;
             4023          (B) covers at least 75% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed to
             4024      be annexed and within each applicable area; and


             4025          (C) is equal in assessed value to at least 75% of the assessed value of all private real
             4026      property within the entire area proposed to be annexed and within each applicable area; or
             4027          (iii) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(ii)(B) that was signed by registered
             4028      voters residing within the entire area proposed to be annexed and within each applicable area
             4029      equal in number to at least 75% of the number of votes cast within the entire area proposed to
             4030      be annexed and within each applicable area, respectively, for the office of governor at the last
             4031      regular general election before the filing of the petition;
             4032          (b) to an annexation under Section 17B-1-415 ; or
             4033          (c) to a boundary adjustment under Section 17B-1-417 .
             4034          (2) (a) If a petition that meets the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) is certified under
             4035      Section 17B-1-405 , the local district board:
             4036          (i) shall provide notice of the proposed annexation as provided in Subsection (2)(b);
             4037      and
             4038          (ii) (A) may, in the board's discretion, hold a public hearing as provided in Section
             4039      17B-1-409 after giving notice of the public hearing as provided in Subsection (2)(b); and
             4040          (B) shall, after giving notice of the public hearing as provided in Subsection (2)(b),
             4041      hold a public hearing as provided in Section 17B-1-409 if a written request to do so is
             4042      submitted, within 20 days after the local district provides notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), to
             4043      the local district board by an owner of property that is located within or a registered voter
             4044      residing within the area proposed to be annexed who did not sign the annexation petition.
             4045          (b) The notice required under Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) shall:
             4046          (i) be given:
             4047          (A) (I) for a notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), within 30 days after petition
             4048      certification; or
             4049          (II) for a notice of a public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), at least ten but not more
             4050      than 30 days before the public hearing; and
             4051          (B) by:
             4052          (I) posting written notice at the local district's principal office and in one or more other
             4053      locations within or proximate to the area proposed to be annexed as are reasonable under the
             4054      circumstances, considering the number of parcels included in that area, the size of the area, the
             4055      population of the area, and the contiguousness of the area; and


             4056          (II) providing written notice [to at least one newspaper of general circulation, if there is
             4057      one, within the area proposed to be annexed or to a local media correspondent] on the Utah
             4058      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4059          (ii) contain a brief explanation of the proposed annexation and include the name of the
             4060      local district, the service provided by the local district, a description or map of the area
             4061      proposed to be annexed, a local district telephone number where additional information about
             4062      the proposed annexation may be obtained, and, for a notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), an
             4063      explanation of the right of a property owner or registered voter to request a public hearing as
             4064      provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B).
             4065          (c) A notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i) may be combined with the notice that is
             4066      required for a public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A).
             4067          Section 95. Section 17B-1-417 is amended to read:
             4068           17B-1-417. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest -- Resolution
             4069      adjusting boundaries -- Notice of the adjustment -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             4070          (1) As used in this section, "affected area" means the area located within the
             4071      boundaries of one local district that will be removed from that local district and included within
             4072      the boundaries of another local district because of a boundary adjustment under this section.
             4073          (2) The boards of trustees of two or more local districts having a common boundary
             4074      and providing the same service on the same wholesale or retail basis may adjust their common
             4075      boundary as provided in this section.
             4076          (3) (a) The board of trustees of each local district intending to adjust a boundary that is
             4077      common with another local district shall:
             4078          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the board's intent to adjust a common boundary;
             4079          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed boundary adjustment no less than 60 days
             4080      after the adoption of the resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i); and
             4081          (iii) (A) (I) publish notice once a week for two successive weeks [in a newspaper of
             4082      general circulation within the local district; or] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             4083      in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4084          (II) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local district, post] post
             4085      notice in at least four conspicuous places within the local district; [or] and
             4086          (B) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the affected area and to each


             4087      registered voter residing within the affected area.
             4088          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall:
             4089          (i) state that the board of trustees of the local district has adopted a resolution
             4090      indicating the board's intent to adjust a boundary that the local district has in common with
             4091      another local district that provides the same service as the local district;
             4092          (ii) describe the affected area;
             4093          (iii) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing required under Subsection
             4094      (3)(a)(ii);
             4095          (iv) provide a local district telephone number where additional information about the
             4096      proposed boundary adjustment may be obtained;
             4097          (v) explain the financial and service impacts of the boundary adjustment on property
             4098      owners or residents within the affected area; and
             4099          (vi) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the board of trustees may approve the
             4100      adjustment of the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(a)(ii),
             4101      written protests to the adjustment are filed with the board by:
             4102          (A) the owners of private real property that:
             4103          (I) is located within the affected area;
             4104          (II) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             4105          (III) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             4106      property within the affected area; or
             4107          (B) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             4108      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
             4109      election before the filing of the protests.
             4110          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             4111      within 14 days after the board's adoption of a resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i).
             4112          (d) The boards of trustees of the local districts whose boundaries are being adjusted
             4113      may jointly:
             4114          (i) publish, post, or mail the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii); and
             4115          (ii) hold the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             4116          (4) After the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the board of trustees
             4117      may adopt a resolution approving the adjustment of the common boundary unless, at or before


             4118      the public hearing, written protests to the boundary adjustment have been filed with the board
             4119      by:
             4120          (a) the owners of private real property that:
             4121          (i) is located within the affected area;
             4122          (ii) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             4123          (iii) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             4124      property within the affected area; or
             4125          (b) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             4126      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
             4127      election before the filing of the protests.
             4128          (5) A resolution adopted under Subsection (4) does not take effect until the board of
             4129      each local district whose boundaries are being adjusted has adopted a resolution under
             4130      Subsection (4).
             4131          (6) (a) Within 30 days after the resolutions take effect under Subsection (5), the board
             4132      of the local district whose boundaries are being adjusted to include the affected area shall file a
             4133      notice with the lieutenant governor.
             4134          (b) The notice required under Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             4135          (i) be accompanied by:
             4136          (A) a copy of each of the board resolutions approving the boundary adjustment; and
             4137          (B) an accurate map depicting the affected area or a legal description of the affected
             4138      area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder; and
             4139          (ii) include a certification by the board of the local district whose boundaries are being
             4140      adjusted to include the affected area that all requirements for the boundary adjustment have
             4141      been complied with.
             4142          (7) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of boundary change under
             4143      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the affected area is annexed to the local district whose boundaries are being
             4144      adjusted to include the affected area, and the affected area is withdrawn from the local district
             4145      whose boundaries are being adjusted to exclude the affected area.
             4146          Section 96. Section 17B-1-512 is amended to read:
             4147           17B-1-512. Notice of withdrawal -- Contest period -- Judicial review.
             4148          (1) (a) The board of trustees shall file a written notice of withdrawal with the lieutenant


             4149      governor:
             4150          (i) within ten days after adopting a resolution approving a withdrawal under Section
             4151      17B-1-510 ; and
             4152          (ii) as soon as practicable after receiving a notice under Subsection 10-2-425 (2) of an
             4153      automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), after receiving a copy of the municipal
             4154      legislative body's resolution approving an automatic withdrawal under Subsection
             4155      17B-1-502 (3)(a), or after receiving notice of a withdrawal of a municipality from a local
             4156      district under Section 17B-2-505 .
             4157          (b) The notice required under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4158          (i) be accompanied by:
             4159          (A) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , a copy
             4160      of the board resolution approving the withdrawal; and
             4161          (B) an accurate map depicting the boundaries of the withdrawn area or a legal
             4162      description of the withdrawn area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder;
             4163      and
             4164          (ii) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , include
             4165      a certification by the local district board that all requirements for the withdrawal have been
             4166      complied with.
             4167          (2) (a) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of boundary change
             4168      under Section 67-1a-6.5 for a withdrawal under Section 17B-1-510 , for an automatic
             4169      withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (3), or for the withdrawal of a municipality from a
             4170      local district under Section 17B-2-505 , the withdrawal shall be effective, subject to the
             4171      conditions of the withdrawal resolution, if applicable.
             4172          (b) An automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (3) shall be effective upon
             4173      the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of boundary change under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             4174          (3) The local district may provide for the publication of any resolution approving or
             4175      denying the withdrawal of an area [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed
             4176      for withdrawal] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . In lieu
             4177      of publishing the entire resolution, the local district may publish a notice of withdrawal or
             4178      denial of withdrawal, containing:
             4179          (a) the name of the local district;


             4180          (b) a description of the area proposed for withdrawal;
             4181          (c) a brief explanation of the grounds on which the board of trustees determined to
             4182      approve or deny the withdrawal; and
             4183          (d) the times and place where a copy of the resolution may be examined, which shall be
             4184      at the place of business of the local district, identified in the notice, during regular business
             4185      hours of the local district as described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the
             4186      publication of the notice.
             4187          (4) Any sponsor of the petition or receiving entity may contest the board's decision to
             4188      deny a withdrawal of an area from the local district by submitting a request, within 60 days
             4189      after the resolution is adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , to the board of trustees, suggesting
             4190      terms or conditions to mitigate or eliminate the conditions upon which the board of trustees
             4191      based its decision to deny the withdrawal.
             4192          (5) Within 60 days after the request under Subsection (4) is submitted to the board of
             4193      trustees, the board may consider the suggestions for mitigation and adopt a resolution
             4194      approving or denying the request in the same manner as provided in Section 17B-1-510 with
             4195      respect to the original resolution denying the withdrawal and file a notice of the action as
             4196      provided in Subsection (1).
             4197          (6) (a) Any person in interest may seek judicial review of:
             4198          (i) the board of trustees' decision to withdraw an area from the local district;
             4199          (ii) the terms and conditions of a withdrawal; or
             4200          (iii) the board's decision to deny a withdrawal.
             4201          (b) Judicial review under this Subsection (6) shall be initiated by filing an action in the
             4202      district court in the county in which a majority of the area proposed to be withdrawn is located:
             4203          (i) if the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is published under Subsection
             4204      (3), within 60 days after the publication or after the board of trustees' denial of the request
             4205      under Subsection (5);
             4206          (ii) if the resolution is not published pursuant to Subsection (3), within 60 days after
             4207      the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is adopted; or
             4208          (iii) if a request is submitted to the board of trustees of a local district under Subsection
             4209      (4), and the board adopts a resolution under Subsection (5), within 60 days after the board
             4210      adopts a resolution under Subsection (5) unless the resolution is published under Subsection


             4211      (3), in which event the action must be filed within 60 days after the publication.
             4212          (c) A court in which an action is filed under this Subsection (6) may not overturn, in
             4213      whole or in part, the board of trustees' decision to approve or reject the withdrawal unless:
             4214          (i) the court finds the board of trustees' decision to be arbitrary or capricious; or
             4215          (ii) the court finds that the board materially failed to follow the procedures set forth in
             4216      this part.
             4217          (d) A court may award costs and expenses of an action under this section, including
             4218      reasonable attorney fees, to the prevailing party.
             4219          (7) After the applicable contest period under Subsection (4) or (6), no person may
             4220      contest the board of trustees' approval or denial of withdrawal for any cause.
             4221          Section 97. Section 17B-1-609 is amended to read:
             4222           17B-1-609. Hearing to consider adoption.
             4223          (1) At the meeting at which the tentative budget is adopted, the board of trustees shall:
             4224          (a) establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption; and
             4225          (b) order that notice of the hearing:
             4226          (i) be published at least seven days prior to the hearing [in] at least one [issue of a
             4227      newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the district is
             4228      located] time on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             4229          (ii) [if no newspaper is published,] be posted in three public places within the district.
             4230          (2) If the budget hearing is held in conjunction with a tax increase hearing, the notice
             4231      shall be published in accordance with Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919 .
             4232          Section 98. Section 17B-1-643 is amended to read:
             4233           17B-1-643. Imposing or increasing a fee for service provided by local district.
             4234          (1) (a) Before imposing a new fee or increasing an existing fee for a service provided
             4235      by a local district, each local district board of trustees shall first hold a public hearing at which
             4236      any interested person may speak for or against the proposal to impose a fee or to increase an
             4237      existing fee.
             4238          (b) Each public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be held in the evening beginning
             4239      no earlier than 6 p.m.
             4240          (c) A public hearing required under this Subsection (1) may be combined with a public
             4241      hearing on a tentative budget required under Section 17B-1-610 .


             4242          (d) Except to the extent that this section imposes more stringent notice requirements,
             4243      the local district board shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act,
             4244      in holding the public hearing under Subsection (1)(a).
             4245          (2) (a) Each local district board shall give notice of a hearing under Subsection (1) as
             4246      provided in Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).
             4247          (b) (i) (A) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a) shall be published [in a
             4248      newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in the local district, if there is a
             4249      newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in the local district] on the
             4250      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4251          (B) The notice shall be no less than 1/4 page in size and the type used shall be no
             4252      smaller than 18 point, and surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             4253          [(C) The notice may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices
             4254      and classified advertisements appear.]
             4255          [(D)] (C) It is legislative intent that[, whenever possible,] the advertisement appear [in
             4256      a newspaper that] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and is
             4257      published at least one day per week.
             4258          [(E) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the newspaper or combination of
             4259      newspapers selected be of general interest and readership in the local district, and not of limited
             4260      subject matter.]
             4261          [(F)] (D) The notice shall be run once each week for the two weeks preceding the
             4262      hearing.
             4263          [(G)] (E) The notice shall state that the local district board intends to impose or
             4264      increase a fee for a service provided by the local district and will hold a public hearing on a
             4265      certain day, time, and place fixed in the notice, which shall be not less than seven days after the
             4266      day the first notice is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the proposed
             4267      imposition or increase of a fee and to explain the reasons for the proposed imposition or
             4268      increase.
             4269          (ii) (A) [If there is no newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation
             4270      in the local district, the] The local district board shall post at least one notice per 1,000
             4271      population within the local district, at places within the local district that are most likely to
             4272      provide actual notice to residents within the local district.


             4273          (B) Each notice under Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) shall comply with Subsection
             4274      (2)(b)(i)[(G)](E).
             4275          (c) (i) In lieu of providing notice under Subsection (2)(b), the local district board of
             4276      trustees may give the notice required under Subsection (2)(a) by mailing the notice to those
             4277      within the district who:
             4278          (A) will be charged the fee for a district service, if the fee is being imposed for the first
             4279      time; or
             4280          (B) are being charged a fee, if the fee is proposed to be increased.
             4281          (ii) Each notice under Subsection (2)(c)(i) shall comply with Subsection
             4282      (2)(b)(i)[(G)](E).
             4283          (iii) A notice under Subsection (2)(c)(i) may accompany a district bill for an existing
             4284      fee.
             4285          (d) If the hearing required under this section is combined with the public hearing
             4286      required under Section 17B-1-610 , the notice requirement under this Subsection (2) is satisfied
             4287      if a notice that meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(b)(i)[(G)](E) is combined with the
             4288      notice required under Section 17B-1-609 .
             4289          (e) Proof that notice was given as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (c) is prima facie
             4290      evidence that notice was properly given.
             4291          (f) If no challenge is made to the notice given of a hearing required by Subsection (1)
             4292      within 30 days after the date of the hearing, the notice is considered adequate and proper.
             4293          (3) After holding a public hearing under Subsection (1), a local district board may:
             4294          (a) impose the new fee or increase the existing fee as proposed;
             4295          (b) adjust the amount of the proposed new fee or the increase of the existing fee and
             4296      then impose the new fee or increase the existing fee as adjusted; or
             4297          (c) decline to impose the new fee or increase the existing fee.
             4298          (4) This section applies to each new fee imposed and each increase of an existing fee
             4299      that occurs on or after July 1, 1998.
             4300          (5) (a) This section does not apply to an impact fee.
             4301          (b) The imposition or increase of an impact fee is governed by Title 11, Chapter 36,
             4302      Impact Fees Act.
             4303          Section 99. Section 17B-1-1204 is amended to read:


             4304           17B-1-1204. Notice of the hearing on a validation petition -- Amended or
             4305      supplemented validation petition.
             4306          (1) Upon the entry of an order under Section 17B-1-1203 setting a hearing on a
             4307      validation petition, the local district that filed the petition shall:
             4308          (a) publish notice at least once a week for three consecutive weeks [in a newspaper of
             4309      general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the district is located] on the
             4310      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4311          (b) post notice in its principal office at least 21 days before the date set for the hearing.
             4312          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             4313          (a) state the date, time, and place of the hearing on the validation petition;
             4314          (b) include a general description of the contents of the validation petition; and
             4315          (c) if applicable, state the location where a complete copy of a contract that is the
             4316      subject of the validation petition may be examined.
             4317          (3) If a district amends or supplements a validation petition under Subsection
             4318      17B-1-1202 (3) after publishing and posting notice as required under Subsection (1), the district
             4319      is not required to publish or post notice again unless required by the court.
             4320          Section 100. Section 17B-1-1307 is amended to read:
             4321           17B-1-1307. Notice of public hearing and of dissolution.
             4322          (1) Before holding a public hearing required under Section 17B-1-1306 , the
             4323      administrative body shall:
             4324          (a) (i) publish notice of the public hearing and of the proposed dissolution [in a
             4325      newspaper of general circulation within the local district proposed to be dissolved] on the Utah
             4326      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4327          (ii) post notice of the public hearing and of the proposed dissolution in at least four
             4328      conspicuous places within the local district proposed to be dissolved, no less than five and no
             4329      more than 30 days before the public hearing; or
             4330          (b) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the local district and to each
             4331      registered voter residing within the local district.
             4332          (2) Each notice required under Subsection (1) shall:
             4333          (a) identify the local district proposed to be dissolved and the service it was created to
             4334      provide; and


             4335          (b) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing.
             4336          Section 101. Section 17C-1-601 is amended to read:
             4337           17C-1-601. Annual agency budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required --
             4338      Auditor forms -- Requirement to file form.
             4339          (1) Each agency shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
             4340      expenditures for the agency for each fiscal year.
             4341          (2) Each annual agency budget shall be adopted:
             4342          (a) for an agency created by a city or town, before June 22; or
             4343          (b) for an agency created by a county, before December 15.
             4344          (3) The agency's fiscal year shall be the same as the fiscal year of the community that
             4345      created the agency.
             4346          (4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall hold a public hearing
             4347      on the annual budget.
             4348          (b) Each agency shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by:
             4349          (i) publishing at least one notice [in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             4350      agency boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , one
             4351      week before the public hearing; [or] and
             4352          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency boundaries,]
             4353      posting a notice of the public hearing in at least three public places within the agency
             4354      boundaries.
             4355          (c) Each agency shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
             4356      three days before the date of the public hearing.
             4357          (5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
             4358      in each agency budget, including:
             4359          (a) revenues and expenditures for the budget year;
             4360          (b) legal fees; and
             4361          (c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
             4362      agency personnel.
             4363          (6) (a) Within 30 days after adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall file a
             4364      copy of the annual budget with the auditor of the county in which the agency is located, the
             4365      State Tax Commission, the state auditor, the State Board of Education, and each taxing entity


             4366      that levies a tax on property from which the agency collects tax increment.
             4367          (b) The requirement of Subsection (6)(a) to file a copy of the annual budget with the
             4368      state as a taxing entity is met if the agency files a copy with the State Tax Commission and the
             4369      state auditor.
             4370          Section 102. Section 17C-2-108 is amended to read:
             4371           17C-2-108. Notice of urban renewal project area plan adoption -- Effective date
             4372      of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4373          (1) (a) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of an urban renewal project
             4374      area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             4375          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation
             4376      within the agency's boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             4377      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             4378          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,]
             4379      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries.
             4380          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4381          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the project area plan
             4382      or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4383          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4384      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4385          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             4386          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4387          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4388          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the project area plan under
             4389      Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan or the procedure used to
             4390      adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4391      requirements.
             4392          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4393      project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for any cause.
             4394          (4) Upon adoption of the project area plan by the community's legislative body, the
             4395      agency may carry out the project area plan.
             4396          (5) Each agency shall make the adopted project area plan available to the general


             4397      public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4398          Section 103. Section 17C-2-403 is amended to read:
             4399           17C-2-403. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4400          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-2-402 by
             4401      announcing at the hearing:
             4402          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4403          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued
             4404      hearing to be:
             4405          (a) published once [in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4406      boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least
             4407      seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; [or] and
             4408          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation,] posted in at least three
             4409      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4410      project area is located.
             4411          Section 104. Section 17C-3-107 is amended to read:
             4412           17C-3-107. Notice of economic development project area plan adoption --
             4413      Effective date of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4414          (1) (a) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of an economic development
             4415      project area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             4416          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation
             4417      within the agency's boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             4418      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             4419          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,]
             4420      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries.
             4421          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4422          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the project area plan
             4423      or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4424          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4425      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4426          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             4427          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or


             4428          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4429          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the project area plan under
             4430      Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan or the procedure used to
             4431      adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4432      requirements.
             4433          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4434      project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for any cause.
             4435          (4) Upon adoption of the economic development project area plan by the community's
             4436      legislative body, the agency may carry out the project area plan.
             4437          (5) Each agency shall make the adopted economic development project area plan
             4438      available to the general public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4439          Section 105. Section 17C-3-303 is amended to read:
             4440           17C-3-303. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4441          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-3-302 by
             4442      announcing at the hearing:
             4443          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4444          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued
             4445      hearing to be:
             4446          (a) published once [in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4447      boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least
             4448      seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; [or] and
             4449          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation,] posted in at least three
             4450      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4451      project area is located.
             4452          Section 106. Section 17C-4-106 is amended to read:
             4453           17C-4-106. Notice of community development project area plan adoption --
             4454      Effective date of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4455          (1) (a) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of a community development
             4456      project area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             4457          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation
             4458      within the agency's boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section


             4459      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             4460          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,]
             4461      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries.
             4462          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4463          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the community
             4464      development project area plan or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4465          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4466      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4467          (2) The community development project area plan shall become effective on the date
             4468      of:
             4469          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4470          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4471          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the community development
             4472      project area plan under Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan
             4473      or the procedure used to adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply
             4474      with applicable statutory requirements.
             4475          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4476      community development project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for
             4477      any cause.
             4478          (4) Upon adoption of the community development project area plan by the
             4479      community's legislative body, the agency may carry out the project area plan.
             4480          (5) Each agency shall make the adopted project area plan available to the general
             4481      public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4482          Section 107. Section 17C-4-202 is amended to read:
             4483           17C-4-202. Resolution or interlocal agreement to provide funds for the
             4484      community development project area plan -- Notice -- Effective date of resolution or
             4485      interlocal agreement -- Time to contest resolution or interlocal agreement -- Availability
             4486      of resolution or interlocal agreement.
             4487          (1) The approval and adoption of each resolution or interlocal agreement under
             4488      Subsection 17C-4-201 (2) shall be in an open and public meeting.
             4489          (2) (a) Upon the adoption of a resolution or interlocal agreement under Section


             4490      17C-4-201 , the agency shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (2)(b) by:
             4491          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation
             4492      within the agency's boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             4493      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             4494          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,]
             4495      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries.
             4496          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             4497          (i) set forth a summary of the resolution or interlocal agreement; and
             4498          (ii) include a statement that the resolution or interlocal agreement is available for
             4499      general public inspection and the hours of inspection.
             4500          (3) The resolution or interlocal agreement shall become effective on the date of:
             4501          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (2)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4502          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (2)(a), posting of the notice.
             4503          (4) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the resolution or interlocal
             4504      agreement under Subsection (3), any person in interest may contest the resolution or interlocal
             4505      agreement or the procedure used to adopt the resolution or interlocal agreement if the
             4506      resolution or interlocal agreement or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4507      requirements.
             4508          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (4)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4509      resolution or interlocal agreement for any cause.
             4510          (5) Each agency that is to receive funds under a resolution or interlocal agreement
             4511      under Section 17C-4-201 and each taxing entity or public agency that approves a resolution or
             4512      enters into an interlocal agreement under Section 17C-4-201 shall make the resolution or
             4513      interlocal agreement, as the case may be, available at its offices to the general public for
             4514      inspection and copying during normal business hours.
             4515          Section 108. Section 17C-4-302 is amended to read:
             4516           17C-4-302. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4517          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-4-301 by
             4518      announcing at the hearing:
             4519          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4520          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued


             4521      hearing to be:
             4522          (a) published once [in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4523      boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least
             4524      seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; [or] and
             4525          (b) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation,] posted in at least three
             4526      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4527      project area is located.
             4528          Section 109. Section 17D-1-205 is amended to read:
             4529           17D-1-205. Notice.
             4530          (1) Each notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) shall:
             4531          (a) state that:
             4532          (i) the legislative body has adopted a resolution stating its intent to create a special
             4533      service district; or
             4534          (ii) a petition has been filed proposing the creation of a special service district;
             4535          (b) describe the boundary of the proposed special service district;
             4536          (c) generally describe each service that the special service district is proposed to
             4537      provide;
             4538          (d) state that taxes may be levied annually upon all taxable property within the
             4539      proposed special service district;
             4540          (e) state that fees or charges may be imposed to pay for some or all of the services that
             4541      the special service district is proposed to provide;
             4542          (f) explain the process, requirements, and timetable for filing a protest against the
             4543      creation of the special service district or against a service that the special service district is
             4544      proposed to provide;
             4545          (g) designate a date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed creation of
             4546      the special service district; and
             4547          (h) except as provided in Subsection (2), be published at least once a week during three
             4548      consecutive weeks:
             4549          (i) not less than 21 days or more than 35 days before the date of the public hearing
             4550      required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2); and
             4551          (ii) [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality by which the


             4552      special service district is proposed to be created] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             4553      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4554          (2) [Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(h), if the proposed special service district is
             4555      located entirely within a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town that has no newspaper
             4556      of general circulation in the city or town, the] The legislative body of the city or town [may]
             4557      shall provide that the notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) also be given by posting
             4558      the notice in at least five public places in the city or town at least 21 days before the public
             4559      hearing required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2).
             4560          (3) The legislative body of the county or municipality by which the special service
             4561      district is proposed to be created may include in a notice under this section any other
             4562      information that the legislative body considers necessary or appropriate.
             4563          Section 110. Section 17D-2-601 is amended to read:
             4564           17D-2-601. Publishing notice of local entity or local building authority resolution
             4565      or other proceeding.
             4566          (1) The governing body of a local entity or the authority board of a local building
             4567      authority may provide for the publication of a resolution or other proceeding adopted under this
             4568      chapter by the governing body or authority board, respectively, [in a newspaper of general
             4569      circulation in the local entity] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             4570      63F-1-701 .
             4571          (2) (a) If the resolution or other proceeding provides for the local building authority's
             4572      issuance of bonds, the authority board may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             4573      proceeding, publish a notice of the bonds to be issued.
             4574          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall comply with the requirements of
             4575      Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             4576          (c) The authority board of a local building authority publishing a notice under
             4577      Subsection (2)(a) shall make a copy of the resolution or other proceeding authorizing the
             4578      issuance of the local building authority bonds available for public inspection during regular
             4579      business hours at the office of the local building authority for a period of at least 30 days after
             4580      publication of the notice.
             4581          Section 111. Section 17D-3-305 is amended to read:
             4582           17D-3-305. Setting the date of an election of the board of supervisors -- Notice of


             4583      the election.
             4584          (1) The commission shall:
             4585          (a) set the date of the election of members of the board of supervisors of a conservation
             4586      district; and
             4587          (b) publish notice of the election [in a newspaper or other media outlet method with
             4588      general circulation within the conservation district] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             4589      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4590          (2) The date set for an election under Subsection (1)(a) may not be later than six weeks
             4591      after the date set by the commission for the close of nominations.
             4592          (3) The notice required under Subsection (1)(b) shall:
             4593          (a) state:
             4594          (i) the date of the election;
             4595          (ii) the names of all candidates; and
             4596          (iii) that a ballot request form for the election may be obtained from the commission
             4597      office or from any other place that the commission designates; and
             4598          (b) specify the address of the commission office or other place where a ballot request
             4599      form may be obtained.
             4600          Section 112. Section 19-2-109 is amended to read:
             4601           19-2-109. Air quality standards -- Hearings on adoption -- Orders of executive
             4602      secretary -- Adoption of emission control requirements.
             4603          (1) (a) The board, in adopting standards of quality for ambient air, shall conduct public
             4604      hearings.
             4605          (b) Notice of any public hearing for the consideration, adoption, or amendment of air
             4606      quality standards shall specify the locations to which the proposed standards apply and the
             4607      time, date, and place of the hearing.
             4608          (c) The notice shall be published [at least twice in any newspaper of general circulation
             4609      in the area affected] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and
             4610      shall be mailed at least 20 days before the public hearing to the chief executive of each political
             4611      subdivision of the area affected and to other persons the executive secretary has reason to
             4612      believe will be affected by the standards.
             4613          (d) The adoption of air quality standards or any modification or changes to air quality


             4614      standards shall be by order of the executive secretary following formal action of the board with
             4615      respect to the standards.
             4616          (e) The order shall be published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
             4617      affected] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4618          (2) (a) The board may establish emission control requirements by rule that in its
             4619      judgment may be necessary to prevent, abate, or control air pollution that may be statewide or
             4620      may vary from area to area, taking into account varying local conditions.
             4621          (b) In adopting these requirements, the board shall give notice and conduct public
             4622      hearings in accordance with the requirements in Subsection (1).
             4623          Section 113. Section 19-5-110 is amended to read:
             4624           19-5-110. Designation by governor of areas with quality control problems --
             4625      Classification of waters -- Adoption of standards of quality.
             4626          (1) The governor may identify and designate by boundary, or make a determination not
             4627      to designate, areas within the state which, as a result of urban-industrial concentration or other
             4628      factors, have substantial water quality control problems, and designate planning agencies and
             4629      waste treatment management agencies for these areas.
             4630          (2) The board may group the waters of the state into classes according to their present
             4631      most reasonable uses, and after public hearing, upgrade and reclassify from time to time the
             4632      waters of the state to the extent that it is practical and in the public interest.
             4633          (3) (a) The board may establish standards of quality for each classification consistent
             4634      with most reasonable present and future uses of the waters, and the standards may be modified
             4635      or changed from time to time.
             4636          (b) Prior to classifying waters, setting quality standards or modifying or repealing them
             4637      the board shall conduct public hearings for the consideration, adoption, or amendment of the
             4638      classifications of waters and standards of purity and quality.
             4639          (c) The notice shall specify the waters concerning which a classification is sought to be
             4640      made for which standards are sought to be adopted and the time, date, and place of the hearing.
             4641          (d) The notice shall be published at least twice [in a newspaper of general circulation in
             4642      the area affected] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and
             4643      shall be mailed at least 30 days before the public hearing to the chief executive of each political
             4644      subdivision of the area affected and to other persons the board has reason to believe will be


             4645      affected by the classification and the setting of standards.
             4646          (4) (a) The adoption of standards of quality for the waters of the state and classification
             4647      of the waters or any modification or change in classification shall be effectuated by an order of
             4648      the board which shall be published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected]
             4649      on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4650          (b) In classifying waters and setting standards of water quality, adopting rules, or
             4651      making any modification or change in classification or standards, the board shall allow and
             4652      announce a reasonable time, not exceeding statutory deadlines contained in the federal Clean
             4653      Water Act, for persons discharging wastes into the waters of the state to comply with the
             4654      classification or standards and may, after public hearing if requested by the permittee, set and
             4655      revise schedules of compliance and include these schedules within the terms and conditions of
             4656      permits for the discharge of pollutants.
             4657          (5) Any discharge in accord with classification or standards authorized by a permit is
             4658      not pollution for the purpose of this chapter.
             4659          Section 114. Section 19-6-712 is amended to read:
             4660           19-6-712. Issuance of permits -- Public comments and hearing.
             4661          (1) In considering permit applications under this part, the executive secretary shall:
             4662          (a) ensure the application is complete prior to acting on it;
             4663          (b) publish notice of the permit application and the opportunity for public comment [in
             4664      a newspaper of general circulation in the state and also in a newspaper of general circulation in
             4665      the county where the operation for which the application is submitted is located] on the Utah
             4666      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             4667          (c) allow the public to submit written comments to the executive secretary within 15
             4668      days after date of publication;
             4669          (d) consider timely submitted public comments and the criteria established in this part
             4670      and by rule in determining whether to grant the permit; and
             4671          (e) send a written copy of the decision to the applicant and to persons submitting
             4672      timely comments under Subsection (1)(c).
             4673          (2) The executive secretary's decision under this section may be appealed to the board
             4674      only within the 30 days after the day the decision is mailed to the applicant.
             4675          Section 115. Section 20A-3-201 is amended to read:


             4676           20A-3-201. Watchers.
             4677          (1) (a) (i) For each regular general election or statewide special election, and for each
             4678      regular primary and Western States Presidential Primary, each registered political party and any
             4679      person interested in a ballot proposition appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act
             4680      as a voting poll watcher to observe the casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting
             4681      poll watcher to observe the counting of ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll
             4682      watcher to inspect the condition and observe the securing of ballot packages.
             4683          (ii) Each party poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4684      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the county chair of each of the parties.
             4685          (iii) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4686      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             4687          (b) (i) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or
             4688      bond election that uses paper ballots, each candidate and any person interested in an issue
             4689      appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the
             4690      casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of
             4691      ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and
             4692      observe the securing of ballot packages.
             4693          (ii) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or
             4694      bond election that uses ballot sheets, each candidate and any person interested in an issue
             4695      appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the
             4696      casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of
             4697      ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and
             4698      observe the securing of ballot packages.
             4699          (iii) Each candidate poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to
             4700      the poll workers, by an affidavit made by the candidate appointing him.
             4701          (iv) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4702      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             4703          (2) If an appointed poll watcher is temporarily absent for meals, or is sick or otherwise
             4704      absent, that poll watcher may substitute some other watcher of similar political beliefs by
             4705      informing the poll workers of the substitution by affidavit.
             4706          (3) Voting poll watchers may watch and observe the voting process, and may make a


             4707      written memorandum, but they may not interfere in any way with the process of voting except
             4708      to challenge a voter as provided in this part.
             4709          (4) The counting poll watcher shall remain in the counting room, except in the case of
             4710      necessity, until the close of the polls and may not divulge the progress of the count until the
             4711      count is completed.
             4712          (5) (a) It is unlawful for a counting poll watcher to communicate in any manner,
             4713      directly or indirectly, by word or sign, the progress of the count, the result so far, or any other
             4714      information about the count.
             4715          (b) Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a third degree felony.
             4716          (6) The inspecting poll watcher may be present in the office of the clerk or recorder to
             4717      whom ballots are delivered after elections to:
             4718          (a) inspect the condition of the packages containing the ballots upon their arrival; and
             4719          (b) observe the placement of these packages in a safe and secure place.
             4720          (7) (a) Prior to each election in which a ballot sheet or electronic ballot is used, any
             4721      interested person may act as a testing watcher to observe a demonstration of logic and accuracy
             4722      testing of the voting devices prior to the commencement of voting.
             4723          (b) The election officer shall give prior notice of the logic and accuracy testing
             4724      demonstration at least two days prior to the date of the demonstration by publishing notice of
             4725      the date, time, and location of the demonstration [in at least one newspaper of general
             4726      circulation in the jurisdiction holding the election] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             4727      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4728          (c) An election official shall provide, upon request, a copy of testing results to a testing
             4729      watcher.
             4730          Section 116. Section 20A-3-603 is amended to read:
             4731           20A-3-603. Early voting polling places.
             4732          (1) The election officer shall designate one or more polling places for early voting,
             4733      provided that:
             4734          (a) except as provided in Subsection (3), at least one polling place is open on each day
             4735      that polls are open during the early voting period;
             4736          (b) each polling place meets the requirements for polling places under Chapter 5,
             4737      Election Administration;


             4738          (c) for all elections other than local special elections, municipal primary elections, and
             4739      municipal general elections, at least 10% of the voting devices at a polling place are accessible
             4740      for individuals with disabilities in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America
             4741      Vote Act of 2002; and
             4742          (d) each polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the election
             4743      officer determines that, in the area designated by the election officer, there is no government
             4744      building or office available that:
             4745          (i) can be scheduled for use during early voting hours;
             4746          (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate early voting requirements;
             4747          (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
             4748          (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
             4749          (2) (a) In the event the election officer determines that the number of early voting
             4750      polling places is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, the election
             4751      officer may designate additional polling places during the early voting period.
             4752          (b) If an additional early voting polling place is designated, the election officer shall, as
             4753      soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and location of the additional
             4754      polling place by:
             4755          (i) publishing the notice [in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the
             4756      county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4757          (ii) posting the notice at the additional polling place.
             4758          (3) For each regular general election and regular primary election, counties of the first
             4759      class shall ensure that:
             4760          (a) at least one polling place is located within each Utah State Senate district that is
             4761      located wholly or partially within the county; and
             4762          (b) at least one polling place located within each district is open on each day that polls
             4763      are open during the early voting period.
             4764          Section 117. Section 20A-3-604 is amended to read:
             4765           20A-3-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
             4766          The election officer shall give notice of the dates, times, and locations of early voting
             4767      by:
             4768          (1) publishing the notice [in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the


             4769      county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least five
             4770      calendar days before the date early voting begins; and
             4771          (2) posting the notice at each early voting polling place at least five calendar days
             4772      before the date early voting begins.
             4773          Section 118. Section 20A-5-101 is amended to read:
             4774           20A-5-101. Notice of election.
             4775          (1) On or before February 1 in each regular general election year, the lieutenant
             4776      governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
             4777          (a) designates the offices to be filled at the regular general election;
             4778          (b) identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices; and
             4779          (c) contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that
             4780      have qualified for the ballot as of that date.
             4781          (2) (a) No later than February 15, each county clerk shall:
             4782          (i) publish a notice once [in a newspaper published in that county; or] on the Utah
             4783      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             4784          (ii) (A) cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place most likely to
             4785      give notice of the election to the voters in each voting precinct within the county; and
             4786          (B) prepare an affidavit of that posting, showing a copy of the notice and the places
             4787      where the notice was posted.
             4788          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             4789          (i) designate the offices to be voted on in that election in that county, other than local
             4790      district offices; and
             4791          (ii) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
             4792          (3) Before each election, the election officer shall give written or printed notice of:
             4793          (a) the date and place of election;
             4794          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open;
             4795          (c) the polling places for each voting precinct; and
             4796          (d) the qualifications for persons to vote in the election.
             4797          (4) To provide the notice required by Subsection (3), the election officer shall publish
             4798      the notice at least two days before the election [in a newspaper of general circulation common
             4799      to the area or in which the election is being held] on the Utah Public Notice Website as


             4800      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4801          Section 119. Section 20A-5-405 is amended to read:
             4802           20A-5-405. Election officer to provide ballots.
             4803          (1) In jurisdictions using paper ballots, each election officer shall:
             4804          (a) provide printed official paper ballots and absentee ballots for every election of
             4805      public officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction
             4806      participate;
             4807          (b) cause the name of every candidate whose nomination has been certified to or filed
             4808      with the election officer in the manner provided by law to be printed on each official paper
             4809      ballot and absentee ballot;
             4810          (c) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4811      be printed on each official paper ballot and absentee ballot;
             4812          (d) ensure that the official paper ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4813      officer before commencement of voting;
             4814          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4815      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             4816          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4817      be printed on each official paper ballot and absentee ballot;
             4818          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             4819      qualified for the official ballot to inspect the official paper ballots and absentee ballots;
             4820          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that are in the same form as official paper ballots
             4821      and that contain the same information as official paper ballots but that are printed on different
             4822      colored paper than official paper ballots;
             4823          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4824      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             4825          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             4826          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in his office at least seven days before
             4827      commencement of voting;
             4828          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             4829          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             4830          (B) the lieutenant governor; and


             4831          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election [in at least
             4832      one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the election] on the Utah
             4833      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             4834          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             4835      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             4836          (l) print and deliver, at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election, enough
             4837      official paper ballots, absentee ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards to meet the voting
             4838      demands of the qualified voters in each voting precinct.
             4839          (2) In jurisdictions using a punch card ballot, each election officer shall:
             4840          (a) provide official ballot sheets, absentee ballot sheets, and printed official ballot
             4841      labels for every election of public officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the
             4842      election officer's jurisdiction participate;
             4843          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             4844      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to the election officer to be printed on
             4845      each official ballot label;
             4846          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4847      be printed on each official ballot label;
             4848          (d) ensure that the official ballot labels are printed and in the possession of the election
             4849      officer before the commencement of voting;
             4850          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4851      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             4852          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4853      be printed on each official ballot label and absentee ballot;
             4854          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             4855      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
             4856          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that contain the same information as official
             4857      ballot labels but that are distinguishable from official ballot labels;
             4858          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4859      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             4860          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             4861          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in his office at least seven days before


             4862      commencement of voting;
             4863          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             4864          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             4865          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             4866          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election [in at least
             4867      one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the election] on the Utah
             4868      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             4869          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             4870      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             4871          (l) print and deliver official ballot sheets, official ballot labels, sample ballots, and
             4872      instruction cards at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election.
             4873          (3) In jurisdictions using a ballot sheet other than a punch card, each election officer
             4874      shall:
             4875          (a) provide official ballot sheets and absentee ballot sheets for every election of public
             4876      officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction
             4877      participate;
             4878          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             4879      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to or filed with the election officer to
             4880      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             4881          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4882      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             4883          (d) ensure that the official ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4884      officer before commencement of voting;
             4885          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4886      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             4887          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4888      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             4889          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             4890      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
             4891          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that contain the same information as official
             4892      ballots but that are distinguishable from the official ballots;


             4893          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4894      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             4895          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             4896          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in the election officer's office at least seven days
             4897      before commencement of voting;
             4898          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             4899          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             4900          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             4901          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election [in at least
             4902      one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the election] on the Utah
             4903      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             4904          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             4905      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             4906          (l) print and deliver, at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election, enough
             4907      official ballots, absentee ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards to meet the voting
             4908      demands of the qualified voters in each voting precinct.
             4909          (4) In jurisdictions using electronic ballots, each election officer shall:
             4910          (a) provide official ballots for every election of public officers in which the voters, or
             4911      any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction participate;
             4912          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             4913      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to the election officer to be displayed
             4914      on each official ballot;
             4915          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4916      be displayed on each official ballot;
             4917          (d) ensure that the official ballots are prepared and in the possession of the election
             4918      officer before commencement of voting;
             4919          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are prepared and in the possession of the election
             4920      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             4921          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4922      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             4923          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have


             4924      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
             4925          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that contain the same information as official
             4926      ballots but that are distinguishable from official ballots;
             4927          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             4928      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             4929          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             4930          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in the election officer's office at least seven days
             4931      before commencement of voting;
             4932          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             4933          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             4934          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             4935          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election [in at least
             4936      one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the election] on the Utah
             4937      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             4938          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             4939      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             4940          (l) prepare and deliver official ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards at the
             4941      expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election.
             4942          (5) (a) Each election officer shall, without delay, correct any error discovered in any
             4943      official paper ballot, ballot label, ballot sheet, electronic ballot, or sample ballot, if the
             4944      correction can be made without interfering with the timely distribution of the paper ballots,
             4945      ballot labels, ballot sheets, or electronic ballots.
             4946          (b) (i) If the election officer discovers an error or omission in a paper ballot, ballot
             4947      label, or ballot sheet, and it is not possible to correct the error or omission by reprinting the
             4948      paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets, the election officer shall direct the poll workers to
             4949      make the necessary corrections on the official paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets
             4950      before they are distributed at the polls.
             4951          (ii) If the election officer discovers an error or omission in an electronic ballot and it is
             4952      not possible to correct the error or omission by revising the electronic ballot, the election
             4953      officer shall direct the poll workers to post notice of each error or omission with instructions on
             4954      how to correct each error or omission in a prominent position at each polling booth.


             4955          (c) (i) If the election officer refuses or fails to correct an error or omission in the paper
             4956      ballots, ballot labels, ballot sheets, or electronic ballots, a candidate or a candidate's agent may
             4957      file a verified petition with the district court asserting that:
             4958          (A) an error or omission has occurred in:
             4959          (I) the publication of the name or description of a candidate;
             4960          (II) the preparation or display of an electronic ballot; or
             4961          (III) in the printing of sample or official paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets;
             4962      and
             4963          (B) the election officer has failed to correct or provide for the correction of the error or
             4964      omission.
             4965          (ii) The district court shall issue an order requiring correction of any error in a paper
             4966      ballot, ballot label, ballot sheet, or electronic ballot or an order to show cause why the error
             4967      should not be corrected if it appears to the court that the error or omission has occurred and the
             4968      election officer has failed to correct it or failed to provide for its correction.
             4969          (iii) A party aggrieved by the district court's decision may appeal the matter to the Utah
             4970      Supreme Court within five days after the decision of the district court.
             4971          Section 120. Section 20A-7-204.1 is amended to read:
             4972           20A-7-204.1. Public hearings to be held before initiative petitions are circulated.
             4973          (1) (a) After issuance of the initial fiscal impact estimate by the Governor's Office of
             4974      Planning and Budget and before circulating initiative petitions for signature statewide, sponsors
             4975      of the initiative petition shall hold at least seven public hearings throughout Utah as follows:
             4976          (i) one in the Bear River region -- Box Elder, Cache, or Rich County;
             4977          (ii) one in the Southwest region -- Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, or Washington
             4978      County;
             4979          (iii) one in the Mountain region -- Summit, Utah, or Wasatch County;
             4980          (iv) one in the Central region -- Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, or Wayne
             4981      County;
             4982          (v) one in the Southeast region -- Carbon, Emery, Grand, or San Juan County;
             4983          (vi) one in the Uintah Basin region -- Daggett, Duchesne, or Uintah County; and
             4984          (vii) one in the Wasatch Front region -- Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele, or Weber
             4985      County.


             4986          (b) Of the seven meetings, at least two of the meetings must be held in a first or second
             4987      class county, but not in the same county.
             4988          (2) At least three calendar days before the date of the public hearing, the sponsors
             4989      shall:
             4990          (a) provide written notice of the public hearing to:
             4991          (i) the lieutenant governor for posting on the state's website; and
             4992          (ii) each state senator, state representative, and county commission or county council
             4993      member who is elected in whole or in part from the region where the public hearing will be
             4994      held; and
             4995          (b) publish written notice of the public hearing detailing its time, date, and location [in
             4996      at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in the region where the public
             4997      hearing will be held] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             4998          (3) (a) During the public hearing, the sponsors shall either:
             4999          (i) video tape or audio tape the public hearing and, when the hearing is complete,
             5000      deposit the complete audio or video tape of the meeting with the lieutenant governor; or
             5001          (ii) take comprehensive minutes of the public hearing, detailing the names and titles of
             5002      each speaker and summarizing each speaker's comments.
             5003          (b) The lieutenant governor shall make copies of the tapes or minutes available to the
             5004      public.
             5005          Section 121. Section 20A-9-203 is amended to read:
             5006           20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections.
             5007          (1) (a) (i) A person may become a candidate for any municipal office if:
             5008          (A) the person is a registered voter; and
             5009          (B) (I) the person has resided within the municipality in which that person seeks to
             5010      hold elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before the date of the election;
             5011      or
             5012          (II) if the territory in which the person resides was annexed into the municipality, the
             5013      person has resided within the annexed territory or the municipality the 12 consecutive months
             5014      immediately before the date of the election.
             5015          (ii) For purposes of determining whether a person meets the residency requirement of
             5016      Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B)(I) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 12 months before


             5017      the election, the municipality shall be considered to have been incorporated 12 months before
             5018      the date of the election.
             5019          (b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), each candidate for a municipal
             5020      council position shall, if elected from a district, be a resident of the council district from which
             5021      elected.
             5022          (c) In accordance with Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 6, any mentally
             5023      incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted of treason or a
             5024      crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to hold
             5025      elective office is restored under Section 20A-2-101.5 .
             5026          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c), each person seeking to
             5027      become a candidate for a municipal office shall:
             5028          (i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person with the city recorder or town clerk, during
             5029      office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd numbered year;
             5030      and
             5031          (ii) pay the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             5032          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b), "registered voters" means the number of
             5033      persons registered to vote in the municipality on the January 1 of the municipal election year.
             5034          (ii) A third, fourth, or fifth class city that used the convention system to nominate
             5035      candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the
             5036      process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last municipal election or a town that used the
             5037      convention system to nominate candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by
             5038      Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last
             5039      municipal election may, by ordinance, require, in lieu of the convention system, that candidates
             5040      for municipal office file a nominating petition signed by a percentage of registered voters at the
             5041      same time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy.
             5042          (iii) The ordinance shall specify the number of signatures that the candidate must
             5043      obtain on the nominating petition in order to become a candidate for municipal office under
             5044      this Subsection (2), but that number may not exceed 5% of registered voters.
             5045          (c) Any resident of a municipality may nominate a candidate for a municipal office by:
             5046          (i) filing a nomination petition with the city recorder or town clerk during office hours,
             5047      but not later than 5 p.m., between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered year; and


             5048          (ii) paying the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             5049          (3) (a) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy or nomination
             5050      petition, the filing officer shall:
             5051          (i) read to the prospective candidate or person filing the petition the constitutional and
             5052      statutory qualification requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             5053          (ii) require the candidate or person filing the petition to state whether or not the
             5054      candidate meets those requirements.
             5055          (b) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             5056      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             5057          (c) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy, the
             5058      filing officer shall:
             5059          (i) inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is
             5060      written on the declaration of candidacy;
             5061          (ii) provide the candidate with a copy of the current campaign financial disclosure laws
             5062      for the office the candidate is seeking and inform the candidate that failure to comply will
             5063      result in disqualification as a candidate and removal of the candidate's name from the ballot;
             5064          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
             5065      Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
             5066      deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801 (4)(a);
             5067          (iv) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
             5068      described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
             5069          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
             5070          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer; and
             5071          (v) accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             5072          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing
             5073      officer shall:
             5074          (i) accept the candidate's pledge; and
             5075          (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             5076      candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
             5077      member.
             5078          (4) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:


             5079          "I, (print name) ____, being first sworn, say that I reside at ____ Street, City of ____,
             5080      County of ____, state of Utah, Zip Code ____, Telephone Number (if any) ____; that I am a
             5081      registered voter; and that I am a candidate for the office of ____ (stating the term). I will meet
             5082      the legal qualifications required of candidates for this office. I will file all campaign financial
             5083      disclosure reports as required by law and I understand that failure to do so will result in my
             5084      disqualification as a candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. I
             5085      request that my name be printed upon the applicable official ballots. (Signed)
             5086      _______________
             5087          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____ on this
             5088      __________(month\day\year).
             5089          (Signed) _______________ (Clerk or other officer qualified to administer oath)"
             5090          (5) (a) In all first and second class cities, and in third, fourth, or fifth class cities that
             5091      have not passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b) and in towns that have not
             5092      passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated
             5093      for municipal office by submitting a petition signed by:
             5094          (i) 25 residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old; or
             5095          (ii) 20% of the residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old.
             5096          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             5097     
"NOMINATION PETITION

             5098          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             5099      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of ____ for the (two or four-year term, whichever is
             5100      applicable)."
             5101          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             5102      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             5103          (6) (a) In third, fourth, and fifth class cities that have passed the ordinance authorized
             5104      by Subsection (2)(b), and in towns that have passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection
             5105      (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated for municipal office by submitting a petition
             5106      signed by the same percentage of registered voters in the municipality as required by the
             5107      ordinance passed under authority of Subsection (2)(b).
             5108          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             5109          "NOMINATION PETITION


             5110          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             5111      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of (name of office) for the (two or four-year term,
             5112      whichever is applicable)."
             5113          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             5114      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             5115          (7) If the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition fails to state whether the
             5116      nomination is for the two or four-year term, the clerk shall consider the nomination to be for
             5117      the four-year term.
             5118          (8) (a) The clerk shall verify with the county clerk that all candidates are registered
             5119      voters.
             5120          (b) Any candidate who is not registered to vote is disqualified and the clerk may not
             5121      print the candidate's name on the ballot.
             5122          (9) Immediately after expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy, the
             5123      clerk shall:
             5124          (a) cause the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot to be published
             5125      [in at least two successive publications of a newspaper with general circulation in the
             5126      municipality] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             5127          (b) notify the lieutenant governor of the names of the candidates as they will appear on
             5128      the ballot.
             5129          (10) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section may not
             5130      be amended after the expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             5131          (11) (a) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section is
             5132      valid unless a written objection is filed with the clerk within five days after the last day for
             5133      filing.
             5134          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk shall:
             5135          (i) mail or personally deliver notice of the objection to the affected candidate
             5136      immediately; and
             5137          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             5138          (c) If the clerk sustains the objection, the candidate may correct the problem by
             5139      amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained or by
             5140      filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.


             5141          (d) (i) The clerk's decision upon objections to form is final.
             5142          (ii) The clerk's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable by a district court if
             5143      prompt application is made to the district court.
             5144          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
             5145      of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             5146          (12) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy and was nominated, and any
             5147      person who was nominated by a nomination petition, may, any time up to 23 days before the
             5148      election, withdraw the nomination by filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
             5149          Section 122. Section 23-21-1.5 is amended to read:
             5150           23-21-1.5. Acquisition of real property held in private ownership -- Published
             5151      notice and governor's approval required.
             5152          (1) The Division of Wildlife Resources may not acquire title to real property held in
             5153      private ownership without first:
             5154          (a) publishing a notice of the proposed acquisition [in a newspaper of general
             5155      circulation in the county in which the property is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             5156      described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             5157          (b) obtaining the approval of the governor.
             5158          (2) The requirements of Subsection (1) apply whether title to real property held in
             5159      private ownership is acquired through a purchase, donation, or other means.
             5160          (3) In the case of a proposed purchase of private property, the notice may be published
             5161      after earnest money is paid.
             5162          (4) The published notice shall inform the public regarding:
             5163          (a) the proposed use of the land;
             5164          (b) any conditions on the acquisition of the land placed by donors, the federal
             5165      government, sellers, or others specifying how the land must be used;
             5166          (c) any changes to existing land uses that are anticipated; and
             5167          (d) the public comment submission process for comments on the proposed acquisition.
             5168          (5) The governor shall:
             5169          (a) submit a notification of the proposed acquisition to:
             5170          (i) the county executive of the county in which the property is located;
             5171          (ii) the legislators of the legislative districts in which the lands are located; and


             5172          (iii) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration; and
             5173          (b) invite those notified to submit any comments on the proposed acquisition.
             5174          (6) After considering comments on the proposed acquisition, the governor may
             5175      approve the acquisition in whole or in part or disapprove the acquisition.
             5176          Section 123. Section 24-1-4 is amended to read:
             5177           24-1-4. Civil Procedures.
             5178          (1) An agency which seizes property under any provision of state law subjecting the
             5179      property to forfeiture shall, as soon as practicable, but in no case more than 30 days after
             5180      seizure:
             5181          (a) prepare a detailed inventory of all property seized and transfer the seized property
             5182      to a designated official within the agency, who shall be responsible for holding and maintaining
             5183      seized property pending a court order of release or final determination of forfeiture and
             5184      disposition of property under this chapter;
             5185          (b) notify the prosecuting attorney for the appropriate jurisdiction who is responsible
             5186      for initiating forfeiture proceedings under this chapter of the items of property seized, the place
             5187      of the seizure and any persons arrested at the time of seizure; and
             5188          (c) give written notice to all owners and interest holders known, or reasonably
             5189      discoverable after due diligence, of:
             5190          (i) the date of the seizure and the property seized;
             5191          (ii) the owner's or interest holder's rights and obligations under this chapter, including
             5192      the availability of hardship relief in appropriate circumstances; and
             5193          (iii) a brief description of the statutory basis for the forfeiture and the judicial
             5194      proceedings by which property is forfeited under this chapter.
             5195          (2) (a) If the seizing agency fails to provide notice as required in Subsection (1), an
             5196      owner or interest holder entitled to notice who does not receive notice may void the forfeiture
             5197      with respect to the owner's or interest holder's interest in the property by bringing a motion
             5198      before the appropriate district court and serving it upon the seizing agency. The motion may be
             5199      brought at any time prior to the final disposition of the property under this chapter.
             5200          (b) If an owner or interest holder brings a motion to void the forfeiture for lack of the
             5201      notice required under Subsection (1), the court shall void the forfeiture unless the seizing
             5202      agency demonstrates:


             5203          (i) good cause for the failure to give notice to that owner; or
             5204          (ii) that the owner otherwise had actual notice of the seizure.
             5205          (3) (a) Within 60 days of any seizure, the prosecuting attorney shall file a complaint for
             5206      forfeiture in the appropriate district court and serve a summons and notice of intent to seek
             5207      forfeiture with a copy of the complaint upon all owners and interest holders known to the
             5208      prosecuting attorney to have an interest in the property. Service shall be by one of the
             5209      following methods:
             5210          (i) if the owner's or interest holder's name and current address are known, either by
             5211      personal service by any person qualified to serve process, by a law enforcement officer, or by
             5212      certified mail, return receipt requested, to that address;
             5213          (ii) if the owner's or interest holder's name and address are required by law to be on
             5214      record with any state agency in order to perfect an interest in property and the owner's or
             5215      interest holder's current address is not known, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail,
             5216      return receipt requested, to the most recent address listed by any of those agencies; or
             5217          (iii) if the owner's or interest holder's address is not known and is not on record as
             5218      provided in Subsection (3)(a)(i) or (ii), by publication for two successive weeks [in a
             5219      newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurred] on the Utah
             5220      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             5221          (b) Notice is effective upon the earlier of personal service, publication, or the mailing
             5222      of a written notice.
             5223          (c) The summons and notice of intent to seek forfeiture shall:
             5224          (i) be addressed to the known owners and interest holders of the seized property, and to
             5225      the person from whom the property was seized;
             5226          (ii) contain the name, business address, and business telephone number of the
             5227      prosecuting attorney seeking the forfeiture; and
             5228          (iii) contain:
             5229          (A) a description of the property which is the subject matter of the forfeiture
             5230      proceeding;
             5231          (B) notice that a complaint for forfeiture has been or will be filed;
             5232          (C) the time and procedural requirements for filing an answer or claim;
             5233          (D) notice of the availability of hardship or bond release of the property; and


             5234          (E) notice that failure to file an answer or other claim regarding the seized property will
             5235      result in a default judgment against the seized property.
             5236          (d) The complaint shall describe with reasonable particularity:
             5237          (i) the property which is the subject matter of the forfeiture proceeding;
             5238          (ii) the date and place of seizure; and
             5239          (iii) the allegations which constitute a basis for forfeiture.
             5240          (4) (a) If the prosecuting attorney does not timely file a complaint for forfeiture of the
             5241      property in accordance with Subsection (3), the agency shall promptly return the property to its
             5242      owner and the prosecuting attorney may take no further action to effect the forfeiture of the
             5243      property.
             5244          (b) If the agency knows of more than one owner, it shall return the property to the
             5245      owner who was in possession at the time of the seizure.
             5246          (5) (a) In any case where the prosecuting attorney files a complaint for forfeiture of
             5247      property, an owner or interest holder may file a claim and an answer to the complaint.
             5248          (b) The claim and answer shall be filed within 30 days after the complaint is served in
             5249      person or by mail, or where applicable, within 30 days after publication under Subsection (3).
             5250          (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, forfeiture proceedings are
             5251      governed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             5252          (b) The court shall take all reasonable steps to expedite forfeiture proceedings and shall
             5253      give these proceedings the same priority as is given to criminal cases.
             5254          (c) In all suits or actions brought for the civil forfeiture of any property under this
             5255      chapter, the burden of proof is on the prosecuting attorney to establish, by clear and convincing
             5256      evidence, to what extent, if any, property is subject to forfeiture.
             5257          (d) The right to trial by jury applies to forfeiture proceedings under this chapter.
             5258          Section 124. Section 26-8a-401 is amended to read:
             5259           26-8a-401. State regulation of emergency medical services market.
             5260          (1) To ensure emergency medical service quality and minimize unnecessary
             5261      duplication, the department shall regulate the emergency medical service market after October
             5262      1, 1999, by creating and operating a statewide system that:
             5263          (a) consists of exclusive geographic service areas as provided in Section 26-8a-402 ;
             5264      and


             5265          (b) establishes maximum rates as provided in Section 26-8a-403 .
             5266          (2) (a) All licenses issued prior to July 1, 1996, shall expire as stated in the license.
             5267          (b) If no expiration date is stated on a license issued before July 1, 1996, the license
             5268      shall expire on October 1, 1999, unless:
             5269          (i) the license holder requests agency action before August 1, 1999; and
             5270          (ii) before October 1, 1999, the department:
             5271          (A) finds the license has been used as the basis for responding to requests for
             5272      ambulance or paramedic services during the past five years;
             5273          (B) identifies one or more specific geographic areas covered by the license in which the
             5274      license holder has actively and adequately responded as the primary provider to requests for
             5275      ambulance or paramedic services during the past five years; and
             5276          (C) determines that the continuation of a license in a specific geographic area identified
             5277      in Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(B) satisfies:
             5278          (I) the standards established pursuant to Subsection 26-8a-404 (2); and
             5279          (II) the requirement of public convenience and necessity.
             5280          (c) If the department finds that a license meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(b),
             5281      the department shall amend the license to reflect:
             5282          (i) the specific geographic area of the license; and
             5283          (ii) a four-year term extension.
             5284          (d) Before July 1, 1999, the department shall publish notice once a week for four
             5285      consecutive weeks of the expiration of licenses pursuant to Subsection (2)(b) [in a newspaper
             5286      of general circulation in the state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             5287      63F-1-701 .
             5288          (e) Nothing in this Subsection (2) may be construed as restricting the authority of the
             5289      department to amend overlapping licenses pursuant to Section 26-8a-416 .
             5290          (3) After October 1, 1999, new licenses and license renewals shall be for a four-year
             5291      term.
             5292          Section 125. Section 26-8a-405.3 is amended to read:
             5293           26-8a-405.3. Use of competitive sealed proposals -- Procedure -- Appeal rights.
             5294          (1) (a) Competitive sealed proposals for paramedic or 911 ambulance services under
             5295      Section 26-8a-405.2 shall be solicited through a request for proposal and the provisions of this


             5296      section.
             5297          (b) The governing body of the political subdivision shall approve the request for
             5298      proposal prior to the notice of the request for proposals under Subsection (1)(c).
             5299          (c) Notice of the request for proposals must be published at least once a week for three
             5300      consecutive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or if there is
             5301      no such newspaper, then] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701
             5302      and the notice must be posted for at least 20 days in at least five public places in the county.
             5303          (2) (a) Proposals shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing
             5304      offerors during the process of negotiations.
             5305          (b) (i) Subsequent to the published notice, and prior to selecting an applicant, the
             5306      political subdivision must hold a presubmission conference with interested applicants for the
             5307      purpose of assuring full understanding of, and responsiveness to, solicitation requirements.
             5308          (ii) A political subdivision shall allow at least 90 days from the presubmission
             5309      conference for the proposers to submit proposals.
             5310          (c) Subsequent to the presubmission conference, the political subdivision may issue
             5311      addenda to the request for proposals. An addenda to a request for proposal must be finalized
             5312      and posted by the political subdivision at least 45 days prior to the date on which the proposal
             5313      must be submitted.
             5314          (d) Offerors to the request for proposals shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with
             5315      respect to any opportunity for discussion and revisions of proposals, and revisions may be
             5316      permitted after submission and before a contract is awarded for the purpose of obtaining best
             5317      and final offers.
             5318          (e) In conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosures of any information derived
             5319      from proposals submitted by competing offerors.
             5320          (3) (a) (i) A political subdivision may select an applicant approved by the department
             5321      under Section 26-8a-404 to provide 911 ambulance or paramedic services by contract to the
             5322      most responsible offeror as defined in Subsection 63G-6-103 (24).
             5323          (ii) An award under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be made to the responsible offeror whose
             5324      proposal is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the political subdivision,
             5325      taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposal.
             5326          (b) The applicants who are approved under Section 26-8a-405 and who are selected


             5327      under this section may be the political subdivision issuing the request for competitive sealed
             5328      proposals, or any other public entity or entities, any private person or entity, or any
             5329      combination thereof.
             5330          (c) A political subdivision may reject all of the competitive proposals.
             5331          (4) In seeking competitive sealed proposals and awarding contracts under this section,
             5332      a political subdivision:
             5333          (a) shall apply the public convenience and necessity factors listed in Subsections
             5334      26-8a-408 (2) through (6);
             5335          (b) shall require the applicant responding to the proposal to disclose how the applicant
             5336      will meet performance standards in the request for proposal;
             5337          (c) may not require or restrict an applicant to a certain method of meeting the
             5338      performance standards, including:
             5339          (i) requiring ambulance medical personnel to also be a firefighter; or
             5340          (ii) mandating that offerors use fire stations or dispatch services of the political
             5341      subdivision;
             5342          (d) (i) shall require an applicant to submit the proposal based on full cost accounting in
             5343      accordance with generally accepted accounting principals; and
             5344          (ii) if the applicant is a governmental entity, in addition to the requirements of
             5345      Subsection (4)(e)(i), in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and
             5346      in compliance with the State of Utah Legal Compliance Audit Guide; and
             5347          (e) shall set forth in the request for proposal:
             5348          (i) the method for determining full cost accounting in accordance with generally
             5349      accepted accounting principles, and require an applicant to submit the proposal based on such
             5350      full cost accounting principles;
             5351          (ii) guidelines established to further competition and provider accountability; and
             5352          (iii) a list of the factors that will be considered by the political subdivision in the award
             5353      of the contract, including by percentage, the relative weight of the factors established under this
             5354      Subsection (4)(e), which may include such things as:
             5355          (A) response times;
             5356          (B) staging locations;
             5357          (C) experience;


             5358          (D) quality of care; and
             5359          (E) cost, consistent with the cost accounting method in Subsection (4)(e)(i).
             5360          (5) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 63G-6-104 (3), the provisions of
             5361      Title 63G, Chapter 6, Part 8, Legal and Contractual Remedies, apply to the procurement
             5362      process required by this section, except as provided in Subsection (5)(c).
             5363          (b) The Procurement Appeals Board created in Section 63G-6-807 shall have
             5364      jurisdiction to review and determine an appeal of an offeror under this section in the same
             5365      manner as provided in Section 63G-6-810 .
             5366          (c) (i) An offeror may appeal the solicitation or award as provided by the political
             5367      subdivision's procedures. After all political subdivision appeal rights are exhausted, the offeror
             5368      may appeal under the provisions of Subsections (5)(a) and (b).
             5369          (ii) The factual determination required by Subsection 63G-6-813 (1) shall be based on
             5370      whether the solicitation or award was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
             5371      section and Section 26-8a-405.2 .
             5372          (d) The determination of an issue of fact by the appeals board shall be final and
             5373      conclusive unless arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous as provided in Section
             5374      63G-6-813 .
             5375          Section 126. Section 26-8a-406 is amended to read:
             5376           26-8a-406. Ground ambulance and paramedic licenses -- Parties.
             5377          (1) When an applicant approved under Section 26-8a-404 seeks licensure under the
             5378      provisions of Sections 26-8a-406 through 26-8a-409 , the department shall:
             5379          (a) issue a notice of agency action to the applicant to commence an informal
             5380      administrative proceeding;
             5381          (b) provide notice of the application to all interested parties; and
             5382          (c) publish notice of the application, at the applicant's expense, once a week for four
             5383      consecutive weeks, [in a newspaper of general circulation in the geographic service area that is
             5384      the subject of the application] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             5385      63F-1-701 .
             5386          (2) An interested party has 30 days to object to an application.
             5387          (3) If an interested party objects, the presiding officer must join the interested party as
             5388      an indispensable party to the proceeding.


             5389          (4) The department may join the proceeding as a party to represent the public interest.
             5390          (5) Others who may be affected by the grant of a license to the applicant may join the
             5391      proceeding, if the presiding officer determines that they meet the requirement of legal standing.
             5392          Section 127. Section 26-19-6 is amended to read:
             5393           26-19-6. Action by department -- Notice to recipient.
             5394          (1) (a) Within 30 days after commencing an action under Subsection 26-19-5 (3), the
             5395      department shall give the recipient, his guardian, personal representative, trustee, estate, or
             5396      survivor, whichever is appropriate, written notice of the action by:
             5397          (i) personal service or certified mail to the last known address of the person receiving
             5398      the notice; or
             5399          (ii) if no last-known address is available, by publishing a notice once a week for three
             5400      successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the recipient
             5401      resides] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             5402          (b) Proof of service shall be filed in the action.
             5403          (c) The recipient may intervene in the department's action at any time before trial.
             5404          (2) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall name the court in which the action is
             5405      commenced and advise the recipient of:
             5406          (a) the right to intervene in the proceeding;
             5407          (b) the right to obtain a private attorney; and
             5408          (c) the department's right to recover medical assistance directly from the third party.
             5409          Section 128. Section 31A-2-303 is amended to read:
             5410           31A-2-303. Notice.
             5411          (1) If the commissioner determines that the number of persons affected by a proposed
             5412      action is so great as to render it impracticable to serve each person affected with a copy of an
             5413      order, notice of hearing, or other notice, the commissioner shall:
             5414          (a) provide a copy of the order, notice of hearing, or other notice to all persons who
             5415      have filed with the department a general request to be informed of this type of action, or if
             5416      fewer than ten persons have requested this type of notice, provide a copy to those who have and
             5417      also to others affected by the notice or order so that at least ten persons receive the notice or
             5418      order who are collectively representative of the class of persons whose legal status, pecuniary
             5419      interests, or other substantial interests will be affected by the proposed action; and


             5420          (b) publish a copy of the order, notice of hearing, or other notice under Subsection (2).
             5421          (2) When this title requires the commissioner to publish an order, notice of hearing, or
             5422      other document [in newspapers], the commissioner shall cause the notice or order to be
             5423      published at least once during each of the four weeks preceding the hearing, effective date, or
             5424      other critical event, [in at least two newspapers with sufficient circulation and appropriate
             5425      location to best provide actual notice] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             5426      Section 63F-1-701 .
             5427          Section 129. Section 31A-27a-406 is amended to read:
             5428           31A-27a-406. Notice to creditors and others.
             5429          (1) Unless the receivership court otherwise directs, the liquidator shall give or cause to
             5430      be given notice of the liquidation order as soon as possible:
             5431          (a) by first-class mail or electronic communication as permitted by the receivership
             5432      court to the following at their last-known address:
             5433          (i) all of the insurer's agents, brokers, or producers of record with a current
             5434      appointment or current license to represent the insurer; and
             5435          (ii) all other agents, brokers, or producers that the liquidator considers appropriate;
             5436          (b) by first-class mail or electronic communication as permitted by the receivership
             5437      court to:
             5438          (i) all current policyholders;
             5439          (ii) all pending claimants; and
             5440          (iii) as determined by the receivership court, former policyholders and other creditors;
             5441      and
             5442          (c) by one time publication [in a newspaper of general circulation in]:
             5443          (i) [the county in which the insurer has its principal place of business] on the Utah
             5444      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             5445          (ii) other locations that the liquidator considers appropriate.
             5446          (2) The notice of the entry of an order of liquidation shall contain or provide directions
             5447      for obtaining the following information:
             5448          (a) a statement that the insurer has been placed in liquidation;
             5449          (b) a statement:
             5450          (i) explaining that certain acts are stayed under Section 31A-27a-108 ; and


             5451          (ii) describing any additional injunctive relief ordered by the receivership court;
             5452          (c) a statement whether, and to what extent, the insurer's policies continue in effect;
             5453          (d) to the extent applicable, a statement that coverage by guaranty associations may be
             5454      available for all or part of policy benefits in accordance with applicable state guaranty laws;
             5455          (e) a statement of:
             5456          (i) the deadline for filing claims, if established; and
             5457          (ii) the requirements for filing a proof of claim pursuant to Section 31A-27a-601 on or
             5458      before that date;
             5459          (f) a statement of the date, time, and location of any initial status hearing scheduled at
             5460      the time the notice is sent;
             5461          (g) a description of the process for obtaining notice of matters before the receivership
             5462      court; and
             5463          (h) other information as the liquidator or the receivership court considers appropriate.
             5464          (3) If notice is given in accordance with this section, the distribution of property of the
             5465      insurer under this chapter is conclusive with respect to all claimants, whether or not the
             5466      claimant received notice.
             5467          (4) (a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the liquidator has no duty
             5468      to locate any person if:
             5469          (i) no address is found in the records of the insurer; or
             5470          (ii) a mailing is returned to the liquidator because of inability to deliver at the address
             5471      shown in the insurer's records.
             5472          (b) In the circumstances described in Subsection (4)(a), the notice by publication as
             5473      required by this chapter or actual notice received is sufficient notice.
             5474          (c) Written certification by the liquidator or other knowledgeable person acting for the
             5475      liquidator that a notice is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or that the notice
             5476      is electronically transmitted is prima facie evidence of mailing and receipt.
             5477          (d) A claimant has a duty to keep the liquidator informed of any change of address.
             5478          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1):
             5479          (a) upon application of the liquidator, the receivership court may find that notice by
             5480      publication as required in this section is sufficient notice to those persons holding an
             5481      occurrence policy:


             5482          (i) that expired more than four years before the day on which the order of liquidation is
             5483      entered; and
             5484          (ii) under which there are no pending claims; or
             5485          (b) the receivership court may order other notice to those persons that the receivership
             5486      court considers appropriate.
             5487          Section 130. Section 38-2-3.2 is amended to read:
             5488           38-2-3.2. Sale of unclaimed personal property.
             5489          (1) Any garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel or household goods, remaining in
             5490      the possession of a person, on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, laundry or washing or repair
             5491      work has been done or upon which alterations or repairs have been made or on which materials
             5492      or supplies have been used or furnished by said person holding possession thereof, for a period
             5493      of 90 days or more after the completion of such services or labors, may be sold by said person
             5494      holding possession, to pay the unpaid reasonable or agreed charges therefor and the costs of
             5495      notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided. However, the person to whom such
             5496      charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner or owners of such property of the
             5497      time and place of such sale; and provided further, that property that is to be placed in storage
             5498      after any of the services or labors mentioned herein shall not be affected by the provisions of
             5499      this Subsection (1).
             5500          (2) All garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel on which any of these services or
             5501      labors mentioned in Subsection (1) have been performed and then placed in storage by
             5502      agreement, and remaining in the possession of a person without the reasonable or agreed
             5503      charges having been paid for a period of 12 months may be sold to pay such charges and costs
             5504      of notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided. However, the person to whom the
             5505      charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner or owners of such property of the
             5506      time and the place of sale, and provided, further, that persons operating as warehouses or
             5507      warehousemen shall not be affected by this Subsection (2).
             5508          (3) (a) (i) The mailing of a properly stamped and registered letter, with a return address
             5509      marked thereon, addressed to the owner or owners of the property, at their address given at the
             5510      time of delivery of the property to such person to render any of the services or labors set out in
             5511      this article, or if no address was so given, at their address if otherwise known, stating the time
             5512      and place of sale, shall constitute notice as required in this section.


             5513          (ii) The notice required in Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be mailed at least 20 days before
             5514      the date of sale.
             5515          (iii) The cost of mailing the letter required under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be added to
             5516      the charges.
             5517          (b) (i) If no address was given at the time of delivery of the property, or if the address
             5518      of the owner or owners is not otherwise known, such person who has performed the services or
             5519      labors as aforesaid shall cause to be published at least once [in a daily or weekly newspaper in
             5520      the city, town, and county, wherein such property was delivered to such person] on the Utah
             5521      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , a notice of the time and place of sale
             5522      and such notice shall be published at least 20 days before the date of sale.
             5523          (ii) Such notice constitutes notice as required in this section if notice cannot be mailed
             5524      as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
             5525          (iii) The costs of one such publication shall be added to the charges.
             5526          (4) (a) The person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall from the proceeds
             5527      of the sale, deduct the charges due plus the costs of notifying the owner or owners and shall
             5528      immediately thereafter mail to the owner or owners thereof at their address, if known, a notice
             5529      of the holding of such sale and the amount of the overplus, if any, due the owner or owners. At
             5530      any time within 12 months after such notice, such person shall, upon demand by the owner or
             5531      owners, pay to the owner or owners such overplus in his hands.
             5532          (b) If no such demand is made within such 12-month period, or, if the address of the
             5533      owner or owners is unknown and no demand is made by the owner or owners within 12 months
             5534      after the date of sale, then such overplus shall become the property of a person who has
             5535      performed the services or labors as provided in Subsection (1).
             5536          (5) Each person taking advantage of this section must keep posted in a prominent place
             5537      in his receiving office or offices at all times two notices which shall read as follows:
             5538          "All articles, cleaned, pressed, glazed, laundered, washed, altered, or repaired, and not
             5539      called for in 90 days will be sold to pay charges."
             5540          "All articles stored by agreement and charges not having been paid for 12 months will
             5541      be sold to pay charges."
             5542          (6) The rights and benefits provided for in this section shall be and are in addition to
             5543      the rights and benefits provided for in Section 38-2-4 .


             5544          Section 131. Section 38-8-3 is amended to read:
             5545           38-8-3. Enforcement of lien -- Notice requirements -- Sale procedure and effect.
             5546          A claim of an owner which has become due against an occupant and which is secured
             5547      by the owner's lien may be satisfied as follows:
             5548          (1) No enforcement action may be taken by the owner until the occupant has been in
             5549      default continuously for a period of 30 days.
             5550          (2) After the occupant has been in default continuously for a period of 30 days, the
             5551      owner may begin enforcement action if the occupant has been given notice in writing. The
             5552      notice shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the
             5553      occupant, and a copy of the notice shall, at the same time, be sent to the sheriff of the county
             5554      where the self-service storage facility is located. Any lienholder with an interest in the property
             5555      to be sold or otherwise disposed of, of whom the owner has knowledge either through the
             5556      disclosure provision on the rental agreement or through the existence of a validly filed and
             5557      perfected UCC-1 financing statement with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code,
             5558      or through other written notification, shall be included in the notice process as set forth in this
             5559      section.
             5560          (3) This notice shall include:
             5561          (a) an itemized statement of the owner's claim showing the sum due at the time of the
             5562      notice and the date when the sum became due;
             5563          (b) a brief and general description of the personal property subject to the lien, which
             5564      description shall be reasonably adequate to permit the person notified to identify the property;
             5565      except that any container including, but not limited to, a trunk, valise, or box that is locked,
             5566      fastened, sealed, or tied in a manner which deters immediate access to its contents may be
             5567      described as such without describing its contents;
             5568          (c) a notification of denial of access to the personal property, if such denial is permitted
             5569      under the terms of the rental agreement, which notification shall provide the name, street
             5570      address, and telephone number of the owner or his designated agent whom the occupant may
             5571      contact to respond to the notification;
             5572          (d) a demand for payment within a specified time not less than 15 days after delivery of
             5573      the notice; and
             5574          (e) a conspicuous statement that, unless the claim is paid within the time stated in the


             5575      notice, the personal property will be advertised for sale or other disposition and will be sold or
             5576      otherwise disposed of at a specified time and place.
             5577          (4) Any notice made under this section shall be presumed delivered when it is
             5578      deposited with the United States postal service and properly addressed with postage prepaid.
             5579          (5) (a) After the expiration of the time given in the notice, an advertisement of the sale
             5580      or other disposition shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks [in a newspaper
             5581      of general circulation in the county where the self-service storage facility is located] on the
             5582      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . The advertisement shall
             5583      include:
             5584          (i) a brief and general description of the personal property reasonably adequate to
             5585      permit its identification as provided for in Subsection (3)(b); the address of the self-service
             5586      storage facility and the number, if any, of the space where the personal property is located; and
             5587      the name of the occupant and his last known address; and
             5588          (ii) the time, place, and manner of the sale or other disposition, which sale or other
             5589      disposition shall take place not sooner than 15 days after the first publication.
             5590          (b) [If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county where the self-service
             5591      storage facility is located, the] The advertisement shall also be posted at least ten days before
             5592      the date of the sale or other disposition in not less than six conspicuous places in the
             5593      neighborhood where the self-service storage facility is located.
             5594          (6) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property shall conform to the terms of
             5595      the notice provided for in this section.
             5596          (7) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property shall be held at the
             5597      self-service storage facility or at the nearest suitable place to where the personal property is
             5598      held or stored.
             5599          (8) Before any sale or other disposition of personal property under this section, the
             5600      occupant may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred
             5601      under this section and thereby redeem the personal property; upon receipt of this payment, the
             5602      owner shall return the personal property, and thereafter the owner shall have no liability to any
             5603      person with respect to that personal property.
             5604          (9) A purchaser in good faith of the personal property sold to satisfy a lien as provided
             5605      for in this chapter takes the property free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was


             5606      valid and free of any rights of a secured creditor, despite noncompliance by the owner with the
             5607      requirements of this section.
             5608          (10) In the event of a sale under this section, the owner may satisfy his lien for the
             5609      proceeds of the sale, subject to the rights of any prior lienholder; the lien rights of the prior
             5610      lienholder are automatically transferred to the proceeds of the sale; if the sale is made in good
             5611      faith and is conducted in a reasonable manner, the owner shall not be subject to any surcharge
             5612      for a deficiency in the amount of a prior secured lien, but shall hold the balance, if any, for
             5613      delivery to the occupant, lienholder, or other person in interest; if the occupant, lienholder, or
             5614      other person in interest does not claim the balance of the proceeds within one year of the date
             5615      of sale, it shall become the property of the Utah state treasurer as unclaimed property with no
             5616      further claim against the owner.
             5617          (11) If the requirements of this chapter are not satisfied, if the sale of the personal
             5618      property is not in conformity with the notice of sale, or if there is a willful violation of this
             5619      chapter, nothing in this section affects the rights and liabilities of the owner, occupant, or any
             5620      other person.
             5621          Section 132. Section 38-13-204 is amended to read:
             5622           38-13-204. Selling the aircraft.
             5623          (1) A repairman may sell an aircraft subject to a lien under this chapter if:
             5624          (a) the repairman receives a judgment in the foreclosure action filed under Section
             5625      38-13-202 ;
             5626          (b) the repairman gives notice to:
             5627          (i) the owner of the aircraft;
             5628          (ii) the customer as indicated on the work order for the making, altering, repairing, or
             5629      performing of labor; and
             5630          (iii) all other persons claiming an interest in or lien on the aircraft:
             5631          (A) as disclosed by the records of the Federal Aviation Administration or of
             5632      corresponding agencies of any state in which the aircraft appears registered; and
             5633          (B) that is known by the repairman;
             5634          (c) the notice required by Subsection (1)(b) is sent by certified mail at least 30 days
             5635      before the proposed or scheduled date of any sale; and
             5636          (d) the notice required by Subsection (1)(b) contains:


             5637          (i) a description of the aircraft and its location;
             5638          (ii) the name and address of each person described in Subsection (1)(b);
             5639          (iii) the name, address, and telephone number of the repairman;
             5640          (iv) notice:
             5641          (A) that the repairman has a foreclosure judgment against the aircraft for the amount
             5642      stated in the judgment;
             5643          (B) of the cash sum which, if paid to the repairman would be sufficient to redeem the
             5644      aircraft from the lien claimed by the repairman;
             5645          (C) that the lien claimed by the repairman is subject to enforcement under this chapter;
             5646      and
             5647          (D) that the aircraft may be sold to satisfy the lien;
             5648          (v) the date, time, and location of any proposed or scheduled sale of the aircraft;
             5649          (vi) notice as to whether the sale is private or public; and
             5650          (vii) notice that the owner of the aircraft or other person entitled to possession of the
             5651      aircraft has a right to recover possession of the aircraft without instituting judicial proceedings
             5652      by posting a bond in accordance with Section 38-13-206 .
             5653          (2) The repairman shall at least 20 days before the proposed or scheduled date of sale
             5654      of the aircraft publish the notice required by this section once [in a newspaper circulated in the
             5655      county where the aircraft is held] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             5656      63F-1-701 if:
             5657          (a) the owner of the aircraft is unknown;
             5658          (b) the whereabouts of the owner of the aircraft cannot be determined; or
             5659          (c) the owner of the aircraft or any person notified under Subsection (1)(b) fails to
             5660      acknowledge receipt of the notice.
             5661          (3) (a) An aircraft subject to lien enforcement under this chapter may be sold by the
             5662      repairman at public or private sale.
             5663          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in the case of a private sale, every aspect of the
             5664      sale, including the method, manner, time, place, and terms shall be commercially reasonable.
             5665          (4) This section may not be construed to affect an owner's right to redeem the owner's
             5666      aircraft from the lien at any time prior to sale by paying the amount claimed by the repairman
             5667      for:


             5668          (a) work performed;
             5669          (b) materials;
             5670          (c) interest;
             5671          (d) storage fees charged; and
             5672          (e) any costs incurred by the repairman for using enforcement procedures under this
             5673      chapter, including [attorneys'] attorney fees.
             5674          (5) The proceeds of a sale under this section shall be distributed as follows:
             5675          (a) amounts owed persons having a security interest or lien on the aircraft shall be paid
             5676      in the order that they have priority in accordance with Section 38-13-205 ; and
             5677          (b) the amount remaining after the amount described in Subsection (5)(a) is paid shall
             5678      be paid to the owner of the aircraft before the sale of the aircraft under this section.
             5679          (6) An aircraft against which a lien is filed may not be sold earlier than the later of:
             5680          (a) 45 days after the last day on which the repairman makes, alters, repairs, or performs
             5681      labor on the aircraft; or
             5682          (b) 30 days from the date on which the repairman sends notice of the lien in accordance
             5683      with Section 38-12-102 .
             5684          Section 133. Section 39-1-15 is amended to read:
             5685           39-1-15. Adjutant general -- Disposition of unserviceable property.
             5686          All military property of the state, which after proper inspection shall be found
             5687      unserviceable, shall, under the direction of the governor, be disposed of by the adjutant general
             5688      at public or private sale as he may deem advisable; provided, that where such property shall be
             5689      deemed by the inspecting officer to exceed $50 in value, such sale shall be made after ten days'
             5690      notice [in a newspaper published in the county where such sale is to be made] on the Utah
             5691      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and if such unserviceable property
             5692      shall be found by the inspecting officer to be of no actual value, it shall be destroyed under the
             5693      direction of the adjutant general.
             5694          Section 134. Section 40-6-10 is amended to read:
             5695           40-6-10. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings -- Emergency orders -- Hearing
             5696      examiners.
             5697          (1) (a) The Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining
             5698      shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative


             5699      Procedures Act, in their adjudicative proceedings.
             5700          (b) The board shall enact rules governing its practice and procedure that are not
             5701      inconsistent with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             5702          (2) When an emergency requiring immediate action is found by the division director or
             5703      any board member to exist, the division director or board member may issue an emergency
             5704      order according to the requirements and procedures of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             5705      Procedures Act.
             5706          (3) Any notice required by this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be given at
             5707      the election of the board either by personal service or by [one] publication [in a daily
             5708      newspaper of general circulation in the city of Salt Lake and county of Salt Lake, Utah, and in
             5709      all newspapers of general circulation published in the county where the land is affected, or
             5710      some part of the land is situated] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             5711      63F-1-701 .
             5712          (4) (a) Any order made by the board is effective on issuance.
             5713          (b) All rules and orders issued by the board shall be:
             5714          (i) in writing;
             5715          (ii) entered in full in books to be kept by the board for that purpose;
             5716          (iii) indexed; and
             5717          (iv) public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours.
             5718          (c) A copy of any rule, finding of fact, or order, certified by the board or by the division
             5719      director, shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state with the same effect as the
             5720      original.
             5721          (5) The board may act upon its own motion or upon the petition of any interested
             5722      person.
             5723          (6) (a) The board may appoint a hearing examiner to take evidence and to recommend
             5724      findings of fact and conclusions of law to the board.
             5725          (b) Any member of the board, division staff, or any other person designated by the
             5726      board may serve as a hearing examiner.
             5727          (c) The board may enter an order based on the recommendations of the examiner.
             5728          Section 135. Section 40-8-8 is amended to read:
             5729           40-8-8. Board authority to act -- Entry of order -- Confidential data.


             5730          (1) The board may:
             5731          (a) file a notice of agency action; or
             5732          (b) respond to a request for agency action initiated by an affected person.
             5733          (2) (a) The board shall enter its order within 60 days after the hearing.
             5734          (b) All orders entered by the board shall be:
             5735          (i) entered in books to be kept by the board for that purpose;
             5736          (ii) indexed; and
             5737          (iii) public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours.
             5738          (c) Confidential data disclosed under this chapter shall be protected and not become
             5739      public records, except as provided in [Subsection] Section 40-8-13 [(2)].
             5740          Section 136. Section 40-8-10 is amended to read:
             5741           40-8-10. Notice.
             5742          Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any notification required by this chapter
             5743      shall be given by the board or division by personal service to individuals directly affected and
             5744      by one publication [in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City, Utah, and in
             5745      all newspapers of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the land
             5746      affected is situated] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             5747          Section 137. Section 40-8-13 is amended to read:
             5748           40-8-13. Notice of intention required prior to mining operations -- Assurance of
             5749      reclamation required in notice of intention -- When contents confidential -- Approval of
             5750      notice of intention not required for small mining operations -- Procedure for reviewing
             5751      notice of intention.
             5752          (1) (a) Before any operator begins mining operations, or continues mining operations
             5753      pursuant to Section 40-8-23 , the operator shall file a notice of intention for each individual
             5754      mining operation with the division.
             5755          (b) The notice of intention referred to in Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
             5756          (i) identification of all owners of any interest in a mineral deposit, including any
             5757      ownership interest in surface land affected by the notice;
             5758          (ii) copies of underground and surface mine maps;
             5759          (iii) locations of drill holes;
             5760          (iv) accurate area maps of existing and proposed operations; and


             5761          (v) information regarding the amount of material extracted, moved, or proposed to be
             5762      moved, relating to the mining operation.
             5763          (c) The notice of intention for small mining operations shall include a statement that
             5764      the operator shall conduct reclamation as required by rules promulgated by the board.
             5765          (d) The notice of intention for mining operations, other than small mining operations,
             5766      shall include a plan for reclamation of the lands affected as required by rules promulgated by
             5767      the board.
             5768          (2) The division may require that the operator rehabilitate, close, or mitigate the
             5769      impacts of each drill hole, shaft, or tunnel when no longer needed as part of the mining
             5770      operation.
             5771          (3) Information provided in the notice of intention, and its attachments relating to the
             5772      location, size, or nature of the deposit that is marked confidential by the operator shall be
             5773      protected as confidential information by the board and the division and is not a matter of public
             5774      record unless the board or division obtains a written release from the operator, or until the
             5775      mining operation has been terminated as provided in Subsection 40-8-21 (2).
             5776          (4) (a) Within 30 days from the receipt of a notice of intention, the division shall
             5777      complete its review of the notice and shall make further inquiries, inspections, or examinations
             5778      that are necessary to properly evaluate the notice.
             5779          (b) The division shall notify the operator of any objections to the notice and shall grant
             5780      the operator a reasonable opportunity to take action that may be required to remove the
             5781      objections or obtain a ruling relative to the objections from the board.
             5782          (5) Except for the form and amount of surety, an approval of a notice of intention for
             5783      small mining operations is not required.
             5784          (6) The notice of intention for mining operations other than small mining operations,
             5785      shall be reviewed as provided in this Subsection (6).
             5786          (a) Within 30 days after receipt of a notice of intention or within 30 days following the
             5787      last action of the operator or the division on the notice of intention, the division shall make a
             5788      tentative decision to approve or disapprove the notice of intention.
             5789          (b) The division shall:
             5790          (i) mail the information relating to the land affected and the tentative decision to the
             5791      operator; and


             5792          (ii) publish the information and the decision, in abbreviated form, [one time only, in all
             5793      newspapers of general circulation published in the county where the land affected is situated,
             5794      and in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City, Utah] on the Utah Public
             5795      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             5796          (c) The division shall also mail a copy of the abbreviated information and tentative
             5797      decision to the zoning authority of the county in which the land affected is situated and to the
             5798      owner of record of the land affected.
             5799          (d) (i) Any person or agency aggrieved by the tentative decision may file a request for
             5800      agency action with the division.
             5801          (ii) If no requests for agency action are received by the division within 30 days after the
             5802      last date of publication, the tentative decision on the notice of intention is final and the division
             5803      shall notify the operator.
             5804          (iii) If written objections of substance are received, the division shall hold a formal
             5805      adjudicative proceeding.
             5806          (e) This Subsection (6) does not apply to exploration.
             5807          (7) Within 30 days after receipt of a notice of intention concerning exploration
             5808      operations other than small mining operations, the division will review the notice of intention
             5809      and approve or disapprove it.
             5810          Section 138. Section 40-10-13 is amended to read:
             5811           40-10-13. Advertisement of ownership, location, and boundaries -- Notice to
             5812      interested agencies or bodies -- Objections -- Conference.
             5813          (1) At the time of submission of an application for a surface coal mining and
             5814      reclamation permit, or revision of an existing permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
             5815      the applicant shall submit to the division a copy of the applicant's advertisement of the
             5816      ownership, precise location, and boundaries of the land to be affected. At the time of
             5817      submission the advertisement shall be placed by the applicant [in a local newspaper of general
             5818      circulation in the locality of the proposed surface mine] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             5819      described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for four consecutive weeks. The division
             5820      shall notify various local governmental bodies, planning agencies, and sewage and water
             5821      treatment authorities of water companies in the locality in which the proposed surface mining
             5822      will take place, notifying them of the operator's intention to surface mine a particularly


             5823      described tract of land and indicating the application's permit number and where a copy of the
             5824      proposed mining and reclamation plan may be inspected. These local bodies, agencies,
             5825      authorities, or companies may submit written comments within a reasonable period established
             5826      by the division on the mining applications with respect to the effects of the proposed operation
             5827      on the environment which are within their area of responsibility. These comments shall
             5828      immediately be transmitted to the applicant by the division and shall be made available to the
             5829      public at the same locations as are the mining applications.
             5830          (2) (a) Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected or the
             5831      officer or head of any federal, state, or local governmental agency or authority shall have the
             5832      right to file written objections to the proposed initial or revised application for a permit for
             5833      surface coal mining and reclamation operations with the division within 30 days after the last
             5834      publication of the notice. These objections shall immediately be transmitted to the applicant by
             5835      the division and shall be made available to the public.
             5836          (b) If written objections are filed and a conference requested, the division shall then
             5837      hold a conference within a reasonable time of the receipt of the objections or request. The
             5838      conference shall be informal and shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures
             5839      described in this Subsection (2)(b), irrespective of the requirements of Section 63G-4-203 ,
             5840      Administrative Procedures Act. The conference shall be held in the locality of the coal mining
             5841      and reclamation operation if requested within a reasonable time after written objections or the
             5842      request for an informal conference are received by the division. The date, time, and location of
             5843      the conference shall be advertised by the division in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             5844      locality at least two weeks prior to the scheduled conference date. The division may arrange
             5845      with the applicant upon request by any party to the administrative proceeding access to the
             5846      proposed mining area for the purpose of gathering information relevant to the proceeding. An
             5847      electronic or stenographic record shall be made of the conference proceeding unless waived by
             5848      all parties. This record shall be maintained and shall be accessible to the parties until final
             5849      release of the applicant's performance bond. In the event all parties requesting the conference
             5850      stipulate agreement prior to the requested conference and withdraw their request, the
             5851      conference need not be held.
             5852          Section 139. Section 40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09) is amended to
             5853      read:


             5854           40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09). Performance standards for all coal
             5855      mining and reclamation operations -- Additional standards for steep-slope surface coal
             5856      mining -- Variances.
             5857          (1) Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter to conduct surface coal mining shall
             5858      require that the surface coal mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards
             5859      of this chapter, and such other requirements as the division shall promulgate.
             5860          (2) General performance standards shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and
             5861      reclamation operations and shall require the operations as a minimum to:
             5862          (a) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize the utilization and
             5863      conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting the land in the future
             5864      through surface coal mining can be minimized.
             5865          (b) Restore the land affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was
             5866      capable of supporting prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable
             5867      likelihood, so long as the use or uses does not present any actual or probable hazard to public
             5868      health or safety or pose any actual or probable threat of water diminution or pollution, and the
             5869      permit applicant's declared proposed land use following reclamation is not deemed to be
             5870      impractical or unreasonable, inconsistent with applicable land use policies and plans, involves
             5871      unreasonable delay in implementation, or is violative of federal, state, or local law.
             5872          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3) with respect to all surface coal mining
             5873      operations backfill, compact (where advisable to insure stability or to prevent leaching of toxic
             5874      materials) and grade in order to restore the approximate original contour of the land with
             5875      highwalls, spoil piles, and depressions eliminated (unless small depressions are needed in order
             5876      to retain moisture to assist revegetation or as otherwise authorized pursuant to this chapter); but
             5877      in surface coal mining which is carried out at the same location over a substantial period of
             5878      time where the operation transects the coal deposit and the thickness of the coal deposits
             5879      relative to the volume of the overburden is large and where the operator demonstrates that the
             5880      overburden and other spoil and waste materials at a particular point in the permit area or
             5881      otherwise available from the entire permit area is insufficient, giving due consideration to
             5882      volumetric expansion, to restore the approximate original contour, the operator, at a minimum,
             5883      shall backfill, grade, and compact (where advisable) using all available overburden and other
             5884      spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest practicable grade but not more than the angle of


             5885      repose, to provide adequate drainage and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in
             5886      order to achieve an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region. In
             5887      surface coal mining where the volume of overburden is large relative to the thickness of the
             5888      coal deposit and where the operator demonstrates that due to volumetric expansion the amount
             5889      of overburden and other spoil and waste materials removed in the course of the mining
             5890      operation is more than sufficient to restore the approximate original contour, the operator shall,
             5891      after restoring the approximate contour, backfill, grade, and compact (where advisable) the
             5892      excess overburden and other spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest grade but more than
             5893      the angle of repose, and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in order to achieve
             5894      an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region and that the overburden
             5895      or spoil shall be shaped and graded in such a way as to prevent slides, erosion, and water
             5896      pollution and is revegetated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
             5897          (d) Stabilize and protect all surface areas, including spoil piles affected by the surface
             5898      coal mining and reclamation operation to effectively control erosion and attendant air and
             5899      water pollution.
             5900          (e) Remove the topsoil from the land in a separate layer, replace it on the backfill area,
             5901      or if not utilized immediately, segregate it in a separate pile from other spoil, and when the
             5902      topsoil is not replaced on a backfill area within a time short enough to avoid deterioration of
             5903      the topsoil, maintain a successful cover by quick growing plant or other means thereafter so
             5904      that the topsoil is preserved from wind and water erosion, remains free of any contamination by
             5905      other acid or toxic material, and is in a usable condition for sustaining vegetation when restored
             5906      during reclamation; except if topsoil is of insufficient quantity or of poor quality for sustaining
             5907      vegetation, or if other strata can be shown to be more suitable for vegetation requirements, then
             5908      the operator shall remove, segregate, and preserve in a like manner the other strata which is
             5909      best able to support vegetation.
             5910          (f) Restore the topsoil or the best available subsoil which is best able to support
             5911      vegetation.
             5912          (g) For all prime farmlands, as identified in the rules, to be mined and reclaimed,
             5913      specifications for soil removal, storage, replacement, and reconstruction, the operator shall, as a
             5914      minimum, be required to:
             5915          (i) segregate the A horizon of the natural soil, except where it can be shown that other


             5916      available soil materials will create a final soil having a greater productive capacity, and if not
             5917      utilized immediately, stockpile this material separately from other spoil, and provide needed
             5918      protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material;
             5919          (ii) segregate the B horizon of the natural soil, or underlying C horizons or other strata,
             5920      or a combination of these horizons or other strata that are shown to be both texturally and
             5921      chemically suitable for plant growth and that can be shown to be equally or more favorable for
             5922      plant growth than the B horizon, in sufficient quantities to create in the regraded final soil a
             5923      root zone of comparable depth and quality to that which existed in the natural soil, and if not
             5924      utilized immediately, stockpile this material separately from other spoil, and provide needed
             5925      protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material;
             5926          (iii) replace and regrade the root zone material described in Subsection (2)(g)(ii) above
             5927      with proper compaction and uniform depth over the regraded spoil material; and
             5928          (iv) redistribute and grade in a uniform manner the surface soil horizon described in
             5929      Subsection (2)(g)(i).
             5930          (h) Create, if authorized in the approved mining and reclamation plan and permit,
             5931      permanent impoundments of water on mining sites as part of reclamation activities only when
             5932      it is adequately demonstrated that:
             5933          (i) the size of the impoundment is adequate for its intended purposes;
             5934          (ii) the impoundment dam construction will be so designed as to achieve necessary
             5935      stability with an adequate margin of safety compatible with that of structures constructed under
             5936      Public Law 83-566 (16 U.S.C. 1006);
             5937          (iii) the quality of impounded water will be suitable on a permanent basis for its
             5938      intended use and that discharges from the impoundment will not degrade the water quality
             5939      below water quality standards established pursuant to applicable federal and state law in the
             5940      receiving stream;
             5941          (iv) the level of water will be reasonably stable;
             5942          (v) final grading will provide adequate safety and access for proposed water users; and
             5943          (vi) these water impoundments will not result in the diminution of the quality or
             5944      quantity of water utilized by adjacent or surrounding landowners for agricultural, industrial,
             5945      recreational, or domestic uses.
             5946          (i) Conducting any augering operation associated with surface mining in a manner to


             5947      maximize recoverability of mineral reserves remaining after the operation and reclamation are
             5948      complete and seal all auger holes with an impervious and noncombustible material in order to
             5949      prevent drainage except where the division determines that the resulting impoundment of water
             5950      in the auger holes may create a hazard to the environment or the public health or safety; but the
             5951      permitting authority may prohibit augering if necessary to maximize the utilization,
             5952      recoverability, or conservation of the solid fuel resources or to protect against adverse water
             5953      quality impacts.
             5954          (j) Minimize the disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance at the mine site and
             5955      in associated offsite areas and to the quality and quantity of water in surface and groundwater
             5956      systems both during and after surface coal mining operations and during reclamation by:
             5957          (i) avoiding acid or other toxic mine drainage by such measures as, but not limited to:
             5958          (A) preventing or removing water from contact with toxic-producing deposits;
             5959          (B) treating drainage to reduce toxic content which adversely affects downstream water
             5960      upon being released to water courses; and
             5961          (C) casing, sealing, or otherwise managing boreholes, shafts, and wells and keep acid
             5962      or other toxic drainage from entering ground and surface waters;
             5963          (ii) (A) conducting surface coal mining operations so as to prevent, to the extent
             5964      possible using the best technology currently available, additional contributions of suspended
             5965      solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area, but in no event shall contributions be in
             5966      excess of requirements set by applicable state or federal law; and
             5967          (B) constructing any siltation structures pursuant to this Subsection (2)(j)(ii) prior to
             5968      commencement of surface coal mining operations, such structures to be certified by a qualified
             5969      registered engineer to be constructed as designed and as approved in the reclamation plan;
             5970          (iii) cleaning out and removing temporary or large settling ponds or other siltation
             5971      structures from drainways after disturbed areas are revegetated and stabilized and depositing
             5972      the silt and debris at a site and in a manner approved by the division;
             5973          (iv) restoring recharge capacity of the mined area to approximate premining conditions;
             5974          (v) avoiding channel deepening or enlargement in operations requiring the discharge of
             5975      water from mines;
             5976          (vi) preserving throughout the mining and reclamation process the essential hydrologic
             5977      functions of alluvial valley floors in the arid and semiarid areas of the state; and


             5978          (vii) such other actions as the division may prescribe.
             5979          (k) With respect to surface disposal of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes,
             5980      and other waste in areas other than the mine working or excavations, stabilize all waste piles in
             5981      designated areas through construction in compacted layers, including the use of incombustible
             5982      and impervious materials, if necessary, and assure the final contour of the waste pile will be
             5983      compatible with natural surroundings and that the site can and will be stabilized and
             5984      revegetated according to the provisions of this chapter.
             5985          (l) Refrain from surface coal mining within 500 feet from active and abandoned
             5986      underground mines in order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of miners;
             5987      but the division shall permit an operator to mine near, through, or partially through an
             5988      abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine if:
             5989          (i) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific
             5990      surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the
             5991      departments, divisions, and agencies concerned with surface mine reclamation and the health
             5992      and safety of underground miners; and
             5993          (ii) the operations will result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water
             5994      pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.
             5995          (m) Design, locate, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, modify, and remove or
             5996      abandon, in accordance with the standards and criteria developed pursuant to the division's
             5997      rules, all existing and new coal mine waste piles consisting of mine wastes, tailings, coal
             5998      processing wastes, or other liquid and solid wastes, and used either temporarily or permanently
             5999      as dams or embankments.
             6000          (n) Insure that all debris, acid-forming materials, toxic materials, or materials
             6001      constituting a fire hazard are treated or buried and compacted or otherwise disposed of in a
             6002      manner designed to prevent contamination of ground or surface waters and that contingency
             6003      plans are developed to prevent sustained combustion.
             6004          (o) Insure that explosives are used only in accordance with existing state and federal
             6005      law and the rules adopted by the board, which shall include provisions to:
             6006          (i) provide adequate advance written notice to local governments and residents who
             6007      might be affected by the use of the explosives by publication of the planned blasting schedule
             6008      [in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality] on the Utah Public Notice Website as


             6009      described in Section 63F-1-701 and by mailing a copy of the proposed blasting schedule to
             6010      every resident living within 1/2 mile of the proposed blasting site and by providing daily notice
             6011      to resident/occupiers in these areas prior to any blasting;
             6012          (ii) maintain for a period of at least three years and make available for public
             6013      inspection upon request a log detailing the location of the blasts, the pattern and depth of the
             6014      drill holes, the amount of explosives used per hole, and the order and length of delay in the
             6015      blasts;
             6016          (iii) limit the type of explosives and detonating equipment, the size, the timing and
             6017      frequency of blasts based upon the physical conditions of the site so as to prevent injury to
             6018      persons, damage to public and private property outside the permit area, adverse impacts on any
             6019      underground mine, and change in the course, channel, or availability of ground or surface water
             6020      outside the permit area;
             6021          (iv) require that all blasting operations be conducted by trained and competent persons,
             6022      and to implement this requirement, the division shall promulgate rules requiring the training,
             6023      examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or the
             6024      use of explosives in surface and coal mining operations; and
             6025          (v) provide that upon the request of a resident or owner of a man-made dwelling or
             6026      structure within 1/2 mile of any portion of the permitted area, the applicant or permittee shall
             6027      conduct a preblasting survey of the structures and submit the survey to the division and a copy
             6028      to the resident or owner making the request, the area of which survey shall be decided by the
             6029      division and shall include such provisions as promulgated.
             6030          (p) Insure that all reclamation efforts proceed in an environmentally sound manner and
             6031      as contemporaneously as practicable with the surface coal mining operations; but where the
             6032      applicant proposes to combine surface mining operations with underground mining operations
             6033      to assure maximum practical recovery of the mineral resources, the division may grant a
             6034      variance for specific areas within the reclamation plan from the requirement that reclamation
             6035      efforts proceed as contemporaneously as practicable to permit underground operations prior to
             6036      reclamation:
             6037          (i) if the division finds in writing that:
             6038          (A) the applicant has presented, as part of the permit application, specific, feasible
             6039      plans for the proposed underground mining operations;


             6040          (B) the proposed underground mining operations are necessary or desirable to assure
             6041      maximum practical recovery of the mineral resource and will avoid multiple disturbance of the
             6042      surface;
             6043          (C) the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the plan for the underground
             6044      mining operations conforms to requirements for underground mining in the jurisdiction and
             6045      that permits necessary for the underground mining operations have been issued by the
             6046      appropriate authority;
             6047          (D) the areas proposed for the variance have been shown by the applicant to be
             6048      necessary for the implementing of the proposed underground mining operations;
             6049          (E) no substantial adverse environmental damage, either onsite or offsite, will result
             6050      from the delay in completion of reclamation as required by this chapter; and
             6051          (F) provisions for the offsite storage of spoil will comply with Subsection (2)(v);
             6052          (ii) if the board has adopted specific rules to govern the granting of the variances in
             6053      accordance with the provisions of this Subsection (2)(p) and has imposed such additional
             6054      requirements as considered necessary;
             6055          (iii) if variances granted under this Subsection (2)(p) are to be reviewed by the division
             6056      not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit; and
             6057          (iv) if liability under the bond filed by the applicant with the division pursuant to
             6058      Section 40-10-15 shall be for the duration of the underground mining operations and until the
             6059      requirements of this Subsection (2) and Section 40-10-16 have been fully complied with.
             6060          (q) Insure that the construction, maintenance, and postmining conditions of access
             6061      roads into and across the site of operations will control or prevent erosion and siltation,
             6062      pollution of water, damage to fish or wildlife or their habitat, or public or private property.
             6063          (r) Refrain from the construction of roads or other access ways up a stream bed or
             6064      drainage channel or in such proximity to the channel so as to seriously alter the normal flow of
             6065      water.
             6066          (s) Establish on the regraded areas and all other lands affected, a diverse, effective, and
             6067      permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of land to be
             6068      affected and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession at least equal in extent of cover
             6069      to the natural vegetation of the area; except that introduced species may be used in the
             6070      revegetation process where desirable and necessary to achieve the approved postmining land


             6071      use plan.
             6072          (t) (i) Assume the responsibility for successful revegetation, as required by Subsection
             6073      (2)(s), for a period of five full years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing,
             6074      irrigation, or other work in order to assure compliance with Subsection (2)(s), except in those
             6075      areas or regions of the state where the annual average precipitation is 26 inches or less, then the
             6076      operator's assumption of responsibility and liability will extend for a period of ten full years
             6077      after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work; but when the
             6078      division approves a long-term intensive agricultural postmining land use, the applicable five or
             6079      ten-year period of responsibility for revegetation shall commence at the date of initial planting
             6080      for this long-term intensive, agricultural postmining land use, except when the division issues a
             6081      written finding approving a long-term, intensive, agricultural postmining land use, as part of
             6082      the mining and reclamation plan, the division may grant exception to the provisions of
             6083      Subsection (2)(s); and
             6084          (ii) on lands eligible for remining, assume the responsibility for successful revegetation
             6085      for a period of two full years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or
             6086      other work in order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, except in areas of the
             6087      state where the average annual precipitation is 26 inches or less, assume the responsibility for
             6088      successful revegetation for a period of five full years after the last year of augmented seeding,
             6089      fertilizing, irrigation, or other work in order to assure compliance with the applicable standards.
             6090          (u) Protect offsite areas from slides or damage occurring during the surface coal mining
             6091      and reclamation operations and not deposit spoil material or locate any part of the operations or
             6092      waste accumulations outside the permit area.
             6093          (v) Place all excess spoil material resulting from coal surface mining and reclamation
             6094      activities in a manner that:
             6095          (i) spoil is transported and placed in a controlled manner in position for concurrent
             6096      compaction and in a way to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement;
             6097          (ii) the areas of disposal are within the bonded permit areas and all organic matter shall
             6098      be removed immediately prior to spoil placement;
             6099          (iii) appropriate surface and internal drainage systems and diversion ditches are used so
             6100      as to prevent spoil erosion and movement;
             6101          (iv) the disposal area does not contain springs, natural water courses, or wet weather


             6102      seeps unless lateral drains are constructed from the wet areas to the main underdrains in a
             6103      manner that filtration of the water into the spoil pile will be prevented;
             6104          (v) if placed on a slope, the spoil is placed upon the most moderate slope among those
             6105      upon which, in the judgment of the division, the spoil could be placed in compliance with all
             6106      the requirements of this chapter and shall be placed, where possible, upon or above a natural
             6107      terrace, bench, or berm, if this placement provides additional stability and prevents mass
             6108      movement;
             6109          (vi) where the toe of the spoil rests on a downslope, a rock toe buttress of sufficient
             6110      size to prevent mass movement, is constructed;
             6111          (vii) the final configuration is compatible with the natural drainage pattern and
             6112      surroundings and suitable for intended uses;
             6113          (viii) design of the spoil disposal area is certified by a qualified professional engineer,
             6114      and to implement this requirement, the division shall promulgate rules regarding the
             6115      certification of engineers in the area of spoil disposal design; and
             6116          (ix) all other provisions of this chapter are met.
             6117          (w) Meet such other criteria as are necessary to achieve reclamation in accordance with
             6118      the purposes of this chapter, taking into consideration the physical, climatological, and other
             6119      characteristics of the site.
             6120          (x) To the extent possible, using the best technology currently available, minimize
             6121      disturbances and adverse impacts of the operation on fish, wildlife, and related environmental
             6122      values, and achieve enhancement of these resources where practicable.
             6123          (y) Provide for an undisturbed natural barrier beginning at the elevation of the lowest
             6124      coal seam to be mined and extending from the outslope for the distance as the division shall
             6125      determine shall be retained in place as a barrier to slides and erosion.
             6126          (3) (a) Where an applicant meets the requirements of Subsections (3)(b) and (c), a
             6127      permit without regard to the requirement to restore to approximate original contour provided in
             6128      Subsections (2)(c), (4)(b), and (4)(c) may be granted for the surface mining of coal where the
             6129      mining operation will remove an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction
             6130      of a mountain, ridge, or hill (except as provided in this Subsection (3)) by removing all of the
             6131      overburden and creating a level plateau or a gently rolling contour with no highwalls
             6132      remaining, and capable of supporting postmining uses in accord with the requirements of this


             6133      Subsection (3).
             6134          (b) In cases where an industrial, commercial, agricultural, residential, or public facility
             6135      (including recreational facilities) use is proposed for the postmining use of the affected land,
             6136      the division may grant a permit for a surface mining operation of the nature described in
             6137      Subsection (3)(a) pursuant to procedures and criteria set forth in the rules, including:
             6138          (i) the applicant's presentation of specific plans for the proposed postmining land use
             6139      which meet criteria concerning the type of use proposed;
             6140          (ii) the applicant's demonstration that the proposed use would be consistent with
             6141      adjacent land uses and existing state and local land use plans and programs and with other
             6142      requirements of this chapter; and
             6143          (iii) procedures whereby the division provides the governing body of the unit of
             6144      general-purpose government in which the land is located and any state or federal agency which
             6145      the division, in its discretion, determines to have an interest in the proposed use, an opportunity
             6146      of not more than 60 days to review and comment on the proposed use.
             6147          (c) All permits granted under the provisions of this Subsection (3) shall be reviewed
             6148      not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit, unless the applicant
             6149      affirmatively demonstrates that the proposed development is proceeding in accordance with the
             6150      terms of the approved schedule and reclamation plan.
             6151          (4) The following performance standards shall be applicable to steep-slope surface coal
             6152      mining and shall be in addition to those general performance standards required by this section;
             6153      but the provisions of this Subsection (4) shall not apply to those situations in which an operator
             6154      is mining on flat or gently rolling terrain, on which an occasional steep slope is encountered
             6155      through which the mining operation is to proceed, leaving a plain or predominantly flat area or
             6156      where an operator is in compliance with provisions of Subsection (3):
             6157          (a) Insure that when performing surface coal mining on steep slopes, no debris,
             6158      abandoned or disabled equipment, spoil material, or waste mineral matter be placed on the
             6159      downslope below the bench or mining cut; but spoil material in excess of that required for the
             6160      reconstruction of the approximate original contour under the provisions of Subsection (2)(c) or
             6161      this Subsection (4) shall be permanently stored pursuant to Subsection 40-10-17 (2)(v).
             6162          (b) Complete backfilling with spoil material shall be required to cover completely the
             6163      highwall and return the site to the appropriate original contour, which material will maintain


             6164      stability following mining and reclamation.
             6165          (c) The operator may not disturb land above the top of the highwall unless the division
             6166      finds that the disturbance will facilitate compliance with the environmental protection
             6167      standards of this section; but the land disturbed above the highwall shall be limited to that
             6168      amount necessary to facilitate this compliance.
             6169          (d) For the purposes of this Subsection (4), "steep slope" means any slope above 20
             6170      degrees or such lesser slope as may be defined by the division after consideration of soil,
             6171      climate, and other characteristics of an area.
             6172          (5) The board shall promulgate specific rules to govern the granting of variances from
             6173      the requirement to restore to approximate original contour provided in Subsection (4)(b)
             6174      pursuant to procedures and criteria set forth in those rules including:
             6175          (a) written request by the surface owner concerning the proposed use;
             6176          (b) approval of the proposed use as an equal or better economic or public use; and
             6177          (c) approval of the proposed use as improving the watershed control in the area and as
             6178      using only such amount of spoil as is necessary to achieve the planned postmining land use.
             6179          (6) Subsection (2)(t)(ii) is repealed September 30, 2009.
             6180          Section 140. Section 40-10-27 is amended to read:
             6181           40-10-27. Entry upon land adversely affected by past coal mining practices --
             6182      Conducting of studies or exploratory work -- State acquisition of land -- Lien -- Waste
             6183      disposal fund -- Water pollution control and treatment plants.
             6184          (1) (a) If the board, after notice and hearing, makes a finding of fact as provided in
             6185      Subsection (1)(b), the agents, employees, or contractors of the division shall have the right to
             6186      enter property adversely affected by past coal mining practices and any other property to have
             6187      access to property adversely affected by past coal mining practices to do whatever is necessary
             6188      or expedient to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects.
             6189          (b) The board shall find that:
             6190          (i) land or water resources have been adversely affected by past coal mining practices;
             6191          (ii) the adverse effects are at a stage where, in the public interest, action to restore,
             6192      reclaim, abate, control, or prevent should be taken; and
             6193          (iii) the owners of the land or water resources where entry must be made to restore,
             6194      reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices:


             6195          (A) are not known;
             6196          (B) are not readily available; or
             6197          (C) will not give permission for the state or its political subdivisions, their agents,
             6198      employees, or contractors to enter upon the property to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or
             6199      prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6200          (c) Notice of the division's right to enter the property shall be:
             6201          (i) given by mail, if the owners are known; and
             6202          (ii) posted upon the premises and advertised [once in a newspaper of general
             6203      circulation in the county in which the land lies] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             6204      in Section 63F-1-701 , if the owners are not known.
             6205          (d) This entry shall be construed as an exercise of the police power for the protection of
             6206      public health, safety, and general welfare and may not be construed as an act of condemnation
             6207      of property nor of trespass on it.
             6208          (e) The monies expended for this work and the benefits accruing to the premises
             6209      entered upon shall be chargeable against the land and shall mitigate or offset any claim in or
             6210      any action brought by any owner of any interest in these premises for any alleged damages by
             6211      virtue of the entry.
             6212          (f) This Subsection (1) is not intended to create new rights of action or eliminate
             6213      existing immunities.
             6214          (2) (a) The agents, employees, or contractors of the division may enter upon any
             6215      property for the purpose of conducting studies or exploratory work to determine the existence
             6216      of adverse effects of past coal mining practices and to determine the feasibility of restoration,
             6217      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of these adverse effects.
             6218          (b) This entry shall be construed as an exercise of the police power for the protection of
             6219      public health, safety, and general welfare and may not be construed as an act of condemnation
             6220      of property or trespass on it.
             6221          (3) The state may acquire any land by purchase, donation, or condemnation which is
             6222      adversely affected by past coal mining practices if the board, after notice and hearing,
             6223      determines that acquisition of this land is necessary to successful reclamation and that:
             6224          (a) the acquired land, after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention
             6225      of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices, will serve recreation and historic purposes,


             6226      conservation and reclamation purposes, or provide open space benefits; and
             6227          (b) (i) permanent facilities such as a treatment plant or a relocated stream channel will
             6228      be constructed on the land for the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of
             6229      the adverse effects of past coal mining practices; or
             6230          (ii) acquisitions of coal refuse disposal sites and all coal refuse on the sites will serve
             6231      the purposes of this chapter or that public ownership is desirable to meet emergency situations
             6232      and prevent recurrences of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6233          (4) (a) Title to all lands acquired under this section shall be in the name of the state.
             6234          (b) The price paid for land acquired under this section shall reflect the market value of
             6235      the land as adversely affected by past coal mining practices.
             6236          (5) (a) If land acquired under this section is considered suitable for industrial,
             6237      commercial, residential, or recreational development, the division, in conjunction with the
             6238      Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, may sell this land by public sale under a system of
             6239      competitive bidding, at not less than fair market value, and under any other rules promulgated
             6240      to insure that the land is put to proper use consistent with local and state land use plans.
             6241          (b) (i) The state, when requested after appropriate public notice, shall hold a public
             6242      hearing with the appropriate notice, in the counties or appropriate political subdivisions of the
             6243      state in which lands acquired under this section are located.
             6244          (ii) The hearing shall be held at a time which shall afford local citizens and
             6245      governments the maximum opportunity to participate in the decision concerning the use or
             6246      disposition of the lands after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the
             6247      adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6248          (6) (a) The state, through the division and the Division of Forestry, Fire and State
             6249      Lands, shall have the authority to accept lands acquired and reclaimed by the Secretary of the
             6250      Interior pursuant to Section 407(h) of Public Law 95-87.
             6251          (b) The division has the authority to accept grants from the Secretary to carry out the
             6252      purposes of Section 407(h) of Public Law 95-87.
             6253          (7) (a) Within six months after the completion of projects to restore, reclaim, abate,
             6254      control, or prevent adverse effects of past coal mining practices on privately owned land, the
             6255      division shall itemize the monies expended and may file a statement of those expenses in the
             6256      office of the county recorder of the county in which the land lies, together with a notarized


             6257      appraisal by an independent appraiser of the value of the land before the restoration,
             6258      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of past coal mining practices
             6259      if the monies expended result in a significant increase in property value.
             6260          (b) This statement shall constitute a lien upon the land described in it.
             6261          (c) The lien may not exceed the amount determined by the appraisal to be the increase
             6262      in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or
             6263      prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6264          (d) A lien may not be filed against the property of any person, in accordance with this
             6265      subsection who owned the surface prior to May 2, 1977, and who neither consented to nor
             6266      participated in nor exercised control over the mining operation which necessitated the
             6267      reclamation performed.
             6268          (8) (a) The landowner may proceed to petition within 60 days after the filing of the lien
             6269      to determine the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration,
             6270      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining
             6271      practices.
             6272          (b) The amount reported to be the increase in value of the premises shall constitute the
             6273      amount of the lien and shall be recorded with the statement provided for in Subsection (7).
             6274          (c) Any party aggrieved by the decision may appeal as provided by law.
             6275          (9) (a) The lien provided in this section shall be recorded in the office of the county
             6276      recorder of the county in which the land lies.
             6277          (b) The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land as of the date of the expenditure
             6278      of the monies and shall have priority as a lien second only to the lien of real estate taxes
             6279      imposed upon the land.
             6280          (10) (a) The division may fill any voids, seal any abandoned tunnels, shafts, and
             6281      entryways, and reclaim surface impacts of underground or surface mines which the division
             6282      determines could endanger life and property, constitute a hazard to the public health and safety,
             6283      or degrade the environment.
             6284          (b) The division may make expenditures and carry out the purposes of this section
             6285      without regard to the provisions of Subsections 40-10-25 (2) and (3) only after all reclamation
             6286      with respect to abandoned coal lands or coal development impacts have been met, except for
             6287      those reclamation projects relating to the protection of the public health or safety.


             6288          (c) In those instances where mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation
             6289      purposes, the incremental costs of disposing of the wastes from these operations by filling
             6290      voids and sealing tunnels may be eligible for funding if the disposal of these wastes meets the
             6291      purposes of this section.
             6292          (d) The division may acquire by purchase, donation, easement, or otherwise those
             6293      interests in land it determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
             6294          (11) (a) The division may request the attorney general, who is hereby authorized to
             6295      initiate, in addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, in any court of
             6296      competent jurisdiction, an action in equity for an injunction to restrain any interference with the
             6297      exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work provided in this section.
             6298          (b) (i) The division, in conjunction with appropriate state agencies as determined in the
             6299      rules, may construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water pollution
             6300      resulting from mine drainage.
             6301          (ii) The extent of this control and treatment of water pollution may be dependent upon
             6302      the ultimate use of the water.
             6303          (iii) This Subsection (11) may not be construed to repeal or supersede any portion of
             6304      the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1151 et seq., and no control or
             6305      treatment under this subsection shall in any way be less than that required under the federal
             6306      Water Pollution Control Act.
             6307          (iv) The construction of a plant may include major interceptors and other facilities
             6308      appurtenant to the plant.
             6309          (c) The division may transfer funds to other appropriate state agencies, in order to carry
             6310      out the reclamation activities authorized by this chapter.
             6311          Section 141. Section 41-1a-1103 is amended to read:
             6312           41-1a-1103. Sale.
             6313          (1) If the owner or lienholder of a seized vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor does not
             6314      recover the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor within 30 days from the date of seizure, or if the
             6315      division is unable to determine the owner or lienholder through reasonable efforts, the division
             6316      shall sell the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             6317          (2) The sale shall:
             6318          (a) be held in the form of a public auction at the place of storage; and


             6319          (b) at the discretion of the division, be conducted by:
             6320          (i) an authorized representative of the division; or
             6321          (ii) a public garage, impound lot, or impound yard that:
             6322          (A) is authorized by the division;
             6323          (B) meets the standards under Subsection 41-1a-1101 (4); and
             6324          (C) complies with the requirements of Section 72-9-603 .
             6325          (3) At least five days prior to the date set for sale, the division shall publish a notice of
             6326      sale [in a newspaper of general statewide circulation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             6327      described in Section 63F-1-701 setting forth the date, time, and place of sale and a description
             6328      of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to be sold.
             6329          (4) At the time of sale the division or other person authorized to conduct the sale shall
             6330      tender to the highest bidder a certificate of sale conveying all rights, title, and interest in the
             6331      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             6332          (5) The proceeds from the sale of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor under this
             6333      section shall be distributed as provided under Section 41-1a-1104 .
             6334          (6) If the owner or lienholder of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor seized under
             6335      Section 41-1a-1101 and subsequently released by the division fails to take possession of the
             6336      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor and satisfy the amount due to the place of storage within 30
             6337      days from the date of release, the division shall renotify the owner or lienholder and sell the
             6338      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, in accordance with this section, 30 days from the date of
             6339      the notice.
             6340          Section 142. Section 47-2-4 is amended to read:
             6341           47-2-4. Elimination by the county executive -- Notice of intention.
             6342          The county executive may provide for the elimination of abandoned horses in the
             6343      respective counties in the following manner:
             6344          They shall cause notice to be published at least once a week for three successive weeks
             6345      [in some newspaper of general circulation published in the county] on the Utah Public Notice
             6346      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , and the notice shall also be posted in at least five
             6347      public places outside of the county seat on public highways in such county, and in three public
             6348      places at the county seat, one of which shall be at the front door of the courthouse. The notices
             6349      posted outside of the county seat shall be posted not less than two miles apart, and all posted


             6350      notices shall be posted at least 30 days before the date which the county executive shall fix for
             6351      the beginning of the elimination of abandoned horses from the range in such county as
             6352      hereinafter provided. [If no newspaper is published in the county, publication in a newspaper
             6353      shall not be required.]
             6354          The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
             6355          Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of law the county
             6356      executive of ____ County, Utah, will proceed to eliminate abandoned horses from the open
             6357      range in said county, and that beginning on __________(month\day\year), a drive will be held,
             6358      and all abandoned horses running upon the open range will, under the direction and supervision
             6359      of the county executive, be eliminated. All owners of horses running upon the open range are
             6360      hereby given notice to file with the county executive a description of the horses, and the brands
             6361      or marks thereon.
             6362          Dated this __________(month\day\year).
             6363          By order of the county executive of ____ County, Utah.
             6364     
_______________

             6365     
County Clerk.

             6366          Section 143. Section 48-2c-1306 is amended to read:
             6367           48-2c-1306. Disposition of claims by publication.
             6368          (1) A dissolved company in winding up may publish notice of its dissolution and
             6369      request that persons with claims against the company present them in accordance with the
             6370      notice.
             6371          (2) The notice contemplated in Subsection (1) must:
             6372          (a) be published once a week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             6373      circulation in the county where the dissolved company's principal office is or, if it has no
             6374      principal office in this state, Salt Lake County] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             6375      in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             6376          (b) describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address to
             6377      which written notice of any claim must be given to the company;
             6378          (c) state the deadline, which may not be fewer than 120 days after the first date of
             6379      publication of the notice, by which the dissolved company must receive the claim; and
             6380          (d) state that, unless sooner barred by another statute limiting actions, the claim will be


             6381      barred if not received by the deadline.
             6382          (3) If the dissolved company publishes a [newspaper] notice on the Utah Public Notice
             6383      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 in accordance with Subsection (2), then unless
             6384      sooner barred under Section 48-2c-1305 or under another statute limiting actions, the claim of
             6385      any claimant against the dissolved company is barred if:
             6386          (a) the claim is not received by the dissolved company by the deadline; or
             6387          (b) the dissolved company delivers to the claimant written notice of rejection of the
             6388      claim within 90 days after receipt of the claim and the claimant whose claim was rejected by
             6389      the dissolved company does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within 90 days
             6390      after the effective date of the rejection notice.
             6391          (4) Claims which are not rejected by the dissolved company in writing within 90 days
             6392      after receipt of the claim by the dissolved company shall be considered approved.
             6393          (5) (a) For purposes of this section, "claim" means any claim, including claims of this
             6394      state whether known or unknown, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
             6395      unliquidated, founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, or otherwise.
             6396          (b) For purposes of this section and Section 48-2c-1305 , a proceeding to enforce a
             6397      claim means a civil action or an arbitration under an agreement for binding arbitration between
             6398      the dissolved company and the claimant.
             6399          Section 144. Section 52-4-202 is amended to read:
             6400           52-4-202. Public notice of meetings -- Emergency meetings.
             6401          (1) A public body shall give not less than 24 hours public notice of each meeting
             6402      including the meeting:
             6403          (a) agenda;
             6404          (b) date;
             6405          (c) time; and
             6406          (d) place.
             6407          (2) (a) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (1), a public body which holds
             6408      regular meetings that are scheduled in advance over the course of a year shall give public
             6409      notice at least once each year of its annual meeting schedule as provided in this section.
             6410          (b) The public notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall specify the date, time, and place of
             6411      the scheduled meetings.


             6412          (3) (a) Public notice shall be satisfied by:
             6413          (i) posting written notice:
             6414          (A) at the principal office of the public body, or if no principal office exists, at the
             6415      building where the meeting is to be held; and
             6416          (B) beginning October 1, 2008 and except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), on the
             6417      Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6418          (ii) providing notice to:
             6419          (A) [at least one newspaper of general circulation within the geographic jurisdiction of
             6420      the public body] the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; or
             6421          (B) a local media correspondent.
             6422          (b) A public body of a municipality under Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, a local
             6423      district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts, or a
             6424      special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, is encouraged,
             6425      but not required, to post written notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, if the municipality
             6426      or district has a current annual budget of less than $1 million.
             6427          [(c) A public body is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection (3)(a)(ii) by
             6428      providing notice to a newspaper or local media correspondent under the provisions of
             6429      Subsection 63F-1-701 (4)(d).]
             6430          (4) A public body is encouraged to develop and use additional electronic means to
             6431      provide notice of its meetings under Subsection (3).
             6432          (5) (a) The notice requirement of Subsection (1) may be disregarded if:
             6433          (i) because of unforeseen circumstances it is necessary for a public body to hold an
             6434      emergency meeting to consider matters of an emergency or urgent nature; and
             6435          (ii) the public body gives the best notice practicable of:
             6436          (A) the time and place of the emergency meeting; and
             6437          (B) the topics to be considered at the emergency meeting.
             6438          (b) An emergency meeting of a public body may not be held unless:
             6439          (i) an attempt has been made to notify all the members of the public body; and
             6440          (ii) a majority of the members of the public body approve the meeting.
             6441          (6) (a) A public notice that is required to include an agenda under Subsection (1) shall
             6442      provide reasonable specificity to notify the public as to the topics to be considered at the


             6443      meeting. Each topic shall be listed under an agenda item on the meeting agenda.
             6444          (b) Subject to the provisions of Subsection (6)(c), and at the discretion of the presiding
             6445      member of the public body, a topic raised by the public may be discussed during an open
             6446      meeting, even if the topic raised by the public was not included in the agenda or advance public
             6447      notice for the meeting.
             6448          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (5), relating to emergency meetings, a public
             6449      body may not take final action on a topic in an open meeting unless the topic is:
             6450          (i) listed under an agenda item as required by Subsection (6)(a); and
             6451          (ii) included with the advance public notice required by this section.
             6452          Section 145. Section 53A-3-202 is amended to read:
             6453           53A-3-202. Compensation for services -- Additional per diem -- Approval of
             6454      expenses.
             6455          (1) Each member of a local school board, except the student member, shall receive
             6456      compensation for services and for necessary expenses in accordance with board compensation
             6457      schedules adopted by the local school board in accordance with the provisions of this section.
             6458          (2) Beginning on July 1, 2007, if a local school board decides to adopt or amend its
             6459      board compensation schedules, the board shall set a time and place for a public hearing at
             6460      which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
             6461          (3) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be provided at least
             6462      seven days prior to the meeting by:
             6463          (a) publication at least once [in a newspaper published in the county where the school
             6464      district is situated and generally circulated within the school district] on the Utah Public Notice
             6465      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6466          (b) posting a notice:
             6467          (i) at each school within the school district;
             6468          (ii) in at least three other public places within the school district; and
             6469          (iii) on the Internet in a manner that is easily accessible to citizens that use the Internet.
             6470          (4) After the conclusion of the public hearing, the local school board may adopt or
             6471      amend its board compensation schedules.
             6472          (5) Each member shall submit an itemized account of necessary travel expenses for
             6473      board approval.


             6474          (6) A local school board may, without following the procedures described in
             6475      [Subsection] Subsections (2) and (3), continue to use the compensation schedule that was in
             6476      effect prior to July 1, 2007 until, at the discretion of the board, the compensation schedule is
             6477      amended or a new compensation schedule is adopted.
             6478          Section 146. Section 53A-3-402 is amended to read:
             6479           53A-3-402. Powers and duties generally.
             6480          (1) Each local school board shall:
             6481          (a) implement the core curriculum utilizing instructional materials that best correlate to
             6482      the core curriculum and graduation requirements;
             6483          (b) administer tests, required by the State Board of Education, which measure the
             6484      progress of each student, and coordinate with the state superintendent and State Board of
             6485      Education to assess results and create plans to improve the student's progress which shall be
             6486      submitted to the State Office of Education for approval;
             6487          (c) use progress-based assessments as part of a plan to identify schools, teachers, and
             6488      students that need remediation and determine the type and amount of federal, state, and local
             6489      resources to implement remediation;
             6490          (d) develop early warning systems for students or classes failing to make progress;
             6491          (e) work with the State Office of Education to establish a library of documented best
             6492      practices, consistent with state and federal regulations, for use by the local districts; and
             6493          (f) implement training programs for school administrators, including basic
             6494      management training, best practices in instructional methods, budget training, staff
             6495      management, managing for learning results and continuous improvement, and how to help
             6496      every child achieve optimal learning in core academics.
             6497          (2) Local school boards shall spend minimum school program funds for programs and
             6498      activities for which the State Board of Education has established minimum standards or rules
             6499      under Section 53A-1-402 .
             6500          (3) (a) A board may purchase, sell, and make improvements on school sites, buildings,
             6501      and equipment and construct, erect, and furnish school buildings.
             6502          (b) School sites or buildings may only be conveyed or sold on board resolution
             6503      affirmed by at least two-thirds of the members.
             6504          (4) (a) A board may participate in the joint construction or operation of a school


             6505      attended by children residing within the district and children residing in other districts either
             6506      within or outside the state.
             6507          (b) Any agreement for the joint operation or construction of a school shall:
             6508          (i) be signed by the president of the board of each participating district;
             6509          (ii) include a mutually agreed upon pro rata cost; and
             6510          (iii) be filed with the State Board of Education.
             6511          (5) A board may establish, locate, and maintain elementary, secondary, and applied
             6512      technology schools.
             6513          (6) A board may enroll children in school who are at least five years of age before
             6514      September 2 of the year in which admission is sought.
             6515          (7) A board may establish and support school libraries.
             6516          (8) A board may collect damages for the loss, injury, or destruction of school property.
             6517          (9) A board may authorize guidance and counseling services for children and their
             6518      parents or guardians prior to, during, or following enrollment of the children in schools.
             6519          (10) (a) A board shall administer and implement federal educational programs in
             6520      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1, Part 9, Implementing Federal Programs Act.
             6521          (b) Federal funds are not considered funds within the school district budget under Title
             6522      53A, Chapter 19, School District Budgets.
             6523          (11) (a) A board may organize school safety patrols and adopt rules under which the
             6524      patrols promote student safety.
             6525          (b) A student appointed to a safety patrol shall be at least ten years old and have written
             6526      parental consent for the appointment.
             6527          (c) Safety patrol members may not direct vehicular traffic or be stationed in a portion
             6528      of a highway intended for vehicular traffic use.
             6529          (d) Liability may not attach to a school district, its employees, officers, or agents or to a
             6530      safety patrol member, a parent of a safety patrol member, or an authorized volunteer assisting
             6531      the program by virtue of the organization, maintenance, or operation of a school safety patrol.
             6532          (12) (a) A board may on its own behalf, or on behalf of an educational institution for
             6533      which the board is the direct governing body, accept private grants, loans, gifts, endowments,
             6534      devises, or bequests that are made for educational purposes.
             6535          (b) These contributions are not subject to appropriation by the Legislature.


             6536          (13) (a) A board may appoint and fix the compensation of a compliance officer to issue
             6537      citations for violations of Subsection 76-10-105 (2).
             6538          (b) A person may not be appointed to serve as a compliance officer without the
             6539      person's consent.
             6540          (c) A teacher or student may not be appointed as a compliance officer.
             6541          (14) A board shall adopt bylaws and rules for its own procedures.
             6542          (15) (a) A board shall make and enforce rules necessary for the control and
             6543      management of the district schools.
             6544          (b) All board rules and policies shall be in writing, filed, and referenced for public
             6545      access.
             6546          (16) A board may hold school on legal holidays other than Sundays.
             6547          (17) (a) Each board shall establish for each school year a school traffic safety
             6548      committee to implement this Subsection (17).
             6549          (b) The committee shall be composed of one representative of:
             6550          (i) the schools within the district;
             6551          (ii) the Parent Teachers' Association of the schools within the district;
             6552          (iii) the municipality or county;
             6553          (iv) state or local law enforcement; and
             6554          (v) state or local traffic safety engineering.
             6555          (c) The committee shall:
             6556          (i) receive suggestions from parents, teachers, and others and recommend school traffic
             6557      safety improvements, boundary changes to enhance safety, and school traffic safety program
             6558      measures;
             6559          (ii) review and submit annually to the Department of Transportation and affected
             6560      municipalities and counties a child access routing plan for each elementary, middle, and junior
             6561      high school within the district;
             6562          (iii) consult the Utah Safety Council and the Division of Family Health Services and
             6563      provide training to all school children in kindergarten through grade six, within the district, on
             6564      school crossing safety and use; and
             6565          (iv) help ensure the district's compliance with rules made by the Department of
             6566      Transportation under Section 41-6a-303 .


             6567          (d) The committee may establish subcommittees as needed to assist in accomplishing
             6568      its duties under Subsection (17)(c).
             6569          (e) The board shall require the school community council of each elementary, middle,
             6570      and junior high school within the district to develop and submit annually to the committee a
             6571      child access routing plan.
             6572          (18) (a) Each school board shall adopt and implement a comprehensive emergency
             6573      response plan to prevent and combat violence in its public schools, on school grounds, on its
             6574      school vehicles, and in connection with school-related activities or events.
             6575          (b) The board shall implement its plan by July 1, 2000.
             6576          (c) The plan shall:
             6577          (i) include prevention, intervention, and response components;
             6578          (ii) be consistent with the student conduct and discipline policies required for school
             6579      districts under Title 53A, Chapter 11, Part 9, School Discipline and Conduct Plans;
             6580          (iii) require inservice training for all district and school building staff on what their
             6581      roles are in the emergency response plan; and
             6582          (iv) provide for coordination with local law enforcement and other public safety
             6583      representatives in preventing, intervening, and responding to violence in the areas and activities
             6584      referred to in Subsection (18)(a).
             6585          (d) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public
             6586      instruction, shall develop comprehensive emergency response plan models that local school
             6587      boards may use, where appropriate, to comply with Subsection (18)(a).
             6588          (e) Each local school board shall, by July 1 of each year, certify to the State Board of
             6589      Education that its plan has been practiced at the school level and presented to and reviewed by
             6590      its teachers, administrators, students, and their parents and local law enforcement and public
             6591      safety representatives.
             6592          (19) (a) Each local school board may adopt an emergency response plan for the
             6593      treatment of sports-related injuries that occur during school sports practices and events.
             6594          (b) The plan may be implemented by each secondary school in the district that has a
             6595      sports program for students.
             6596          (c) The plan may:
             6597          (i) include emergency personnel, emergency communication, and emergency


             6598      equipment components;
             6599          (ii) require inservice training on the emergency response plan for school personnel who
             6600      are involved in sports programs in the district's secondary schools; and
             6601          (iii) provide for coordination with individuals and agency representatives who:
             6602          (A) are not employees of the school district; and
             6603          (B) would be involved in providing emergency services to students injured while
             6604      participating in sports events.
             6605          (d) The board, in collaboration with the schools referred to in Subsection (19)(b), may
             6606      review the plan each year and make revisions when required to improve or enhance the plan.
             6607          (e) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public
             6608      instruction, shall provide local school boards with an emergency plan response model that local
             6609      boards may use to comply with the requirements of this Subsection (19).
             6610          (20) A board shall do all other things necessary for the maintenance, prosperity, and
             6611      success of the schools and the promotion of education.
             6612          (21) (a) Before closing a school or changing the boundaries of a school, a board shall:
             6613          (i) hold a public hearing, as defined in Section 10-9a-103 ; and
             6614          (ii) provide public notice of the public hearing, as specified in Subsection (21)(b).
             6615          (b) The notice of a public hearing required under Subsection (21)(a) shall:
             6616          (i) indicate the:
             6617          (A) school or schools under consideration for closure or boundary change; and
             6618          (B) date, time, and location of the public hearing; and
             6619          (ii) at least ten days prior to the public hearing, be:
             6620          (A) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the area] on the Utah Public
             6621      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6622          (B) posted in at least three public locations within the municipality or on the district's
             6623      official website.
             6624          Section 147. Section 53A-18-104 is amended to read:
             6625           53A-18-104. Testing validity of bonds to be refunded -- Procedure.
             6626          If considered advisable by the local school board, the validity of any bonds intended to
             6627      be refunded may be determined in the following manner:
             6628          (1) The board shall have published once a week for two successive weeks [in a


             6629      newspaper published in the school district, or if there is no such newspaper,] on the Utah
             6630      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and post for a like period in three
             6631      public and conspicuous places in the district, a notice describing with sufficient particularity
             6632      for identification the bond or bonds intended to be refunded.
             6633          (2) The notice shall require any person objecting to the legality, regularity, or validity
             6634      of the bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness represented by the bonds, to appear before
             6635      the board at a specified place within the district on a specified day and time.
             6636          (3) The time may not be less than 14 nor more than 60 days after the first publication
             6637      or posting of the notice.
             6638          (4) The notice shall require the person to appear at the meeting with his objections in
             6639      writing, duly verified.
             6640          (5) The board shall convene at the time and place specified in the notice and receive all
             6641      objections as prescribed in Subsection (4).
             6642          (6) The objections shall be filed with and preserved by the board.
             6643          (7) If no written objections are presented at the time and place specified in the notice,
             6644      the board shall so certify.
             6645          (8) All persons are then prohibited from questioning in any manner or proceeding the
             6646      legality, regularity, or validity of the bond or bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness
             6647      represented by the bonds, and the board may then refund the bonds.
             6648          (9) Any person filing a written objection under Subsection (4) shall, within 20 days
             6649      after the filing, commence appropriate legal proceedings against the board and others as may be
             6650      proper parties, in the district court for the county in which the school district is situated, to
             6651      challenge and determine the legality, regularity, and validity of the bond or bonds, their issue
             6652      and sale, or the indebtedness represented by them.
             6653          (10) Failure to commence the proceedings within 20 days bars the person filing
             6654      objections from questioning, in any manner or proceeding, the legality, regularity, or validity of
             6655      the bond or bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness represented by the bonds.
             6656          (11) Upon proof of failure to commence proceedings, by certificate of the clerk of the
             6657      court, the board may refund the bonds.
             6658          Section 148. Section 53A-19-102 is amended to read:
             6659           53A-19-102. Local school boards budget procedures.


             6660          (1) Prior to June 22 of each year, each local school board shall adopt a budget and
             6661      make appropriations for the next fiscal year. If the tax rate in the proposed budget exceeds the
             6662      certified tax rate defined in Section 59-2-924 , the board shall comply with Sections 59-2-918
             6663      and 59-2-919 in adopting the budget, except as provided by Section 53A-17a-133 .
             6664          (2) Prior to the adoption of a budget containing a tax rate which does not exceed the
             6665      certified tax rate, the board shall hold a public hearing, as defined in Section 10-9a-103 , on the
             6666      proposed budget. In addition to complying with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
             6667      Act, in regards to the hearing, the board shall do the following:
             6668          (a) publish the required [newspaper] notice at least ten days prior to the hearing on the
             6669      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6670          (b) file a copy of the proposed budget with the board's business administrator for public
             6671      inspection at least ten days prior to the hearing.
             6672          (3) The board shall file a copy of the adopted budget with the state auditor and the
             6673      State Board of Education.
             6674          Section 149. Section 53A-19-104 is amended to read:
             6675           53A-19-104. Limits on appropriations -- Estimated expendable revenue.
             6676          (1) A local school board may not make any appropriation in excess of its estimated
             6677      expendable revenue, including undistributed reserves, for the following fiscal year.
             6678          (2) In determining the estimated expendable revenue, any existing deficits arising
             6679      through excessive expenditures from former years are deducted from the estimated revenue for
             6680      the ensuing year to the extent of at least 10% of the entire tax revenue of the district for the
             6681      previous year.
             6682          (3) In the event of financial hardships, the board may deduct from the estimated
             6683      expendable revenue for the ensuing year, by fund, at least 25% of the deficit amount.
             6684          (4) All estimated balances available for appropriations at the end of the fiscal year shall
             6685      revert to the funds from which they were appropriated and shall be fund balances available for
             6686      appropriation in the budget of the following year.
             6687          (5) A local school board may reduce a budget appropriation at its regular meeting if
             6688      notice of the proposed action is given to all board members and the district superintendent at
             6689      least one week prior to the meeting.
             6690          (6) An increase in an appropriation may not be made by the board unless the following


             6691      steps are taken:
             6692          (a) the board receives a written request from the district superintendent that sets forth
             6693      the reasons for the proposed increase;
             6694          (b) notice of the request is published [in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             6695      school district] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least
             6696      one week prior to the board meeting at which the request will be considered; and
             6697          (c) the board holds a public hearing on the request prior to the board's acting on the
             6698      request.
             6699          Section 150. Section 53B-3-107 is amended to read:
             6700           53B-3-107. Traffic violations -- Notice of rule or regulation.
             6701          (1) It is a violation of this section for any person to operate or park a vehicle upon any
             6702      property owned or controlled by a state institution of higher education contrary to posted signs
             6703      authorized by the published rules and regulations of the institution or to block or impede traffic
             6704      through or on any of these properties.
             6705          (2) Notice of a rule or regulation to all persons is sufficient if the rule or regulation is
             6706      published [in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which
             6707      the institution and the campus or facility is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             6708      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             6709          Section 151. Section 53B-7-101.5 is amended to read:
             6710           53B-7-101.5. Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.
             6711          (1) If an institution within the State System of Higher Education listed in Section
             6712      53B-1-102 considers increasing tuition rates for undergraduate students in the process of
             6713      preparing or implementing its budget, it shall hold a meeting to receive public input and
             6714      response on the issue.
             6715          (2) The institution shall advertise the hearing required under Subsection (1) using the
             6716      following procedure:
             6717          (a) The institution shall advertise its intent to consider an increase in student tuition
             6718      rates in the institution's student newspaper and on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             6719      in Section 63F-1-701 .
             6720          (b) The advertisement shall be run twice during a period of ten days prior to the
             6721      meeting.


             6722          (c) The advertisement shall state that the institution will meet on a certain day, time,
             6723      and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall not be less than seven days after the day the
             6724      second advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the
             6725      proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.
             6726          (3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             6727          "NOTICE OF PROPOSED TUITION INCREASE
             6728          The (name of the higher education institution) is proposing to increase student tuition
             6729      rates. This would be an increase of ______ %, which is an increase of $______ per semester
             6730      for a full-time resident undergraduate student. All concerned students and citizens are invited
             6731      to a public hearing on the proposed increase to be held at (meeting place) on (date) at (time)."
             6732          (4) (a) The institution shall provide the following information to those in attendance at
             6733      the meeting required under Subsection (1):
             6734          (i) the current year's student enrollment for:
             6735          (A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being
             6736      considered; or
             6737          (B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution;
             6738          (ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year;
             6739          (iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition
             6740      revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and
             6741          (iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be
             6742      spent.
             6743          (b) The enrollment and revenue data required under Subsection (4)(a) shall be broken
             6744      down into majors or departments if the proposed tuition increases are department or major
             6745      specific.
             6746          (5) If the institution does not make a final decision on the proposed tuition increase at
             6747      the meeting, it shall announce the date, time, and place of the meeting where that determination
             6748      shall be made.
             6749          Section 152. Section 54-4-27 is amended to read:
             6750           54-4-27. Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.
             6751          No gas or electric corporation doing business in this state shall pay any dividend upon
             6752      its common stock prior to thirty days after the date of the declaration of such dividend by the


             6753      board of directors of such utility corporation. Within five days after the declaration of such
             6754      dividend the management of such corporation shall notify the utilities commission in writing of
             6755      the declaration of said dividend, the amount thereof, the date fixed for payment of the same,
             6756      and shall also cause to be published a notice [in a newspaper having general circulation in the
             6757      city or town where its principal place of business is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website
             6758      as described in Section 63F-1-701 , stating in substance the contents of the notice herein
             6759      required to be given the utilities commission. If the commission, after investigation, shall find
             6760      that the capital of any such corporation is being impaired or that its service to the public is
             6761      likely to become impaired or is in danger of impairment, it may issue an order directing such
             6762      utility corporation to refrain from the payment of said dividend until such impairment is made
             6763      good or danger of impairment is avoided. The district court of any county in which said utility
             6764      is doing business in this state is authorized upon a suit by the commission to enforce the order
             6765      of the commission, and empowered to issue a restraining order pending final determination of
             6766      the action.
             6767          Section 153. Section 54-7-17 is amended to read:
             6768           54-7-17. Stay of commission's order or decision pending appeal.
             6769          (1) A petition for judicial review does not stay or suspend the operation of the order or
             6770      decision of the commission.
             6771          (2) (a) The court may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the
             6772      commission's order or decision after at least three days' notice and after a hearing.
             6773          (b) If the court stays or suspends the order or decision of the commission, the order
             6774      shall contain a specific finding, based upon evidence submitted to the court and identified by
             6775      reference, that:
             6776          (i) great or irreparable damage will result to the petitioner absent suspension or a stay
             6777      of the order; and
             6778          (ii) specifies the nature of the damage.
             6779          (3) (a) The court's order staying or suspending the decision of the commission is not
             6780      effective until a supersedeas bond is executed, filed with, and approved by the commission (or
             6781      approved, on review, by the court).
             6782          (b) The bond shall be payable to the state [of Utah], and shall be sufficient in amount
             6783      and security to insure the prompt payment by the party petitioning for the review of:


             6784          (i) all damages caused by the delay in the enforcement of the order or decision of the
             6785      commission; and
             6786          (ii) all moneys that any person or corporation is compelled to pay, pending the review
             6787      proceedings, for transportation, transmission, product, commodity, or service in excess of the
             6788      charges fixed by the order or decision of the commission.
             6789          (c) Whenever necessary to insure the prompt payment of damages and any
             6790      overcharges, the court may order the party petitioning for a review to give additional security or
             6791      to increase the supersedeas bond.
             6792          (4) (a) When the court stays or suspends the order or decision of the commission in any
             6793      matter affecting rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges, or classifications, it shall order the public
             6794      utility affected to pay into court, or into some bank or trust company paying interest on
             6795      deposits, all sums of money collected by the public utility that are greater than the sum a person
             6796      would have paid if the order or decision of the commission had not been stayed or suspended.
             6797          (b) (i) Upon the final decision by the court, the public utility shall refund all moneys
             6798      collected by it that are greater than those authorized by the court's final decision, together with
             6799      interest if the moneys were deposited in a bank or trust company, to the persons entitled to the
             6800      refund.
             6801          (ii) The commission shall prescribe the methods for distributing the refund.
             6802          (c) (i) If any of the refund money has not been claimed within one year from the final
             6803      decision of the court, the commission shall publish notice of the refund once per week for two
             6804      successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the city and
             6805      county of Salt Lake, and in any other newspapers that the commission designates] on the Utah
             6806      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             6807          (ii) The notice shall state the names of the persons entitled to the moneys and the
             6808      amount due each person.
             6809          (iii) All moneys not claimed within three months after the publication of the notice
             6810      shall be paid by the public utility into the General Fund.
             6811          (5) When the court stays or suspends any order or decision lowering any rate, fare, toll,
             6812      rental, charge, or classification, after the execution and approval of the supersedeas bond, the
             6813      commission shall order the public utility affected to keep accounts, verified by oath, that show:
             6814          (a) the amounts being charged or received by the public utility; and


             6815          (b) the names and addresses of the persons to whom overcharges will be refundable.
             6816          Section 154. Section 54-8-10 is amended to read:
             6817           54-8-10. Public hearing -- Notice -- Publication.
             6818          Such notice shall be published in full one time [in a newspaper of general circulation in
             6819      the district or if there be no such newspaper, by publication in a newspaper of general
             6820      circulation in the county, city, or town in which said district is located] on the Utah Public
             6821      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 and by posting in not less than three public
             6822      places in such district. A copy of such notice shall be mailed by certified mail to the last known
             6823      address of each owner of land within the proposed district whose property will be assessed for
             6824      the cost of the improvement. The address to be used for said purpose shall be that last
             6825      appearing on the real property assessment rolls of the county wherein said property is located.
             6826      In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed to "Owner" and shall be so mailed
             6827      addressed to the street number of each piece of improved property to be affected by the
             6828      assessment. Mailed notices and the published notice shall state where a copy of the resolution
             6829      creating the district will be available for inspection by any interested parties.
             6830          Section 155. Section 54-8-16 is amended to read:
             6831           54-8-16. Notice of assessment -- Publication.
             6832          After the preparation of the aforesaid resolution, notice of a public hearing on the
             6833      proposed assessments shall be given. Such notice shall be published one time [in a newspaper
             6834      in which the first notice of hearing was published] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             6835      described in Section 63F-1-701 at least twenty days before the date fixed for the hearing and
             6836      shall be mailed by certified mail not less than fifteen days prior to the date fixed for such
             6837      hearing to each owner of real property whose property will be assessed for part of the cost of
             6838      the improvement at the last known address of such owner using for such purpose the names
             6839      and addresses appearing on the last completed real property assessment rolls of the county
             6840      wherein said affected property is located. In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed
             6841      to "Owner" and shall be so mailed addressed to the street number of each piece of improved
             6842      property to be affected by such assessment. Each notice shall state that at the specified time and
             6843      place, the governing body will hold a public hearing upon the proposed assessments and shall
             6844      state that any owner of any property to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard on
             6845      the question of whether his property will be benefited by the proposed improvement to the


             6846      amount of the proposed assessment against his property and whether the amount assessed
             6847      against his property constitutes more than his proper proportional share of the total cost of the
             6848      improvement. The notice shall further state where a copy of the resolution proposed to be
             6849      adopted levying the assessments against all real property in the district will be on file for public
             6850      inspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections therein as may be made by the
             6851      governing body, it is proposed to adopt the resolution at the conclusion of the hearing. A
             6852      published notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with sufficient particularity
             6853      to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that his property lies in the district.
             6854      The mailed notice may refer to the district by name and date of creation and shall state the
             6855      amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against the real property of the person to whom
             6856      the notice is mailed.
             6857          Section 156. Section 54-8-23 is amended to read:
             6858           54-8-23. Objection to amount of assessment -- Civil action -- Litigation to
             6859      question or attack proceedings or legality of bonds.
             6860          No special assessment levied under this chapter shall be declared void, nor shall any
             6861      such assessment or part thereof be set aside in consequence of any error or irregularity
             6862      permitted or appearing in any of the proceedings under this chapter, but any party feeling
             6863      aggrieved by any such special assessment or proceeding may bring a civil action to cause such
             6864      grievance to be adjudicated if such action is commenced prior to the expiration of the period
             6865      specified in this section. The burden of proof to show that such special assessment or part
             6866      thereof is invalid, inequitable or unjust shall rest upon the party who brings such suit. Any such
             6867      litigation shall not be regarded as an appeal within the meaning of the prohibition contained in
             6868      Section 54-8-18 . Every person whose property is subject to such special assessment and who
             6869      fails to appear during the public hearings on said assessments to raise his objection to such tax
             6870      shall be deemed to have waived all objections to such levy except the objection that the
             6871      governing body lacks jurisdiction to levy such tax.
             6872          For a period of twenty days after the governing body has adopted the enactment
             6873      authorizing the assessment, any taxpayer in the district shall have the right to institute litigation
             6874      for the purpose of questioning or attacking the proceedings pursuant to which the assessments
             6875      have been authorized subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whenever any
             6876      enactment authorizing the issuance of any bonds pursuant to the improvement contemplated


             6877      shall have been adopted such resolution shall be published once [in a newspaper in which the
             6878      original notice of hearing was published] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             6879      Section 63F-1-701 . For a period of twenty days thereafter, any person whose property shall
             6880      have been assessed and any taxpayer in the district shall have the right to institute litigation for
             6881      the purpose of questioning or attacking the legality of such bonds. After the expiration of such
             6882      twenty-day period, all proceedings theretofore had by the governing body, the bonds to be
             6883      issued pursuant thereto, and the special assessments from which such bonds are to be paid,
             6884      shall become incontestable, and no suit attacking or questioning the legality thereof may be
             6885      instituted in this state, and no court shall have the authority to inquire into such matters.
             6886          Section 157. Section 57-1-25 is amended to read:
             6887           57-1-25. Notice of trustee's sale -- Description of property -- Time and place of
             6888      sale.
             6889          (1) The trustee shall give written notice of the time and place of sale particularly
             6890      describing the property to be sold:
             6891          (a) by publication of the notice:
             6892          (i) at least three times;
             6893          (ii) once a week for three consecutive weeks;
             6894          (iii) the last publication to be at least ten days but not more than 30 days before the date
             6895      the sale is scheduled; and
             6896          (iv) [in a newspaper having a general circulation in each county in which the property
             6897      to be sold, or some part of the property to be sold, is situated] on the Utah Public Notice
             6898      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6899          (b) by posting the notice:
             6900          (i) at least 20 days before the date the sale is scheduled; and
             6901          (ii) (A) in some conspicuous place on the property to be sold; and
             6902          (B) at the office of the county recorder of each county in which the trust property, or
             6903      some part of it, is located.
             6904          (2) (a) The sale shall be held at the time and place designated in the notice of sale.
             6905          (b) The time of sale shall be between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
             6906          (c) The place of sale shall be clearly identified in the notice of sale under Subsection
             6907      (1) and shall be at a courthouse serving the county in which the property to be sold, or some


             6908      part of the property to be sold, is located.
             6909          (3) The notice of sale shall be in substantially the following form:
             6910     
Notice of Trustee's Sale

             6911          The following described property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder,
             6912      payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at (insert location of sale)
             6913      ________________on __________(month\day\year), at __.m. of said day, for the purpose of
             6914      foreclosing a trust deed originally executed by ____ (and ____, his wife,) as trustors, in favor
             6915      of ____, covering real property located at ____, and more particularly described as:
             6916     
(Insert legal description)

             6917          The current beneficiary of the trust deed is ______________________ and the record
             6918      owners of the property as of the recording of the notice of default are _________________ and
             6919      ____________________.
             6920      Dated __________(month\day\year).
_______________

             6921     
Trustee

             6922          Section 158. Section 57-11-11 is amended to read:
             6923           57-11-11. Rules of division -- Filing advertising material -- Injunctions --
             6924      Intervention by division in suits -- General powers of division.
             6925          (1) The division shall prescribe reasonable rules which shall be adopted, amended, or
             6926      repealed only after a public hearing with notice thereof published once [in a newspaper or
             6927      newspapers with statewide circulation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             6928      Section 63F-1-701 and sent to any nonprofit organization which files a written request for
             6929      notice with the division; said notice shall be published and sent not less than 20 days prior to
             6930      the hearing. The rules shall include but need not be limited to:
             6931          (a) provisions for advertising standards to assure full and fair disclosure;
             6932          (b) provisions for escrow or trust agreements, performance bonds, or other means
             6933      reasonably necessary to assure that all improvements referred to in the application for
             6934      registration and advertising will be completed and that purchasers will receive the interest in
             6935      land contracted for. These provisions, however, shall not be required if the city or county in
             6936      which the subdivision is located requires similar means of assurance of a nature and in an
             6937      amount no less adequate than is required under said rules;
             6938          (c) provisions for operating procedures;


             6939          (d) provisions for a shortened form of registration in cases where the division
             6940      determines that the purposes of this act do not require a subdivision to be registered pursuant to
             6941      an application containing all the information required by Section 57-11-6 or do not require that
             6942      the public offering statement contain all the information required by Section 57-11-7 ; and
             6943          (e) other rules necessary and proper to accomplish the purpose of this act.
             6944          (2) The division by rule or order, after reasonable notice, may require the filing of
             6945      advertising material relating to subdivided lands prior to its distribution, provided that the
             6946      division must approve or reject any advertising material within 15 days from the receipt thereof
             6947      or the material shall be considered approved.
             6948          (3) If it appears that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice
             6949      constituting a violation of a provision of this act or a rule or order hereunder, the agency, with
             6950      or without prior administrative proceedings, may bring an action in the district court of the
             6951      district where said person maintains his residence or a place of business or where said act or
             6952      practice has occurred or is about to occur, to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce
             6953      compliance with this act or any rule or order hereunder. Upon proper showing, injunctive relief
             6954      or temporary restraining orders shall be granted, and a receiver or conservator may be
             6955      appointed. The division shall not be required to post a bond in any court proceedings.
             6956          (4) The division shall be allowed to intervene in a suit involving subdivided lands,
             6957      either as a party or as an amicus curiae, where it appears that the interpretation or
             6958      constitutionality of any provision of law will be called into question. In any suit by or against a
             6959      subdivider involving subdivided lands, the subdivider promptly shall furnish the agency notice
             6960      of the suit and copies of all pleadings. Failure to do so may, in the discretion of the division,
             6961      constitute grounds for the division withholding any approval required by this [act] .
             6962          (5) The division may:
             6963          (a) accept registrations filed in other states or with the federal government;
             6964          (b) contract with public agencies or qualified private persons in this state or other
             6965      jurisdictions to perform investigative functions;
             6966          (c) accept grants-in-aid from any source.
             6967          (6) The division shall cooperate with similar agencies in other jurisdictions to establish
             6968      uniform filing procedures and forms, uniform public offering statements, advertising standards,
             6969      rules, and common administrative practices.


             6970          Section 159. Section 59-2-918 is amended to read:
             6971           59-2-918. Advertisement of proposed tax increase -- Notice -- Contents.
             6972          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a taxing entity may not budget an
             6973      increased amount of ad valorem tax revenue exclusive of revenue from new growth as defined
             6974      in Subsection 59-2-924 (4) unless it advertises its intention to do so at the same time that it
             6975      advertises its intention to fix its budget for the forthcoming fiscal year.
             6976          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             6977      advertisement or hearing requirements of this section if:
             6978          (A) the taxing entity is expressly exempted by law from complying with the
             6979      requirements of this section; or
             6980          (B) the increased amount of ad valorem tax revenue results from a tax rate increase that
             6981      is exempted under Subsection 59-2-919 (2)(a)(ii)(B) from the advertisement and hearing
             6982      requirements of Section 59-2-919 .
             6983          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             6984      advertisement requirements of this section if:
             6985          (A) Section 53A-17a-133 allows the taxing entity to budget an increased amount of ad
             6986      valorem property tax revenue without having to comply with the advertisement requirements of
             6987      this section; or
             6988          (B) the taxing entity:
             6989          (I) collected less than $20,000 in ad valorem tax revenues for the previous fiscal year;
             6990      and
             6991          (II) sets a budget during the current fiscal year of less than $20,000 of ad valorem tax
             6992      revenues.
             6993          (2) (a) For taxing entities operating under a July 1 through June 30 fiscal year, the
             6994      advertisement required by this section may be [combined] posted with the advertisement
             6995      required by Section 59-2-919 .
             6996          (b) For taxing entities operating under a January 1 through December 31 fiscal year,
             6997      the advertisement required by this section shall meet the [size, type, placement, and frequency]
             6998      website posting requirements established under Section 59-2-919 .
             6999          (3) The form of the advertisement required by this section shall meet the [size, type,
             7000      placement, and frequency] website posting requirements established under Section 59-2-919


             7001      and shall be substantially as follows:
             7002     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             7003     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             7004          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             7005          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             7006      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             7007          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             7008      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             7009      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             7010          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             7011      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             7012      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             7013          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             7014     
PUBLIC HEARING

             7015          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             7016          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             7017          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             7018      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             7019          (4) If a final decision regarding the budgeting of an increased amount of ad valorem tax
             7020      revenue is not made at the public hearing described in Subsection (3), the taxing entity shall
             7021      announce at the public hearing the scheduled time and place for consideration and adoption of
             7022      the proposed budget increase.
             7023          (5) (a) Each taxing entity operating under the January 1 through December 31 fiscal
             7024      year shall by March 1 notify the county of the date, time, and place of the public hearing at
             7025      which the budget for the following fiscal year will be considered.
             7026          (b) The county shall include the information described in Subsection (5)(a) with the tax
             7027      notice.
             7028          (6) A taxing entity shall hold a public hearing under this section beginning at or after 6
             7029      p.m.
             7030          Section 160. Section 59-2-919 is amended to read:
             7031           59-2-919. Resolution proposing tax increases -- Notice -- Contents of notice of


             7032      proposed tax increase -- Personal mailed notice in addition to advertisement -- Contents
             7033      of personal mailed notice -- Hearing -- Dates.
             7034          (1) A tax rate in excess of the certified tax rate may not be levied until a resolution has
             7035      been approved by the taxing entity in accordance with this section.
             7036          (2) (a) (i) The taxing entity shall advertise its intent to exceed the certified tax rate [in a
             7037      newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in the taxing entity] on the
             7038      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7039          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7040      advertisement or hearing requirements of this section if:
             7041          (A) the taxing entity is expressly exempted by law from complying with the
             7042      requirements of this section; or
             7043          (B) (I) the taxing entity is a party to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13,
             7044      Interlocal Cooperation Act, that creates an interlocal entity to provide fire protection,
             7045      emergency, and emergency medical services;
             7046          (II) the tax rate increase is approved by the taxing entity's voters at an election held for
             7047      that purpose on or before December 31, 2010;
             7048          (III) the purpose of the tax rate increase is to pay for fire protection, emergency, and
             7049      emergency medical services provided by the interlocal entity; and
             7050          (IV) at least 30 days before its annual budget hearing, the taxing entity:
             7051          (Aa) adopts a resolution certifying that the taxing entity will dedicate all revenue from
             7052      the tax rate increase exclusively to pay for fire protection, emergency, and emergency medical
             7053      services provided by the interlocal entity and that the amount of other revenues, independent of
             7054      the revenue generated from the tax rate increase, that the taxing entity spends for fire
             7055      protection, emergency, and emergency medical services each year after the tax rate increase
             7056      will not decrease below the amount spent by the taxing entity during the year immediately
             7057      before the tax rate increase without a corresponding decrease in the taxing entity's property tax
             7058      revenues used in calculating the taxing entity's certified tax rate; and
             7059          (Bb) sends a copy of the resolution to the commission.
             7060          (iii) The exception under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B) from the advertisement and hearing
             7061      requirements of this section does not apply to an increase in a taxing entity's tax rate that occurs
             7062      after December 31, 2010, even if the tax rate increase is approved by the taxing entity's voters


             7063      before that date.
             7064          (iv) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7065      advertisement requirements of this section if:
             7066          (A) Section 53A-17a-133 allows the taxing entity to levy a tax rate that exceeds that
             7067      certified tax rate without having to comply with the advertisement requirements of this section;
             7068      or
             7069          (B) the taxing entity:
             7070          (I) collected less than $20,000 in ad valorem tax revenues for the previous fiscal year;
             7071      and
             7072          (II) sets a budget during the current fiscal year of less than $20,000 of ad valorem tax
             7073      revenues.
             7074          (b) The advertisement described in this section shall[:] be published on the Utah Public
             7075      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7076          [(i) be no less than 1/4 page in size;]
             7077          [(ii) use type no smaller than 18 point; and]
             7078          [(iii) be surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.]
             7079          [(c) The advertisement described in this section may not be placed in that portion of the
             7080      newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.]
             7081          [(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that:]
             7082          [(i) whenever possible, the advertisement described in this section appear in a
             7083      newspaper that is published at least one day per week; and]
             7084          [(ii) the newspaper or combination of newspapers selected:]
             7085          [(A) be of general interest and readership in the taxing entity; and]
             7086          [(B) not be of limited subject matter.]
             7087          [(e)] (c) The advertisement described in this section shall[: (i) be run once each week
             7088      for the two weeks preceding the adoption of the final budget; and (ii)] state that the taxing
             7089      entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall be not
             7090      less than seven days after the day the first advertisement is published, for the purpose of
             7091      hearing comments regarding any proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed
             7092      increase.
             7093          [(f)] (d) The meeting on the proposed increase may coincide with the hearing on the


             7094      proposed budget of the taxing entity.
             7095          (3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             7096     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             7097     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             7098          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             7099          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             7100      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             7101          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             7102      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             7103      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             7104          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             7105      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             7106      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             7107          (Name of taxing entity) property tax revenue from new growth and other sources will
             7108      increase from $_______________ to $______________.
             7109          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             7110     
PUBLIC HEARING

             7111          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             7112          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             7113          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             7114      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             7115          (4) The commission:
             7116          (a) shall adopt rules governing the joint use of one advertisement under this section or
             7117      Section 59-2-918 by two or more taxing entities; and
             7118          (b) may, upon petition by any taxing entity, authorize either:
             7119          (i) the use [of weekly newspapers in counties having both daily and weekly newspapers
             7120      where the weekly newspaper would provide equal or greater notice to the taxpayer] of the Utah
             7121      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; or
             7122          (ii) the use of a commission-approved direct notice to each taxpayer if the:
             7123          (A) cost of the advertisement would cause undue hardship; and
             7124          (B) direct notice is different and separate from that provided for in Section 59-2-919.1 .


             7125          (5) (a) The taxing entity, after holding a hearing as provided in this section, may adopt
             7126      a resolution levying a tax rate in excess of the certified tax rate.
             7127          (b) If a resolution adopting a tax rate is not adopted on the day of the public hearing,
             7128      the scheduled time and place for consideration and adoption of the resolution shall be
             7129      announced at the public hearing.
             7130          (c) If a resolution adopting a tax rate is to be considered at a day and time that is more
             7131      than two weeks after the public hearing described in Subsection 59-2-919.1 (2)(c)(v), a taxing
             7132      entity, other than a taxing entity described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), shall advertise the date of
             7133      the proposed adoption of the resolution in the same manner as provided under Subsections (2)
             7134      and (3).
             7135          (6) (a) All hearings described in this section shall be open to the public.
             7136          (b) The governing body of a taxing entity conducting a hearing shall permit all
             7137      interested parties desiring to be heard an opportunity to present oral testimony within
             7138      reasonable time limits.
             7139          (7) (a) Each taxing entity shall notify the county legislative body by March 1 of each
             7140      year of the date, time, and place a public hearing is held by the taxing entity pursuant to this
             7141      section.
             7142          (b) A taxing entity may not schedule a hearing described in this section at the same
             7143      time as another overlapping taxing entity in the same county, but all taxing entities in which the
             7144      power to set tax levies is vested in the same governing board or authority may consolidate the
             7145      required hearings into one hearing.
             7146          (c) The county legislative body shall resolve any conflicts in hearing dates and times
             7147      after consultation with each affected taxing entity.
             7148          (8) A taxing entity shall hold a public hearing under this section beginning at or after 6
             7149      p.m.
             7150          Section 161. Section 59-2-924 is amended to read:
             7151           59-2-924. Report of valuation of property to county auditor and commission --
             7152      Transmittal by auditor to governing bodies -- Certified tax rate -- Calculation of certified
             7153      tax rate -- Rulemaking authority -- Adoption of tentative budget.
             7154          (1) Before June 1 of each year, the county assessor of each county shall deliver to the
             7155      county auditor and the commission the following statements:


             7156          (a) a statement containing the aggregate valuation of all taxable real property assessed
             7157      by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, for each taxing entity; and
             7158          (b) a statement containing the taxable value of all personal property assessed by a
             7159      county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, from the prior year end values.
             7160          (2) The county auditor shall, on or before June 8, transmit to the governing body of
             7161      each taxing entity:
             7162          (a) the statements described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b);
             7163          (b) an estimate of the revenue from personal property;
             7164          (c) the certified tax rate; and
             7165          (d) all forms necessary to submit a tax levy request.
             7166          (3) (a) The "certified tax rate" means a tax rate that will provide the same ad valorem
             7167      property tax revenues for a taxing entity as were budgeted by that taxing entity for the prior
             7168      year.
             7169          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (3):
             7170          (i) "Ad valorem property tax revenues" do not include:
             7171          (A) collections from redemptions;
             7172          (B) interest;
             7173          (C) penalties; and
             7174          (D) revenue received by a taxing entity from personal property that is:
             7175          (I) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7176          (II) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7177          (ii) "Aggregate taxable value of all property taxed" means:
             7178          (A) the aggregate taxable value of all real property assessed by a county assessor in
             7179      accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, for the current year;
             7180          (B) the aggregate taxable year end value of all personal property assessed by a county
             7181      assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, for the prior year; and
             7182          (C) the aggregate taxable value of all real and personal property assessed by the
             7183      commission in accordance with Part 2, Assessment of Property, for the current year.
             7184          (c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the certified tax rate shall be
             7185      calculated by dividing the ad valorem property tax revenues budgeted for the prior year by the
             7186      taxing entity by the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii).


             7187          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(i), the legislative body of a taxing entity shall
             7188      calculate an amount as follows:
             7189          (A) calculate for the taxing entity the difference between:
             7190          (I) the aggregate taxable value of all property taxed; and
             7191          (II) any redevelopment adjustments for the current calendar year;
             7192          (B) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A), calculate an
             7193      amount determined by increasing or decreasing the amount calculated under Subsection
             7194      (3)(c)(ii)(A) by the average of the percentage net change in the value of taxable property for the
             7195      equalization period for the three calendar years immediately preceding the current calendar
             7196      year;
             7197          (C) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), calculate the
             7198      product of:
             7199          (I) the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B); and
             7200          (II) the percentage of property taxes collected for the five calendar years immediately
             7201      preceding the current calendar year; and
             7202          (D) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C), calculate an
             7203      amount determined by subtracting from the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C)
             7204      any new growth as defined in this section:
             7205          (I) within the taxing entity; and
             7206          (II) for the following calendar year:
             7207          (Aa) for new growth from real property assessed by a county assessor in accordance
             7208      with Part 3, County Assessment and all property assessed by the commission in accordance
             7209      with Section 59-2-201 , the current calendar year; and
             7210          (Bb) for new growth from personal property assessed by a county assessor in
             7211      accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, the prior calendar year.
             7212          (iii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A), the aggregate taxable value of all
             7213      property taxed:
             7214          (A) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(B) or (3)(c)(ii)(C), is as defined in
             7215      Subsection (3)(b)(ii);
             7216          (B) does not include the total taxable value of personal property contained on the tax
             7217      rolls of the taxing entity that is:


             7218          (I) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7219          (II) semiconductor manufacturing equipment; and
             7220          (C) for personal property assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7221      County Assessment, the taxable value of personal property is the year end value of the personal
             7222      property contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the entity.
             7223          (iv) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7224      January 1, 2007, the value of taxable property does not include the value of personal property
             7225      that is:
             7226          (A) within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7227      County Assessment; and
             7228          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7229          (v) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C)(II), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7230      January 1, 2007, the percentage of property taxes collected does not include property taxes
             7231      collected from personal property that is:
             7232          (A) within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7233      County Assessment; and
             7234          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7235          (vi) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7236      January 1, 2009, the value of taxable property does not include the value of personal property
             7237      that is within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County
             7238      Assessment.
             7239          (vii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             7240      the commission may prescribe rules for calculating redevelopment adjustments for a calendar
             7241      year.
             7242          (d) (i) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             7243      the commission shall make rules determining the calculation of ad valorem property tax
             7244      revenues budgeted by a taxing entity.
             7245          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(d)(i), ad valorem property tax revenues budgeted by
             7246      a taxing entity shall be calculated in the same manner as budgeted property tax revenues are
             7247      calculated for purposes of Section 59-2-913 .
             7248          (e) The certified tax rates for the taxing entities described in this Subsection (3)(e) shall


             7249      be calculated as follows:
             7250          (i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(ii), for new taxing entities the certified tax
             7251      rate is zero;
             7252          (ii) for each municipality incorporated on or after July 1, 1996, the certified tax rate is:
             7253          (A) in a county of the first, second, or third class, the levy imposed for municipal-type
             7254      services under Sections 17-34-1 and 17-36-9 ; and
             7255          (B) in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, the levy imposed for general county
             7256      purposes and such other levies imposed solely for the municipal-type services identified in
             7257      Section 17-34-1 and Subsection 17-36-3 (22); and
             7258          (iii) for debt service voted on by the public, the certified tax rate shall be the actual
             7259      levy imposed by that section, except that the certified tax rates for the following levies shall be
             7260      calculated in accordance with Section 59-2-913 and this section:
             7261          (A) school leeways provided for under Sections 11-2-7 , 53A-16-110 , 53A-17a-125 ,
             7262      53A-17a-127 , 53A-17a-133 , 53A-17a-134 , 53A-17a-143 , 53A-17a-145 , and 53A-21-103 ; and
             7263          (B) levies to pay for the costs of state legislative mandates or judicial or administrative
             7264      orders under Section 59-2-1604 .
             7265          (f) (i) A judgment levy imposed under Section 59-2-1328 or 59-2-1330 shall be
             7266      established at that rate which is sufficient to generate only the revenue required to satisfy one
             7267      or more eligible judgments, as defined in Section 59-2-102 .
             7268          (ii) The ad valorem property tax revenue generated by the judgment levy shall not be
             7269      considered in establishing the taxing entity's aggregate certified tax rate.
             7270          (g) The ad valorem property tax revenue generated by the capital outlay levy described
             7271      in Section 53A-16-107 within a taxing entity in a county of the first class:
             7272          (i) may not be considered in establishing the school district's aggregate certified tax
             7273      rate; and
             7274          (ii) shall be included by the commission in establishing a certified tax rate for that
             7275      capital outlay levy determined in accordance with the calculation described in Subsection
             7276      59-2-913 (3).
             7277          (4) (a) For the purpose of calculating the certified tax rate, the county auditor shall use:
             7278          (i) the taxable value of real property assessed by a county assessor contained on the
             7279      assessment roll;


             7280          (ii) the taxable value of real and personal property assessed by the commission; and
             7281          (iii) the taxable year end value of personal property assessed by a county assessor
             7282      contained on the prior year's assessment roll.
             7283          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i), the taxable value of real property on the
             7284      assessment roll does not include new growth as defined in Subsection (4)(c).
             7285          (c) "New growth" means:
             7286          (i) the difference between the increase in taxable value of the following property of the
             7287      taxing entity from the previous calendar year to the current year:
             7288          (A) real property assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County
             7289      Assessment; and
             7290          (B) property assessed by the commission under Section 59-2-201 ; plus
             7291          (ii) the difference between the increase in taxable year end value of personal property
             7292      of the taxing entity from the year prior to the previous calendar year to the previous calendar
             7293      year; minus
             7294          (iii) the amount of an increase in taxable value described in Subsection (4)(e).
             7295          (d) For purposes of Subsection (4)(c)(ii), the taxable value of personal property of the
             7296      taxing entity does not include the taxable value of personal property that is:
             7297          (i) contained on the tax rolls of the taxing entity if that property is assessed by a county
             7298      assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7299          (ii) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7300          (e) Subsection (4)(c)(iii) applies to the following increases in taxable value:
             7301          (i) the amount of increase to locally assessed real property taxable values resulting
             7302      from factoring, reappraisal, or any other adjustments; or
             7303          (ii) the amount of an increase in the taxable value of property assessed by the
             7304      commission under Section 59-2-201 resulting from a change in the method of apportioning the
             7305      taxable value prescribed by:
             7306          (A) the Legislature;
             7307          (B) a court;
             7308          (C) the commission in an administrative rule; or
             7309          (D) the commission in an administrative order.
             7310          (f) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the taxable year end value of personal


             7311      property on the prior year's assessment roll does not include:
             7312          (i) new growth as defined in Subsection (4)(c); or
             7313          (ii) the total taxable year end value of personal property contained on the prior year's
             7314      tax rolls of the taxing entity that is:
             7315          (A) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7316          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7317          (5) (a) On or before June 22, each taxing entity shall annually adopt a tentative budget.
             7318          (b) If the taxing entity intends to exceed the certified tax rate, it shall notify the county
             7319      auditor of:
             7320          (i) its intent to exceed the certified tax rate; and
             7321          (ii) the amount by which it proposes to exceed the certified tax rate.
             7322          (c) The county auditor shall notify all property owners of any intent to exceed the
             7323      certified tax rate in accordance with [Subsection] Section 59-2-919 [(3)].
             7324          Section 162. Section 59-2-926 is amended to read:
             7325           59-2-926. Proposed tax increase by state -- Notice -- Contents -- Dates.
             7326          If the state authorizes a levy pursuant to Section 53A-17a-135 that exceeds the certified
             7327      revenue levy as defined in Section 53A-17a-103 or authorizes a levy pursuant to Section
             7328      59-2-1602 that exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in Section 59-2-102 , the state shall
             7329      publish a notice no later than ten days after the last day of the annual legislative general session
             7330      that meets the following requirements:
             7331          (1) The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall advertise that the state authorized
             7332      a levy that generates revenue in excess of the previous year's ad valorem tax revenue, plus new
             7333      growth, but exclusive of revenue from collections from redemptions, interest, and penalties [in
             7334      a newspaper of general circulation in the state. The advertisement shall be no less than 1/4
             7335      page in size and the type used shall be no smaller than 18 point, and surrounded by a 1/4-inch
             7336      border. The advertisement may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
             7337      notices and classified advertisements appear] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             7338      in Section 63F-1-701 . The advertisement shall be run once.
             7339          (2) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             7340     
"NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE

             7341          The state has budgeted an increase in its property tax revenue from $__________ to


             7342      $__________ or ____%. The increase in property tax revenues will come from the following
             7343      sources (include all of the following provisions):
             7344          (a) $__________ of the increase will come from (provide an explanation of the cause
             7345      of adjustment or increased revenues, such as reappraisals or factoring orders);
             7346          (b) $__________ of the increase will come from natural increases in the value of the
             7347      tax base due to (explain cause of new growth, such as new building activity, annexation, etc.);
             7348          (c) a home valued at $100,000 in the state of Utah which based on last year's (levy for
             7349      the basic state-supported school program, levy for the Property Tax Valuation Agency Fund, or
             7350      both) paid $____________ in property taxes would pay the following:
             7351          (i) $__________ if the state of Utah did not budget an increase in property tax revenue
             7352      exclusive of new growth; and
             7353          (ii) $__________ under the increased property tax revenues exclusive of new growth
             7354      budgeted by the state of Utah."
             7355          Section 163. Section 59-2-1303 is amended to read:
             7356           59-2-1303. Seizure and sale -- Method and procedure.
             7357          Unless taxes or uniform fees on personal property assessed by the county assessor are
             7358      paid or secured as provided under Section 59-2-1302 , the assessor or, if this duty has been
             7359      reassigned in an ordinance under Section 17-16-5.5 , the treasurer shall collect the taxes,
             7360      including accrued interest and penalties, by seizure or seizure and subsequent sale of any
             7361      personal property owned by the person against whom the tax is assessed. The assessor or
             7362      treasurer, as the case may be, may seize that personal property on which a delinquent property
             7363      tax or uniform fee exists at any time in order to protect a county's interest in that personal
             7364      property. The sale of personal property shall be made in the following manner:
             7365          (1) (a) For all personal property, except manufactured homes and mobile homes as
             7366      provided in Subsection (1)(b), the sale shall be made:
             7367          (i) at public auction;
             7368          (ii) of a sufficient amount of property to pay the taxes, or uniform fees and interest,
             7369      penalties, and costs;
             7370          (iii) when practicable, in the city, town, or precinct where the property was seized; and
             7371          (iv) after one week's notice of the time and place of the sale, given by publication [in a
             7372      newspaper having general circulation in the county, or] on the Utah Public Notice Website as


             7373      described in Section 63F-1-701 , and by posting in three public places in the county.
             7374          (b) For manufactured homes and mobile homes that are used as a residence and that are
             7375      listed on the personal property roll of the county, the sale shall be made:
             7376          (i) at public auction;
             7377          (ii) when practicable, in the city, town, or precinct where the property was seized;
             7378          (iii) no sooner than one year after the taxes on the property became delinquent as
             7379      determined in Section 59-2-1302 ;
             7380          (iv) after publication of the date, time, and place of sale [in a newspaper having general
             7381      circulation in the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             7382      63F-1-701 , once in each of two successive weeks immediately preceding the date of the sale;
             7383      and
             7384          (v) after notification, sent by certified mail at least ten days prior to the first date of
             7385      publication of the sale [in a newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             7386      Section 63F-1-701 , to the owner of the manufactured home or mobile home, all lien holders of
             7387      record, and any other person known by the assessor to have an interest in the manufactured
             7388      home or mobile home, of the date, time, and place of the sale.
             7389          (2) For seizing or selling personal property the assessor or treasurer, as the case may
             7390      be, may charge in each case the actual and necessary expenses for travel and seizing, handling,
             7391      keeping, selling, or caring for that property.
             7392          (3) Upon payment of the price bid for any personal property sold under this section, the
             7393      delivery of the property, with a bill of sale, vests title in the purchaser.
             7394          (4) All sale proceeds in excess of taxes, or uniform fees and interest, penalties, and
             7395      costs shall be returned to the owner of the personal property, and until claimed shall be
             7396      deposited in the county treasury and made subject to the order of the owner, the owner's heirs,
             7397      or assigns.
             7398          (5) The unsold portion of any property may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the
             7399      owner.
             7400          (6) If there is no acceptable purchaser of the property, the property shall be declared the
             7401      property of the county. The county executive may sell or rent any property held in the name of
             7402      the county at any time after the sale upon terms determined by the county legislative body.
             7403          Section 164. Section 59-2-1309 is amended to read:


             7404           59-2-1309. Publication of delinquency -- Seizure and sale -- Redemption --
             7405      Distribution of proceeds.
             7406          (1) On or before December 15 of each year, the commission shall publish [in a
             7407      newspaper having general circulation in the state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             7408      described in Section 63F-1-701 a list of the delinquent rail car companies and state-assessed
             7409      commercial vehicles. The list shall contain the names of the owners, when known, and a
             7410      general description of the property assessed as to which the taxes are delinquent, and the
             7411      amount of the delinquent taxes. The commission shall publish with the list a notice that unless
             7412      the delinquent taxes, together with the penalty, are paid before December 21, the property of
             7413      the delinquent or so much of it as may be necessary to pay the amount of the taxes, penalty, and
             7414      interest at the rate prescribed in Section 59-1-402 from December 31 to the date of sale, shall
             7415      be seized and sold for taxes, interest, and costs, the sale to be made at any time and place at the
             7416      discretion of the commission. The provisions of law governing the seizure and sale by county
             7417      treasurers of personal property for delinquent taxes shall apply to sales made by the
             7418      commission under this section, except that notice of the time and place of the sale shall be
             7419      given by publication [in a newspaper of general circulation in the state] on the Utah Public
             7420      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7421          (2) Property seized by the commission pursuant to this section may be redeemed, at
             7422      any time prior to the sale, by payment of the full amount of taxes due from the delinquent
             7423      together with all penalties, interest, and the costs then accrued.
             7424          (3) All sums collected by the commission upon the sale or redemption of property
             7425      pursuant to this section shall be immediately distributed as follows:
             7426          (a) all interest, penalties, and costs to the appropriate county treasurer; and
             7427          (b) any excess over the taxes, penalties, interest, and cost shall be deposited with the
             7428      state treasurer subject to the order of the owner of the property sold, or the owner's heirs or
             7429      assigns.
             7430          Section 165. Section 59-2-1310 is amended to read:
             7431           59-2-1310. Collection by seizure and sale -- Procedure -- Costs.
             7432          (1) The treasurer shall collect the taxes delinquent on personal property assessed by the
             7433      commission as determined by the assessor, except when sufficient real estate is liable for the
             7434      tax, by seizure and sale of any personal property owned by the delinquent taxpayer.


             7435          (2) The sale shall be at public auction, and of a sufficient amount of property to pay the
             7436      taxes and costs, and when practicable shall be made in the city, town, or precinct where seized.
             7437          (3) The sale shall be made after one week's notice of the time and place of the sale,
             7438      given by publication [in a newspaper having general circulation in the county, or] on the Utah
             7439      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , and by posting in three public places
             7440      in the county.
             7441          (4) For seizing or selling personal property the treasurer may charge in each case the
             7442      actual and necessary expenses for travel and seizing, handling, keeping, selling, or caring for
             7443      property so seized or sold.
             7444          (5) On payment of the price bid for any personal property sold, its delivery, with a bill
             7445      of sale, vests title in the purchaser.
             7446          (6) All excess of the proceeds of any sale over the taxes and costs shall be returned to
             7447      the owner of the property sold, and until claimed shall be deposited in the county treasury and
             7448      disposed of under Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property Act, subject to the order of the
             7449      owner, or the owner's heirs or assigns.
             7450          (7) If there is no acceptable purchaser of the property, the property shall be declared the
             7451      property of the county. The county executive may sell or rent any property held in the name of
             7452      the county at any time after the sale upon terms determined by the county legislative body.
             7453          (8) The unsold portion of any property may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the
             7454      owner.
             7455          Section 166. Section 59-2-1332 is amended to read:
             7456           59-2-1332. Extension of date of delinquency.
             7457          (1) The county legislative body may, upon a petition of not less than 100 taxpayers or
             7458      upon its own motion for good cause, by proclamation, extend the date when taxes become
             7459      delinquent from November 30 to noon on December 30. If the county legislative body so
             7460      extends this date, the county legislative body shall publish a notice of the proclamation
             7461      covering this extension [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in] on the Utah
             7462      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least two [issues] different times
             7463      before November 1 of the year in which the taxes are to be paid.
             7464          (2) In all cases where the county legislative body extends the date when taxes become
             7465      delinquent, the date for the selling of property to the county for delinquent taxes shall be


             7466      extended 30 days from the dates provided by law.
             7467          Section 167. Section 59-2-1332.5 is amended to read:
             7468           59-2-1332.5. Mailing notice of delinquency or publication of delinquent list --
             7469      Contents -- Notice -- Definitions.
             7470          (1) The county treasurer shall provide notice of delinquency in the payment of property
             7471      taxes:
             7472          (a) except as provided in Subsection (4), on or before December 31 of each calendar
             7473      year; and
             7474          (b) in a manner described in Subsection (2).
             7475          (2) A notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes shall be provided by:
             7476          (a) (i) mailing a written notice, postage prepaid:
             7477          (A) to each delinquent taxpayer; and
             7478          (B) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(a); and
             7479          (ii) making available to the public a list of delinquencies in the payment of property
             7480      taxes:
             7481          (A) by electronic means; and
             7482          (B) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(b); or
             7483          (b) publishing a list of delinquencies in the payment of property taxes:
             7484          (i) [in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the county] on the Utah
             7485      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ;
             7486          (ii) that lists each delinquency in alphabetical order by:
             7487          (A) the last name of the delinquent taxpayer; or
             7488          (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity; and
             7489          (iii) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(b).
             7490          (3) (a) A written notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes described in
             7491      Subsection (2)(a)(i) shall include:
             7492          (i) a statement that delinquent taxes are due;
             7493          (ii) the amount of delinquent taxes due, not including any penalties imposed in
             7494      accordance with this chapter;
             7495          (iii) (A) the name of the delinquent taxpayer; or
             7496          (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity;


             7497          (iv) (A) a description of the delinquent property; or
             7498          (B) the property identification number of the delinquent property;
             7499          (v) a statement that a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter; and
             7500          (vi) a statement that interest accrues as of January 1 following the date of the
             7501      delinquency unless before January 16 the following are paid:
             7502          (A) the delinquent taxes; and
             7503          (B) the penalty.
             7504          (b) The list of delinquencies described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b) shall include:
             7505          (i) the amount of delinquent taxes due, not including any penalties imposed in
             7506      accordance with this chapter;
             7507          (ii) (A) the name of the delinquent taxpayer; or
             7508          (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity;
             7509          (iii) (A) a description of the delinquent property; or
             7510          (B) the property identification number of the delinquent property;
             7511          (iv) a statement that a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter; and
             7512          (v) a statement that interest accrues as of January 1 following the date of the
             7513      delinquency unless before January 16 the following are paid:
             7514          (A) the delinquent taxes; and
             7515          (B) the penalty.
             7516          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), if the county legislative body extends the date
             7517      when taxes become delinquent under Subsection 59-2-1332 (1), the notice of delinquency in the
             7518      payment of property taxes shall be provided on or before January 10.
             7519          (5) (a) In addition to the notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes
             7520      required by Subsection (1), a county treasurer may in accordance with this Subsection (5) mail
             7521      a notice that property taxes are delinquent:
             7522          (i) to:
             7523          (A) a delinquent taxpayer;
             7524          (B) an owner of record of the delinquent property;
             7525          (C) any other interested party that requests notice; or
             7526          (D) a combination of Subsections (5)(a)(i)(A) through (C); and
             7527          (ii) at any time that the county treasurer considers appropriate.


             7528          (b) A notice mailed in accordance with this Subsection (5):
             7529          (i) shall include the information required by Subsection (3)(a); and
             7530          (ii) may include any information that the county treasurer finds is useful to the owner
             7531      of record of the delinquent property in determining:
             7532          (A) the status of taxes owed on the delinquent property;
             7533          (B) any penalty that is owed on the delinquent property;
             7534          (C) any interest charged under Section 59-2-1331 on the delinquent property; or
             7535          (D) any related matters concerning the delinquent property.
             7536          (6) As used in this section, "business entity" means:
             7537          (a) an association;
             7538          (b) a corporation;
             7539          (c) a limited liability company;
             7540          (d) a partnership;
             7541          (e) a trust; or
             7542          (f) a business entity similar to Subsections (6)(a) through (e).
             7543          Section 168. Section 59-2-1351 is amended to read:
             7544           59-2-1351. Sales by county -- Notice of tax sale -- Entries on record.
             7545          (1) (a) Upon receiving the tax sale listing from the county treasurer, the county auditor
             7546      shall select a date for the tax sale for all real property on which a delinquency exists that was
             7547      not previously redeemed and upon which the period of redemption is expiring in the nearest tax
             7548      sale.
             7549          (b) The tax sale shall be conducted in May or June of the current year.
             7550          (2) Notice of the tax sale shall be provided as follows:
             7551          (a) sent by certified and first class mail to the last-known recorded owner, the occupant
             7552      of any improved property, and all other interests of record, as of the preceding March 15, at
             7553      their last-known address; and
             7554          (b) published four times [in a newspaper published and having general circulation in
             7555      the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , once in each
             7556      of four successive weeks immediately preceding the date of sale; [or] and
             7557          (c) [if no newspaper is published in the county,] posted in five public places in the
             7558      county, as determined by the auditor, at least 25 but no more than 30 days prior to the date of


             7559      sale.
             7560          (3) The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
             7561     
NOTICE OF TAX SALE

             7562          Notice is hereby given that on __________(month\day\year), at __ o'clock __. m., at
             7563      the front door of the county courthouse in ____ County, Utah, I will offer for sale at public
             7564      auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 59-2-1351.1 , the
             7565      following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax
             7566      sale. A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative costs
             7567      which are a charge upon the real estate will not be accepted.
             7568     
(Here describe the real estate)

             7569          IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on
             7570      __________(month\day\year).
             7571     
_______________

             7572     
County Auditor

             7573     
_______________

             7574     
County

             7575          (4) (a) The notice sent by certified mail in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) shall
             7576      include:
             7577          (i) the name and last-known address of the last-known recorded owner of the property
             7578      to be sold;
             7579          (ii) the parcel, serial, or account number of the delinquent property; and
             7580          (iii) the legal description of the delinquent property.
             7581          (b) The notice published [in a newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             7582      described in Section 63F-1-701 in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) shall include:
             7583          (i) the name and last-known address of the last-known recorded owner of each parcel
             7584      of property to be sold; and
             7585          (ii) the street address or the parcel, serial, or account number of the delinquent parcels.
             7586          Section 169. Section 59-12-402 is amended to read:
             7587           59-12-402. Additional resort communities sales and use tax -- Base -- Rate --
             7588      Collection fees -- Resolution and voter approval requirements -- Election requirements --
             7589      Notice requirements -- Ordinance requirements.


             7590          (1) (a) Subject to Subsections (2) through (6), the governing body of a municipality in
             7591      which the transient room capacity as defined in Section 59-12-405 is greater than or equal to
             7592      66% of the municipality's permanent census population may, in addition to the sales tax
             7593      authorized under Section 59-12-401 , impose an additional resort communities sales tax in an
             7594      amount that is less than or equal to .5% on the transactions described in Subsection
             7595      59-12-103 (1) located within the municipality.
             7596          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the governing body of a municipality may not
             7597      impose a tax under this section on:
             7598          (i) the sale of:
             7599          (A) a motor vehicle;
             7600          (B) an aircraft;
             7601          (C) a watercraft;
             7602          (D) a modular home;
             7603          (E) a manufactured home; or
             7604          (F) a mobile home;
             7605          (ii) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             7606      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             7607          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d), amounts paid or charged for food and
             7608      food ingredients.
             7609          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             7610      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             7611          (d) A municipality imposing a tax under this section shall impose the tax on amounts
             7612      paid or charged for food and food ingredients if the food and food ingredients are sold as part
             7613      of a bundled transaction attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible personal
             7614      property other than food and food ingredients.
             7615          (2) (a) An amount equal to the total of any costs incurred by the state in connection
             7616      with the implementation of Subsection (1) which exceed, in any year, the revenues received by
             7617      the state from its collection fees received in connection with the implementation of Subsection
             7618      (1) shall be paid over to the state General Fund by the cities and towns which impose the tax
             7619      provided for in Subsection (1).
             7620          (b) Amounts paid under Subsection (2)(a) shall be allocated proportionally among


             7621      those cities and towns according to the amount of revenue the respective cities and towns
             7622      generate in that year through imposition of that tax.
             7623          (3) To impose an additional resort communities sales tax under this section, the
             7624      governing body of the municipality shall:
             7625          (a) pass a resolution approving the tax; and
             7626          (b) except as provided in Subsection (6), obtain voter approval for the tax as provided
             7627      in Subsection (4).
             7628          (4) To obtain voter approval for an additional resort communities sales tax under
             7629      Subsection (3)(b), a municipality shall:
             7630          (a) hold the additional resort communities sales tax election during:
             7631          (i) a regular general election; or
             7632          (ii) a municipal general election; and
             7633          (b) publish notice of the election:
             7634          (i) 15 days or more before the day on which the election is held; and
             7635          (ii) [in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality] on the Utah Public
             7636      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7637          (5) An ordinance approving an additional resort communities sales tax under this
             7638      section shall provide an effective date for the tax as provided in Section 59-12-403 .
             7639          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), a municipality is not subject to the
             7640      voter approval requirements of Subsection (3)(b) if, on or before January 1, 1996, the
             7641      municipality imposed a license fee or tax on businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to
             7642      Section 10-1-203 .
             7643          (b) The exception from the voter approval requirements in Subsection (6)(a) does not
             7644      apply to a municipality that, on or before January 1, 1996, imposed a license fee or tax on only
             7645      one class of businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 .
             7646          Section 170. Section 59-12-1001 is amended to read:
             7647           59-12-1001. Authority to impose tax for highways or to fund a system for public
             7648      transit -- Base -- Rate -- Ordinance requirements -- Voter approval requirements --
             7649      Election requirements -- Notice of election requirements -- Exceptions to voter approval
             7650      requirements -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             7651          (1) (a) A city or town in which the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)


             7652      are not subject to a sales and use tax under Section 59-12-501 may as provided in this part
             7653      impose a sales and use tax of:
             7654          (i) beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 2007, .25% on the
             7655      transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the city or town; or
             7656          (ii) beginning on January 1, 2008, .30% on the transactions described in Subsection
             7657      59-12-103 (1) located within the city or town.
             7658          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a city or town may not impose a tax under this
             7659      section on:
             7660          (i) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             7661      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             7662          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d), amounts paid or charged for food and food
             7663      ingredients.
             7664          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             7665      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             7666          (d) A city or town imposing a tax under this section shall impose the tax on amounts
             7667      paid or charged for food and food ingredients if the food and food ingredients are sold as part
             7668      of a bundled transaction attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible personal
             7669      property other than food and food ingredients.
             7670          (2) (a) A city or town imposing a tax under this part may use the revenues generated by
             7671      the tax:
             7672          (i) for the construction and maintenance of highways under the jurisdiction of the city
             7673      or town imposing the tax;
             7674          (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), to fund a system for public transit; or
             7675          (iii) for a combination of the purposes described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             7676          (b) (i) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a)(ii) and except as provided in Subsection
             7677      (2)(b)(ii), "public transit" is as defined in Section 17B-2a-802 .
             7678          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i), "public transit" does not include a fixed
             7679      guideway system.
             7680          (3) To impose a tax under this part, the governing body of the city or town shall:
             7681          (a) pass an ordinance approving the tax; and
             7682          (b) except as provided in Subsection (7) or (8), obtain voter approval for the tax as


             7683      provided in Subsection (4).
             7684          (4) To obtain voter approval for a tax under Subsection (3)(b), a city or town shall:
             7685          (a) hold an election during:
             7686          (i) a regular general election; or
             7687          (ii) a municipal general election; and
             7688          (b) publish notice of the election:
             7689          (i) 15 days or more before the day on which the election is held; and
             7690          (ii) [in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town] on the Utah Public
             7691      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7692          (5) An ordinance approving a tax under this part shall provide an effective date for the
             7693      tax as provided in Subsection (6).
             7694          (6) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (6):
             7695          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a city or town under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             7696      4, Annexation.
             7697          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a city or town.
             7698          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c) or (d), if, on or after April 1, 2008, a city
             7699      or town enacts or repeals a tax under this part, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             7700          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7701          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             7702      the requirements of Subsection (6)(b)(ii) from the city or town.
             7703          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (6)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             7704          (A) that the city or town will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             7705          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A);
             7706          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A); and
             7707          (D) if the city or town enacts the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of
             7708      the tax.
             7709          (c) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             7710          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             7711          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             7712      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             7713          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:


             7714          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             7715          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             7716      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             7717          (d) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             7718      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             7719      Subsection (6)(b)(i) takes effect:
             7720          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7721          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             7722      Subsection (6)(b)(i).
             7723          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             7724      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             7725          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             7726      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             7727      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             7728          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7729          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             7730      the requirements of Subsection (6)(e)(ii) from the city or town that annexes the annexing area.
             7731          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (6)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             7732          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (6)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             7733      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             7734          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A);
             7735          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A); and
             7736          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A).
             7737          (f) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             7738          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             7739          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             7740      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             7741          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             7742          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             7743          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             7744      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).


             7745          (g) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             7746      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             7747      Subsection (6)(e)(i) takes effect:
             7748          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7749          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             7750      Subsection (6)(e)(i).
             7751          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             7752      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             7753          (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), a city or town is not subject to the
             7754      voter approval requirements of Subsection (3)(b) if:
             7755          (i) on or before January 1, 1996, the city or town imposed a license fee or tax on
             7756      businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 ; or
             7757          (ii) the city or town:
             7758          (A) on or before June 30, 2002, obtained voter approval in accordance with Subsection
             7759      (3)(b) to impose a tax under this part for a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             7760          (B) on or after July 1, 2002, uses the revenues generated by a tax under this part for a
             7761      purpose described in Subsection (2)(a).
             7762          (b) The exception from the voter approval requirements in Subsection (7)(a)(i) does not
             7763      apply to a city or town that, on or before January 1, 1996, imposed a license fee or tax on only
             7764      one class of businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 .
             7765          (8) A city or town is not subject to the voter approval requirements of Subsection
             7766      (3)(b) if:
             7767          (a) on December 31, 2007, the city or town imposes a tax of .25% under this section;
             7768      and
             7769          (b) on or after January 1, 2008, the city or town increases the tax rate under this section
             7770      to .30%.
             7771          Section 171. Section 59-12-1102 is amended to read:
             7772           59-12-1102. Base -- Rate -- Imposition of tax -- Distribution of revenue --
             7773      Administration -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             7774          (1) (a) (i) Subject to Subsections (2) through (5), and in addition to any other tax
             7775      authorized by this chapter, a county may impose by ordinance a county option sales and use tax


             7776      of .25% upon the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1).
             7777          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county may not impose a tax under this
             7778      section on the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses are
             7779      exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 .
             7780          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             7781      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             7782          (c) The county option sales and use tax under this section shall be imposed:
             7783          (i) upon transactions that are located within the county, including transactions that are
             7784      located within municipalities in the county; and
             7785          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d) or (5), beginning on the first day of
             7786      January:
             7787          (A) of the next calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             7788      ordinance is adopted on or before May 25; or
             7789          (B) of the second calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             7790      ordinance is adopted after May 25.
             7791          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(ii), the county option sales and use tax under
             7792      this section shall be imposed:
             7793          (i) beginning January 1, 1998, if an ordinance adopting the tax imposed on or before
             7794      September 4, 1997; or
             7795          (ii) beginning January 1, 1999, if an ordinance adopting the tax is imposed during 1997
             7796      but after September 4, 1997.
             7797          (2) (a) Before imposing a county option sales and use tax under Subsection (1), a
             7798      county shall hold two public hearings on separate days in geographically diverse locations in
             7799      the county.
             7800          (b) (i) At least one of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall have a starting
             7801      time of no earlier than 6 p.m.
             7802          (ii) The earlier of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall be no less than seven
             7803      days after the day the first advertisement required by Subsection (2)(c) is published.
             7804          (c) (i) Before holding the public hearings required by Subsection (2)(a), the county
             7805      shall advertise [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] on the Utah Public Notice
             7806      Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 :


             7807          (A) its intent to adopt a county option sales and use tax;
             7808          (B) the date, time, and location of each public hearing; and
             7809          (C) a statement that the purpose of each public hearing is to obtain public comments
             7810      regarding the proposed tax.
             7811          (ii) The advertisement shall be published once each week for the two weeks preceding
             7812      the earlier of the two public hearings.
             7813          [(iii) The advertisement shall be no less than 1/8 page in size, and the type used shall
             7814      be no smaller than 18 point and surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.]
             7815          [(iv) The advertisement may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
             7816      notices and classified advertisements appear.]
             7817          [(v) Whenever possible:]
             7818          [(A) the advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least five days a
             7819      week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than five days a week; and]
             7820          [(B) the newspaper selected shall be one of general interest and readership in the
             7821      community, and not one of limited subject matter.]
             7822          (d) The adoption of an ordinance imposing a county option sales and use tax is subject
             7823      to a local referendum election and shall be conducted as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part
             7824      6, Local Referenda - Procedures.
             7825          (3) (a) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and
             7826      use tax under Subsection (1) is less than 75% of the state population, the tax levied under
             7827      Subsection (1) shall be distributed to the county in which the tax was collected.
             7828          (b) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and use
             7829      tax under Subsection (1) is greater than or equal to 75% of the state population:
             7830          (i) 50% of the tax collected under Subsection (1) in each county shall be distributed to
             7831      the county in which the tax was collected; and
             7832          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), 50% of the tax collected under Subsection
             7833      (1) in each county shall be distributed proportionately among all counties imposing the tax,
             7834      based on the total population of each county.
             7835          (c) If the amount to be distributed annually to a county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii),
             7836      when combined with the amount distributed to the county under Subsection (3)(b)(i), does not
             7837      equal at least $75,000, then:


             7838          (i) the amount to be distributed annually to that county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) shall
             7839      be increased so that, when combined with the amount distributed to the county under
             7840      Subsection (3)(b)(i), the amount distributed annually to the county is $75,000; and
             7841          (ii) the amount to be distributed annually to all other counties under Subsection
             7842      (3)(b)(ii) shall be reduced proportionately to offset the additional amount distributed under
             7843      Subsection (3)(c)(i).
             7844          (d) The commission shall establish rules to implement the distribution of the tax under
             7845      Subsections (3)(a), (b), and (c).
             7846          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) or (c), a tax authorized under this part
             7847      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             7848          (i) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             7849          (A) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             7850          (B) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             7851          (ii) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             7852          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), a tax under this part is not subject to
             7853      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (6).
             7854          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the fee charged by the commission under
             7855      Section 59-12-206 shall be based on the distribution amounts resulting after all the applicable
             7856      distribution calculations under Subsection (3) have been made.
             7857          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):
             7858          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             7859      Annexation to County.
             7860          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             7861          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (d), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a
             7862      county enacts or repeals a tax under this part:
             7863          (A) (I) the enactment shall take effect as provided in Subsection (1)(c); or
             7864          (II) the repeal shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7865          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             7866      the requirements of Subsection (5)(b)(ii) from the county.
             7867          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             7868          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax under this part;


             7869          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A);
             7870          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A); and
             7871          (D) if the county enacts the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the
             7872      tax.
             7873          (c) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             7874          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             7875          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             7876      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             7877          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             7878          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             7879          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             7880      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             7881          (d) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             7882      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             7883      Subsection (5)(b)(i) takes effect:
             7884          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7885          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             7886      Subsection (5)(b)(i).
             7887          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             7888      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             7889          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             7890      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             7891      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             7892          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7893          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             7894      the requirements of Subsection (5)(e)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             7895          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             7896          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             7897      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             7898          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A);
             7899          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A); and


             7900          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A).
             7901          (f) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             7902          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             7903          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             7904      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             7905          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             7906          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             7907          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             7908      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             7909          (g) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             7910      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             7911      Subsection (5)(e)(i) takes effect:
             7912          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             7913          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             7914      Subsection (5)(e)(i).
             7915          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             7916      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             7917          Section 172. Section 63B-1-317 is amended to read:
             7918           63B-1-317. Publication of resolution or other proceeding -- Contest of
             7919      proceedings -- Mandamus to compel official to sign obligations.
             7920          (1) The authority may provide for the publication of any resolution it adopts for the
             7921      authorization of obligations under this part [in one issue of a newspaper having general
             7922      circulation in this state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             7923          (2) In case of resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of obligations
             7924      under this part, the authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             7925      proceeding, publish a notice of obligations to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             7926          (a) the name of the authority;
             7927          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             7928          (c) the type of obligations and the principal amount to be issued;
             7929          (d) the maximum maturity of the obligations;
             7930          (e) the maximum net effective rate of interest payable on the issue of obligations;


             7931          (f) the maximum discount from par which is to be permitted if the obligations may be
             7932      sold at a discount below par value; and
             7933          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             7934      examined, during regular business hours, for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of
             7935      the notice.
             7936          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the date of publication under Subsection (1) or (2),
             7937      any interested person may contest the legality of the resolution, of the obligations authorized by
             7938      it, or any of the provisions made for the security and payment of these obligations.
             7939          (b) After this period, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity,
             7940      formality, or legality of same for any cause whatsoever, except as provided in Subsection (4).
             7941          (4) (a) If any official required to sign the obligations refuses to sign them because the
             7942      official alleges that the obligations to be signed are illegal, the authority may bring an original
             7943      action in the supreme court for a writ of mandamus requiring the official to sign the
             7944      obligations.
             7945          (b) Because of the importance of the facilities construction and acquisition program
             7946      provided for in this part, the Utah Supreme Court shall:
             7947          (i) give this action precedence over any other matters pending before the court; and
             7948          (ii) consider and determine these matters at the earliest possible time.
             7949          Section 173. Section 63B-1a-501 is amended to read:
             7950           63B-1a-501. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             7951      legality.
             7952          (1) The commission may either:
             7953          (a) publish once [in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public
             7954      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 any resolution adopted by it; or
             7955          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             7956      titled as such, containing:
             7957          (i) the purpose of the bond issue;
             7958          (ii) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
             7959          (iii) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             7960          (iv) the maximum interest rate that the bonds may bear, if any;
             7961          (v) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at


             7962      which the bonds may be sold; and
             7963          (vi) that a copy of the resolution or other proceedings may be examined at the office of
             7964      the state treasurer during regular business hours for at least 30 days after the publication of the
             7965      notice.
             7966          (2) For 30 days after the date of publication, any interested person may contest:
             7967          (a) the legality of the resolution;
             7968          (b) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             7969          (c) any of the provisions made for the repayment of the bonds.
             7970          (3) After 30 days, a person may not, for any cause, contest:
             7971          (a) the legality of the resolution;
             7972          (b) any of the bonds authorized under the resolution; or
             7973          (c) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             7974          Section 174. Section 63B-2-116 is amended to read:
             7975           63B-2-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             7976      legality.
             7977          (1) The commission may:
             7978          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             7979      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             7980      63F-1-701 ; or
             7981          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             7982      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             7983          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             7984          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             7985          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             7986          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             7987          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             7988      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             7989      bonds for any cause.
             7990          Section 175. Section 63B-2-216 is amended to read:
             7991           63B-2-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             7992      legality.


             7993          (1) The commission may:
             7994          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             7995      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             7996      63F-1-701 ; or
             7997          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             7998      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             7999          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8000          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8001          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8002          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8003          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8004      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8005      bonds for any cause.
             8006          Section 176. Section 63B-3-116 is amended to read:
             8007           63B-3-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8008      legality.
             8009          (1) The commission may:
             8010          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8011      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8012      63F-1-701 ; or
             8013          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8014      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8015          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8016          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8017          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8018          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8019          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8020      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8021      bonds for any cause.
             8022          Section 177. Section 63B-3-216 is amended to read:
             8023           63B-3-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest


             8024      legality.
             8025          (1) The commission may:
             8026          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8027      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8028      63F-1-701 ; or
             8029          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8030      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8031          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8032          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8033          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8034          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8035          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8036      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8037      bonds for any cause.
             8038          Section 178. Section 63B-4-116 is amended to read:
             8039           63B-4-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8040      legality.
             8041          (1) The commission may:
             8042          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8043      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8044      63F-1-701 ; or
             8045          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8046      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8047          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8048          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8049          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8050          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8051          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8052      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8053      bonds for any cause.
             8054          Section 179. Section 63B-5-116 is amended to read:


             8055           63B-5-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8056      legality.
             8057          (1) The commission may:
             8058          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8059      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8060      63F-1-701 ; or
             8061          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8062      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8063          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8064          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8065          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8066          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8067          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8068      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8069      bonds for any cause.
             8070          Section 180. Section 63B-6-116 is amended to read:
             8071           63B-6-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8072      legality.
             8073          (1) The commission may:
             8074          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8075      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8076      63F-1-701 ; or
             8077          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8078      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8079          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8080          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8081          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8082          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8083          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8084      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8085      bonds for any cause.


             8086          Section 181. Section 63B-6-216 is amended to read:
             8087           63B-6-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8088      legality.
             8089          (1) The commission may:
             8090          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8091      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8092      63F-1-701 ; or
             8093          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8094      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8095          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8096          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8097          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8098          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8099          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8100      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8101      bonds for any cause.
             8102          Section 182. Section 63B-6-416 is amended to read:
             8103           63B-6-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8104      legality.
             8105          (1) The commission may:
             8106          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8107      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8108      63F-1-701 ; or
             8109          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8110      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8111          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8112          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8113          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8114          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8115          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8116      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the


             8117      bonds for any cause.
             8118          Section 183. Section 63B-7-116 is amended to read:
             8119           63B-7-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8120      legality.
             8121          (1) The commission may:
             8122          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8123      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8124      63F-1-701 ; or
             8125          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8126      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8127          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8128          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8129          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8130          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8131          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8132      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8133      bonds for any cause.
             8134          Section 184. Section 63B-7-216 is amended to read:
             8135           63B-7-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8136      legality.
             8137          (1) The commission may:
             8138          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8139      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8140      63F-1-701 ; or
             8141          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8142      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8143          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8144          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8145          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8146          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8147          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the


             8148      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8149      bonds for any cause.
             8150          Section 185. Section 63B-7-416 is amended to read:
             8151           63B-7-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8152      legality.
             8153          (1) The commission may:
             8154          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8155      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8156      63F-1-701 ; or
             8157          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8158      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8159          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8160          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8161          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8162          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8163          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8164      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8165      bonds for any cause.
             8166          Section 186. Section 63B-8-116 is amended to read:
             8167           63B-8-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8168      legality.
             8169          (1) The commission may:
             8170          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8171      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8172      63F-1-701 ; or
             8173          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8174      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8175          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8176          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8177          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8178          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.


             8179          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8180      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8181      bonds for any cause.
             8182          Section 187. Section 63B-8-216 is amended to read:
             8183           63B-8-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8184      legality.
             8185          (1) The commission may:
             8186          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8187      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8188      63F-1-701 ; or
             8189          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8190      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8191          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8192          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8193          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8194          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8195          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8196      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8197      bonds for any cause.
             8198          Section 188. Section 63B-8-416 is amended to read:
             8199           63B-8-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8200      legality.
             8201          (1) The commission may:
             8202          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8203      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8204      63F-1-701 ; or
             8205          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8206      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8207          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8208          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8209          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or


             8210          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8211          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8212      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8213      bonds for any cause.
             8214          Section 189. Section 63B-10-116 is amended to read:
             8215           63B-10-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8216      legality.
             8217          (1) The commission may:
             8218          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8219      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8220      63F-1-701 ; or
             8221          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8222      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8223          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8224          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8225          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8226          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8227          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8228      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8229      bonds for any cause.
             8230          Section 190. Section 63B-11-116 is amended to read:
             8231           63B-11-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8232      legality.
             8233          (1) The commission may:
             8234          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8235      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8236      63F-1-701 ; or
             8237          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8238      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8239          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8240          (i) the legality of the resolution;


             8241          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8242          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8243          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8244      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8245      bonds for any cause.
             8246          Section 191. Section 63B-11-216 is amended to read:
             8247           63B-11-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8248      legality.
             8249          (1) The commission may:
             8250          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8251      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8252      63F-1-701 ; or
             8253          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8254      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8255          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8256          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8257          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8258          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8259          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8260      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8261      bonds for any cause.
             8262          Section 192. Section 63B-11-316 is amended to read:
             8263           63B-11-316. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8264      legality.
             8265          (1) The commission may:
             8266          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8267      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8268      63F-1-701 ; or
             8269          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8270      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8271          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:


             8272          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8273          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8274          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8275          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8276      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8277      bonds for any cause.
             8278          Section 193. Section 63B-11-516 is amended to read:
             8279           63B-11-516. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8280      legality.
             8281          (1) The commission may:
             8282          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once [in a newspaper having
             8283      general circulation in Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8284      63F-1-701 ; or
             8285          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8286      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8287          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8288          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8289          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8290          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8291          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8292      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8293      bonds for any cause.
             8294          Section 194. Section 63C-7-306 is amended to read:
             8295           63C-7-306. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Period for
             8296      contesting.
             8297          (1) The executive committee of the Utah Communications Agency Network may
             8298      provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceedings adopted under this chapter
             8299      [in a newspaper of general circulation within the state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             8300      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             8301          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             8302      executive committee may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding,


             8303      publish a notice of bonds to be issued containing:
             8304          (a) the name of the issuer;
             8305          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             8306          (c) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             8307          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             8308          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear, if any;
             8309          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             8310      which the bonds may be sold; and
             8311          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             8312      examined, which shall be at the principal office of the Utah Communications Agency Network
             8313      during regular business hours and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the
             8314      notice.
             8315          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest the
             8316      legality of the resolution or proceeding, any bonds which may be authorized by the resolution
             8317      or proceeding, or any provision made for the security and payment of the bonds by filing a
             8318      pleading with the district court for the city in which the Utah Communications Network
             8319      maintains its principal office.
             8320          Section 195. Section 63F-1-701 is amended to read:
             8321           63F-1-701. Utah Public Notice Website -- Establishment and administration.
             8322          (1) As used in this part:
             8323          (a) "Division" means the Division of Archives and Records Service of the Department
             8324      of Administrative Services.
             8325          (b) "Public body" has the same meaning as provided under Section 52-4-103 .
             8326          (c) "Website" means the Utah Public Notice Website created under this section.
             8327          (2) There is created the Utah Public Notice Website to be administered by the Division
             8328      of Archives and Records Service.
             8329          (3) The website shall consist of an Internet website provided to assist the public to find:
             8330          (a) posted public notices of a public body of the state and its political subdivisions as
             8331      required under Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, and under other state
             8332      statutes or state agency rules[.]; and
             8333          (b) legal notices required by a state statute or a state agency rule.


             8334          (4) The division, with the technical assistance of the Department of Technology
             8335      Services, shall create [the] a website [which] that shall:
             8336          (a) allow a public body, or other certified entity, to easily post any public notice
             8337      information that the public body or other entity is required to post under statute;
             8338          (b) allow the public to search the public notices by:
             8339          (i) public body name;
             8340          (ii) date of posting of the public notice;
             8341          (iii) date of any meeting or deadline included as part of the public notice; and
             8342          (iv) any other criteria approved by the division;
             8343          (c) allow a person to easily post a legal notice of information that the person is required
             8344      to post under statute or rule;
             8345          (d) send a confirmation when the person's legal notice is successfully posted to the
             8346      website;
             8347          (e) allow the public to search the legal notices by:
             8348          (i) name;
             8349          (ii) date of posting of the notice;
             8350          (iii) a general geographic location, including city or county;
             8351          (iv) type of notice; and
             8352          (v) any other criteria approved by the division;
             8353          [(c)] (f) allow the public to search and view past, archived public notices;
             8354          [(d)] (g) allow a person to subscribe to receive updates and notices associated with a
             8355      public body or a particular type of public or legal notice;
             8356          [(e)] (h) be easily accessible by the public from the State of Utah home page;
             8357          [(f)] (i) have a unique and simplified website address;
             8358          [(g)] (j) be directly accessible via a link from the main page of the official state
             8359      website; and
             8360          [(h)] (k) include other links, features, or functionality that will assist the public in
             8361      obtaining and reviewing information in relation to public and legal notices posted on the
             8362      website, as may be approved by the division.
             8363          (5) The division shall be responsible for:
             8364          (a) establishing and maintaining the website, including the provision of equipment,


             8365      resources, and personnel as is necessary;
             8366          (b) providing a mechanism for public bodies or other certified entities to have access to
             8367      the website for the purpose of posting and modifying public notices; [and]
             8368          (c) providing a mechanism for a person to have access to the website for the purpose of
             8369      posting and modifying a legal notice; and
             8370          [(c)] (d) maintaining an archive of all notices posted to the website.
             8371          (6) The timing for posting and the content of the public notices posted to the website
             8372      shall be the responsibility of the public body, person, or other entity posting the notice.
             8373          (7) The division shall charge a person posting a legal notice a fee to cover the cost of
             8374      processing and posting the legal notice in accordance with Section 63J-1-303 .
             8375          Section 196. Section 63G-6-401 is amended to read:
             8376           63G-6-401. Contracts awarded by sealed bidding -- Procedure.
             8377          (1) Contracts shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise
             8378      provided by this chapter.
             8379          (2) (a) An invitation for bids shall be issued when a contract is to be awarded by
             8380      competitive sealed bidding.
             8381          (b) The invitation shall include a purchase description and all contractual terms and
             8382      conditions applicable to the procurement.
             8383          (3) (a) Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given a reasonable time before
             8384      the date set forth in the invitation for the opening of bids, in accordance with rules.
             8385          (b) The notice may include publication [in a newspaper of general circulation] on the
             8386      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 a reasonable time before bid
             8387      opening.
             8388          (4) (a) Bids shall be opened publicly in the presence of one or more witnesses at the
             8389      time and place designated in the invitation for bids.
             8390          (b) The amount of each bid and any other relevant information specified by rules,
             8391      together with the name of each bidder, shall be recorded.
             8392          (c) The record and each bid shall be open to public inspection.
             8393          (5) (a) Bids shall be unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, except
             8394      as authorized in this chapter.
             8395          (b) (i) Bids shall be evaluated based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for


             8396      bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as inspection, testing, quality,
             8397      workmanship, delivery, and suitability for a particular purpose.
             8398          (ii) Those criteria that will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for
             8399      award shall be objectively measurable.
             8400          (iii) The criteria may include discounts, transportation costs, and total or life cycle
             8401      costs.
             8402          (c) No criteria may be used in bid evaluation that are not set forth in the invitation for
             8403      bids.
             8404          (6) (a) Correction or withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after award,
             8405      or cancellation of awards or contracts based on the bid mistakes, shall be permitted in
             8406      accordance with rules.
             8407          (b) After bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of bids prejudicial
             8408      to the interest of the state or fair competition may be permitted.
             8409          (c) Except as otherwise provided by rule, all decisions to permit the correction or
             8410      withdrawal of bids or to cancel awards or contracts based on bid mistakes shall be supported by
             8411      a written determination made by the chief procurement officer or the head of a purchasing
             8412      agency.
             8413          (7) (a) The contract shall be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to
             8414      the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set
             8415      forth in the invitation for bids.
             8416          (b) (i) If all bids for a construction project exceed available funds as certified by the
             8417      appropriate fiscal officer, and the low responsive and responsible bid does not exceed those
             8418      funds by more than 5%, the chief procurement officer or the head of a purchasing agency may,
             8419      in situations where time or economic considerations preclude resolicitation of work of a
             8420      reduced scope, negotiate an adjustment of the bid price, including changes in the bid
             8421      requirements, with the low responsive and responsible bidder in order to bring the bid within
             8422      the amount of available funds.
             8423          (ii) If the State Building Board establishes alternative procedures by rule under Section
             8424      63A-5-103 , the Division of Facilities Construction and Management need not comply with the
             8425      provisions of this Subsection (7) when a bid meets the requirements of the State Building
             8426      Board's rule.


             8427          (8) When it is considered impractical to prepare initially a purchase description to
             8428      support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be issued requesting the
             8429      submission of unpriced offers to be followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders
             8430      whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth in the first solicitation.
             8431          Section 197. Section 63G-9-303 is amended to read:
             8432           63G-9-303. Meeting to examine claims -- Notice of meeting.
             8433          At least 60 days preceding the meeting of each Legislature the board must hold a
             8434      session for the purpose of examining the claims referred to in Section 63G-9-302 , and may
             8435      adjourn from time to time until the work is completed. The board must cause notice of such
             8436      meeting or meetings to be published [in some newspaper at the seat of government and such
             8437      other newspapers as may be determined by the board] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             8438      described in Section 63F-1-701 for such time as the board may prescribe.
             8439          Section 198. Section 63H-1-403 is amended to read:
             8440           63H-1-403. Notice of project area plan adoption -- Effective date of plan --
             8441      Contesting the formation of the plan.
             8442          (1) (a) Upon the board's adoption of a project area plan, the board shall provide notice
             8443      as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             8444          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice [in a newspaper of general circulation
             8445      within the authority's boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8446      63F-1-701 ; [or] and
             8447          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the authority's boundaries,]
             8448      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the authority's boundaries.
             8449          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             8450          (i) set forth the board resolution adopting the project area plan or a summary of the
             8451      resolution; and
             8452          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             8453      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             8454          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             8455          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             8456          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             8457          (3) The authority shall make the adopted project area plan available to the general


             8458      public at its offices during normal business hours.
             8459          Section 199. Section 63H-1-701 is amended to read:
             8460           63H-1-701. Annual authority budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required --
             8461      Auditor forms -- Requirement to file form.
             8462          (1) The authority shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
             8463      expenditures for the authority for each fiscal year.
             8464          (2) Each annual authority budget shall be adopted before June 22.
             8465          (3) The authority's fiscal year shall be the period from July 1 to the following June 30.
             8466          (4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, the authority board shall hold a public
             8467      hearing on the annual budget.
             8468          (b) The authority shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by:
             8469          (i) publishing at least one notice [in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             8470      authority boundaries] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ,
             8471      one week before the public hearing; [or] and
             8472          (ii) [if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the authority boundaries,]
             8473      posting a notice of the public hearing in at least three public places within the authority
             8474      boundaries.
             8475          (c) The authority shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
             8476      three days before the date of the public hearing.
             8477          (5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
             8478      in each authority budget, including:
             8479          (a) revenues and expenditures for the budget year;
             8480          (b) legal fees; and
             8481          (c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
             8482      authority personnel.
             8483          (6) (a) Within 30 days after adopting an annual budget, the authority board shall file a
             8484      copy of the annual budget with the auditor of the county in which the authority is located, the
             8485      State Tax Commission, the state auditor, the State Board of Education, and each taxing entity
             8486      that levies a tax on property from which the authority collects tax increment.
             8487          (b) The requirement of Subsection (6)(a) to file a copy of the annual budget with the
             8488      state as a taxing entity is met if the authority files a copy with the State Tax Commission and


             8489      the state auditor.
             8490          Section 200. Section 63H-1-801 is amended to read:
             8491           63H-1-801. Dissolution of authority -- Restrictions -- Filing copy of ordinance --
             8492      Authority records -- Dissolution expenses.
             8493          (1) The authority may not be dissolved unless the authority has no outstanding bonded
             8494      indebtedness, other unpaid loans, indebtedness, or advances, and no legally binding contractual
             8495      obligations with persons or entities other than the state.
             8496          (2) Upon the dissolution of the authority, the Governor's Office of Economic
             8497      Development shall publish a notice of dissolution [in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             8498      county in which the dissolved authority is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             8499      described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             8500          (3) The books, documents, records, papers, and seal of each dissolved authority shall
             8501      be deposited for safekeeping and reference with the state auditor.
             8502          (4) The authority shall pay all expenses of the deactivation and dissolution.
             8503          Section 201. Section 67-4a-402 is amended to read:
             8504           67-4a-402. Publication of notice.
             8505          Within 12 months of the date the unclaimed property was paid or delivered to the
             8506      administrator, the administrator shall:
             8507          (1) cause a notice to be published once [in a newspaper having general circulation in
             8508      Utah] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             8509          (2) ensure that the notice is in a form that is likely to attract the attention of the
             8510      apparent owner of the unclaimed property.
             8511          Section 202. Section 67-4a-403 is amended to read:
             8512           67-4a-403. Disposition of abandoned property -- Sale.
             8513          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), the administrator shall:
             8514          (i) within three years after the receipt of abandoned property, sell the property to the
             8515      highest bidder at a public sale, which may include sale via the Internet; and
             8516          (ii) if the sale is held at a specified physical location, publish notice of the sale [in a
             8517      newspaper of general circulation in this state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described
             8518      in Section 63F-1-701 at least three weeks before the sale.
             8519          (b) The administrator may hold the sale in whatever city in Utah he believes will


             8520      provide the most favorable market for the property.
             8521          (c) The administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the
             8522      bid is insufficient.
             8523          (d) If the administrator determines that the probable cost of sale exceeds the value of
             8524      the property, the administrator need not offer the property for sale.
             8525          (e) When any person makes a claim, the administrator shall provide the person with:
             8526          (i) the property delivered by the holder to the administrator; or
             8527          (ii) the proceeds received from the sale.
             8528          (f) The administrator may, in the administrator's discretion, deduct reasonable fees and
             8529      expenses incurred from the sale.
             8530          (2) (a) The administrator shall sell:
             8531          (i) securities listed on an established stock exchange at prices prevailing at the time of
             8532      sale on the exchange; and
             8533          (ii) securities not listed on an established stock exchange:
             8534          (A) over-the-counter at prices prevailing at the time of sale; or
             8535          (B) by any other method the administrator considers to be in the best interest of the
             8536      state.
             8537          (b) The administrator may sell securities upon receipt.
             8538          (c) When any person makes a claim, the administrator shall provide the person with:
             8539          (i) the securities delivered to the administrator by the holder, if they still remain in the
             8540      hands of the administrator; or
             8541          (ii) the proceeds received from the sale.
             8542          (d) The administrator may, in the administrator's discretion, deduct reasonable fees and
             8543      expenses incurred from the sale.
             8544          (e) A person making a claim under this section may not make any claim against the
             8545      state, the holder, any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder
             8546      for any appreciation in the value of the property occurring after delivery by the holder to the
             8547      administrator.
             8548          (3) (a) The purchaser of any property at any sale conducted by the administrator under
             8549      the authority of this chapter takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous
             8550      holder of the property and of all persons claiming through or under them.


             8551          (b) The administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of
             8552      ownership.
             8553          Section 203. Section 72-3-108 is amended to read:
             8554           72-3-108. County roads -- Vacation and narrowing.
             8555          (1) A county may, by ordinance, vacate, narrow, or change the name of a county road
             8556      without petition or after petition by a property owner.
             8557          (2) A county may not vacate a county road unless notice of the hearing is:
             8558          (a) published [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] on the Utah Public
             8559      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 once a week for four consecutive weeks
             8560      prior to the hearing; [or]
             8561          (b) posted in three public places for four consecutive weeks prior to the hearing; and
             8562          (c) mailed to the department and all owners of property abutting the county road.
             8563          (3) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights
             8564      of any public utility may not be impaired by vacating or narrowing a county road.
             8565          (4) Except as provided in Section 72-5-305 , if a county vacates a county road, the
             8566      state's right-of-way interest in the county road is also vacated.
             8567          Section 204. Section 72-5-105 is amended to read:
             8568           72-5-105. Highways, streets, or roads once established continue until abandoned
             8569      -- Temporary closure.
             8570          (1) All public highways, streets, or roads once established shall continue to be
             8571      highways, streets, or roads until abandoned or vacated by order of a highway authority having
             8572      jurisdiction or by other competent authority.
             8573          (2) (a) For purposes of assessment, upon the recordation of an order executed by the
             8574      proper authority with the county recorder's office, title to the vacated or abandoned highway,
             8575      street, or road shall vest to the adjoining record owners, with 1/2 of the width of the highway,
             8576      street, or road assessed to each of the adjoining owners.
             8577          (b) Provided, however, that should a description of an owner of record extend into the
             8578      vacated or abandoned highway, street, or road that portion of the vacated or abandoned
             8579      highway, street, or road shall vest in the record owner, with the remainder of the highway,
             8580      street, or road vested as otherwise provided in this Subsection (2).
             8581          (3) (a) In accordance with this section, a state or local highway authority may


             8582      temporarily close a class B or D road, an R.S. 2477 right-of-way, or a portion of a class B or D
             8583      road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way.
             8584          (b) A temporary closure authorized under this section is not an abandonment.
             8585          (c) A temporary closure under Subsection (3)(a) may be authorized only under the
             8586      following circumstances:
             8587          (i) when a federal authority, or other person, provides an alternate route to an R.S.
             8588      2477 right-of-way or portion of an R.S. 2477 right-of-way that is:
             8589          (A) accepted by the highway authority; and
             8590          (B) formalized by:
             8591          (I) a federal permit; or
             8592          (II) a written agreement between the federal authority or other person and the highway
             8593      authority; or
             8594          (ii) when a state or local highway authority determines that correction or mitigation of
             8595      injury to private or public land resources is necessary on or near a class B or D road or portion
             8596      of a class B or D road.
             8597          (d) A highway authority shall reopen an R.S. 2477 right-of-way or portion of an R.S.
             8598      2477 right-of-way temporarily closed under this section if the alternate route is closed for any
             8599      reason.
             8600          (e) A temporary closure authorized under Subsection (3)(c)(ii) shall:
             8601          (i) be authorized annually; and
             8602          (ii) not exceed two years or the time it takes to complete the correction or mitigation,
             8603      whichever is less.
             8604          (4) Prior to authorizing a temporary closure under Subsection (3), a highway authority
             8605      shall:
             8606          (a) hold a hearing on the proposed temporary closure;
             8607          (b) provide notice of the hearing by:
             8608          (i) mailing a notice to the Department of Transportation and all owners of property
             8609      abutting the highway; and
             8610          (ii) (A) publishing the notice [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] on
             8611      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for four
             8612      consecutive weeks prior to the hearing; [or] and


             8613          (B) posting the notice in three public places for at least four consecutive weeks prior to
             8614      the hearing; and
             8615          (c) pass an ordinance authorizing the temporary closure.
             8616          (5) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights
             8617      of any public utility may not be impaired by a temporary closure authorized under this section.
             8618          Section 205. Section 72-6-108 is amended to read:
             8619           72-6-108. Class B and C roads -- Improvement projects -- Contracts -- Retainage.
             8620          (1) A county executive for class B roads and the municipal executive for class C roads
             8621      shall cause plans, specifications, and estimates to be made prior to the construction of any
             8622      improvement project, as defined in Section 72-6-109 , on a class B or C road if the estimated
             8623      cost for any one project exceeds the bid limit as defined in Section 72-6-109 for labor,
             8624      equipment, and materials.
             8625          (2) (a) All projects in excess of the bid limit shall be performed under contract to be let
             8626      to the lowest responsible bidder.
             8627          (b) If the estimated cost of the improvement project exceeds the bid limit for labor,
             8628      equipment, and materials, the project may not be divided to permit the construction in parts,
             8629      unless each part is done by contract.
             8630          (3) The advertisement on bids shall be published [in a newspaper of general circulation
             8631      in the county in which the work is to be performed] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             8632      described in Section 63F-1-701 at least once a week for three consecutive weeks[. If there is
             8633      no newspaper of general circulation,] and the notice shall be posted for at least 20 days in at
             8634      least five public places in the county.
             8635          (4) The county or municipal executive or their designee shall receive sealed bids and
             8636      open the bids at the time and place designated in the advertisement. The county or municipal
             8637      executive or their designee may then award the contract but may reject any and all bids.
             8638          (5) The person, firm, or corporation that is awarded a contract under this section is
             8639      subject to the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code.
             8640          (6) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor for construction or
             8641      improvement of a class B or C road is retained or withheld, the payment shall be retained or
             8642      withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5 .
             8643          Section 206. Section 73-1-4 is amended to read:


             8644           73-1-4. Reversion to the public by abandonment or forfeiture for nonuse within
             8645      seven years -- Nonuse application.
             8646          (1) As used in this section:
             8647          (a) "Public entity" means:
             8648          (i) the United States;
             8649          (ii) an agency of the United States;
             8650          (iii) the state;
             8651          (iv) a state agency;
             8652          (v) a political subdivision of the state; or
             8653          (vi) an agency of a political subdivision of the state.
             8654          (b) "Public water supplier" means an entity that:
             8655          (i) supplies water, directly or indirectly, to the public for municipal, domestic, or
             8656      industrial use; and
             8657          (ii) is:
             8658          (A) a public entity;
             8659          (B) a water corporation, as defined in Section 54-2-1 , that is regulated by the Public
             8660      Service Commission;
             8661          (C) a community water system:
             8662          (I) that:
             8663          (Aa) supplies water to at least 100 service connections used by year-round residents; or
             8664          (Bb) regularly serves at least 200 year-round residents; and
             8665          (II) whose voting members:
             8666          (Aa) own a share in the community water system;
             8667          (Bb) receive water from the community water system in proportion to the member's
             8668      share in the community water system; and
             8669          (Cc) pay the rate set by the community water system based on the water the member
             8670      receives; or
             8671          (D) a water users association:
             8672          (I) in which one or more public entities own at least 70% of the outstanding shares; and
             8673          (II) that is a local sponsor of a water project constructed by the United States Bureau of
             8674      Reclamation.


             8675          (c) "Shareholder" is as defined in Section 73-3-3.5 .
             8676          (d) "Water company" is as defined in Section 73-3-3.5 .
             8677          (e) "Water supply entity" means an entity that supplies water as a utility service or for
             8678      irrigation purposes and is also:
             8679          (i) a municipality, water conservancy district, metropolitan water district, irrigation
             8680      district, or other public agency;
             8681          (ii) a water company regulated by the Public Service Commission; or
             8682          (iii) any other owner of a community water system.
             8683          (2) (a) When an appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest abandons or
             8684      ceases to use all or a portion of a water right for a period of seven years, the water right or the
             8685      unused portion of that water right is subject to forfeiture in accordance with Subsection (2)(c),
             8686      unless the appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest files a nonuse application
             8687      with the state engineer.
             8688          (b) (i) A nonuse application may be filed on all or a portion of the water right,
             8689      including water rights held by a water company.
             8690          (ii) After giving written notice to the water company, a shareholder may file a nonuse
             8691      application with the state engineer on the water represented by the stock.
             8692          (c) (i) A water right or a portion of the water right may not be forfeited unless a judicial
             8693      action to declare the right forfeited is commenced within 15 years from the end of the latest
             8694      period of nonuse of at least seven years.
             8695          (ii) If forfeiture is asserted in an action for general determination of rights in
             8696      conformance with the provisions of Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights, the 15-year
             8697      limitation period shall commence to run back in time from the date the state engineer's
             8698      proposed determination of rights is served upon each claimant.
             8699          (iii) A decree entered in an action for general determination of rights under Chapter 4,
             8700      Determination of Water Rights, shall bar any claim of forfeiture for prior nonuse against any
             8701      right determined to be valid in the decree, but does not bar a claim for periods of nonuse that
             8702      occur after the entry of the decree.
             8703          (iv) A proposed determination by the state engineer in an action for general
             8704      determination of rights under Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights, bars a claim of
             8705      forfeiture for prior nonuse against any right proposed to be valid, unless a timely objection has


             8706      been filed within the time allowed in Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights.
             8707          (v) If in a judicial action a court declares a water right forfeited, on the date on which
             8708      the water right is forfeited:
             8709          (A) the right to use the water reverts to the public; and
             8710          (B) the water made available by the forfeiture:
             8711          (I) first, satisfies other water rights in the hydrologic system in order of priority date;
             8712      and
             8713          (II) second, may be appropriated as provided in this title.
             8714          (d) This section applies whether the unused or abandoned water or a portion of the
             8715      water is:
             8716          (i) permitted to run to waste; or
             8717          (ii) used by others without right with the knowledge of the water right holder.
             8718          (e) This section does not apply to:
             8719          (i) the use of water according to a lease or other agreement with the appropriator or the
             8720      appropriator's successor in interest;
             8721          (ii) a water right if its place of use is contracted under an approved state agreement or
             8722      federal conservation fallowing program;
             8723          (iii) those periods of time when a surface water or groundwater source fails to yield
             8724      sufficient water to satisfy the water right;
             8725          (iv) a water right when water is unavailable because of the water right's priority date;
             8726          (v) a water right to store water in a surface reservoir or an aquifer, in accordance with
             8727      Title 73, Chapter 3b, Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act, if:
             8728          (A) the water is stored for present or future use; or
             8729          (B) storage is limited by a safety, regulatory, or engineering restraint that the
             8730      appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest cannot reasonably correct;
             8731          (vi) a water right if a water user has beneficially used substantially all of the water right
             8732      within a seven-year period, provided that this exemption does not apply to the adjudication of a
             8733      water right in a general determination of water rights under Chapter 4, Determination of Water
             8734      Rights;
             8735          (vii) except as provided by Subsection (2)(g), a water right:
             8736          (A) (I) owned by a public water supplier;


             8737          (II) represented by a public water supplier's ownership interest in a water company; or
             8738          (III) to which a public water supplier owns the right of use; and
             8739          (B) conserved or held for the reasonable future water requirement of the public, which
             8740      is determined according to Subsection (2)(f);
             8741          (viii) a supplemental water right during a period of time when another water right
             8742      available to the appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest provides sufficient water
             8743      so as to not require use of the supplemental water right; or
             8744          (ix) a water right subject to an approved change application where the applicant is
             8745      diligently pursuing certification.
             8746          (f) (i) The reasonable future water requirement of the public is the amount of water
             8747      needed in the next 40 years by the persons within the public water supplier's projected service
             8748      area based on projected population growth or other water use demand.
             8749          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)(f)(i), a community water system's projected service
             8750      area:
             8751          (A) is the area served by the community water system's distribution facilities; and
             8752          (B) expands as the community water system expands the distribution facilities in
             8753      accordance with Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act.
             8754          (g) For a water right acquired by a public water supplier on or after May 5, 2008,
             8755      Subsection (2)(e)(vii) applies if:
             8756          (i) the public water supplier submits a change application under Section 73-3-3 ; and
             8757          (ii) the state engineer approves the change application.
             8758          (3) (a) The state engineer shall furnish a nonuse application form requiring the
             8759      following information:
             8760          (i) the name and address of the applicant;
             8761          (ii) a description of the water right or a portion of the water right, including the point of
             8762      diversion, place of use, and priority;
             8763          (iii) the quantity of water;
             8764          (iv) the period of use;
             8765          (v) the extension of time applied for;
             8766          (vi) a statement of the reason for the nonuse of the water; and
             8767          (vii) any other information that the state engineer requires.


             8768          (b) (i) Filing the nonuse application extends the time during which nonuse may
             8769      continue until the state engineer issues an order on the nonuse application.
             8770          (ii) Approval of a nonuse application protects a water right from forfeiture for nonuse
             8771      from the application's filing date until the approved application's expiration date.
             8772          (c) (i) Upon receipt of the application, the state engineer shall publish a notice of the
             8773      application once a week for two successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             8774      county in which the source of the water supply is located and where the water is to be used] on
             8775      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             8776          (ii) The notice shall:
             8777          (A) state that an application has been made; and
             8778          (B) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             8779      application.
             8780          (d) Any interested person may file a written protest with the state engineer against the
             8781      granting of the application:
             8782          (i) within 20 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             8783      informal; and
             8784          (ii) within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             8785      formal.
             8786          (e) In any proceedings to determine whether the nonuse application should be approved
             8787      or rejected, the state engineer shall follow the procedures and requirements of Title 63G,
             8788      Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             8789          (f) After further investigation, the state engineer may approve or reject the application.
             8790          (4) (a) The state engineer shall grant a nonuse application on all or a portion of a water
             8791      right for a period of time not exceeding seven years if the applicant shows a reasonable cause
             8792      for nonuse.
             8793          (b) A reasonable cause for nonuse includes:
             8794          (i) a demonstrable financial hardship or economic depression;
             8795          (ii) the initiation of water conservation or efficiency practices, or the operation of a
             8796      groundwater recharge recovery program approved by the state engineer;
             8797          (iii) operation of legal proceedings;
             8798          (iv) the holding of a water right or stock in a mutual water company without use by any


             8799      water supply entity to meet the reasonable future requirements of the public;
             8800          (v) situations where, in the opinion of the state engineer, the nonuse would assist in
             8801      implementing an existing, approved water management plan; or
             8802          (vi) the loss of capacity caused by deterioration of the water supply or delivery
             8803      equipment if the applicant submits, with the application, a specific plan to resume full use of
             8804      the water right by replacing, restoring, or improving the equipment.
             8805          (5) (a) Sixty days before the expiration of a nonuse application, the state engineer shall
             8806      notify the applicant by mail or by any form of electronic communication through which receipt
             8807      is verifiable, of the date when the nonuse application will expire.
             8808          (b) An applicant may file a subsequent nonuse application in accordance with this
             8809      section.
             8810          Section 207. Section 73-1-16 is amended to read:
             8811           73-1-16. Petition for hearing to determine validity -- Notice -- Service -- Pleading
             8812      -- Costs -- Review.
             8813          Where any water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company,
             8814      reservoir company, or other corporation of like character or purpose, organized under the laws
             8815      of this state has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with the United States for the
             8816      payment by such association or company of the construction and other charges of a federal
             8817      reclamation project constructed, under construction, or to be constructed within this state, and
             8818      where funds for the payment of such charges are to be obtained from assessments levied upon
             8819      the stock of such association or company, or where a lien is created or will be created against
             8820      any of the land, property, canals, water rights or other assets of such association or company or
             8821      against the land, property, canals, water rights or other assets of any stockholder of such
             8822      association or company to secure the payment of construction or other charges of a reclamation
             8823      project, the water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company,
             8824      reservoir company or other corporation of like character or purpose may file in the district court
             8825      of the county wherein is situated the office of such association or company a petition entitled
             8826      ".......... Water Users' Association" or ".......... Company," as the case may be, "against the
             8827      stockholders of said association or company and the owners and mortgagees of land within the
             8828      .......... Federal Reclamation Project." No other or more specific description of the defendants
             8829      shall be required. In the petition it may be stated that the water users' association, irrigation


             8830      company, canal company, ditch company, reservoir company or other corporation of like
             8831      character and purpose has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with the United
             8832      States, to be set out in full in said petition, with a prayer that the court find said contract to be
             8833      valid, and a modification of any individual contracts between the United States and the
             8834      stockholders of such association or company, or between the association or company, and its
             8835      stockholders, so far as such individual contracts are at variance with the contract or proposed
             8836      contract between the association or company and the United States.
             8837          Thereupon a notice in the nature of a summons shall issue under the hand and seal of
             8838      the clerk of said court, stating in brief outline the contents of said petition, and showing where
             8839      a full copy of said contract or proposed contract may be examined, such notice to be directed to
             8840      the said defendants under the same general designations, which shall be deemed sufficient to
             8841      give the court jurisdiction of all matters involved and parties interested. Service shall be
             8842      obtained (a) by publication of such notice once a week for three consecutive weeks (three
             8843      times) [in a newspaper published in each county where the irrigable land of such federal
             8844      reclamation project is situated] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8845      63F-1-701 , and (b) by the posting at least three weeks prior to the date of the hearing on said
             8846      petition of the notice and a complete copy of the said contract or proposed contract in the office
             8847      of the plaintiff association or company, and at three other public places within the boundaries
             8848      of such federal reclamation project. Any stockholder in the plaintiff association or company, or
             8849      owner, or mortgagee of land within said federal reclamation project affected by the contract
             8850      proposed to be made by such association or company, may demur to or answer said petition
             8851      before the date set for such hearing or within such further time as may be allowed therefor by
             8852      the court. The failure of any persons affected by the said contract to answer or demur shall be
             8853      construed, so far as such persons are concerned as an acknowledgment of the validity of said
             8854      contract and as a consent to the modification of said individual contracts if any with such
             8855      association or company or with the United States, to the extent that such modification is
             8856      required to cause the said individual contracts if any to conform to the terms of the contract or
             8857      proposed contract between the plaintiff and the United States. All persons filing demurrers or
             8858      answers shall be entered as defendants in said cause and their defense consolidated for hearing
             8859      or trial. Upon hearing the court shall examine all matters and things in controversy and shall
             8860      enter judgment and decree as the case warrants, showing how and to what extent, if any, the


             8861      said individual contracts of the defendants or under which they claim are modified by the
             8862      plaintiff's contract or proposed contract with the United States. In reaching his conclusion in
             8863      such causes, the court shall follow a liberal interpretation of the laws, and shall disregard
             8864      informalities or omissions not affecting the substantial rights of the parties, unless it is
             8865      affirmatively shown that such informalities or omissions led to a different result than would
             8866      have been obtained otherwise. The Code of Civil Procedure shall govern matters of pleading
             8867      and practice as nearly as may be. Costs may be assessed or apportioned among contesting
             8868      parties in the discretion of the trial court. Review of the judgment of the district court by the
             8869      Supreme Court may be had as in other civil causes.
             8870          Section 208. Section 73-3-6 is amended to read:
             8871           73-3-6. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of
             8872      applications.
             8873          (1) (a) When an application is filed in compliance with this title, the state engineer
             8874      shall publish a notice of the application once a week for a period of two successive weeks [in a
             8875      newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the source of supply is located, and
             8876      where the water is to be used] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8877      63F-1-701 .
             8878          (b) The notice shall:
             8879          (i) state that an application has been made; and
             8880          (ii) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             8881      application.
             8882          (c) Clerical errors, ambiguities, and mistakes that do not prejudice the rights of others
             8883      may be corrected by order of the state engineer either before or after the publication of notice.
             8884          (2) After publication of notice to water users, the state engineer may authorize
             8885      amendments or corrections that involve a change of point of diversion, place, or purpose of use
             8886      of water, only after republication of notice to water users.
             8887          Section 209. Section 73-3-12 is amended to read:
             8888           73-3-12. Time limit on construction and application to beneficial use --
             8889      Extensions -- Procedures and criteria.
             8890          (1) As used in this section:
             8891          (a) "Public agency" means:


             8892          (i) a public water supply agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; or
             8893          (ii) the Bureau of Reclamation.
             8894          (b) "Wholesale electrical cooperative" is as defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             8895          (2) (a) An applicant shall construct works, if necessary, and apply the water to
             8896      beneficial use within the time fixed by the state engineer.
             8897          (b) Except as provided by Subsection (2)(c), the state engineer may grant an extension
             8898      of time, not exceeding 50 years from the application's approval date, if the applicant shows
             8899      diligence or a reasonable cause for delay.
             8900          (c) The state engineer may grant an extension of time, beyond 50 years, on an
             8901      application held by a public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative if the public agency or
             8902      wholesale electrical cooperative shows that the water will be needed to meet the reasonable
             8903      future water or electricity requirements of the public.
             8904          (d) An applicant shall file a request for an extension of time with the office of the state
             8905      engineer on or before the date fixed for filing proof of appropriation.
             8906          (e) The state engineer may grant an extension of time:
             8907          (i) not exceeding 14 years after the approval date upon a sufficient showing; and
             8908          (ii) beyond 14 years after application and publication of notice.
             8909          (f) (i) The state engineer shall publish a notice of the application once a week for two
             8910      successive weeks, [in a newspaper of general circulation, in the county in which the water
             8911      supply source is located and where the water is to be used] on the Utah Public Notice Website
             8912      as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             8913          (ii) The notice shall:
             8914          (A) state that an application has been made; and
             8915          (B) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             8916      application.
             8917          (g) Any person who owns a water right or holds an application from the source of
             8918      supply referred to in Subsection (2)(f) may file a protest with the state engineer:
             8919          (i) within 20 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             8920      informal; and
             8921          (ii) within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             8922      formal.


             8923          (h) In considering an application to extend the time in which to place water to
             8924      beneficial use under an approved application, the state engineer shall deny the extension of
             8925      time and declare the application lapsed, unless the applicant affirmatively shows that the
             8926      applicant has exercised or is exercising reasonable and due diligence in working toward
             8927      completion of the appropriation.
             8928          (i) (i) The state engineer shall approve the extension of time if the applicant shows
             8929      reasonable and due diligence.
             8930          (ii) The approved extension of time is effective so long as the applicant continues to
             8931      exercise reasonable diligence in completing the appropriation.
             8932          (j) (i) The state engineer shall consider the holding of an approved application by a
             8933      public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative to meet the reasonable future water or
             8934      electricity requirements of the public to be reasonable and due diligence within the meaning of
             8935      this section for the first 50 years.
             8936          (ii) The state engineer may approve an extension of time beyond 50 years for a public
             8937      agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative, if the public agency or wholesale electrical
             8938      cooperative provides information that shows the water will be needed to meet the reasonable
             8939      future water or electricity requirements of the public.
             8940          (k) If the state engineer finds unjustified delay or lack of diligence in prosecuting the
             8941      works to completion, the state engineer may:
             8942          (i) deny the extension of time; or
             8943          (ii) grant the request in part or upon conditions, including a reduction of the priority of
             8944      all or part of the application.
             8945          (3) (a) Except as provided by Subsections (3)(b) and (c), an application upon which
             8946      proof has not been submitted shall lapse and have no further force or effect after the expiration
             8947      of 50 years from the date of its approval.
             8948          (b) If the works are constructed with which to make beneficial use of the water applied
             8949      for, the state engineer may, upon showing of that fact, grant additional time beyond the 50-year
             8950      period in which to make proof.
             8951          (c) An application held by a public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative to meet
             8952      the reasonable future water or electricity requirements of the public, for which proof of
             8953      appropriation has not been submitted, shall lapse, unless extended as provided in Subsection


             8954      (2)(j).
             8955          Section 210. Section 73-3a-107 is amended to read:
             8956           73-3a-107. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of
             8957      applications.
             8958          (1) (a) When an application is filed in accordance with Section 73-3a-106 and relevant
             8959      provisions of Chapter 3, Appropriation, the state engineer shall publish a notice of the
             8960      application once a week for a period of two successive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             8961      circulation in the county in which the water source is located and where the water is to be used]
             8962      on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             8963          (b) The notice shall:
             8964          (i) state that an application has been made; and
             8965          (ii) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             8966      application.
             8967          [(c) The notice may be published in more than one newspaper.]
             8968          (2) Clerical errors, ambiguities, and mistakes in the application that do not prejudice
             8969      the rights of others may be corrected by order of the state engineer either before or after the
             8970      publication of notice.
             8971          (3) If amendments or corrections to the application are made that involve a change of
             8972      point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use of water, the notice must be republished.
             8973          Section 211. Section 73-4-3 is amended to read:
             8974           73-4-3. Procedure for action to determine rights -- Notice to and list of claimants
             8975      -- Manner of giving notice of further proceedings -- Duties of engineer -- Survey -- Notice
             8976      of completion.
             8977          (1) Upon the filing of any action by the state engineer as provided in Section 73-4-1 , or
             8978      by any person claiming the right to use the waters of any river system, lake, underground water
             8979      basin, or other natural source of supply that involves a determination of the rights to the major
             8980      part of the water of the source of supply or the rights of ten or more of the claimants of the
             8981      source of supply, the clerk of the district court shall notify the state engineer that a suit has
             8982      been filed.
             8983          (2) (a) The state engineer then shall give notice to the claimants by publishing notice
             8984      once a week for two consecutive weeks [in a newspaper designated by the court as most likely


             8985      to give notice to such claimants] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             8986      63F-1-701 .
             8987          (b) The notice shall state:
             8988          (i) an action has been filed;
             8989          (ii) the name of the action;
             8990          (iii) the name and location of the court in which the action is pending; and
             8991          (iv) the name or description of the water source involved.
             8992          (c) Claimants to the use of water shall notify the state engineer within 90 days from the
             8993      date notice is given of their names and addresses.
             8994          (d) After the expiration of 90 days, the state engineer shall prepare a list that shall
             8995      include the names and addresses of all claimants then of record in the state engineer's office
             8996      and all claimants who have notified the state engineer of their addresses, and this list shall be
             8997      certified by the state engineer as complete and filed with the clerk of the court.
             8998          (e) The court upon petition may by order permit the addition of names and addresses to
             8999      this list at any time during the pendency of the action, and the clerk of the court may, without
             9000      court order, upon notice from the claimant note any change of address.
             9001          (f) If any claimant appears in this action by an attorney, the clerk shall note on the list
             9002      the address of the attorney.
             9003          (g) After the list is filed by the state engineer, notice of further proceedings, after
             9004      service of summons, may be given without court order by mailing a copy thereof to the persons
             9005      listed at the addresses listed and by mailing a copy thereof to any attorney of record for any
             9006      such person, and notice may be given to such listed persons and to all other claimants by
             9007      publication in the manner and for the time prescribed by order of the district court on the Utah
             9008      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .
             9009          (3) After the statement or list is filed, the state engineer shall begin the survey of the
             9010      water source and the ditches, canals, wells, tunnels, or other works diverting water therefrom.
             9011          (4) (a) As soon as the survey is complete, the state engineer shall file notice of
             9012      completion with the clerk and give notice by mail or by personal service to all claimants whose
             9013      names appear on the list that:
             9014          (i) the survey is complete;
             9015          (ii) their claims are due within 90 days from the date of notice; and


             9016          (iii) within 90 days after service of the notice, each claimant must file a written
             9017      statement with the clerk of the court setting forth the claimant's respective claim to the use of
             9018      the water.
             9019          (b) Notice given by mail is complete when the notice is mailed.
             9020          (5) When a suit has been filed by the state engineer as provided by Section 73-4-1 , or
             9021      by any person involving the major part of the waters of any river system, lake, underground
             9022      water basin, or other source of supply, or the rights of ten or more of the water claimants of the
             9023      source of supply, whether the suit is filed prior to or after the enactment hereof, the state
             9024      engineer, upon receiving notice, shall examine the records of the state engineer's office with
             9025      respect to the water source involved, and if they are incomplete to make such further
             9026      investigation and survey as may be necessary for the preparation of the report and
             9027      recommendation as required by Section 73-4-11 .
             9028          (6) In all such cases the court shall proceed to determine the water rights involved in
             9029      the manner provided by this chapter, and not otherwise.
             9030          Section 212. Section 73-4-4 is amended to read:
             9031           73-4-4. Summons -- Service -- Publication -- Form -- Delivery of form for
             9032      claimant's statement.
             9033          (1) (a) Claimants whose names appear on the list prescribed by Section 73-4-3 at the
             9034      time the list is filed by the state engineer with the clerk of the court shall be served with a
             9035      summons issued out of the district court and served as a summons is served in other civil cases.
             9036          (b) Upon the filing by the state engineer of an affidavit that the state engineer has
             9037      searched the records of the state engineer's office and has listed all names as required by
             9038      Section 73-4-3 , and upon proof of publication of notice to all claimants to notify the state
             9039      engineer of their names and addresses, summons may be served on all other persons and
             9040      claimants not listed on said list by publication of summons, [in a newspaper or newspapers
             9041      designated by the judge of the court as most likely to give notice to the persons served] on the
             9042      Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , five times, once each week for
             9043      five successive weeks.
             9044          (c) Service of summons is completed upon the date of the publication.
             9045          (d) The summons shall be substantially in the following form:
             9046          "In the District Court of .......... County, State of Utah, in the matter of the general


             9047      adjudication of water rights in the described water source.
             9048     
SUMMONS

             9049          The State of Utah to the said defendant:
             9050          You are hereby summoned to appear and defend the above entitled action which is
             9051      brought for the purpose of making a general determination of the water rights of the described
             9052      water source. Upon the service of this summons upon you, you will thereafter be subject to the
             9053      jurisdiction of the entitled court and it shall be your duty to follow further proceedings in the
             9054      above entitled action and to protect your rights therein. When the state engineer has completed
             9055      the survey you will be given a further written notice, either in person or by mail, sent to your
             9056      last-known address, that you must file a water users claim in this action setting forth the nature
             9057      of your claim, and said notice will specify the date upon which your water users claim is due
             9058      and thereafter you must file said claim within the time set and your failure so to do will
             9059      constitute a default in the premises and a judgment may be entered against you declaring and
             9060      adjudging that you have no right in or to the waters of described water source."
             9061          (2) At the time the said notice of completion of survey is given, the state engineer must
             9062      mail or otherwise deliver a form upon which the claimant shall present in writing, as provided
             9063      in the next succeeding section, all the particulars relating to the appropriation of the water of
             9064      said river system or water source to which the claimant lays claim.
             9065          Section 213. Section 73-4-9 is amended to read:
             9066           73-4-9. Failure to file statement -- Relief.
             9067          The filing of each statement by a claimant shall be considered notice to all persons of
             9068      the claim of the party making the same, and any person failing to make and deliver such
             9069      statement of claim to the clerk of the court within the time prescribed by law shall be forever
             9070      barred and estopped from subsequently asserting any rights, and shall be held to have forfeited
             9071      all rights to the use of the water theretofore claimed by him; provided, that any claimant, upon
             9072      whom no other service of said notice shall have been made than by publication [in a
             9073      newspaper] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , may apply
             9074      to the court for permission to file a statement of claim after the time therefor has expired, and
             9075      the court may extend the time for filing such statement, not exceeding six months from the
             9076      publication of said notice; but, before said time is extended, the applicant shall give notice by
             9077      publication [in a newspaper having general circulation] on the Utah Public Notice Website as


             9078      described in Section 63F-1-701 on such river system or near the water source to all other
             9079      persons interested in the water of such river system or water source, and shall make it appear to
             9080      the satisfaction of the court that during the pendency of the proceedings he had no actual notice
             9081      thereof in time to appear and file a statement and make proof of his claim; and all parties
             9082      interested may be heard as to the matter of his actual notice of the pendency of such
             9083      proceedings.
             9084          Section 214. Section 73-5-14 is amended to read:
             9085           73-5-14. Determination by the state engineer of watershed to which particular
             9086      source is tributary -- Publications of notice and result -- Hearing -- Judicial review.
             9087          The state engineer shall have the power to determine for administrative and distribution
             9088      purposes the watershed to which any particular stream or source of water is tributary. Said
             9089      determination may be made only after publication of notice to the water users. Said publication
             9090      of notice shall be made [in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in every
             9091      county in this state in which any rights might be affected] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             9092      described in Section 63F-1-701 . The publication is to be made once each week for five
             9093      consecutive weeks. It shall fix the date and place of hearing and at said hearing any water user
             9094      shall be given an opportunity to appear and adduce evidence material to the determination of
             9095      the question involved. The result of said determination by the state engineer shall likewise be
             9096      published in the manner set forth above and said notice of the decision of the state engineer
             9097      shall also notify the public that any person aggrieved by said decision may appeal from said
             9098      decision as provided by Section 73-3-14 ; and notice shall be deemed to have been given so as
             9099      to start the time for appeal upon completion of the publication of notice.
             9100          Section 215. Section 73-5-15 is amended to read:
             9101           73-5-15. Groundwater management plan.
             9102          (1) As used in this section:
             9103          (a) "Critical management area" means a groundwater basin in which the groundwater
             9104      withdrawals consistently exceed the safe yield.
             9105          (b) "Safe yield" means the amount of groundwater that can be withdrawn from a
             9106      groundwater basin over a period of time without exceeding the long-term recharge of the basin
             9107      or unreasonably affecting the basin's physical and chemical integrity.
             9108          (2) (a) The state engineer may regulate groundwater withdrawals within a specific


             9109      groundwater basin by adopting a groundwater management plan in accordance with this section
             9110      for any groundwater basin or aquifer or combination of hydrologically connected groundwater
             9111      basins or aquifers.
             9112          (b) The objectives of a groundwater management plan are to:
             9113          (i) limit groundwater withdrawals to safe yield;
             9114          (ii) protect the physical integrity of the aquifer; and
             9115          (iii) protect water quality.
             9116          (c) The state engineer shall adopt a groundwater management plan for a groundwater
             9117      basin if more than 1/3 of the water right owners in the groundwater basin request that the state
             9118      engineer adopt a groundwater management plan.
             9119          (3) (a) In developing a groundwater management plan, the state engineer may consider:
             9120          (i) the hydrology of the groundwater basin;
             9121          (ii) the physical characteristics of the groundwater basin;
             9122          (iii) the relationship between surface water and groundwater, including whether the
             9123      groundwater should be managed in conjunction with hydrologically connected surface waters;
             9124          (iv) the geographic spacing and location of groundwater withdrawals;
             9125          (v) water quality;
             9126          (vi) local well interference; and
             9127          (vii) other relevant factors.
             9128          (b) The state engineer shall base the provisions of a groundwater management plan on
             9129      the principles of prior appropriation.
             9130          (c) (i) The state engineer shall use the best available scientific method to determine
             9131      safe yield.
             9132          (ii) As hydrologic conditions change or additional information becomes available, safe
             9133      yield determinations made by the state engineer may be revised by following the procedures
             9134      listed in Subsection (5).
             9135          (4) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the withdrawal of water from a
             9136      groundwater basin shall be limited to the basin's safe yield.
             9137          (ii) Before limiting withdrawals in a groundwater basin to safe yield, the state engineer
             9138      shall:
             9139          (A) determine the groundwater basin's safe yield; and


             9140          (B) adopt a groundwater management plan for the groundwater basin.
             9141          (iii) If the state engineer determines that groundwater withdrawals in a groundwater
             9142      basin exceed the safe yield, the state engineer shall regulate groundwater rights in that
             9143      groundwater basin based on the priority date of the water rights under the groundwater
             9144      management plan, unless a voluntary arrangement exists under Subsection (4)(c) that requires a
             9145      different distribution.
             9146          (b) When adopting a groundwater management plan for a critical management area, the
             9147      state engineer shall, based on economic and other impacts to an individual water user or a local
             9148      community caused by the implementation of safe yield limits on withdrawals, allow gradual
             9149      implementation of the groundwater management plan.
             9150          (c) (i) In consultation with the state engineer, water users in a groundwater basin may
             9151      agree to participate in a voluntary arrangement for managing withdrawals at any time, either
             9152      before or after a determination that groundwater withdrawals exceed the groundwater basin's
             9153      safe yield.
             9154          (ii) A voluntary arrangement under Subsection (4)(c)(i) shall be consistent with other
             9155      law.
             9156          (iii) The adoption of a voluntary arrangement under this Subsection (4)(c) by less than
             9157      all of the water users in a groundwater basin does not affect the rights of water users who do
             9158      not agree to the voluntary arrangement.
             9159          (5) To adopt a groundwater management plan, the state engineer shall:
             9160          (a) give notice as specified in Subsection (7) at least 30 days before the first public
             9161      meeting held in accordance with Subsection (5)(b):
             9162          (i) that the state engineer proposes to adopt a groundwater management plan;
             9163          (ii) describing generally the land area proposed to be included in the groundwater
             9164      management plan; and
             9165          (iii) stating the location, date, and time of each public meeting to be held in accordance
             9166      with Subsection (5)(b);
             9167          (b) hold one or more public meetings in the geographic area proposed to be included
             9168      within the groundwater management plan to:
             9169          (i) address the need for a groundwater management plan;
             9170          (ii) present any data, studies, or reports that the state engineer intends to consider in


             9171      preparing the groundwater management plan;
             9172          (iii) address safe yield and any other subject that may be included in the groundwater
             9173      management plan;
             9174          (iv) outline the estimated administrative costs, if any, that groundwater users are likely
             9175      to incur if the plan is adopted; and
             9176          (v) receive any public comments and other information presented at the public
             9177      meeting, including comments from any of the entities listed in Subsection (7)(a)(iii);
             9178          (c) receive and consider written comments concerning the proposed groundwater
             9179      management plan from any person for a period determined by the state engineer of not less
             9180      than 60 days after the day on which the notice required by Subsection (5)(a) is given;
             9181          (d) (i) at least 60 days prior to final adoption of the groundwater management plan,
             9182      publish notice:
             9183          (A) that a draft of the groundwater management plan has been proposed; and
             9184          (B) specifying where a copy of the draft plan may be reviewed; and
             9185          (ii) promptly provide a copy of the draft plan in printed or electronic form to each of
             9186      the entities listed in Subsection (7)(a)(iii) that makes written request for a copy; and
             9187          (e) provide notice of the adoption of the groundwater management plan.
             9188          (6) A groundwater management plan shall become effective on the date notice of
             9189      adoption is completed under Subsection (7), or on a later date if specified in the plan.
             9190          (7) (a) A notice required by this section shall be:
             9191          (i) published once a week for two successive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             9192      circulation in each county that encompasses a portion of the land area proposed to be included
             9193      within the groundwater management plan] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             9194      Section 63F-1-701 ;
             9195          (ii) published conspicuously on the state engineer's Internet website; and
             9196          (iii) mailed to each of the following that has within its boundaries a portion of the land
             9197      area to be included within the proposed groundwater management plan:
             9198          (A) county;
             9199          (B) incorporated city or town;
             9200          (C) improvement district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District
             9201      Act;


             9202          (D) service area, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;
             9203          (E) drainage district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;
             9204          (F) irrigation district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;
             9205          (G) metropolitan water district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan
             9206      Water District Act;
             9207          (H) special service district providing water, sewer, drainage, or flood control services,
             9208      under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act;
             9209          (I) water conservancy district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water
             9210      Conservancy District Act; and
             9211          (J) conservation district, under Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act.
             9212          (b) A notice required by this section is effective upon substantial compliance with
             9213      Subsections (7)(a)(i) through (iii).
             9214          (8) A groundwater management plan may be amended in the same manner as a
             9215      groundwater management plan may be adopted under this section.
             9216          (9) The existence of a groundwater management plan does not preclude any otherwise
             9217      eligible person from filing any application or challenging any decision made by the state
             9218      engineer within the affected groundwater basin.
             9219          (10) (a) A person aggrieved by a groundwater management plan may challenge any
             9220      aspect of the groundwater management plan by filing a complaint within 60 days after the
             9221      adoption of the groundwater management plan in the district court for any county in which the
             9222      groundwater basin is found.
             9223          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (9), a person may challenge the components of a
             9224      groundwater management plan only in the manner provided by Subsection (10)(a).
             9225          (c) An action brought under this Subsection (10) is reviewed de novo by the district
             9226      court.
             9227          (d) A person challenging a groundwater management plan under this Subsection (10)
             9228      shall join the state engineer as a defendant in the action challenging the groundwater
             9229      management plan.
             9230          (e) (i) Within 30 days after the day on which a person files an action challenging any
             9231      aspect of a groundwater management plan under Subsection (10)(a), the person filing the action
             9232      shall publish notice of the action [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which


             9233      the district court is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             9234      63F-1-701 .
             9235          (ii) The notice required by Subsection (10)(e)(i) shall be published once a week for two
             9236      consecutive weeks.
             9237          (iii) The notice required by Subsection (10)(e)(i) shall:
             9238          (A) identify the groundwater management plan the person is challenging;
             9239          (B) identify the case number assigned by the district court;
             9240          (C) state that a person affected by the groundwater management plan may petition the
             9241      district court to intervene in the action challenging the groundwater management plan; and
             9242          (D) list the address for the clerk of the district court in which the action is filed.
             9243          (iv) (A) Any person affected by the groundwater management plan may petition to
             9244      intervene in the action within 60 days after the day on which notice is last published under
             9245      Subsections (10)(e)(i) and (ii).
             9246          (B) The district court's treatment of a petition to intervene under this Subsection
             9247      (10)(e)(iv) is governed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9248          (v) A district court in which an action is brought under Subsection (10)(a) shall
             9249      consolidate all actions brought under that Subsection and include in the consolidated action any
             9250      person whose petition to intervene is granted.
             9251          (11) A groundwater management plan adopted or amended in accordance with this
             9252      section is exempt from the requirements in Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             9253      Rulemaking Act.
             9254          (12) Recharge and recovery projects permitted under Chapter 3b, Groundwater
             9255      Recharge and Recovery Act, are exempted from this section.
             9256          (13) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to require the development,
             9257      implementation, or consideration of a groundwater management plan as a prerequisite or
             9258      condition to the exercise of the state engineer's enforcement powers under other law, including
             9259      powers granted under Section 73-2-25 .
             9260          (14) A groundwater management plan adopted in accordance with this section may not
             9261      apply to the dewatering of a mine.
             9262          (15) (a) A groundwater management plan adopted by the state engineer before May 1,
             9263      2006, remains in force and has the same legal effect as it had on the day on which it was


             9264      adopted by the state engineer.
             9265          (b) If a groundwater management plan that existed before May 1, 2006, is amended on
             9266      or after May 1, 2006, the amendment is subject to this section's provisions.
             9267          Section 216. Section 73-6-2 is amended to read:
             9268           73-6-2. Restoration by proclamation -- Priority of applications.
             9269          Waters withdrawn from appropriation under this chapter may be restored by
             9270      proclamation of the governor upon the recommendation of the state engineer. Such
             9271      proclamation shall not become effective until notice thereof has been published at least once a
             9272      week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries
             9273      of the river system or water source within which the waters so to be restored are situated] on
             9274      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . Applications for
             9275      appropriations shall not be filed during the time such waters are withdrawn from appropriation;
             9276      provided, that after the first publication of notice aforesaid applications may be deposited with
             9277      the state engineer and at the time such proclamation becomes effective the engineer shall hold
             9278      public hearings, giving all applicants notice, to determine which applications so filed during
             9279      the period of publication of such notice are most conducive to the public good, and shall file
             9280      such applications in order of priority according to such determination.
             9281          Section 217. Section 75-1-401 is amended to read:
             9282           75-1-401. Notice -- Method and time of giving.
             9283          (1) If notice of a hearing on any petition is required and except for specific notice
             9284      requirements as otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of
             9285      hearing of any petition to be given to any interested person or his attorney if he has appeared by
             9286      attorney or requested that notice be sent to his attorney. Notice shall be given by the clerk
             9287      posting a copy of the notice for the ten consecutive days immediately preceding the time set for
             9288      the hearing in at least three public places in the county, one of which must be at the courthouse
             9289      of the county[;] and:
             9290          (a) (i) by the clerk mailing a copy thereof at least ten days before the time set for the
             9291      hearing by certified, registered, or ordinary first class mail addressed to the person being
             9292      notified at the post-office address given in his demand for notice, if any, or at his office or
             9293      place of residence, if known; or
             9294          [(b)] (ii) by delivering a copy thereof to the person being notified personally at least ten


             9295      days before the time set for the hearing; and
             9296          [(c)] (b) if the address, or identity of any person is not known and cannot be ascertained
             9297      with reasonable diligence, by publishing at least once a week for three consecutive weeks a
             9298      copy thereof [in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the hearing is to be
             9299      held] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , the last publication
             9300      of which is to be at least ten days before the time set for the hearing.
             9301          (2) The court for good cause shown may provide for a different method or time of
             9302      giving notice for any hearing.
             9303          (3) Proof of the giving of notice shall be made on or before the hearing and filed in the
             9304      proceeding.
             9305          Section 218. Section 75-3-801 is amended to read:
             9306           75-3-801. Notice to creditors.
             9307          (1) Unless notice has already been given under this section, a personal representative
             9308      upon his appointment shall publish a notice to creditors once a week for three successive weeks
             9309      [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             9310      described in Section 63F-1-701 announcing the personal representative's appointment and
             9311      address and notifying creditors of the estate to present their claims within three months after
             9312      the date of the first publication of the notice or be forever barred.
             9313          (2) A personal representative may give written notice by mail or other delivery to any
             9314      creditor, notifying the creditor to present his claim within 90 days from the published notice if
             9315      given as provided in Subsection (1) above or within 60 days from the mailing or other delivery
             9316      of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred. Written notice shall be the notice
             9317      described in Subsection (1) above or a similar notice.
             9318          (3) The personal representative shall not be liable to any creditor or to any successor of
             9319      the decedent for giving or failing to give notice under this section.
             9320          Section 219. Section 75-7-508 is amended to read:
             9321           75-7-508. Notice to creditors.
             9322          (1) A trustee for an inter vivos revocable trust, upon the death of the settlor, may
             9323      publish a notice to creditors once a week for three successive weeks [in a newspaper of general
             9324      circulation in the county where the settlor resided at the time of death] on the Utah Public
             9325      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . The notice required by this Subsection (1)


             9326      must:
             9327          (a) provide the trustee's name and address; and
             9328          (b) notify creditors:
             9329          (i) of the deceased settlor; and
             9330          (ii) to present their claims within three months after the date of the first publication of
             9331      the notice or be forever barred from presenting the claim.
             9332          (2) A trustee shall give written notice by mail or other delivery to any known creditor
             9333      of the deceased settlor, notifying the creditor to present his claim within 90 days from the
             9334      published notice if given as provided in Subsection (1) or within 60 days from the mailing or
             9335      other delivery of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred. Written notice shall be the
             9336      notice described in Subsection (1) or a similar notice.
             9337          (3) (a) If the deceased settlor received medical assistance, as defined in Section
             9338      26-19-2 , at any time after the age of 55, the trustee for an inter vivos revocable trust, upon the
             9339      death of the settlor, shall mail or deliver written notice to the Director of the Office of
             9340      Recovery Services, on behalf of the Department of Health, to present any claim under Section
             9341      26-19-13.5 within 60 days from the mailing or other delivery of notice, whichever is later, or
             9342      be forever barred.
             9343          (b) If the trustee does not mail notice to the director of the Office of Recovery Services
             9344      on behalf of the department in accordance with Subsection (3)(a), the department shall have
             9345      one year from the death of the settlor to present its claim.
             9346          (4) The trustee shall not be liable to any creditor or to any successor of the deceased
             9347      settlor for giving or failing to give notice under this section.
             9348          Section 220. Section 76-8-809 is amended to read:
             9349           76-8-809. Closing or restricting use of highways abutting defense or war facilities
             9350      -- Posting of notices.
             9351          Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation or state or
             9352      any political subdivision thereof engaged in or preparing to engage in the manufacture,
             9353      transportation or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States or
             9354      any of the states for defense or for war or in the prosecution of war by the United States, or in
             9355      the manufacture, transportation, distribution or storage of gas, oil, coal, electricity or water, or
             9356      any of said natural or artificial persons operating any public utility who has property so used


             9357      which he or it believes will be endangered if public use and travel is not restricted or prohibited
             9358      on one or more highways or parts thereof upon which the property abuts, may petition the
             9359      highway commissioners of any city, town, or county to close one or more of the highways or
             9360      parts thereof to public use and travel or to restrict by order the use and travel upon one or more
             9361      of the highways or parts thereof.
             9362          Upon receipt of the petition, the highway commissioners shall set a day for hearing and
             9363      give notice thereof by publication [in a newspaper having general circulation in the city, town,
             9364      or county in which the property is located] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in
             9365      Section 63F-1-701 , the publication shall be made at least seven days prior to the date set for
             9366      hearing. If, after hearing, the highway commissioners determine that the public safety and the
             9367      safety of the property of the petitioner so require, they shall by suitable order close to public
             9368      use and travel or reasonably restrict the use of and travel upon one or more of the highways or
             9369      parts thereof; provided the highway commissioners may issue written permits to travel over the
             9370      highway so closed or restricted to responsible and reputable persons for a term, under
             9371      conditions and in a form as the commissioners may prescribe. Appropriate notices in letters at
             9372      least three inches high shall be posted conspicuously at each end of any highway so closed or
             9373      restricted by an order. The highway commissioners may at any time revoke or modify any order
             9374      so made.
             9375          Section 221. Section 76-10-530 is amended to read:
             9376           76-10-530. Trespass with a firearm in a house of worship or private residence --
             9377      Notice -- Penalty.
             9378          (1) A person, including a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Title
             9379      53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Weapon Act, after notice has been given as provided in
             9380      Subsection (2) that firearms are prohibited, may not knowingly and intentionally:
             9381          (a) transport a firearm into:
             9382          (i) a house of worship; or
             9383          (ii) a private residence; or
             9384          (b) while in possession of a firearm, enter or remain in:
             9385          (i) a house of worship; or
             9386          (ii) a private residence.
             9387          (2) Notice that firearms are prohibited may be given by:


             9388          (a) personal communication to the actor by:
             9389          (i) the church or organization operating the house of worship;
             9390          (ii) the owner, lessee, or person with lawful right of possession of the private
             9391      residence; or
             9392          (iii) a person with authority to act for the person or entity in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and
             9393      (ii);
             9394          (b) posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons entering the
             9395      house of worship or private residence;
             9396          (c) announcement, by a person with authority to act for the church or organization
             9397      operating the house of worship, in a regular congregational meeting in the house of worship;
             9398          (d) publication in a bulletin, newsletter, worship program, or similar document
             9399      generally circulated or available to the members of the congregation regularly meeting in the
             9400      house of worship; or
             9401          (e) publication [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the house
             9402      of worship is located or the church or organization operating the house of worship has its
             9403      principal office in this state] on the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section
             9404      63F-1-701 .
             9405          (3) A church or organization operating a house of worship and giving notice that
             9406      firearms are prohibited may:
             9407          (a) revoke the notice, with or without supersedure, by giving further notice in any
             9408      manner provided in Subsection (2); and
             9409          (b) provide or allow exceptions to the prohibition as the church or organization
             9410      considers advisable.
             9411          (4) (a) (i) Within 30 days of giving or revoking any notice pursuant to Subsection
             9412      (2)(c), (d), or (e), a church or organization operating a house of worship shall notify the
             9413      division on a form and in a manner as the division shall prescribe.
             9414          (ii) The division shall post on its website a list of the churches and organizations
             9415      operating houses of worship who have given notice under Subsection (4)(a)(i).
             9416          (b) Any notice given pursuant to Subsection (2)(c), (d), or (e) shall remain in effect
             9417      until revoked or for a period of one year from the date the notice was originally given,
             9418      whichever occurs first.


             9419          (5) Nothing in this section permits an owner who has granted the lawful right of
             9420      possession to a renter or lessee to restrict the renter or lessee from lawfully possessing a firearm
             9421      in the residence.
             9422          (6) A violation of this section is an infraction.
             9423          Section 222. Section 77-24a-5 is amended to read:
             9424           77-24a-5. Disposition of unclaimed property.
             9425          (1) (a) If the owner of any unclaimed property cannot be determined or notified, or if
             9426      he is determined and notified, and fails to appear and claim the property after three months of
             9427      its receipt by the local law enforcement agency, the agency shall:
             9428          (i) publish at least one notice of the intent to dispose of the unclaimed property [in a
             9429      newspaper of general circulation within the county] on the Utah Public Notice Website as
             9430      described in Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             9431          (ii) post a similar notice in a public place designated for notice within the law
             9432      enforcement agency.
             9433          (b) The notice shall:
             9434          (i) give a general description of the item; and
             9435          (ii) the date of intended disposition.
             9436          (c) The agency may not dispose of the unclaimed property until at least eight days after
             9437      the date of publication and posting.
             9438          (2) (a) If no claim is made for the unclaimed property within nine days of publication
             9439      and posting, the agency shall notify the person who turned the property over to the local law
             9440      enforcement agency, if it was turned over by a person under Section 77-24a-3 .
             9441          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if that person has complied with the
             9442      provisions of this chapter, [he] the person may take the unclaimed property if [he] the person:
             9443          (i) pays the costs incurred for advertising and storage; and
             9444          (ii) signs a receipt for the item.
             9445          (3) If the person who found the unclaimed property fails to take the property under the
             9446      provisions of this chapter, the agency shall dispose of that property and any other property that
             9447      is not claimed under this chapter as provided by Section 77-24-4 .
             9448          (4) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency who finds property may not
             9449      claim or receive property under this section.


             9450          Section 223. Section 78A-6-109 is amended to read:
             9451           78A-6-109. Summons -- Service and process -- Issuance and contents -- Notice to
             9452      absent parent or guardian -- Emergency medical or surgical treatment -- Compulsory
             9453      process for attendance of witnesses when authorized.
             9454          (1) After a petition is filed the court shall promptly issue a summons, unless the judge
             9455      directs that a further investigation is needed. No summons is required as to any person who
             9456      appears voluntarily or who files a written waiver of service with the clerk of the court at or
             9457      prior to the hearing.
             9458          (2) The summons shall contain:
             9459          (a) the name of the court;
             9460          (b) the title of the proceedings; and
             9461          (c) except for a published summons, a brief statement of the substance of the
             9462      allegations in the petition.
             9463          (3) A published summons shall state:
             9464          (a) that a proceeding concerning the minor is pending in the court; and
             9465          (b) an adjudication will be made.
             9466          (4) The summons shall require the person or persons who have physical custody of the
             9467      minor to appear personally and bring the minor before the court at a time and place stated. If
             9468      the person or persons summoned are not the parent, parents, or guardian of the minor, the
             9469      summons shall also be issued to the parent, parents, or guardian, as the case may be, notifying
             9470      them of the pendency of the case and of the time and place set for the hearing.
             9471          (5) Summons may be issued requiring the appearance of any other person whose
             9472      presence the court finds necessary.
             9473          (6) If it appears to the court that the welfare of the minor or of the public requires that
             9474      the minor be taken into custody, the court may by endorsement upon the summons direct that
             9475      the person serving the summons take the minor into custody at once.
             9476          (7) Subject to Subsection 78A-6-117 (2)(n)(iii), upon the sworn testimony of one or
             9477      more reputable physicians, the court may order emergency medical or surgical treatment that is
             9478      immediately necessary for a minor concerning whom a petition has been filed pending the
             9479      service of summons upon the minor's parents, guardian, or custodian.
             9480          (8) A parent or guardian is entitled to the issuance of compulsory process for the


             9481      attendance of witnesses on the parent's or guardian's own behalf or on behalf of the minor. A
             9482      guardian ad litem or a probation officer is entitled to compulsory process for the attendance of
             9483      witnesses on behalf of the minor.
             9484          (9) Service of summons and process and proof of service shall be made in the manner
             9485      provided in the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9486          (10) Service of summons or process shall be made by the sheriff of the county where
             9487      the service is to be made, or by his deputy; but upon request of the court service shall be made
             9488      by any other peace officer, or by another suitable person selected by the court.
             9489          (11) Service of summons in the state shall be made personally, by delivering a copy to
             9490      the person summoned; provided, however, that parents of a minor living together at their usual
             9491      place of abode may both be served by personal delivery to either parent of copies of the
             9492      summons, one copy for each parent.
             9493          (12) If the judge makes a written finding that he has reason to believe that personal
             9494      service of the summons will be unsuccessful, or will not accomplish notification within a
             9495      reasonable time after issuance of the summons, he may order service by registered mail, with a
             9496      return receipt to be signed by the addressee only, to be addressed to the last-known address of
             9497      the person to be served in the state. Service shall be complete upon return to the court of the
             9498      signed receipt.
             9499          (13) If the parents, parent, or guardian required to be summoned under Subsection (4)
             9500      cannot be found within the state, the fact of their minor's presence within the state shall confer
             9501      jurisdiction on the court in proceedings in a minor's case under this chapter as to any absent
             9502      parent or guardian, provided that due notice has been given in the following manner:
             9503          (a) If the address of the parent or guardian is known, due notice is given by sending
             9504      him a copy of the summons by registered mail with a return receipt to be signed by the
             9505      addressee only, or by personal service outside the state, as provided in the Utah Rules of Civil
             9506      Procedure. Service by registered mail shall be complete upon return to the court of the signed
             9507      receipt.
             9508          (b) If the address or whereabouts of the parent or guardian outside the state cannot after
             9509      diligent inquiry be ascertained, due notice is given by publishing a summons [in a newspaper
             9510      having general circulation in the county in which the proceeding is pending] on the Utah Public
             9511      Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 . The summons shall be published once a


             9512      week for four successive weeks. Service shall be complete on the day of the last publication.
             9513          (c) Service of summons as provided in this subsection shall vest the court with
             9514      jurisdiction over the parent or guardian served in the same manner and to the same extent as if
             9515      the person served was served personally within the state.
             9516          (14) In the case of service in the state, service completed not less than 48 hours before
             9517      the time set in the summons for the appearance of the person served, shall be sufficient to
             9518      confer jurisdiction. In the case of service outside the state, service completed not less than five
             9519      days before the time set in the summons for appearance of the person served, shall be sufficient
             9520      to confer jurisdiction.
             9521          (15) Computation of periods of time under this chapter shall be made in accordance
             9522      with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9523          Section 224. Section 78B-5-613 is amended to read:
             9524           78B-5-613. Proof of publication of document, notice, or order.
             9525          If a court or judge orders a document or notice published [in a newspaper] on the Utah
             9526      Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 , evidence of the publication shall be
             9527      made by affidavit of the publisher[, the publisher's foreman, or principal clerk] with a copy of
             9528      the publication attached. The affidavit shall state the date [and newspaper] of publication on
             9529      the Utah Public Notice Website as described in Section 63F-1-701 .


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