H.B. 366

1

STATE HOUSE BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Brad L. Dee
5 Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 Redistricting Boundary Information:
9 The Utah State House district boundary information may be found at http://le.utah.gov .
10 Electronic file security code: fed056ca002031e4f00a630239ec1cdd
11 General Description:
12 This bill, which includes this printed text and the electronic data affiliated with it,
13 modifies the boundary between two Utah State House districts to align with a county
14 boundary change and makes minor adjustments to Utah State House district boundaries.
15 Highlighted Provisions:
16 This bill:
17 . adopts the House district boundaries adjusted and approved by the lieutenant
18 governor and used in the November 2012 election, which reconcile United States
19 Census Bureau geographic data with state geographic data for:
20 . county boundaries;
21 . municipal boundaries; and
22 . school district boundaries;
23 . incorporates five small doughnut holes with the district that completely surrounds
24 the doughnut hole;
25 . corrects seven other discontiguous polygons;
26 . adjusts a section of the boundary between State House districts 58 and 68 to align
27 with a county boundary change between Millard and Juab counties;

28 . removes references to census blocks that are now incorporated in the shapefile; and
29 . establishes the House shapefile in the electronic file, which is part of this bill in
30 electronic form, as the legal boundaries of State House districts.
31 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
32 None
33 Other Special Clauses:
34 None
35 Utah Code Sections Affected:
36 AMENDS:
37 36-1-201.1, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6
38 36-1-201.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 1
39 36-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 1
40 36-1-202.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 1
41 36-1-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6
42 36-1-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 1
43
44 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
45 Section 1. Section 36-1-201.1 is amended to read:
46 36-1-201.1. Definitions.
47 As used in this part:
48 (1) "Census block" means any one of the 115, 406 individual geographic areas into
49 which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided the
50 state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population
51 tabulation from the 2010 decennial census.
52 (2) "House block assignment file" means the electronic file that assigns each of Utah's
53 115, 406 census blocks to a particular Utah House district.
54 (3) "House shapefile" means the electronic shapefile that stores the boundary of each of
55 the 75 Utah House districts.
56 (4) "Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location
57 and associated attribute information.
58 Section 2. Section 36-1-201.5 is amended to read:

59 36-1-201.5. Utah House of Representatives -- House district boundaries.
60 (1) As used in this section:
61 (a) "County boundary" means the county boundary's location in the database as of
62 January 1, 2010.
63 (b) "Database" means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section
64 63F-1-507 .
65 (c) "Local school district boundary" means the local school district boundary's location
66 in the database as of January 1, 2010.
67 (d) "Municipal boundary" means the municipal boundary's location in the database as
68 of January 1, 2010.
69 (2) The Utah House of Representatives shall consist of 75 members, with one member
70 to be elected from each Utah House of Representative district.
71 (3) [Except as modified by Subsection (5), the] The Legislature adopts the official
72 census population figures and maps of the Bureau of the Census of the United States
73 Department of Commerce developed in connection with the taking of the 2010 national
74 decennial census as the official data for establishing House district boundaries.
75 (4) (a) [Except as modified by] Notwithstanding Subsection [(5)] (3), the Legislature
76 enacts the district numbers and boundaries of the House districts designated by the House
77 [block assignment file] shapefile that is the electronic component of the bill that enacts this
78 section.
79 (b) That House [block assignment file] shapefile, and the legislative boundaries
80 generated from that [block assignment file together with the modifications made by Subsection
81 (5),] shapefile, may be accessed via the Utah Legislature's website.
82 [(5) (a) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House
83 District 1 and removed from House District 29: 490039608021025, 490039608021026, and
84 490039608021027.]
85 [(b) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
86 1 and removed from House District 3: 490050003001047, 490050003001048,
87 490050003001049, and 490050003001050.]
88 [(c) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
89 3 and removed from House District 1: 490050003001046, 490050003001056,

90 490050003001057, 490050003001058, 490050003001059, 490050003001061, and
91 490050003001063.]
92 [(d) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
93 7 and removed from House District 8: 490572103042017 and 490572103042018.]
94 [(e) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
95 11 and removed from House District 10: 490572105112040, 490572105112042,
96 490572105112043, 490572105123002, 490572109005003, 490572112011013,
97 490572112011014, 490572112011015, 490572112011016, 490572112011018,
98 490572112011023, 490572112011024, and 490572112012011.]
99 [(f) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
100 11 and removed from House District 12: 490572105121012, 490572105121013,
101 490572105121014, and 490572107011001.]
102 [(g) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
103 11 and removed from House District 16: 490111251032073, 490111251032074,
104 490111251032075, 490111252002084, 490111252002254, 490111252002256,
105 490111252002258, 490111252002259, 490111252002274, 490111252002275,
106 490111252002276, 490111252002277, 490111252002278, 490111252002288,
107 490111252002289, and 490111252002307.]
108 [(h) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
109 13 and removed from House District 11: 490111252002104, 490111252002105,
110 490111252002106, 490111252002115, 490111252002116, 490111252002117,
111 490111252002118, 490111252002119, 490111252002120, 490111252002121,
112 490111252002186, 490111253011000, 490111253011001, 490111253011002,
113 490111253012000, 490111253012001, 490111253013000, 490111253013001,
114 490111253013032, 490111253014000, 490111253014001, 490111253014002, and
115 490111253014022.]
116 [(i) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
117 17 and removed from House District 18: 490111251022075, 490111251022076,
118 490111261051020, 490111262032003, 490111262032013, and 490111262032014.]
119 [(j) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
120 18 and removed from House District 17: 490111262022001, 490111262022003,

121 490111262022004, 490111262032011, and 490111262032044.]
122 [(k) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 18
123 and removed from House District 19: 490111266002006.]
124 [(l) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 19
125 and removed from House District 18: 490111265002014.]
126 [(m) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
127 19 and removed from House District 20: 490111267001006, 490111267001008,
128 490111267002007, 490111267002023, 490111269016000, 490111269016001,
129 490111269016002, 490111269016008, 490111270043000, 490111270043001, and
130 490111270043010.]
131 [(n) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 21
132 and removed from House District 68: 490451307012018.]
133 [(o) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 24
134 and removed from House District 28: 490351148003023.]
135 [(p) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 26
136 and removed from House District 31: 490351133051011.]
137 [(q) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
138 27 and removed from House District 56: 490490002051025, 490490102172032,
139 490490102172033, and 490490102183020.]
140 [(r) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
141 27 and removed from House District 6: 490351128201063, 490490102122001,
142 490490102122009, 490490102122010, 490490102122011, 490490102122097,
143 490490102122107, 490490102122108, 490490102122115, 490490102122117,
144 490490102122122, 490490102122123, 490490102122124, 490490102171057, and
145 490490102171059.]
146 [(s) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
147 29 and removed from House District 1: 490039605002094, 490039605002100,
148 490039605002101, 490039605002102, and 490039605002103.]
149 [(t) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
150 29 and removed from House District 8: 490572103024007 and 490572103041048.]
151 [(u) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 33

152 and removed from House District 31: 490351135091002.]
153 [(v) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
154 34 and removed from House District 43: 490351142001003 and 490351142001004.]
155 [(w) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
156 48 and removed from House District 60: 490490014022000 and 490490014022001.]
157 [(x) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 54
158 and removed from House District 53: 490439643061158.]
159 [(y) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
160 56 and removed from House District 27: 490490102172007, 490490102172009,
161 490490102172023, 490490102172024, 490490102172025, 490490102172026,
162 490490102172027, 490490102172028, 490490102172029, 490490102172036,
163 490490102172038, 490490102172039, 490490102172066, and 490490102173014.]
164 [(z) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
165 57 and removed from House District 27: 490490005052051, 490490005052052,
166 490490005052055, 490490005052057, 490490005052058, 490490005053017,
167 490490005053018, 490490005053022, 490490005053023, 490490005053024,
168 490490005053025, 490490005053026, 490490005053027, 490490005053028,
169 490490005053029, 490490005053030, 490490005053031, 490490005053032,
170 490490005053033, 490490005053034, 490490005053035, 490490005053036,
171 490490005053037, 490490005053038, 490490005053039, 490490005053040,
172 490490005053041, 490490005053042, 490490005053043, 490490005053044,
173 490490005053045, 490490005053046, 490490005053047, 490490005053048,
174 490490005053049, 490490005053050, 490490005053051, 490490005053052,
175 490490005053053, 490490005053054, 490490005053055, 490490005053056,
176 490490005053057, 490490005053058, 490490005053059, 490490005053060,
177 490490005053061, 490490005053062, 490490005053065, 490490005071018,
178 490490005071019, 490490005071020, 490490005071025, 490490005071026,
179 490490005071031, 490490005071032, 490490005071033, and 490490102101066.]
180 [(aa) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District
181 59 and removed from House District 61: 490490022011099.]
182 [(bb) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District

183 60 and removed from House District 48: 490490013001010, 490490013001012,
184 490490013001013, 490490013001014, 490490013001016, 490490013001017,
185 490490013001018, 490490013001020, 490490013001021, 490490014012012,
186 490490014012013, and 490490014012014.]
187 [(cc) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
188 61 and removed from House District 64: 490490022073011, 490490022073012,
189 490490022073016, and 490490022073017.]
190 [(dd) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
191 62 and removed from House District 75: 490532712001032 and 490532712001033.]
192 [(ee) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
193 66 and removed from House District 64: 490490105032030, 490490105032033,
194 490490105032034, 490490105032035, 490490105032036, 490490105032037, and
195 490490105032062.]
196 [(ff) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
197 67 and removed from House District 66: 490490104112001, 490490104112002,
198 490490104112006, 490490104112007, 490490104112015, 490490104113161,
199 490490104113166, 490490104113267, and 490490104113290.]
200 [(gg) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
201 68 and removed from House District 21: 490451307032023, 490451307032030,
202 490451307033696, and 490451307033697.]
203 [(hh) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
204 71 and removed from House District 62: 490532708011188, 490532708011193,
205 490532708011194, 490532708011208, 490532717021058, 490532717021059,
206 490532717021060, 490532717021061, 490532717021065, 490532717021066,
207 490532717021067, and 490532717021077.]
208 [(ii) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
209 71 and removed from House District 72: 490211102001068, 490211102001069,
210 490211102001104, 490211102003259, 490211102003270, and 490211102003276.]
211 [(jj) The boundary between House District 7 and House District 8 is changed to follow
212 the Harrisville municipal boundary from the point where the municipal boundaries of Pleasant
213 View, North Ogden, and Harrisville intersect, generally south to the intersection of the

214 Harrisville municipal boundary with 2150 North Street in North Ogden east along 2150 North
215 Street to the existing House boundary.]
216 [(kk) The boundary between House District 10 and House District 11 is changed to
217 follow the South Ogden municipal boundary from the intersection of the established House
218 district boundary with Combe Road, along the South Ogden municipal boundary generally east,
219 south, west, and north to the intersection of the South Ogden municipal boundary with Wasatch
220 Drive.]
221 [(ll) The boundary between House District 11 and House District 16 is changed to
222 follow the South Weber municipal boundary from the northernmost intersection of the
223 established House district boundary for House District 16 with State Highway 89, along the
224 South Weber municipal boundary generally east then south and then west to the intersection of
225 the House district boundary with the Layton municipal boundary.]
226 [(mm) The boundary between House District 18 and House District 19 is changed to
227 follow Interstate 15 from the intersection of Pages Lane in Bountiful with Interstate 15, north to
228 the intersection of Interstate 15 with the Bountiful municipal boundary, then along the
229 Bountiful municipal boundary generally north, then east, then south to the intersection of the
230 Bountiful municipal boundary with Pages Lane.]
231 [(nn) The boundary between House District 53 and House District 54 is changed to
232 follow the Summit County Service Area Number 3 boundary from the intersection of the
233 House district boundary with Summit County Service Area Number 3, generally east, then
234 north, then east, then projecting the same service area boundary east to intersect with Interstate
235 80.]
236 [(oo) The boundary between House District 55 and House District 69 is changed to
237 follow the Roosevelt municipal boundary from the northernmost point where Roosevelt City
238 shares a boundary with Duchesne County, then along the Roosevelt municipal boundary
239 generally west, north, and south to the intersection of the Roosevelt municipal boundary with
240 2000 South Street.]
241 [(pp) The boundary between House District 57 and House District 59 is changed to
242 follow the Pleasant Grove municipal boundary from the southernmost intersection of the House
243 district boundary with State Street, generally east to the intersection of the Pleasant Grove
244 municipal boundary with 1500 East Street in Pleasant Grove.]

245 [(qq) The boundary between House District 63 and House District 64 is changed to
246 follow Summit Drive from the intersection of Summit Drive and 1420 East Street, generally
247 east, then north to the intersection of Summit Drive and Ridge Drive, then due east to the
248 United States Forest Service boundary, then north to the established House boundary.]
249 [(rr) The boundary between House District 71 and House District 72 is changed to
250 follow the Parowan municipal boundary so that all of Parowan City is in House District 71.]
251 [(ss) The boundary between House District 74 and House District 75 is changed to
252 follow Sunset Boulevard west from the westernmost intersection of Sunset Boulevard and the
253 established House boundary, west to the easternmost intersection of Sunset Boulevard with the
254 St. George municipal boundary, then along the St. George municipal boundary generally south,
255 then west, and then east to the intersection of the St. George municipal boundary with Indian
256 Hills Drive.]
257 [(tt) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 5
258 and removed from House District 4: 490050003003118.]
259 [(uu) The boundary of House District 3 is changed to follow the Trenton City
260 municipal boundary so that all of Trenton City is within House District 3.]
261 [(vv) The boundary between House District 33 and House District 39 is changed to
262 follow the West Valley City municipal boundary from the intersection of the West Valley City
263 municipal boundary with 4000 West, west to the point where 4685 West in West Valley City,
264 projected south, intersects with the West Valley City municipal boundary.]
265 [(ww) The boundary between House District 30 and House District 39 is changed to
266 follow the West Valley City municipal boundary from the point where 4685 West in West
267 Valley City, projected south, intersects with the West Valley City municipal boundary, west to
268 the intersection of the municipal boundary with 4725 West.]
269 [(xx) The boundary between House District 30 and House District 38 is changed to
270 follow the West Valley City municipal boundary from the intersection of the municipal
271 boundary with 4725 West west to the intersection of the municipal boundary with 4800 West.]
272 Section 3. Section 36-1-202 is amended to read:
273 36-1-202. House districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
274 (1) (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the House [block assignment file] shapefile
275 enacted by the Legislature with the lieutenant governor's office.

276 (b) [Except as provided in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5) the] The legal boundaries of
277 House districts are contained in the House [block assignment file] shapefile on file with the
278 lieutenant governor's office.
279 (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
280 (i) generate maps of each House district from the House [block assignment file and the
281 modifications to boundaries made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5)] shapefile; and
282 (ii) ensure that those maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's
283 website.
284 (b) If there is any inconsistency between the maps[,] and the House [block assignment
285 file, and the modifications made to boundaries in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5)] shapefile, the
286 House [block assignment file, as adjusted by the modifications to boundaries made in
287 Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5), are] shapefile is controlling.
288 Section 4. Section 36-1-202.2 is amended to read:
289 36-1-202.2. County clerk, Automated Geographic Reference Center, and
290 lieutenant governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
291 (1) As used in this section, "redistricting boundary data" means the House [block
292 assignment file and any modifications made to the House district boundaries by Subsection
293 36-1-201.5 (5)] shapefile.
294 (2) Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the redistricting boundary data for the
295 clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
296 (3) (a) A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the boundaries
297 of House districts as generated from the redistricting boundary data.
298 (b) Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that
299 identifies the boundaries of House districts within the county, the clerk shall submit the county
300 map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for
301 review.
302 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a county map and data from a county clerk, the
303 Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
304 (i) review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately
305 reflect the boundaries of House districts established by the Legislature in the redistricting
306 boundary data;

307 (ii) determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
308 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
309 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and
310 data are correct or notify the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
311 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map
312 and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
313 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the
314 redistricting boundary data; and
315 (ii) resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the
316 Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection (3).
317 (4) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection (4), each county clerk shall
318 establish voting precincts and polling places within each House district according to the
319 procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303 .
320 (b) Within five working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by
321 the county legislative body as required by Section 20A-5-303 , each county clerk shall submit a
322 voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct within the county to the
323 lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for review.
324 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a voting precinct map from a county clerk, the
325 Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
326 (i) review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the county map accurately reflects the
327 boundaries of House districts established by the Legislature in the redistricting boundary data;
328 (ii) determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
329 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
330 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct
331 map is correct or notify the county clerk that the voting precinct map is incorrect.
332 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting
333 precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
334 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the
335 redistricting boundary data; and
336 (ii) resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the
337 Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection (4).

338 Section 5. Section 36-1-203 is amended to read:
339 36-1-203. Omissions from maps -- How resolved.
340 (1) If any area of the state is omitted from a Utah House of Representatives district in
341 the House [block assignment file] shapefile enacted by the Legislature, the county clerk of the
342 affected county, upon discovery of the omission, shall attach the area to the appropriate House
343 district according to the requirements of Subsections (2) and (3).
344 (2) If the omitted area is surrounded by a single House district, the county clerk shall
345 attach the area to that district.
346 (3) If the omitted area is contiguous to two or more House districts, the county clerk
347 shall attach the area to the district that has the least population, as determined by the [official
348 census population figures and maps described in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (2)] Utah Population
349 Estimates Committee.
350 (4) The county clerk shall certify in writing and file with the lieutenant governor any
351 attachment made under this section.
352 Section 6. Section 36-1-204 is amended to read:
353 36-1-204. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
354 (1) As used in this section:
355 (a) "Affected party" means:
356 (i) a representative whose Utah House of Representatives district boundary is uncertain
357 because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the House [block assignment file
358 or in any modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5)] shapefile has been
359 removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not the
360 representative or another person resides in a particular House district;
361 (ii) a candidate for representative whose House district boundary is uncertain because
362 the feature used to establish the district boundary in the House [block assignment file or in any
363 modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5)] shapefile has been removed,
364 modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether or not the candidate or
365 another person resides in a particular House district; or
366 (iii) a person who is uncertain about which House district contains the person's
367 residence because the feature used to establish the district boundary in the House [block
368 assignment file or in any modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5)]

369 shapefile has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified.
370 (b) "Feature" means a geographic or other identifiable tangible or intangible object
371 such as a road or political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a House district
372 boundary.
373 (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
374 to determine:
375 (i) the precise location of the House district boundary;
376 (ii) the number of the House district in which a person resides; or
377 (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
378 (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
379 governor shall review:
380 (i) the House [block assignment file;] shapefile; and
381 [(ii) the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5); and]
382 [(iii)] (ii) other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data
383 about the area.
384 (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall:
385 (i) review the House [block assignment file;] shapefile;
386 [(ii) review the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5);]
387 [(iii)] (ii) review any relevant data; and
388 [(iv)] (iii) make a determination.
389 (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the House district
390 boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
391 (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate House district boundary and
392 attaching a map, if necessary; and
393 (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
394 (A) the affected party;
395 (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
396 (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506 .
397 (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the House district in which a
398 particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by
399 number to:

400 (i) the person;
401 (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose House
402 district number was identified; and
403 (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.




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