S.B. 51

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson

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House Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions related to local government entities.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    authorizes a local district to provide services, nonmonetary assistance, or monetary
             13      assistance to a nonprofit entity;
             14          .    amends provisions related to the creation of a local district;
             15          .    amends provisions governing the term of an appointed water conservancy district
             16      board member;
             17          .    clarifies provisions that exempt an appointing authority from certain requirements if
             18      it appoints one of its own members to a board of trustees;
             19          .    authorizes a local district to designate and consolidate polling places and provide a
             20      local district election ballot in consultation with a county clerk;
             21          .    amends provisions related to the division of a local district for the purpose of
             22      electing or appointing the members of the board of trustees;
             23          .    amends provisions related to the authority of a local district to continue to tax an
             24      area withdrawn from the local district;
             25          .    requires a board of trustees to mail notice of a hearing to consider adoption of a
             26      budget to an owner of property or a registered voter within the local district;
             27          .    allows a local district to establish reasonable rules that require customers who sign



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     up for one service to receive multiple commodities, services, or facilities provided by the
             29      district in certain circumstances;
             30          .    prohibits in certain circumstances a county legislative body from adopting a
             31      resolution for the appointment of a board of trustees member in a county
             32      improvement district;
             33          .    amends provisions related to a mosquito abatement district's power to establish a
             34      reserve fund;
             35          .    amends certain provisions related to the funding of a public transit district;
             36          .    allows a member of a public transit district board of trustees who is appointed by a
             37      county or municipality to be employed by the county or municipality in certain
             38      circumstances;
             39          .    amends criminal provisions related to riding in a transit vehicle without payment;
             40          .    amends a public transit district's authority to use certain information obtained
             41      through a background check;
             42          .    requires a board of trustees for a water conservancy district to give written notice of
             43      an upcoming vacancy in an appointed trustee's term within a certain period of time;
             44          .    amends definitions;
             45          .    amends provisions authorizing a municipality or improvement district to appoint
             46      members to an administrative control board;
             47          .    amends provisions related to the board of canvassers for a local district;
             48          .    authorizes a public transit district to use an automatic license plate reader system to
             49      assess parking needs and conduct travel pattern analyses;
             50          .    authorizes the dissemination of a criminal history or warrant of arrest information to
             51      a public transit district for certain purposes;
             52          .    amends provisions relating to adverse possession to include a local district; and
             53          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             54      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             55          None
             56      Other Special Clauses:
             57          None
             58      Utah Code Sections Affected:



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     AMENDS:
             60          17B-1-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 68 and 272
             61          17B-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 246 and 448
             62          17B-1-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 448
             63          17B-1-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 448
             64          17B-1-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 402 and 448
             65          17B-1-306.5, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             66          17B-1-511, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             67          17B-1-609, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             68          17B-1-901, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             69          17B-2a-404, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             70          17B-2a-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             71          17B-2a-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 223
             72          17B-2a-807, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 191
             73          17B-2a-821, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             74          17B-2a-825, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 281
             75          17B-2a-1005, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 159
             76          17D-1-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 265
             77          17D-1-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             78          17D-1-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             79          17D-1-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 97
             80          20A-1-512, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 448
             81          20A-4-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 197
             82          41-6a-2003, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 447
             83          53-10-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 239
             84          78B-2-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 30
             85      ENACTS:
             86          17B-1-122, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             88      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             89          Section 1. Section 17B-1-103 is amended to read:



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          17B-1-103. Local district status and powers.
             91          (1) A local district:
             92          (a) is:
             93          (i) a body corporate and politic with perpetual succession;
             94          (ii) a quasi-municipal corporation; and
             95          (iii) a political subdivision of the state; and
             96          (b) may sue and be sued.
             97          (2) A local district may:
             98          (a) acquire, by any lawful means, or lease any real property, personal property, or a
             99      groundwater right necessary or convenient to the full exercise of the district's powers;
             100          (b) acquire, by any lawful means, any interest in real property, personal property, or a
             101      groundwater right necessary or convenient to the full exercise of the district's powers;
             102          (c) transfer an interest in or dispose of any property or interest described in Subsections
             103      (2)(a) and (b);
             104          (d) acquire or construct works, facilities, and improvements necessary or convenient to
             105      the full exercise of the district's powers, and operate, control, maintain, and use those works,
             106      facilities, and improvements;
             107          (e) borrow money and incur indebtedness for any lawful district purpose;
             108          (f) issue bonds, including refunding bonds:
             109          (i) for any lawful district purpose; and
             110          (ii) as provided in and subject to Part 11, Local District Bonds;
             111          (g) levy and collect property taxes:
             112          (i) for any lawful district purpose or expenditure, including to cover a deficit resulting
             113      from tax delinquencies in a preceding year; and
             114          (ii) as provided in and subject to Part 10, Local District Property Tax Levy;
             115          (h) as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, acquire by eminent
             116      domain property necessary to the exercise of the district's powers;
             117          (i) invest money as provided in Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;
             118          (j) (i) impose fees or other charges for commodities, services, or facilities provided by
             119      the district, to pay some or all of the district's costs of providing the commodities, services, and
             120      facilities, including the costs of:



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         (A) maintaining and operating the district;
             122          (B) acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, or enlarging district facilities;
             123          (C) issuing bonds and paying debt service on district bonds; and
             124          (D) providing a reserve established by the board of trustees; and
             125          (ii) take action the board of trustees considers appropriate and adopt regulations to
             126      assure the collection of all fees and charges that the district imposes;
             127          (k) if applicable, charge and collect a fee to pay for the cost of connecting a customer's
             128      property to district facilities in order for the district to provide service to the property;
             129          (l) enter into a contract that the local district board of trustees considers necessary,
             130      convenient, or desirable to carry out the district's purposes, including a contract:
             131          (i) with the United States or any department or agency of the United States;
             132          (ii) to indemnify and save harmless; or
             133          (iii) to do any act to exercise district powers;
             134          (m) purchase supplies, equipment, and materials;
             135          (n) encumber district property upon terms and conditions that the board of trustees
             136      considers appropriate;
             137          (o) exercise other powers and perform other functions that are provided by law;
             138          (p) construct and maintain works and establish and maintain facilities, including works
             139      or facilities:
             140          (i) across or along any public street or highway, subject to Subsection (3) and if the
             141      district:
             142          (A) promptly restores the street or highway, as much as practicable, to its former state
             143      of usefulness; and
             144          (B) does not use the street or highway in a manner that completely or unnecessarily
             145      impairs the usefulness of it;
             146          (ii) in, upon, or over any vacant public lands that are or become the property of the
             147      state, including school and institutional trust lands, as defined in Section 53C-1-103 , if the
             148      director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, acting under Sections
             149      53C-1-102 and 53C-1-303 , consents; or
             150          (iii) across any stream of water or watercourse, subject to Section 73-3-29 ;
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     operation of the local district in carrying out its purposes;
             153          (r) (i) except for a local district described in Subsection (2)(r)(ii), designate an
             154      assessment area and levy an assessment on land within the assessment area, as provided in
             155      Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act; or
             156          (ii) for a local district created to assess a groundwater right in a critical management
             157      area described in Subsection 17B-1-202 (1), designate an assessment area and levy an
             158      assessment, as provided in Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act, on a groundwater right
             159      to facilitate a groundwater management plan;
             160          (s) contract with another political subdivision of the state to allow the other political
             161      subdivision to use the district's surplus water or capacity or have an ownership interest in the
             162      district's works or facilities, upon the terms and for the consideration, whether monetary or
             163      nonmonetary consideration or no consideration, that the district's board of trustees considers to
             164      be in the best interests of the district and the public; [and]
             165          (t) upon the terms and for the consideration, whether monetary or nonmonetary
             166      consideration or no consideration, that the district's board of trustees considers to be in the best
             167      interests of the district and the public, agree:
             168          (i) with:
             169          (A) another political subdivision of the state; or
             170          (B) a public or private owner of property:
             171          (I) on which the district has a right-of-way; or
             172          (II) adjacent to which the district owns fee title to property; and
             173          (ii) to allow the use of property:
             174          (A) owned by the district; or
             175          (B) on which the district has a right-of-way[.]; and
             176          (u) if the local district receives, as determined by the local district board of trustees,
             177      adequate monetary or nonmonetary consideration in return:
             178          (i) provide services or nonmonetary assistance to a nonprofit entity;
             179          (ii) waive fees required to be paid by a nonprofit entity; or
             180          (iii) provide monetary assistance to a nonprofit entity, whether from the local district's
             181      own funds or from funds the local district receives from the state or any other source.
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     Subsection (2)(p)(i):
             184          (a) the district shall comply with the reasonable rules and regulations of the
             185      governmental entity, whether state, county, or municipal, with jurisdiction over the street or
             186      highway, concerning:
             187          (i) an excavation and the refilling of an excavation;
             188          (ii) the relaying of pavement; and
             189          (iii) the protection of the public during a construction period; and
             190          (b) the governmental entity, whether state, county, or municipal, with jurisdiction over
             191      the street or highway:
             192          (i) may not require the district to pay a license or permit fee or file a bond; and
             193          (ii) may require the district to pay a reasonable inspection fee.
             194          (4) (a) A local district may:
             195          (i) acquire, lease, or construct and operate electrical generation, transmission, and
             196      distribution facilities, if:
             197          (A) the purpose of the facilities is to harness energy that results inherently from the
             198      district's:
             199          (I) operation of a project or facilities that the district is authorized to operate; or
             200          (II) providing a service that the district is authorized to provide;
             201          (B) the generation of electricity from the facilities is incidental to the primary
             202      operations of the district; and
             203          (C) operation of the facilities will not hinder or interfere with the primary operations of
             204      the district;
             205          (ii) (A) use electricity generated by the facilities; or
             206          (B) subject to Subsection (4)(b), sell electricity generated by the facilities to an electric
             207      utility or municipality with an existing system for distributing electricity.
             208          (b) A district may not act as a retail distributor or seller of electricity.
             209          (c) Revenue that a district receives from the sale of electricity from electrical
             210      generation facilities it owns or operates under this section may be used for any lawful district
             211      purpose, including the payment of bonds issued to pay some or all of the cost of acquiring or
             212      constructing the facilities.
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         (6) (a) As used in this Subsection (6), "knife" means a cutting instrument that includes
             215      a sharpened or pointed blade.
             216          (b) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the
             217      Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a local district.
             218          (c) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature by statute, a local district may not
             219      adopt or enforce a regulation or rule pertaining to a knife.
             220          Section 2. Section 17B-1-122 is enacted to read:
             221          17B-1-122. Required multiple commodities, services, or facilities.
             222          A local district may establish reasonable rules requiring a customer who signs up for
             223      one service to receive multiple commodities, services, or facilities provided by the district
             224      under conditions or circumstances that are, as determined by the board of trustees, in the
             225      general best interest of the district's customers if:
             226          (1) the local district provides more than one commodity, service, or facility;
             227          (2) one of the commodities, services, or facilities that the district provides is electric
             228      service; and
             229          (3) the district notifies the customer in writing of:
             230          (a) the requirement to receive multiple commodities, services, or facilities;
             231          (b) the specific additional commodity, service, or facility the customer will be required
             232      to receive; and
             233          (c) any fee or levy associated with the additional commodity, service, or facility.
             234          Section 3. Section 17B-1-202 is amended to read:
             235           17B-1-202. Local district may be created -- Services that may be provided --
             236      Limitations.
             237          (1) (a) A local district may be created as provided in this part to provide within its
             238      boundaries service consisting of:
             239          (i) the operation of an airport;
             240          (ii) the operation of a cemetery;
             241          (iii) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services, including consolidated 911
             242      and emergency dispatch services;
             243          (iv) garbage collection and disposal;
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         (vi) the operation of a library;
             246          (vii) abatement or control of mosquitos and other insects;
             247          (viii) the operation of parks or recreation facilities or services;
             248          (ix) the operation of a sewage system;
             249          (x) the construction and maintenance of a right-of-way, including:
             250          (A) a curb;
             251          (B) a gutter;
             252          (C) a sidewalk;
             253          (D) a street;
             254          (E) a road;
             255          (F) a water line;
             256          (G) a sewage line;
             257          (H) a storm drain;
             258          (I) an electricity line;
             259          (J) a communications line;
             260          (K) a natural gas line; or
             261          (L) street lighting;
             262          (xi) transportation, including public transit and providing streets and roads;
             263          (xii) the operation of a system, or one or more components of a system, for the
             264      collection, storage, retention, control, conservation, treatment, supplying, distribution, or
             265      reclamation of water, including storm, flood, sewage, irrigation, and culinary water, whether
             266      the system is operated on a wholesale or retail level or both;
             267          (xiii) in accordance with Subsection (1)(c), the acquisition or assessment of a
             268      groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in
             269      cooperation with and approved by the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15 ;
             270          (xiv) law enforcement service;
             271          (xv) subject to Subsection (1)(b), the underground installation of an electric utility line
             272      or the conversion to underground of an existing electric utility line;
             273          (xvi) the control or abatement of earth movement or a landslide;
             274          (xvii) the operation of animal control services and facilities; or
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     Section 11-42-102 , in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act.
             277          (b) Each local district that provides the service of the underground installation of an
             278      electric utility line or the conversion to underground of an existing electric utility line shall, in
             279      installing or converting the line, provide advance notice to and coordinate with the utility that
             280      owns the line.
             281          (c) A groundwater management plan described in Subsection (1)(a)(xiii) may include
             282      the banking of groundwater rights by a local district in a critical management area as defined in
             283      Section 73-5-15 following the adoption of a groundwater management plan by the state
             284      engineer under Section 73-5-15 .
             285          (i) A local district may manage the groundwater rights it acquires under Subsection
             286      17B-1-103 (2)(a) or (b) consistent with the provisions of a groundwater management plan
             287      described in this Subsection (1)(c).
             288          (ii) A groundwater right held by a local district to satisfy the provisions of a
             289      groundwater management plan is not subject to the forfeiture provisions of Section 73-1-4 .
             290          (iii) (A) A local district may divest itself of a groundwater right subject to a
             291      determination that the groundwater right is not required to facilitate the groundwater
             292      management plan described in this Subsection (1)(c).
             293          (B) The groundwater right described in Subsection (1)(c)(iii)(A) is subject to Section
             294      73-1-4 beginning on the date of divestiture.
             295          (iv) Upon a determination by the state engineer that an area is no longer a critical
             296      management area as defined in Section 73-5-15 , a groundwater right held by the local district is
             297      subject to Section 73-1-4 .
             298          (v) A local district created in accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(xiii) to develop and
             299      execute a groundwater management plan may hold or acquire a right to surface waters that are
             300      naturally tributary to the groundwater basin subject to the groundwater management plan if the
             301      surface waters are appropriated in accordance with Title 73, Water and Irrigation, and used in
             302      accordance with Title 73, Chapter 3b, Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act.
             303          (2) For purposes of this section:
             304          (a) "Operation" means all activities involved in providing the indicated service
             305      including acquisition and ownership of property reasonably necessary to provide the indicated
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     necessary to provide the indicated service.
             308          (b) "System" means the aggregate of interrelated components that combine together to
             309      provide the indicated service including, for a sewage system, collection and treatment.
             310          (3) (a) A local district may not be created to provide and may not after its creation
             311      provide more than four of the services listed in Subsection (1).
             312          (b) Subsection (3)(a) may not be construed to prohibit a local district from providing
             313      more than four services if, before April 30, 2007, the local district was authorized to provide
             314      those services.
             315          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a local district may not be created to
             316      provide and may not after its creation provide to an area the same service that may already
             317      [being] be provided to that area by another political subdivision, unless the other political
             318      subdivision gives its written consent.
             319          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), a local district does not provide the same service
             320      as another political subdivision if it operates a component of a system that is different from a
             321      component operated by another political subdivision but within the same:
             322          (i) sewage system; or
             323          (ii) water system.
             324          (5) (a) Except for a local district in the creation of which an election is not required
             325      under Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(d), the area of a local district may include all or part of the
             326      unincorporated area of one or more counties and all or part of one or more municipalities.
             327          (b) The area of a local district need not be contiguous.
             328          (6) For a local district created before May 5, 2008, the authority to provide fire
             329      protection service also includes the authority to provide:
             330          (a) paramedic service; and
             331          (b) emergency service, including hazardous materials response service.
             332          (7) A local district created before May 11, 2010, authorized to provide the construction
             333      and maintenance of curb, gutter, or sidewalk may provide a service described in Subsection
             334      (1)(a)(x) on or after May 11, 2010.
             335          (8) A local district created before May 10, 2011, authorized to provide culinary,
             336      irrigation, sewage, or storm water services may provide a service described in Subsection
             337      (1)(a)(xii) on or after May 10, 2011.



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         (9) A local district may not be created under this chapter for two years after the date on
             339      which a local district is dissolved as provided in Section 17B-1-217 if the local district
             340      proposed for creation:
             341          (a) provides the same or a substantially similar service as the dissolved local district;
             342      and
             343          (b) is located in substantially the same area as the dissolved local district.
             344          Section 4. Section 17B-1-303 is amended to read:
             345           17B-1-303. Term of board of trustees members -- Oath of office -- Bond.
             346          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (c), the term of each member of a
             347      board of trustees shall begin at noon on the January 1 following the member's election or
             348      appointment.
             349          (b) The term of each member of the initial board of trustees of a newly created local
             350      district shall begin:
             351          (i) upon appointment, for an appointed member; and
             352          (ii) upon the member taking the oath of office after the canvass of the election at which
             353      the member is elected, for an elected member.
             354          (c) The term of each water conservancy district board member appointed by the
             355      governor as provided in Subsection 17B-2a-1005 (2)(c) shall [begin on the date on which the
             356      senate consents to the appointment.]:
             357          (i) begin on the later of the following:
             358          (A) the date on which the Senate consents to the appointment; or
             359          (B) the expiration date of the prior term; and
             360          (ii) end on the February 1 that is approximately four years after the date described in
             361      Subsection (1)(c)(i)(A) or (B).
             362          (2) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the term of each member of a board of
             363      trustees shall be four years, except that approximately half the members of the initial board of
             364      trustees, chosen by lot, shall serve a two-year term so that the term of approximately half the
             365      board members expires every two years.
             366          (ii) (A) If the terms of members of the initial board of trustees of a newly created local
             367      district do not begin on January 1 because of application of Subsection (1)(b), the terms of
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     the terms of their successors complying with:
             370          (I) the requirement under Subsection (1)(a) for a term to begin on January 1 following
             371      a member's election or appointment; and
             372          (II) the requirement under Subsection (2)(a)(i) that terms be four years.
             373          (B) An adjustment under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A) may not add more than a year to or
             374      subtract more than a year from a member's term.
             375          (b) Each board of trustees member shall serve until a successor is duly elected or
             376      appointed and qualified, unless the member earlier is removed from office or resigns or
             377      otherwise leaves office.
             378          (c) If a member of a board of trustees no longer meets the qualifications of Subsection
             379      17B-1-302 (1), or if the member's term expires without a duly elected or appointed successor:
             380          (i) the member's position is considered vacant, subject to Subsection (2)(c)(ii); and
             381          (ii) the member may continue to serve until a successor is duly elected or appointed
             382      and qualified.
             383          (3) (a) (i) Before entering upon the duties of office, each member of a board of trustees
             384      shall take the oath of office specified in Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 10.
             385          (ii) An oath of office may be administered by a judge, county clerk, notary public, or
             386      the local district clerk.
             387          (b) Each oath of office shall be filed with the clerk of the local district.
             388          (c) The failure of a board of trustees member to take the oath required by Subsection
             389      (3)(a) does not invalidate any official act of that member.
             390          (4) A board of trustees member is not limited in the number of terms the member may
             391      serve.
             392          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (6), each midterm vacancy in a board of trustees
             393      position shall be filled as provided in Section 20A-1-512 .
             394          (6) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (6):
             395          (i) "Appointed official" means a person who:
             396          (A) is appointed as a member of a local district board of trustees by a county or
             397      municipality entitled to appoint a member to the board; and
             398          (B) holds an elected position with the appointing county or municipality.
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     official to the board of trustees.
             401          (b) The board of trustees shall declare a midterm vacancy for the board position held
             402      by an appointed official if:
             403          (i) during the appointed official's term on the board of trustees, the appointed official
             404      ceases to hold the elected position with the appointing entity; and
             405          (ii) the appointing entity submits a written request to the board to declare the vacancy.
             406          (c) Upon the board's declaring a midterm vacancy under Subsection (6)(b), the
             407      appointing entity shall appoint another person to fill the remaining unexpired term on the board
             408      of trustees.
             409          (7) (a) Each member of a board of trustees shall give a bond for the faithful
             410      performance of the member's duties, in the amount and with the sureties prescribed by the
             411      board of trustees.
             412          (b) The local district shall pay the cost of each bond required under Subsection (7)(a).
             413          Section 5. Section 17B-1-304 is amended to read:
             414           17B-1-304. Appointment procedures for appointed members.
             415          (1) The appointing authority may, by resolution, appoint persons to serve as members
             416      of a local district board by following the procedures established by this section.
             417          (2) (a) In any calendar year when appointment of a new local district board member is
             418      required, the appointing authority shall prepare a notice of vacancy that contains:
             419          (i) the positions that are vacant that shall be filled by appointment;
             420          (ii) the qualifications required to be appointed to those positions;
             421          (iii) the procedures for appointment that the governing body will follow in making
             422      those appointments; and
             423          (iv) the person to be contacted and any deadlines that a person shall meet who wishes
             424      to be considered for appointment to those positions.
             425          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             426          (i) post the notice of vacancy in four public places within the local district at least one
             427      month before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment; and
             428          (ii) (A) publish the notice of vacancy:
             429          (I) in a daily newspaper of general circulation within the local district for five
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         (II) in a local weekly newspaper circulated within the local district in the week before
             432      the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment; and
             433          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five days before the deadline for accepting
             434      nominees for appointment.
             435          (c) The appointing authority may bill the local district for the cost of preparing,
             436      printing, and publishing the notice.
             437          (3) (a) Not sooner than two months after the appointing authority is notified of the
             438      vacancy, the appointing authority shall select a person to fill the vacancy from the applicants
             439      who meet the qualifications established by law.
             440          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             441          (i) comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, in making the
             442      appointment;
             443          (ii) allow any interested persons to be heard; and
             444          (iii) adopt a resolution appointing a person to the local district board.
             445          (c) If no candidate for appointment to fill the vacancy receives a majority vote of the
             446      appointing authority, the appointing authority shall select the appointee from the two top
             447      candidates by lot.
             448          (4) Persons appointed to serve as members of the local district board serve four-year
             449      terms, but may be removed for cause at any time after a hearing by two-thirds vote of the
             450      appointing body.
             451          (5) (a) At the end of each board member's term, the position is considered vacant and
             452      the appointing authority may either reappoint the old board member or appoint a new member
             453      after following the appointment procedures established in this section.
             454          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), a board member may continue to serve until a
             455      successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with Subsection
             456      17B-1-303 (2)(b).
             457          (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the appointing authority
             458      appoints one of its own members[, it] and that member meets all applicable statutory board
             459      member qualifications, the appointing authority need not comply with Subsection (2) or (3).
             460          Section 6. Section 17B-1-306 is amended to read:
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         (1) Except as provided in Subsection (11), each elected board member shall be selected
             463      as provided in this section.
             464          (2) (a) Each election of a local district board member shall be held:
             465          (i) at the same time as the municipal general election; and
             466          (ii) at polling places designated by the [county clerk] local district board in
             467      consultation with the [local district] county clerk for each county in which the local district is
             468      located, which polling places shall coincide with municipal general election polling places
             469      whenever feasible.
             470          (b) The local district board, in consultation with the county clerk, may consolidate two
             471      or more polling places to enable voters from more than one district to vote at one consolidated
             472      polling place.
             473          (c) (i) Subject to Subsections (4)(f) and (g), the number of polling places under
             474      Subsection (2)(a)(ii) in an election of board members of an irrigation district shall be one
             475      polling place per division of the district, designated by the district board.
             476          (ii) Each polling place designated by an irrigation district board under Subsection
             477      (2)(c)(i) shall coincide with a polling place designated by the county clerk under Subsection
             478      (2)(a)(ii).
             479          (3) (a) The clerk of each local district with a board member position to be filled at the
             480      next municipal general election shall provide notice of:
             481          (i) each elective position of the local district to be filled at the next municipal general
             482      election;
             483          (ii) the constitutional and statutory qualifications for each position; and
             484          (iii) the dates and times for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             485          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a) shall be:
             486          (i) posted in at least five public places within the local district at least 10 days before
             487      the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy; or
             488          (ii) (A) published in a newspaper of general circulation within the local district at least
             489      three but no more than 10 days before the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy; and
             490          (B) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for 10 days before the first day for
             491      filing a declaration of candidacy.
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     prospective candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person with the local district,
             494      during office hours and not later than the close of normal office hours between June 1 and June
             495      7 of any odd-numbered year.
             496          (b) When June 7 is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be extended
             497      until the close of normal office hours on the following regular business day.
             498          (c) (i) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing
             499      officer shall:
             500          (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             501      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             502          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those
             503      requirements.
             504          (ii) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             505      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy.
             506          (iii) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy,
             507      the filing officer shall accept the declaration of candidacy.
             508          (d) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             509          "I, (print name) ____________, being first duly sworn, say that I reside at (Street)
             510      ____________, City of ________________, County of ________________, State of Utah,
             511      (Zip Code) ______, (Telephone Number, if any)____________; that I meet the qualifications
             512      for the office of board of trustees member for _______________________ (state the name of
             513      the local district); that I am a candidate for that office to be voted upon at the next election, and
             514      I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for that election.
             515          (Signed) _________________________________________
             516          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____________ on this ______ day
             517      of ____________, ____.
             518          (Signed) ________________________
             519              (Clerk or Notary Public)"
             520          (e) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate for an elective local
             521      district board position is governed by Section 20A-9-601 .
             522          (f) If at least one person does not file a declaration of candidacy as required by this
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     requirements for appointment established in Section 20A-1-512 .
             525          (g) If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy and there is no write-in
             526      candidate who complies with Section 20A-9-601 , the board, in accordance with Section
             527      20A-1-206 , may:
             528          (i) consider the candidate to be elected to the position; and
             529          (ii) cancel the election.
             530          (5) (a) A primary election may be held if:
             531          (i) the election is authorized by the local district board; and
             532          (ii) the number of candidates for a particular local board position or office exceeds
             533      twice the number of persons needed to fill that position or office.
             534          (b) The primary election shall be conducted:
             535          (i) on the same date as the municipal primary election, as provided for in Section
             536      20A-1-201.5 ; and
             537          (ii) according to the procedures for municipal primary elections provided under Title
             538      20A, Election Code.
             539          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), the local district clerk shall certify the
             540      candidate names to the clerk of each county in which the local district is located no later than
             541      June 12 of the municipal election year.
             542          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c) and in accordance with Section
             543      20A-6-305 , the clerk of each county in which the local district is located and the local district
             544      clerk shall coordinate the placement of the name of each candidate for local district office in
             545      the nonpartisan section of the municipal general election ballot with the municipal election
             546      clerk.
             547          (ii) If consolidation of the local district election ballot with the municipal general
             548      election ballot is not feasible, the local district board of trustees, in consultation with the county
             549      clerk, shall provide for a separate local district election ballot to be administered by poll
             550      workers at polling locations designated under Subsection (2).
             551          (c) (i) Subsections (6)(a) and (b) do not apply to an election of a member of the board
             552      of an irrigation district established under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act.
             553          (ii) (A) Subject to Subsection (6)(c)(ii)(B), the board of each irrigation district shall
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         (B) Each ballot for an election of an irrigation district board member shall be in a
             556      nonpartisan format.
             557          (C) The name of each candidate shall be placed on the ballot in the order specified
             558      under Section 20A-6-305 .
             559          (7) (a) Each voter at an election for a board of trustees member of a local district shall:
             560          (i) be a registered voter within the district, except for an election of:
             561          (A) an irrigation district board of trustees member; or
             562          (B) a basic local district board of trustees member who is elected by property owners;
             563      and
             564          (ii) meet the requirements to vote established by the district.
             565          (b) Each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are offices to be filled.
             566          (c) The candidates who receive the highest number of votes are elected.
             567          (8) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election of local district board
             568      members is governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             569          (9) (a) A person elected to serve on a local district board shall serve a four-year term,
             570      beginning at noon on the January 1 after the person's election.
             571          (b) A person elected shall be sworn in as soon as practical after January 1.
             572          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), each local district shall reimburse
             573      the county or municipality holding an election under this section for the costs of the election
             574      attributable to that local district.
             575          (b) Each irrigation district shall bear its own costs of each election it holds under this
             576      section.
             577          (11) This section does not apply to an improvement district that provides electric or gas
             578      service.
             579          (12) Except as provided in Subsection 20A-3-605 (1)(b), the provisions of Title 20A,
             580      Chapter 3, Part 6, Early Voting, do not apply to an election under this section.
             581          Section 7. Section 17B-1-306.5 is amended to read:
             582           17B-1-306.5. Dividing a local district into divisions.
             583          (1) Subject to Subsection [(2)] (3), the board of trustees of a local district that has
             584      elected board members may, upon a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board, divide the
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     members, into divisions so that some or all of the elected members of the board of trustees may
             587      be elected by division rather than at large.
             588          (2) Subject to Subsection (3), the appointing authority of a local district that has
             589      appointed board members may, upon a vote of two-thirds of the members of the appointing
             590      authority, divide the local district, or the portion of the local district represented by appointed
             591      board members, into divisions so that some or all of the appointed members of the board of
             592      trustees may be appointed by division rather than at large.
             593          [(2)] (3) Before dividing a local district into divisions [under Subsection (1)] or before
             594      changing the boundaries of divisions already established, the board of trustees under
             595      Subsection (1), or the appointing authority, under Subsection (2), shall:
             596          (a) prepare a proposal that describes the boundaries of the proposed divisions; and
             597          (b) hold a public hearing at which any interested person may appear and speak for or
             598      against the proposal.
             599          [(3)] (4) (a) The board of trustees or the appointing authority shall review the division
             600      boundaries at least every 10 years.
             601          (b) Except for changes in the divisions necessitated by annexations to or withdrawals
             602      from the local district, the boundaries of divisions established under Subsection (1) or (2) may
             603      not be changed more often than every five years.
             604          (c) Changes to the boundaries of divisions already established under Subsection (1) or
             605      (2) are not subject to the two-thirds vote requirement of Subsection (1) or (2).
             606          Section 8. Section 17B-1-511 is amended to read:
             607           17B-1-511. Continuation of tax levy after withdrawal to pay for proportionate
             608      share of district bonds.
             609          (1) Other than as provided in Subsection (2), and unless an escrow trust fund is
             610      established and funded pursuant to Subsection 17B-1-510 (5)(j), property within the withdrawn
             611      area shall continue after withdrawal to be taxable by the local district:
             612          (a) for the purpose of paying the withdrawn area's just proportion of the local district's
             613      general obligation bonds or lease obligations payable from property taxes with respect to lease
             614      revenue bonds issued by a local building authority on behalf of the local district, other than
             615      those bonds treated as revenue bonds under Subsection 17B-1-510 (5)(i), until the bonded
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         (b) to the extent and for the years necessary to generate sufficient revenue that, when
             618      combined with the revenues from the district remaining after withdrawal, is sufficient to
             619      provide for the payment of principal and interest on the district's general obligation bonds that
             620      are treated as revenue bonds under Subsection 17B-1-510 (5)(i).
             621          (2) For a local district funded predominately by revenues other than property taxes,
             622      service charges, or assessments based upon an allotment of acre-feet of water, property within
             623      the withdrawn area shall continue to be taxable by the local district for purposes of paying the
             624      withdrawn area's proportionate share of bonded indebtedness or judgments against the local
             625      district incurred prior to the date the petition was filed.
             626          (3) Except as provided in Subsections (1) and (2), upon withdrawal, the withdrawing
             627      area is relieved of all other taxes, assessments, and charges levied by the district, including
             628      taxes and charges for the payment of revenue bonds and maintenance and operation cost of the
             629      local district.
             630          Section 9. Section 17B-1-609 is amended to read:
             631           17B-1-609. Hearing to consider adoption -- Notice.
             632          (1) At the meeting at which the tentative budget is adopted, the board of trustees shall:
             633          (a) establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption; and
             634          (b) except as provided in Subsection (5), order that notice of the hearing:
             635          (i) (A) be published at least seven days before the hearing in at least one issue of a
             636      newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the district is
             637      located; or
             638          (B) if no newspaper is published, be posted in three public places within the district;
             639      and
             640          (ii) be published at least seven days before the hearing on the Utah Public Notice
             641      Website created in Section 63F-1-701 .
             642          (2) If the budget hearing is held in conjunction with a tax increase hearing, the notice
             643      required in Subsection (1)(b):
             644          (a) may be combined with the notice required under Section 59-2-919 ; and
             645          (b) shall be published in accordance with the advertisement provisions of Section
             646      59-2-919 .
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             649          (4) If a notice required under Subsection (1)(b) [or], (2), or (5) is not challenged within
             650      30 days after the day on which the hearing is held, the notice is adequate and proper.
             651          (5) A board of trustees of a local district with an annual operating budget of less than
             652      $250,000 may satisfy the notice requirements in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             653          (a) mailing a written notice, postage prepaid, to each voter in the local district or
             654      special service district; and
             655          (b) posting the notice in three public places within the district.
             656          Section 10. Section 17B-1-901 is amended to read:
             657           17B-1-901. Providing and billing for multiple commodities, services, or facilities
             658      -- Suspending service to a delinquent customer.
             659          (1) If a local district provides more than one commodity, service, or facility, the district
             660      may bill for the fees and charges for all commodities, services, and facilities in a single bill.
             661          (2) [A] Regardless of the number of commodities, services, or facilities furnished by a
             662      local district, the local district may suspend furnishing [a] any commodity, service, or facility to
             663      a customer if the customer fails to pay all fees and charges when due.
             664          Section 11. Section 17B-2a-404 is amended to read:
             665           17B-2a-404. Improvement district board of trustees.
             666          (1) As used in this section:
             667          (a) "County district" means an improvement district that does not include within its
             668      boundaries any territory of a municipality.
             669          (b) "County member" means a member of a board of trustees of a county district.
             670          (c) "Electric district" means an improvement district that was created for the purpose of
             671      providing electric service.
             672          (d) "Included municipality" means a municipality whose boundaries are entirely
             673      contained within but do not coincide with the boundaries of an improvement district.
             674          (e) "Municipal district" means an improvement district whose boundaries coincide
             675      with the boundaries of a single municipality.
             676          (f) "Regular district" means an improvement district that is not a county district,
             677      electric district, or municipal district.
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         (i) is outside the boundaries of an included municipality; and
             680          (ii) includes the area of an included municipality whose legislative body elects, under
             681      Subsection (4)(a)(ii), not to appoint a member to the board of trustees of the regular district.
             682          (h) "Remaining area member" means a member of a board of trustees of a regular
             683      district who is appointed, or, if applicable, elected to represent the remaining area of the
             684      district.
             685          (2) The legislative body of the municipality included within a municipal district may:
             686          (a) elect, at the time of the creation of the district, to be the board of trustees of the
             687      district; and
             688          (b) adopt at any time a resolution providing for:
             689          (i) the election of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; or
             690          (ii) the appointment of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .
             691          (3) The legislative body of a county whose unincorporated area is partly or completely
             692      within a county district may:
             693          (a) elect, at the time of the creation of the district, to be the board of trustees of the
             694      district; and
             695          (b) adopt at any time a resolution providing for:
             696          (i) the election of board of trustees members, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 ; or
             697          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (4), the appointment of board of trustees
             698      members, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .
             699          (4) Subject to Subsection (6)(d), the legislative body of a county may not adopt a
             700      resolution providing for the appointment of board of trustees members as provided in
             701      Subsection (3)(b)(ii) at any time after the county district is governed by an elected board of
             702      trustees unless:
             703          (a) the elected board has ceased to function;
             704          (b) the terms of all of the elected board members have expired without the board
             705      having called an election; or
             706          (c) the elected board of trustees unanimously adopts a resolution approving the change
             707      from an elected to an appointed board.
             708          [(4)] (5) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection [(4)] (5)(a)(ii), the legislative body of
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             711          (ii) The legislative body of an included municipality may elect not to appoint a member
             712      to the board under Subsection [(4)] (5)(a)(i).
             713          (b) Except as provided in Subsection [(5)] (6), the legislative body of each county
             714      whose boundaries include a remaining area shall appoint all other members to the board of
             715      trustees of a regular district.
             716          [(5)] (6) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), each remaining area member of a regular
             717      district and each county member of a county district shall be elected, as provided in Section
             718      17B-1-306 , if:
             719          (a) the petition or resolution initiating the creation of the district provides for remaining
             720      area or county members to be elected;
             721          (b) the district holds an election to approve the district's issuance of bonds;
             722          (c) for a regular district, an included municipality elects, under Subsection [(4)]
             723      (5)(a)(ii), not to appoint a member to the board of trustees; or
             724          (d) (i) at least 90 days before the municipal general election, a petition is filed with the
             725      district's board of trustees requesting remaining area members or county members, as the case
             726      may be, to be elected; and
             727          (ii) the petition is signed by registered voters within the remaining area or county
             728      district, as the case may be, equal in number to at least 10% of the number of registered voters
             729      within the remaining area or county district, respectively, who voted in the last gubernatorial
             730      election.
             731          [(6)] (7) Subject to Section 17B-1-302 , the number of members of a board of trustees
             732      of a regular district shall be:
             733          (a) the number of included municipalities within the district, if:
             734          (i) the number is an odd number; and
             735          (ii) the district does not include a remaining area;
             736          (b) the number of included municipalities plus one, if the number of included
             737      municipalities within the district is even; and
             738          (c) the number of included municipalities plus two, if:
             739          (i) the number of included municipalities is odd; and
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         [(7)] (8) (a) Except as provided in Subsection [(7)] (8)(b), each remaining area member
             742      of the board of trustees of a regular district shall reside within the remaining area.
             743          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection [(7)] (8)(a) and subject to Subsection [(7)] (8)(c), each
             744      remaining area member shall be chosen from the district at large if:
             745          (i) the population of the remaining area is less than 5% of the total district population;
             746      or
             747          (ii) (A) the population of the remaining area is less than 50% of the total district
             748      population; and
             749          (B) the majority of the members of the board of trustees are remaining area members.
             750          (c) Application of Subsection [(7)] (8)(b) may not prematurely shorten the term of any
             751      remaining area member serving the remaining area member's elected or appointed term on May
             752      11, 2010.
             753          [(8)] (9) If the election of remaining area or county members of the board of trustees is
             754      required because of a bond election, as provided in Subsection [(5)] (9)(b):
             755          (a) a person may file a declaration of candidacy if:
             756          (i) the person resides within:
             757          (A) the remaining area, for a regular district; or
             758          (B) the county district, for a county district; and
             759          (ii) otherwise qualifies as a candidate;
             760          (b) the board of trustees shall, if required, provide a ballot separate from the bond
             761      election ballot, containing the names of candidates and blanks in which a voter may write
             762      additional names; and
             763          (c) the election shall otherwise be governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             764          [(9)] (10) (a) (i) This Subsection [(9)] (10) applies to the board of trustees members of
             765      an electric district.
             766          (ii) Subsections (2) through [(8)] (9) do not apply to an electric district.
             767          (b) The legislative body of the county in which an electric district is located may
             768      appoint the initial board of trustees of the electric district as provided in Section 17B-1-304 .
             769          (c) After the initial board of trustees is appointed as provided in Subsection [(9)]
             770      (10)(b), each member of the board of trustees of an electric district shall be elected by persons
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         (d) Each member of the board of trustees of an electric district shall be a user of
             773      electricity from the district and, if applicable, the division of the district from which elected.
             774          (e) The board of trustees of an electric district may be elected from geographic
             775      divisions within the district.
             776          (f) A municipality within an electric district is not entitled to automatic representation
             777      on the board of trustees.
             778          Section 12. Section 17B-2a-703 is amended to read:
             779           17B-2a-703. Additional mosquito abatement district powers.
             780          In addition to the powers conferred on a mosquito abatement district under Section
             781      17B-1-103 , a mosquito abatement district may:
             782          (1) take all necessary and proper steps for the extermination of mosquitos, flies,
             783      crickets, grasshoppers, and other insects:
             784          (a) within the district; or
             785          (b) outside the district, if lands inside the district are benefitted;
             786          (2) abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water and other breeding places for
             787      mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects anywhere inside or outside the state
             788      from which mosquitos migrate into the district;
             789          (3) enter upon territory referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) in order to inspect and
             790      examine the territory and to remove from the territory, without notice, stagnant water or other
             791      breeding places for mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects;
             792          (4) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds,
             793      to carry out the purposes of the district;
             794          (5) make a contract to indemnify or compensate an owner of land or other property for
             795      injury or damage necessarily caused by the exercise of district powers or arising out of the use,
             796      taking, or damage of property for a district purpose; and
             797          (6) establish a reserve fund, not to exceed the greater of 25% of the district's annual
             798      operating budget [and] or $50,000, to pay for extraordinary abatement measures, including a
             799      vector-borne public health emergency.
             800          Section 13. Section 17B-2a-804 is amended to read:
             801           17B-2a-804. Additional public transit district powers.
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     17B-1-103 , a public transit district may:
             804          (a) provide a public transit system for the transportation of passengers and their
             805      incidental baggage;
             806          (b) notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-103 (2)(g) and subject to Section 17B-2a-817 ,
             807      levy and collect property taxes only for the purpose of paying:
             808          (i) principal and interest of bonded indebtedness of the public transit district; or
             809          (ii) a final judgment against the public transit district if:
             810          (A) the amount of the judgment exceeds the amount of any collectable insurance or
             811      indemnity policy; and
             812          (B) the district is required by a final court order to levy a tax to pay the judgment;
             813          (c) insure against:
             814          (i) loss of revenues from damage to or destruction of some or all of a public transit
             815      system from any cause;
             816          (ii) public liability;
             817          (iii) property damage; or
             818          (iv) any other type of event, act, or omission;
             819          (d) acquire, contract for, lease, construct, own, operate, control, or use:
             820          (i) a right-of-way, rail line, monorail, bus line, station, platform, switchyard, terminal,
             821      parking lot, or any other facility necessary or convenient for public transit service; or
             822          (ii) any structure necessary for access by persons and vehicles;
             823          (e) (i) hire, lease, or contract for the supplying or management of a facility, operation,
             824      equipment, service, employee, or management staff of an operator; and
             825          (ii) provide for a sublease or subcontract by the operator upon terms that are in the
             826      public interest;
             827          (f) operate feeder bus lines and other feeder or ridesharing services as necessary;
             828          (g) accept a grant, contribution, or loan, directly through the sale of securities or
             829      equipment trust certificates or otherwise, from the United States, or from a department,
             830      instrumentality, or agency of the United States S. [ , to: ] ; .S
             831           S. [ (i) sell or lease property;
             832          (ii) assist in or operate transit-oriented or transit-supportive developments;
             833          [(i)] (iii) establish, finance, participate as a limited partner or member in a development
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S.with limited liabilities in accordance with Subsection (1)(l), construct, improve, maintain, or
             835      operate transit facilities, equipment, and transit-oriented developments or transit-supportive
             836      developments; or
             837          [(ii)] (iv)
] (h) .S
study and plan transit facilities in accordance with any legislation passed
             837a      by
             838      Congress;
             839           S. [ (h) ] (i) .S cooperate with and enter into an agreement with the state or an agency of
             839a      the state
             840      or otherwise contract to finance to establish transit facilities and equipment or to study or plan
             841      transit facilities;
             842           S. [ (i) ] (j) .S issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District
             842a      Bonds,
             843      to carry out the purposes of the district;
             844           S. [ (j) ] (k) .S from bond proceeds or any other available funds, reimburse the state or an
             844a      agency of
             845      the state for an advance or contribution from the state or state agency;
             846           S. [ (k) ] (l) .S do anything necessary to avail itself of any aid, assistance, or cooperation
             846a      available
             847      under federal law, including complying with labor standards and making arrangements for
             848      employees required by the United States or a department, instrumentality, or agency of the
             849      United States; S. [ and ]
             849a          (m) sell or lease property;
             849b          (n) assist in or operate transit-oriented or transit-supportive developments;
             849c          (o) establish, finance, participate as a limited partner or member in a development with
             849d      limited liabilities in accordance with Subsection (1)(p), construct, improve, maintain, or
             849e      operate transit facilities, equipment, and transit-oriented developments or transit-supportive
             849f      developments; and .S
             850           S. [ (l) ] (p) .S subject to the restriction in Subsection (2), assist in a transit-oriented
             850a      development
             851      or a transit-supportive development in connection with [the] economic development [of areas
             852      in proximity to a right-of-way, rail line, station, platform, switchyard, terminal, or parking lot,]
             853      by:
             854          (i) investing in a project as a limited partner or a member, with limited liabilities; or
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     district.
             857          (2) (a) A public transit district may only assist in the economic development of areas
             858      under Subsection (1) S. [ (l) ] (p) .S :
             859          (i) in the manner described in Subsection (1) S. [ (l) ] (p) .S (i) or (ii); and
             860          (ii) on S. [ [ ] no more than S. [ five ] 10 .S [ ] ] .S transit-oriented developments or
             860a      transit-supportive
             861      developments selected by the board of trustees.
             862          (b) A public transit district may not invest in a transit-oriented development or
             863      transit-supportive development as a limited partner or other limited liability entity under the
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     makes an equity contribution equal to no less than 25% of the appraised value of the property
             866      to be contributed by the public transit district.
             867          (c) A current board member of a public transit district to which the board member is
             868      appointed may not have any interest in the transactions engaged in by the public transit district
             869      pursuant to Subsection (1) S. [ (l) ] (p) .S (i) or (ii), except as may be required by the board
             869a      member's
             870      fiduciary duty as a board member.
             871          (3) A public transit district may be funded from any combination of federal, state, [or]
             872      local, or private funds.
             873          (4) A public transit district may not acquire property by eminent domain.
             874          Section 14. Section 17B-2a-807 is amended to read:
             875           17B-2a-807. Public transit district board of trustees -- Appointment --
             876      Apportionment -- Qualifications -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Terms.
             877          (1) (a) If 200,000 people or fewer reside within the boundaries of a public transit
             878      district, the board of trustees shall consist of members appointed by the legislative bodies of
             879      each municipality, county, or unincorporated area within any county on the basis of one
             880      member for each full unit of regularly scheduled passenger routes proposed to be served by the
             881      district in each municipality or unincorporated area within any county in the following calendar
             882      year.
             883          (b) For purposes of determining membership under Subsection (1)(a), the number of
             884      service miles comprising a unit shall be determined jointly by the legislative bodies of the
             885      municipalities or counties comprising the district.
             886          (c) The board of trustees of a public transit district under this Subsection (1) may
             887      include a member that is a commissioner on the Transportation Commission created in Section
             888      72-1-301 and appointed as provided in Subsection (11), who shall serve as a nonvoting, ex
             889      officio member.
             890          (d) Members appointed under this Subsection (1) shall be appointed and added to the
             891      board or omitted from the board at the time scheduled routes are changed, or as municipalities,
             892      counties, or unincorporated areas of counties annex to or withdraw from the district using the
             893      same appointment procedures.
             894          (e) For purposes of appointing members under this Subsection (1), municipalities,
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     proposed to be served by the district in the following calendar year is less than a full unit, as
             897      defined in Subsection (1)(b), may combine with any other similarly situated municipality or
             898      unincorporated area to form a whole unit and may appoint one member for each whole unit
             899      formed.
             900          (2) (a) Subject to Section 17B-2a-807.5 , if more than 200,000 people reside within the
             901      boundaries of a public transit district, the board of trustees shall consist of:
             902          (i) 11 members:
             903          (A) appointed as described under this Subsection (2); or
             904          (B) retained in accordance with Section 17B-2a-807.5 ;
             905          (ii) three members appointed as described in Subsection (4);
             906          (iii) one voting member appointed as provided in Subsection (11); and
             907          (iv) one nonvoting member appointed as provided in Subsection (12).
             908          (b) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(c) and (d), the board shall apportion voting
             909      members to each county within the district using an average of:
             910          (i) the proportion of population included in the district and residing within each county,
             911      rounded to the nearest 1/11 of the total transit district population; and
             912          (ii) the cumulative proportion of transit sales and use tax collected from areas included
             913      in the district and within each county, rounded to the nearest 1/11 of the total cumulative transit
             914      sales and use tax collected for the transit district.
             915          (c) The board shall join an entire or partial county not apportioned a voting member
             916      under this Subsection (2) with an adjacent county for representation. The combined
             917      apportionment basis included in the district of both counties shall be used for the
             918      apportionment.
             919          (d) (i) If rounding to the nearest 1/11 of the total public transit district apportionment
             920      basis under Subsection (2)(b) results in an apportionment of more than 11 members, the county
             921      or combination of counties with the smallest additional fraction of a whole member proportion
             922      shall have one less member apportioned to it.
             923          (ii) If rounding to the nearest 1/11 of the total public transit district apportionment
             924      basis under Subsection (2)(b) results in an apportionment of less than 11 members, the county
             925      or combination of counties with the largest additional fraction of a whole member proportion
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         (e) If the population in the unincorporated area of a county is at least 140,000, the
             928      county executive, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, shall appoint one
             929      voting member to represent the population within a county's unincorporated area.
             930          (f) If a municipality's population is at least 160,000, the chief municipal executive,
             931      with the advice and consent of the municipal legislative body, shall appoint one voting member
             932      to represent the population within a municipality.
             933          (g) (i) The number of voting members appointed from a county and municipalities
             934      within a county under Subsections (2)(e) and (f) shall be subtracted from the county's total
             935      voting member apportionment under this Subsection (2).
             936          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(l) and (10), no more than one voting member
             937      appointed by an appointing entity may be a locally elected public official.
             938          (h) If the entire county is within the district, the remaining voting members for the
             939      county shall represent the county or combination of counties, if Subsection (2)(c) applies, or
             940      the municipalities within the county.
             941          (i) If the entire county is not within the district, and the county is not joined with
             942      another county under Subsection (2)(c), the remaining voting members for the county shall
             943      represent a municipality or combination of municipalities.
             944          (j) (i) Except as provided under Subsections (2)(e) and (f), voting members
             945      representing counties, combinations of counties if Subsection (2)(c) applies, or municipalities
             946      within the county shall be designated and appointed by a simple majority of the chief
             947      executives of the municipalities within the county or combinations of counties if Subsection
             948      (2)(c) applies.
             949          (ii) The appointments shall be made by joint written agreement of the appointing
             950      municipalities, with the consent and approval of the county legislative body of the county that
             951      has at least 1/11 of the district's apportionment basis.
             952          (k) Voting members representing a municipality or combination of municipalities shall
             953      be designated and appointed by the chief executive officer of the municipality or simple
             954      majority of chief executive officers of municipalities with the consent of the legislative body of
             955      the municipality or municipalities.
             956          (l) The appointment of members shall be made without regard to partisan political
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         (m) Each member shall be a bona fide resident of the municipality, county, or
             959      unincorporated area or areas which the member is to represent for at least six months before the
             960      date of appointment, and shall continue in that residency to remain qualified to serve as a
             961      member.
             962          (n) (i) All population figures used under this section shall be derived from the most
             963      recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.
             964          (ii) If population estimates are not available from the United States Bureau of Census,
             965      population figures shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population Estimates
             966      Committee.
             967          (iii) All transit sales and use tax totals shall be obtained from the State Tax
             968      Commission.
             969          (o) (i) The board shall be apportioned as provided under this section in conjunction
             970      with the decennial United States Census Bureau report every 10 years.
             971          (ii) Within 120 days following the receipt of the population estimates under this
             972      Subsection (2)(o), the district shall reapportion representation on the board of trustees in
             973      accordance with this section.
             974          (iii) The board shall adopt by resolution a schedule reflecting the current and proposed
             975      apportionment.
             976          (iv) Upon adoption of the resolution, the board shall forward a copy of the resolution to
             977      each of its constituent entities as defined under Section 17B-1-701 .
             978          (v) The appointing entities gaining a new board member shall appoint a new member
             979      within 30 days following receipt of the resolution.
             980          (vi) The appointing entities losing a board member shall inform the board of which
             981      member currently serving on the board will step down:
             982          (A) upon appointment of a new member under Subsection (2)(o)(v); or
             983          (B) in accordance with Section 17B-2a-807.5 .
             984          (3) Upon the completion of an annexation to a public transit district under Chapter 1,
             985      Part 4, Annexation, the annexed area shall have a representative on the board of trustees on the
             986      same basis as if the area had been included in the district as originally organized.
             987          (4) In addition to the voting members appointed in accordance with Subsection (2), the
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             990          (b) one member appointed by the president of the Senate; and
             991          (c) one member appointed by the governor.
             992          (5) Except as provided in Section 17B-2a-807.5 , the terms of office of the members of
             993      the board shall be four years or until a successor is appointed, qualified, seated, and has taken
             994      the oath of office.
             995          (6) (a) Vacancies for members shall be filled by the official appointing the member
             996      creating the vacancy for the unexpired term, unless the official fails to fill the vacancy within
             997      90 days.
             998          (b) If the appointing official under Subsection (1) does not fill the vacancy within 90
             999      days, the board of trustees of the authority shall fill the vacancy.
             1000          (c) If the appointing official under Subsection (2) does not fill the vacancy within 90
             1001      days, the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall fill the vacancy.
             1002          (7) (a) Each voting member may cast one vote on all questions, orders, resolutions, and
             1003      ordinances coming before the board of trustees.
             1004          (b) A majority of all voting members of the board of trustees are a quorum for the
             1005      transaction of business.
             1006          (c) The affirmative vote of a majority of all voting members present at any meeting at
             1007      which a quorum was initially present shall be necessary and, except as otherwise provided, is
             1008      sufficient to carry any order, resolution, ordinance, or proposition before the board of trustees.
             1009          (8) Each public transit district shall pay to each member:
             1010          (a) an attendance fee of $50 per board or committee meeting attended, not to exceed
             1011      $200 in any calendar month to any member; and
             1012          (b) reasonable mileage and expenses necessarily incurred to attend board or committee
             1013      meetings.
             1014          (9) (a) Members of the initial board of trustees shall convene at the time and place
             1015      fixed by the chief executive officer of the entity initiating the proceedings.
             1016          (b) The board of trustees shall elect from its voting membership a chair, vice chair, and
             1017      secretary.
             1018          (c) The members elected under Subsection (9)(b) shall serve for a period of two years
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         (d) On or after January 1, 2011, a locally elected public official is not eligible to serve
             1021      as the chair, vice chair, or secretary of the board of trustees.
             1022          (10) (a) Except as otherwise authorized under [Subsection] Subsections (2)(g) and
             1023      (10)(b) and Section 17B-2a-807.5 , at the time of a member's appointment or during a member's
             1024      tenure in office, a member may not hold any employment, except as an independent contractor
             1025      or locally elected public official, with a county or municipality within the district.
             1026          (b) A member appointed by a county or municipality may hold employment with the
             1027      county or municipality if the employment is disclosed in writing and the public transit district
             1028      board of trustees ratifies the appointment.
             1029          (11) The Transportation Commission created in Section 72-1-301 :
             1030          (a) for a public transit district serving a population of 200,000 people or fewer, may
             1031      appoint a commissioner of the Transportation Commission to serve on the board of trustees as
             1032      a nonvoting, ex officio member; and
             1033          (b) for a public transit district serving a population of more than 200,000 people, shall
             1034      appoint a commissioner of the Transportation Commission to serve on the board of trustees as
             1035      a voting member.
             1036          (12) (a) The board of trustees of a public transit district serving a population of more
             1037      than 200,000 people shall include a nonvoting member who represents all municipalities and
             1038      unincorporated areas within the district that are located within a county that is not annexed into
             1039      the public transit district.
             1040          (b) The nonvoting member representing the combination of municipalities and
             1041      unincorporated areas described in Subsection (12)(a) shall be designated and appointed by a
             1042      weighted vote of the majority of the chief executive officers of the municipalities described in
             1043      Subsection (12)(a).
             1044          (c) Each municipality's vote under Subsection (12)(b) shall be weighted using the
             1045      proportion of the public transit district population that resides within that municipality and the
             1046      adjacent unincorporated areas within the same county.
             1047          (13) (a) (i) Each member of the board of trustees of a public transit district is subject to
             1048      recall at any time by the legislative body of the county or municipality from which the member
             1049      is appointed.
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     original appointment.
             1052          (iii) The legislative body recalling a board of trustees member shall provide written
             1053      notice to the member being recalled.
             1054          (b) Upon providing written notice to the board of trustees, a member of the board may
             1055      resign from the board of trustees.
             1056          (c) Except as provided in Section 17B-2a-807.5 , if a board member is recalled or
             1057      resigns under this Subsection (13), the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Subsection (6).
             1058          Section 15. Section 17B-2a-821 is amended to read:
             1059           17B-2a-821. Failure to pay fare -- Multicounty district may establish and enforce
             1060      parking ordinance.
             1061          (1) A person may not ride a transit vehicle without payment of the applicable fare
             1062      established by the public transit district that operates the transit vehicle.
             1063          [(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of an infraction.]
             1064          [(3)] (2) The board of trustees of a multicounty district may adopt an ordinance
             1065      governing parking of vehicles at a transit facility, including the imposition of a fine or civil
             1066      penalty for a violation of the ordinance.
             1067          Section 16. Section 17B-2a-825 is amended to read:
             1068           17B-2a-825. Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.
             1069          (1) A public transit district may require an individual described in Subsection (2) to:
             1070          (a) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the public transit district; and
             1071          (b) consent to a fingerprint background check by:
             1072          (i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and
             1073          (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
             1074          (2) A person shall comply with the requirements of Subsection (1) if the person:
             1075          (a) is applying for or continuing employment with the public transit district:
             1076          (i) working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect:
             1077          (A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or
             1078          (B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus
             1079      systems, and transit vehicles;
             1080          (ii) handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other
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         (iii) working in security-sensitive areas; or
             1083          (iv) handling security-sensitive information, including information system
             1084      technologies; or
             1085          (b) is seeking access to designated security-sensitive areas.
             1086          (3) A public transit district may use the information obtained in accordance with this
             1087      section only for one or more of the following purposes:
             1088          (a) to determine whether or not an individual is convicted of:
             1089          (i) a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years;
             1090          (ii) a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance
             1091      concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of
             1092      an alcoholic beverage;
             1093          (iii) a crime involving moral turpitude; or
             1094          (iv) two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under
             1095      the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug;
             1096          (b) to determine whether or not an individual has accurately disclosed the person's
             1097      criminal history on an application or document filed with the public transit district;
             1098          (c) to approve or deny an application for employment with the public transit district; or
             1099          (d) to take disciplinary action against an employee of the public transit district,
             1100      including possible termination of employment.
             1101          (4) A person is not eligible for employment with a public transit district in a capacity
             1102      described in Subsection (2) if the person has been convicted of any of the offenses described in
             1103      Subsection (3).
             1104          Section 17. Section 17B-2a-1005 is amended to read:
             1105           17B-2a-1005. Water conservancy district board of trustees -- Selection of
             1106      members -- Number -- Qualifications -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Surety bonds -- Authority.
             1107          (1) Members of the board of trustees for a water conservancy district shall be:
             1108          (a) elected in accordance with:
             1109          (i) the petition or resolution that initiated the process of creating the water conservancy
             1110      district; and
             1111          (ii) Section 17B-1-306 ;
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         (c) elected under Subsection (4)(a).
             1114          (2) (a) If the members of the board of trustees are appointed, within 45 days after the
             1115      day on which a water conservancy district is created as provided in Section 17B-1-215 , the
             1116      board of trustees shall be appointed as provided in this Subsection (2).
             1117          (b) For a district located entirely within the boundaries of a single county, the county
             1118      legislative body of that county shall appoint each trustee.
             1119          (c) (i) For a district located in more than a single county, the governor, with the consent
             1120      of the Senate, shall appoint each trustee from nominees submitted as provided in this
             1121      Subsection (2)(c).
             1122          (ii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii)(B), in a division composed solely of
             1123      municipalities, the legislative body of each municipality within the division shall submit two
             1124      nominees per trustee.
             1125          (B) The legislative body of a municipality may submit fewer than two nominees per
             1126      trustee if the legislative body certifies in writing to the governor that the legislative body is
             1127      unable, after reasonably diligent effort, to identify two nominees who are willing and qualified
             1128      to serve as trustee.
             1129          (iii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(iii)(B), in all other divisions, the
             1130      county legislative body of the county in which the division is located shall submit three
             1131      nominees per trustee.
             1132          (B) The county legislative body may submit fewer than three nominees per trustee if the
             1133      county legislative body certifies in writing to the governor that the county legislative body is
             1134      unable, after reasonably diligent effort, to identify three nominees who are willing and qualified
             1135      to serve as trustee.
             1136          (iv) If a trustee represents a division located in more than one county, the county
             1137      legislative bodies of those counties shall collectively compile the list of three nominees.
             1138          (v) For purposes of this Subsection (2)(c), a municipality that is located in more than
             1139      one county shall be considered to be located in only the county in which more of the municipal
             1140      area is located than in any other county.
             1141          (d) In districts where substantial water is allocated for irrigated agriculture, one trustee
             1142      appointed in that district shall be a person who owns irrigation rights and uses those rights as
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         (3) (a) [At least 90 days before expiration of an appointed trustee's term, the] The board
             1145      shall give written notice of the upcoming vacancy in an appointed trustee's term and the date
             1146      when the trustee's term expires to the county legislative body in single county districts and to
             1147      the nominating entities and the governor in all other districts[.]:
             1148          (i) if the upcoming vacancy is in a single county district, at least 90 days before the
             1149      expiration of the trustee's term; and
             1150          (ii) for all other districts, on or before October 1 before the expiration of the appointed
             1151      trustee's term.
             1152          (b) (i) Upon receipt of the notice of the expiration of an appointed trustee's term or
             1153      notice of a vacancy in the office of an appointed trustee, the county or municipal legislative
             1154      body, as the case may be, shall nominate candidates to fill the unexpired term of office
             1155      pursuant to Subsection (2).
             1156          (ii) If a trustee is to be appointed by the governor and the entity charged with
             1157      nominating candidates has not submitted the list of nominees within 90 days after service of
             1158      the notice, the governor shall make the appointment from qualified candidates without
             1159      consultation with the county or municipal legislative body.
             1160          (iii) If the governor fails to appoint, the incumbent shall continue to serve until a
             1161      successor is appointed and qualified.
             1162          (iv) Appointment by the governor vests in the appointee, upon qualification, the
             1163      authority to discharge the duties of trustee, subject only to the consent of the Senate.
             1164          (c) Each trustee shall hold office during the term for which appointed and until a
             1165      successor is duly appointed and has qualified.
             1166          (4) (a) Members of the board of trustees of a water conservancy district shall be
             1167      elected, if, subject to Subsection (4)(b):
             1168          (i) two-thirds of all members of the board of trustees of the water conservancy district
             1169      vote in favor of changing to an elected board; and
             1170          (ii) the legislative body of each municipality or county that appoints a member to the
             1171      board of trustees adopts a resolution approving the change to an elected board.
             1172          (b) A change to an elected board of trustees under Subsection (4)(a) may not shorten
             1173      the term of any member of the board of trustees serving at the time of the change.
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         (a) except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), not more than 11 persons who are residents
             1176      of the district; or
             1177          (b) if the district consists of five or more counties, not more than 21 persons who are
             1178      residents of the district.
             1179          (6) If an elected trustee's office is vacated, the vacated office shall be filled in
             1180      accordance with Section 17B-1-303 .
             1181          (7) Each trustee shall furnish a corporate surety bond at the expense of the district,
             1182      conditioned for the faithful performance of duties as a trustee.
             1183          (8) (a) The board of trustees of a water conservancy district may:
             1184          (i) make and enforce all reasonable rules and regulations for the management, control,
             1185      delivery, use, and distribution of water;
             1186          (ii) withhold the delivery of water with respect to which there is a default or
             1187      delinquency of payment;
             1188          (iii) provide for and declare a forfeiture of the right to the use of water upon the default
             1189      or failure to comply with an order, contract, or agreement for the purchase, lease, or use of
             1190      water, and resell, lease, or otherwise dispose of water with respect to which a forfeiture has
             1191      been declared;
             1192          (iv) allocate and reallocate the use of water to lands within the district;
             1193          (v) provide for and grant the right, upon terms, to transfer water from lands to which
             1194      water has been allocated to other lands within the district;
             1195          (vi) create a lien, as provided in this part, upon land to which the use of water is
             1196      transferred;
             1197          (vii) discharge a lien from land to which a lien has attached; and
             1198          (viii) subject to Subsection (8)(b), enter into a written contract for the sale, lease, or
             1199      other disposition of the use of water.
             1200          (b) (i) A contract under Subsection (8)(a)(viii) may provide for the use of water
             1201      perpetually or for a specified term.
             1202          (ii) (A) If a contract under Subsection (8)(a)(viii) makes water available to the
             1203      purchasing party without regard to actual taking or use, the board may require that the
             1204      purchasing party give security for the payment to be made under the contract, unless the
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         (B) The security requirement under Subsection (8)(b)(ii)(A) in a contract with a public
             1207      entity may be met by including in the contract a provision for the public entity's levy of a
             1208      special assessment to make annual payments to the district.
             1209          Section 18. Section 17D-1-102 is amended to read:
             1210           17D-1-102. Definitions.
             1211          As used in this chapter:
             1212          (1) "Adequate protests" means written protests timely filed by:
             1213          (a) the owners of private real property that:
             1214          (i) is located within the applicable area;
             1215          (ii) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the applicable area; and
             1216          (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             1217      applicable area; or
             1218          (b) registered voters residing within the applicable area equal in number to at least 25%
             1219      of the number of votes cast in the applicable area for the office of president of the United States
             1220      at the most recent election prior to the adoption of the resolution or filing of the petition.
             1221          (2) "Applicable area" means:
             1222          (a) for a proposal to create a special service district, the area included within the
             1223      proposed special service district;
             1224          (b) for a proposal to annex an area to an existing special service district, the area
             1225      proposed to be annexed;
             1226          (c) for a proposal to add a service to the service or services provided by a special
             1227      service district, the area included within the special service district; and
             1228          (d) for a proposal to consolidate special service districts, the area included within each
             1229      special service district proposed to be consolidated.
             1230          (3) "Facility" or "facilities" includes any structure, building, system, land, water right,
             1231      water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special service
             1232      district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way,
             1233      improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing.
             1234          (4) "General obligation bond":
             1235          (a) means a bond that is directly payable from and secured by ad valorem property
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         (i) levied:
             1238          (A) by the county or municipality that created the special service district that issues the
             1239      bond; and
             1240          (B) on taxable property within the special service district; and
             1241          (ii) in excess of the ad valorem property taxes for the current fiscal year; and
             1242          (b) does not include:
             1243          (i) a short-term bond;
             1244          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             1245          (iii) a special assessment bond.
             1246          (5) "Governing body" means:
             1247          (a) the legislative body of the county or municipality that creates the special service
             1248      district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has not delegated authority
             1249      to an administrative control board [appointed] created under Section 17D-1-301 ; or
             1250          (b) the administrative control board of the special service district, to the extent that the
             1251      county or municipal legislative body has delegated authority to an administrative control board
             1252      [appointed] created under Section 17D-1-301 .
             1253          (6) "Guaranteed bonds" means bonds:
             1254          (a) issued by a special service district; and
             1255          (b) the debt service of which is guaranteed by one or more taxpayers owning property
             1256      within the special service district.
             1257          (7) "Local district" has the same meaning as defined in Section 17B-1-102 .
             1258          (8) "Revenue bond":
             1259          (a) means a bond payable from designated taxes or other revenues other than the ad
             1260      valorem property taxes of the county or municipality that created the special service district;
             1261      and
             1262          (b) does not include:
             1263          (i) an obligation constituting an indebtedness within the meaning of an applicable
             1264      constitutional or statutory debt limit;
             1265          (ii) a tax and revenue anticipation bond; or
             1266          (iii) a special assessment bond.
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     portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property.
             1269          (10) "Special assessment bond" means a bond payable from special assessments.
             1270          (11) "Special service district" means a limited purpose local government entity, as
             1271      described in Section 17D-1-103 , that:
             1272          (a) is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 7; and
             1273          (b) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter.
             1274          (12) "Tax and revenue anticipation bond" means a bond:
             1275          (a) issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination
             1276      of taxes and other revenues; and
             1277          (b) that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is
             1278      issued.
             1279          Section 19. Section 17D-1-302 is amended to read:
             1280           17D-1-302. Number of members of an administrative control board.
             1281          (1) An administrative control board shall consist of at least three members in addition
             1282      to a member appointed in accordance with Subsections 17D-1-303 [(2)(b)(i) and (ii)] (3) and
             1283      (4).
             1284          (2) The number of administrative control board members for a special service district
             1285      established by a county of the first class to provide jail service as provided in Subsection
             1286      17D-1-201 (10) is nine.
             1287          Section 20. Section 17D-1-303 is amended to read:
             1288           17D-1-303. Election or appointment of administrative control board members.
             1289          (1) Except as provided in Subsection [(2)(b)(iii)] (5), a county or municipal legislative
             1290      body that creates an administrative control board may provide for board members to be elected
             1291      or appointed, or for some members to be elected and some appointed.
             1292          (2) [(a)] Except as provided in Subsection [(2)(b)] (3), each member of an
             1293      administrative control board shall be elected or appointed as provided for the election or
             1294      appointment, respectively, of a member of a board of trustees of a local district under Title
             1295      17B, Chapter 1, Part 3, Board of Trustees.
             1296          [(b) (i)] (3) A municipality or improvement district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 4,
             1297      Improvement District Act, may appoint one member to represent it on an administrative control
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         [(A)] (a) the special service district was created by a county;
             1300          [(B) the special service district provides the same service as the municipality or
             1301      improvement district; and]
             1302          (b) the municipality or improvement district:
             1303          (i) provides the same service as the special service district; or
             1304          (ii) provided the same service as the special service district:
             1305          (A) prior to the creation of the special service district, if all or part of the municipality
             1306      or improvement district was then included in the special service district; or
             1307          (B) prior to all or part of the municipality or improvement district being annexed into
             1308      the special service district; and
             1309          [(C)] (c) the special service district includes some or all of the area included within the
             1310      municipality or improvement district.
             1311          [(ii)] (4) An institution of higher education for which a special service district provides
             1312      commodities, services, or facilities may appoint the number of members of an administrative
             1313      control board of that special service district that are equal in number to at least 1/3 of the total
             1314      number of board members.
             1315          [(iii)] (5) With respect to an administrative control board created for a special service
             1316      district created by a county of the first class to provide jail service as provided in Subsection
             1317      17D-1-201 (10), the county legislative body shall appoint:
             1318          [(A)] (a) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from the county
             1319      sheriff;
             1320          [(B)] (b) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from municipalities
             1321      within the county; and
             1322          [(C)] (c) three members from a list of at least six recommendations from the county
             1323      executive.
             1324          Section 21. Section 17D-1-304 is amended to read:
             1325           17D-1-304. Qualifications of administrative control board members -- Term of
             1326      office.
             1327          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), each member of an administrative
             1328      control board shall be:
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         (ii) an officer or employee of the county or municipality that created the special service
             1331      district; or
             1332          (iii) if over 50% of the residences within a special service district are seasonally
             1333      occupied homes, as defined in Section 17B-1-302 , an owner of land, or an agent or officer of
             1334      an owner of land, that receives services from the special service district and is located within
             1335      the special service district, provided that the number of members appointed under this
             1336      Subsection (1)(a)(iii) comprises less than a quorum of the board.
             1337          (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply if:
             1338          (i) at least 90% of the owners of real property within the special service district are not
             1339      registered voters within the special service district; or
             1340          (ii) the member is appointed under Subsection 17D-1-303 [(2)(b)(i) or (ii)] (3) or (4).
             1341          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the term of each member of an
             1342      administrative control board is four years.
             1343          (b) The term of as close as possible to half of the initial members of an administrative
             1344      control board, chosen by lot, is two years.
             1345          Section 22. Section 20A-1-512 is amended to read:
             1346           20A-1-512. Midterm vacancies on local district boards.
             1347          (1) (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs on any local district board for any reason, a
             1348      replacement to serve out the unexpired term shall be appointed as provided in this section by:
             1349          (i) the local district board, if the person vacating the position was elected; or
             1350          (ii) the appointing authority, as defined in Section 17B-1-102 , if the person vacating
             1351      the position was appointed.
             1352          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), before acting to fill the vacancy, the local
             1353      district board or appointing authority shall:
             1354          (i) give public notice of the vacancy at least two weeks before the local district board
             1355      or appointing authority meets to fill the vacancy; and
             1356          (ii) identify, in the notice:
             1357          (A) the date, time, and place of the meeting where the vacancy will be filled; and
             1358          (B) the person to whom a person interested in being appointed to fill the vacancy may
             1359      submit his name for consideration and any deadline for submitting it.
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     authority appoints one of its own members and that member meets all applicable statutory
             1362      board member qualifications.
             1363          (2) If the local district board fails to appoint a person to complete an elected board
             1364      member's term within 90 days, the legislative body of the county or municipality that created
             1365      the local district shall fill the vacancy following the procedure set forth for a local district in
             1366      Subsection (1)(b).
             1367          Section 23. Section 20A-4-301 is amended to read:
             1368           20A-4-301. Board of canvassers.
             1369          (1) (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for:
             1370          (i) the county; and
             1371          (ii) each local district whose election is conducted by the county[.] if:
             1372          (A) the election relates to the creation of the local district;
             1373          (B) the county legislative body serves as the governing body of the local district; or
             1374          (C) there is no duly constituted governing body of the local district.
             1375          (b) The board of county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place
             1376      of meeting of the county legislative body, at a date and time determined by the county clerk
             1377      that is no sooner than seven days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election.
             1378          (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board
             1379      of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in
             1380      the order named:
             1381          (i) the county treasurer;
             1382          (ii) the county assessor; or
             1383          (iii) the county sheriff.
             1384          (d) Attendance of the number of persons equal to a simple majority of the county
             1385      legislative body, but not less than three persons, shall constitute a quorum for conducting the
             1386      canvass.
             1387          (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
             1388          (2) (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal
             1389      canvassers for the municipality.
             1390          (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual
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         (i) for canvassing of returns from a municipal general election, no sooner than seven
             1393      days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election; or
             1394          (ii) for canvassing of returns from a municipal primary election, no sooner than seven
             1395      days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election.
             1396          (c) Attendance of a simple majority of the municipal legislative body shall constitute a
             1397      quorum for conducting the canvass.
             1398          (3) (a) The legislative body of the entity authorizing a bond election is the board of
             1399      canvassers for each bond election.
             1400          (b) The board of canvassers for the bond election shall comply with the canvassing
             1401      procedures and requirements of Section 11-14-207 .
             1402          (c) Attendance of a simple majority of the legislative body of the entity authorizing a
             1403      bond election shall constitute a quorum for conducting the canvass.
             1404          Section 24. Section 41-6a-2003 is amended to read:
             1405           41-6a-2003. Automatic license plate reader systems -- Restrictions.
             1406          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a person or governmental entity may not use
             1407      an automatic license plate reader system.
             1408          (2) An automatic license plate reader system may be used:
             1409          (a) by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of protecting public safety, conducting
             1410      criminal investigations, or ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal laws;
             1411          (b) by a governmental parking enforcement entity for the purpose of enforcing state
             1412      and local parking laws;
             1413          (c) by a parking enforcement entity for regulating the use of a parking facility;
             1414          (d) for the purpose of controlling access to a secured area;
             1415          (e) for the purpose of collecting an electronic toll; [or]
             1416          (f) for the purpose of enforcing motor carrier laws[.]; or
             1417          (g) by a public transit district for the purpose of assessing parking needs and
             1418      conducting a travel pattern analysis.
             1419          Section 25. Section 53-10-108 is amended to read:
             1420           53-10-108. Restrictions on access, use, and contents of division records -- Limited
             1421      use of records for employment purposes -- Challenging accuracy of records -- Usage fees
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         (1) Dissemination of information from a criminal history record or warrant of arrest
             1424      information from division files is limited to:
             1425          (a) criminal justice agencies for purposes of administration of criminal justice and for
             1426      employment screening by criminal justice agencies;
             1427          (b) noncriminal justice agencies or individuals for any purpose authorized by statute,
             1428      executive order, court rule, court order, or local ordinance;
             1429          (c) agencies or individuals for the purpose of obtaining required clearances connected
             1430      with foreign travel or obtaining citizenship;
             1431          (d) (i) agencies or individuals pursuant to a specific agreement with a criminal justice
             1432      agency to provide services required for the administration of criminal justice; and
             1433          (ii) the agreement shall specifically authorize access to data, limit the use of the data to
             1434      purposes for which given, and ensure the security and confidentiality of the data;
             1435          (e) agencies or individuals for the purpose of a preplacement adoptive study, in
             1436      accordance with the requirements of Sections 78B-6-128 and 78B-6-130 ;
             1437          (f) (i) agencies and individuals as the commissioner authorizes for the express purpose
             1438      of research, evaluative, or statistical activities pursuant to an agreement with a criminal justice
             1439      agency; and
             1440          (ii) private security agencies through guidelines established by the commissioner for
             1441      employment background checks for their own employees and prospective employees;
             1442          (g) a qualifying entity for employment background checks for their own employees and
             1443      persons who have applied for employment with the qualifying entity; S. [ [ ] and [ ] ] .S
             1444           S. [ (h) a public transit district for purposes of complying with background check
             1445      provisions in Subsection 62A-5-103.5 (7); and
] .S

             1446           S. [ [ ] (h) [ ] (i) ] .S other agencies and individuals as the commissioner authorizes and
             1446a      finds
             1447      necessary for protection of life and property and for offender identification, apprehension, and
             1448      prosecution pursuant to an agreement.
             1449          (2) An agreement under Subsection (1)(f) or (1)(h) shall specifically authorize access
             1450      to data, limit the use of data to research, evaluative, or statistical purposes, preserve the
             1451      anonymity of individuals to whom the information relates, and ensure the confidentiality and
             1452      security of the data.
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     obtain a signed waiver from the person whose information is requested.
             1455          (b) The waiver must notify the signee:
             1456          (i) that a criminal history background check will be conducted;
             1457          (ii) who will see the information; and
             1458          (iii) how the information will be used.
             1459          (c) Information received by a qualifying entity under Subsection (1)(g) may only be:
             1460          (i) available to persons involved in the hiring or background investigation of the
             1461      employee; and
             1462          (ii) used for the purpose of assisting in making an employment or promotion decision.
             1463          (d) A person who disseminates or uses information obtained from the division under
             1464      Subsection (1)(g) for purposes other than those specified under Subsection (3)(c), in addition to
             1465      any penalties provided under this section, is subject to civil liability.
             1466          (e) A qualifying entity that obtains information under Subsection (1)(g) shall provide
             1467      the employee or employment applicant an opportunity to:
             1468          (i) review the information received as provided under Subsection (8); and
             1469          (ii) respond to any information received.
             1470          (f) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             1471      division may make rules to implement this Subsection (3).
             1472          (g) (i) The applicant fingerprint card fee under Subsection (1)(g) is $20.
             1473          (ii) The name check fee under Subsection (1)(g) is $15.
             1474          (iii) These fees remain in effect until changed by the division through the process under
             1475      Section 63J-1-504 .
             1476          (iv) Funds generated under Subsections (3)(g)(i), (3)(g)(ii), and (8)(b) shall be
             1477      deposited in the General Fund as a dedicated credit by the department to cover the costs
             1478      incurred in providing the information.
             1479          (h) The division or its employees are not liable for defamation, invasion of privacy,
             1480      negligence, or any other claim in connection with the contents of information disseminated
             1481      under Subsection (1)(g).
             1482          (4) (a) Any criminal history record information obtained from division files may be
             1483      used only for the purposes for which it was provided and may not be further disseminated,
             1484      except under S. [ Subsections ] Subsection .S (4)(b) S. [ and ] , .S (c) S. , or (d) .S .



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         (b) A criminal history provided to an agency pursuant to Subsection (1)(e) may be
             1486      provided by the agency to the person who is the subject of the history, another licensed
             1487      child-placing agency, or the attorney for the adoptive parents for the purpose of facilitating an
             1488      adoption.
             1489          (c) A criminal history of a defendant provided to a criminal justice agency under
             1490      Subsection (1)(a) may also be provided by the prosecutor to a defendant's defense counsel,
             1491      upon request during the discovery process, for the purpose of establishing a defense in a
             1492      criminal case.
             1492a      S. (d) A public transit district, as described in Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit
             1492b      District Act, that is under contract with a state agency to provide services may, for the
             1492c      purposes of complying with Subsection 62A-5-103.5(7), provide a criminal history record to
             1492d      the state agency or the agency's designee. .S
             1493          (5) If an individual has no prior criminal convictions, criminal history record
             1494      information contained in the division's computerized criminal history files may not include
             1495      arrest or disposition data concerning an individual who has been acquitted, the person's charges
             1496      dismissed, or when no complaint against the person has been filed.
             1497          (6) (a) This section does not preclude the use of the division's central computing
             1498      facilities for the storage and retrieval of criminal history record information.
             1499          (b) This information shall be stored so it cannot be modified, destroyed, or accessed by
             1500      unauthorized agencies or individuals.
             1501          (7) Direct access through remote computer terminals to criminal history record
             1502      information in the division's files is limited to those agencies authorized by the commissioner
             1503      under procedures designed to prevent unauthorized access to this information.
             1504          (8) (a) The commissioner shall establish procedures to allow an individual right of
             1505      access to review and receive a copy of the individual's criminal history report.
             1506          (b) A processing fee for the right of access service, including obtaining a copy of the
             1507      individual's criminal history report under Subsection (8)(a) is $15. This fee remains in effect
             1508      until changed by the commissioner through the process under Section 63J-1-504 .
             1509          (c) (i) The commissioner shall establish procedures for an individual to challenge the
             1510      completeness and accuracy of criminal history record information contained in the division's
             1511      computerized criminal history files regarding that individual.
             1512          (ii) These procedures shall include provisions for amending any information found to
             1513      be inaccurate or incomplete.
             1514          (9) The private security agencies as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(ii):
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         (b) shall be registered with the division according to rules made by the division under
             1517      Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             1518          (10) Before providing information requested under this section, the division shall give
             1519      priority to criminal justice agencies needs.
             1520          (11) (a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally access,
             1521      use, disclose, or disseminate a record created, maintained, or to which access is granted by the
             1522      division or any information contained in a record created, maintained, or to which access is
             1523      granted by the division for a purpose prohibited or not permitted by statute, rule, regulation, or
             1524      policy of a governmental entity.
             1525          (b) A person who discovers or becomes aware of any unauthorized use of records
             1526      created or maintained, or to which access is granted by the division shall inform the
             1527      commissioner and the director of the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification of the
             1528      unauthorized use.
             1529          Section 26. Section 78B-2-216 is amended to read:
             1530           78B-2-216. Adverse possession of certain real property.
             1531          (1) As used in this section:
             1532          (a) "Government entity" means a town, city, county, [or] metropolitan water district, or
             1533      local district.
             1534          (b) "Water facility" means any improvement or structure used, or intended to be used,
             1535      to divert, convey, store, measure, or treat water.
             1536          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person may not acquire by adverse
             1537      possession, prescriptive use, or acquiescence any right in or title to any real property:
             1538          (a) held by a government entity; and
             1539          (b) designated for any present or future public use, including:
             1540          (i) a street;
             1541          (ii) a lane;
             1542          (iii) an avenue;
             1543          (iv) an alley;
             1544          (v) a park;
             1545          (vi) a public square;
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             1548          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2) and subject to Subsection (4), a person may acquire
             1549      title if:
             1550          (a) a government entity sold, disposed of, or conveyed the right in, or title to, the real
             1551      property to a purchaser for valuable consideration; and
             1552          (b) the purchaser or the purchaser's grantees or successors in interest have been in
             1553      exclusive, continuous, and adverse possession of the real property for at least seven
             1554      consecutive years after the day on which the real property was sold, disposed of, or conveyed
             1555      as described in Subsection (3)(a).
             1556          (4) A person who acquires title under Subsection (3) is subject to all other applicable
             1557      provisions of law.





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