H.C.R. 6

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RESOLUTION ON COUNTY ANNEXATION
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Bradley T. Johnson
5 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
6 EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION TO EMERY COUNTY
7 OF THE PORTION OF THE CITY OF GREEN RIVER THAT IS LOCATED IN GRAND
8 COUNTY; AND DESCRIBING THE AREA PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED.
9 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
10 WHEREAS, Section 17-2-6 , as amended by H.B. 49, County Boundary Changes, passed
11 during the 2000 General Session, establishes an alternate procedure for annexing part of one
12 county to an adjoining county;
13 WHEREAS, that procedure includes a requirement that, by a 2/3 vote of each house, the
14 Legislature pass and that the governor sign a concurrent resolution describing the area proposed
15 to be annexed, identifying the county to which the area is proposed to be annexed, and approving
16 the annexation;
17 WHEREAS, an interest has been expressed in allowing the portion of the city of Green
18 River that is currently located in Grand County to annex into Emery County; and
19 WHEREAS, the Legislature desires to allow the voters within the area proposed to be
20 annexed and in Emery County to vote on the proposed annexation:
21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature, the Governor concurring
22 therein, that:
23 (1) approval is given for the annexation into Emery County of a portion of the city of
24 Green River currently located in Grand County; and
25 (2) the area proposed to be annexed into Emery County for which approval is given is
26 described as follows:
27 That portion of the City of Green River located in Grand County, Utah as shown in

28 annexation plats in from 1958, 1980, 1982, 1988, and 1989 and described as follows:
29 IN TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, SALT LAKE MERIDIAN:
30 Beginning at the Southwest corner of section 11, thence North 2640.0 feet along the west
31 line of said section 11 to the west quarter corner of section 11, thence east 5311.7 feet along the
32 quarter section line to the east quarter corner of section 11; thence east 5312.3 feet along the
33 quarter section line to the east quarter corner of section 12, thence south 7920.0 feet along the east
34 line of sections 12 & 13 to the southeast corner of section 13; thence west 2648.2 feet along the
35 south line of section to the south quarter corner of section 13; thence north 1320.0 feet along the
36 quarter section line to the northeast corner of the S ½ of the SW ¼ of section 13, thence west 13
37 2648.2 feet along the north line of the S ½ of the SW ¼ of section to the northwest corner of the
38 S ½ of the SW ¼ of section 13; thence west 1323.3 feet along the north line of the SE ¼ of the SE
39 ¼ of section 14 to the northwest corner of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 14; thence south 1320
40 feet along the west line of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 14 to the southwest corner of the SE
41 ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 14; thence west 3969.9 feet along the south line of section 14 to the
42 southeast corner of section 15; thence west 4522.2 feet along the south line of section 15 to the
43 centerline of the Green River, being the boundary between Grand and Emery Counties; thence
44 along the centerline of the Green River through the following (11) calls, to-wit: N 19°17' E 597.6
45 feet; N 02°11' E 917.2 feet; N 00°46' W 1202.4 feet; N 43°25' W 1647.2 feet; N 39°13' W 851.8
46 feet; N 31°45' W 347.1 feet; N 14°24' W 735.1 feet; N 00°05' E 564.9 feet; N 15°15' E 927.1 feet;
47 N 38°02' E 1103.5 feet; N 75°37' E 793.8 feet to a point 645.76 feet perpendicularly east of the
48 west line of section 10; thence south 1550.8 feet parallel with and 647.76 feet east of the west line
49 of section 10; thence east 689.0 feet; thence south 548.2 feet to a point 400.0 feet north of the north
50 right-of-way line of US Highway 6 & 50; thence southeasterly 1350 feet along a line 400.0 feet
51 north and parallel with the north right-of-way line of US Highway 6 & 50 to a point on the east line
52 of the SW ¼ of section 10, thence South 59.0 feet along the quarter section line to a point 277.0
53 feet north of the south quarter corner of section 10; thence southeasterly 1058.5 feet along a line
54 400.0 feet north and parallel with the north right-of-way line of US Highway 6 & 50 to a point on
55 the north line of section 15; thence east 1618.4 feet along section line to the point of beginning.
56 IN TOWNSHIP 21 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, SALT LAKE MERIDIAN:
57 Beginning at the Southwest corner of section 18 thence North 2640.0 feet along section
58 line to the west quarter corner of section 18; thence N 89°56' E 5078.7 feet along the quarter

59 section line to the west quarter corner of section 17; thence N 89°57' E 5280.7 feet along the
60 quarter section line to the west quarter corner of section 16; thence N 00°03' W 2640.0 feet along
61 section line to the northwest corner of section 16; thence N 89°55' E 5294.5 feet along section line
62 to the northeast corner of section 16; thence S 00°02' E 5280.0 feet along section line to the
63 northwest corner of section 22, thence N 89°58' E 5278.7 feet along section line to the northeast
64 corner of section 22; thence S 00°01' E 5280.0 feet along section line to the northwest corner of
65 section 26; thence N 89°58' E 5281.3 feet along section line to the northeast corner of section 26;
66 thence S 00°01' E 5280 feet along section line to the southeast corner of section 26; thence S
67 89°57' W 5277.4 feet along section line to the southeast corner of section 27; thence S 89°57' W
68 5283.9 feet along section line to the southwest corner of section 27; thence N 00°02' W 2640.0 feet
69 along section line to the east quarter corner of section 28; thence S 89°57' W 2640.0 feet along the
70 quarter section line to the center quarter of section 28; thence N 00°02' W 2640.0 feet along the
71 quarter section line to the south quarter corner of section 21; thence S 89°57' W 2639.3 feet along
72 section line to the southeast corner of section 20; thence S 89°55' W 2640.6 feet along section line
73 to the south quarter corner of section 20; thence N 00°03' W 5280.0 feet to the south quarter corner
74 of section 17; thence S 89°57' W 2640.0 feet along section line to the southeast corner of section
75 18; thence S 89°56' W 5078.0 feet to the point of beginning.
76 Contains 6838 acres, more or less.




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A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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