H.B. 169

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NAME OF SPECIAL DISTRICT AMENDMENTS
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Eli H. Anderson
5 This act modifies provisions relating to Special Districts to authorize a special district board
6 to change the name of the special district and to require notice of the name change to be
7 given.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 17A-1-204, as enacted by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2000
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 17A-1-204 is amended to read:
13 17A-1-204. Name of special district.
14 (1) The name of each special district created on or after May 1, 2000 shall comply with
15 Subsection 17-50-103 (2)(a).
16 (2) The board of each special district affected by Subsection 17-50-103 (2)(b) shall ensure
17 that after January 1, 2005 the special district name complies with the requirements of that
18 subsection.
19 (3) (a) A special district board may change the name of that special district by:
20 (i) holding a public hearing on the proposed name change;
21 (ii) adopting a resolution approving the name change; and
22 (iii) giving written notice of the name change to the lieutenant governor, the State Tax
23 Commission, the state auditor, and the clerk, recorder, and assessor of each county in which any
24 part of the special district is located.
25 (b) A name change under Subsection (3)(a) becomes effective upon the board's giving the
26 notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii).

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-01 9:54 AM

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

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