H.B. 127

1

COUNTY BALLOT QUESTIONS
2 2002 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Craig W. Buttars
5 This act modifies the Election Code by authorizing counties to submit a ballot question to
6 the voters regarding raising taxes to preserve agricultural land. This act provides a repeal
7 date of January 1, 2003.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 63-55b-120, as enacted by Chapter 328, Laws of Utah 2000
11 ENACTS:
12 20A-1-205, Utah Code Annotated 1953
13 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
14 Section 1. Section 20A-1-205 is enacted to read:
15 20A-1-205. Authorized ballot propositions.
16 In addition to any other ballot propositions authorized by the Utah Code, a county may pass
17 a resolution submitting a ballot proposition to the voters at the 2002 regular general election that
18 asks whether or not voters would support increasing property taxes or sales taxes in order to
19 preserve agricultural land.
20 Section 2. Section 63-55b-120 is amended to read:
21 63-55b-120. Repeal dates, Title 20A.
22 (1) Section 20A-1-205 is repealed January 1, 2003.
23 (2) Section 20A-2-107.1 is repealed July 1, 2002.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-8-02 10:40 AM

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

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