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Second Substitute S.B. 65

Senator David L. Gladwell proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
COUNTY LAW REVISIONS

             2     
2002 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: David L. Gladwell

             5      This act modifies provisions relating to counties. The act clarifies references to county
             6      legislative bodies. The act amends provisions relating to the recording of subdivision plats.
             7      The act amends the procedures for adjusting and recording boundaries between adjacent
             8      parcels. The act amends the reporting date for county recorders to provide copies of
             9      ownership plats to the county assessor. The act repeals the requirements that assessors
             10      return plats to the recorder. The act repeals the requirement that the assessor maintain
             11      separate plat books. The act amends procedures relating to the abandonment of public
             12      roads. The act makes technical changes.
             13      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             14      AMENDS:
             15          10-9-806, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2000
             16          10-9-808, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2000
             17          17-21-22, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             18          17-27-806, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             19          17-27-808, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             20          17-27-811, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             21          17A-3-602, as last amended by Chapter 106, Laws of Utah 1999
             22          17A-3-701, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2000
             23          19-4-111, as last amended by Chapter 181, Laws of Utah 2000
             24          57-3-101, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 61, Laws of Utah 1998
             25          59-2-906.3, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 1997


             26          70A-9a-520, as enacted by Chapter 252, Laws of Utah 2000
             27          72-5-105, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             28      REPEALS:
             29          17-21-23, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             30          59-2-312, as enacted by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 10-9-806 is amended to read:
             33           10-9-806. Exemptions from plat requirement.
             34          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10-9-804 and 10-9-805 , a person may submit to the
             35      county recorder's office for recording a document that subdivides property by metes and bounds
             36      into less than ten lots, without the necessity of recording a plat, if:
             37          (i) the planning commission, if required by municipal ordinance, has given the municipal
             38      legislative body its recommendation, whether favorable or not; and
             39          (ii) the document contains a certificate or written approval from:
             40          (A) the legislative body of the municipality in which the property is located; or
             41          (B) other officers that the municipal legislative body designates in an ordinance.
             42          (b) By indicating its approval on a document under Subsection (1)(a), the municipal
             43      legislative body or other officer designated by the municipal legislative officer certifies that:
             44          (i) the planning commission:
             45          (A) has given its recommendation to the municipal legislative body; or
             46          (B) is not required by municipal ordinance to give its recommendation;
             47          (ii) the subdivision is not traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown in
             48      the general plan and does not require the dedication of any land for street or other public purposes;
             49      and
             50          (iii) if the subdivision is located in a zoned area, each lot in the subdivision meets the
             51      frontage, width, and area requirements of the zoning ordinance or has been granted a variance from
             52      those requirements by the board of adjustment.
             53          (2) Municipalities under the council-mayor form of government shall comply with Section
             54      10-3-1219.5 .
             55          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a lot or parcel resulting from a division of agricultural
             56      land is exempt from the plat requirements of Section 10-9-804 if the lot or parcel:


             57          (i) qualifies as land in agricultural use under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland
             58      Assessment Act;
             59          (ii) meets the minimum size requirement of applicable zoning ordinances; and
             60          (iii) is not used and will not be used for any nonagricultural purpose.
             61          (b) The boundaries of each lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (3)(a) shall be
             62      graphically illustrated on a record of survey map that, after receiving the same approvals as are
             63      required for a plat under Section 10-9-805 , shall be recorded with the county recorder.
             64          (c) If a lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (3)(a) is used for a nonagricultural
             65      purpose, the municipality in which the lot or parcel is located may require the lot or parcel to
             66      comply with the requirements of Section 10-9-804 .
             67          [(4) (a) A person may not submit to the county recorder's office for recording a document
             68      that subdivides property by metes and bounds unless it contains the certificate or written approval
             69      required by this section.]
             70          [(b) The recording of a document that subdivides property by metes and bounds and does
             71      not contain the certificate or written approval required by this section:]
             72          [(i) does not affect the validity of the document; and]
             73          [(ii) does not affect whether the subdivided property complies with applicable municipal
             74      ordinances on land use and development.]
             75          (4) (a) Documents recorded in the county recorder's office that divide property by a metes
             76      and bounds description do not create a subdivision allowed by this part unless the certificate of
             77      written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is attached to the document.
             78          (b) The absence of the certificate or written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii) does
             79      not affect the validity of a recorded document.
             80          (c) A document recorded under Subsection (1)(a) which does not meet the requirements
             81      of Subsection (1)(a)(ii) may be corrected to comply with Subsection (1)(a)(ii) by the recording of
             82      an affidavit to which the required certificate or written approval is attached in accordance with
             83      Section 57-3-106 .
             84          Section 2. Section 10-9-808 is amended to read:
             85           10-9-808. Vacating or changing a subdivision plat.
             86          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), the legislative body of a municipality or any other officer
             87      that the legislative body designates by ordinance may, with or without a petition, consider any


             88      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment of a subdivision plat, any portion of a subdivision
             89      plat, or any street, lot, or alley contained in a subdivision plat at a public hearing.
             90          (b) If a petition is filed, the responsible body or officer shall hold the public hearing within
             91      45 days after receipt of the planning commission's recommendation under Subsection (2) if:
             92          (i) the plat change includes the vacation of a public street or alley;
             93          (ii) any owner within the plat notifies the municipality of their objection in writing within
             94      ten days of mailed notification; or
             95          (iii) a public hearing is required because all of the owners in the subdivision have not
             96      signed the revised plat.
             97          (2) (a) Before the legislative body or officer designated by the legislative body may
             98      consider a proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment under Subsection (1)(a) or (6), the
             99      legislative body or officer shall refer the proposal to the planning commission for its
             100      recommendation.
             101          (b) The planning commission shall give its recommendation within 30 days after the
             102      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment is referred to it.
             103          (3) Any fee owner, as shown on the last county assessment rolls, of land within the
             104      subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this part may, in writing, petition the
             105      legislative body to have the plat, any portion of it, or any street or lot contained in it, vacated,
             106      altered, or amended as provided in this section.
             107          (4) Each petition to vacate, alter, or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street or
             108      lot contained in a plat shall include:
             109          (a) the name and address of all owners of record of the land contained in the entire plat;
             110          (b) the name and address of all owners of record of land adjacent to any street that is
             111      proposed to be vacated, altered, or amended; and
             112          (c) the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition.
             113          (5) (a) A petition that lacks the consent of all owners referred to in Subsection (4) may not
             114      be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before the legislative body until the notice
             115      required by this part is given.
             116          (b) The petitioner shall pay the cost of the notice.
             117          (6) Subject to Subsection (2), if the responsible body or officer proposes to vacate, alter,
             118      or amend a subdivision plat, or any street or lot contained in a subdivision plat, they shall consider


             119      the issue at a public hearing after giving the notice required by this part.
             120          [(7) Petitions to adjust lot lines between adjacent properties may be executed upon the
             121      recordation of an appropriate deed if:]
             122          (7) (a) The owners of record of adjacent parcels that are described by either a metes and
             123      bounds description or a recorded plat may exchange title to portions of those parcels if the
             124      exchange of title is approved by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the
             125      municipal legislative body may designate, in accordance with Subsection (7)(b).
             126          (b) The planning commission, or such other person or board as the municipal legislative
             127      body may designate, shall approve an exchange of title under Subsection (7)(a) if:
             128          [(a)] (i) no new dwelling lot or housing unit [results from the lot line adjustment;] will
             129      result from the exchange of title; and
             130          [(b) the adjoining property owners consent to the lot line adjustment;]
             131          [(c) the lot line adjustment does not result in remnant land that did not previously exist;
             132      and (d) the adjustment does]
             133          (ii) the exchange of title will not result in a violation of applicable zoning requirements.
             134          (c) If an exchange of title is approved under Subsection (7)(b), a notice of approval shall
             135      be recorded by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the municipal legislative
             136      body may designate, in the office of the county recorder which:
             137          (i) is executed by each owner included in the exchange and by the planning commission,
             138      or such other person or board as the municipal legislative body may designate;
             139          (ii) contains an acknowledgment for each party executing the notice in accordance with
             140      the provisions of Title 57, Chapter 2a, Recognition of Acknowledgments Act; and
             141          (iii) recites the descriptions of both the original parcels and the parcels created by the
             142      exchange of title.
             143          (d) A notice of approval recorded under this Subsection (7) does not act as a conveyance
             144      of title to real property and is not required for the recording of a document purporting to convey
             145      title to real property.
             146          (8) (a) The name of a recorded subdivision may be changed by recording an amended plat
             147      making that change, as provided in this section.
             148          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(a), the recording of a declaration or other
             149      document that purports to change the name of a recorded plat is void.


             150          (9) Municipalities operating under the council-mayor form of government shall comply
             151      with Section 10-3-1219.5 .
             152          Section 3. Section 17-21-22 is amended to read:
             153           17-21-22. Annual revision -- Reporting changes in ownership to county assessors --
             154      Use of geographic information systems or computer systems.
             155          (1) The county recorder shall:
             156          (a) each year, prepare copies of ownership plats and descriptions, showing record owners
             157      at noon on January 1;
             158          (b) on or before January [15] 30 of each year, transmit the copies to the county assessor;
             159          (c) report all changes in recorded ownership of real property made during the first seven
             160      months of each calendar year to the county assessor not later than August 15 of that year;
             161          (d) for the remainder of the calendar year, report the changes in the ownership of real
             162      property that are recorded in the county recorder's office each month on or before the 15th day of
             163      the month following the month in which the changes were recorded;
             164          (e) transmit the changes of ownership on appropriate forms that show the current owner's
             165      name and a full legal description of the property conveyed; and
             166          (f) where only a part of the grantor's property is conveyed, transmit an additional form
             167      showing a full legal description of the portion retained.
             168          (2) Nothing in this chapter precludes the use of geographic information systems or
             169      computer systems by the recorder if the systems include all of the information required by this
             170      section.
             171          Section 4. Section 17-27-806 is amended to read:
             172           17-27-806. Exemptions from plat requirement.
             173          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Sections 17-27-804 and 17-27-805 , a person may submit to the
             174      county recorder's office for recording a document that subdivides property by metes and bounds
             175      into less than ten lots, without the necessity of recording a plat, if:
             176          (i) the planning commission, if required by county ordinance, has given the county
             177      executive its recommendation, whether favorable or not; and
             178          (ii) the document contains a certificate or written approval from:
             179          (A) the executive of the county in whose unincorporated area the property is located; or
             180          (B) other officers that the county legislative body designates in an ordinance.


             181          (b) By indicating its approval on a document under Subsection (1)(a), the county executive
             182      or other officer designated by the county legislative body certifies that:
             183          (i) the planning commission:
             184          (A) has given its recommendation to the county executive; or
             185          (B) is not required by county ordinance to give its recommendation;
             186          (ii) the subdivision is not traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown in
             187      the general plan and does not require the dedication of any land for street or other public purposes;
             188      and
             189          (iii) if the subdivision is located in a zoned area, each lot in the subdivision meets the
             190      frontage, width, and area requirements of the zoning ordinance or has been granted a variance from
             191      those requirements by the board of adjustment.
             192          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a lot or parcel resulting from a division of agricultural
             193      land is exempt from the plat requirements of Section 17-27-804 if the lot or parcel:
             194          (i) qualifies as land in agricultural use under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland
             195      Assessment Act;
             196          (ii) meets the minimum size requirement of applicable zoning ordinances; and
             197          (iii) is not used and will not be used for any nonagricultural purpose.
             198          (b) The boundaries of each lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (2)(a) shall be
             199      graphically illustrated on a record of survey map that, after receiving the same approvals as are
             200      required for a plat under Section 17-27-805 , shall be recorded with the county recorder.
             201          (c) If a lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (2)(a) is used for a nonagricultural
             202      purpose, the county in whose unincorporated area the lot or parcel is located may require the lot
             203      or parcel to comply with the requirements of Section 17-27-804 .
             204          [(3) (a) A person may not submit to the county recorder's office for recording a document
             205      that subdivides property by metes and bounds unless it contains the certificate or written approval
             206      required by this section.]
             207          (3) (a) Documents recorded in the county recorder's office that divide property by a metes
             208      and bounds description do not create a subdivision allowed by this part unless the certificate of
             209      written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is attached to the document.
             210          [(b) The recording of a document that subdivides property by metes and bounds and does
             211      not contain the certificate or written approval required by this section:]


             212          [(i)] (b) The absence of the certificate or written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii)
             213      does not affect the validity of [the] a recorded document[; and].
             214          [(ii) does not affect whether the subdivided property complies with applicable county
             215      ordinances on land use and development.]
             216          (c) A document recorded under Subsection (1)(a) which does not meet the requirements
             217      of Subsection (1)(a)(ii) may be corrected to comply with Subsection (1)(a)(ii) by the recording of
             218      an affidavit to which the required certificate or written approval is attached in accordance with
             219      Section 57-3-106 .
             220          Section 5. Section 17-27-808 is amended to read:
             221           17-27-808. Vacating or changing a subdivision plat.
             222          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), the county executive or any other officer that the county
             223      legislative body designates by ordinance may, with or without a petition, consider any proposed
             224      vacation, alteration, or amendment of a subdivision plat, any portion of a subdivision plat, or any
             225      street, lot, or alley contained in a subdivision plat at a public hearing.
             226          (b) If a petition is filed, the responsible officer shall hold the public hearing within 45 days
             227      after receipt of the planning commission's recommendation under Subsection (2) if:
             228          (i) the plat change includes the vacation of a public street or alley;
             229          (ii) any owner within the plat notifies the municipality of their objection in writing within
             230      ten days of mailed notification; or
             231          (iii) a public hearing is required because all of the owners in the subdivision have not
             232      signed the revised plat.
             233          (2) (a) Before the county legislative body or officer designated by the county legislative
             234      body may consider a proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment under Subsection (1)(a) or (6),
             235      the county legislative body or officer shall refer the proposal to the planning commission for its
             236      recommendation.
             237          (b) The planning commission shall give its recommendation within 30 days after the
             238      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment is referred to it.
             239          (3) Any fee owner, as shown on the last county assessment rolls, of land within the
             240      subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this part may, in writing, petition the
             241      county executive to have the plat, any portion of it, or any street or lot contained in it, vacated,
             242      altered, or amended as provided in this section.


             243          (4) Each petition to vacate, alter, or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street or
             244      lot contained in a plat shall include:
             245          (a) the name and address of all owners of record of the land contained in the entire plat;
             246          (b) the name and address of all owners of record of land adjacent to any street that is
             247      proposed to be vacated, altered, or amended; and
             248          (c) the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition.
             249          (5) (a) A petition that lacks the consent of all owners referred to in Subsection (4) may not
             250      be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before the responsible officer until the notice
             251      required by this part is given.
             252          (b) The petitioner shall pay the cost of the notice.
             253          (6) Subject to Subsection (2), if the responsible body or officer proposes to vacate, alter,
             254      or amend a subdivision plat, or any street or lot contained in a subdivision plat, they shall consider
             255      the issue at a public hearing after giving the notice required by this part.
             256          [(7) Petitions to adjust lot lines between adjacent properties may be executed upon the
             257      recordation of an appropriate deed if:]
             258          (7) (a) The owners of record of adjacent parcels that are described by either a metes and
             259      bounds description or a recorded plat may exchange title to portions of those parcels if the
             260      exchange of title is approved by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the
             261      county legislative body may designate, in accordance with Subsection (7)(b).
             262          (b) The planning commission, or such other person or board as the county legislative body
             263      may designate, shall approve an exchange of title under Subsection (7)(a) if:
             264          [(a)] (i) no new dwelling lot or housing unit [results from the lot line adjustment] will
             265      result from the exchange of title; and
             266          [(b) the adjoining property owners consent to the lot line adjustment;]
             267          [(c) the lot line adjustment does not result in remnant land that did not previously exist;
             268      and]
             269          [(d)] (ii) [the adjustment does] the exchange of title will not result in a violation of
             270      applicable zoning requirements.
             271          (c) If an exchange of title is approved under Subsection (7)(b), a notice of approval shall
             272      be recorded by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the county legislative
             273      body may designate, in the office of the county recorder which:


             274          (i) is executed by each owner included in the exchange and by the planning commission,
             275      or such other person or board as the county legislative body may designate;
             276          (ii) contains an acknowledgment for each party executing the notice in accordance with
             277      the provisions of Title 57, Chapter 2a, Recognition of Acknowledgments Act; and
             278          (iii) recites the descriptions of both the original parcels and the parcels created by the
             279      exchange of title.
             280          (d) A notice of approval recorded under this Subsection (7) does not act as a conveyance
             281      of title to real property and is not required for the recording of a document purporting to convey
             282      title to real property.
             283          (8) (a) The name of a recorded subdivision may be changed by recording an amended plat
             284      making that change, as provided in this section.
             285          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(a), the recording of a declaration or other
             286      document that purports to change the name of a recorded plat is void.
             287          Section 6. Section 17-27-811 is amended to read:
             288           17-27-811. Owner may not sell land before plat recorded -- Improper recording does
             289      not affect validity of document or compliance with ordinances -- Action by county.
             290          (1) (a) An owner of any land located in a subdivision, as defined in this chapter, who
             291      transfers or sells any land in that subdivision before a plat of the subdivision has been approved
             292      and recorded as required in this part violates this part for each lot or parcel transferred or sold.
             293          (b) The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other documents
             294      used in the process of selling or transferring does not exempt the transaction from a violation of
             295      Subsection [(2)] (1)(a) or from the penalties or remedies provided in this chapter.
             296          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection (1), the recording of an
             297      instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring real property
             298      that violates this part:
             299          (i) does not affect the validity of the instrument or other document; and
             300          (ii) does not affect whether the property that is the subject of the instrument or other
             301      document complies with applicable [municipal] county ordinances on land use and development.
             302          (2) (a) A county may bring an action against an owner to require the property to conform
             303      to the provisions of this part or an ordinance enacted under the authority of this part.
             304          (b) An action under this Subsection (2) may include an injunction, abatement, merger of


             305      title, or any other appropriate action or proceedings to prevent, enjoin, or abate the violation.
             306          (c) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
             307          Section 7. Section 17A-3-602 is amended to read:
             308           17A-3-602. Local mental health authorities -- Responsibilities.
             309          (1) All county [governing] legislative bodies in this state are local mental health
             310      authorities. Within legislative appropriations and county matching funds required by this section,
             311      under the policy direction of the state Board of Mental Health and the administrative direction of
             312      the Division of Mental Health within the Department of Human Services, local mental health
             313      authorities shall provide mental health services to persons within their respective counties. Two
             314      or more [county governing bodies] counties may join to provide mental health prevention and
             315      treatment services.
             316          (2) The [governing] legislative bodies may establish acceptable ways of apportioning the
             317      cost of mental health services. Any agreement for joint mental health services may designate the
             318      treasurer of one of the participating counties as the custodian of moneys available for those joint
             319      services, and that the designated treasurer, or other disbursing officer, may make payments from
             320      those moneys for such purposes upon audit of the appropriate auditing officer or officers
             321      representing the participating counties. The agreement may provide for:
             322          (a) joint operation of services and facilities or for operation of services and facilities under
             323      contract by one participating local mental health authority for other participating local mental
             324      health authorities; and
             325          (b) allocation of appointments of members of the mental health advisory council between
             326      or among participating counties.
             327          (3) (a) All county [governing] legislative bodies, as local mental health authorities, are
             328      accountable to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the state with
             329      regard to the use of state and federal funds received from those departments for mental health
             330      services, regardless of whether the services are provided by a private contract provider.
             331          (b) A local mental health authority shall comply, and require compliance by its contract
             332      provider, with all directives issued by the Department of Human Services and the Department of
             333      Health regarding the use and expenditure of state and federal funds received from those
             334      departments for the purpose of providing mental health programs and services. The Department
             335      of Human Services and Department of Health shall ensure that those directives are not duplicative


             336      or conflicting, and shall consult and coordinate with local mental health authorities with regard to
             337      programs and services.
             338          (4) Local mental health authorities shall:
             339          (a) review and evaluate mental health needs and services;
             340          (b) annually prepare and submit to the division a plan for mental health funding and
             341      service delivery. The plan shall include services for adults, youth, and children, including, but not
             342      limited to, the following:
             343          (i) inpatient care and services;
             344          (ii) residential care and services;
             345          (iii) outpatient care and services;
             346          (iv) 24-hour crisis care and services;
             347          (v) psychotropic medication management;
             348          (vi) psychosocial rehabilitation including vocational training and skills development;
             349          (vii) case management;
             350          (viii) community supports including in-home services, housing, family support services,
             351      and respite services; and
             352          (ix) consultation and education services, including but not limited to, case consultation,
             353      collaboration with other service agencies, public education, and public information;
             354          (c) establish and maintain, either directly or by contract, programs licensed under Title
             355      62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities;
             356          (d) appoint directly or by contract a full-time or part-time director for mental health
             357      programs and prescribe his duties;
             358          (e) provide input and comment on new and revised policies established by the state Board
             359      of Mental Health;
             360          (f) establish and require contract providers to establish administrative, clinical, personnel,
             361      financial, and management policies regarding mental health services and facilities, in accordance
             362      with the policies of the state Board of Mental Health, the Division of Mental Health, and state and
             363      federal law;
             364          (g) establish mechanisms allowing for direct citizen input;
             365          (h) annually contract with the Division of Mental Health to provide mental health
             366      programs and services in accordance with the provisions of Title 62A, Chapter 12, Mental Health;


             367          (i) comply with all applicable state and federal statutes, policies, audit requirements,
             368      contract requirements, and any directives resulting from those audits and contract requirements;
             369          (j) provide funding equal to at least 20% of the state funds that it receives to fund services
             370      described in the plan; and
             371          (k) comply with the requirements and procedures of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             372      Cooperation Act, Title 51, Chapter 2, Audits of Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations
             373      and Other Local Entities, and Title 17A, Chapter 1, Part 4, Uniform Fiscal Procedures for Special
             374      Districts Act.
             375          (5) Before disbursing any public funds, local mental health authorities shall require that
             376      all entities that receive any public funds from a local mental health authority agree in writing that:
             377          (a) the division may examine the entity's financial records;
             378          (b) the county auditor may examine and audit the entity's financial records; and
             379          (c) the entity will comply with the provisions of Subsection (3)(b).
             380          (6) Local mental health authorities may receive property, grants, gifts, supplies, materials,
             381      contributions, and any benefit derived therefrom, for mental health services. If those gifts are
             382      conditioned upon their use for a specified service or program, they shall be so used.
             383          (7) (a) For purposes of this section "public funds" means the same as that term is defined
             384      in Section 17A-3-603.5 .
             385          (b) Nothing in this section limits or prohibits an organization exempt under Section
             386      501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, from using public funds for any business purpose or in any
             387      financial arrangement that is otherwise lawful for that organization.
             388          Section 8. Section 17A-3-701 is amended to read:
             389           17A-3-701. Local substance abuse authorities -- Responsibilities.
             390          (1) All county [governing] legislative bodies in this state are local substance abuse
             391      authorities. Within legislative appropriations and county matching funds required by this section,
             392      and under the policy direction of the state Board of Substance Abuse and the administrative
             393      direction of the Division of Substance Abuse within the Department of Human Services, local
             394      substance abuse authorities shall provide substance abuse services to residents of their respective
             395      counties. Two or more [county governing bodies] counties may join to provide substance abuse
             396      prevention and treatment services.
             397          (2) The [governing] legislative bodies may establish acceptable ways of apportioning the


             398      cost of substance abuse services. Any agreement for joint substance abuse services may designate
             399      the treasurer of one of the participating counties as the custodian of moneys available for those
             400      joint services, and that the designated treasurer, or other disbursing officer, may make payments
             401      from those moneys for such purposes upon audit of the appropriate auditing officer or officers
             402      representing the participating counties. The agreement may provide for joint operation of services
             403      and facilities or for operation of services and facilities under contract by one participating local
             404      substance abuse authority for other participating local substance abuse authorities.
             405          (3) (a) All county [governing] legislative bodies, as local substance abuse authorities, are
             406      accountable to the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the state with
             407      regard to the use of state and federal funds received from those departments for substance abuse
             408      services, regardless of whether the services are provided by a private contract provider.
             409          (b) A local substance abuse authority shall comply, and require compliance by its contract
             410      provider, with all directives issued by the Department of Human Services and the Department of
             411      Health regarding the use and expenditure of state and federal funds received from those
             412      departments for the purpose of providing substance abuse programs and services. The Department
             413      of Human Services and Department of Health shall ensure that those directives are not duplicative
             414      or conflicting, and shall consult and coordinate with local substance abuse authorities with regard
             415      to programs and services.
             416          (4) Local substance abuse authorities shall:
             417          (a) review and evaluate substance abuse prevention and treatment needs and services;
             418          (b) annually prepare and submit a plan to the division for funding and service delivery; the
             419      plan shall include, but is not limited to, primary prevention, targeted prevention, early intervention,
             420      and treatment services;
             421          (c) establish and maintain, either directly or by contract, programs licensed under Title
             422      62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities;
             423          (d) appoint directly or by contract a full or part time director for substance abuse programs,
             424      and prescribe his duties;
             425          (e) provide input and comment on new and revised policies established by the state Board
             426      of Substance Abuse;
             427          (f) establish and require contract providers to establish administrative, clinical, personnel,
             428      financial, and management policies regarding substance abuse services and facilities, in accordance


             429      with the policies of the state Board of Substance Abuse, and state and federal law;
             430          (g) establish mechanisms allowing for direct citizen input;
             431          (h) annually contract with the Division of Substance Abuse to provide substance abuse
             432      programs and services in accordance with the provisions of Title 62A, Chapter 8, Substance
             433      Abuse;
             434          (i) comply with all applicable state and federal statutes, policies, audit requirements,
             435      contract requirements, and any directives resulting from those audits and contract requirements;
             436          (j) promote or establish programs for the prevention of substance abuse within the
             437      community setting through community-based prevention programs;
             438          (k) provide funding equal to at least 20% of the state funds that it receives to fund services
             439      described in the plan; and
             440          (l) comply with the requirements and procedures of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             441      Cooperation Act, Title 51, Chapter 2, Audits of Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations
             442      and Other Local Entities, and Title 17A, Chapter 1, Part 4, Uniform Fiscal Procedures for Special
             443      Districts Act.
             444          (5) Before disbursing any public funds, local substance abuse authorities shall require that
             445      all entities that receive any public funds from a local substance abuse authority agree in writing
             446      that:
             447          (a) the division may examine the entity's financial records;
             448          (b) the county auditor may examine and audit the entity's financial records; and
             449          (c) the entity will comply with the provisions of Subsection (3)(b).
             450          (6) Local substance abuse authorities may receive property, grants, gifts, supplies,
             451      materials, contributions, and any benefit derived therefrom, for substance abuse services. If those
             452      gifts are conditioned upon their use for a specified service or program, they shall be so used.
             453          (7) (a) For purposes of this section "public funds" means the same as that term is defined
             454      in Section 17A-3-703 .
             455          (b) Nothing in this section limits or prohibits an organization exempt under Section
             456      501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, from using public funds for any business purpose or in any
             457      financial arrangement that is otherwise lawful for that organization.
             458          Section 9. Section 19-4-111 is amended to read:
             459           19-4-111. Fluorine added to water -- Election required.


             460          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, public water supplies, whether state,
             461      county, municipal, or district, shall not have fluorine or any of its derivatives or compounds added
             462      to them without the approval of a majority of voters in an election in the area affected. An election
             463      shall be held upon the:
             464          (a) filing of an initiative petition requesting the action in accordance with state law
             465      governing initiative petitions;
             466          (b) in the case of a municipal, special district, or county water system, passage of a
             467      resolution by the legislative body or special district board representing the affected voters,
             468      submitting the question to the affected voters at the next regular general election or municipal
             469      general election; or
             470          (c) in a county of the first or second class, passage of a resolution by the county
             471      [commission] legislative body to place an opinion question relating to all public water systems
             472      within the county, except as provided in Subsection (2), on the ballot at the next general election.
             473          (2) If a majority of voters on an opinion question under Subsection (1)(c) approve the
             474      addition of fluorine to the public water supplies within the county, the local health departments
             475      shall require the addition of fluorine to all public water supplies within that county other than those
             476      systems:
             477          (a) that are functionally separate from any other public water systems in that county; and
             478          (b) where a majority of the voters served by the public water system voted against the
             479      addition of fluorine on the opinion question under Subsection (1)(c).
             480          (3) Nothing contained in this section prohibits the addition of chlorine or other water
             481      purifying agents.
             482          (4) Any political subdivision which, prior to November 2, 1976, decided to and was adding
             483      fluorine or any of its derivatives or compounds to the drinking water is considered to have
             484      complied with Subsection (1).
             485          Section 10. Section 57-3-101 is amended to read:
             486           57-3-101. Certificate of acknowledgment, proof of execution, jurat, or other
             487      certificate required -- Notarial acts affecting real property -- Right to record documents
             488      unaffected by subdivision ordinances.
             489          (1) A certificate of the acknowledgment of any document, or of the proof of the execution
             490      of any document, or a jurat as defined in Section 46-1-2 , or other notarial certificate containing the


             491      words "subscribed and sworn" or their substantial equivalent, that is signed and certified by the
             492      officer taking the acknowledgment, proof, or jurat, as provided in this title, entitles the document
             493      and the certificate to be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county where the real property
             494      is located.
             495          (2) Notarial acts affecting real property in this state shall also be performed in
             496      conformance with Title 46, Chapter 1, Notaries Public Reform Act.
             497          (3) Nothing in the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 9, Part 8, Subdivisions, and Title 17,
             498      Chapter 27, Part 8, Subdivisions, shall prohibit the recording of a document which is otherwise
             499      entitled to be recorded under the provisions of this chapter.
             500          Section 11. Section 59-2-906.3 is amended to read:
             501           59-2-906.3. Additional levies by counties.
             502          (1) Beginning January 1, 1994, a county may levy an additional tax to fund state mandated
             503      actions to meet legislative mandates or judicial or administrative orders which relate to promoting
             504      the accurate valuation of property, the establishment and maintenance of uniform assessment levels
             505      within and among counties, and the administration of the property tax system. An additional rate
             506      levied under this Subsection (1):
             507          (a) shall be stated on the tax notice, and may be included on the tax notice with the county
             508      assessing and collecting levy authorized under Subsection 59-2-906.1 (4);
             509          (b) may not be included in determining the maximum allowable levy for the county or
             510      other taxing entities; and
             511          (c) is subject to the notice requirements of Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919 .
             512          (2) Beginning January 1, 1994, a county may levy an additional tax for reappraisal
             513      programs that are formally adopted by the county [commission] legislative body and which
             514      conform to tax commission rules. An additional rate levied under this Subsection (2):
             515          (a) shall be stated on the tax notice, and may be included on the tax notice with the county
             516      assessing and collecting levy authorized under Subsection 59-2-906.1 (4);
             517          (b) may not be included in determining the maximum allowable levy for the county or
             518      other taxing entities; and
             519          (c) is subject to the notice requirements of Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919 .
             520          Section 12. Section 70A-9a-520 is amended to read:
             521           70A-9a-520. Acceptance and refusal to accept record.


             522          (1) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in
             523      Subsection 70A-9a-516 (2) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth
             524      in Subsection 70A-9a-516 (2).
             525          (2) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person
             526      that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record
             527      would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the
             528      time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule but, in the case of a filing office described
             529      in Subsection 70A-9a-501 (1)(b), in no event more than two business days after the filing office
             530      receives the record.
             531          (3) A filed financing statement satisfying Subsections 70A-9a-502 (1) and (2) is effective,
             532      even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under Subsection (1). However,
             533      Section 70A-9a-338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in
             534      Subsection 70A-9a-516 (2)(e) which is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.
             535          (4) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more
             536      than one debtor, this part applies as to each debtor separately.
             537          (5) This section does not apply to a filing office described in Subsection 70A-9a-501 (1)(a).
             538          Section 13. Section 72-5-105 is amended to read:
             539           72-5-105. Highways, streets, or roads once established continue until abandoned.
             540          (1) All public highways, streets, or roads once established shall continue to be highways,
             541      streets, or roads until abandoned or vacated by order of the highway authorities having jurisdiction
             542      [over any highway,] or by other competent authority.
             543          (2) For purposes of assessment, upon the recordation of an order executed by the proper
             544      authority with the county recorder's office, title to the vacated or abandoned highway, street, or
             545      road shall vest to the adjoining record owners, with 1/2 of the width of the highway, street, or road
             546      assessed to each of the adjoining owners. Provided, however, that should a description of an
             547      owner of record extend into the vacated or abandoned highway, street, or road that portion of the
             548      vacated or abandoned highway, street, or road shall vest in the record owner, with the remainder
             549      of the highway, street, or road vested as otherwise provided in this Subsection (2).
             550          Section 14. Repealer.
             551          This act repeals:
             552          Section 17-21-23, Assessor to return for revision.


             553          Section 59-2-312, Assessor to keep plat book.


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