S.B. 65

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Corrected - House Committee Amendments 2-16-2004 ch/rhr This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 11:09 AM by chopkin. --> This document includes House Committee Amendments (CORRECTED) incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 11:49 AM by chopkin. --> 1

COUNTY CLASSIFICATION AMENDMENTS
2 2004 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
5
6 LONG TITLE
7 General Description:
8 This bill modifies provisions relating to county classifications.
9 Highlighted Provisions:
10 This bill:
11 . changes the ranges of population that define counties of the H [ second ] THIRD h through
11a sixth
12 class.
13 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
14 None
15 Other Special Clauses:
16 None
17 Utah Code Sections Affected:
18 AMENDS:
19 17-50-501, as enacted by Chapter 318, Laws of Utah 2000
20
21 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
22 Section 1. Section 17-50-501 is amended to read:
23 17-50-501. Classification of counties.
24 (1) Each county shall be classified according to its population.
25 (2) (a) A county with a population of 700,000 or more is a county of the first class.
26 (b) A county with a population of H [ [ ] 125,000 [ ] ] [ 150,000 ] h or more but less than
26a 700,000 is a
27 county of the second class.

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House Committee Amendments 2-16-2004 ch/rhr 28

(c) A county with a population of [18,000] 31,000 or more but less than H [ [ ] 125,000 [ ] ]
29 [ 150,000 ] h is a county of the third class.
30 (d) A county with a population of [10,000] 11,000 or more but less than [18,000]
31 31,000 is a county of the fourth class.
32 (e) A county with a population of [3,500] 4,000 or more but less than [10,000] 11,000
33 is a county of the fifth class.
34 (f) A county with a population less than [3,500] 4,000 is a county of the sixth class.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-27-04 12:52 PM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel