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BOND ELECTION PROCESS AMENDMENTS

             2     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Fred R. Hunsaker

             5     
             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill modifies provisions related to bond elections.
             9      Highlighted Provisions:
             10          This bill:
             11          .    changes the dates by which a legislative body must approve bond election
             12      resolutions and bond proposition language to be used at the election in order to meet
             13      ballot preparation and mailing requirements;
             14          .    implements provisional ballot procedures for challenged ballots in bond elections;
             15          .    provides that bond elections comply with the general voter registration and voting
             16      procedures contained in the Election Code;
             17          .    modifies election administration and canvassing procedures for bond elections to
             18      provide consistency with general election procedures;
             19          .    provides that county clerks, municipal clerks, clerks or chief executive officers of
             20      special districts, and business administrators or superintendents of school districts
             21      may act as election officers to conduct and administer bond elections, and to
             22      supervise and administer certain bond and voted leeway elections;
             23          .    permits an election officer to appoint or employ agents to assist with the conducting
             24      and administration of bond elections;
             25          .    provides that election officers in bond elections shall conduct their procedures at the
             26      direction of the municipality calling the election;
             27          .    clarifies procedures for challenging bond elections and for publishing requirements


             28      for notice of bond elections by newspaper;
             29          .    removes procedures for mailing of notice of bond elections by postcard;
             30          .    modifies the Election Code to provide consistent procedures for recounts of bond
             31      election results and challenges to bond elections; and
             32          .    changes the name of the "Utah Municipal Bond Act" to "Local Government
             33      Bonding Act" to provide consistency in the definition of words commonly used in
             34      the Utah code;
             35          .    renumbers Title 14, Chapter 11, "Local Government Bonding Act"; and
             36          .    makes technical changes.
             37      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             38          None
             39      Other Special Clauses:
             40          None
             41      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             42      AMENDS:
             43          9-3-409, as enacted by Chapter 309, Laws of Utah 1993
             44          10-7-8, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             45          10-7-15, as last amended by Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 2002
             46          10-18-302, as last amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 2004
             47          11-8-2, as last amended by Chapter 112, Laws of Utah 1991
             48          11-13-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             49          11-13-219, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             50          11-17-3, as last amended by Chapter 131, Laws of Utah 2003
             51          11-25-5, as last amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2001
             52          11-27-3, as last amended by Chapters 142 and 198, Laws of Utah 1987
             53          15-7-12, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             54          17-12-1, as last amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2000
             55          17-24-1, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             56          17-36-54, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2000
             57          17-50-303, as last amended by Chapter 96, Laws of Utah 2001
             58          17A-2-306, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001


             59          17A-2-307, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             60          17A-2-309, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             61          17A-2-423, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             62          17A-2-428, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186, Laws of Utah 1990
             63          17A-2-543, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             64          17A-2-622, as last amended by Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 2001
             65          17A-2-712, as last amended by Chapter 285, Laws of Utah 2002
             66          17A-2-821, as last amended by Chapter 254, Laws of Utah 2000
             67          17A-2-824, as last amended by Chapters 1 and 254, Laws of Utah 2000
             68          17A-2-826, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             69          17A-2-1037, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             70          17A-2-1058, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             71          17A-2-1312, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             72          17A-2-1315, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 1991
             73          17A-2-1316, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             74          17A-2-1322, as last amended by Chapters 9 and 195, Laws of Utah 2001
             75          17A-2-1414, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             76          17A-2-1439, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             77          17A-2-1440, as last amended by Chapter 254, Laws of Utah 2000
             78          17A-2-1823, as enacted by Chapter 216, Laws of Utah 1995
             79          17A-2-1825, as enacted by Chapter 216, Laws of Utah 1995
             80          17B-2-608, as enacted by Chapter 284, Laws of Utah 2002
             81          17B-4-1204, as enacted by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2001
             82          19-6-503, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 112, Laws of Utah 1991
             83          19-6-505, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             84          20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 117 and 127, Laws of Utah 2003
             85          20A-3-202, as last amended by Chapter 328, Laws of Utah 2000
             86          20A-3-304.1, as enacted by Chapter 195, Laws of Utah 2004
             87          20A-4-202, as last amended by Chapter 228, Laws of Utah 1993
             88          20A-4-301, as last amended by Chapter 11, Laws of Utah 2002, Fifth Special Session
             89          20A-4-401, as last amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2002


             90          20A-4-402, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             91          20A-4-403, as enacted by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993
             92          20A-5-400.5, as enacted by Chapter 344, Laws of Utah 1998
             93          20A-5-401, as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah 2003
             94          20A-6-301, as last amended by Chapter 57, Laws of Utah 2001
             95          20A-6-303, as last amended by Chapter 57, Laws of Utah 2001
             96          20A-6-402, as last amended by Chapter 57, Laws of Utah 2001
             97          31A-22-502, as last amended by Chapter 71, Laws of Utah 2002
             98          53A-2-105, as last amended by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 1998
             99          53A-18-101, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             100          53A-18-102, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             101          53A-21-104, as last amended by Chapter 199, Laws of Utah 2003
             102          53A-28-302, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             103          54-9-103, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             104          54-9-106, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             105          59-7-601, as enacted by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 1993
             106          59-12-603, as last amended by Chapters 156 and 255, Laws of Utah 2004
             107          59-12-703, as last amended by Chapters 255 and 317, Laws of Utah 2004
             108          59-12-802, as last amended by Chapter 255, Laws of Utah 2004
             109          59-12-804, as last amended by Chapter 255, Laws of Utah 2004
             110          59-12-1402, as last amended by Chapters 255 and 317, Laws of Utah 2004
             111          59-12-1503, as last amended by Chapters 90 and 255, Laws of Utah 2004
             112          63B-2-116, as enacted by Chapter 304, Laws of Utah 1993
             113          63B-2-216, as enacted by Chapter 304, Laws of Utah 1993
             114          63B-3-116, as enacted by Chapter 300, Laws of Utah 1994
             115          63B-3-216, as enacted by Chapter 300, Laws of Utah 1994
             116          63B-4-116, as enacted by Chapter 329, Laws of Utah 1995
             117          63B-5-116, as enacted by Chapter 335, Laws of Utah 1996
             118          63B-6-116, as enacted by Chapter 391, Laws of Utah 1997
             119          63B-6-216, as enacted by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1997
             120          63B-6-416, as enacted by Chapter 391, Laws of Utah 1997


             121          63B-7-116, as enacted by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah 1998
             122          63B-7-216, as enacted by Chapter 316, Laws of Utah 1998
             123          63B-7-416, as enacted by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah 1998
             124          63B-8-116, as enacted by Chapter 309, Laws of Utah 1999
             125          63B-8-216, as enacted by Chapter 331, Laws of Utah 1999
             126          63B-8-416, as enacted by Chapter 309, Laws of Utah 1999
             127          63B-9-216, as enacted by Chapter 354, Laws of Utah 2000
             128          63B-10-116, as enacted by Chapter 321, Laws of Utah 2001
             129          63B-11-116, as enacted by Chapter 199, Laws of Utah 2002
             130          63B-11-216, as enacted by Chapter 252, Laws of Utah 2002
             131          63B-11-316, as enacted by Chapter 278, Laws of Utah 2002
             132          63B-11-516, as enacted by Chapter 266, Laws of Utah 2002
             133          72-2-204, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
             134          72-2-108, as last amended by Chapter 318, Laws of Utah 2000
             135          73-10d-4, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             136          73-10d-7, as last amended by Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2001
             137      ENACTS:
             138          11-14-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             139          11-14-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             140          11-14-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             141          11-14-208, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             142      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             143          11-14-201, (Renumbered from 11-14-2, as last amended by Chapter 252, Laws of Utah
             144      1999)
             145          11-14-202, (Renumbered from 11-14-3, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah
             146      2003)
             147          11-14-203, (Renumbered from 11-14-4, as last amended by Chapter 371, Laws of Utah
             148      2004)
             149          11-14-204, (Renumbered from 11-14-6, as last amended by Chapter 75, Laws of Utah
             150      2000)
             151          11-14-205, (Renumbered from 11-14-7, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah


             152      1996, Second Special Session)
             153          11-14-206, (Renumbered from 11-14-10, as last amended by Chapter 281, Laws of
             154      Utah 1981)
             155          11-14-207, (Renumbered from 11-14-11, as last amended by Chapter 115, Laws of
             156      Utah 1975)
             157          11-14-301, (Renumbered from 11-14-13, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah
             158      1988)
             159          11-14-302, (Renumbered from 11-14-14, as last amended by Chapter 346, Laws of
             160      Utah 1983)
             161          11-14-303, (Renumbered from 11-14-14.5, as last amended by Chapter 191, Laws of
             162      Utah 1987)
             163          11-14-304, (Renumbered from 11-14-15, as last amended by Chapter 280, Laws of
             164      Utah 1981)
             165          11-14-305, (Renumbered from 11-14-16, as last amended by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah
             166      1983)
             167          11-14-306, (Renumbered from 11-14-17, as last amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah
             168      2000)
             169          11-14-307, (Renumbered from 11-14-17.5, as last amended by Chapter 193, Laws of
             170      Utah 2001)
             171          11-14-308, (Renumbered from 11-14-17.6, as last amended by Chapter 205, Laws of
             172      Utah 2001)
             173          11-14-309, (Renumbered from 11-14-18, as last amended by Chapter 346, Laws of
             174      Utah 1983)
             175          11-14-310, (Renumbered from 11-14-19, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             176          11-14-311, (Renumbered from 11-14-19.5, as last amended by Chapter 79, Laws of
             177      Utah 1985)
             178          11-14-312, (Renumbered from 11-14-19.6, as enacted by Chapter 115, Laws of Utah
             179      1975)
             180          11-14-313, (Renumbered from 11-14-19.7, as last amended by Chapter 345, Laws of
             181      Utah 1983)
             182          11-14-314, (Renumbered from 11-14-19.8, as enacted by Chapter 280, Laws of Utah


             183      1981)
             184          11-14-315, (Renumbered from 11-14-20, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             185          11-14-316, (Renumbered from 11-14-21, as last amended by Chapter 201, Laws of
             186      Utah 1987)
             187          11-14-401, (Renumbered from 11-14-22, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             188          11-14-402, (Renumbered from 11-14-23, as last amended by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah
             189      2001)
             190          11-14-403, (Renumbered from 11-14-24, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             191          11-14-404, (Renumbered from 11-14-25, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             192          11-14-405, (Renumbered from 11-14-26, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965)
             193          11-14-406, (Renumbered from 11-14-27, as last amended by Chapter 10, Laws of Utah
             194      1997)
             195          11-14-501, (Renumbered from 11-14-28, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 2001)
             196      REPEALS:
             197          11-14-1, as last amended by Chapter 216, Laws of Utah 1995
             198          11-14-8, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965
             199          11-14-9, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965
             200          11-14-12, as enacted by Chapter 41, Laws of Utah 1965
             201     
             202      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             203          Section 1. Section 9-3-409 is amended to read:
             204           9-3-409. Actions on validity or enforceability of bonds -- Time for bringing
             205      action.
             206          (1) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any
             207      bond issued under this chapter or the security for them, any such bond reciting in substance that
             208      it has been issued by the authority in connection with the Utah Science Center shall be
             209      conclusively deemed to have been issued for that purpose.
             210          (2) For a period of 30 days after the publication of the resolution authorizing the bonds,
             211      or a notice of bonds to be issued by the authority containing those items described in Section
             212      [ 11-14-21 ] 11-14-316 in a newspaper having general circulation in the area of operation, any
             213      person may contest the legality of the resolution authorizing any bonds, notice of bonds to be


             214      issued, or any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds. After the 30-day
             215      period no one has any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the
             216      notice of bonds to be issued or the bonds for any cause whatsoever.
             217          Section 2. Section 10-7-8 is amended to read:
             218           10-7-8. Resolution on bond issue -- Election as provided by Local Government
             219      Bonding Act.
             220          When the board of commissioners, city council or the town board of trustees of any city
             221      or town shall have decided that incurring such bonded indebtedness is advisable, it shall by
             222      resolution specify the purpose for which the indebtedness is to be created and the amount of
             223      bonds which it is proposed to issue, and shall provide for submitting the question of the issue
             224      of such bonds to the qualified electors of the city or town at the next general election, or at a
             225      special election to be called for that purpose by the board of commissioners, city council or
             226      board of trustees in such manner and subject to such conditions as is provided in Title 11,
             227      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act. This section does not
             228      require an election for the issuance of refunding bonds or other bonds not required by the
             229      Constitution to be voted at an election.
             230          Section 3. Section 10-7-15 is amended to read:
             231           10-7-15. Sale or lease of electrical generation and distribution system -- Appraisal
             232      and vote required -- Manner of conducting the election.
             233          (1) (a) Before selling or leasing in their entirety the works and plant constructed,
             234      purchased, or used by the municipality for the purpose of generating or distributing electrical
             235      energy for light, heat, or power purposes, the municipal legislative body shall:
             236          (i) cause an appraisal of the property proposed to be sold or leased to be made under
             237      the supervision of three resident taxpayers of the municipality, to be appointed by the
             238      municipal legislative body; and
             239          (ii) provide for submitting to the registered voters of the municipality the question of
             240      the sale or lease of the property, at the next general election or at a special election called for
             241      that purpose.
             242          (b) The value of the property determined in an appraisal under Subsection (1)(a)(i)
             243      shall include all items that the municipal legislative body determines to add value to or subtract
             244      value from the property.


             245          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), each election under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall be
             246      called and conducted in the same manner as provided by statute for the issue of bonds in
             247      Section 10-7-8 , the necessary changes in the form of the ballot being made.
             248          (b) Each notice of election required under Section [ 11-14-3 ] 11-14-202 for an election
             249      held under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall include:
             250          (i) a summary of the appraisal made under Subsection (1)(a)(i), including the amount
             251      of the appraisal; and
             252          (ii) the name of each bidder who submitted a bid that was opened and considered under
             253      Section 10-7-17 and the amount of each bid.
             254          (3) In the process of selling or leasing in their entirety the municipality's electrical
             255      works and plant, a municipal legislative body may take whatever action it considers appropriate
             256      and in the sequence it considers appropriate, subject to the requirements of this section and
             257      Sections 10-7-16 and 10-7-17 .
             258          Section 4. Section 10-18-302 is amended to read:
             259           10-18-302. Bonding authority.
             260          (1) In accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             261      Bonding Act, the legislative body of a municipality may by resolution determine to issue one or
             262      more revenue bonds or general obligation bonds to finance the capital costs for facilities
             263      necessary to provide to subscribers:
             264          (a) a cable television service; or
             265          (b) a public telecommunications service.
             266          (2) The resolution described in Subsection (1) shall:
             267          (a) describe the purpose for which the indebtedness is to be created; and
             268          (b) specify the dollar amount of the one or more bonds proposed to be issued.
             269          (3) (a) A revenue bond issued under this section shall be secured and paid for:
             270          (i) from the revenues generated by the municipality from providing:
             271          (A) cable television services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance facilities
             272      for the municipality's cable television services; and
             273          (B) public telecommunications services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance
             274      facilities for the municipality's public telecommunications services; and
             275          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b) and Subsection 10-18-303 (3)(a), from revenues


             276      generated under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act, if:
             277          (A) notwithstanding Subsection [ 11-14-2 (2)] 11-14-201 (3) and except as provided in
             278      Subsections (4) and (5), the revenue bond is approved by the registered voters in an election
             279      held:
             280          (I) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A)(II), pursuant to the provisions of Title
             281      11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, that govern bond
             282      elections; and
             283          (II) notwithstanding Subsection [ 11-14-4 ] 11-14-203 (2), at a regular general election;
             284          (B) the revenues described in this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) are pledged as security for the
             285      revenue bond; and
             286          (C) the municipality or municipalities annually appropriate the revenues described in
             287      this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) to secure and pay the revenue bond issued under this section.
             288          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a municipality may not pay the
             289      origination, financing, or other carrying costs associated with the one or more revenue bonds
             290      issued under this section from the general funds or other enterprise funds of the municipality.
             291          (4) (a) As used in this Subsection (4), "municipal entity" means an entity created
             292      pursuant to an agreement:
             293          (i) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act; and
             294          (ii) to which a municipality is a party.
             295          (b) The requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply to a municipality or
             296      municipal entity that issues revenue bonds, or to a municipality that is a member of a municipal
             297      entity that issues revenue bonds, if:
             298          (i) on or before March 2, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that is
             299      a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds has published the first notice
             300      described in Subsection (4)(b)(iii);
             301          (ii) on or before April 15, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that
             302      is a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds makes the decision to pledge
             303      the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) as security for the revenue bonds described in
             304      this Subsection (4)(b)(ii);
             305          (iii) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds or the municipality that is a
             306      member of the municipal entity that is issuing the revenue bonds has:


             307          (A) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the
             308      notice in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation
             309      within the municipality for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being not less
             310      than 14 days before the public hearing; and
             311          (B) the notice identifies:
             312          (I) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond]
             313      Local Government Bonding Act;
             314          (II) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             315          (III) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will
             316      be pledged in any fiscal year;
             317          (IV) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             318          (V) the time, place, and location for the public hearing;
             319          (iv) the municipal entity that issues revenue bonds:
             320          (A) adopts a final financing plan; and
             321          (B) in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             322      Management Act, makes available to the public at the time the municipal entity adopts the final
             323      financing plan:
             324          (I) the final financing plan; and
             325          (II) all contracts entered into by the municipal entity, except as protected by Title 63,
             326      Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
             327          (v) any municipality that is a member of a municipal entity described in Subsection
             328      (4)(b)(iv):
             329          (A) not less than 30 calendar days after the municipal entity complies with Subsection
             330      (4)(b)(iv)(B), holds a final public hearing;
             331          (B) provides notice, at the time the municipality schedules the final public hearing, to
             332      any person who has provided to the municipality a written request for notice; and
             333          (C) makes all reasonable efforts to provide fair opportunity for oral testimony by all
             334      interested parties; and
             335          (vi) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             336      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section
             337      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the


             338      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             339          (5) On or after July 1, 2007, the requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply
             340      to a municipality that issues revenue bonds if:
             341          (a) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds has:
             342          (i) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the notice
             343      in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation within
             344      the municipality for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being not less than 14
             345      days before the public hearing; and
             346          (ii) the notice identifies:
             347          (A) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond]
             348      Local Government Bonding Act;
             349          (B) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             350          (C) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will be
             351      pledged in any fiscal year;
             352          (D) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             353          (E) the time, place, and location for the public hearing; and
             354          (b) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             355      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section
             356      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the
             357      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             358          (6) A municipality that issues bonds pursuant to this section may not make or grant any
             359      undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to itself or to any private provider of:
             360          (a) cable television services; or
             361          (b) public telecommunications services.
             362          Section 5. Section 11-8-2 is amended to read:
             363           11-8-2. State loans for sewage treatment facilities -- Rules of Water Quality
             364      Board.
             365          The Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to negotiate loans to political
             366      subdivisions and municipal authorities for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement
             367      of municipal sewage treatment facilities. All loans shall be made pursuant to rules made by the
             368      Water Quality Board and not exceed 25% of the total cost of the facility. The loans shall be


             369      authorized by the political subdivision involved pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             370      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, or other applicable law of this state
             371      pertaining to indebtedness of political subdivisions.
             372          Section 6. Section 11-13-205 is amended to read:
             373           11-13-205. Agreement by public agencies to create a new entity to own sewage
             374      and wastewater facilities -- Powers and duties of new entities -- Validation of previously
             375      created entities.
             376          (1) It is declared that the policy of the state is to assure the health, safety, and welfare
             377      of its citizens, that adequate sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities are essential
             378      to the well-being of the citizens of the state and that the acquisition of adequate sewage and
             379      wastewater treatment plants and facilities on a regional basis in accordance with federal law
             380      and state and federal water quality standards and effluent standards in order to provide services
             381      to public agencies is a matter of statewide concern and is in the public interest. It is found and
             382      declared that there is a statewide need to provide for regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             383      plants and facilities, and as a matter of express legislative determination it is declared that the
             384      compelling need of the state for construction of regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             385      plants and facilities requires the creation of entities under the Interlocal Cooperation Act to
             386      own, construct, operate, and finance sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities; and
             387      it is the purpose of this law to provide for the accomplishment thereof in the manner provided
             388      in this section.
             389          (2) Any two or more public agencies of the state may also agree to create a separate
             390      legal or administrative entity to accomplish and undertake the purpose of owning, acquiring,
             391      constructing, financing, operating, maintaining, and repairing regional sewage and wastewater
             392      treatment plants and facilities.
             393          (3) A separate legal or administrative entity created in the manner provided herein is
             394      considered to be a political subdivision and body politic and corporate of the state with power
             395      to carry out and effectuate its corporate powers, including, but not limited to, the power:
             396          (a) to adopt, amend, and repeal rules, bylaws, and regulations, policies, and procedures
             397      for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business, to sue and be sued in its own
             398      name, to have an official seal and power to alter that seal at will, and to make and execute
             399      contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the performance of its duties


             400      and the exercise of its powers and functions under the Interlocal Cooperation Act;
             401          (b) to own, acquire, construct, operate, maintain, repair, or cause to be constructed,
             402      operated, maintained, and repaired one or more regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             403      plants and facilities, all as shall be set forth in the agreement providing for its creation;
             404          (c) to borrow money, incur indebtedness and issue revenue bonds, notes or other
             405      obligations payable solely from the revenues and receipts derived from all or a portion of the
             406      regional sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities which it owns, operates, and
             407      maintains, such bonds, notes, or other obligations to be issued and sold in compliance with the
             408      provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act;
             409          (d) to enter into agreements with public agencies and other parties and entities to
             410      provide sewage and wastewater treatment services on such terms and conditions as it considers
             411      to be in the best interests of its participants; and
             412          (e) to acquire by purchase or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or
             413      personal property in connection with the acquisition and construction of any sewage and
             414      wastewater treatment plant and all related facilities and rights-of-way which it owns, operates,
             415      and maintains.
             416          (4) The provisions of Part 3, Project Entity Provisions, do not apply to a legal or
             417      administrative entity created for regional sewage and wastewater treatment purposes under this
             418      section.
             419          (5) All proceedings previously had in connection with the creation of any legal or
             420      administrative entity pursuant to this chapter, and all proceedings previously had by any such
             421      entity for the authorization and issuance of bonds of the entity are validated, ratified, and
             422      confirmed; and these entities are declared to be validly created interlocal cooperation entities
             423      under this chapter. These bonds, whether previously or subsequently issued pursuant to these
             424      proceedings, are validated, ratified, and confirmed and declared to constitute, if previously
             425      issued, or when issued, the valid and legally binding obligations of the entity in accordance
             426      with their terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or validate any bonds, or
             427      the organization of any entity, the legality of which is being contested at the time this act takes
             428      effect.
             429          (6) (a) The governing body of each entity created under this section on or after May 4,
             430      1998, shall, within 30 days of the creation, file a written notice of the creation with the State


             431      Tax Commission.
             432          (b) Each written notice required under Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             433          (i) be accompanied by:
             434          (A) a copy of the agreement creating the entity; and
             435          (B) a map or plat that delineates a metes and bounds description of the area affected
             436      and evidence that the information has been recorded by the county recorder; and
             437          (ii) contain a certification by the governing body that all necessary legal requirements
             438      relating to the creation have been completed.
             439          Section 7. Section 11-13-219 is amended to read:
             440           11-13-219. Publication of resolutions or agreements -- Contesting legality of
             441      resolution or agreement.
             442          (1) As used in this section:
             443          (a) "Enactment" means:
             444          (i) a resolution adopted or proceedings taken by a governing body under the authority
             445      of this chapter, and includes a resolution, indenture, or other instrument providing for the
             446      issuance of bonds; and
             447          (ii) an agreement or other instrument that is authorized, executed, or approved by a
             448      governing body under the authority of this chapter.
             449          (b) "Governing body" means:
             450          (i) the legislative body of a public agency; and
             451          (ii) the governing body of an interlocal entity created under this chapter.
             452          (c) "Notice of bonds" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(d).
             453          (d) "Notice of agreement" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(c).
             454          (e) "Official newspaper" means the newspaper selected by a governing body under
             455      Subsection (4)(b) to publish its enactments.
             456          (2) Any enactment taken or made under the authority of this chapter is not subject to
             457      referendum.
             458          (3) (a) A governing body need not publish any enactment taken or made under the
             459      authority of this chapter.
             460          (b) A governing body may provide for the publication of any enactment taken or made
             461      by it under the authority of this chapter according to the publication requirements established


             462      by this section.
             463          (c) (i) If the enactment is an agreement, document, or other instrument, or a resolution
             464      or other proceeding authorizing or approving an agreement, document, or other instrument, the
             465      governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the agreement, resolution, or other
             466      proceeding, publish a notice of agreement containing:
             467          (A) the names of the parties to the agreement;
             468          (B) the general subject matter of the agreement;
             469          (C) the term of the agreement;
             470          (D) a description of the payment obligations, if any, of the parties to the agreement;
             471      and
             472          (E) a statement that the resolution and agreement will be available for review at the
             473      governing body's principal place of business during regular business hours for 30 days after the
             474      publication of the notice of agreement.
             475          (ii) The governing body shall make a copy of the resolution or other proceeding and a
             476      copy of the contract available at its principal place of business during regular business hours
             477      for 30 days after the publication of the notice of agreement.
             478          (d) If the enactment is a resolution or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of
             479      bonds, the governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the resolution or other
             480      proceeding and the documents pertaining to the issuance of bonds, publish a notice of bonds
             481      that contains the information described in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             482          (4) (a) If the governing body chooses to publish an enactment, notice of bonds, or
             483      notice of agreement, the governing body shall comply with the requirements of this Subsection
             484      (4).
             485          (b) If there is more than one newspaper of general circulation, or more than one
             486      newspaper, published within the boundaries of the governing body, the governing body may
             487      designate one of those newspapers as the official newspaper for all publications made under
             488      this section.
             489          (c) (i) The governing body shall publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of
             490      agreement in:
             491          (A) the official newspaper;
             492          (B) the newspaper published in the municipality in which the principal office of the


             493      governmental entity is located; or
             494          (C) if no newspaper is published in that municipality, in a newspaper having general
             495      circulation in the municipality.
             496          (ii) The governing body may publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of
             497      agreement in a newspaper of general circulation or in a newspaper that is published within the
             498      boundaries of any public agency that is a party to the enactment or agreement.
             499          (5) (a) Any person in interest may contest the legality of an enactment or any action
             500      performed or instrument issued under the authority of the enactment for 30 days after the
             501      publication of the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of agreement.
             502          (b) After the 30 days have passed, no one may contest the regularity, formality, or
             503      legality of the enactment or any action performed or instrument issued under the authority of
             504      the enactment for any cause whatsoever.
             505          Section 8. Section 11-14-101 is enacted to read:
             506     
CHAPTER 14. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BONDING ACT

             507     
Part 1. General Provisions

             508          11-14-101. Title.
             509          This chapter is known as the "Local Government Bonding Act."
             510          Section 9. Section 11-14-102 is enacted to read:
             511          11-14-102. Definitions.
             512          For the purpose of this chapter:
             513          (1) "Bond" means any bond authorized to be issued under this chapter, including
             514      municipal bonds.
             515          (2) "Election results" means the same as "election results" as defined in Section
             516      20A-1-102 .
             517          (3) (a) "Local political subdivision" includes:
             518          (i) cities;
             519          (ii) towns;
             520          (iii) counties;
             521          (iv) school districts;
             522          (v) public transit districts;
             523          (vi) improvement districts operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part


             524      3, County Improvement Districts for Water, Sewage, Flood Control, Electric and Gas;
             525          (vii) special service districts operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part
             526      13, Utah Special Service District Act;
             527          (viii) metropolitan water districts operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2,
             528      Part 8, Metropolitan Water District Act;
             529          (ix) irrigation districts operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 7,
             530      Irrigation District Act;
             531          (x) water conservancy districts operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2,
             532      Part 14, Water Conservancy Districts; and
             533          (xi) regional service areas operating under the authority of Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part
             534      18, Regional Service Area Act.
             535          (b) "Local political subdivision" does not include the state and its institutions.
             536          Section 10. Section 11-14-103 is enacted to read:
             537          11-14-103. Bond issues authorized -- Purposes -- Use of bond proceeds.
             538          (1) Any local political subdivision may, in the manner and subject to the limitations
             539      and restrictions contained in this chapter, issue its negotiable bonds for the purpose of paying
             540      all or part of the cost of acquiring, improving, or extending any one or more improvements,
             541      facilities, or property that the local political subdivision is authorized by law to acquire.
             542          (2) Any local political subdivision may also issue such bonds for the acquisition of or
             543      the acquisition of an interest in any one or more or combination of the following types of
             544      improvements, facilities, or property to be owned by the local political subdivision or to be
             545      owned jointly by two or more local political subdivisions, or for the improvement or extension
             546      of any such wholly or jointly owned facility or property:
             547          (a) public buildings of every nature, including without limitation, offices, courthouses,
             548      jails, fire, police and sheriff's stations, detention homes, and any other buildings to
             549      accommodate or house lawful activities of a local political subdivision;
             550          (b) waterworks, irrigation systems, water systems, dams, reservoirs, water treatment
             551      plants, and any other improvements, facilities, or property used in connection with the
             552      acquisition, storage, transportation, and supplying of water for domestic, industrial, irrigation,
             553      recreational, and other purposes and preventing pollution of water;
             554          (c) sewer systems, sewage treatment plants, incinerators, and other improvements,


             555      facilities, or property used in connection with the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage,
             556      garbage, or other refuse;
             557          (d) drainage and flood control systems, storm sewers, and any other improvements,
             558      facilities, or property used in connection with the collection, transportation, or disposal of
             559      water;
             560          (e) recreational facilities of every kind, including without limitation, athletic and play
             561      facilities, playgrounds, athletic fields, gymnasiums, public baths, swimming pools, camps,
             562      parks, picnic grounds, fairgrounds, golf courses, zoos, boating facilities, tennis courts,
             563      auditoriums, stadiums, arenas, and theaters;
             564          (f) convention centers, sports arenas, auditoriums, theaters, and other facilities for the
             565      holding of public assemblies, conventions, and other meetings;
             566          (g) roads, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and parking buildings,
             567      lots, and facilities;
             568          (h) airports, landing fields, landing strips, and air navigation facilities;
             569          (i) educational facilities, including without limitation, schools, gymnasiums,
             570      auditoriums, theaters, museums, art galleries, libraries, stadiums, arenas, and fairgrounds;
             571          (j) hospitals, convalescent homes, and homes for the aged or indigent; and
             572          (k) electric light works, electric generating systems, and any other improvements,
             573      facilities, or property used in connection with the generation and acquisition of electricity for
             574      these local political subdivisions and transmission facilities and substations if they do not
             575      duplicate transmission facilities and substations of other entities operating in the state prepared
             576      to provide the proposed service unless these transmission facilities and substations proposed to
             577      be constructed will be more economical to these local political subdivisions.
             578          (3) Any such improvement, facility, or property need not lie within the limits of the
             579      local political subdivision.
             580          (4) A cost under Subsection (1) may include:
             581          (a) the cost of equipment and furnishings for such improvements, facilities, or
             582      property;
             583          (b) all costs incident to the authorization and issuance of bonds, including engineering,
             584      legal, and fiscal advisers' fees;
             585          (c) costs incident to the issuance of bond anticipation notes, including interest to accrue


             586      on bond anticipation notes;
             587          (d) interest estimated to accrue on the bonds during the period to be covered by the
             588      construction of the improvement, facility, or property and for 12 months after that period; and
             589          (e) other amounts which the legislative body finds necessary to establish bond reserve
             590      funds and to provide working capital related to the improvement, facility, or property.
             591          Section 11. Section 11-14-201 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-2 is
             592      renumbered and amended to read:
             593     
Part 2. Bond Elections

             594           [11-14-2].     11-14-201. Election on bond issues -- Qualified electors --
             595      Resolution and notice.
             596          (1) [(a)] The [governing] legislative body of any [municipality desiring] local political
             597      subdivision who wishes to issue bonds under the authority granted in Section [ 11-14-1 ]
             598      11-14-103 shall [by resolution provide for the holding of an election in the municipality on], at
             599      least 75 days before the date of election:
             600          (a) approve a resolution submitting the question of the issuance of the bonds to the
             601      voters of the local political subdivision; and
             602          (b) provide a copy of the resolution to:
             603          (i) the lieutenant governor; and
             604          (ii) the election officer, as defined in Section 20A-1-102 , charged with conducting the
             605      election.
             606          [(b) The bonds may be issued only if at the election the issuance of the bonds is
             607      approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the municipality who vote on the
             608      proposition.]
             609          [(2) This section does not require an election for the issuance of refunding bonds or
             610      other bonds not required by the constitution to be voted at an election.]
             611          [(3) (a) At least 30 days before the election, the governing body shall:]
             612          [(i) approve the resolution; and]
             613          [(ii) provide a copy of the resolution to the county clerk.]
             614          (2) The local political subdivision may not issue the bonds unless the majority of the
             615      qualified voters of the local political subdivision who vote on the bond proposition approve the
             616      issuance of the bonds.


             617          (3) Nothing in this section requires an election for the issuance of:
             618          (a) refunding bonds; or
             619          (b) other bonds not required by law to be voted on at an election.
             620          [(b)] (4) The resolution calling the election [and the election notice] shall [state:]
             621      include a ballot proposition, in substantially final form, that complies with the requirements of
             622      Subsection 11-14-206 (2).
             623          [(i) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued;]
             624          [(ii) the maximum amount of bonds to be issued; and]
             625          [(iii) the maximum number of years from the issue date of the bonds to maturity.]
             626          [(c) The purpose may be stated in general terms and need not specify the particular
             627      projects for which the bonds are to be issued or the specific amount of bond proceeds to be
             628      expended for each project.]
             629          [(4) If the municipality is an improvement district and if the bonds are to be payable in
             630      part from tax proceeds and in part from the operating revenues of the district or from any
             631      combination of tax proceeds and operating revenues, the resolution and notice shall indicate
             632      those payment sources, but need not specify how the bonds are to be divided between those
             633      sources of payment.]
             634          Section 12. Section 11-14-202 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-3 is
             635      renumbered and amended to read:
             636           [11-14-3].     11-14-202. Notice of election -- Contents -- Publication -- Mailing.
             637          (1) (a) [Notice] The legislative body shall ensure that:
             638          (i) notice of the election [shall be] is published once [a] per week during three
             639      consecutive weeks in a newspaper designated in accordance with Section [ 11-14-21 ,]
             640      11-14-316 ; and
             641          (ii) the first publication [to be] occurs not less than 21 nor more than 35 days before
             642      the election.
             643          [(b) If no official newspaper is designated, the notices]
             644          (b) Notice shall be published in a newspaper [published in the municipality, or, if no
             645      newspaper is published in the municipality, the notices shall be published in a newspaper]
             646      having general circulation in the [municipality] local political subdivision.
             647           H. [ [ ] (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property
             647a      tax


             648      imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to
             648a      $15
             649      per year, the governing body shall, at least seven days but not more than 30 days before the
             650      bond election, if the bond election is not held on the date of a regular primary election, a
             651      municipal primary election, a regular general election, or a municipal general election, either
             652      mail:[]]
             653          [[](a) written notice of the bond election on a minimum three inch by five inch postcard
             654      to every household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the bonds; or[]]
             655          [[](b) a voter information pamphlet prepared by the governing body, if one is

             655a      prepared,
             656      that includes the information required by Subsection (4).[]] .H

             657           H. [ [ ] (3) [ ] ] [ (2) ] .H (a) Except as provided in Subsection H. [ [ ] (3) [ ] ] [ (2) ] .H (b),
             657a1      [election] notice
             657a      [given for
             658      any bond election held in this state] of the bond election need not be posted [by any persons].
             659          (b) (i) In a [city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town] local political subdivision
             660      where there is no newspaper [is published, the governing] of general circulation, the legislative
             661      body may require that notice of a bond election be given by posting in lieu of the publication
             662      requirements of Subsection (1).
             663          (ii) When the [governing] legislative body imposes a posting requirement, the [city
             664      recorder, town clerk, or other officer designated by the governing] legislative body shall [post]
             665      ensure that notice of the bond election is posted in at least five public places in the [city or
             666      town] local political subdivision at least 21 days before the election.
             667           H. [[] (4) []] [ (3) ] .H [The printed, posted, and mailed] Any notice required by this section
             667a      shall
             668      [identify] include:
             669          (a) the date and place of the election;
             670          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and
             671          [(c) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued, the maximum amount of bonds
             672      to be issued, and the maximum number of years to maturity of the bonds.]
             673          (c) the title and text of the ballot proposition.
             674           H. [ [ ] (5) [ ] ] [ (4) ] .H The [governing] legislative body shall pay the costs associated with
             674a      the
             675      [printed, posted, and mailed] notice required by this section.
             676          Section 13. Section 11-14-203 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-4 is
             677      renumbered and amended to read:
             678           [11-14-4].     11-14-203. Time for election -- Equipment -- Election officials --



             679      Combining precincts.
             680          [(1) (a) The governing body shall:]
             681          [(i) designate the voting places to be used;]
             682          [(ii) fix the hours during which the polls are to be open, which, if the election is a
             683      special election, shall be those provided by law for the conduct of regular general elections;]
             684          [(iii) cause to be provided the necessary ballot boxes, ballots, paraphernalia,
             685      equipment, and supplies needed for the election as determined by the governing body; and]
             686          [(iv) unless the election officials to serve at each voting place are otherwise appointed
             687      under the provisions of general law, appoint three election officials, who shall be qualified
             688      electors of the municipality or other entity calling the election, to serve at each voting place.]
             689          [(b) The governing body may appoint one or more alternate election officials to so
             690      serve in case of the absence for any cause of the designated election officials.]
             691          (1) (a) The local political subdivision shall ensure that bond elections are conducted
             692      and administered according to the procedures set forth in this chapter and the sections of the
             693      Election Code specifically referenced by this chapter.
             694          (b) When a local political subdivision complies with those procedures, there is a
             695      presumption that the bond election was properly administered.
             696          (2) (a) [(i)] A bond election may be held, and the proposition for the issuance of bonds
             697      may be submitted [at], on the same date as any general or municipal election held in the
             698      [municipality or other entity] local political subdivision calling the bond election, or at a
             699      special election called for the purpose on a date authorized by Section 20A-1-204 .
             700          [(ii)] (b) A bond election may not be held, nor a proposition for issuance of bonds be
             701      submitted, at the Western States Presidential Primary election established in Title 20A, Chapter
             702      9, Part 8, Western States Presidential Primary.
             703          [(b) The process for calling, the approved purpose, and the date of a special election
             704      shall be governed by Sections 20A-1-203 and 20A-1-204 .]
             705          [(c) Where a bond election is being held on the same day as any other election held in
             706      the municipality or entity calling the bond election or in some part of that municipality or
             707      entity, the election officials serving for the other election may also serve as election officials
             708      for the bond election.]
             709          (3) (a) The bond election shall be conducted and administered by the election officer


             710      designated in Sections 20A-1-102 and 20A-5-400.5 .
             711          (b) (i) The duties of the election officer shall be governed by Title 20A, Chapter 5, Part
             712      4, Election Officer's Duties.
             713          (ii) The publishing requirement under Subsection 20A-5-405 (1)(j)(iii) does not apply
             714      when notice of a bond election has been provided according to the requirements of Section
             715      11-14-202 .
             716          (c) The hours during which the polls are to be open shall be consistent with Section
             717      20A-1-302 .
             718          (d) The appointment and duties of election judges shall be governed by Title 20A,
             719      Chapter 5, Part 6, Election Judges.
             720          (e) General voting procedures shall be conducted according to the requirements of Title
             721      20A, Chapter 3, Voting.
             722          (f) The designation of election crimes and offenses, and the requirements for the
             723      prosecution and adjudication of those crimes and offenses are set forth in Title 20A, Election
             724      Code.
             725          [(3) (a) Voting] (4) When a bond election is being held on a day when no other
             726      election is being held in the local political subdivision calling the bond election, voting
             727      precincts may be combined for purposes of bond elections[. (b) The governing body may
             728      designate whatever voting places that it considers best suited,] so long as no voter is required to
             729      vote outside the county in which [he] the voter resides.
             730          (5) When a bond election is being held on the same day as any other election held in a
             731      local political subdivision calling the bond election, or in some part of that local political
             732      subdivision, the polling places and election officials serving for the other election may also
             733      serve as the polling places and election officials for the bond election, so long as no voter is
             734      required to vote outside the county in which the voter resides.
             735          Section 14. Section 11-14-204 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-6 is
             736      renumbered and amended to read:
             737           [11-14-6].     11-14-204. Challenges to voter qualifications.
             738          [(1) The qualifications as an elector of any person applying for a ballot at a bond
             739      election may be challenged for cause by any one or more of the election officials or by any
             740      other person at the time the ballot is applied for, but notwithstanding any challenge hereunder,


             741      any such person shall receive a ballot and be permitted to vote if:]
             742          [(a) the person is shown on the registration lists as a registered voter in the municipality
             743      or other entity calling the bond election; and]
             744          [(b) the person takes an oath sworn to before one of the election officials that he is a
             745      qualified elector of such municipality or entity.]
             746          [(2) The oath referred to in Subsection (1) may, but need not, be in substantially the
             747      following form:]
             748     
[ELECTOR'S OATH]

             749          [STATE OF UTAH )]
             750      [COUNTY OF ____________)]
             751          [The undersigned, having been first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and says under the
             752      pains and penalties of perjury, as follows:]
             753          [That I am a citizen of the United States; that I am 18 years of age or older; that I am
             754      now and have been a resident of the state of Utah for not less than 30 days; that I am a resident
             755      of ____ County and of the voting district or precinct of the (municipality or other entity calling
             756      the bond election) in which I am offering to vote; that I am a duly registered voter of ____
             757      County and I am a qualified voter of and reside within the confines of (municipality or other
             758      entity calling the bond election); and that I have not previously voted at the bond election being
             759      held on this __________(month\day\year) in (municipality or other entity calling the bond
             760      election).]
             761     
[____________________________________________________________]
             762                                  [Signature of Elector]
             763     
[____________________________________________________________]
             764                                  [Address of Elector]
             765          [I, the undersigned, Judge of election, hereby certify that the person whose signature
             766      appears above, signed the foregoing statement on this __________(month\day\year),
             767      immediately after I administered to him an oath in the following words: You do solemnly
             768      swear (or affirm) that you have read the oath to which you are about to subscribe your signature
             769      and that the facts recited therein are true and correct, so help you God (or under the pains and
             770      penalties of perjury).]
             771     
[____________________________________________________________]


             772                                  [Judge of Election]
             773      [Each election official is expressly authorized to administer the oath.]
             774          [(3) In the case of challenges made pursuant to Subsection (1), the election officials
             775      shall keep a list of the names of each person challenged, the grounds for the challenge, and
             776      whether such person was permitted to vote. The list shall be made in duplicate and the
             777      duplicate list shall be made available to the governing body when it canvasses the election
             778      results.]
             779          (1) Any person's qualifications to vote at a bond election may be challenged according
             780      to the procedures and requirements of Sections 20A-3-105.5 and 20A-3-202 .
             781          [(4) No] (2) A bond election [shall] may not be [held invalid] invalidated on the
             782      grounds that [unqualified] ineligible voters voted unless:
             783          (a) it [shall be] is shown by clear and convincing evidence [in a contest filed prior to
             784      the expiration of the period in which bond election contest may be filed] that [unqualified]
             785      ineligible voters voted in sufficient numbers to change the result [voted at] of the bond
             786      election[. When the election results are canvassed, the canvass shall show separately the
             787      number of votes which were challenged and the number of challenged voters who were
             788      permitted to vote, but the]; and
             789          (b) the complaint is filed before the expiration of the time period permitted for contests
             790      in Subsection 20A-4-403 (3).
             791          (3) The votes cast by the voters shall be accepted as having been legally cast for
             792      purposes of determining the outcome of the election, unless the court in a bond election contest
             793      [shall find] finds otherwise.
             794          Section 15. Section 11-14-205 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-7 is
             795      renumbered and amended to read:
             796           [11-14-7].     11-14-205. Special registration not required -- Official register
             797      supplied by clerk.
             798          (1) (a) Voter registration shall be administered according to the requirements of Title
             799      20A, Chapter 2, Voter Registration.
             800          [(1)] (b) [There shall be no] The legislative body may not require or mandate any
             801      special registration of voters for a bond election [and the official register last made or revised
             802      shall constitute the register for such bond election except that:].


             803          [(a) if the bond election is held on the same day as a general, special, primary, or other
             804      election held in the municipality or other bond-issuing entity or in part of the municipality or
             805      entity, all persons registered to vote in such other election shall be considered registered to vote
             806      in the bond election; and]
             807          [(b) if the bond election is not to be held on the same day as any other election, the
             808      county clerk of each county in which the municipality or entity is wholly or partly located shall
             809      register at his office during regular office hours except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and
             810      except during the 20-day period immediately preceding the bond election, any person who on
             811      the day of the bond election will be a qualified elector, such person to be registered in the same
             812      manner as provided by law for registration by satellite registrars.]
             813          (2) The county clerk of each county in which a [municipality or entity] local political
             814      subdivision holding the bond election is located shall [make registration lists or copies of such
             815      lists available at each polling place for use by registered electors entitled to use such voting
             816      place] prepare the official register for the bond election according to the requirements of
             817      Section 20A-5-401 .
             818          [(3) If the registration lists furnished include electors who do not reside within the
             819      municipality or entity whose bonds are being voted upon, the county clerk or the municipality
             820      or other entity shall cause to be indicated on the registration lists the names of the registered
             821      electors who do not reside in such municipality or entity, but the failure to so indicate or]
             822          (3) The official register's failure to identify those voters not residing in the local
             823      political subdivision holding the bond election, or any inaccuracy in [such indication shall not
             824      be considered an irregularity or] that identification, is not a ground for invalidating the bond
             825      election.
             826          Section 16. Section 11-14-206 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-10 is
             827      renumbered and amended to read:
             828           [11-14-10].     11-14-206. Ballots -- Submission of ballot language -- Form and
             829      contents.
             830          [(1) The governing body shall prescribe the form of ballot to be used at the election,
             831      but the proposition appearing thereon shall include a statement of]
             832          (1) At least 75 days before the election, the legislative body shall prepare and submit to
             833      the election officer:


             834          (a) a ballot title for the bond proposition that includes the name of the local political
             835      subdivision issuing the bonds and the word "bond" or an identification of the type of bonds;
             836      and
             837          (b) a ballot proposition that meets the requirements of Subsection (2).
             838          (2) (a) The ballot proposition shall include:
             839          (i) the maximum principal amount of the bonds[,];
             840          (ii) the maximum number of years [they are to run from their respective dates, and in
             841      general terms,] from the issuance of the bonds to final maturity; and
             842          (iii) the general purpose for which [they] the bonds are to be issued. [In addition, if]
             843          (b) The purpose of the bonds may be stated in general terms and need not specify the
             844      particular projects for which the bonds are to be issued or the specific amount of bond proceeds
             845      to be expended for each project.
             846          (c) If the bonds are to be payable in part from tax proceeds and in part from the
             847      operating revenues of the [municipality] local political subdivision, or from any combination
             848      [thereof, the] of tax proceeds and operating revenues, the bond proposition shall [so indicate,
             849      but need not specify how the bonds are to be divided as to source of payment. The proposition]
             850      indicate those payment sources, but need not specify how the bonds are to be divided between
             851      those sources of payment.
             852          (d) (i) The bond proposition shall be followed by the words, "For the issuance of
             853      bonds" and "Against the issuance of bonds," with appropriate boxes in which the voter may
             854      indicate his choice.
             855          (ii) Nothing in Subsection (2)(d)(i) prohibits the addition of descriptive information
             856      about the bonds.
             857          (3) If a bond [question or questions are] proposition is submitted [at an election not
             858      specially held for that purpose] to a vote on the same day as any other election held in the local
             859      political subdivision calling the bond election, the bond [question or questions] proposition
             860      may be combined with the candidate ballot in a manner consistent with Section 20A-6-301 ,
             861      20A-6-303 , or 20A-6-402 .
             862          [(2) Where voting machines are used, the ballot shall be in such form as is appropriate
             863      for such use, and absentee ballots shall be in the form prescribed by law for such ballots.]
             864          (4) The ballot form shall comply with the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 6, Ballot


             865      Form.
             866          Section 17. Section 11-14-207 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-11 is
             867      renumbered and amended to read:
             868           [11-14-11].     11-14-207. Counting and canvassing -- Official finding.
             869          [Immediately after the closing of the polls the judges of the election shall proceed to
             870      count and canvass the ballots cast and make returns thereof to the governing body. The
             871      governing body shall not later than ten days after the election meet and canvass the returns.
             872      The oaths taken pursuant to Subsection (1) of Section 11-14-6 and the ballots and ballot boxes
             873      shall be held in safekeeping in the manner and for the period provided by law with respect to
             874      ballots for other elections.]
             875          (1) (a) Following the election officer's inspection and count of the ballots in accordance
             876      with the procedures of Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 1, Counting Ballots and Tabulating Results,
             877      and Part 2, Transmittal and Disposition of Ballots and Election Returns, the legislative body
             878      shall meet and canvass the election results.
             879          (b) (i) The legislative body of the local political subdivision is the board of canvassers
             880      for the bond proposition.
             881          (ii) The board of canvassers shall always consist of a quorum of the legislative body.
             882          (c) The canvass of the election [returns] results shall be made in public [and at its
             883      conclusion the governing] no sooner than seven days after the election and no later than 14
             884      days after the election.
             885          (d) The canvass of election results shall be conducted according to the procedures and
             886      requirements of Subsection 20A-4-301 (3) and Sections 20A-4-302 and 20A-4-303 .
             887          (e) If a bond proposition is submitted to a vote on the same day as any other election
             888      held in the local political subdivision calling the bond election, the legislative body shall
             889      coordinate the date of its canvass with any other board of canvassers appointed under Section
             890      20A-4-301 .
             891          (2) (a) After the canvass of election returns, the legislative body shall [make] record in
             892      its minutes:
             893          (i) an official finding as to the total number of votes cast, the number of affirmative
             894      votes, the number of negative votes, [the number of mutilated ballots and] the number of
             895      challenged voters [as above required], the number of challenged voters that were issued a


             896      provisional ballot, and the number of provisional ballots that were counted; and [shall declare]
             897          (ii) an official finding that the bond proposition [to have carried or lost. Such findings
             898      shall be incorporated in the official minutes of the governing body, and it shall not be necessary
             899      to file any] was approved or rejected.
             900          (b) The legislative body need not file with the county clerk or with any other official:
             901          (i) any statement or certificate of [such] the election results [or];
             902          (ii) any affidavit with respect to the facts pertaining to the election [nor]; or
             903          (iii) any affidavit pertaining to the indebtedness and valuation of the municipality [with
             904      the county clerk or with any other official].
             905          (3) The [determination of the governing body] official finding that [a] the majority of
             906      the qualified [electors] voters of the [municipality] local political subdivision voting on the
             907      bond proposition[, have assented to] approved the issuance of the bonds[, shall be] is
             908      conclusive in any action or proceeding involving the validity of the election or involving the
             909      determination or declaration of the result [thereof instituted] of the election if the action is filed
             910      after the expiration of the period provided in [Section 11-14-12 for the filing of actions
             911      contesting the validity of bond elections and after the date of delivery of and payment for any
             912      part of the bonds] Subsection 20A-4-403 (3).
             913          Section 18. Section 11-14-208 is enacted to read:
             914          11-14-208. Contest of election results -- Procedure.
             915          (1) (a) Any person wishing to contest the results of a bond election shall comply with
             916      the procedures and requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 4, Recounts and Election
             917      Contests.
             918          (b) The local political subdivision calling the election shall be regarded as the
             919      defendant.
             920          (2) Unless the complaint is filed within the period prescribed in Subsection
             921      20A-4-403 (3), a court may not:
             922          (a) allow an action contesting the bond election to be maintained; or
             923          (b) set aside or hold the bond election invalid.
             924          Section 19. Section 11-14-301 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-13 is
             925      renumbered and amended to read:
             926     
Part 3. Issuance of Bonds


             927           [11-14-13].     11-14-301. Issuance of bonds by legislative body -- Computation of
             928      indebtedness under constitutional and statutory limitations.
             929          (1) If the [governing] legislative body has declared the bond proposition to have carried
             930      and no contest has been filed, or if [the] a contest [is] has been filed [after it has been] and
             931      favorably terminated, the [governing] legislative body may proceed to issue the bonds voted at
             932      the election.
             933          (2) It is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued at one time, but [no] bonds [so
             934      voted] approved by the voters may not be issued more than ten years after the date of the
             935      election. [No bonds so voted]
             936          (3) (a) Bonds approved by the voters may not be issued to an amount which will cause
             937      the indebtedness of the [municipality] local political subdivision to exceed that permitted by
             938      the Utah Constitution or statutes.
             939          (b) In computing the amount of indebtedness [which] that may be incurred pursuant to
             940      constitutional limitations, the constitutionally permitted percentage shall be applied to the fair
             941      market value, as defined under Section 59-2-102 , of the taxable property in the [municipality]
             942      local political subdivision as computed from the last equalized assessment rolls for state and
             943      county purposes prior to the incurring of the additional indebtedness, except that in the case of
             944      cities the last equalized assessment rolls for city purposes shall be controlling.
             945          (c) In determining the fair market value of the taxable property in the [municipality]
             946      local political subdivision as provided in this section, the value of all tax equivalent property,
             947      as defined in Section 59-3-102 , shall be included as a part of the total fair market value of
             948      taxable property in the [municipality] local political subdivision, as provided in Title 59,
             949      Chapter 3, the Tax Equivalent Property Act.
             950          (4) Bonds of improvement districts issued in a manner that they are payable solely
             951      from the revenues to be derived from the operation of the facilities of the district may not be
             952      included as bonded indebtedness for the purposes of the computation.
             953          (5) Where bonds are issued by a city, town, or county payable solely from revenues
             954      derived from the operation of revenue-producing facilities of the city, town, or county, or
             955      payable solely from a special fund into which are deposited excise taxes levied and collected by
             956      the city, town, or county, or excise taxes levied by the state and rebated pursuant to law to the
             957      city, town, or county, or any combination of those excise taxes, the bonds shall be included as


             958      bonded indebtedness of the city, town, or county only to the extent required by the Utah
             959      Constitution, and any bonds not so required to be included as bonded indebtedness of the city,
             960      town, or county need not be authorized at an election, except as otherwise provided by the Utah
             961      Constitution, the bonds being hereby expressly excluded from the election requirement of
             962      Section [ 11-14-2 . No] 11-14-201 .
             963          (6) A bond election is not void [because] when the amount of bonds authorized at the
             964      election exceeded the limitation applicable to the [municipality] local political subdivision at
             965      the time of holding the election, but the bonds may be issued from time to time in an amount
             966      within the applicable limitation at the time the bonds are issued.
             967          Section 20. Section 11-14-302 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-14 is
             968      renumbered and amended to read:
             969           [11-14-14].     11-14-302. Resolution -- Negotiability -- Registration -- Maturity --
             970      Interest -- Payment -- Redemption -- Combining issues -- Sale -- Financing plan.
             971          (1) Bonds issued under this chapter shall be authorized by resolution of the [governing]
             972      legislative body, shall be fully negotiable for all purposes, may be made registrable as to
             973      principal alone or as to principal and interest, shall mature at such time or times not more than
             974      40 years from their date, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, if any, shall be payable at such
             975      place or places, shall be in such form, shall be executed in such manner, may be made
             976      redeemable prior to maturity at such times and on such terms, shall be sold in such manner and
             977      at such prices, either at, in excess of, or below face value, and generally shall be issued in such
             978      manner and with such details as may be provided by resolution; it being the express intention
             979      of the legislature that interest rate limitations elsewhere appearing in the laws of Utah shall not
             980      apply to nor limit the rate of interest on bonds issued under this chapter. The resolution shall
             981      specify either the rate or rates of interest, if any, on the bonds or specify the method by which
             982      the interest rate or rates on the bonds may be determined while the bonds are outstanding. If
             983      the resolution specifies a method by which interest on the bonds may be determined, the
             984      resolution shall also specify the maximum rate of interest the bonds may bear. Bonds voted for
             985      different purposes by separate propositions at the same or different bond elections may in the
             986      discretion of the [governing] legislative body be combined and offered for sale as one issue of
             987      bonds. The resolution providing for this combination and the printed bonds for the combined
             988      issue shall separately set forth the amount being issued for each of the purposes provided for in


             989      each proposition submitted to the electors. If the [municipality] local political subdivision has
             990      retained a fiscal agent to assist and advise it with respect to the bonds and the fiscal agent has
             991      received or is to receive a fee for such services, the bonds may be sold to the fiscal agent but
             992      only if the sale is made pursuant to a sealed bid submitted by the fiscal agent at an advertised
             993      public sale.
             994          (2) (a) All bonds shall be paid by the treasurer of the [municipality] local political
             995      subdivision or the treasurer's duly authorized agent on their respective maturity dates or on the
             996      dates fixed for the bonds redemption. All bond coupons, other than coupons cancelled because
             997      of the redemption of the bonds to which they apply, shall similarly be paid on their respective
             998      dates or as soon thereafter as the bonds or coupons are surrendered.
             999          (b) Upon payment of a bond or coupon, the treasurer of the [municipality] local
             1000      political subdivision or the treasurer's duly authorized agent, shall perforate the bond or coupon
             1001      with a device suitable to indicate payment.
             1002          (c) Any bonds or coupons which have been paid or cancelled may be destroyed by the
             1003      treasurer of the [municipality] local political subdivision or by the treasurer's duly authorized
             1004      agent.
             1005          (3) Bonds, bond anticipation notes, or tax anticipation notes with maturity dates of one
             1006      year or less may be authorized by a [municipality] local political subdivision from time to time
             1007      pursuant to a plan of financing adopted by the [governing] legislative body. The plan of
             1008      financing shall specify the terms and conditions under which the bonds or notes may be issued,
             1009      sold, and delivered, the officers of the [municipality] local political subdivision authorized to
             1010      issue the bonds or notes, the maximum amount of bonds or notes which may be outstanding at
             1011      any one time, the source or sources of payment of the bonds or notes, and all other details
             1012      necessary for issuance of the bonds or notes. Subject to the Constitution, the [governing]
             1013      legislative body of the [municipality] local political subdivision may include in the plan of
             1014      financing the terms and conditions of agreements which may be entered into by the
             1015      [municipality] local political subdivision with banking institutions for letters of credit or for
             1016      standby letters of credit to secure the bonds or notes, including payment from any legally
             1017      available source of fees, charges, or other amounts coming due under the agreements entered
             1018      into by the [municipality] local political subdivision.
             1019          Section 21. Section 11-14-303 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-14.5 is


             1020      renumbered and amended to read:
             1021           [11-14-14.5].     11-14-303. Bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness
             1022      of political subdivisions exempt from taxation except corporate franchise tax.
             1023          All bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under this chapter or under
             1024      any other law authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes, or indebtedness by any county, city,
             1025      town, school district, public transit district, improvement district, special service district,
             1026      metropolitan water district, water conservancy district, irrigation district, or any other political
             1027      subdivision now existing or subsequently created under the laws of Utah (including, but not
             1028      limited to, bonds payable solely from special assessments and tax anticipation indebtedness)
             1029      and the interest on them shall be exempt from all taxation in this state, except for the corporate
             1030      franchise tax.
             1031          Section 22. Section 11-14-304 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-15 is
             1032      renumbered and amended to read:
             1033           [11-14-15].     11-14-304. Facsimile signatures and facsimile seal, use permitted --
             1034      Validity of signed bonds.
             1035          (1) If the use of a facsimile signature is authorized by the body empowered by law to
             1036      authorize the issuance of the bonds or other obligations of any agency, instrumentality, or
             1037      institution of this state or of any municipal corporation, political subdivision, improvement
             1038      district, taxing district, or other governmental entity within the state, whether or not issued
             1039      under this chapter, any officer so authorized may execute, authenticate, certify, or endorse, or
             1040      cause to be executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed the bond or other obligation, or any
             1041      certificate required to be executed on the back thereof, with a facsimile signature in lieu of his
             1042      manual signature if at least one signature required or permitted to be placed on the face thereof
             1043      shall be manually subscribed. Upon compliance with this chapter by the authorized officer, his
             1044      facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his manual signature. When any seal is
             1045      required in the execution, authentication, certification, or endorsement of the bond or other
             1046      obligation, or any certificate required to be executed on the back thereof, the authorized officer
             1047      may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, lithographed, stamped, or otherwise placed in
             1048      facsimile thereon. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
             1049          (2) Bonds or other obligations bearing the signatures (manual or facsimile) of officers
             1050      in office on the date of the execution thereof shall be valid and binding obligations


             1051      notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof any or all of the persons whose signatures
             1052      appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the [municipality] local political subdivision.
             1053          Section 23. Section 11-14-305 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-16 is
             1054      renumbered and amended to read:
             1055           [11-14-16].     11-14-305. Registration, denominations and exchange of
             1056      obligations.
             1057          (1) Unless otherwise provided by the [municipality] local political subdivision, the
             1058      Registered Public Obligations Act governs and applies to all bonds, bond anticipation notes,
             1059      and tax anticipation notes (bonds, bond anticipation notes and tax anticipation notes being
             1060      referred to in this section as "obligations") issued in registered form. If the Registered Public
             1061      Obligations Act is inapplicable to an issue of obligations, Subsection [ 11-14-16 ] (2) governs
             1062      and applies with respect to such issue.
             1063          (2) Any obligations issued under this chapter may be issued in denominations of $100
             1064      or any multiple of $100. The [governing] legislative body may provide for the exchange of any
             1065      of these obligations after issuance for obligations of larger or smaller denominations in such
             1066      manner as may be provided in the authorizing resolution, provided the obligations in changed
             1067      denominations shall be exchanged for the original obligations in like aggregate principal
             1068      amounts and in such manner that no overlapping interest is paid; and such obligations in
             1069      changed denominations shall bear interest at the same rate or rates, if any, shall mature on the
             1070      same date or dates, shall be as nearly as practicable in the same form except for an appropriate
             1071      recital as to the exchange, and shall in all other respects, except as to denominations and
             1072      numbers, be identical with the original obligations surrendered for exchange. Where any
             1073      exchange is made under this section, the obligations surrendered by the holders at the time of
             1074      exchange shall be cancelled; any such exchange shall be made only at the request of the holders
             1075      of the obligations to be surrendered; and the [governing] legislative body may require all
             1076      expenses incurred in connection with such exchange, including the authorization and issuance
             1077      of the new obligations, to be paid by such holders.
             1078          Section 24. Section 11-14-306 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-17 is
             1079      renumbered and amended to read:
             1080           [11-14-17].     11-14-306. Additional pledge for general obligation bonds --
             1081      Revenue bonds -- Resolution.


             1082          (1) To the extent constitutionally permissible, [municipalities] local political
             1083      subdivisions may pledge as an additional source of payment for their general obligation bonds
             1084      all or any part of revenues, fees, and charges attributable to the operation or availability of
             1085      facilities or may issue bonds payable solely from such revenues, fees, or charges.
             1086          (2) (a) The legislative body may issue bonds payable solely from revenues, fees, or
             1087      charges attributable to extensions and improvements to revenue-producing facilities.
             1088          (b) If the legislative body issues bonds under Subsection (2)(a), the resolution
             1089      authorizing these bonds shall set forth as a finding of the legislative body:
             1090          (i) the value of the then existing facility and the value of this facility after completion
             1091      of the extensions or improvements proposed to be constructed; and
             1092          (ii) that portion of the revenues, fees, or charges derived from the entire facility when
             1093      the contemplated extensions and improvements are completed which the value of the existing
             1094      facility bears to the value of the facility after completion shall be considered to be revenue
             1095      derived from the existing facility and the remainder may be set aside and pledged to the
             1096      payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and for the establishment of appropriate
             1097      reserve fund or funds, and such portion shall be considered to be revenue derived exclusively
             1098      from the extensions and improvements.
             1099          (3) (a) Any resolution or trust indenture authorizing bonds to which such revenues,
             1100      fees, or charges are pledged may contain such covenants with the future holder or holders of
             1101      the bonds as to the management and operation of the affected facilities, the imposition,
             1102      collection, and disposition of rates, fees, and charges for commodities and services furnished
             1103      thereby, the issuance of future bonds, the creation of future liens and encumbrances against the
             1104      facilities, the carrying of insurance, the keeping of books and records, the deposit and paying
             1105      out of revenues, fees, or charges and bond proceeds, the appointment and duties of a trustee,
             1106      and other pertinent matters as may be considered proper by the [governing] legislative body.
             1107          (b) If the revenue, fee, or charge so pledged involves either sewer or water revenues,
             1108      fees, or charges or both sewer and water revenues, fees, or charges, provision may be made for
             1109      charges for sewer services and water services to be billed in a single bill and for the suspension
             1110      of water or sewer services, or both, to any customer who shall become delinquent in the
             1111      payment due for either.
             1112          (c) Provision may be made for the securing of such bonds by a trust indenture, but no


             1113      such indenture shall convey, mortgage, or create any lien upon property of the [municipality]
             1114      local political subdivision.
             1115          (d) Either the bond resolution or such trust indenture may impose in the holders of the
             1116      bonds full rights to enforce the provisions thereof, and may include terms and conditions upon
             1117      which the holders of the bonds or any proportion of them, or a trustee therefor, shall be entitled
             1118      to the appointment of a receiver who may enter and take possession of the facility or facilities,
             1119      the revenues, fees, or charges of which are so pledged, and may operate and maintain them,
             1120      prescribe charges and collect, receive, and apply all revenues, fees, or charges therefrom arising
             1121      in the same manner as the [municipality] local political subdivision itself might do.
             1122          Section 25. Section 11-14-307 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-17.5 is
             1123      renumbered and amended to read:
             1124           [11-14-17.5].     11-14-307. Revenue bonds payable out of excise tax
             1125      revenues.
             1126          (1) To the extent constitutionally permissible, cities, towns, or counties may issue
             1127      bonds payable solely from a special fund into which are to be deposited excise taxes levied and
             1128      collected by the city, town, or county, or excise taxes levied by the state and rebated pursuant to
             1129      law to the city, town, or county, or any combination of those excise taxes, or may pledge all or
             1130      any part thereof as an additional source of payment for their general obligation bonds.
             1131          (2) (a) Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds payable in whole or in part
             1132      from the proceeds of excise tax revenues may contain covenants with the holder or holders of
             1133      the bonds as to the excise tax revenues, the disposition of the excise tax revenues, the issuance
             1134      of future bonds, and other pertinent matters that are considered necessary by the [governing]
             1135      legislative body to assure the marketability of those bonds, provided the covenants are not
             1136      inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
             1137          (b) The resolution may also include provisions to insure the enforcement, collection,
             1138      and proper application of excise tax revenues as the [governing] legislative body may think
             1139      proper.
             1140          (c) The proceeds of bonds payable in whole or in part from pledged class B or C road
             1141      funds shall be used to construct, repair, and maintain streets and roads in accordance with
             1142      Sections 72-6-108 and 72-6-110 and to fund any reserves and costs incidental to the issuance of
             1143      the bonds.


             1144          (d) When any bonds payable from excise tax revenues have been issued, the resolution
             1145      or other enactment of the [governing] legislative body imposing the excise tax and pursuant to
             1146      which the tax is being collected, the obligation of the [governing] legislative body to continue
             1147      to levy, collect, and allocate the excise tax, and to apply the revenues derived therefrom in
             1148      accordance with the provisions of the authorizing resolution or other enactment, shall be
             1149      irrevocable until the bonds have been paid in full as to both principal and interest, and is not
             1150      subject to amendment in any manner which would impair the rights of the holders of those
             1151      bonds or which would in any way jeopardize the timely payment of principal or interest when
             1152      due.
             1153          (3) (a) The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued by a city,
             1154      town, or county to which the proceeds of excise taxes collected by the state and rebated to the
             1155      city, town, or county are devoted or pledged as authorized in this section, that the state will not
             1156      alter, impair, or limit the excise taxes in a manner that reduces the amounts to be rebated to the
             1157      city, town, or county which are devoted or pledged as authorized in this section until the bonds
             1158      or other securities, together with applicable interest, are fully met and discharged.
             1159          (b) Nothing in this Subsection (3) precludes alteration, impairment, or limitation of
             1160      excise taxes if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of the bonds.
             1161          (c) Each city, town, or county may include this pledge and undertaking for the state in
             1162      those bonds.
             1163          (4) The outstanding bonds to which excise tax revenues have been pledged as the sole
             1164      source of payment may not at any one time exceed an amount for which the average annual
             1165      installments of principal and interest will exceed 80% of the total excise tax revenues received
             1166      by the issuing entity from the collection or rebate of the excise tax revenues during the fiscal
             1167      year of the issuing entity immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the resolution
             1168      authorizing the issuance of bonds is adopted.
             1169          (5) Bonds issued solely from a special fund into which are to be deposited excise tax
             1170      revenues constitutes a borrowing solely upon the credit of the excise tax revenues received or
             1171      to be received by the city, town, or county and does not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of
             1172      the general credit of the city, town, or county.
             1173          (6) (a) Before issuing any bonds under this section, a city, town, or county shall:
             1174          (i) give public notice of its intent to issue the bonds; and


             1175          (ii) hold a public hearing to receive input from the public with respect to the issuance
             1176      of the bonds.
             1177          (b) The city, county, or town shall:
             1178          (i) publish the notice once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official
             1179      newspaper as designated under Section [ 11-14-21 ] 11-14-316 , with the first publication being
             1180      not less than 14 days before the public hearing; and
             1181          (ii) ensure that the notice identifies:
             1182          (A) the purpose for the issuance of the bonds;
             1183          (B) the maximum principal amount of the bonds to be issued;
             1184          (C) the excise taxes proposed to be pledged for repayment of the bonds; and
             1185          (D) the time, place, and location of the public hearing.
             1186          (7) A city, town, or county shall submit the question of whether or not to issue any
             1187      bonds under this section to voters for their approval or rejection if, within 30 calendar days
             1188      after the notice required by Subsection (6), a written petition requesting an election and signed
             1189      by at least 20% of the registered voters in the city, town, or county is filed with the city, town,
             1190      or county.
             1191          Section 26. Section 11-14-308 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-17.6 is
             1192      renumbered and amended to read:
             1193           [11-14-17.6].     11-14-308. Special service district bonds secured by federal
             1194      mineral lease payments -- Use of bond proceeds -- Bond resolution -- Nonimpairment of
             1195      appropriation formula -- Issuance of bonds.
             1196          (1) Special service districts may:
             1197          (a) issue bonds payable, in whole or in part, from federal mineral lease payments which
             1198      are to be deposited into the Mineral Lease Account under Section 59-21-1 and distributed to
             1199      special service districts under Subsection 59-21-2 (3)(h); or
             1200          (b) pledge all or any part of the mineral lease payments referred to in Subsection (1)(a)
             1201      as an additional source of payment for their general obligation bonds.
             1202          (2) The proceeds of these bonds may be used:
             1203          (a) to construct, repair, and maintain streets and roads;
             1204          (b) to fund any reserves and costs incidental to the issuance of the bonds and pay any
             1205      associated administrative costs; and


             1206          (c) for capital projects of the special service district.
             1207          (3) (a) The special service district board shall enact a resolution authorizing the
             1208      issuance of bonds which, until the bonds have been paid in full:
             1209          (i) shall be irrevocable; and
             1210          (ii) may not be amended in any manner that would:
             1211          (A) impair the rights of the bond holders; or
             1212          (B) jeopardize the timely payment of principal or interest when due.
             1213          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the resolution may contain
             1214      covenants with the bond holder regarding:
             1215          (i) mineral lease payments, or their disposition;
             1216          (ii) the issuance of future bonds; or
             1217          (iii) other pertinent matters considered necessary by the [governing] legislative body
             1218      to:
             1219          (A) assure the marketability of the bonds; or
             1220          (B) insure the enforcement, collection, and proper application of mineral lease
             1221      payments.
             1222          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the state may not alter, impair, or limit
             1223      the statutory appropriation formula provided in Subsection 59-21-2 (3)(h), in a manner that
             1224      reduces the amounts to be distributed to the special service district until the bonds and the
             1225      interest on the bonds are fully met and discharged. Each special service district may include
             1226      this pledge and undertaking of the state in these bonds.
             1227          (b) Nothing in this section:
             1228          (i) may preclude the alteration, impairment, or limitation of these bonds if adequate
             1229      provision is made by law for the protection of the bond holders; or
             1230          (ii) shall be construed:
             1231          (A) as a pledge guaranteeing the actual dollar amount ultimately received by individual
             1232      special service districts;
             1233          (B) to require the Department of Transportation to allocate the mineral lease payments
             1234      in a manner contrary to the general allocation method described in Subsection 59-21-2 (3)(h); or
             1235          (C) to limit the Department of Transportation in making rules or procedures allocating
             1236      mineral lease payments pursuant to Subsection 59-21-2 (3)(h).


             1237          (5) (a) The average annual installments of principal and interest on bonds to which
             1238      mineral lease payments have been pledged as the sole source of payment may not at any one
             1239      time exceed:
             1240          (i) 80% of the total mineral lease payments received by the issuing entity during the
             1241      fiscal year of the issuing entity immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the resolution
             1242      authorizing the issuance of bonds is adopted; or
             1243          (ii) if the bonds are issued during the first fiscal year the issuing entity is eligible to
             1244      receive funds, 60% of the amount estimated by the Department of Transportation to be
             1245      appropriated to the issuing entity in that fiscal year.
             1246          (b) The Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any loss or damage
             1247      resulting from reliance on the estimates.
             1248          (6) The final maturity date of the bonds may not exceed 15 years from the date of their
             1249      issuance.
             1250          (7) Bonds may not be issued under this section after December 31, 2010.
             1251          (8) Bonds which are payable solely from a special fund into which mineral lease
             1252      payments are deposited constitute a borrowing based solely upon the credit of the mineral lease
             1253      payments received or to be received by the special service district and do not constitute an
             1254      indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of the special service district or the state.
             1255          Section 27. Section 11-14-309 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-18 is
             1256      renumbered and amended to read:
             1257           [11-14-18].     11-14-309. Refunding bonds -- Limitation on redemption of bonds.
             1258          (1) Any bond issued under this chapter may be refunded as provided in the Utah
             1259      Refunding Bond Act.
             1260          (2) Nothing contained in this [act] chapter nor in any other law of this state [shall] may
             1261      be construed to permit any [municipality] local political subdivision to call outstanding bonds
             1262      [now or hereafter outstanding] for redemption in order to refund [such] those bonds or in order
             1263      to pay them prior to their stated maturities, unless:
             1264          (a) the right to call [such] the bonds for redemption was specifically reserved and
             1265      stated in [such] the bonds at the time of their issuance[,]; and
             1266          (b) all conditions with respect to the manner, price, and time applicable to [such] the
             1267      redemption as set forth in the proceedings authorizing the outstanding bonds are strictly


             1268      observed[, the intention of this paragraph being to make it certain that the holder of no].
             1269          (3) A holder of an outstanding bond may not be compelled to surrender [such] the bond
             1270      for refunding [prior to] before its stated maturity or optional date of redemption expressly
             1271      reserved [therein] in the bond, even though [such] the refunding might result in financial
             1272      benefit to the [issuing municipality] local political subdivision issuing the bond.
             1273          Section 28. Section 11-14-310 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-19 is
             1274      renumbered and amended to read:
             1275           [11-14-19].     11-14-310. General obligation bonds -- Levy and collection of taxes.
             1276          (1) Any bonds issued [hereunder] under this chapter in such manner that they are not
             1277      payable solely from revenues other than those derived from ad valorem taxes [shall constitute]
             1278      are full general obligations of the [municipality] local political subdivision, for the prompt and
             1279      punctual payment of principal of and interest on which the full faith and credit of the
             1280      [municipality] local political subdivision are pledged, and the [municipality] local political
             1281      subdivision is hereby expressly required, regardless of any limitations which may otherwise
             1282      exist on the amount of taxes which the [municipality] local political subdivision may levy, to
             1283      provide for the levy and collection annually of ad valorem taxes without limitation as to rate or
             1284      amount on all taxable property in the [municipality] local political subdivision fully sufficient
             1285      for such purpose. If by law ad valorem taxes for the [municipality] local political subdivision
             1286      are levied by a board other than its [governing] legislative body, the taxes for which provision
             1287      is herein made shall be levied by such other board and the [municipality] local political
             1288      subdivision shall be under the duty in due season in each year to provide such other board with
             1289      all information necessary to the levy of taxes in the required amount. Such taxes shall be
             1290      levied and collected by the same officers, at the same time and in the same manner as are other
             1291      taxes levied for the [municipality] local political subdivision.
             1292          (2) If any [municipality] local political subdivision shall neglect or fail for any reason
             1293      to levy or collect or cause to be levied or collected sufficient taxes for the prompt and punctual
             1294      payment of such principal and interest, any person in interest may enforce levy and collection
             1295      thereof in any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter, and any suit, action or proceeding
             1296      brought by such person in interest shall be a preferred cause and shall be heard and disposed of
             1297      without delay. All provisions of the constitution and laws relating to the collection of county
             1298      and municipal taxes and tax sales shall also apply to and regulate the collection of the taxes


             1299      levied pursuant to this section, through the officer whose duty it is to collect the taxes and
             1300      money due the [municipality] local political subdivision.
             1301          Section 29. Section 11-14-311 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-19.5 is
             1302      renumbered and amended to read:
             1303           [11-14-19.5].     11-14-311. Bond anticipation notes.
             1304          (1) Whenever the [governing] legislative body considers it advisable and in the
             1305      interests of the [municipality] local political subdivision to anticipate the issuance of bonds to
             1306      be issued under this chapter, the [governing] legislative body may, pursuant to appropriate
             1307      resolution, issue bond anticipation notes. Each resolution authorizing the issuance of bond
             1308      anticipation notes shall:
             1309          (a) describe the bonds in anticipation of which the notes are to be issued; and
             1310          (b) specify the principal amount of the notes and the maturity dates of the notes. The
             1311      resolution shall specify either the rates of interest, if any, on the notes or specify the method by
             1312      which interest on the notes may be determined while the notes are outstanding. If the
             1313      resolution specifies a method by which the interest rates on the notes may be determined, the
             1314      resolution may specify the maximum rate of interest which the notes may bear.
             1315          (2) Bond anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in a manner and at a price, either
             1316      at, below, or above face value, as the [governing] legislative body determines by resolution.
             1317      Interest on bond anticipation notes may be made payable semiannually, annually, or at
             1318      maturity. Bond anticipation notes may be made redeemable prior to maturity at the option of
             1319      the [governing] legislative body in the manner and upon the terms fixed by the resolution
             1320      authorizing their issuance. Bond anticipation notes shall be executed and shall be in a form
             1321      and have details and terms as provided in the authorizing resolution.
             1322          (3) Contemporaneously with the issuance of the bonds in anticipation of which bond
             1323      anticipation notes are issued, provision shall be made for the retirement of any outstanding
             1324      bond anticipation notes.
             1325          (4) Whenever the bonds in anticipation of which notes are issued are to be payable
             1326      from ad valorem taxes and constitute full general obligations of the [municipality] local
             1327      political subdivision, the bond anticipation notes and the interest on them shall be secured by a
             1328      pledge of the full faith and credit of the [municipality] local political subdivision in the manner
             1329      provided in Section [ 11-14-19 ] 11-14-310 and shall also be made payable from funds derived


             1330      from the sale of the bonds in anticipation of which the notes are issued. Whenever the bonds in
             1331      anticipation of which the notes are to be issued are to be payable solely from revenues derived
             1332      from the operation of revenue-producing facilities, these bond anticipation notes and the
             1333      interest on them shall be secured by a pledge of the income and revenues derived by the
             1334      [municipality] local political subdivision from the revenue-producing facilities and shall also
             1335      be made payable from funds derived from the sale of the bonds in anticipation of which the
             1336      notes are issued.
             1337          (5) Bond anticipation notes issued under this section may be refunded by the issuance
             1338      of other bond anticipation notes issued under this section.
             1339          (6) Sections [11-14-15 , 11-14-16 , 11-14-20 , 11-14-21 , and 11-14-22 ] 11-14-304 ,
             1340      11-14-305 , 11-14-315 , 11-14-316 , and 11-14-401 apply to all bond anticipation notes issued
             1341      under this section.
             1342          (7) Bonds are not considered to have been issued more than ten years after the date of
             1343      the election authorizing the issuance of them, under Section [ 11-14-13 ] 11-14-301 , if the
             1344      issuance of these bonds has been anticipated under this section by bond anticipation notes
             1345      issued prior to the expiration of this ten-year period.
             1346          Section 30. Section 11-14-312 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-19.6 is
             1347      renumbered and amended to read:
             1348           [11-14-19.6].     11-14-312. Prior bonds validated -- Exceptions.
             1349          All bonds issued by any [municipality] local political subdivision prior to the effective
             1350      date of this [act] chapter and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of them are
             1351      hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed; and all such bonds are declared to constitute legally
             1352      binding obligations in accordance with their terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed
             1353      to affect or validate any bonds, the legality of which is being contested at the time this [act]
             1354      chapter takes effect.
             1355          Section 31. Section 11-14-313 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-19.7 is
             1356      renumbered and amended to read:
             1357           [11-14-19.7].     11-14-313. Issuance of negotiable notes or bonds authorized
             1358      -- Limitation on amount of tax anticipation notes or bonds -- Procedure.
             1359          (1) For the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the [municipality] local political
             1360      subdivision and for any other purpose for which funds of the [municipality] local political


             1361      subdivision may be expended, the [governing] legislative body may borrow money not in
             1362      excess of 90% of the taxes and other revenues of the [municipality] local political subdivision
             1363      for the current year, issuing therefor negotiable notes or bonds of the [municipality] local
             1364      political subdivision. In the event that such notes or bonds are issued prior to the annual tax
             1365      levy for the year in which such indebtedness is contracted, the amount so issued shall not
             1366      exceed 75% of the tax revenues and other revenues of the preceding year, and the proceeds
             1367      shall be applied only in payment of current and necessary expenses and other purposes for
             1368      which funds of the [municipality] local political subdivision may be expended, and there shall
             1369      be included in the annual levy a tax and there shall be provision made for the imposition and
             1370      collection of sufficient revenues other than taxes sufficient to pay the same at maturity. In the
             1371      event that the taxes and other revenues in any one year are insufficient through delinquency or
             1372      uncollectibility of taxes or other cause to pay when due all the lawful debts of the
             1373      [municipality] local political subdivision which have been or may hereafter be contracted, the
             1374      [governing] legislative body of the [municipality] local political subdivision is authorized and
             1375      directed to levy and collect in the next succeeding year a sufficient tax and to provide for the
             1376      imposition and collection of sufficient revenues other than taxes to pay all of such lawfully
             1377      contracted indebtedness, and may borrow as provided in this section in anticipation of such tax
             1378      and other revenues to pay any such lawfully contracted indebtedness. Each resolution
             1379      authorizing the issuance of tax anticipation notes shall:
             1380          (a) describe the taxes or revenues in anticipation of which the notes are to be issued;
             1381      and
             1382          (b) specify the principal amount of the notes, the interest rates, if any, (including a
             1383      variable interest rate), the notes shall bear, and the maturity dates of the notes, which dates
             1384      shall not extend beyond the last day of the issuing [municipality's] local political subdivision's
             1385      fiscal year.
             1386          (2) Tax anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in such manner and at such prices
             1387      (whether at, below, or above face value) as the [governing] legislative body shall by resolution
             1388      determine. Tax anticipation notes shall be in bearer form, except that the [governing]
             1389      legislative body may provide for the registration of the notes in the name of the owner, either as
             1390      to principal alone, or as to principal and interest. Tax anticipation notes may be made
             1391      redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the [governing] legislative body in the manner and


             1392      upon the terms fixed by the resolution authorizing their issuance. Tax anticipation notes shall
             1393      be executed and shall be in such form and have such details and terms as shall be provided in
             1394      the authorizing resolution.
             1395          (3) The provisions of Sections [ 11-14-14.5 , 11-14-15 , 11-14-16 , 11-14-19.7 , 11-14-20 ,
             1396      11-14-21 , 11-14-22 , 11-14-24 , and 11-14-25 ] 11-14-303 , 11-14-304 , 11-14-305 , 11-14-313 ,
             1397      11-14-315 , 11-14-316 , 11-14-401 , 11-14-403 , and 11-14-404 shall apply to all tax anticipation
             1398      notes issued under this section. In applying these sections to tax anticipation notes, "bond" or
             1399      "bonds" as used in these sections shall be deemed to include tax anticipation notes.
             1400          [(4) "Municipality" as used in this section shall have the meaning set forth in Section
             1401      11-14-1 .]
             1402          Section 32. Section 11-14-314 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-19.8 is
             1403      renumbered and amended to read:
             1404           [11-14-19.8].     11-14-314. Tax anticipation obligations validated.
             1405          All obligations issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes and other revenues by
             1406      any [municipality] local political subdivision prior to the effective date of this [act] chapter and
             1407      all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of them are validated, ratified, and
             1408      confirmed; and all these obligations are declared to constitute legally binding obligations in
             1409      accordance with their terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or validate any
             1410      of these obligations, the legality of which is being contested at the time this [act] chapter takes
             1411      effect.
             1412          Section 33. Section 11-14-315 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-20 is
             1413      renumbered and amended to read:
             1414           [11-14-20].     11-14-315. Nature and validity of bonds issued -- Applicability of
             1415      other statutory provisions -- Budget provision required -- Applicable procedures for
             1416      issuance.
             1417          Bonds issued under this [act] chapter shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper,
             1418      shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value and shall not be
             1419      invalid for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance and sale. This [act]
             1420      chapter is intended to afford an alternative method for the issuance of bonds by [municipalities]
             1421      local political subdivisions and shall not be so construed as to deprive any [municipality] local
             1422      political subdivision of the right to issue its bonds under authority of any other statute, but


             1423      nevertheless this [act] chapter shall constitute full authority for the issue and sale of bonds by
             1424      [municipalities] local political subdivisions. The provisions of Section 11-1-1 , Utah Code
             1425      Annotated 1953, shall not be applicable to bonds issued under this [act] chapter. Any
             1426      [municipality] local political subdivision subject to the provisions of any budget law shall in its
             1427      annual budget make proper provision for the payment of principal and interest currently falling
             1428      due on bonds issued hereunder, but no provision need be made in any such budget prior to the
             1429      issuance of the bonds for the issuance thereof or for the expenditure of the proceeds thereof.
             1430      No ordinance, resolution or proceeding in respect to the issuance of bonds hereunder shall be
             1431      necessary except as herein specifically required, nor shall the publication of any resolution,
             1432      proceeding or notice relating to the issuance of the bonds be necessary except as herein
             1433      required. Any publication made hereunder may be made in any newspaper conforming to the
             1434      terms hereof in which legal notices may be published under the laws of Utah, without regard to
             1435      the designation thereof as the official journal or newspaper of the [municipality] local political
             1436      subdivision. No resolution adopted or proceeding taken hereunder shall be subject to
             1437      referendum petition or to an election other than as herein required. All proceedings adopted
             1438      hereunder may be adopted on a single reading at any legally convened meeting of the
             1439      [governing] legislative body.
             1440          Section 34. Section 11-14-316 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-21 is
             1441      renumbered and amended to read:
             1442           [11-14-21].     11-14-316. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding --
             1443      Contest.
             1444          [(1) If a municipality has one or more newspapers published within its boundaries, the
             1445      governing body of the municipality shall, from time to time, designate one of the newspapers
             1446      as the "official newspaper" for the publication of all notices required under this chapter.
             1447      Otherwise, the governing body, from time to time, shall designate a newspaper with general
             1448      circulation in the municipality as the "official newspaper" for the publication of such notices.
             1449      (2) The governing]
             1450          (1) The legislative body of any [public body] local political subdivision may provide
             1451      for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted [by it] under this chapter in
             1452      [the "official newspaper" designated under Subsection (1)] a newspaper having general
             1453      circulation in the local political subdivision.


             1454          [(3) In case of] (2) When publication involves a resolution or other proceeding
             1455      providing for the issuance of bonds, the [governing] legislative body may, in lieu of publishing
             1456      the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such,
             1457      containing:
             1458          (a) the name of the issuer;
             1459          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             1460          (c) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             1461          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             1462          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear, if any;
             1463          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             1464      which the bonds may be sold; and
             1465          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             1466      examined, which shall be:
             1467          (i) at an office of the issuer[,];
             1468          (ii) identified in the notice[,];
             1469          (iii) during regular business hours of the issuer as described in the notice; and
             1470          (iv) for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             1471          [(4)] (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may
             1472      contest:
             1473          (a) the legality of such resolution or proceeding[,];
             1474          (b) any bonds which may be authorized by such resolution or proceeding[,]; or
             1475          (c) any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds.
             1476          (4) A person shall contest the matters set forth in Subsection (3) by filing a verified
             1477      written complaint in the district court of the county in which he resides within the 30-day
             1478      period.
             1479          (5) After the 30-day period, no person may contest the regularity, formality, or legality
             1480      of [such] the resolution or proceeding for any [cause] reason.
             1481          Section 35. Section 11-14-401 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-22 is
             1482      renumbered and amended to read:
             1483     
Part 4. Miscellaneous Provisions

             1484           [11-14-22].     11-14-401. Short title -- Title to appear on face of bonds -- Effect of


             1485      future statutes dealing with municipal bond issues.
             1486          (1) This [act may be cited] chapter is known as the ["Utah Municipal Bond Act," all]
             1487      "Local Government Bonding Act."
             1488          (2) All bonds issued pursuant to authority contained in this [act] chapter shall contain
             1489      on their face a recital to that effect, and no [act] chapter hereafter passed by the Legislature
             1490      amending other [acts] chapters under which bonds authorized to be issued by this [act] chapter
             1491      might be issued or dealing with bond issues of [municipalities] local political subdivisions
             1492      shall be construed to affect the authority to proceed under this [act] chapter in the manner
             1493      herein provided unless such future statute amends this [act] chapter and specifically provides
             1494      that it is to be applicable to bonds issued under this [act] chapter.
             1495          (3) All bonds referencing the prior title of this chapter, "Utah Municipal Bond Act,"
             1496      that were issued prior to May 2, 2005 pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter shall
             1497      be considered to reference this chapter and shall be construed according to the terms of
             1498      Subsection (1) as if they refer to the current title of this chapter.
             1499          Section 36. Section 11-14-402 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-23 is
             1500      renumbered and amended to read:
             1501           [11-14-23].     11-14-402. Exemptions from application of chapter -- Exception.
             1502          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), this chapter does not apply to bonds issued by
             1503      the state of Utah nor to bonds or obligations payable solely from special assessments levied on
             1504      benefited property.
             1505          (2) Sections [ 11-14-14.5 ] 11-14-303 and [ 11-14-28 ] 11-14-501 have general
             1506      application in accordance with their terms.
             1507          Section 37. Section 11-14-403 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-24 is
             1508      renumbered and amended to read:
             1509           [11-14-24].     11-14-403. Conflict of laws.
             1510          To the extent that any one or more provisions of this [act] chapter shall be in conflict
             1511      with any other law or laws, the provisions of this [act] chapter shall be controlling.
             1512          Section 38. Section 11-14-404 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-25 is
             1513      renumbered and amended to read:
             1514           [11-14-25].     11-14-404. Severability clause.
             1515          If any one or more sentences, clauses, phrases, provisions or sections of this [act]


             1516      chapter or the application thereof to any set of circumstances shall be held by final judgment of
             1517      any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining sentences, clauses, phrases,
             1518      provisions and sections hereof and the application of this [act] chapter to other sets of
             1519      circumstances shall nevertheless continue to be valid and effective, the legislature hereby
             1520      declaring that all provisions of this [act] chapter are severable.
             1521          Section 39. Section 11-14-405 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-26 is
             1522      renumbered and amended to read:
             1523           [11-14-26].     11-14-405. Validity of prior bond issues.
             1524          All bonds issued by any [municipality] local political subdivision prior to the effective
             1525      date of this [act] chapter and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance thereof are
             1526      hereby validated, ratified and confirmed and all such bonds are declared to constitute legally
             1527      binding obligations in accordance with their terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed
             1528      to affect or validate any bonds, the legality of which is being contested at the time this [act]
             1529      chapter takes effect.
             1530          Section 40. Section 11-14-406 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-27 is
             1531      renumbered and amended to read:
             1532           [11-14-27].     11-14-406. Application of act.
             1533          Sections [ 11-14-2 , 11-14-4 , 11-14-6 , 11-14-7 , 11-14-8 , 11-14-9 , 11-14-12 , 11-14-15 ,
             1534      and 11-14-18 ] 11-14-201 , 11-14-202 , 11-14-203 , 11-14-204 , 11-14-205 , and 11-14-208 shall
             1535      apply to all bond elections [and to all bonds issued] held by any city, town, county, school
             1536      district, public transit district, improvement district under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 3, special
             1537      service district operating under authority of the Utah Special Service District Act, water
             1538      conservancy district, metropolitan water district and, except as otherwise provided in Section
             1539      [ 11-14-23 ] 11-14-402 , by any other taxing district or governmental entity whether or not the
             1540      bonds are issued [pursuant to] under authority granted by this [act and, as to matters provided
             1541      in Section 11-14-18 , this act shall apply to all bonds issued and outstanding as of May 11,
             1542      1965, as well as to bonds issued after that date] chapter.
             1543          Section 41. Section 11-14-501 , which is renumbered from Section 11-14-28 is
             1544      renumbered and amended to read:
             1545     
Part 5. Government Security Interests

             1546           [11-14-28].     11-14-501. Creation and perfection of government security


             1547      interests.
             1548          (1) As used in this section:
             1549          (a) "Bonds" means any bond, note, lease, or other obligation of a governmental unit.
             1550          (b) "Governmental unit" has the meaning assigned in Subsection 70A-9a-102 (45).
             1551          (c) "Pledge" means the creation of a security interest of any kind.
             1552          (d) "Property" means any property or interests in property, other than real property.
             1553          (e) "Security agreement" means any resolution, ordinance, indenture, document, or
             1554      other agreement or instrument under which the revenues, fees, rents, charges, taxes, or other
             1555      property are pledged to secure the bonds.
             1556          (2) This section expressly governs the creation, perfection, priority, and enforcement of
             1557      a security interest created by the state or a governmental unit of the state, notwithstanding
             1558      anything in Title 70A, Chapter 9a, Uniform Commercial Code - Secured Transactions, to the
             1559      contrary.
             1560          (3) (a) The revenues, fees, rents, charges, taxes, or other property pledged by a
             1561      governmental unit for the purpose of securing its bonds are immediately subject to the lien of
             1562      the pledge.
             1563          (b) (i) The lien is a perfected lien upon the effective date of the security agreement.
             1564          (ii) The physical delivery, filing, or recording of a security agreement or financing
             1565      statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or otherwise, or any other similar act, is not
             1566      necessary to perfect the lien.
             1567          (c) The lien of any pledge is valid, binding, perfected, and enforceable from the time
             1568      the pledge is made.
             1569          (d) The lien of the pledge has priority:
             1570          (i) based on the time of the creation of the pledge unless otherwise provided in the
             1571      security agreement; and
             1572          (ii) as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise
             1573      against the governmental unit, regardless of whether or not the parties have notice of the lien.
             1574          (e) Each pledge and security agreement made for the benefit or security of any of the
             1575      bonds shall continue to be effective until:
             1576          (i) the principal, interest, and premium, if any, on the bonds have been fully paid;
             1577          (ii) provision for payment has been made; or


             1578          (iii) the lien created by the security agreement has been released by agreement of the
             1579      parties in interest or as provided by the security agreement that created the lien.
             1580          Section 42. Section 11-17-3 is amended to read:
             1581           11-17-3. Powers of municipalities, counties, and state universities.
             1582          (1) Each municipality, county, and state university may:
             1583          (a) finance or acquire, whether by construction, purchase, devise, gift, exchange, or
             1584      lease, or any one or more of those methods, and construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain,
             1585      equip, and furnish or fund one or more projects, which shall be located within this state, and
             1586      which shall be located within, or partially within, the municipality or county or within the
             1587      county within which a state university is located, unless an agreement under the Interlocal
             1588      Cooperation Act has been entered into as authorized by Subsection (5), except that if a
             1589      governing body finds, by resolution, that the effects of international trade practices have been
             1590      or will be adverse to Utah manufacturers of industrial products and, therefore, it is desirable to
             1591      finance a project in order to maintain or enlarge domestic or foreign markets for Utah industrial
             1592      products, a project may consist of the financing on behalf of a user of the costs of acquiring
             1593      industrial products manufactured in, and which are to be exported from, the state [of Utah];
             1594          (b) finance for, sell, lease, contract the management of, or otherwise dispose of to, any
             1595      person, firm, partnership, or corporation, either public or private, including without limitation
             1596      any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in business for a profit, any or all of its
             1597      projects upon the terms and conditions as the governing body [deems] considers advisable and
             1598      which do not conflict with this chapter;
             1599          (c) issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of financing, acquiring,
             1600      constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping, furnishing, or funding any
             1601      project and secure the payment of the bonds as provided in this chapter, which revenue bonds
             1602      may be issued in one or more series or issues where [deemed] considered advisable, and each
             1603      series or issue may contain different maturity dates, interest rates, priorities on securities
             1604      available for guaranteeing payment of them, and other differing terms and conditions [deemed]
             1605      considered necessary and not in conflict with this chapter;
             1606          (d) (i) grant options to renew any lease with respect to any project and to buy any
             1607      project at a price the governing body [deems] considers desirable; and
             1608          (ii) sell and convey any real or personal property acquired under Subsection (1)(a) at


             1609      public or private sale, and make an order respecting the sale [deemed] considered conducive to
             1610      the best interests of the municipality, county, or state university, the sale or conveyance to be
             1611      subject to the terms of any lease but to be free and clear of any other encumbrance;
             1612          (e) establish, acquire, develop, maintain, and operate industrial parks; and
             1613          (f) offer to the holders of its bonds issued pursuant to this chapter the right, where its
             1614      governing body [deems] considers it appropriate, to convert the bonds or some portion of the
             1615      bond obligation into an equity position in some or all of the assets developed with the proceeds
             1616      of the bond offering.
             1617          (2) An economic development or new venture investment fund shall be considered to
             1618      be located in the municipality or county where its headquarters is located or where any office of
             1619      it is located, as long as it is headquartered within the state. It need not make all of its
             1620      investments within the state of Utah or such county or municipality, so long as it locates within
             1621      the state of Utah or such county or municipality its headquarters where its actual investment
             1622      decisions and management functions occur and agrees to, and does, limit the aggregate amount
             1623      of its investments in companies located outside the state of Utah to an amount which in the
             1624      aggregate does not exceed the aggregate amount of investments made by institutions and funds
             1625      located outside the state of Utah in companies headquartered in Utah which the locally
             1626      managed fund has sponsored or in which it has invested and which it has brought to the
             1627      attention of investors outside the state of Utah. For purposes of enabling an offering of bonds
             1628      to fund such a fund, a certification of an executive managerial officer of the manager of said
             1629      fund of the intention to comply with this provision may be relied upon. Each fund shall at least
             1630      annually certify to the governmental offeror of such bonds its compliance with this provision.
             1631          (3) Before any municipality, county, or state university issues revenue bonds under this
             1632      chapter for the purpose of defraying the cost of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing,
             1633      improving, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing any industrial park project, the governing
             1634      body of the state university, county, or municipality shall adopt and establish a plan of
             1635      development for the tracts of land to constitute the industrial park and shall, by resolution, find
             1636      that the project for the establishment of the industrial park is well conceived and has a
             1637      reasonable prospect of success, that the project will tend to provide proper economic
             1638      development of the municipality or county and will encourage industry to locate within or near
             1639      the municipality or county or, in the case of state universities, will further, through industrial


             1640      research and development, the instructional progress of the state university. There may be
             1641      included as a part of any plan of development for any industrial park zoning regulations,
             1642      restrictions on usage of sites within the boundaries of the industrial park, minimum size of
             1643      sites, parking and loading regulations, and methods for the providing and furnishing of police
             1644      and fire protection and for the furnishing of other municipal or county services which are
             1645      [deemed] considered necessary in order to provide for the maintenance of the public health and
             1646      safety. If any water or sewerage facilities are to be acquired as part of the development of the
             1647      land for an industrial park under this chapter, water and sewerage facilities may be acquired as
             1648      part of the issue of bonds issued under this chapter, through the issuance of bonds payable from
             1649      water and sewer charges in the manner as is now or as may hereafter be provided by law, in
             1650      combination with an issue of refunding bonds, in combination with an issue of bonds upon the
             1651      consent of the holders of outstanding bonds issued for the same purpose, in combination with
             1652      bonds issued for the purposes of financing water and sewer facilities which will not be a part of
             1653      an industrial park, or in any combination of the foregoing. Any municipality, county, or state
             1654      university establishing an industrial park may lease any land acquired and developed as part of
             1655      an industrial park to one or more lessees. The lessee may sublease all or a portion of the land
             1656      so leased from the municipality or county. Municipalities, counties, and state universities may
             1657      sell or lease land in connection with the establishment, acquisition, development, maintenance,
             1658      and operation of an industrial park project. Any such lease or sale of land shall be undertaken
             1659      only after the adoption by the governing body of a resolution authorizing the lease or sale of the
             1660      land for industrial park purposes.
             1661          (4) (a) No municipality, county, or state university may operate any project referred to
             1662      in this section, as a business or in any other manner except as the lessor or administrator of it,
             1663      nor may it acquire any such project, or any part of it, by condemnation. This prohibition does
             1664      not apply to projects involving research conducted, administered, or managed by a state
             1665      university.
             1666          (b) No municipality, county, or state university may, under this chapter, acquire or
             1667      lease projects, or issue revenue bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of any project or
             1668      part of it, used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric energy beyond the
             1669      project site, or the production, transmission, or distribution of natural gas, except for any
             1670      project defined in Subsection 11-17-2 (8)(b) or (d).


             1671          (5) Each municipality, county, and state university may enter, either before or after the
             1672      bonds have been issued, into interlocal agreements under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             1673      Cooperation Act, with one or more municipalities, counties, state universities, or special
             1674      service districts created pursuant to Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 13, Utah Special Service District
             1675      Act, in order to accomplish economies of scale or other cost savings and any other additional
             1676      purposes to be specified in the interlocal agreement, for the issuance of bonds under this
             1677      chapter on behalf of all of the signatories to the interlocal agreement by one of the
             1678      municipalities, counties, or state universities which is a signatory to the interlocal agreement
             1679      for the financing or acquisition of projects qualifying as a project under Subsection 11-17-2 (8).
             1680      For all purposes of Section 11-13-207 the signatory to the interlocal agreement designated as
             1681      the issuer of the bonds constitutes the administrator of the interlocal agreement.
             1682          (6) Subsection (4) to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing body of any state
             1683      university owning or desiring to own facilities or administer projects described in Subsection
             1684      11-17-2 (8) may:
             1685          (a) become a signatory to the interlocal agreement provided for in Subsection (5);
             1686          (b) enter into a separate security agreement with the issuer of the bonds, as provided in
             1687      Section 11-17-5 for the financing or acquisition of a project under Subsection 11-17-2 (8) to be
             1688      owned by the state university;
             1689          (c) enter into agreements to secure the obligations of the state university under a
             1690      security agreement entered into under Subsection (6)(b), or to provide liquidity for such
             1691      obligations including, without limitation, letter of credit agreements with banking institutions
             1692      for letters of credit or for standby letters of credit, reimbursement agreements with financial
             1693      institutions, line of credit agreements, standby bond purchase agreements, and to provide for
             1694      payment of fees, charges, and other amounts coming due under the agreements entered into
             1695      under the authority contained in this Subsection (6)(c);
             1696          (d) provide in security agreements entered into under Subsection (6)(b) and in
             1697      agreements entered into under Subsection (6)(c) that the obligations of the state university
             1698      under an agreement shall be special obligations payable solely from the revenues derived from
             1699      the operation or management of the project, owned by the state university and from net profits
             1700      from proprietary activities and any other revenues pledged other than appropriations by the
             1701      Utah Legislature, and the governing body of the state university shall pledge all or any part of


             1702      such revenues to the payment of its obligations under an agreement; and
             1703          (e) in order to secure the prompt payment of the obligations of the state university
             1704      under a security agreement entered into under Subsection (6)(b) or an agreement entered into
             1705      under Subsection (6)(c) and the proper application of the revenues pledged to them, covenant
             1706      and provide appropriate provisions in an agreement to the extent permitted and provided for
             1707      under Section 53B-21-102 .
             1708          (7) Subsection (4) to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing body of any
             1709      municipality, county, or special service district owning, desiring to own, or administering
             1710      projects or facilities described in Subsection 11-17-2 (8) may:
             1711          (a) become a signatory to the interlocal agreement provided for in Subsection (5);
             1712          (b) enter into a separate security agreement with the issuer of the bonds, as provided in
             1713      Section 11-17-5 , for the financing or acquisition of a project under Subsection 11-17-2 (8) to be
             1714      owned by the municipality, county, or special service district, as the case may be, except that
             1715      no municipality, county, or special service district may mortgage the facilities so financed or
             1716      acquired;
             1717          (c) enter into agreements to secure the obligations of the municipality, county, or
             1718      special service district, as the case may be, under a security agreement entered into under
             1719      Subsection (7)(b), or to provide liquidity for such obligations including, without limitation,
             1720      letter of credit agreements with banking institutions for letters of credit or for standby letters of
             1721      credit, reimbursement agreements with financial institutions, line of credit agreements, standby
             1722      bond purchase agreements, and to provide for payment of fees, charges, and other amounts
             1723      coming due under the agreements entered into under the authority contained in this Subsection
             1724      (7)(c);
             1725          (d) provide in security agreements entered into under Subsection (7)(b) and in
             1726      agreements entered into under Subsection (7)(c) that the obligations of the municipality,
             1727      county, or special service district, as the case may be, under an agreement shall be special
             1728      obligations payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation or management of the
             1729      project, owned by the municipality, county, or special service district, as the case may be, and
             1730      the governing body of the municipality, county, or special service district, as the case may be,
             1731      shall pledge all or any part of such revenues to the payment of its obligations under an
             1732      agreement; and


             1733          (e) in order to secure the prompt payment of obligations under a security agreement
             1734      entered into under Subsection (7)(b) or an agreement entered into under Subsection (7)(c) and
             1735      the proper application of the revenues pledged to them, covenant and provide appropriate
             1736      provisions in an agreement to the extent permitted and provided for with respect to revenue
             1737      obligations under Section [ 11-14-17 ] 11-14-306 .
             1738          (8) In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, a municipality, county,
             1739      or state university:
             1740          (a) may provide for the repurchase of bonds tendered by their owners and may enter
             1741      into an agreement to provide liquidity for such repurchases, including a letter of credit
             1742      agreement, line of credit agreement, standby bond purchase agreement, or other type of
             1743      liquidity agreement;
             1744          (b) may enter into remarketing, indexing, tender agent, or other agreements incident to
             1745      the financing of the project or the performance of the issuer's obligations relative to the bonds;
             1746      and
             1747          (c) may provide for payment of fees, charges, and other amounts coming due under the
             1748      agreements entered into pursuant to authority contained in Subsection (6).
             1749          Section 43. Section 11-25-5 is amended to read:
             1750           11-25-5. Bonds or notes -- Issuance -- Purposes -- Payment -- Maturity of bond
             1751      anticipation notes.
             1752          An agency may, from time to time, issue its negotiable bonds or notes for the purpose
             1753      of financing residential rehabilitation as authorized by this act and for the purpose of funding or
             1754      refunding these bonds or notes in the same manner as it may issue other bonds or notes as
             1755      provided in Title 17B, Chapter 4, Part 12, Bonds. Every issue of its bonds shall be a special
             1756      obligation of the agency payable from all or any part of the revenues specified in the act or
             1757      funds legally received by the agency. In anticipation of the sale of the bonds, the agency may
             1758      issue negotiable bond anticipation notes in accordance with Section [ 11-14-19.5 ] 11-14-311 ,
             1759      and may renew such notes from time to time. Bond anticipation notes may be paid from the
             1760      proceeds of sale of the bonds of the agency in anticipation of which they were issued. Bond
             1761      anticipation notes and agreements relating thereto and the resolution or resolutions authorizing
             1762      the notes and agreements may obtain any provisions, conditions, or limitations which a bond,
             1763      agreement relating thereto, or bond resolution of the agency may contain except that any note


             1764      or renewal thereof shall mature at a time not later than five years from the date of the issuance
             1765      of the original note.
             1766          Section 44. Section 11-27-3 is amended to read:
             1767           11-27-3. Action by resolution of governing body -- Purposes for bond issue --
             1768      Exchange or sale -- Interest rate limitations inapplicable -- Principal amount --
             1769      Investment of proceeds -- Safekeeping and application of proceeds -- Computing
             1770      indebtedness -- Payment of bonds -- Combination issues -- Laws applicable to issuance --
             1771      Payment from taxes or pledged revenues.
             1772          (1) Any formal action taken by the governing body of a public body under the authority
             1773      of this chapter may be taken by resolution of that governing body.
             1774          (2) (a) The governing body of any public body may by resolution provide for the
             1775      issuance of refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued by the public body or its
             1776      predecessor, either prior to or after the effective date of this chapter, only:
             1777          (i) to pay or discharge all or any part of any outstanding series or issue of bonds,
             1778      including applicable interest, in arrears or about to become due and for which sufficient funds
             1779      are not available;
             1780          (ii) to achieve a savings; or
             1781          (iii) to achieve another objective that the governing body finds to be beneficial to the
             1782      public body.
             1783          (b) Any refunding bonds may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds being
             1784      refunded or may be sold in a manner, at terms, with details, and at a price above, at, or below
             1785      par as the governing body determines advisable. The refunding bonds may be issued without
             1786      an election, unless an election is required by the Utah Constitution.
             1787          (c) It is the express intention of the Legislature that interest rate limitations elsewhere
             1788      appearing in the laws of the state not apply to nor limit the rates of interest borne by refunding
             1789      bonds.
             1790          (3) Advance refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount in excess of the
             1791      principal amount of the bonds to be refunded as determined by the governing body. This
             1792      amount may be equal to the full amount required to pay the principal of, interest on, and
             1793      redemption premiums, if any, due in connection with the bonds to be refunded to and including
             1794      their dates of maturity or redemption in accordance with the advance refunding plan adopted by


             1795      the governing body, together with all costs incurred in accomplishing this refunding. The
             1796      principal amount of refunding bonds may be less than or the same as the principal amount of
             1797      the bonds being refunded so long as provision is duly and sufficiently made for the retirement
             1798      or redemption of the bonds to be refunded. Any reserves held or taxes levied or collected to
             1799      secure the bonds to be refunded may be applied to the redemption or retirement of the bonds,
             1800      or otherwise, as the governing body may determine.
             1801          (4) Prior to the application of the proceeds derived from the sale of advance refunding
             1802      bonds to the purposes for which the bonds have been issued, these proceeds, together with any
             1803      other legally available funds, including reserve funds, may be invested and reinvested only in
             1804      government obligations maturing at such times as may be required to provide funds sufficient
             1805      to pay principal of, interest on, and redemption premiums, if any, due in connection with the
             1806      bonds to be refunded or the advance refunding bonds, or both, in accordance with the advance
             1807      refunding plan. To the extent incidental expenses have been capitalized, these bond proceeds
             1808      may be used to defray these expenses.
             1809          (5) The governing body may contract regarding the safekeeping and application of the
             1810      proceeds of sale of advance refunding bonds and other funds included with them and the
             1811      income from them, including the right to appoint a trustee, which may be any trust company or
             1812      state or national bank having powers of a trust company inside or outside the state. The
             1813      governing body may provide in the advance refunding plan that until such monies are required
             1814      to redeem or retire the bonds to be refunded, the advance refunding bond proceeds and other
             1815      funds, and the income from them, shall be used to pay and secure payment of principal of,
             1816      interest on, and redemption premiums, if any, due in connection with all or a portion of the
             1817      advance refunding bonds or the bonds being refunded, or both.
             1818          (6) In computing indebtedness for the purpose of any applicable constitutional or
             1819      statutory debt limitation, there shall be deducted from the amount of outstanding indebtedness
             1820      the principal amount of outstanding general obligation bonds for the payment of which there
             1821      has been dedicated and deposited in escrow government obligations, the principal of or interest
             1822      on which, or both, will be sufficient to provide for the payment of these general obligation
             1823      bonds as to principal, interest, and redemption premiums, if any, when due at maturity or upon
             1824      some earlier date upon which the bonds have been called for redemption in accordance with
             1825      their terms.


             1826          (7) When a public body has irrevocably set aside for and pledged to the payment of
             1827      bonds to be refunded proceeds of advance refunding bonds and other monies in amounts
             1828      which, together with known earned income from their investment, will be sufficient in amount
             1829      to pay the principal of, interest on, and any redemption premiums due on the bonds to be
             1830      refunded as the same become due and to accomplish the refunding as scheduled, the refunded
             1831      bonds shall be [deemed] considered duly paid and discharged for the purpose of any applicable
             1832      constitutional or statutory debt limitation.
             1833          (8) Refunding bonds and bonds issued for any other purpose may be issued separately
             1834      or issued in combination in one or more series or issues by the same issuer.
             1835          (9) Except as specifically provided in this section, refunding bonds issued under this
             1836      chapter shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to the type of bonds
             1837      of the issuer being refunded in effect either at the time of the issuance of the refunding bonds
             1838      or at the time of issuance of the bonds to be refunded. Refunding bonds and coupons, if any,
             1839      pertaining to them may bear facsimile signatures as provided in Section [ 11-14-15 ] 11-14-304 .
             1840          (10) Refunding bonds may be made payable from any taxes or pledged revenues, or
             1841      both, or any assessments, special improvement guaranty funds, or other funds which might be
             1842      legally pledged for the payment of the bonds to be refunded at the time of the issuance of the
             1843      refunding bonds or at the time of the issuance of the bonds to be refunded, as the governing
             1844      body may determine.
             1845          Section 45. Section 15-7-12 is amended to read:
             1846           15-7-12. Obligations subject to chapter.
             1847          (1) Unless the official or official body of the issuer determines otherwise before or at
             1848      the time of the original issuance of a registered public obligation, this act is applicable to such
             1849      registered public obligation. When this act is applicable, the provisions of this act prevail over
             1850      any inconsistent provision under any other law. Pursuant to Section [ 11-14-22 ] 11-14-401 , this
             1851      act is specifically made applicable to registered public obligations issued under Title 11,
             1852      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, in accordance with
             1853      Section [ 11-14-16 ] 11-14-305 .
             1854          (2) Nothing in this act limits or prevents the issuance of obligations in any other form
             1855      or manner authorized by law.
             1856          (3) Unless determined otherwise pursuant to Subsection (1), this act is applicable with


             1857      respect to obligations which have been approved before enactment of this act by vote,
             1858      referendum, or hearing, which authorized or permitted the authorization of obligations in
             1859      bearer and registered form, or in bearer form only, and such obligations need not be
             1860      resubmitted for a further vote, referendum or hearing, for the purpose of authorizing or
             1861      permitting the authorization of registered public obligations under this act.
             1862          Section 46. Section 17-12-1 is amended to read:
             1863           17-12-1. Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application
             1864      of proceeds -- Debt limit.
             1865          Except as otherwise provided under Section 17-50-303 , the county legislative body may
             1866      contract a bonded indebtedness in the manner and subject to the conditions provided under
             1867      Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act. The revenue
             1868      derived from the sale of bonds shall be applied only to the purpose or purposes specified in the
             1869      order of the county legislative body. If there is any surplus, it shall be applied to the payment
             1870      of the bonds. In no event may any county become so indebted to an amount, including existing
             1871      indebtedness, exceeding 2% of the fair market value, as defined under Section 59-2-102 , of the
             1872      taxable property in the county as computed from the last equalized assessment roll for county
             1873      purposes prior to the incurring of the indebtedness.
             1874          Section 47. Section 17-24-1 is amended to read:
             1875           17-24-1. General duties of treasurer.
             1876          The county treasurer shall:
             1877          (1) receive all money belonging to the county and all other money by law directed to be
             1878      paid to the treasurer, including proceeds of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness
             1879      issued under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act;
             1880          (2) deposit and invest all money received under Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money
             1881      Management Act;
             1882          (3) keep a record of the receipts and expenditures of all such money;
             1883          (4) disburse county money:
             1884          (a) on a county warrant issued by the county auditor; or
             1885          (b) subject to Sections 17-19-1 , 17-19-3 , and 17-19-5 , by a county check or such other
             1886      payment mechanism as may be adopted pursuant to Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act
             1887      for Counties;


             1888          (5) perform the duties assigned to the treasurer under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13,
             1889      Collection of Taxes;
             1890          (6) perform the duties under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes, that have
             1891      been reassigned to the treasurer in an ordinance adopted under Section 17-16-5.5 ; and
             1892          (7) perform other duties that are required by law or ordinance.
             1893          Section 48. Section 17-36-54 is amended to read:
             1894           17-36-54. Tax stability and trust fund -- Use of principal -- Determination of
             1895      necessity -- Election.
             1896          If the legislative body of a county that has established a tax stability and trust fund
             1897      under Section 17-36-51 determines that it is necessary for purposes of that county to use any
             1898      portion of the principal of the fund, the county legislative body shall submit this proposition to
             1899      the electorate of that county in a special election called and held in the manner provided for in
             1900      Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, for the holding
             1901      of bond elections. If the proposition is approved at this special election by a majority of the
             1902      qualified electors of the county voting at the election, then that portion of the principal of the
             1903      fund covered by the proposition may be transferred to the county's general fund for use for
             1904      purposes of that county.
             1905          Section 49. Section 17-50-303 is amended to read:
             1906           17-50-303. County may not give or lend credit -- County may borrow in
             1907      anticipation of revenues -- Assistance to nonprofit entities.
             1908          (1) A county may not give or lend its credit to or in aid of any person or corporation,
             1909      or, except as provided in Subsection (3), appropriate money in aid of any private enterprise.
             1910          (2) (a) A county may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes and other
             1911      county revenues in the manner and subject to the conditions of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             1912      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             1913          (b) A county may incur indebtedness under Subsection (2)(a) for any purpose for which
             1914      funds of the county may be expended.
             1915          (3) After first holding a public hearing, a county may provide services or give other
             1916      nonmonetary property or assistance to or waive fees required to be paid by a nonprofit entity,
             1917      whether or not the county receives consideration in return.
             1918          Section 50. Section 17A-2-306 is amended to read:


             1919           17A-2-306. Bonds.
             1920          (1) The board of trustees may, at any time after its organization, adopt a resolution
             1921      determining it desirable to issue the bonds of the district for purposes and in amounts stated in
             1922      the resolution. The resolution shall specify whether the bonds are payable from taxes or from
             1923      the operating revenues of the district, or both. Where the bonds are payable from taxes, in
             1924      whole or in part, the board of trustees shall call a bond election. If at the election, the
             1925      proposition to issue the bonds is approved, the board of trustees shall issue the bonds in the
             1926      manner provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding
             1927      Act. If the bonds are payable solely from the operating revenues of the district, no election is
             1928      required to approve their issuance, and such bonds shall be issued pursuant to the resolution
             1929      and in the manner provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             1930      Bonding Act. The board may reduce the amount of bonds.
             1931          (2) Any bonds authorized prior to April 28, 1986, by an electric service district created
             1932      pursuant to Chapter 2, Part 3, County Improvement Districts for Water, Sewerage, Flood
             1933      Control, Electric and Gas, are considered valid and binding if all of the following conditions
             1934      have been met:
             1935          (a) a resolution has been adopted by the board of trustees of the electric service district,
             1936      prior to April 28, 1986, for the purpose of authorizing the bonds, whether or not these bonds
             1937      have been issued;
             1938          (b) the bonds are delivered and paid for;
             1939          (c) the electric service district which authorized the bonds complied with all of the
             1940      requirements for electric service districts set forth in Section 17A-2-305 ; and
             1941          (d) the requirements of Subsection (1) are met.
             1942          (3) If any bonds have been authorized under the conditions described in Subsection (2),
             1943      prior to April 28, 1986, the board of trustees of the electric service district may make any
             1944      necessary changes in the specifications of the bonds or the proceedings authorizing the bonds.
             1945          Section 51. Section 17A-2-307 is amended to read:
             1946           17A-2-307. Resolution calling bond election -- Precincts and polling places.
             1947          If, under the provisions of Section 17A-2-306 , the board shall determine to call an
             1948      election on the issuance of the bonds, the board shall adopt a resolution directing that an
             1949      election be held in the district for the purpose of determining whether bonds in the amount, for


             1950      the purpose, and with the maximum maturity specified in the resolution, shall be issued. The
             1951      resolution calling the election shall be adopted, notice of the election shall be given, the
             1952      election shall be held, voters' qualifications shall be determined, and the results thereof
             1953      canvassed in the manner and subject to the conditions provided for in Title 11, Chapter 14,
             1954      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act. The board may for purposes of the
             1955      election treat the entire district as a single precinct or may divide the district into such precincts
             1956      and fix such polling places as it may see fit.
             1957          Section 52. Section 17A-2-309 is amended to read:
             1958           17A-2-309. Results of bond election -- Resolution -- Issuance of bonds --
             1959      Maximum bonded indebtedness.
             1960          (1) The results of the bond election shall be canvassed by the board of trustees and a
             1961      resolution adopted by the board declaring the results, and a certified copy of the resolution filed
             1962      in the records of the district. The results of all subsequent elections shall be similarly
             1963      canvassed by the board of trustees and resolutions declaring the results of the elections adopted
             1964      and filed.
             1965          (2) If, at the bond election, a majority of the qualified voters voting on any bond
             1966      proposition vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds, the board of trustees shall proceed to
             1967      issue the bonds. Bonds may be issued for the purpose of constructing or acquiring any
             1968      improvement provided in Section 17A-2-301 , or any part or combination of them, or for
             1969      improving and extending the improvement or combination of improvements, and may include
             1970      the payment of all legal, engineering, and fiscal agent expenses reasonably incurred in
             1971      connection with the construction, acquisition, improving, and extending of these improvements
             1972      and with the authorization and issuance of the bonds. The bonds shall be fully negotiable for
             1973      all purposes and may not be issued in an amount which, together with all other existing
             1974      indebtedness of the district then outstanding, will exceed in total principal amount 2.4% of the
             1975      taxable value of taxable property in the district as computed from the last equalized assessment
             1976      roll for county purposes made and completed prior to the issuance of the bonds. The taxable
             1977      value of all tax equivalent property, as defined in Subsection 59-3-102 (2), shall be included as
             1978      a part of the total taxable value of taxable property in the district for purposes of the
             1979      limitations. Bonds issued in the manner that they are payable solely from revenues to be
             1980      derived from the operation of all or part of the facilities of the district may not be included as


             1981      bonded indebtedness of the district for the purpose of this computation. All bonds not payable
             1982      solely from revenues shall be the general obligations of the district, and the full faith, credit,
             1983      and resources of the district shall be pledged for their payment; and regardless of any
             1984      limitations contained elsewhere in the laws of Utah and this part, including Section 17A-2-312 ,
             1985      the board of trustees shall cause to be levied annually on all taxable property in the district
             1986      taxes sufficient to pay principal and interest on general obligation bonds as principal and
             1987      interest fall due, or if the bonds are payable primarily from revenues, then anticipate and make
             1988      up any amounts which may be necessary to pay the principal and interest by reason of
             1989      deficiencies in revenues. The bonds shall be issued and sold in compliance with Title 11,
             1990      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             1991          Section 53. Section 17A-2-423 is amended to read:
             1992           17A-2-423. Resolution calling election for issuing general obligation and revenue
             1993      bonds.
             1994          (1) If under the foregoing provisions the board is authorized to call an election on the
             1995      issuance of the bonds, the board shall adopt a resolution directing that an election be held in the
             1996      county or service area, as the case may be, for the purpose of determining whether bonds in the
             1997      amount, for the purpose, and with the maximum maturity specified in the resolution, shall be
             1998      issued. A proposition for issuing general obligation bonds and a proposition for issuing
             1999      revenue bonds, or any combination thereof, may be submitted at the same election.
             2000          (2) Adoption of the resolution calling the election, determination of voters'
             2001      qualifications, notice and conduct of the election, and the canvass of election results shall be
             2002      accomplished in the manner prescribed in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             2003      Government Bonding Act. The board, for purposes of the election, may treat the entire district
             2004      as a single precinct or divide the district into several precincts and it may fix such polling
             2005      places as it considers appropriate.
             2006          Section 54. Section 17A-2-428 is amended to read:
             2007           17A-2-428. Tax anticipation notes.
             2008          (1) The board of trustees of a service area may issue notes in anticipation of the receipt
             2009      of taxes levied under this part. The amount of notes so issued shall not exceed 75% of the tax
             2010      revenues and other revenues of the preceding year, and the proceeds shall be applied only to
             2011      pay current and necessary expenses and for other purposes for which funds for the service area


             2012      may be expended, and there shall be included in the annual levy a tax in connection with which
             2013      provision is made for the imposition and collection of sufficient revenues.
             2014          (2) Each resolution authorizing the issuance of tax anticipation notes shall:
             2015          (a) describe the taxes or revenues in anticipation of which the notes are to be issued;
             2016      and
             2017          (b) specify the principal amount of the notes, their rate of interest, which may be
             2018      variable, and their maturity date, which shall not extend beyond the last day of the fiscal year of
             2019      the issuing service area.
             2020          (3) Tax anticipation notes shall be issued and sold in such manner and at such price
             2021      (whether at, below, or above face value), as the board of trustees shall by resolution determine.
             2022      Tax anticipation notes shall be in bearer form, except that the board of trustees may provide for
             2023      the registration of the notes in the name of the owner, either as to principal alone, or as to
             2024      principal and interest. Tax anticipation notes may be made redeemable prior to maturity at the
             2025      option of the board of trustees in the manner and upon the terms fixed by the resolution
             2026      authorizing their issuance. Tax anticipation notes shall be executed and shall be in such form
             2027      and have such details and terms as shall be provided for in the authorizing resolution.
             2028          (4) The provisions of Sections [ 11-14-14.5 , 11-14-15 , 11-14-16 , 11-14-19.7 , 11-14-20 ,
             2029      11-14-21 , 11-14-22 , 11-14-24 , and 11-14-25 ] 11-14-303 , 11-14-304 , 11-13-305 , 11-14-313 ,
             2030      11-14-315 , 11-14-316 , 11-14-401 , 11-14-403 , and 11-14-404 shall apply to all tax anticipation
             2031      notes issued under this section. In applying these sections to tax anticipation notes, "bond" or
             2032      "bonds" as used in these sections shall be deemed to include tax anticipation notes.
             2033          Section 55. Section 17A-2-543 is amended to read:
             2034           17A-2-543. Contractual powers -- Bond issues -- Elections -- Limitations -- Uses.
             2035          Whenever the board of trustees considers it expedient it shall have power, for the
             2036      purpose of constructing drains, drainage canals and other required improvements necessary to
             2037      drain lands in the district or conserve the public health or welfare, to make a contract or
             2038      contracts with the United States providing for the repayment of the principal and such other
             2039      sums due thereunder at such times as may be agreed upon, or to issue bonds of the district to
             2040      run not less than five years nor more than 40 years, and to bear interest, payable semiannually,
             2041      at a rate not exceeding 8% per annum to be called "drainage district bonds," which bonds shall
             2042      not be sold for less than 90% of their par value, and the proceeds of which shall be used for no


             2043      other purpose than paying the cost of constructing such drains, drainage canals, or other like
             2044      work considered necessary to drain lands within the district, or conserve the public health or
             2045      welfare. Before such contract or contracts shall be made or bonds shall be issued, the board of
             2046      trustees shall request the county legislative body to order, and the county legislative body shall
             2047      at once order a special election on the question of the issuance of bonds. The persons
             2048      authorized to vote in, the giving of notice, the forms of ballots, and the manner of holding the
             2049      election, and canvassing the results of the election, shall be as provided in Title 11, Chapter 14,
             2050      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act. The expenses of such election shall
             2051      be paid out of the funds belonging to the drainage district. The terms and times of payment of
             2052      the bonds so issued shall be fixed by the board of trustees. The bonds shall be issued for the
             2053      benefit of the district authorizing the issue and shall bear the name and number of the district.
             2054      The board of trustees shall keep a record of the bonds issued and sold or otherwise disposed of,
             2055      and such record will also show the lands embraced in the district. In no case shall the amount
             2056      of bonds exceed the benefits assessed. Each bond issued shall show expressly upon its face
             2057      that it is to be paid by a tax assessed, levied, and collected on the lands within the drainage
             2058      district. The board of trustees shall, by resolution, provide for the issuance and disposal of
             2059      such bonds and for the payment of the interest thereon, the creation of a sinking fund for the
             2060      ultimate redemption thereof, and for the date and manner of the redemption of the bonds. The
             2061      board of trustees may sell or dispose of the bonds either at public or private sale. Before
             2062      making any such sale, either private or public, the board of trustees shall give due notice of
             2063      their intention to sell or dispose of the bonds, by publishing notice of sale at least once a week
             2064      for four consecutive weeks in some newspaper having general circulation in the state and in the
             2065      county where the district is situated, and by publishing in any other publication they consider
             2066      advisable. The notice shall state that sealed proposals will be received by the board of trustees
             2067      at their office, for the purchase of the bonds, until the day and hour fixed by the board of
             2068      trustees. At the time appointed the board of trustees shall open the proposals, and award the
             2069      purchase of the bonds to the highest responsible bidder, or may reject all bids. In case no bid is
             2070      made and accepted as above provided, the board of trustees is hereby authorized to use the
             2071      bonds for the construction of any ditches, drain or drains, drainage canal or drainage canals, or
             2072      any other required improvement considered necessary to drain lands or for the public health or
             2073      welfare.


             2074          Section 56. Section 17A-2-622 is amended to read:
             2075           17A-2-622. Petition for bond election -- Petition requirements -- Notice and
             2076      hearing -- Election regarding issuance of bonds.
             2077          (1) After a fire protection district has been created, a petition may be presented to the
             2078      fire protection district board of trustees requesting the board to order an election to determine
             2079      whether the bonds of the district shall be issued to the amount and for the purpose or purposes
             2080      stated in the petition.
             2081          (2) (a) Each petition under Subsection (1) shall be signed by 25% or more of the
             2082      holders of title of real property, or documentary evidence of title, within the boundaries of the
             2083      district whose names appear as such upon the last county assessment roll.
             2084          (b) If the petition is signed by all of the holders of title or documentary evidence of title
             2085      within the boundaries of the district, a hearing on the petition and election shall be dispensed
             2086      with.
             2087          (3) (a) The board of trustees shall set a time and place for hearing upon the petition,
             2088      which shall be not less than four nor more than six weeks from the date of the filing.
             2089          (b) The board of trustees shall publish a notice of the time of the hearing once each
             2090      week for three successive weeks, previous to the time of the hearing, in a newspaper published
             2091      within the county, or if there is no newspaper so published, then by posting the notice in at
             2092      least three public places in the district for a period of 15 days.
             2093          (c) Each notice under Subsection (3)(b) shall state that any taxpayer within the district
             2094      may appear on the date fixed for the hearing and offer objection to the issuance of bonds of
             2095      such district.
             2096          (4) (a) At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the petition or at any adjournment
             2097      or adjournments of the hearing, which shall not extend the time for determining the petition for
             2098      more than 30 days in all from the original date of hearing, the board of trustees shall hear the
             2099      petition and all competent and relevant evidence, oral or written, in support of or in objection
             2100      to the petition.
             2101          (b) The board of trustees shall, after a full hearing, determine whether an election
             2102      should be held on the question of issuing the bonds.
             2103          (5) Adoption of a resolution calling the election, determination of voters'
             2104      qualifications, notice and conduct of the election, and the canvass of election results shall be


             2105      accomplished in the manner prescribed in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             2106      Government Bonding Act. The fire protection district board of trustees, for purposes of the
             2107      election, may treat the entire district as a single precinct or divide the district into several
             2108      precincts and it may fix such polling places as they consider appropriate.
             2109          Section 57. Section 17A-2-712 is amended to read:
             2110           17A-2-712. Additional powers of board.
             2111          (1) Irrigation districts may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and operate
             2112      water facilities, electric facilities, or any combination thereof.
             2113          (2) Irrigation districts may enter into contracts for the sale of all or a portion of the
             2114      electric power generated at a hydroelectric power plant, whether or not the electric power to be
             2115      sold is surplus to the needs of the district, and may enter into contracts for the sale of water, for
             2116      the periods of time and under the terms and conditions the board considers necessary in order
             2117      to accomplish the purposes of the district. Any sale of electric power or water may be for the
             2118      period and upon the terms and conditions as may be provided in contracts authorized by the
             2119      board and entered into by the district and any purchaser of the electric power or water having a
             2120      system for distributing the electric power or water. Any revenues received by the district
             2121      pursuant to power or water sale contracts may be used and pledged for the payment of the
             2122      principal of and interest and any premium on bonds or notes of the district issued to pay all or
             2123      part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, or enlarging facilities, or for any other
             2124      lawful purpose of the district.
             2125          (3) The boards of trustees of any two or more irrigation districts may, by appropriate
             2126      resolutions, enter into agreements with one another, pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal
             2127      Cooperation Act, by which the districts may jointly or cooperatively exercise any of the powers
             2128      conferred by this part.
             2129          (4) The board may issue bonds of the district, in the manner provided in this section:
             2130          (a) to pay for all or part of the costs of the acquisition, construction, improvement, or
             2131      enlargement of any facilities and to pay expenses preliminary and incidental thereto;
             2132          (b) to pay interest on the bonds during acquisition, construction, improvement, or
             2133      enlargement of any facilities; and
             2134          (c) to provide for necessary reserves and to pay costs of issuance and sale of the bonds,
             2135      including, without limitation, printing, registration, and transfer costs, legal, financial advisor's,


             2136      and rating agency fees, insurance premiums, and underwriter's discount.
             2137          (5) The board may provide that any bonds issued and sold under this section shall be
             2138      payable solely out of a special fund into which the district issuing the bonds shall be obligated
             2139      to deposit, as from time to time received, all or a designated portion of the revenues or other
             2140      income of the district. Any pledge of revenues creates a lien which:
             2141          (a) is perfected and enforceable upon the effective date of the security agreement
             2142      pursuant to which the bonds are issued;
             2143          (b) has priority as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or
             2144      otherwise against the district; and
             2145          (c) has priority based on the time of the creation of the pledge unless otherwise
             2146      provided in the security agreement.
             2147          (6) Bonds of the district may be issued and sold in compliance with Title 11, Chapter
             2148      14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, and Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah
             2149      Refunding Bond Act, as applicable, and may be in the form and denominations and have the
             2150      provisions and details as are permitted thereby. The bonds and any evidences of participation
             2151      interests in the bonds may be issued, executed, authenticated, registered, transferred,
             2152      exchanged, and otherwise made to comply with Title 15, Chapter 7, Registered Public
             2153      Obligations Act, or any other statute relating to the registration of bonds enacted to meet the
             2154      requirements of Section 149(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any similar or
             2155      successor federal law, and applicable regulations. Bonds may be issued under the authority of
             2156      this section at one time or from time to time. If more than one issue or series of bonds is
             2157      delivered under the authority of this section, the bonds of the respective issue or series shall
             2158      have the priorities of payment as provided in the proceedings authorizing the bonds.
             2159          (7) Any resolution, indenture, agreement, or other document authorizing bonds may
             2160      contain covenants with the future holders of the bonds as to:
             2161          (a) the management and operation of the facilities of the irrigation district, including
             2162      the facilities acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or operated pursuant to this section;
             2163          (b) the imposition and collection of use charges;
             2164          (c) the disposition of the revenues;
             2165          (d) the issuance of future bonds and the creation of future liens and encumbrances
             2166      against these facilities and the revenues thereof;


             2167          (e) the carrying of insurance on these facilities and the disposition of the proceeds of
             2168      insurance;
             2169          (f) the sale, disposal, or alienation of these facilities; and
             2170          (g) other pertinent matters deemed necessary or proper by the board to assure the
             2171      merchantability of the bonds. These covenants and agreements may not be inconsistent with
             2172      this section.
             2173          (8) The district may undertake in the resolution, indenture, agreement, or other
             2174      document authorizing bonds to make the revenues of the facilities sufficient to pay the expense
             2175      of their operation and maintenance, and may undertake to make the revenues or net revenues of
             2176      the facilities sufficient to produce in each year an amount in excess of actual requirements for
             2177      principal of and interest on the bonds in that year as the board may consider necessary to assure
             2178      the highest marketability of the bonds.
             2179          (9) Any resolution, indenture, agreement, or other document authorizing bonds may
             2180      provide that the bonds will recite that they are issued under authority of this part. The recital
             2181      will conclusively import full compliance with all of the provisions of this part, and all bonds
             2182      issued containing the recital will be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery
             2183      for value.
             2184          (10) When a district has issued bonds and pledged for the payment thereof any
             2185      revenues of the district, the district shall establish and collect use charges in that amount and at
             2186      those rates which will be fully sufficient at all times to pay the expenses of operating and
             2187      maintaining these facilities, to provide a special fund sufficient to assure the prompt payment
             2188      of principal of and interest on the bonds as principal and interest fall due, and to provide funds
             2189      for reserves and contingencies and for a depreciation fund for repairs, extensions, and
             2190      improvements to these facilities as considered necessary to assure adequate and efficient
             2191      service, all as may be required by the bond resolution. No board or commission other than the
             2192      board of trustees of the district has authority over or is required to approve the making or fixing
             2193      of use charges or the acquisition of property by the district or the issuance of its bonds.
             2194          (11) (a) If an irrigation district board determines that the interests of the district require
             2195      the issuance of bonds or the making of a contract with the United States, the board will, except
             2196      as provided in Subsection (13), adopt a resolution directing that an election be held to
             2197      determine whether bonds may be issued or a contract with the United States may be entered


             2198      into for the purposes specified in the resolution.
             2199          (b) The following are subject to the conditions provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             2200      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act:
             2201          (i) adoption of the resolution calling the election;
             2202          (ii) giving notice of the election;
             2203          (iii) conduct of the election;
             2204          (iv) determination of voters' qualifications; and
             2205          (v) canvassing of election results.
             2206          (12) In designating the voting places for purposes of the election, the board may treat
             2207      the entire district as a single precinct or divide the district into precincts.
             2208          (13) No election is required under this section prior to the issuance of bonds or the
             2209      making of a contract with the United States except as otherwise required by the constitution or
             2210      Subsection (14).
             2211          (14) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section or Title 11, Chapter 14,
             2212      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, no irrigation district may issue bonds,
             2213      other than bonds issued to refund outstanding bonds, or enter into a contract with the United
             2214      States unless:
             2215          (a) the issuance of the bonds or the making of the contract has been approved at an
             2216      election called and held as provided in this section; or
             2217          (b) the board of trustees:
             2218          (i) provides notice of a public hearing on whether to issue the bonds or enter into the
             2219      contract by:
             2220          (A) publishing notice in a newspaper published in or of general circulation in the
             2221      district at least seven days prior to the public hearing which sets forth:
             2222          (I) the maximum principal amount and the purpose of the proposed bond issue or
             2223      contract;
             2224          (II) the date, time, and place of the public hearing;
             2225          (III) when and where written comments regarding the bonds or the contract may be
             2226      filed; and
             2227          (IV) whether the district reasonably expects that paying amounts due on the bonds or
             2228      under the contract will result in a substantial increase in use charges; and


             2229          (B) if the district reasonably expects that paying amounts due on the bonds or under the
             2230      contract will increase use charges by more than $15 per connection per year, mailing notice to
             2231      every household containing a qualified voter who is eligible to vote on the bonds or the
             2232      contract, at least seven days but not more than 30 days before the public hearing, on a
             2233      minimum three-inch by five-inch postcard or a voter information pamphlet prepared by the
             2234      governing body that includes the information required by Subsection (14)(b)(i)(A);
             2235          (ii) holds a public hearing on the date and at the time and place specified in the notice
             2236      of public hearing, provided that the hearing may be adjourned from time to time to a fixed
             2237      future time and place;
             2238          (iii) considers at the public hearing all comments that have been filed or stated at the
             2239      hearing relating to the bonds or the contract;
             2240          (iv) after considering all comments received, adopts a resolution during or after the
             2241      meeting at which the public hearing is held, declaring the intention of the board of trustees to
             2242      issue bonds or enter into the contract; and
             2243          (v) directs that notice of the district's intention to issue bonds or enter into the contract
             2244      be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district stating:
             2245          (A) the maximum principal amount and purpose of the proposed bond issue or
             2246      contract;
             2247          (B) when and where petitions may be filed requesting the calling of an election to
             2248      determine whether the bonds or the contract should be authorized; and
             2249          (C) when and where a form of petition requesting the calling of an election may be
             2250      obtained from the district.
             2251          (15) If, within 30 days after publication of the notice of intention, a petition is filed
             2252      with the secretary, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the district, requesting
             2253      that an election be called to authorize the contract or the bonds, then the board shall call and
             2254      hold an election as provided in this section before the bonds are issued or the contract is
             2255      entered into.
             2256          (16) If no petition is filed, or if the number of signatures filed within the 30-day period
             2257      is less than the required number, the board of trustees may proceed to issue the bonds or enter
             2258      into the contract.
             2259          Section 58. Section 17A-2-821 is amended to read:


             2260           17A-2-821. Resolution or ordinance proposing obligations or indebtedness --
             2261      Election.
             2262          If the board of trustees of any metropolitan water district incorporated under this part
             2263      determines, by resolution or ordinance adopted by a vote of a majority of the aggregate number
             2264      of votes of all the members of the board of trustees, that the interests of the district and the
             2265      public interest or necessity demand the acquisition, construction, or completion of any source
             2266      of water supply, water, waterworks or other improvement, works or facility, or the making of
             2267      any contract with the United States or other persons or corporations, or the incurring of any
             2268      preliminary expense, necessary or convenient to carry out the objects or purposes of the district
             2269      wherein an indebtedness or obligation shall be created to satisfy which shall require a greater
             2270      expenditure than the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district shall permit, the board
             2271      of trustees may order the submission of the proposition of incurring the obligation or bonded or
             2272      other indebtedness, for the purposes set forth in the resolution or ordinance, to the qualified
             2273      electors of the district at an election held for that purpose. The resolution or ordinance calling
             2274      the election shall be adopted, the notice of the election shall be given, the election shall be held,
             2275      the voters' qualifications shall be determined, and the results of the elections canvassed in the
             2276      manner and subject to such conditions as are provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal
             2277      Bond] Local Government Bonding Act. The declaration of public interest or necessity so
             2278      required and the provision for the holding of the election may be included within the same
             2279      resolution or ordinance, which resolution or ordinance, in addition to the declaration of public
             2280      interest or necessity, shall recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is
             2281      proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the public works or improvements, or the
             2282      estimated amount of preliminary expenses, as the case may be, and the maximum amount of
             2283      the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred.
             2284          Section 59. Section 17A-2-824 is amended to read:
             2285           17A-2-824. Revenue indebtedness or general obligation indebtedness --
             2286      Procedure for incurring -- Terms.
             2287          (1) (a) Any district which has determined to issue bonds shall issue its bonds under
             2288      Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, for the
             2289      acquisition through construction, purchase, or otherwise and for the improvement or extension
             2290      of any properties necessary or desirable in the obtaining, treatment, and distribution of water


             2291      and any other properties which the district is authorized to own under this part. Bonds may be
             2292      issued or a contract indebtedness or obligation may be created:
             2293          (i) payable solely from the revenues of the district other than the proceeds of taxes, in
             2294      which case they shall be known for purposes of this section as "revenue indebtedness";
             2295          (ii) payable solely from the proceeds of taxes, in which case they shall be known for
             2296      purposes of this section as "general obligation indebtedness"; or
             2297          (iii) payable from both operating revenues and the proceeds of taxes, in which case
             2298      they shall be known for purposes of this section as "general obligation revenue indebtedness."
             2299          (b) The full faith and credit of the district shall be pledged to the payment of its general
             2300      obligation and general obligation revenue indebtedness, and taxes shall be levied fully
             2301      sufficient to pay that part of the principal of and interest on general obligation revenue
             2302      indebtedness as the revenues of the district pledged for this purpose may not be sufficient to
             2303      meet.
             2304          (c) General obligation indebtedness and general obligation revenue indebtedness may
             2305      be issued only after approval at an election as provided in Section 17A-2-821 .
             2306          (d) Revenue indebtedness may be similarly submitted at an election as provided in
             2307      Section 17A-2-821 if considered desirable by the board of trustees, but nothing in this part
             2308      shall be construed to require such submission.
             2309          (e) Refunding bonds may be issued without approval at an election.
             2310          (2) Revenue indebtedness and general obligation revenue indebtedness may be payable
             2311      from and secured by the pledge of all or any specified part of the revenues to be derived by the
             2312      district from its water supply and the operation of its water facilities and other properties. It is
             2313      the duty of the board of trustees to impose for water and water services rendered thereby, rates
             2314      fully sufficient to carry out all undertakings contained in the resolution authorizing the bonds or
             2315      the contract. The board of trustees may in the resolution agree to pay the expenses of
             2316      maintaining and operating the properties of the district from the proceeds of the ad valorem
             2317      taxes authorized in Subsection 17A-2-818 (6) and may enter into those covenants with the
             2318      future holders of the bonds or the other contracting party as to the management and operation
             2319      of the properties, the imposition and collection of fees and charges for water and services
             2320      furnished thereby, the disposition of the fees and revenues, the issuance of future bonds or the
             2321      creation of future contract indebtedness or obligations and the creation of future liens and


             2322      encumbrances against the properties and the revenues from them, the carrying of insurance on
             2323      the properties, the keeping of books and records, the deposit, securing, and paying out of the
             2324      proceeds of the bonds, and other pertinent matters, as considered proper by the board of
             2325      trustees to assure the marketability of the bonds or the making of the contract. The board of
             2326      trustees may undertake in the resolution to make the revenues of the properties sufficient to pay
             2327      all or any specified part of the expense of the operation and maintenance of them. Covenants
             2328      may be contained in the resolution with respect to the manner of the imposition and collection
             2329      of water charges, and provision also may be made in it for the appointment of a receiver for the
             2330      properties of the district in the event of a default by the district in carrying out the covenants
             2331      and agreements contained in the resolution. Provision may also be made in the resolution for a
             2332      receiver to perform those services with respect to the holding and paying out of the revenues of
             2333      the district and the proceeds of the bonds, and otherwise, as may be considered advisable.
             2334      Maintenance and operation costs and expenses as referred to in this section shall be construed
             2335      to include any payments made by the district to the United States of America, to any water
             2336      users' association, or to any other public or private entity for the cost of operating facilities used
             2337      in providing water for the district.
             2338          Section 60. Section 17A-2-826 is amended to read:
             2339           17A-2-826. Sale of bonds.
             2340          Bonds issued under this part shall be sold in compliance with the provisions of Title 11,
             2341      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             2342          Section 61. Section 17A-2-1037 is amended to read:
             2343           17A-2-1037. Elections.
             2344          All district elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the elections
             2345      code of the state [of Utah] as they now exist or may be amended for the holding of elections in
             2346      general law cities in so far as the same are not in conflict with this part; provided all elections
             2347      upon the issuance of bonds of a district shall be called, held, and conducted pursuant to the
             2348      provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act,
             2349      and the provisions of the election code shall not be applicable to any such bond election.
             2350          Section 62. Section 17A-2-1058 is amended to read:
             2351           17A-2-1058. District may issue bonds.
             2352          Any district organized under this part may, in the manner and subject to the limitations


             2353      and restrictions contained in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             2354      Bonding Act, authorize, issue and dispose of its negotiable bonds for purposes of paying all or
             2355      part of the cost of acquiring, improving, or extending any one or more improvements, facilities,
             2356      or property authorized to be acquired under this part.
             2357          Section 63. Section 17A-2-1312 is amended to read:
             2358           17A-2-1312. General obligation bonds authorized by petition of property owners
             2359      -- Contest.
             2360          (1) With respect to any service district established under this part, if there is no
             2361      individual residing in the service district, such that compliance with the election requirements
             2362      of [Article XIV, Section 8,] the Utah Constitution[,] and Section [ 11-14-2 ] 11-14-201 is
             2363      otherwise impossible, then, 75% of the owners of real property located in the district, as shown
             2364      on the most recent assessment roll of the county or municipality, as the case may be, may by
             2365      written petition require the governing body of the county or municipality which established the
             2366      service district to issue general obligation bonds pledging the full faith and credit of the district
             2367      in an amount which may lawfully be issued by the district but not to exceed the amount set
             2368      forth in the petition. Except for the election provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             2369      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, the bonds required to be issued shall be
             2370      issued in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             2371      Bonding Act. Any such petition to require issuance of bonds shall be equivalent to and have
             2372      the same force and effect as an election approving the issuance of the bonds by a majority of
             2373      the qualified electors of the district.
             2374          (2) Upon receiving the petition described in Subsection (1), the governing body of the
             2375      county or municipality which established the district shall proceed to issue the bonds in
             2376      accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             2377          (3) The determination by the governing body that 75% of the owners of real property
             2378      located in the district have duly filed a written petition requiring the issuance of bonds as
             2379      provided in Subsection (1), shall be conclusive in any action or proceeding involving the
             2380      validity of the petition or the district's authority to issue the bonds instituted after the expiration
             2381      of the period provided in Subsection (4), for the filing of actions contesting the validity of the
             2382      bonds and after the date of delivery of and payment for any part of the bonds.
             2383          (4) When the validity of any bond issue under this section is contested, the plaintiff or


             2384      plaintiffs shall, within 40 days after the validity of the petition has been declared by the
             2385      governing body, file with the clerk of the district court of the county in which the district is
             2386      located, a verified written complaint setting forth specifically:
             2387          (a) the name of the party contesting the issuance of the bonds, and that he is an owner
             2388      of property within the district; and
             2389          (b) the grounds of such contest. No such contest may be maintained and the issuance
             2390      of the bonds may not be set aside or held invalid unless such a complaint is filed within the
             2391      period prescribed in this section.
             2392          Section 64. Section 17A-2-1315 is amended to read:
             2393           17A-2-1315. Powers of improvement districts within special districts.
             2394          (1) In addition to all other rights, powers, and authority granted by law or by other
             2395      provisions of this part, a service district established by a county under this part may organize an
             2396      improvement district under Chapter 3, Part 2. This improvement district has all the rights,
             2397      powers, and authority of an improvement district otherwise organized under Chapter 3, Part 3,
             2398      except:
             2399          (a) notwithstanding Subsection 17A-3-228 (4), any bonds issued under Chapter 3, Part
             2400      2, need comply only with the requirements of Section [ 11-14-15 ] 11-14-304 with regard to the
             2401      use of manual and facsimile signatures;
             2402          (b) the governing authority of the service district may act in the same capacity as the
             2403      governing body of a county with respect to all actions required to be taken in the creation or
             2404      administration of an improvement district under Chapter 3, Part 2; and
             2405          (c) notwithstanding Subsection 17A-3-204 (1), an improvement district created by a
             2406      service district may be organized to include any incorporated or unincorporated area of the
             2407      county and may cause improvements to be made within any incorporated or unincorporated
             2408      area of the county, and the consent of the governing body of the municipality in which an
             2409      incorporated area lies is not required prior to the establishment of an improvement district that
             2410      includes all or part of that incorporated area.
             2411          (2) In addition to all other rights, powers, and authority granted by law or by other
             2412      provisions of this part, a service district established by a municipality under this part may
             2413      organize an improvement district under Chapter 3, Part 3. This improvement district has all the
             2414      rights, powers, and authority of an improvement district otherwise organized under Chapter 3,


             2415      Part 3, except that:
             2416          (a) notwithstanding Section 17A-3-328 , any bonds issued under Chapter 3, Part 3, need
             2417      comply only with the requirements of Section [ 11-14-15 ] 11-14-304 , with regard to the use of
             2418      manual and facsimile signatures;
             2419          (b) the governing authority of the service district may act in the same capacity as the
             2420      governing body of a municipality with respect to all actions required to be taken in the creation
             2421      or administration of an improvement district under Chapter 3, Part 3; and
             2422          (c) notwithstanding Subsection 17A-3-313 (1), assessments for improvements in an
             2423      improvement district organized under Chapter 3, Part 3, may include assessments for all
             2424      interest on any bonds issued.
             2425          Section 65. Section 17A-2-1316 is amended to read:
             2426           17A-2-1316. Borrowing power -- Issuance of bonds and notes -- Use of proceeds.
             2427          (1) A service district may borrow money and incur indebtedness, issuing its bonds or
             2428      notes therefor, including, without limitation:
             2429          (a) bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes levied on the taxable property in the
             2430      service district;
             2431          (b) bonds payable from revenues derived from the operation of revenue-producing
             2432      facilities of the service district;
             2433          (c) bonds payable from both such revenues and taxes;
             2434          (d) guaranteed bonds, payable in whole or in part from taxes levied on the taxable
             2435      property in the service district;
             2436          (e) tax anticipation notes;
             2437          (f) bond anticipation notes;
             2438          (g) refunding bonds; and
             2439          (h) bonds payable in whole or in part from mineral lease payments as provided in
             2440      Section [ 11-14-17.6 ] 11-14-308 .
             2441          (2) Tax anticipation notes are notes issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes and
             2442      other revenues of a service district which are due and payable in not more than one year from
             2443      their date of issue and, together with all other such notes then outstanding, do not exceed the
             2444      estimated amount of taxes and other revenues to be collected from the date of issue until
             2445      maturity.


             2446          (3) Bond anticipation notes are notes issued in anticipation of the receipt of the
             2447      proceeds of bonds of the service district.
             2448          (4) All these bonds and notes shall be issued and sold in the manner, at either public or
             2449      private sale, shall be in the form, and signed by the person or persons, who may, but need not,
             2450      be officers of the county or municipality which established the service district and generally
             2451      shall be issued in the manner and with the details as is provided for in proceedings of the
             2452      governing authority of the service district authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes; but all
             2453      these bonds and notes and the interest on them shall be exempt from all taxation in this state,
             2454      except for the corporate franchise tax, and all these bonds and notes may contain those terms
             2455      and provisions as are permitted by and shall be issued in compliance with Title 11, Chapter 14,
             2456      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             2457          (5) The proceeds of bonds or notes issued under the authority of this part shall be used
             2458      to pay the costs of acquisition or construction of service district facilities or the providing of
             2459      services including, without limitation:
             2460          (a) all costs of planning, designing, acquiring, and constructing a facility, including
             2461      architectural, planning, engineering, legal, and fiscal advisor's costs;
             2462          (b) all costs incident to the authorization and issuance of the bonds or notes, including
             2463      accountants' fees, attorneys' fees, financial advisors' fees, underwriting fees, including
             2464      underwriting fees or bond discount, and other professional services and printing costs;
             2465          (c) interest estimated to accrue on bonds or notes for a reasonable time before, during,
             2466      and for a reasonable time after the completion of the acquisition or construction of the facilities
             2467      or services; and
             2468          (d) all amounts deemed necessary to establish one or more bond reserves and
             2469      maintenance, repair, replacement, contingency funds and accounts, and all amounts necessary
             2470      to provide working capital for the facility.
             2471          Section 66. Section 17A-2-1322 is amended to read:
             2472           17A-2-1322. Tax levy and bonds -- Approval by majority of electors voting in
             2473      election -- Procedure for election.
             2474          (1) The governing authority of a county or municipality which has established a service
             2475      district may levy a tax on all taxable property within the service district in addition to all other
             2476      taxes on such property levied or imposed by the county or municipality or by any other public


             2477      corporation, district, or political subdivision in which the service district is located, and may
             2478      also issue bonds payable in whole or in part from these taxes. No tax may be levied and no
             2479      bonds or guaranteed bonds shall be issued, however, unless authorized, except as otherwise
             2480      provided in Section 17A-2-1325 , by a majority of the qualified electors of the service district
             2481      voting at an election for that purpose held as provided in this section.
             2482          (2) The proposition to levy the tax or to issue the bonds shall be submitted to the
             2483      qualified electors of the service district at an election called and held and for which notice is
             2484      given in the same manner as is provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             2485      Government Bonding Act, for the holding of bond elections. The proposition shall state the
             2486      purpose or purposes for which the taxes are to be levied or the bonds are to be issued. In
             2487      addition, a proposition for the issuance of bonds shall state the maximum amount of bonds to
             2488      be issued, the maximum number of years from their respective dates for which the bonds may
             2489      run, and, if the bonds are to be payable in whole or in part from taxes, that fact and that taxes
             2490      may be levied on all taxable property in the service district to pay the principal of and interest
             2491      on the bonds. The purpose or purposes may be stated in general terms and need not specify the
             2492      particular projects or services for which the taxes are to be levied or the bonds are to be issued
             2493      nor the specific amount of the proceeds of the taxes or of the bonds to be expended for each
             2494      project or service. If bonds are to be payable in part from tax proceeds and in part from the
             2495      operating revenues of the service district or from any combination of them, the proposition
             2496      shall so indicate but need not specify how the bonds are to be divided as to source of payment.
             2497      If the bonds are to be issued as guaranteed bonds, the proposition shall also clearly state that
             2498      fact together with the name or names of the guarantors. A proposition for the levy of taxes and
             2499      for the issuance of bonds may be combined as a single proposition.
             2500          (3) (a) A tax levied under this section shall be the sole source of funding for a special
             2501      service district that provides jail service as provided in Subsection 17A-2-1304 (1)(a)(x).
             2502          (b) Each tax levied under this section for a special service district that provides jail
             2503      service as provided in Subsection 17A-2-1304 (1)(a)(x) shall be considered to be levied by the
             2504      county for purposes of the county's tax limitation under Section 59-2-908 .
             2505          Section 67. Section 17A-2-1414 is amended to read:
             2506           17A-2-1414. Who may enter into contracts -- Permissible purposes of contracts --
             2507      Agreements and leases -- Elections for water purchase contracts.


             2508          (1) Any water conservancy district and any incorporated municipality located within or
             2509      without the boundaries of the district or other district created under any law of this state are
             2510      expressly authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with each other and with any other
             2511      person or corporation, public or private, for any of the following purposes:
             2512          (a) the joint operation of water facilities owned by any district or municipality;
             2513          (b) the exchange of water, water rights, or facilities;
             2514          (c) the leasing of water or water facilities; or
             2515          (d) the sale of water.
             2516          (2) (a) Any agreement about the operation or use of water facilities owned by a
             2517      municipality or district by another municipality or district, the joint operation of facilities, or
             2518      the lease of water or water facilities, may provide for the joint use of water facilities owned by
             2519      one of the contracting parties under appropriate arrangements for reasonable compensation.
             2520          (b) Any agreement may provide for the renting or loan of water by one contracting
             2521      party to the other or for the sale of water by one party and its purchase by another. No
             2522      limitation contained in any existing law requiring the water of any district to be supplied to its
             2523      own residents on a priority basis shall be applicable to any contract made under this section.
             2524          (c) Any contract for the sale of water may run for a term of years as may be specified.
             2525      The contract may require the purchasing party to pay for a minimum amount of water annually,
             2526      provided the water is available, without regard to actual taking or use. The contract may
             2527      provide for the payment for water sold or contracted to be sold from any of the following
             2528      sources of revenue:
             2529          (i) the general funds or other funds of the purchasing municipality or district;
             2530          (ii) the proceeds of class B assessments imposed under the Water Conservancy Act;
             2531          (iii) the proceeds of water distributed and sold through the distribution system of the
             2532      purchasing district or municipality; or
             2533          (iv) any combination of these sources of payment.
             2534          (d) The governing body of any municipality agreeing to purchase water under a
             2535      contract, for the purpose of complying with any pertinent constitutional requirement or for any
             2536      other reason, may call an election for that purpose. The election shall be conducted in the
             2537      manner provided in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding
             2538      Act.


             2539          Section 68. Section 17A-2-1439 is amended to read:
             2540           17A-2-1439. Contracts providing for payment in installments -- Issuance and sale
             2541      of bonds -- Sinking fund -- Covenants -- Default -- Revenue obligations -- Refunding
             2542      bonds.
             2543          (1) (a) (i) To pay for construction, operation, and maintenance of works, and expenses
             2544      preliminary and incidental to them, the board may enter into contracts with the United States of
             2545      America or its agencies, providing for payment in installments.
             2546          (ii) To pay for all or part of the cost of the construction or acquisition of any works, to
             2547      pay for the improvement and extension of them, to pay expenses preliminary and incidental to
             2548      them, to pay interest on the bonds during acquisition and construction, to provide for necessary
             2549      reserves, and to pay costs of issuance and sale of the bonds (including, without limitation,
             2550      printing, registration and transfer costs, legal fees, financial advisor's fees, and underwriter's
             2551      discount), the board may issue the bonds of the district as provided in this section.
             2552          (b) The indebtedness or obligation represented by any bonds issued by or any contract
             2553      entered into by the board may be payable in whole or in part from all or part of the revenues
             2554      derived by the district from the operation of all or any designated portion of its works, from the
             2555      proceeds of assessments and taxes levied under this part, or from any combination of those
             2556      revenues, assessments, and taxes.
             2557          (c) The indebtedness or obligation represented by any bonds issued by or any contract
             2558      entered into by the board may be incurred for the acquisition, construction, or both, of all or
             2559      part of any works, for the improvement or extension of any works, or for a system of works for
             2560      the distribution of water or for the treatment of water or both, whether or not the works of the
             2561      district so acquired, constructed, improved, or extended include a source of water supply.
             2562          (d) (i) These bonds shall be issued and sold in compliance with Title 11, Chapter 14,
             2563      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, and may be in the form and
             2564      denominations and have provisions and details permitted by Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             2565      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, except that the bonds shall mature serially
             2566      or otherwise and contract payment installments shall fall due at any time or times not later than
             2567      50 years from their date.
             2568          (ii) The bonds and any evidences of participation interests in the bonds may be issued,
             2569      executed, authenticated, registered, transferred, exchanged, and otherwise made to comply with


             2570      Title 15, Chapter 7, Registered Public Obligations Act, or any other statute relating to the
             2571      registration of bonds enacted to meet the requirements of Section 103 of the Internal Revenue
             2572      Code of 1954, as amended, or any similar or successor federal law, and applicable regulations.
             2573          (2) (a) Bonds may be issued hereunder at one time or from time to time.
             2574          (b) If more than one issue or series of bonds is delivered hereunder, the bonds of the
             2575      respective issues or series shall have priorities of payment as provided in the proceedings
             2576      authorizing the bonds.
             2577          (3) (a) Any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or the entering into of a
             2578      contract indebtedness or obligation payable in installments hereunder shall provide for the
             2579      creation of a sinking fund into which shall be paid from the revenues, assessments, and taxes,
             2580      any or all, pledged to the payment in the authorizing resolution sums fully sufficient to pay the
             2581      principal of and interest on the bonds or on the contract indebtedness or obligation and to
             2582      create a reserve for contingencies as required by the resolution.
             2583          (b) Any resolution so authorizing bonds or the entering into of a contract indebtedness
             2584      or obligation may contain those covenants with the future holders of the bonds or the other
             2585      contracting party as to the management and operation of the properties and works of the
             2586      district, the imposition and collection of fees and charges, including taxes and assessments, for
             2587      the water and services furnished thereby, the disposition of the fees and revenues, the issuance
             2588      of future bonds and the incurring of future contract indebtedness or obligations and the creation
             2589      of future liens and encumbrances against the works and the revenues thereof, the carrying of
             2590      insurance on the works and the disposition of the proceeds of insurance, the sale, disposal, or
             2591      alienation of the works, and other pertinent matters considered necessary or proper by the board
             2592      to assure the merchantability of the bonds or the execution of the contract.
             2593          (c) These covenants and agreements may not be inconsistent with this section.
             2594          (4) (a) It may be provided in the resolution that any holder of the bonds or any
             2595      contracting party may by appropriate legal action compel performance of all duties required of
             2596      the board and the officials of the district by this part and the resolution authorizing the bonds or
             2597      contract.
             2598          (b) If any bond issued or any contract entered into hereunder is permitted to go into
             2599      default as to any installment of principal or interest, any court of competent jurisdiction may,
             2600      pursuant to the application of the holder of any bond or of the other contracting party, appoint a


             2601      receiver to operate the works of the district and to collect and distribute the revenues thereof
             2602      under the resolution, this part, and as the court may direct.
             2603          (5) (a) When the district has issued bonds or entered into a contract and pledged any
             2604      revenues of the works for the payment of them as provided in this part, the district shall impose
             2605      and collect fees and charges for water and services furnished by the works in that amount and
             2606      at those rates fully sufficient at all times (in conjunction with the proceeds of available taxes
             2607      and assessments if the bonds or contract indebtedness or obligation are also payable in part
             2608      from the proceeds of assessments and taxes levied under this part) to pay the expenses of
             2609      operating and maintaining the works, to provide a sinking fund sufficient to assure the prompt
             2610      payment of principal of and interest on the bonds or contract indebtedness or obligation as
             2611      principal and interest fall due, and to provide those funds for reserves and contingencies and
             2612      for a depreciation fund for repairs, extensions, and improvements to the works as considered
             2613      necessary to assure adequate and efficient service, all as may be required by the resolution.
             2614          (b) No board or commission other than the board of trustees of the district has authority
             2615      over or is required to approve the making or fixing of fees and charges, the acquisition of
             2616      property by the district, the issuance of its bonds, or the entering into of a contract.
             2617          (6) (a) The board of any district that issues or has issued any bonds under this part, or
             2618      that enters or has entered into any contracts under this part, may issue bonds hereunder for the
             2619      purpose of refunding all or any part of the outstanding bonds, or the outstanding indebtedness
             2620      or obligation represented by the contracts, or in part for the purpose of the refunding and in part
             2621      for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving, or extending works for the district.
             2622          (b) If bonds are issued solely for refunding purposes, the election required by Section
             2623      17A-2-1440 is not a condition precedent to the issuance of the bonds.
             2624          (c) Refunding bonds so authorized:
             2625          (i) may be sold and the proceeds thereof applied to or deposited in an escrow and
             2626      invested pending the retirement of the outstanding bonds; or
             2627          (ii) may be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds.
             2628          (d) The refunding bonds shall be authorized and secured in the manner herein provided
             2629      for the issuance and securing of other bonds and may, but are not required to, have the same
             2630      source of security and payment as the bonds refunded.
             2631          (7) (a) If bonds have been issued or a contract indebtedness or obligation has been


             2632      incurred hereunder payable in whole or in part from revenues to be derived from supplying
             2633      water to the inhabitants of territory which was not at the time of the issuance of the bonds or
             2634      the entering into of the contract contained within the corporate limits of any municipality or
             2635      any other district created for the purpose of supplying water to the territory, the district shall
             2636      thereafter be the sole public corporation or political subdivision authorized to supply water to
             2637      this area.
             2638          (b) No municipal corporation or other district into which any part of the territory is
             2639      incorporated or included has authority either to supply water to the inhabitants of the
             2640      corporation or district or to grant a franchise for the supplying of the water.
             2641          (c) Nothing contained in this Subsection (7) prevents the modification of this
             2642      restriction contained by the district if modification does not in any way jeopardize the prompt
             2643      payment of principal of and interest on the bonds of the district then outstanding or of the
             2644      payment of installments of indebtedness or obligation under a contract.
             2645          Section 69. Section 17A-2-1440 is amended to read:
             2646           17A-2-1440. Election for issuance of bonds or incurring contract indebtedness or
             2647      obligation -- When an election is not required.
             2648          (1) If the majority of a water conservancy district board approves a resolution
             2649      determining that the interests of the district and the public interest or necessity demand the
             2650      acquisition, construction, or completion of any water supply, waterworks, improvements, or
             2651      facilities, or the making of any contract with the United States or other persons or corporations,
             2652      public or private, to carry out the purposes of the district, wherein an indebtedness or obligation
             2653      is created, to satisfy which requires an expenditure greater than the ordinary annual income and
             2654      revenue of the district, the board shall adopt a resolution directing that an election be held to
             2655      determine whether bonds shall be issued, or an indebtedness or obligation under a contract
             2656      shall be incurred in the amount and for the purposes specified in the resolution.
             2657          (2) The following shall be subject to the conditions provided in Title 11, Chapter 14,
             2658      [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act:
             2659          (a) adoption of the resolution calling the election;
             2660          (b) giving notice of the election;
             2661          (c) conduct of the election;
             2662          (d) determination of voters' qualifications; and


             2663          (e) canvassing of election results.
             2664          (3) The board may, for purposes of the election:
             2665          (a) treat the entire district as a single precinct or divide the district into precincts; and
             2666          (b) fix polling places.
             2667          (4) If bonds or the indebtedness or obligations under a contract are payable solely from
             2668      revenues derived from the operation of all or any part of the district's works, no election is
             2669      required under this section prior to issuance of the bonds or the entering into of the contract,
             2670      except as provided in Subsection (5).
             2671          (5) No district may issue bonds or incur an indebtedness or obligation under a contract
             2672      payable solely from revenues unless:
             2673          (a) the issuance of the bonds or the incurring of the contract indebtedness or obligation
             2674      has been approved at an election called and held as provided in this section; or
             2675          (b) the board of trustees adopts a resolution declaring the intention of the district to
             2676      issue bonds or incur a contract indebtedness or liability payable solely from revenues in the
             2677      amount and for the purpose provided in the resolution and directs that notice of this intention
             2678      be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.
             2679          (i) The notice of intention shall set forth:
             2680          (A) the amount and purpose of the proposed bond issue or contract; and
             2681          (B) when and where petitions may be filed requesting the calling of an election to
             2682      determine whether the bonds may be issued or the contract indebtedness or obligation may be
             2683      incurred.
             2684          (ii) The resolution of the board shall specify the form of the petitions.
             2685          (iii) If, within 30 days after the publication of the notice of intention, a petition is filed
             2686      with the secretary of the board, signed by not less than 5% of the qualified electors of the
             2687      district, requesting that an election be called to authorize the issuance of the bonds or the
             2688      incurring of the contract indebtedness or liability payable solely from revenues, then the board
             2689      shall proceed to call and hold an election as provided in this section. The qualified electors of
             2690      the district shall be certified to the board, prior to the adoption of the resolution, by the clerks
             2691      of the counties in which portions of the district are located.
             2692          (iv) If no petition is filed, or if the number of signatures filed within the 30-day period
             2693      is less than the required number, the board of trustees may adopt the resolution and proceed to


             2694      issue the bonds or enter into the contract.
             2695          Section 70. Section 17A-2-1823 is amended to read:
             2696           17A-2-1823. Bond issuance.
             2697          (1) Any regional service area may:
             2698          (a) in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             2699      Bonding Act, authorize, issue, and dispose of its negotiable bonds for the purpose of paying all
             2700      or part of the cost of acquiring, improving, or extending any improvement, facility, or property
             2701      authorized to be acquired under this part;
             2702          (b) in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act, authorize,
             2703      issue, and dispose of its bonds; and
             2704          (c) enjoy the benefits of Title 11, Chapter 30, Utah Bond Validation Act.
             2705          (2) A regional service area may issue bonds and anticipated notes based upon revenue
             2706      from property taxes, user charges, and other revenues and federal, state or local grants, borrow
             2707      money, and incur debts as authorized by law or this part. A regional service area may satisfy
             2708      any indebtedness as provided in this part or in any other applicable law and may, for purposes
             2709      of satisfaction of this indebtedness, incur new obligations of the type satisfied.
             2710          (3) All elections for the issuance of bonds of a regional service area shall be called,
             2711      held, and conducted under the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             2712      Government Bonding Act. The provisions of the election code shall not be applicable to the
             2713      bond election.
             2714          (4) If the board of trustees provides in any resolution authorizing revenue bonds for the
             2715      creation of a reserve fund to assure the prompt payment of principal and interest, the board may
             2716      provide for the accumulation of this fund not only from the revenues of the facilities, but also
             2717      from a part of the bond proceeds it may consider advisable.
             2718          Section 71. Section 17A-2-1825 is amended to read:
             2719           17A-2-1825. Recital in bonds -- Effect.
             2720          The resolution authorizing the issuance of any bonds of a regional service area may
             2721      provide that the bonds recite that they are issued under the authority of this part. Any bonds
             2722      issued containing this recital shall be incontestable for any cause whatsoever after their delivery
             2723      for value and the recital shall conclusively establish full compliance with all of the provisions
             2724      of this part and Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.


             2725          Section 72. Section 17B-2-608 is amended to read:
             2726           17B-2-608. Resolution approving or rejecting withdrawal -- Criteria for approval
             2727      or rejection -- Terms and conditions.
             2728          (1) (a) On or before the date of the board meeting next following the public hearing
             2729      under Section 17B-2-606 , but in no case later than 90 days after the public hearing or, if no
             2730      hearing is held, within 90 days after the filing of a petition under Section 17B-2-603 , the board
             2731      of trustees of the local district in which the area proposed to be withdrawn is located shall
             2732      adopt a resolution:
             2733          (i) approving the withdrawal of some or all of the area from the local district; or
             2734          (ii) rejecting the withdrawal.
             2735          (b) Each resolution approving a withdrawal shall:
             2736          (i) include a legal description of the area proposed to be withdrawn;
             2737          (ii) state the effective date of the withdrawal; and
             2738          (iii) set forth the terms and conditions under Subsection (5), if any, of the withdrawal.
             2739          (c) Each resolution rejecting a withdrawal shall include a detailed explanation of the
             2740      board of trustees' reasons for the rejection.
             2741          (2) Unless denial of the petition is required under Subsection (3), the board of trustees
             2742      shall adopt a resolution approving the withdrawal of some or all of the area from the local
             2743      district if the board of trustees determines that:
             2744          (a) the area to be withdrawn does not and will not require the service that the local
             2745      district provides;
             2746          (b) the local district will not be able to provide service to the area to be withdrawn for
             2747      the reasonably foreseeable future; or
             2748          (c) the area to be withdrawn has obtained the same service that is provided by the local
             2749      district or a commitment to provide the same service that is provided by the local district from
             2750      another source.
             2751          (3) The board of trustees shall adopt a resolution denying the withdrawal if it
             2752      determines that the proposed withdrawal would:
             2753          (a) result in a breach or default by the local district under:
             2754          (i) any of its notes, bonds, or other debt or revenue obligations;
             2755          (ii) any of its agreements with entities which have insured, guaranteed, or otherwise


             2756      credit-enhanced any debt or revenue obligations of the local district; or
             2757          (iii) any of its agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States;
             2758      provided, however, that, if the local district has entered into an agreement with the United
             2759      States that requires the consent of the United States for a withdrawal of territory from the
             2760      district, a withdrawal under this part may occur if the written consent of the United States is
             2761      obtained and filed with the board of trustees;
             2762          (b) adversely affect the ability of the local district to make any payments or perform
             2763      any other material obligations under:
             2764          (i) any of its agreements with the United States or any agency of the United States;
             2765          (ii) any of its notes, bonds, or other debt or revenue obligations; or
             2766          (iii) any of its agreements with entities which have insured, guaranteed, or otherwise
             2767      credit-enhanced any debt or revenue obligations of the local district;
             2768          (c) result in the reduction or withdrawal of any rating on an outstanding note, bond, or
             2769      other debt or revenue obligation of the local district;
             2770          (d) create an island or peninsula of nondistrict territory within the local district or of
             2771      district territory within nondistrict territory that has a material adverse affect on the local
             2772      district's ability to provide service or materially increases the cost of providing service to the
             2773      remainder of the local district;
             2774          (e) materially impair the operations of the remaining local district; or
             2775          (f) require the local district to materially increase the fees it charges or property taxes
             2776      or other taxes it levies in order to provide to the remainder of the district the same level and
             2777      quality of service that was provided before the withdrawal.
             2778          (4) In determining whether the withdrawal would have any of the results described in
             2779      Subsection (3), the board of trustees may consider the cumulative impact that multiple
             2780      withdrawals over a specified period of time would have on the local district.
             2781          (5) (a) Despite the presence of one or more of the conditions listed in Subsection (3),
             2782      the board of trustees may approve a resolution withdrawing an area from the local district
             2783      imposing terms or conditions that mitigate or eliminate the conditions listed in Subsection (3),
             2784      including:
             2785          (i) a requirement that the owners of property located within the area proposed to be
             2786      withdrawn or residents within that area pay their proportionate share of any outstanding district


             2787      bond or other obligation as determined pursuant to Subsection (5)(b);
             2788          (ii) a requirement that the owners of property located within the area proposed to be
             2789      withdrawn or residents within that area make one or more payments in lieu of taxes, fees, or
             2790      assessments;
             2791          (iii) a requirement that the board of trustees and the receiving entity agree to reasonable
             2792      payment and other terms in accordance with Subsections (5)(f) through (g) regarding the
             2793      transfer to the receiving entity of district assets that the district used before withdrawal to
             2794      provide service to the withdrawn area but no longer needs because of the withdrawal; provided
             2795      that, if those district assets are allocated in accordance with Subsections (5)(f) through (g), the
             2796      district shall immediately transfer to the receiving entity on the effective date of the
             2797      withdrawal, all title to and possession of district assets allocated to the receiving entity; or
             2798          (iv) any other reasonable requirement considered to be necessary by the board of
             2799      trustees.
             2800          (b) Other than as provided for in Subsection 17B-2-609 (2), and except as provided in
             2801      Subsection (5)(e), in determining the proportionate share of outstanding bonded indebtedness
             2802      or other obligations under Subsection (5)(a)(i) and for purposes of determining the allocation
             2803      and transfer of district assets under Subsection (5)(a)(iii), the board of trustees and the
             2804      receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the board and the sponsors of the
             2805      petition shall:
             2806          (i) engage engineering and accounting consultants chosen by the procedure provided in
             2807      Subsection (5)(d); provided however, that if the withdrawn area is not receiving service, an
             2808      engineering consultant need not be engaged; and
             2809          (ii) require the engineering and accounting consultants engaged under Subsection
             2810      (5)(b)(i) to communicate in writing to the board of trustees and the receiving entity, or in cases
             2811      where there is no receiving entity, the board and the sponsors of the petition the information
             2812      required by Subsections (5)(f) through (h).
             2813          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (5):
             2814          (i) "accounting consultant" means a certified public accountant or a firm of certified
             2815      public accountants with the expertise necessary to make the determinations required under
             2816      Subsection (5)(h); and
             2817          (ii) "engineering consultant" means a person or firm that has the expertise in the


             2818      engineering aspects of the type of system by which the withdrawn area is receiving service that
             2819      is necessary to make the determination required under Subsections (5)(f) and (g).
             2820          (d) (i) Unless the board of trustees and the receiving entity, or in cases where there is
             2821      no receiving entity, the board and the sponsors of the petition agree on an engineering
             2822      consultant and an accounting consultant, each consultant shall be chosen from a list of
             2823      consultants provided by the Consulting Engineers Council of Utah and the Utah Association of
             2824      Certified Public Accountants, respectively, as provided in this Subsection (5)(d).
             2825          (ii) A list under Subsection (5)(d)(i) may not include a consultant who has had a
             2826      contract for services with the district or the receiving entity during the two-year period
             2827      immediately before the list is provided to the local district.
             2828          (iii) Within 20 days of receiving the lists described in Subsection (5)(d)(i), the board of
             2829      trustees shall eliminate the name of one engineering consultant from the list of engineering
             2830      consultants and the name of one accounting consultant from the list of accounting consultants
             2831      and shall notify the receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the sponsors
             2832      of the petition in writing of the eliminations.
             2833          (iv) Within three days of receiving notification under Subsection (5)(d), the receiving
             2834      entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the sponsors of the petition shall eliminate
             2835      another name of an engineering consultant from the list of engineering consultants and another
             2836      name of an accounting consultant from the list of accounting consultants and shall notify the
             2837      board of trustees in writing of the eliminations.
             2838          (v) The board of trustees and the receiving entity, or in cases where there is no
             2839      receiving entity, the board and the sponsors of the petition shall continue to alternate between
             2840      them, each eliminating the name of one engineering consultant from the list of engineering
             2841      consultants and the name of one accounting consultant from the list of accounting consultants
             2842      and providing written notification of the eliminations within three days of receiving
             2843      notification of the previous notification, until the name of only one engineering consultant
             2844      remains on the list of engineering consultants and the name of only one accounting consultant
             2845      remains on the list of accounting consultants.
             2846          (e) The requirement under Subsection (5)(b) to engage engineering and accounting
             2847      consultants does not apply if the board of trustees and the receiving entity, or in cases where
             2848      there is no receiving entity, the board and the sponsors of the petition agree on the allocations


             2849      that are the engineering consultant's responsibility under Subsection (5)(f) or the
             2850      determinations that are the accounting consultant's responsibility under Subsection (5)(h);
             2851      provided however, that if engineering and accounting consultants are engaged, the district and
             2852      the receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the district and the sponsors
             2853      of the petition shall equally share the cost of the engineering and accounting consultants.
             2854          (f) (i) The engineering consultant shall allocate the district assets between the district
             2855      and the receiving entity as provided in this Subsection (5)(f).
             2856          (ii) The engineering consultant shall allocate:
             2857          (A) to the district those assets reasonably needed by the district to provide to the area
             2858      of the district remaining after withdrawal the kind, level, and quality of service that was
             2859      provided before withdrawal; and
             2860          (B) to the receiving entity those assets reasonably needed by the receiving entity to
             2861      provide to the withdrawn area the kind and quality of service that was provided before
             2862      withdrawal.
             2863          (iii) If the engineering consultant determines that both the local district and the
             2864      receiving entity reasonably need a district asset to provide to their respective areas the kind and
             2865      quality of service provided before withdrawal, the engineering consultant shall:
             2866          (A) allocate the asset between the local district and the receiving entity according to
             2867      their relative needs, if the asset is reasonably susceptible of division; or
             2868          (B) allocate the asset to the local district, if the asset is not reasonably susceptible of
             2869      division.
             2870          (g) All district assets remaining after application of Subsection (5)(f) shall be allocated
             2871      to the local district.
             2872          (h) (i) The accounting consultant shall determine the withdrawn area's proportionate
             2873      share of any redemption premium and the principal of and interest on:
             2874          (A) the local district's revenue bonds that were outstanding at the time the petition was
             2875      filed;
             2876          (B) the local district's general obligation bonds that were outstanding at the time the
             2877      petition was filed; and
             2878          (C) the local district's general obligation bonds that:
             2879          (I) were outstanding at the time the petition was filed; and


             2880          (II) are treated as revenue bonds under Subsection (5)(i); and
             2881          (D) the district's bonds that were issued prior to the date the petition was filed to refund
             2882      the district's revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, or general obligation bonds treated as
             2883      revenue bonds.
             2884          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (5)(h)(i), the withdrawn area's proportionate share of
             2885      redemption premium, principal, and interest shall be the amount that bears the same
             2886      relationship to the total redemption premium, principal, and interest for the entire district that
             2887      the average annual gross revenues from the withdrawn area during the three most recent
             2888      complete fiscal years before the filing of the petition bears to the average annual gross revenues
             2889      from the entire district for the same period.
             2890          (i) For purposes of Subsection (5)(h)(i), a district general obligation bond shall be
             2891      treated as a revenue bond if:
             2892          (i) the bond is outstanding on the date the petition was filed; and
             2893          (ii) the principal of and interest on the bond, as of the date the petition was filed, had
             2894      been paid entirely from local district revenues and not from a levy of ad valorem tax.
             2895          (j) (i) Before the board of trustees of the local district files a resolution approving a
             2896      withdrawal, the receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the sponsors of
             2897      the petition shall irrevocably deposit government obligations, as defined in Subsection
             2898      11-27-2 (6), into an escrow trust fund the principal of and interest on which are sufficient to
             2899      provide for the timely payment of the amount determined by the accounting consultant under
             2900      Subsection (5)(h) or in an amount mutually agreeable to the board of trustees of the local
             2901      district and the receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the board and the
             2902      sponsors of the petition. Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-2-610 (1), the board of trustees shall
             2903      not be required to file a resolution approving a withdrawal until the requirements for
             2904      establishing and funding an escrow trust fund in this Subsection (5)(j)(i) have been met;
             2905      provided that, if the escrow trust fund has not been established and funded within 180 days
             2906      after the board of trustees passes a resolution approving a withdrawal, the resolution approving
             2907      the withdrawal shall be void.
             2908          (ii) Concurrently with the creation of the escrow, the receiving entity, or in cases where
             2909      there is no receiving entity, the sponsors of the petition shall provide to the board of trustees of
             2910      the local district:


             2911          (A) a written opinion of an attorney experienced in the tax-exempt status of municipal
             2912      bonds stating that the establishment and use of the escrow to pay the proportionate share of the
             2913      district's outstanding revenue bonds and general obligation bonds that are treated as revenue
             2914      bonds will not adversely affect the tax-exempt status of the bonds; and
             2915          (B) a written opinion of an independent certified public accountant verifying that the
             2916      principal of and interest on the deposited government obligations are sufficient to provide for
             2917      the payment of the withdrawn area's proportionate share of the bonds as provided in Subsection
             2918      (5)(h).
             2919          (iii) The receiving entity, or in cases where there is no receiving entity, the sponsors of
             2920      the petition shall bear all expenses of the escrow and the redemption of the bonds.
             2921          (iv) The receiving entity may issue bonds under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal
             2922      Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, and Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act, to
             2923      fund the escrow.
             2924          (6) A requirement imposed by the board of trustees as a condition to withdrawal under
             2925      Subsection (5) shall, in addition to being expressed in the resolution, be reduced to a duly
             2926      authorized and executed written agreement between the parties to the withdrawal.
             2927          (7) An area that is the subject of a withdrawal petition under Section 17B-2-603 that
             2928      results in a board of trustees resolution denying the proposed withdrawal may not be the
             2929      subject of another withdrawal petition under Section 17B-2-603 for two years after the date of
             2930      the board of trustees resolution denying the withdrawal.
             2931          Section 73. Section 17B-4-1204 is amended to read:
             2932           17B-4-1204. Contesting the legality of resolution authorizing bonds -- Time limit
             2933      -- Presumption.
             2934          (1) Any person may contest the legality of the resolution authorizing issuance of the
             2935      bonds or any provisions for the security and payment of the bonds for a period of 30 days after:
             2936          (a) publication of the resolution authorizing the bonds; or
             2937          (b) publication of a notice of bonds containing substantially the items required under
             2938      Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             2939          (2) After the 30-day period under Subsection (1), no lawsuit or other proceeding may
             2940      be brought contesting the regularity, formality, or legality of the bonds for any reason.
             2941          (3) In a lawsuit or other proceeding involving the question of whether a bond issued


             2942      under this part is valid or enforceable or involving the security for a bond, if a bond recites that
             2943      the agency issued the bond in connection with a redevelopment, economic development, or
             2944      education housing development:
             2945          (a) the bond shall be conclusively presumed to have been issued for that purpose; and
             2946          (b) the project area plan and project area shall be conclusively presumed to have been
             2947      properly formed, adopted, planned, located, and carried out in accordance with this chapter.
             2948          Section 74. Section 19-6-503 is amended to read:
             2949           19-6-503. Powers and duties of public entities.
             2950          Subject to the powers and rules of the department, the governing body of each public
             2951      entity may:
             2952          (1) supervise and regulate the collection, transportation, and disposition of all solid
             2953      waste generated within its jurisdiction;
             2954          (2) provide solid waste management facilities to handle adequately solid waste
             2955      generated or existing within or without its jurisdiction;
             2956          (3) assume, by agreement, responsibility for the collection and disposition of solid
             2957      waste whether generated within or without its jurisdictional boundaries;
             2958          (4) enter into short or long-term interlocal agreements with other public entities, with
             2959      public agencies as defined in Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, with private
             2960      persons or entities, or any combination of them, to provide for or operate solid waste
             2961      management facilities;
             2962          (5) levy and collect taxes, fees, and charges and require licenses as may be appropriate
             2963      to discharge its responsibility for the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, and
             2964      improvement of solid waste management facilities or any portion of them, including licensing
             2965      private collectors operating within its jurisdiction;
             2966          (6) require that all solid waste generated within its jurisdiction be delivered to a solid
             2967      waste management facility;
             2968          (7) control the right to collect, transport, and dispose of all solid waste generated
             2969      within its jurisdiction;
             2970          (8) agree that the sole and exclusive right to collect, transport, and dispose of solid
             2971      waste within its jurisdiction shall be assumed by any other public entity or entities, any private
             2972      persons or entities, or any combination of them, pursuant to Section 19-6-505 ;


             2973          (9) accept and disburse funds derived from federal or state grants or from private
             2974      sources or from moneys that may be appropriated by the Legislature for the acquisition,
             2975      construction, ownership, operation, maintenance, and improvement of solid waste management
             2976      facilities;
             2977          (10) contract for the lease or purchase of land, facilities, and vehicles for the operation
             2978      of solid waste management facilities;
             2979          (11) establish policies for the operation of solid waste management facilities, including
             2980      hours of operation, character, and kind of wastes accepted at disposal sites, and other rules
             2981      necessary for the safety of the operating personnel;
             2982          (12) sell or contract for the sale, pursuant to short or long-term agreements, of any
             2983      usable materials, energy, fuel, or heat separated, extracted, recycled, or recovered from solid
             2984      waste in a solid waste management facility, on terms in its best interests, and to pledge, assign,
             2985      or otherwise convey as security for the payment of its bonds any revenues and receipts derived
             2986      from the sale or contract or from the operation and ownership of a solid waste management
             2987      facility or an interest in it;
             2988          (13) issue bonds pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             2989      Government Bonding Act; and
             2990          (14) issue industrial development revenue bonds pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 17,
             2991      Utah Industrial Facilities and Development Act, to pay the costs of financing projects
             2992      consisting of solid waste management facilities, as defined in Section 19-6-502 , on behalf of
             2993      entities that constitute the users of a solid waste management facility project within the
             2994      meaning of Section 11-17-2 , and agree to construct and operate or to provide for the
             2995      construction and operation of a solid waste management facility project, which project shall
             2996      manage the solid waste of one or more public or private entities, all pursuant to contracts and
             2997      other arrangements provided for in the proceedings pursuant to which the bonds are issued. In
             2998      addition to the authority to issue bonds contained in Title 11, Chapter 17, Utah Industrial
             2999      Facilities and Development Act, bonds may be issued pursuant to the authority contained in
             3000      this subsection to pay the cost of establishing reserves to pay principal and interest on the
             3001      bonds as provided for in the proceedings pursuant to which the bonds are issued.
             3002          Section 75. Section 19-6-505 is amended to read:
             3003           19-6-505. Long-term agreements for joint action -- Construction, acquisition, or


             3004      sale of interest in management facilities -- Issuance of bonds.
             3005          (1) (a) Two or more public entities, which for the purposes of this section shall only
             3006      include any political subdivision of the state, the state and its agencies, and the United States
             3007      and its agencies, may enter into long-term agreements with one another pursuant to Title 11,
             3008      Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and any one or more public entities may enter into
             3009      long-term agreements with any private entity or entities for joint or cooperative action related
             3010      to the acquisition, construction, ownership, operation, maintenance, and improvement of solid
             3011      waste management facilities, regardless of whether the facilities are owned or leased by a
             3012      public entity or entities, private entity or entities, or combination of them and pursuant to which
             3013      solid waste of one or more public entities, any private entity or entities, or combination of
             3014      them, are made available for solid waste management pursuant to the terms, conditions, and
             3015      consideration provided in the agreement.
             3016          (b) Any payments made by a public entity for services received under the agreement
             3017      are not an indebtedness of the public entity within the meaning of any constitutional or
             3018      statutory restriction, and no election is necessary for the authorization of the agreement.
             3019          (c) Any public entity or any public entity in combination with a private entity agreeing
             3020      to make solid waste management facilities available may, in the agreement, agree to make
             3021      available to other public entities a specified portion of the capacity of the solid waste
             3022      management facilities, without regard to its future need of the specified capacity for its own use
             3023      and may in the agreement agree to increase the capacity of its solid waste management
             3024      facilities from time to time, as necessary, in order to take care of its own needs and to perform
             3025      its obligations to the other parties to the agreement.
             3026          (2) (a) Two or more public entities or any one or more public entities together with any
             3027      private entity or entities may construct or otherwise acquire joint interests in solid waste
             3028      management facilities, or any part of them, for their common use, or may sell to any other
             3029      public or private entity or entities a partial interest or interests in its solid waste management
             3030      facility.
             3031          (b) Any public entity otherwise qualifying under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal
             3032      Bond] Local Government Bonding Act or Title 11, Chapter 17, Utah Industrial Facilities and
             3033      Development Act may issue its bonds pursuant to these acts for the purpose of acquiring a joint
             3034      interest in solid waste management facilities, or any part thereof, whether the joint interest is to


             3035      be acquired through construction of new facilities or the purchase of an interest in existing
             3036      facilities.
             3037          Section 76. Section 20A-1-102 is amended to read:
             3038           20A-1-102. Definitions.
             3039          As used in this title:
             3040          (1) "Active voter" means a registered voter who has not been classified as an inactive
             3041      voter by the county clerk.
             3042          (2) "Automatic tabulating equipment" means apparatus that automatically examines
             3043      and counts votes recorded on paper ballots or ballot cards and tabulates the results.
             3044          (3) "Ballot" means the cardboard, paper, or other material upon which a voter records
             3045      his votes and includes ballot cards, paper ballots, and secrecy envelopes.
             3046          (4) "Ballot card" means a ballot that can be counted using automatic tabulating
             3047      equipment.
             3048          (5) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that
             3049      contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be voted
             3050      on and which are used in conjunction with ballot cards.
             3051          (6) "Ballot proposition" means opinion questions specifically authorized by the
             3052      Legislature, constitutional amendments, initiatives, referenda, and judicial retention questions
             3053      that are submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection.
             3054          (7) "Board of canvassers" means the entities established by Sections 20A-4-301 and
             3055      20A-4-306 to canvass election returns.
             3056          (8) "Bond election" means an election held for the [sole] purpose of approving or
             3057      rejecting the proposed issuance of bonds by a government entity.
             3058          (9) "Book voter registration form" means voter registration forms contained in a bound
             3059      book that are used by election officers and registration agents to register persons to vote.
             3060          (10) "By-mail voter registration form" means a voter registration form designed to be
             3061      completed by the voter and mailed to the election officer.
             3062          (11) "Canvass" means the review of election returns and the official declaration of
             3063      election results by the board of canvassers.
             3064          (12) "Canvassing judge" means an election judge designated to assist in counting
             3065      ballots at the canvass.


             3066          (13) "Convention" means the political party convention at which party officers and
             3067      delegates are selected.
             3068          (14) "Counting center" means one or more locations selected by the election officer in
             3069      charge of the election for the automatic counting of ballots.
             3070          (15) "Counting judge" means a judge designated to count the ballots during election
             3071      day.
             3072          (16) "Counting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in Section
             3073      20A-3-201 to witness the counting of ballots.
             3074          (17) "Counting room" means a suitable and convenient private place or room,
             3075      immediately adjoining the place where the election is being held, for use by the counting
             3076      judges to count ballots during election day.
             3077          (18) "County executive" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             3078          (19) "County legislative body" has the meaning as provided in Subsection 68-3-12 (2).
             3079          (20) "County officers" means those county officers that are required by law to be
             3080      elected.
             3081          (21) "Election" means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a
             3082      statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal
             3083      primary election, and a special district election.
             3084          (22) "Election Assistance Commission" means the commission established by Public
             3085      Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
             3086          (23) "Election cycle" means the period beginning on the first day persons are eligible to
             3087      file declarations of candidacy and ending when the canvass is completed.
             3088          (24) "Election judge" means each canvassing judge, counting judge, and receiving
             3089      judge.
             3090          (25) "Election officer" means:
             3091          (a) the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots;
             3092          (b) the county clerk or clerks for all county ballots and for certain [special district and
             3093      school district] ballots and elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ;
             3094          (c) the municipal clerk for all municipal ballots and for certain [special district and
             3095      school district] ballots and elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; [and]
             3096          (d) the special district clerk or chief executive officer for [all special district ballots that


             3097      are not part of a statewide, county, or municipal ballot.] certain ballots and elections as
             3098      provided in Section 20A-5-400.5 ; and
             3099          (e) the business administrator or superintendent of a school district for certain ballots
             3100      or elections as provided in Section 20A-5-400.5.
             3101          (26) "Election official" means any election officer, election judge, or satellite registrar.
             3102          (27) "Election results" means, for bond elections, the count of those votes cast for and
             3103      against the bond proposition plus any or all of the election returns that the board of canvassers
             3104      may request.
             3105          [(27)] (28) "Election returns" includes the pollbook, all affidavits of registration, the
             3106      military and overseas absentee voter registration and voting certificates, one of the tally sheets,
             3107      any unprocessed absentee ballots, all counted ballots, all excess ballots, all unused ballots, all
             3108      spoiled ballots, the ballot disposition form, and the total votes cast form.
             3109          [(28)] (29) "Electronic voting system" means a system in which a voting device is used
             3110      in conjunction with ballots so that votes recorded by the voter are counted and tabulated by
             3111      automatic tabulating equipment.
             3112          [(29)] (30) "Inactive voter" means a registered voter who has been sent the notice
             3113      required by Section 20A-2-306 and who has failed to respond to that notice.
             3114          [(30)] (31) "Inspecting poll watcher" means a person selected as provided in this title to
             3115      witness the receipt and safe deposit of voted and counted ballots.
             3116          [(31)] (32) "Judicial office" means the office filled by any judicial officer.
             3117          [(32)] (33) "Judicial officer" means any justice or judge of a court of record or any
             3118      county court judge.
             3119          [(33)] (34) "Local election" means a regular municipal election, a local special
             3120      election, a special district election, and a bond election.
             3121          [(34)] (35) "Local political subdivision" means a county, a municipality, a special
             3122      district, or a local school district.
             3123          [(35)] (36) "Local special election" means a special election called by the governing
             3124      body of a local political subdivision in which all registered voters of the local political
             3125      subdivision may vote.
             3126          [(36)] (37) "Municipal executive" means:
             3127          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management


             3128      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             3129          (b) the mayor in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in Section
             3130      [ 10-3-1209 ] 10-3-101 ; and
             3131          (c) the manager in the council-manager optional form of government defined in
             3132      Section [ 10-3-1209 ] 10-3-101 .
             3133          [(37)] (38) "Municipal general election" means the election held in municipalities and
             3134      special districts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered
             3135      year for the purposes established in Section 20A-1-202 .
             3136          [(38)] (39) "Municipal legislative body" means:
             3137          (a) the city commission, city council, or town council in the traditional management
             3138      arrangement established by Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 1, Governing Body;
             3139          (b) the municipal council in the council-mayor optional form of government defined in
             3140      Section [ 10-3-1209 ] 10-3-101 ; and
             3141          (c) the municipal council in the council-manager optional form of government defined
             3142      in Section [ 10-3-1209 ] 10-3-101 .
             3143          [(39)] (40) "Municipal officers" means those municipal officers that are required by
             3144      law to be elected.
             3145          [(40)] (41) "Municipal primary election" means an election held to nominate
             3146      candidates for municipal office.
             3147          [(41)] (42) "Official ballot" means the ballots distributed by the election officer to the
             3148      election judges to be given to voters to record their votes.
             3149          [(42)] (43) "Official endorsement" means:
             3150          (a) the information on the ballot that identifies:
             3151          (i) the ballot as an official ballot;
             3152          (ii) the date of the election; and
             3153          (iii) the facsimile signature of the election officer; and
             3154          (b) the information on the ballot stub that identifies:
             3155          (i) the election judge's initials; and
             3156          (ii) the ballot number.
             3157          [(43)] (44) "Official register" means the book furnished election officials by the
             3158      election officer that contains the information required by Section 20A-5-401 .


             3159          [(44)] (45) "Paper ballot" means a paper that contains:
             3160          (a) the names of offices and candidates and statements of ballot propositions to be
             3161      voted on; and
             3162          (b) spaces for the voter to record his vote for each office and for or against each ballot
             3163      proposition.
             3164          [(45)] (46) "Political party" means an organization of registered voters that has
             3165      qualified to participate in an election by meeting the requirements of Title 20A, Chapter 8,
             3166      Political Party Formation and Procedures.
             3167          [(46)] (47) "Polling place" means the building where residents of a voting precinct vote
             3168      or where absentee voting is conducted.
             3169          [(47)] (48) "Position" means a square, circle, rectangle, or other geometric shape on a
             3170      ballot in which the voter marks his choice.
             3171          [(48)] (49) "Posting list" means a list of registered voters within a voting precinct.
             3172          [(49)] (50) "Proof of identity" means some form of photo identification, such as a
             3173      driver license or identification card, that establishes a person's identity.
             3174          [(50)] (51) "Proof of residence" means some official document or form, such as a
             3175      driver license or utility bill that establishes a person's residence.
             3176          [(51)] (52) "Provisional ballot" means a ballot voted provisionally by a person:
             3177          (a) whose name is not listed on the official register at the polling place; or
             3178          (b) whose legal right to vote is challenged as provided in this title.
             3179          [(52)] (53) "Provisional ballot envelope" means an envelope printed in the form
             3180      required by Section 20A-6-105 that is used to identify provisional ballots and to provide
             3181      information to verify a person's legal right to vote.
             3182          [(53)] (54) "Primary convention" means the political party conventions at which
             3183      nominees for the regular primary election are selected.
             3184          [(54)] (55) "Protective counter" means a separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is
             3185      built into a voting machine and records the total number of movements of the operating lever.
             3186          [(55)] (56) "Qualify" or "qualified" means to take the oath of office and begin
             3187      performing the duties of the position for which the person was elected.
             3188          [(56)] (57) "Receiving judge" means the election judge that checks the voter's name in
             3189      the official register, provides the voter with a ballot, and removes the ballot stub from the ballot


             3190      after the voter has voted.
             3191          [(57)] (58) "Registration days" means the days designated in Section 20A-2-203 when
             3192      a voter may register to vote with a satellite registrar.
             3193          [(58)] (59) "Registration form" means a book voter registration form and a by-mail
             3194      voter registration form.
             3195          [(59)] (60) "Regular ballot" means a ballot that is not a provisional ballot.
             3196          [(60)] (61) "Regular general election" means the election held throughout the state on
             3197      the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year for the
             3198      purposes established in Section 20A-1-201 .
             3199          [(61)] (62) "Regular primary election" means the election on the fourth Tuesday of
             3200      June of each even-numbered year, at which candidates of political parties and nonpolitical
             3201      groups are voted for nomination.
             3202          [(62)] (63) "Resident" means a person who resides within a specific voting precinct in
             3203      Utah.
             3204          [(63)] (64) "Sample ballot" means a mock ballot similar in form to the official ballot
             3205      printed and distributed as provided in Section 20A-5-405 .
             3206          [(64)] (65) "Satellite registrar" means a person appointed under Section 20A-5-201 to
             3207      register voters and perform other duties.
             3208          [(65)] (66) "Scratch vote" means to mark or punch the straight party ticket and then
             3209      mark or punch the ballot for one or more candidates who are members of different political
             3210      parties.
             3211          [(66)] (67) "Secrecy envelope" means the envelope given to a voter along with the
             3212      ballot into which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy
             3213      of the voter's vote.
             3214          [(67)] (68) "Special district" means those local government entities created under the
             3215      authority of Title 17A.
             3216          [(68)] (69) "Special district officers" means those special district officers that are
             3217      required by law to be elected.
             3218          [(69)] (70) "Special election" means an election held as authorized by Section
             3219      20A-1-204 .
             3220          [(70)] (71) "Spoiled ballot" means each ballot that:


             3221          (a) is spoiled by the voter;
             3222          (b) is unable to be voted because it was spoiled by the printer or the election judge; or
             3223          (c) lacks the official endorsement.
             3224          [(71)] (72) "Statewide special election" means a special election called by the governor
             3225      or the Legislature in which all registered voters in Utah may vote.
             3226          [(72)] (73) "Stub" means the detachable part of each ballot.
             3227          [(73)] (74) "Substitute ballots" means replacement ballots provided by an election
             3228      officer to the election judges when the official ballots are lost or stolen.
             3229          [(74)] (75) "Ticket" means each list of candidates for each political party or for each
             3230      group of petitioners.
             3231          [(75)] (76) "Transfer case" means the sealed box used to transport voted ballots to the
             3232      counting center.
             3233          [(76)] (77) "Vacancy" means the absence of a person to serve in any position created
             3234      by statute, whether that absence occurs because of death, disability, disqualification,
             3235      resignation, or other cause.
             3236          [(77)] (78) "Valid write-in candidate" means a candidate who has qualified as a
             3237      write-in candidate by following the procedures and requirements of this title.
             3238          [(78)] (79) "Voter" means a person who meets the requirements for voting in an
             3239      election, meets the requirements of election registration, is registered to vote, and is listed in
             3240      the official register book.
             3241          [(79)] (80) "Voting area" means the area within six feet of the voting booths, voting
             3242      machines, and ballot box.
             3243          [(80)] (81) "Voting booth" means the space or compartment within a polling place that
             3244      is provided for the preparation of ballots and includes the voting machine enclosure or curtain.
             3245          [(81)] (82) "Voting device" means:
             3246          (a) an apparatus in which ballot cards are used in connection with a punch device for
             3247      piercing the ballots by the voter;
             3248          (b) a device for marking the ballots with ink or another substance; or
             3249          (c) any other method for recording votes on ballots so that the ballot may be tabulated
             3250      by means of automatic tabulating equipment.
             3251          [(82)] (83) "Voting machine" means a machine designed for the sole purpose of


             3252      recording and tabulating votes cast by voters at an election.
             3253          [(83)] (84) "Voting poll watcher" means a person appointed as provided in this title to
             3254      witness the distribution of ballots and the voting process.
             3255          [(84)] (85) "Voting precinct" means the smallest voting unit established as provided by
             3256      law within which qualified voters vote at one polling place.
             3257          [(85)] (86) "Watcher" means a voting poll watcher, a counting poll watcher, and an
             3258      inspecting poll watcher.
             3259          [(86)] (87) "Western States Presidential Primary" means the election established in
             3260      Title 20A, Chapter 9, Part 8.
             3261          [(87)] (88) "Write-in ballot" means a ballot containing any write-in votes.
             3262          [(88)] (89) "Write-in vote" means a vote cast for a person whose name is not printed on
             3263      the ballot according to the procedures established in this title.
             3264          Section 77. Section 20A-3-202 is amended to read:
             3265           20A-3-202. Challenges -- Recorded in official register and in pollbook.
             3266          (1) (a) When any person applies for a ballot or when a person offers a ballot for deposit
             3267      in the ballot box, the person's right to vote in that voting precinct and in that election may be
             3268      orally challenged by an election judge or any challenger orally stating the challenged voter's
             3269      name and the basis for the challenge.
             3270          (b) A person may challenge another person's right to vote by alleging that:
             3271          (i) the voter is not the person whose name appears in the official register and under
             3272      which name the right to vote is claimed;
             3273          (ii) the voter is not a resident of Utah;
             3274          (iii) the voter is not a citizen of the United States;
             3275          (iv) the voter has not or will not have resided in Utah for 30 days immediately before
             3276      the date of the election;
             3277          (v) the voter does not live in the voting precinct;
             3278          (vi) the voter does not live within the geographic boundaries of the entity holding the
             3279      election;
             3280          (vii) the voter's principal place of residence is not in the voting precinct;
             3281          (viii) the voter's principal place of residence is not in the geographic boundaries of the
             3282      election area;


             3283          (ix) the voter has voted before in the election;
             3284          (x) the voter is not at least 18 years old;
             3285          (xi) the voter is involuntarily confined or incarcerated in jail or prison and was not a
             3286      resident of the entity holding the election before the voter was confined or incarcerated;
             3287          (xii) the voter is a convicted felon and is incarcerated for the commission of a felony;
             3288      or
             3289          (xiii) in a regular primary election, the voter does not meet the political party affiliation
             3290      criteria established by the political party whose ballot the voter seeks to vote.
             3291          (2) (a) The election judges shall give the voter a ballot and allow the voter to vote if:
             3292          (i) the person challenged signs a written affidavit certifying that he meets all the
             3293      requirements for voting; and
             3294          (ii) the election judge determines that the person challenged is registered to vote and, in
             3295      a regular primary election, meets the political party affiliation criteria established by the
             3296      political party whose ballot the voter seeks to vote.
             3297          (b) The election judges may not give the voter a ballot or allow the voter to vote if:
             3298          (i) the person challenged refuses to sign the written affidavit; or
             3299          [(ii) the election judge determines that the person challenged is not registered to vote;
             3300      or]
             3301          [(iii)] (ii) in a regular primary election, the election judge determines that the person
             3302      challenged does not meet the political party affiliation criteria established by the political party
             3303      whose ballot the voter seeks to vote and is unwilling or unable to take the steps authorized by
             3304      law to comply with those criteria.
             3305          (c) (i) It is unlawful for any person to sign an affidavit certifying that he meets all the
             3306      requirements for voting when that person knows he does not meet at least one of those
             3307      requirements.
             3308          (ii) Any person who violates this Subsection (2)(c) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             3309          (3) (a) Any person may challenge the right to vote of any person whose name appears
             3310      on the posting list by filing a written signed statement identifying the challenged voter's name
             3311      and the basis for the challenge with the county clerk on the Friday before the election during
             3312      regular business hours.
             3313          (b) The person challenging a person's right to vote shall allege one or more of the


             3314      grounds established in Subsection (1)(b) as the basis for the challenge.
             3315          (c) The county clerk shall:
             3316          (i) carefully preserve the written challenges;
             3317          (ii) write in the appropriate official register opposite the name of any person for whom
             3318      the county clerk received a written challenge, the words "To be challenged"; and
             3319          (iii) transmit the written challenges to election judges of that voting precinct.
             3320          (d) On election day, the election judges shall raise the written challenge with the voter
             3321      before giving the voter a ballot.
             3322          (e) If the person challenged takes an oath before any of the election judges that the
             3323      grounds of the challenge are false, the judges shall allow the person to vote.
             3324          (f) If the person applying to vote does not meet the legal requirements to vote, or
             3325      refuses to take the oath, the election judges may not deliver a ballot to him.
             3326          (4) The election judges shall record all challenges in the official register and on the
             3327      challenge sheets in the pollbook.
             3328          (5) If the person challenged under Subsection (3) voted an absentee ballot, the county
             3329      clerk shall submit the name of the voter and the challenge to the voter to the county attorney, or
             3330      the district attorney in counties with a prosecution district, for investigation and prosecution for
             3331      voter fraud.
             3332          Section 78. Section 20A-3-304.1 is amended to read:
             3333           20A-3-304.1. Election officer to provide absentee ballot information and status.
             3334          (1) As used in this section:
             3335          (a) "Absentee ballot record" means the information about the existence and status of
             3336      absentee ballot requests required by this section.
             3337          (b) "Qualified absentee ballot application" means an absentee ballot application filed
             3338      under Section 20A-3-304 from a voter who the [county clerk] election officer determines is
             3339      eligible to receive an absentee ballot.
             3340          (2) (a) Each [county clerk] election officer shall maintain an absentee ballot record in
             3341      the [county clerk's] election officer's office.
             3342          (b) The absentee ballot record is a public record under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government
             3343      Records Access and Management Act.
             3344          (3) The [county clerk] election officer shall ensure that the absentee ballot record


             3345      contains, for each voting precinct:
             3346          (a) the name and address of each person who has filed a qualified absentee ballot
             3347      application;
             3348          (b) the date that the application was received; and
             3349          (c) the current status of each qualified absentee ballot application including
             3350      specifically:
             3351          (i) the date that the absentee ballot was mailed to the voter; and
             3352          (ii) the date that the voted absentee ballot was received by the [county clerk] election
             3353      officer.
             3354          (4) (a) Notwithstanding the time limits for response to a request for records under
             3355      Section 63-2-204 or the time limits for a request for records established in any [county]
             3356      ordinance, the [county clerk] election officer shall ensure that the information required by this
             3357      section is recorded and made available to the public no later than one business day after its
             3358      receipt in the [clerk's] election officer's office.
             3359          (b) Notwithstanding the fee requirements of Section 63-2-203 or the fee requirements
             3360      established in any [county] ordinance, the [clerk] election officer shall make copies of the
             3361      absentee ballot record available to the public for the actual cost of production or copying.
             3362          Section 79. Section 20A-4-202 is amended to read:
             3363           20A-4-202. Election officers -- Disposition of ballots.
             3364          (1) (a) Upon receipt of the election returns from an election judge, the election officer
             3365      shall:
             3366          (i) ensure that the election judge has provided all of the ballots and election returns;
             3367          (ii) inspect the ballots and election returns to ensure that they are sealed; [and]
             3368          (iii) (A) for paper ballots, deposit and lock the ballots and election returns in a safe and
             3369      secure place; or
             3370          (B) for punch card ballots[,]:
             3371          (I) count the ballots; and
             3372          (II) deposit and lock the ballots and election returns in a safe and secure place[.]; and
             3373          (iv) for bond elections, provide a copy of the election results to the board of canvassers
             3374      of the local political subdivision that called the bond election.
             3375          (b) Inspecting poll watchers appointed as provided in Section 20A-3-201 may be


             3376      present and observe the election officer's receipt, inspection, and deposit of the ballots and
             3377      election returns.
             3378          (2) Each election officer shall:
             3379          (a) preserve ballots for 22 months after the election or until the time has expired during
             3380      which the ballots could be used in an election contest;
             3381          (b) package and seal a true copy of the ballot label used in each voting precinct;
             3382          (c) preserve all other official election returns for at least 22 months after an election;
             3383      and
             3384          (d) after that time, destroy them without opening or examining them.
             3385          (3) (a) The election officer shall package and retain all tabulating cards and other
             3386      materials used in the programming of the automatic tabulating equipment[;].
             3387          (b) The election officer:
             3388          (i) may access these tabulating cards and other materials;
             3389          (ii) may make copies of these materials and make changes to the copies;
             3390          (iii) may not alter or make changes to the materials themselves; and
             3391          (iv) within 22 months after the election in which they were used, may dispose of those
             3392      materials or retain them.
             3393          (4) (a) If an election contest is begun within 12 months, the election officer shall:
             3394          (i) keep the ballots and election returns unopened and unaltered until the contest is
             3395      complete; or
             3396          (ii) surrender the ballots and election returns to the custody of the court having
             3397      jurisdiction of the contest when ordered or subpoenaed to do so by that court.
             3398          (b) When all election contests arising from an election are complete, the election
             3399      officer shall either:
             3400          (i) retain the ballots and election returns until the time for preserving them under this
             3401      section has run; or
             3402          (ii) destroy the ballots and election returns remaining in his custody without opening or
             3403      examining them if the time for preserving them under this section has run.
             3404          Section 80. Section 20A-4-301 is amended to read:
             3405           20A-4-301. Board of canvassers.
             3406          (1) (a) Each county legislative body is the board of county canvassers for:


             3407          (i) the county [and for]; and
             3408          (ii) each special district whose election is conducted by the county.
             3409          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the board of county canvassers shall
             3410      meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county legislative body, at a
             3411      date and time determined by the county clerk that is no sooner than seven days after the
             3412      election and no later than 14 days after the election.
             3413          (ii) When canvassing returns for the Western States Presidential Primary, the board of
             3414      county canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual place of meeting of the county
             3415      legislative body, at noon on the Thursday after the election.
             3416          (c) If one or more of the county legislative body fails to attend the meeting of the board
             3417      of county canvassers, the remaining members shall replace the absent member by appointing in
             3418      the order named:
             3419          (i) the county treasurer;
             3420          (ii) the county assessor; or
             3421          (iii) the county sheriff.
             3422          (d) The board of county canvassers shall always consist of three acting members.
             3423          (e) The county clerk is the clerk of the board of county canvassers.
             3424          (2) (a) The mayor and the municipal legislative body are the board of municipal
             3425      canvassers for the municipality.
             3426          (b) The board of municipal canvassers shall meet to canvass the returns at the usual
             3427      place of meeting of the municipal legislative body:
             3428          (i) for canvassing of returns from a municipal general election, no sooner than seven
             3429      days after the election and no later than 14 days after the election; or
             3430          (ii) for canvassing of returns from a municipal primary election, no sooner than three
             3431      days after the election and no later than seven days after the election.
             3432          (3) (a) [This part does not apply to bond elections.] The legislative body of the entity
             3433      authorizing a bond election is the board of canvassers for each bond election.
             3434          (b) [Persons responsible for canvassing bond elections] The board of canvassers for the
             3435      bond election shall comply with the canvassing procedures and requirements of [Title 11,
             3436      Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act] Section 11-14-207 .
             3437          Section 81. Section 20A-4-401 is amended to read:


             3438           20A-4-401. Recounts -- Procedure.
             3439          (1) (a) (i) For any regular primary, regular general, or municipal general election, or the
             3440      Western States Presidential primary, when any candidate loses by not more than a total of one
             3441      vote per voting precinct, the candidate may file a request for a recount within seven days after
             3442      the canvass with:
             3443          (A) the municipal clerk, if the election is a municipal election;
             3444          (B) the special district clerk, if the election is a special district election;
             3445          (C) the county clerk, for races or ballot propositions voted on entirely within a single
             3446      county; or
             3447          (D) the lieutenant governor, for statewide races and ballot propositions and for
             3448      multicounty races and ballot propositions.
             3449          (ii) For any municipal primary election, when any candidate loses by not more than a
             3450      total of one vote per voting precinct, the candidate may file a request for a recount with the
             3451      appropriate election officer within three days after the canvass.
             3452          (b) The election officer shall:
             3453          (i) supervise the recount;
             3454          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that office;
             3455          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             3456      3, [Voting By Absent or Physically Disabled Voters] Absentee Voting; and
             3457          (iv) declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes on the recount.
             3458          (2) (a) Any ten voters who voted in an election when any ballot proposition or bond
             3459      proposition was on the ballot may file a request for a recount with the appropriate election
             3460      officer within seven days of the canvass.
             3461          (b) The election officer shall:
             3462          (i) supervise the recount;
             3463          (ii) recount all ballots cast for that ballot proposition or bond proposition;
             3464          (iii) reexamine all unopened absentee ballots to ensure compliance with Chapter 3, Part
             3465      3, [Voting By Absent or Physically Disabled Voters] Absentee Voting; and
             3466          (iv) declare the ballot proposition or bond proposition to have "passed" or "failed"
             3467      based upon the results of the recount.
             3468          (c) Proponents and opponents of the ballot proposition or bond proposition may


             3469      designate representatives to witness the recount.
             3470          (d) The [person or entity] voters requesting the recount shall pay the costs of the
             3471      recount.
             3472          (3) Costs incurred by recount under Subsection (1) may not be assessed against the
             3473      person requesting the recount.
             3474          (4) (a) Upon completion of the recount, the election officer shall immediately convene
             3475      the board of canvassers.
             3476          (b) The board of canvassers shall:
             3477          (i) canvass the election returns for the race or [ballot] proposition that was the subject
             3478      of the recount; and
             3479          (ii) with the assistance of the election officer, prepare and sign the report required by
             3480      Section 20A-4-304 or Section 20A-4-306 .
             3481          (c) If the recount is for a statewide or multicounty race or for a statewide [ballot]
             3482      proposition, the board of county canvassers shall prepare and transmit a separate report to the
             3483      lieutenant governor as required by Subsection 20A-4-304 (3).
             3484          (d) The canvassers' report prepared as provided in this Subsection (4) is the official
             3485      result of the race or [ballot] proposition that is the subject of the recount.
             3486          Section 82. Section 20A-4-402 is amended to read:
             3487           20A-4-402. Election contests -- Grounds.
             3488          (1) The election or nomination of any person to any public office, and the declared
             3489      result of the vote on any ballot proposition or bond proposition submitted to a vote of the
             3490      people may be contested according to the procedures established in this part only:
             3491          (a) for malconduct, fraud, or corruption on the part of the judges of election at any
             3492      polling place, or of any board of canvassers, or any judge or member of the board sufficient to
             3493      change the result;
             3494          (b) when the person declared elected was not eligible for the office at the time of the
             3495      election;
             3496          (c) when the person declared elected has:
             3497          (i) given or offered to any registered voter, judge, or canvasser of the election any bribe
             3498      or reward in money, property, or anything of value for the purpose of influencing the election;
             3499      or


             3500          (ii) committed any other offense against the elective franchise;
             3501          (d) when illegal votes have been received or legal votes have been rejected at the polls
             3502      sufficient to change the result;
             3503          (e) for any error of any board of canvassers or judges of election in counting the votes
             3504      or declaring the result of the election, if the error would change the result;
             3505          (f) when the election result would change because a sufficient number of ballots
             3506      containing uncorrected errors or omissions have been received at the polls;
             3507          (g) when the candidate declared elected is ineligible to serve in the office to which the
             3508      candidate was elected;
             3509          (h) when an election judge or clerk was a party to malconduct, fraud, or corruption
             3510      sufficient to change the result of the election; and
             3511          (i) for any other cause that shows that another person was legally elected.
             3512          (2) Any irregularity or improper conduct by the election judges does not void an
             3513      election unless the irregularity or improper conduct would result in the election of a person
             3514      who did not receive the highest number of legal votes.
             3515          (3) When any election held for any office is contested because of any irregularity or
             3516      improper conduct on the part of a judge of any voting precinct, a court, upon proof of the
             3517      irregularity or improper conduct may not set aside the election unless the irregularity or
             3518      improper conduct would change the result for that office.
             3519          Section 83. Section 20A-4-403 is amended to read:
             3520           20A-4-403. Election contest -- Petition and response.
             3521          (1) (a) In contesting the results of all elections, except for primary elections[,] and bond
             3522      elections, a registered voter shall contest the right of any person declared elected to any office
             3523      by filing a verified written complaint with the district court of the county in which he resides
             3524      within 40 days after the canvass.
             3525          (b) The complaint shall include:
             3526          (i) the name of the party contesting the election;
             3527          (ii) a statement that the party is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the
             3528      election was held;
             3529          (iii) the name of the person whose right to the office is contested;
             3530          (iv) the office to which that person was ostensibly elected;


             3531          (v) one or more of the grounds for an election contest specified in Section 20A-4-402 ;
             3532          (vi) the person who was purportedly elected to the office as respondent; and
             3533          (vii) if the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a
             3534      ground for the contest, the name and address of all persons who allegedly cast illegal votes or
             3535      whose legal vote was rejected.
             3536          (c) When the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a
             3537      cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that:
             3538          (i) illegal votes were given in one or more specified voting precincts to a person whose
             3539      election is contested, which, if taken from him, would reduce the number of his legal votes
             3540      below the number of legal votes given to some other person for the same office; or
             3541          (ii) that legal votes for another person were rejected, which, if counted, would raise the
             3542      number of legal votes for that person above the number of legal votes cast for the person whose
             3543      election is contested.
             3544          (d) (i) The court may not take or receive evidence of any of the votes described in
             3545      Subsection (1)(c) unless the party contesting the election delivers to the opposite party, at least
             3546      three days before the trial, a written list of the number of contested votes and by whom the
             3547      contested votes were given or offered, which he intends to prove at trial.
             3548          (ii) The court may not take or receive any evidence of contested votes except those that
             3549      are specified in that list.
             3550          (2) (a) In contesting the results of a primary election, when contesting the petition
             3551      nominating an independent candidate, or when challenging any person, election officer,
             3552      election official, board, or convention for failing to nominate a person, a registered voter shall
             3553      contest the right of any person declared nominated to any office by filing a verified written
             3554      complaint within ten days from the date of the primary election, filing of the petition, or date of
             3555      the convention with:
             3556          (i) the district court of the county in which he resides if he is contesting a nomination
             3557      made only by voters from that county; or
             3558          (ii) the Utah Supreme Court, if he is contesting a nomination made by voters in more
             3559      than one county.
             3560          (b) The complaint shall include:
             3561          (i) the name of the party contesting the nomination;


             3562          (ii) a statement that the contesting party is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which
             3563      the election was held;
             3564          (iii) the name of the person whose right to nomination is contested or the name of the
             3565      person who failed to have their name placed in nomination;
             3566          (iv) the office to which that person was nominated or should have been nominated;
             3567          (v) one or more of the grounds for an election contest specified in Subsection (1);
             3568          (vi) the person who was purportedly nominated to the office as respondent; and
             3569          (vii) if the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a
             3570      ground for the contest, the name and address of all persons who allegedly cast illegal votes or
             3571      whose legal vote was rejected.
             3572          (c) When the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a
             3573      cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that:
             3574          (i) illegal votes were given to a person whose election is contested, which, if taken
             3575      from him, would reduce the number of his legal votes below the number of legal votes given to
             3576      some other person for the same office; or
             3577          (ii) legal votes for another person were rejected, which, if counted, would raise the
             3578      number of legal votes for that person above the number of legal votes cast for the person whose
             3579      election is contested.
             3580          (d) (i) The court may not take or receive evidence of any the votes described in
             3581      Subsection (2)(c), unless the party contesting the election delivers to the opposite party, at least
             3582      three days before the trial, a written list of the number of contested votes and by whom the
             3583      contested votes were given or offered, which he intends to prove at trial.
             3584          (ii) The court may not take or receive any evidence of contested votes except those that
             3585      are specified in that list.
             3586          (3) (a) In contesting the results of a bond election, a registered voter shall contest the
             3587      validity of the declared results by filing a verified written complaint with the district court of
             3588      the county in which he resides within 40 days after the date of the official finding entered under
             3589      Section 11-14-207 .
             3590          (b) The complaint shall include:
             3591          (i) the name of the party contesting the election;
             3592          (ii) a statement that the party is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the


             3593      election was held;
             3594          (iii) the bond proposition that is the subject of the contest;
             3595          (iv) one or more of the grounds for an election contest specified in Section 20A-4-402 ;
             3596      and
             3597          (v) if the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a ground
             3598      for the contest, the name and address of all persons who allegedly cast illegal votes or whose
             3599      legal vote was rejected.
             3600          (c) When the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a
             3601      cause of contest, it is sufficient to state generally that:
             3602          (i) illegal votes were counted in one or more specified voting precincts which, if taken
             3603      out of the count, would change the declared result of the vote on the proposition; or
             3604          (ii) legal votes were rejected in one or more specified voting precincts, which, if
             3605      counted, would change the declared result of the vote on the proposition.
             3606          (d) (i) The court may not take or receive evidence of any of the votes described in
             3607      Subsection (3)(c) unless the party contesting the election delivers to the opposite party, at least
             3608      three days before the trial, a written list of the number of contested votes and by whom the
             3609      contested votes were given or offered, which he intends to prove at trial.
             3610          (ii) The court may not take or receive any evidence of contested votes except those that
             3611      are specified in that list.
             3612          [(3)] (4) The court may not reject any statement of the grounds of contest or dismiss
             3613      the proceedings because of lack of form, if the grounds of the contest are alleged with such
             3614      certainty as will advise the defendant of the particular proceeding or cause for which the
             3615      election is contested.
             3616          [(4)] (5) (a) The petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition on the respondent.
             3617          (b) (i) If the petitioner cannot obtain personal service of the petition on the respondent,
             3618      the petitioner may serve the respondent by leaving a copy of the petition with the clerk of the
             3619      court with which the petition was filed.
             3620          (ii) The clerk shall make diligent inquiry and attempt to inform the respondent that he
             3621      has five days to answer the complaint.
             3622          (c) The respondent shall answer the petition within five days after the service.
             3623          (d) If the reception of illegal votes or the rejection of legal votes is alleged as a ground


             3624      for the contest, the defendant shall set forth in the answer the name and address of all persons
             3625      whom the defendant believes were properly or improperly admitted or denied the vote.
             3626          (e) If the answer contains a counterclaim, the petitioner shall file a reply within ten
             3627      days after service of the counterclaim.
             3628          [(5)] (6) (a) The provisions of this Subsection [(5)] (6) provide additional requirements
             3629      that apply to municipal election contests that are in addition to the other requirements of this
             3630      section governing election contest.
             3631          (b) Municipal election contests shall be filed, tried, and determined in the district court
             3632      of the county in which the municipality is located.
             3633          (c) (i) As a condition precedent to filing a municipal election contest, the petitioner
             3634      shall file a written affidavit of intention to contest the election with the clerk of the court within
             3635      seven days after the votes are canvassed.
             3636          (ii) The affidavit shall include:
             3637          (A) the petitioner's name;
             3638          (B) the fact that the petitioner is a qualified voter of the municipality;
             3639          (C) the respondent's name;
             3640          (D) the elective office contested;
             3641          (E) the time of election; and
             3642          (F) the grounds for the contest.
             3643          (d) (i) Before the district court takes jurisdiction of a municipal election contest, the
             3644      petitioner shall file a bond with the clerk of the court with the sureties required by the court.
             3645          (ii) The bond shall name the respondent as obligee and be conditioned for the payment
             3646      of all costs incurred by the respondent if the respondent prevails.
             3647          Section 84. Section 20A-5-400.5 is amended to read:
             3648           20A-5-400.5. Election officer for bond and leeway elections -- Billing.
             3649          [(1) When a school district holds a voted leeway election or a bond election, and when
             3650      a special district holds a bond election, the county clerk, municipal clerk, or both the county
             3651      clerk and municipal clerk shall conduct and administer those elections as provided in this
             3652      section.]
             3653          [(2) (a)] (1) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the regular general
             3654      election date or regular primary election date, the county clerk shall serve as the election officer


             3655      to conduct and administer that election.
             3656          [(b)] (2) (a) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the municipal general
             3657      election date or [municipal primary election date] any other election date permitted for special
             3658      elections under Section 20A-1-204 , and the [school district or special district] local political
             3659      subdivision calling the election is entirely within the boundaries of the unincorporated county,
             3660      the county clerk shall serve as the election officer to conduct and administer that election
             3661      subject to Subsection (3).
             3662          [(c)] (b) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the municipal general
             3663      election date or [municipal primary election date] any other election date permitted for special
             3664      elections under Section 20A-1-204 , and the [school district or special district] local political
             3665      subdivision calling the election is entirely within the boundaries of a municipality, the
             3666      municipal clerk for that municipality shall, except as provided in Subsection (3), serve as the
             3667      election officer to conduct and administer that election.
             3668          [(d)] (c) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on the municipal general
             3669      election date or [municipal primary election date] any other election date permitted for special
             3670      elections under Section 20A-1-204 , and the [school district or special district] local political
             3671      subdivision calling the election extends beyond the boundaries of a single municipality:
             3672          (i) except as provided in Subsection (3), the municipal clerk shall serve as the election
             3673      officer to conduct and administer the election for those portions of the [school district or
             3674      special district] local political subdivision where the municipal general election or [municipal
             3675      primary] other election is being held; and
             3676          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3), the county clerk shall serve as the election
             3677      officer to conduct and administer the election for the unincorporated county and for those
             3678      portions of any municipality where no municipal general election or [municipal primary] other
             3679      election is being held.
             3680          (3) When a voted leeway or bond election is held on a date when no other election,
             3681      other than another voted leeway or bond election, is being held in the entire area comprising
             3682      the municipality calling the voted leeway or bond election:
             3683          (a) the clerk or chief executive officer of a special district or the business administrator
             3684      or superintendent of the school district, as applicable, shall serve as the election officer to
             3685      conduct and administer the bond election for those portions of the municipality in which no


             3686      other election, other than another voted leeway or bond election, is being held, unless the
             3687      special district or school district has designated the county clerk, municipal clerk, or both, to
             3688      serve as the election officer; and
             3689          (b) the county clerk, municipal clerk, or both, as determined by the municipality
             3690      holding the bond election, shall serve as the election officer to conduct and administer the bond
             3691      election for those portions of the municipality in which another election, other than another
             3692      voted leeway or bond election is being held.
             3693          [(3)] (4) (a) In conducting elections under this section:
             3694          (i) the [school district or special district] local political subdivision shall provide and
             3695      pay for election notices; and
             3696          (ii) the [county clerk, the municipal clerk, or both] election officer shall determine
             3697      polling locations[,] and compile [and], prepare [the ballots], and count the ballots[, and canvass
             3698      the vote].
             3699          (b) The county clerk, the municipal clerk, or both shall:
             3700          (i) establish fees for conducting voted leeway and bond elections for [school districts
             3701      and special districts] local political subdivisions; and
             3702          (ii) bill each [school district and special district] local political subdivision for the cost
             3703      of conducting the voted leeway or bond election.
             3704          (5) An election officer administering and conducting a voted leeway or bond election is
             3705      authorized to appoint or employ agents and professional services to assist in conducting and
             3706      administering the voted leeway or bond election.
             3707          (6) The election officer in a voted leeway or bond election shall conduct its procedures
             3708      under the direction of the local political subdivision calling the voted leeway or bond election.
             3709          Section 85. Section 20A-5-401 is amended to read:
             3710           20A-5-401. Official register and posting book -- Preparation -- Contents.
             3711          (1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general, municipal general, regular
             3712      primary, municipal primary, or Western States Presidential Primary election, each county clerk
             3713      shall prepare an official register and posting list of voters for each voting precinct that will
             3714      participate in the election.
             3715          (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official register and posting list are bound or
             3716      loose leaf books prepared for the alphabetical entry of names and ruled in columns of suitable


             3717      dimensions to provide for the following entries:
             3718          (i) registered voter's name;
             3719          (ii) party affiliation;
             3720          (iii) grounds for challenge;
             3721          (iv) name of person challenging a voter;
             3722          (v) ballot numbers, primary, November, special;
             3723          (vi) date of birth;
             3724          (vii) place of birth;
             3725          (viii) place of current residence;
             3726          (ix) street address;
             3727          (x) zip code; and
             3728          (xi) space for the voter to sign his name for each election.
             3729          (c) When preparing the official register and posting list for the Western States
             3730      Presidential Primary, the county clerk shall include:
             3731          (i) a column to record the name of the political party whose ballot the voter voted; and
             3732          (ii) a column for the election judge to record changes in the voter's party affiliation.
             3733          (d) When preparing the official register and posting list for any regular general
             3734      election, regular primary election, or election for federal office, the county clerk shall include:
             3735          (i) a column that indicates if the voter is required to show identification before voting;
             3736          (ii) a column for the election judge to record the provisional envelope ballot number
             3737      for voters who receive a provisional ballot; and
             3738          (iii) a space for the election judge to record the type of proof of identity and the type of
             3739      proof of residence provided by voters who receive a provisional ballot.
             3740          (2) (a) (i) For regular and municipal elections, primary elections, regular municipal
             3741      elections, special district elections, and bond elections, the county clerk shall make an official
             3742      register and posting list only for voting precincts affected by the primary, municipal, special
             3743      district, or bond election.
             3744          (ii) If a polling place to be used in a bond election serves both voters residing in the
             3745      local political subdivision calling the bond election and voters residing outside of that local
             3746      political subdivision, the official register shall designate whether each voter resides in or
             3747      outside of the local political subdivision.


             3748          [(ii)] (iii) Each county clerk, with the assistance of the clerk of each affected special
             3749      district, shall provide a detailed map or an indication on the registration list or other means to
             3750      enable an election judge to determine the voters entitled to vote at an election of special district
             3751      officers.
             3752          (b) Municipalities shall pay the costs of making the official register and posting list for
             3753      municipal elections.
             3754          Section 86. Section 20A-6-301 is amended to read:
             3755           20A-6-301. Paper ballots -- Regular general election.
             3756          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3757          (a) all ballots furnished for use at the regular general election contain no captions or
             3758      other endorsements except as provided in this section;
             3759          (b) (i) the ballot contains a ballot stub at least one inch wide, placed across the top of
             3760      the ballot, and divided from the rest of ballot by a perforated line;
             3761          (ii) the ballot number and the words "Judge's Initial ____" are printed on the stub; and
             3762          (iii) ballot stubs are numbered consecutively;
             3763          (c) immediately below the perforated ballot stub, the following endorsements are
             3764      printed in 18-point bold type:
             3765          (i) "Official Ballot for ____ County, Utah";
             3766          (ii) the date of the election; and
             3767          (iii) a facsimile of the signature of the county clerk and the words "county clerk";
             3768          (d) each ticket is placed in a separate column on the ballot in the order determined by
             3769      the election officer with the party emblem, followed by the party name, at the head of the
             3770      column;
             3771          (e) the party name or title is printed in capital letters not less than 1/4 of an inch high;
             3772          (f) a circle 1/2 inch in diameter is printed immediately below the party name or title,
             3773      and the top of the circle is placed not less than two inches below the perforated line;
             3774          (g) unaffiliated candidates and candidates not affiliated with a registered political party
             3775      are listed in one column, without a party circle, with the following instructions printed at the
             3776      head of the column: "All candidates not affiliated with a political party are listed below. They
             3777      are to be considered with all offices and candidates listed to the left. Only one vote is allowed
             3778      for each office.";


             3779          (h) the columns containing the lists of candidates, including the party name and device,
             3780      are separated by heavy parallel lines;
             3781          (i) the offices to be filled are plainly printed immediately above the names of the
             3782      candidates for those offices;
             3783          (j) the names of candidates are printed in capital letters, not less than 1/8 nor more than
             3784      1/4 of an inch high in heavy-faced type not smaller than ten-point, between lines or rules 3/8 of
             3785      an inch apart;
             3786          (k) a square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printed at the
             3787      right of the name of each candidate;
             3788          (l) for the offices of president and vice president and governor and lieutenant governor,
             3789      one square with sides measuring not less than 1/4 of an inch in length is printed opposite a
             3790      double bracket enclosing the right side of the names of the two candidates;
             3791          (m) immediately to the right of the unaffiliated ticket on the ballot, the ballot contains a
             3792      write-in column long enough to contain as many written names of candidates as there are
             3793      persons to be elected with:
             3794          (i) the offices to be filled printed above the blank spaces on the ticket; and
             3795          (ii) the words "Write-In Voting Column" printed at the head of the column without a
             3796      1/2 inch circle;
             3797          (n) when required, the ballot includes a nonpartisan ticket placed immediately to the
             3798      right of the write-in ticket with the word "NONPARTISAN" in reverse type in an 18-point
             3799      solid rule running vertically the full length of the nonpartisan ballot copy; and
             3800          (o) constitutional amendments or other questions submitted to the vote of the people,
             3801      are printed on the ballot after the list of candidates.
             3802          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3803          (a) each person nominated by any political party or group of petitioners is placed on the
             3804      ballot:
             3805          (i) under the party name and emblem, if any; or
             3806          (ii) under the title of the party or group as designated by them in their certificates of
             3807      nomination or petition, or, if none is designated, then under some suitable title;
             3808          (b) the names of all unaffiliated candidates that qualify as required in Title 20A,
             3809      Chapter 9, Part 5, Candidates not Affiliated with a Party, are placed on the ballot;


             3810          (c) the names of the candidates for president and vice president are used on the ballot
             3811      instead of the names of the presidential electors; and
             3812          (d) the ballots contain no other names.
             3813          (3) When the ballot contains a nonpartisan section, the election officer shall ensure
             3814      that:
             3815          (a) the designation of the office to be filled in the election and the number of
             3816      candidates to be elected are printed in type not smaller than eight-point;
             3817          (b) the words designating the office are printed flush with the left-hand margin;
             3818          (c) the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more" extend to the extreme right of
             3819      the column;
             3820          (d) the nonpartisan candidates are grouped according to the office for which they are
             3821      candidates;
             3822          (e) the names in each group are placed in alphabetical order with the surnames last,
             3823      except for candidates for the State Board of Education and local school boards;
             3824          (f) the names of candidates for the State Board of Education are placed on the ballot as
             3825      certified by the lieutenant governor under Section 20A-14-105 ;
             3826          (g) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were selected in a
             3827      primary election, the name of the candidate who received the most votes in the primary election
             3828      is listed first on the ballot;
             3829          (h) if candidates for membership on a local board of education were not selected in the
             3830      primary election, the names of the candidates are listed on the ballot in the order determined by
             3831      a lottery conducted by the county clerk; and
             3832          (i) each group is preceded by the designation of the office for which the candidates
             3833      seek election, and the words, "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or more," according to the
             3834      number to be elected.
             3835          (4) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3836          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed on the ballot under the
             3837      heading "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional
             3838      amendment as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             3839          (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are listed on the ballot
             3840      under the heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state proposition as


             3841      assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             3842          (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are listed on the ballot under the
             3843      heading "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as
             3844      assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             3845          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are listed on the ballot
             3846      under the heading "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school
             3847      district proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             3848          (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3849      heading "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as
             3850      assigned by Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
             3851          (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3852      heading "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county initiative as
             3853      assigned under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
             3854          (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3855      heading "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum as
             3856      assigned under Sections 20A-7-209 and 20A-7-308 placed in the blank; [and]
             3857          (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3858      heading "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county referendum
             3859      as assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank[.]; and
             3860          (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3861      title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             3862          Section 87. Section 20A-6-303 is amended to read:
             3863           20A-6-303. Machine-counted ballots for regular general elections.
             3864          (1) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3865          (a) copy on the ballot labels are arranged in approximately the same order as paper
             3866      ballots;
             3867          (b) the titles of offices and the names of candidates are printed in vertical columns or in
             3868      a series of separate pages;
             3869          (c) if pages are used, the pages placed on the voting device are of sufficient number to
             3870      include, after the list of candidates:
             3871          (i) the names of candidates for judicial offices and any other nonpartisan offices; and


             3872          (ii) any ballot propositions submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection;
             3873          (d) the ballot labels include a voting square or position where the voter may record a
             3874      straight party ticket vote for all the candidates of one party by one mark or punch;
             3875          (e) the tickets are printed on the ballot label in the order determined by the county
             3876      clerk;
             3877          (f) the office titles are printed above or at the side of the names of candidates so as to
             3878      indicate clearly the candidates for each office and the number to be elected;
             3879          (g) the party designation of each candidate is printed to the right or below the
             3880      candidate's name; and
             3881          (h) (i) if possible, all candidates for one office are grouped in one column or upon one
             3882      page;
             3883          (ii) if all candidates for one office cannot be listed in one column or grouped upon one
             3884      page:
             3885          (A) the ballot label is clearly marked to indicate that the list of candidates is continued
             3886      on the following column or page; and
             3887          (B) approximately the same number of names are printed in each column or on each
             3888      page; and
             3889          (i) arrows are used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate and on each
             3890      measure.
             3891          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3892          (a) proposed amendments to the Utah Constitution are listed on the ballot label under
             3893      the heading "Constitutional Amendment Number __" with the number of the constitutional
             3894      amendment as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             3895          (b) propositions submitted to the voters by the Utah Legislature are listed on the ballot
             3896      label under the heading "State Proposition Number __" with the number of the state
             3897      proposition as assigned under Section 20A-7-103 placed in the blank;
             3898          (c) propositions submitted to the voters by a county are listed on the ballot label under
             3899      the heading "County Proposition Number __" with the number of the county proposition as
             3900      assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             3901          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by a school district are listed on the ballot label
             3902      under the heading "School District Proposition Number __" with the number of the school


             3903      district proposition as assigned by the county legislative body placed in the blank;
             3904          (e) state initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot label under
             3905      the heading "Citizen's State Initiative Number __" with the number of the state initiative as
             3906      assigned under Section 20A-7-209 placed in the blank;
             3907          (f) county initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot label
             3908      under the heading "Citizen's County Initiative Number __" with the number of the county
             3909      initiative as assigned under Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank;
             3910          (g) state referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot label under
             3911      the heading "Citizen's State Referendum Number __" with the number of the state referendum
             3912      as assigned under Sections 20A-7-209 and 20A-7-308 placed in the blank; [and]
             3913          (h) county referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot label
             3914      under the heading "Citizen's County Referendum Number __" with the number of the county
             3915      referendum as assigned under Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank[.]; and
             3916          (i) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot label
             3917      under the title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             3918          Section 88. Section 20A-6-402 is amended to read:
             3919           20A-6-402. Ballots for regular municipal elections.
             3920          (1) Each election officer shall ensure, for paper ballots at municipal general elections,
             3921      that:
             3922          (a) the names of the two candidates who received the highest number of votes for
             3923      mayor in the municipal primary are placed upon the ballot;
             3924          (b) if no municipal primary election was held, the names of the candidates who filed
             3925      declarations of candidacy for municipal offices are placed upon the ballot;
             3926          (c) for other offices:
             3927          (i) twice the number of candidates as there are positions to be filled are certified as
             3928      eligible for election in the municipal general election from those candidates who received the
             3929      greater number of votes in the primary election; and
             3930          (ii) the names of those candidates are placed upon the municipal general election
             3931      ballot;
             3932          (d) propositions submitted to the voters by the municipality are listed on the ballot
             3933      under the heading "City (or Town) Proposition Number __" with the number of the proposition


             3934      as assigned by the municipal legislative body placed in the blank;
             3935          (e) municipal initiatives that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under
             3936      the heading "Citizen's City (or Town) Initiative Number __" with the number of the municipal
             3937      initiative as assigned by Section 20A-7-508 placed in the blank; [and]
             3938          (f) municipal referenda that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under
             3939      the heading "Citizen's City (or Town) Referendum Number __" with the number of the
             3940      municipal referendum as assigned by Section 20A-7-608 placed in the blank[.]; and
             3941          (g) bond propositions that have qualified for the ballot are listed on the ballot under the
             3942      title assigned to each bond proposition under Section 11-14-206 .
             3943          (2) Each election officer shall ensure that:
             3944          (a) (i) the ballot contains a perforated ballot stub at least one inch wide, placed across
             3945      the top of the ballot;
             3946          (ii) the ballot number and the words "Judge's Initial ____" are printed on the stub; and
             3947          (iii) ballot stubs are numbered consecutively;
             3948          (b) immediately below the perforated ballot stub, the following endorsements are
             3949      printed in 18-point bold type:
             3950          (i) "Official Ballot for ____ (City or Town), Utah";
             3951          (ii) the date of the election; and
             3952          (iii) a facsimile of the signature of the election officer and the election officer's title in
             3953      eight-point type; and
             3954          (c) immediately below the election officer's title, two one-point parallel horizontal
             3955      rules separate endorsements from the rest of the ballot;
             3956          (d) immediately below the horizontal rules, an "Instructions to Voters" section is
             3957      printed in ten-point bold type that states: "To vote for a candidate, place a cross (X) in the
             3958      square following the name(s) of the person(s) you favor as the candidate(s) for each respective
             3959      office." followed by two one-point parallel rules;
             3960          (e) after the rules, the designation of the office for which the candidates seek election is
             3961      printed flush with the left-hand margin and the words: "Vote for one" or "Vote for two or
             3962      more" are printed to extend to the extreme right of the column in ten-point bold type, followed
             3963      by a hair-line rule;
             3964          (f) after the hair-line rule, the names of the candidates are printed in heavy face type


             3965      between lines or rules 3/8 inch apart, alphabetically according to surnames with surnames last
             3966      and grouped according to the office that they seek;
             3967          (g) a square with sides not less than 1/4 inch long is printed to the right of the names of
             3968      the candidates;
             3969          (h) following the name of the last candidate for each office, the ballot contains a
             3970      write-in space for each elective office; and
             3971          (i) the candidate groups are separated from each other by one light and one heavy line
             3972      or rule.
             3973          (3) When a municipality has chosen to nominate candidates by convention or
             3974      committee, the election officer shall ensure that the party name is included with the candidate's
             3975      name on the ballot.
             3976          Section 89. Section 31A-22-502 is amended to read:
             3977           31A-22-502. Employee groups.
             3978          (1) As used in this section:
             3979          (a) "Employees" includes:
             3980          (i) for one or more affiliated corporations, proprietorships, or partnerships under
             3981      common control, their:
             3982          (A) officers;
             3983          (B) managers;
             3984          (C) retired employees; and
             3985          (D) individual proprietors or partners; and
             3986          (ii) for a trusteeship, if their duties are primarily connected with the trusteeship:
             3987          (A) trustees;
             3988          (B) employees of trustees; or
             3989          (C) both Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) and (B).
             3990          (b) "Employer" includes a Utah public agency.
             3991          (c) (i) "Utah public agency" means a public institution that:
             3992          (A) derives its authority from this state; and
             3993          (B) is not privately owned.
             3994          (ii) "Utah public agency" includes:
             3995          (A) a [municipality] local political subdivision as defined in [Subsection 11-14-1 (1)]


             3996      Section 11-14-102;
             3997          (B) the state;
             3998          (C) a department or agency of the state; and
             3999          (D) all public educational institutions.
             4000          (2) The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy:
             4001          (a) issued as policyholder, to:
             4002          (i) an employer; or
             4003          (ii) the trustees of a fund established by an employer;
             4004          (b) insuring employees of the employer for the benefit of persons other than the
             4005      employer; and
             4006          (c) subject to the requirements of Subsections (3) through (5).
             4007          (3) (a) All the employer's employees or all of any class of employees of the employer
             4008      shall be eligible for insurance under the policy described in Subsection (2).
             4009          (b) A policy issued to insure the employees of a public body may include elected or
             4010      appointed officials.
             4011          (4) A Utah public agency may pay or authorize the payment out of the Utah public
             4012      agency's corporate revenue, the premiums required to maintain the group insurance in force.
             4013          (5) (a) The premiums for the policy described in Subsection (2) shall be paid by the
             4014      policyholders:
             4015          (i) from the employer's funds;
             4016          (ii) funds contributed by the insured employees; or
             4017          (iii) both the funds described in Subsections (5)(a)(i) and (ii).
             4018          (b) Except as provided under Section 31A-22-512 , a policy on which no part of the
             4019      premium is contributed by the insured employees shall insure all eligible employees.
             4020          Section 90. Section 53A-2-105 is amended to read:
             4021           53A-2-105. Transfer of school property -- Indebtedness on transferred property.
             4022          (1) If a transfer of a portion of one school district to another school district is approved
             4023      under Section 53A-2-104 , the state superintendent and the superintendents and presidents of
             4024      the boards of education of each of the affected school districts shall determine the basis for a
             4025      transfer of all school property reasonably and fairly allocable to that portion being transferred.
             4026          (2) (a) Title to property transferred vests in the transferee board of education.


             4027          (b) The transfer of a school building that is in operation at the time of determination
             4028      shall be made at the close of a fiscal year.
             4029          (c) The transfer of all other school property shall be made five days after approval of
             4030      the transfer of territory under Section 53A-2-104 .
             4031          (3) (a) The individuals referred to in Subsection (1) shall determine the portion of
             4032      bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness of the transferor board for which the transferred
             4033      property remains subject to the levy of taxes to pay a proportionate share of the outstanding
             4034      indebtedness of the transferor board.
             4035          (b) This is done by:
             4036          (i) determining the amount of the outstanding bonded indebtedness and other
             4037      indebtedness of the transferor board of education;
             4038          (ii) determining the total taxable value of the property of the transferor district and the
             4039      taxable value of the property to be transferred; and
             4040          (iii) calculating the portion of the indebtedness of the transferor board for which the
             4041      transferred portion retains liability.
             4042          (4) (a) The agreement reflecting these determinations takes effect upon being filed with
             4043      the State Board of Education.
             4044          (b) The transferred property remains subject to the levy of taxes to pay a proportionate
             4045      share of the outstanding indebtedness of the transferor school board.
             4046          (c) The transferee school board may assume the obligation to pay the proportionate
             4047      share of the transferor school board's indebtedness that has been determined under Subsection
             4048      (3) to be the obligation of the transferred portion by the approval of a resolution by a majority
             4049      of the qualified electors of the transferee school district at an election called and held for that
             4050      purpose under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             4051          (5) If the transferee school district assumes the obligation to pay this proportionate
             4052      share of the transferor school board's indebtedness, the transferee school board shall levy a tax
             4053      in the whole of the transferee district, including the transferred portion, sufficient to pay the
             4054      assumed indebtedness, and shall turn over the proceeds of the tax to the business administrator
             4055      of the transferor board.
             4056          (6) If the transferee school board does not assume this obligation, the transferee school
             4057      board shall levy a tax on the transferred territory sufficient to pay the proportionate share of the


             4058      indebtedness determined under this section, and shall turn over the proceeds of the tax to the
             4059      business administrator of the transferor board.
             4060          (7) For the purposes of school districts affected by repealed laws governing the
             4061      annexation of an unincorporated area of a school district by a city which included what was
             4062      formerly known as a city school district, transitions of unincorporated areas and property from
             4063      the transferor district to the transferee district in progress on the effective date of this act shall
             4064      revert to the boundaries and ownership prior to the initiation of annexation and may then
             4065      proceed under this section and Section 53A-2-104 .
             4066          Section 91. Section 53A-18-101 is amended to read:
             4067           53A-18-101. School district tax anticipation notes.
             4068          (1) A local school board may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes or
             4069      other revenue of the school district so long as it complies with Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             4070      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             4071          (2) The board may incur indebtedness under this section for any purpose for which
             4072      district funds may be expended, but not in excess of the estimated district revenues for the
             4073      current school year.
             4074          (3) Revenues include all revenues of the district from the state or any other source.
             4075          (4) The district may incur the indebtedness prior to imposing or collecting the taxes or
             4076      receiving the revenues. The indebtedness bears interest at the lowest obtainable rate or rates.
             4077          Section 92. Section 53A-18-102 is amended to read:
             4078           53A-18-102. Additional indebtedness -- Election.
             4079          A local school board may require the qualified electors of the district to vote on a
             4080      proposition as to whether to incur indebtedness, subject to conditions provided in Title 11,
             4081      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, under the following
             4082      circumstances:
             4083          (1) if the debts of the district are equal to school taxes and other estimated revenues for
             4084      the school year, and it is necessary to create and incur additional indebtedness in order to
             4085      maintain and support schools within the district; or
             4086          (2) the local school board determines it advisable to issue school district bonds to
             4087      purchase school sites, buildings, or furnishings or to improve existing school property.
             4088          Section 93. Section 53A-21-104 is amended to read:


             4089           53A-21-104. School Building Revolving Account -- Access to the account.
             4090          (1) There is created a nonlapsing "School Building Revolving Account" administered
             4091      within the Uniform School Fund by the state superintendent of public instruction in accordance
             4092      with rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
             4093          (2) Monies received by a school district from the School Building Revolving Account
             4094      may not exceed the district's bonding limit minus its outstanding bonds.
             4095          (3) In order to receive monies from the account, a school district must do the
             4096      following:
             4097          (a) levy a tax of at least .0024 for capital outlay and debt service;
             4098          (b) contract with the state superintendent of public instruction to repay the monies,
             4099      with interest at a rate established by the state superintendent, within five years of their receipt,
             4100      using future state building monies or local revenues or both;
             4101          (c) levy sufficient ad valorem taxes under Section [ 11-14-19 ] 11-14-310 to guarantee
             4102      annual loan repayments, unless the state superintendent of public instruction alters the payment
             4103      schedule to improve a hardship situation; and
             4104          (d) meet any other condition established by the State Board of Education pertinent to
             4105      the loan.
             4106          (4) (a) The state superintendent shall establish a committee, including representatives
             4107      from state and local education entities, to:
             4108          (i) review requests by school districts for loans under this section; and
             4109          (ii) make recommendations regarding approval or disapproval of the loan applications
             4110      to the state superintendent.
             4111          (b) If the committee recommends approval of a loan application under Subsection
             4112      (4)(a)(ii), the committee's recommendation shall include:
             4113          (i) the recommended amount of the loan;
             4114          (ii) the payback schedule; and
             4115          (iii) the interest rate to be charged.
             4116          (5) (a) There is established within the School Building Revolving Account the Charter
             4117      School Building Subaccount.
             4118          (b) The Charter School Building Subaccount shall consist of:
             4119          (i) money appropriated to the subaccount by the Legislature;


             4120          (ii) money received from the repayment of loans made from the subaccount; and
             4121          (iii) interest earned on monies in the subaccount.
             4122          (c) The state superintendent of public instruction shall make loans to charter schools
             4123      from the Charter School Building Subaccount to pay for the costs of constructing or renovating
             4124      charter school buildings.
             4125          (6) (a) The state superintendent of public instruction shall establish a committee, which
             4126      shall include individuals who have expertise or experience in finance, real estate, and charter
             4127      school administration, one of whom shall be nominated by the governor to:
             4128          (i) review requests by charter schools for loans under this section; and
             4129          (ii) make recommendations regarding approval or disapproval of the loan applications
             4130      to the state superintendent.
             4131          (b) If the committee recommends approval of a loan application under Subsection
             4132      (6)(a)(ii), the committee's recommendation shall include:
             4133          (i) the recommended amount of the loan;
             4134          (ii) the payback schedule; and
             4135          (iii) the interest rate to be charged.
             4136          Section 94. Section 53A-28-302 is amended to read:
             4137           53A-28-302. State financial assistance intercept mechanism -- State treasurer
             4138      duties -- Interest and penalty provisions.
             4139          (1) (a) If one or more payments on bonds are made by the state treasurer as provided in
             4140      Section 53A-28-301 , the state treasurer shall:
             4141          (i) immediately intercept any payments from the Uniform School Fund or from any
             4142      other source of operating monies provided by the state to the board that issued the bonds that
             4143      would otherwise be paid to the board by the state; and
             4144          (ii) apply the intercepted payments to reimburse the state for payments made pursuant
             4145      to the state's guaranty until all obligations of the board to the state arising from those payments,
             4146      including interest and penalties, are paid in full.
             4147          (b) The state has no obligation to the board or to any person or entity to replace any
             4148      monies intercepted under authority of Subsection (1)(a).
             4149          (2) The board that issued bonds for which the state has made all or part of a debt
             4150      service payment shall:


             4151          (a) reimburse all monies drawn by the state treasurer on its behalf;
             4152          (b) pay interest to the state on all monies paid by the state from the date the monies
             4153      were drawn to the date they are repaid at a rate not less than the average prime rate for national
             4154      money center banks plus 1%; and
             4155          (c) pay all penalties required by this chapter.
             4156          (3) (a) The state treasurer shall establish the reimbursement interest rate after
             4157      considering the circumstances of any prior draws by the board on the state, market interest and
             4158      penalty rates, and the cost of funds, if any, that were required to be borrowed by the state to
             4159      make payment on the bonds.
             4160          (b) The state treasurer may, after considering the circumstances giving rise to the
             4161      failure of the board to make payment on its bonds in a timely manner, impose on the board a
             4162      penalty of not more than 5% of the amount paid by the state pursuant to its guaranty for each
             4163      instance in which a payment by the state is made.
             4164          (4) (a) (i) If the state treasurer determines that amounts obtained under this section will
             4165      not reimburse the state in full within one year from the state's payment of a board's scheduled
             4166      debt service payment, the state treasurer shall pursue any legal action, including mandamus,
             4167      against the board to compel it to:
             4168          (A) levy and provide property tax revenues to pay debt service on its bonds when due
             4169      as required by Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act;
             4170      and
             4171          (B) meet its repayment obligations to the state.
             4172          (ii) In pursuing its rights under this Subsection (4)(a), the state shall have the same
             4173      substantive and procedural rights under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local
             4174      Government Bonding Act, as would a holder of the bonds of a board.
             4175          (b) The attorney general shall assist the state treasurer in these duties.
             4176          (c) The board shall pay the attorney's fees, expenses, and costs of the state treasurer
             4177      and the attorney general.
             4178          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), any board whose operating funds were
             4179      intercepted under this section may replace those funds from other board monies or from ad
             4180      valorem property taxes, subject to the limitations provided in this Subsection (5).
             4181          (b) A board may use ad valorem property taxes or other monies to replace intercepted


             4182      funds only if the ad valorem property taxes or other monies were derived from:
             4183          (i) taxes originally levied to make the payment but which were not timely received by
             4184      the board;
             4185          (ii) taxes from a special levy made to make the missed payment or to replace the
             4186      intercepted monies;
             4187          (iii) monies transferred from the capital outlay fund of the board or the undistributed
             4188      reserve, if any, of the board; or
             4189          (iv) any other source of money on hand and legally available.
             4190          (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (5)(a) and (b), a board may not
             4191      replace operating funds intercepted by the state with monies collected and held to make
             4192      payments on bonds if that replacement would divert monies from the payment of future debt
             4193      service on the bonds and increase the risk that the state's guaranty would be called upon a
             4194      second time.
             4195          Section 95. Section 54-9-103 is amended to read:
             4196           54-9-103. Public power entity authority regarding common facilities --
             4197      Determination of needs -- Agreement requirements -- Ownership interest.
             4198          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, and
             4199      Subsection[ 11-14-1 (1)] 11-14-103 (2)(k), and in addition to all other powers conferred on
             4200      public power entities, a public power entity may:
             4201          (i) plan, finance, construct, acquire, operate, own, and maintain an undivided interest in
             4202      common facilities;
             4203          (ii) participate in and enter into agreements with one or more public power entities or
             4204      power utilities; and
             4205          (iii) enter into contracts and agreements as may be necessary or appropriate for the
             4206      joint planning, financing, construction, operation, ownership, or maintenance of common
             4207      facilities.
             4208          (b) (i) Before entering into an agreement providing for common facilities, the
             4209      governing body of each public power entity shall determine the needs of the public power
             4210      entity for electric power and energy based on engineering studies and reports.
             4211          (ii) In determining the future electric power and energy requirements of a public power
             4212      entity, the governing body shall consider:


             4213          (A) the economies and efficiencies of scale to be achieved in constructing or acquiring
             4214      common facilities for the generation and transmission of electric power and energy;
             4215          (B) the public power entity's need for reserve and peaking capacity, and to meet
             4216      obligations under pooling and reserve sharing agreements reasonably related to the needs of the
             4217      public power entity for power and energy;
             4218          (C) the estimated useful life of the common facilities;
             4219          (D) the estimated time necessary for the planning, financing, construction, and
             4220      acquisition of the common facilities and the estimated timing of the need for an additional
             4221      power supply; and
             4222          (E) the reliability and availability of existing or alternate power supply sources and the
             4223      cost of those existing or alternate power supply sources.
             4224          (2) (a) Each agreement providing for common facilities shall:
             4225          (i) contain provisions not inconsistent with this chapter that the governing body of the
             4226      public power entity determines to be in the interests of the public power entity, including:
             4227          (A) the purposes of the agreement;
             4228          (B) the duration of the agreement;
             4229          (C) the method of appointing or employing the personnel necessary in connection with
             4230      the common facilities;
             4231          (D) the method of financing the common facilities, including the apportionment of
             4232      costs of construction and operation;
             4233          (E) the ownership interests of the owners in the common facilities and other property
             4234      used or useful in connection with the common facilities and the procedures for disposition of
             4235      the common facilities and other property when the agreement expires or is terminated or when
             4236      the common facilities are abandoned, decommissioned, or dismantled;
             4237          (F) any agreement of the parties prohibiting or restricting the alienation or partition of
             4238      the undivided interests of an owner in the common facilities;
             4239          (G) the construction and repair of the common facilities, including, if the parties agree,
             4240      a determination that a power utility or public power entity may construct or repair the common
             4241      facilities as agent for all parties to the agreement;
             4242          (H) the administration, operation, and maintenance of the common facilities, including,
             4243      if the parties agree, a determination that a power utility or public power entity may administer,


             4244      operate, and maintain the common facilities as agent for all parties to the agreement;
             4245          (I) the creation of a committee of representatives of the parties to the agreement;
             4246          (J) if the parties agree, a provision that if any party defaults in the performance or
             4247      discharge of its obligations with respect to the common facilities, the other parties may perform
             4248      or assume, pro rata or otherwise, the obligations of the defaulting party and may, if the
             4249      defaulting party fails to remedy the default, succeed to or require the disposition of the rights
             4250      and interests of the defaulting party in the common facilities;
             4251          (K) provisions for indemnification of construction, operation, and administration
             4252      agents, for completion of construction, for handling emergencies, and for allocation of output
             4253      of the common facilities among the parties to the agreement according to the ownership
             4254      interests of the parties;
             4255          (L) methods for amending and terminating the agreement; and
             4256          (M) any other matter, not inconsistent with this chapter, determined by the parties to
             4257      the agreement to be necessary and proper;
             4258          (ii) clearly disclose the ownership interest of each party;
             4259          (iii) provide for an equitable method of allocating operation, repair, and maintenance
             4260      costs of the common facilities; and
             4261          (iv) be approved or ratified by resolution of the governing body of the public power
             4262      entity.
             4263          (b) A provision under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(F) in an agreement providing for common
             4264      facilities under this Subsection (2) is not subject to any law restricting covenants against
             4265      alienation or partition.
             4266          (c) Each committee created under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(I) in an agreement providing for
             4267      common facilities under this Subsection (2) shall have the powers, not inconsistent with this
             4268      chapter, regarding the construction and operation of the common facilities that the agreement
             4269      provides.
             4270          (d) (i) The ownership interest of a public power entity in the common facilities may not
             4271      be less than the proportion of the funds or the value of property supplied by it for the
             4272      acquisition, construction, and operation of the common facilities.
             4273          (ii) Each public power entity shall own and control the same proportion of the
             4274      electrical output from the common facilities as its ownership interest in them.


             4275          (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an interlocal entity may not act
             4276      in a manner inconsistent with any provision of the agreement under which it was created.
             4277          Section 96. Section 54-9-106 is amended to read:
             4278           54-9-106. Funding -- Power sales contracts -- Revenue bonds -- Fee in lieu of ad
             4279      valorem property taxes -- Bond issues -- Public purpose.
             4280          (1) A public power entity participating in common facilities under this chapter may
             4281      furnish money and provide property, both real and personal, and, in addition to any other
             4282      authority now existing, may issue and sell, either at public or privately negotiated sale, general
             4283      obligation bonds or revenue bonds, pledging either the revenues of its entire electric system or
             4284      only its interest or share of the revenues derived from the common facilities in order to pay its
             4285      respective share of the costs of the planning, financing, acquisition, construction, repair, and
             4286      replacement of common facilities.
             4287          (2) (a) Capacity or output derived by a public power entity from its ownership share of
             4288      common facilities not then required by the public power entity for its own use and for the use
             4289      of its customers may be sold or exchanged for a consideration, for a period, and upon other
             4290      terms and conditions as may be determined by the parties prior to the sale and as embodied in a
             4291      power sales contract.
             4292          (b) Any revenues arising under a power sales contract under Subsection (2)(a) may be
             4293      pledged by the public power entity to the payment of revenue bonds issued to pay its respective
             4294      share of the costs of the common facilities.
             4295          (c) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(c), "nonexempt purchaser" means a purchaser that
             4296      is not exempt from property taxes under Utah Constitution Article XIII, Section 2.
             4297          (ii) (A) Each power sales contract between a public power entity and a nonexempt
             4298      purchaser shall contain a provision requiring the nonexempt purchaser to pay an annual fee to
             4299      the public power entity in lieu of ad valorem property taxes.
             4300          (B) The amount of the fee in lieu of ad valorem property taxes under Subsection
             4301      (2)(c)(ii)(A) shall be based on the taxable value of the public power entity's percentage
             4302      ownership of the common facilities used to produce the capacity or output that the public
             4303      power entity sells to or exchanges with the nonexempt purchaser.
             4304          (iii) The public power entity shall pay over to the county treasurer each fee in lieu of ad
             4305      valorem property taxes that it receives from a nonexempt purchaser for distribution in the same


             4306      manner as other ad valorem tax revenues.
             4307          (iv) This Subsection (2)(c) does not apply to a public power entity to the extent that its
             4308      interest in common facilities is subject to or exempt from the fee in lieu of ad valorem property
             4309      taxes under Section 11-13-302 .
             4310          (3) A public power entity acquiring or owning an undivided interest in common
             4311      facilities may contract with a county to pay, solely from the revenues derived from the interest
             4312      of the public power entity in the common facilities, to the county or counties in which the
             4313      common facilities are located, an annual fee in lieu of ad valorem property taxes based upon
             4314      the taxable value of the percentage of the ownership share of the public power entity in the
             4315      common facilities, which fee in lieu of ad valorem property taxes shall be paid over by the
             4316      public power entity to the county treasurer of the county or counties in which the common
             4317      facilities are located for distribution as per distribution of other ad valorem tax revenues.
             4318          (4) (a) Bonds issued by a city or town shall be issued under the applicable provisions of
             4319      Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, authorizing the
             4320      issuance of bonds for the acquisition and construction of electric public utility properties by
             4321      cities or towns.
             4322          (b) Bonds or other debt instruments issued by an interlocal entity shall be issued under
             4323      Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other applicable law.
             4324          (5) All moneys paid or property supplied by a public power entity for the purpose of
             4325      carrying out powers conferred by this chapter are declared to be for a public purpose.
             4326          Section 97. Section 59-7-601 is amended to read:
             4327           59-7-601. Credit of interest income from state and federal securities.
             4328          (1) There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax an amount equal to 1% of the
             4329      gross interest income included in state taxable income from:
             4330          (a) bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the state and its agencies
             4331      and instrumentalities, and bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of any political
             4332      subdivision as described in Section [ 11-14-14.5 ] 11-14-303 ; and
             4333          (b) stocks, notes, or obligations issued by, or guaranteed by the United States
             4334      Government, or any of its agencies and instrumentalities as defined under federal law.
             4335          (2) Amounts otherwise qualifying for the credit, but not allowable because the credit
             4336      exceeds the tax, may be carried back three years or may be carried forward five years as a credit


             4337      against the tax. Such carryover credits shall be applied against the tax before the application of
             4338      the credits earned in the current year and on a first-earned first-used basis.
             4339          Section 98. Section 59-12-603 is amended to read:
             4340           59-12-603. County tax -- Bases -- Rates -- Use of revenues -- Collection --
             4341      Adoption of ordinance required -- Administration -- Distribution -- Enactment or repeal
             4342      of tax or tax rate change -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             4343          (1) In addition to any other taxes, a county legislative body may, as provided in this
             4344      part, impose a tax as follows:
             4345          (a) (i) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to exceed 3% on
             4346      all short-term leases and rentals of motor vehicles not exceeding 30 days, except for leases and
             4347      rentals of motor vehicles made for the purpose of temporarily replacing a person's motor
             4348      vehicle that is being repaired pursuant to a repair or an insurance agreement;
             4349          (ii) beginning on or after January 1, 1999, a county legislative body of any county
             4350      imposing a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(i) may, in addition to imposing the tax under
             4351      Subsection (1)(a)(i), impose a tax of not to exceed 4% on all short-term leases and rentals of
             4352      motor vehicles not exceeding 30 days, except for leases and rentals of motor vehicles made for
             4353      the purpose of temporarily replacing a person's motor vehicle that is being repaired pursuant to
             4354      a repair or an insurance agreement;
             4355          (b) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to exceed 1% of all
             4356      sales of prepared foods and beverages that are sold by restaurants; and
             4357          (c) a county legislative body of any county may impose a tax of not to exceed .5% on
             4358      charges for the accommodations and services described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i).
             4359          (2) The revenue from the imposition of the taxes provided for in Subsections (1)(a)
             4360      through (c) may be used for the purposes of financing tourism promotion, and the
             4361      development, operation, and maintenance of tourist, recreation, cultural, and convention
             4362      facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602 .
             4363          (3) The tax imposed under Subsection (1)(c) shall be in addition to the tax imposed
             4364      under Part 3, Transient Room Tax, and may be imposed only by a county of the first class.
             4365          (4) A tax imposed under this part may be pledged as security for bonds, notes, or other
             4366      evidences of indebtedness incurred by a county under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal
             4367      Bond] Local Government Bonding Act, to finance tourism, recreation, cultural, and convention


             4368      facilities.
             4369          (5) (a) In order to impose the tax under Subsection (1), each county legislative body
             4370      shall annually adopt an ordinance imposing the tax.
             4371          (b) The ordinance under Subsection (5)(a) shall include provisions substantially the
             4372      same as those contained in Part 1, Tax Collection, except that the tax shall be imposed only on
             4373      those items and sales described in Subsection (1).
             4374          (c) The name of the county as the taxing agency shall be substituted for that of the state
             4375      where necessary, and an additional license is not required if one has been or is issued under
             4376      Section 59-12-106 .
             4377          (6) In order to maintain in effect its tax ordinance adopted under this part, each county
             4378      legislative body shall, within 30 days of any amendment of any applicable provisions of Part 1,
             4379      Tax Collection, adopt amendments to its tax ordinance to conform with the applicable
             4380      amendments to Part 1, Tax Collection.
             4381          (7) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(a)(ii), a tax authorized under this part
             4382      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             4383          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             4384          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             4385          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             4386          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             4387          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a)(i), a tax under this part is not subject to:
             4388          (A) Sections 59-12-107.1 through 59-12-107.3 ;
             4389          (B) Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9); or
             4390          (C) Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4391          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(c):
             4392          (i) for a tax under this part other than the tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the
             4393      commission shall distribute the revenues to the county imposing the tax; and
             4394          (ii) for a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the commission shall distribute the revenues
             4395      according to the distribution formula provided in Subsection (8).
             4396          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b), the commission shall deduct from the
             4397      distributions under Subsection (7)(b) an administrative charge for collecting the tax as provided
             4398      in Section 59-12-206 .


             4399          (8) The commission shall distribute the revenues generated by the tax under Subsection
             4400      (1)(a)(ii) to each county collecting a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) according to the following
             4401      formula:
             4402          (a) the commission shall distribute 70% of the revenues based on the percentages
             4403      generated by dividing the revenues collected by each county under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) by the
             4404      total revenues collected by all counties under Subsection (1)(a)(ii); and
             4405          (b) the commission shall distribute 30% of the revenues based on the percentages
             4406      generated by dividing the population of each county collecting a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii)
             4407      by the total population of all counties collecting a tax under Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
             4408          (9) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (9):
             4409          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             4410      Annexation to County.
             4411          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             4412          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(c), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a county
             4413      enacts or repeals a tax or changes the rate of a tax under this part, the enactment, repeal, or
             4414      change shall take effect:
             4415          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4416          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4417      the requirements of Subsection (9)(b)(ii) from the county.
             4418          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             4419          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax or change the rate of a tax under this part;
             4420          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(b)(ii)(A);
             4421          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(b)(ii)(A); and
             4422          (D) if the county enacts the tax or changes the rate of the tax described in Subsection
             4423      (9)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the tax.
             4424          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4425      (9)(c)(iii), the enactment of a tax or a tax rate increase shall take effect on the first day of the
             4426      first billing period:
             4427          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax or the tax rate
             4428      increase; and
             4429          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the


             4430      enactment of the tax or the tax rate increase imposed under Subsection (1).
             4431          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4432      (9)(c)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last
             4433      billing period:
             4434          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             4435      and
             4436          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4437      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under Subsection (1).
             4438          (iii) Subsections (9)(c)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             4439          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4440          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i); or
             4441          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4442          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(e), if, for an annexation that occurs on or
             4443      after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment, repeal, or change in the rate of a
             4444      tax under this part for an annexing area, the enactment, repeal, or change shall take effect:
             4445          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4446          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4447      the requirements of Subsection (9)(d)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             4448          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(d)(i)(B) shall state:
             4449          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) will result in an enactment,
             4450      repeal, or change in the rate of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             4451          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A);
             4452          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A); and
             4453          (D) if the county enacts the tax or changes the rate of the tax described in Subsection
             4454      (9)(d)(ii)(A), the rate of the tax.
             4455          (e) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4456      (9)(e)(iii), the enactment of a tax or a tax rate increase shall take effect on the first day of the
             4457      first billing period:
             4458          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax or the tax rate
             4459      increase; and
             4460          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the


             4461      enactment of the tax or the tax rate increase imposed under Subsection (1).
             4462          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4463      (9)(e)(iii), the repeal of a tax or a tax rate decrease shall take effect on the first day of the last
             4464      billing period:
             4465          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax or the tax rate decrease;
             4466      and
             4467          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4468      of the tax or the tax rate decrease imposed under Subsection (1).
             4469          (iii) Subsections (9)(e)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             4470          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4471          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i); or
             4472          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4473          Section 99. Section 59-12-703 is amended to read:
             4474           59-12-703. Opinion question election -- Imposition of tax -- Uses of tax monies --
             4475      Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             4476          (1) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) and 59-12-207.1 (7)(c), a county
             4477      legislative body may submit an opinion question to the residents of that county, by majority
             4478      vote of all members of the legislative body, so that each resident of the county, except residents
             4479      in municipalities that have already imposed a sales and use tax under Part 14, City or Town
             4480      Option Funding For Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or
             4481      Facilities, has an opportunity to express the resident's opinion on the imposition of a local sales
             4482      and use tax of .1% on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the
             4483      county, to fund recreational and zoological facilities, botanical, cultural, and zoological
             4484      organizations, and rural radio stations, in that county.
             4485          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county legislative body may not impose a
             4486      tax under this section on:
             4487          (A) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             4488      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             4489          (B) sales and uses within municipalities that have already imposed a sales and use tax
             4490      under Part 14, City or Town Option Funding For Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and
             4491      Zoological Organizations or Facilities.


             4492          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             4493      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4494          (c) The election shall follow the procedures outlined in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah
             4495      Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             4496          (2) (a) If the county legislative body determines that a majority of the county's
             4497      registered voters voting on the imposition of the tax have voted in favor of the imposition of
             4498      the tax as prescribed in Subsection (1)(a), the county legislative body may impose the tax by a
             4499      majority vote of all members of the legislative body on the transactions:
             4500          (i) described in Subsection (1); and
             4501          (ii) within the county, including the cities and towns located in the county, except those
             4502      cities and towns that have already imposed a sales and use tax under Part 14, City or Town
             4503      Option Funding For Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or
             4504      Facilities.
             4505          (b) A county legislative body may revise county ordinances to reflect statutory changes
             4506      to the distribution formula or eligible recipients of revenues generated from a tax imposed
             4507      under Subsection (2)(a):
             4508          (i) after the county legislative body submits an opinion question to residents of the
             4509      county in accordance with Subsection (1) giving them the opportunity to express their opinion
             4510      on the proposed revisions to county ordinances; and
             4511          (ii) if the county legislative body determines that a majority of those voting on the
             4512      opinion question have voted in favor of the revisions.
             4513          (3) The monies generated from any tax imposed under Subsection (2) shall be used for
             4514      funding:
             4515          (a) recreational and zoological facilities located within the county or a city or town
             4516      located in the county, except a city or town that has already imposed a sales and use tax under
             4517      Part 14, City or Town Option Funding For Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological
             4518      Organizations or Facilities; and
             4519          (b) ongoing operating expenses of:
             4520          (i) recreational facilities described in Subsection (3)(a);
             4521          (ii) botanical, cultural, and zoological organizations within the county; and
             4522          (iii) rural radio stations within the county.


             4523          (4) (a) A tax authorized under this part shall be:
             4524          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), administered, collected, and enforced in
             4525      accordance with:
             4526          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             4527          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             4528          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             4529          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies; and
             4530          (ii) levied for a period of ten years and may be reauthorized at the end of the ten-year
             4531      period in accordance with this section.
             4532          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a tax under this part is not subject to
             4533      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9).
             4534          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):
             4535          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             4536      Annexation to County.
             4537          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             4538          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (d), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a
             4539      county enacts or repeals a tax under this part, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             4540          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4541          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4542      the requirements of Subsection (5)(b)(ii) from the county.
             4543          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             4544          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             4545          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A);
             4546          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A); and
             4547          (D) if the county enacts the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the
             4548      tax.
             4549          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4550      (5)(c)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             4551          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             4552          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             4553      enactment of the tax under this section.


             4554          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4555      (5)(c)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             4556          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             4557          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4558      of the tax imposed under this section.
             4559          (iii) Subsections (5)(c)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             4560          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             4561          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             4562          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             4563          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4564          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             4565          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             4566          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             4567          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             4568          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             4569          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4570          (d) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             4571      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             4572      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) takes effect:
             4573          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4574          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             4575      Subsection (5)(b)(i).
             4576          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             4577      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             4578          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             4579      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             4580      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             4581          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4582          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4583      the requirements of Subsection (5)(e)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             4584          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(e)(i)(B) shall state:


             4585          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             4586      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             4587          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A);
             4588          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A); and
             4589          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A).
             4590          (f) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4591      (5)(f)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             4592          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             4593          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             4594      enactment of the tax under this section.
             4595          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4596      (5)(f)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             4597          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             4598          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4599      of the tax imposed under this section.
             4600          (iii) Subsections (5)(f)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             4601          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             4602          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             4603          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             4604          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4605          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             4606          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             4607          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             4608          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             4609          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             4610          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4611          (g) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             4612      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             4613      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) takes effect:
             4614          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4615          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under


             4616      Subsection (5)(e)(i).
             4617          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             4618      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             4619          Section 100. Section 59-12-802 is amended to read:
             4620           59-12-802. Imposition of rural county health care facilities tax -- Base -- Rate --
             4621      Administration, collection, and enforcement of tax.
             4622          (1) (a) A county legislative body may impose a sales and use tax of up to 1%:
             4623          (i) except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and 59-12-207.1 (7)(c), on the transactions
             4624      described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the county; and
             4625          (ii) to fund rural county health care facilities in that county.
             4626          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county legislative body may not impose a
             4627      tax under this section on:
             4628          (i) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             4629      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; or
             4630          (ii) a transaction to the extent a rural city hospital tax is imposed on that transaction in
             4631      a city that imposes a tax under Section 59-12-804 .
             4632          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             4633      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4634          (2) (a) Before imposing a tax under Subsection (1)(a), a county legislative body shall
             4635      obtain approval to impose the tax from a majority of the:
             4636          (i) members of the county's legislative body; and
             4637          (ii) county's registered voters voting on the imposition of the tax.
             4638          (b) The county legislative body shall conduct the election according to the procedures
             4639      and requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding
             4640      Act.
             4641          (3) The monies generated by a tax imposed under Subsection (1) may only be used for
             4642      the financing of:
             4643          (a) ongoing operating expenses of a rural county health care facility;
             4644          (b) the acquisition of land for a rural county health care facility; or
             4645          (c) the design, construction, equipping, or furnishing of a rural county health care
             4646      facility.


             4647          (4) (a) A tax under this section shall be:
             4648          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), administered, collected, and enforced in
             4649      accordance with:
             4650          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             4651          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             4652          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             4653          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies; and
             4654          (ii) levied for a period of ten years and may be reauthorized at the end of the ten-year
             4655      period by the county legislative body as provided in Subsection (1).
             4656          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a tax under this section is not subject to
             4657      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9).
             4658          (5) The commission may retain an amount not to exceed 1-1/2% of the tax collected
             4659      under this section for the cost of administering this tax.
             4660          Section 101. Section 59-12-804 is amended to read:
             4661           59-12-804. Imposition of rural city hospital tax -- Base -- Rate -- Administration,
             4662      collection, and enforcement of tax.
             4663          (1) (a) A city legislative body may impose a sales and use tax of up to 1%:
             4664          (i) except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and 59-12-207.1 (7)(c), on the transactions
             4665      described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the city; and
             4666          (ii) to fund rural city hospitals in that city.
             4667          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a city legislative body may not impose a tax
             4668      under this section on the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales
             4669      and uses are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 .
             4670          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             4671      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4672          (2) (a) Before imposing a tax under Subsection (1)(a), a city legislative body shall
             4673      obtain approval to impose the tax from a majority of the:
             4674          (i) members of the city legislative body; and
             4675          (ii) city's registered voters voting on the imposition of the tax.
             4676          (b) The city legislative body shall conduct the election according to the procedures and
             4677      requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.


             4678          (3) The monies generated by a tax imposed under Subsection (1) may only be used for
             4679      the financing of:
             4680          (a) ongoing operating expenses of a rural city hospital;
             4681          (b) the acquisition of land for a rural city hospital; or
             4682          (c) the design, construction, equipping, or furnishing of a rural city hospital.
             4683          (4) (a) A tax under this section shall be:
             4684          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), administered, collected, and enforced in
             4685      accordance with:
             4686          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             4687          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             4688          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             4689          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies; and
             4690          (ii) levied for a period of ten years and may be reauthorized at the end of the ten-year
             4691      period by the city legislative body as provided in Subsection (1).
             4692          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a tax under this section is not subject to
             4693      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9).
             4694          (5) The commission may retain an amount not to exceed 1-1/2% of the tax collected
             4695      under this section for the cost of administering the tax.
             4696          Section 102. Section 59-12-1402 is amended to read:
             4697           59-12-1402. Opinion question election -- Imposition of tax -- Uses of tax monies --
             4698      Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             4699          (1) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(a)(ii) and 59-12-207.1 (7)(c), and
             4700      subject to Subsection (6), beginning on January 1, 2003, a city or town legislative body subject
             4701      to this part may submit an opinion question to the residents of that city or town, by majority
             4702      vote of all members of the legislative body, so that each resident of the city or town has an
             4703      opportunity to express the resident's opinion on the imposition of a local sales and use tax of
             4704      .1% on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the city or town,
             4705      to fund recreational and zoological facilities and botanical, cultural, and zoological
             4706      organizations in that city or town.
             4707          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a city or town legislative body may not
             4708      impose a tax under this section:


             4709          (A) if the county in which the city or town is located imposes a tax under Part 7,
             4710      County Option Funding for Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or
             4711      Facilities; or
             4712          (B) on the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and
             4713      uses are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 .
             4714          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             4715      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4716          (c) The election shall be held at a regular general election or a municipal general
             4717      election, as those terms are defined in Section 20A-1-102 , and shall follow the procedures
             4718      outlined in Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act,
             4719      except as provided in Subsection (6).
             4720          (2) If the city or town legislative body determines that a majority of the city's or town's
             4721      registered voters voting on the imposition of the tax have voted in favor of the imposition of
             4722      the tax as prescribed in Subsection (1)(a), the city or town legislative body may impose the tax
             4723      by a majority vote of all members of the legislative body.
             4724          (3) The monies generated from any tax imposed under Subsection (2) shall be used for
             4725      financing:
             4726          (a) recreational and zoological facilities within the city or town or within the
             4727      geographic area of entities that are parties to an interlocal agreement, to which the city or town
             4728      is a party, providing for recreational or zoological facilities; and
             4729          (b) ongoing operating expenses of botanical, cultural, and zoological organizations
             4730      within the city or town or within the geographic area of entities that are parties to an interlocal
             4731      agreement, to which the city or town is a party, providing for the support of botanical, cultural,
             4732      or zoological organizations.
             4733          (4) (a) A tax authorized under this part shall be:
             4734          (i) except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), administered, collected, and enforced in
             4735      accordance with:
             4736          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             4737          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             4738          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             4739          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies; and


             4740          (ii) (A) levied for a period of eight years; and
             4741          (B) may be reauthorized at the end of the eight-year period in accordance with this
             4742      section.
             4743          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a tax under this section is not subject to
             4744      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9).
             4745          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):
             4746          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a city or town under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             4747      4, Annexation.
             4748          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a city or town.
             4749          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (d), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a city
             4750      or town enacts or repeals a tax under this part, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             4751          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4752          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4753      the requirements of Subsection (5)(b)(ii) from the city or town.
             4754          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             4755          (A) that the city or town will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             4756          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A);
             4757          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A); and
             4758          (D) if the city or town enacts the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of
             4759      the tax.
             4760          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4761      (5)(c)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             4762          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             4763          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             4764      enactment of the tax under this section.
             4765          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4766      (5)(c)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             4767          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             4768          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4769      of the tax imposed under this section.
             4770          (iii) Subsections (5)(c)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:


             4771          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             4772          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             4773          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             4774          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4775          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             4776          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             4777          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             4778          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             4779          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             4780          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4781          (d) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(b)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             4782      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             4783      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) takes effect:
             4784          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4785          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             4786      Subsection (5)(b)(i).
             4787          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             4788      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             4789          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             4790      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             4791      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             4792          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4793          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             4794      the requirements of Subsection (5)(e)(ii) from the city or town that annexes the annexing area.
             4795          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             4796          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             4797      repeal a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             4798          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A);
             4799          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A); and
             4800          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A).
             4801          (f) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection


             4802      (5)(f)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             4803          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             4804          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             4805      enactment of the tax under this section.
             4806          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             4807      (5)(f)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             4808          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             4809          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             4810      of the tax imposed under this section.
             4811          (iii) Subsections (5)(f)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             4812          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             4813          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             4814          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             4815          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             4816          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             4817          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             4818          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             4819          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             4820          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             4821          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             4822          (g) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(e)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             4823      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             4824      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) takes effect:
             4825          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             4826          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             4827      Subsection (5)(e)(i).
             4828          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             4829      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             4830          (6) (a) Before a city or town legislative body submits an opinion question to the
             4831      residents of the city or town under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the city or town legislative body shall:
             4832          (i) submit to the county legislative body in which the city or town is located a written


             4833      notice of the intent to submit the opinion question to the residents of the city or town; and
             4834          (ii) receive from the county legislative body:
             4835          (A) a written resolution passed by the county legislative body stating that the county
             4836      legislative body is not seeking to impose a tax under Part 7, County Option Funding for
             4837      Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or Facilities; or
             4838          (B) a written statement that in accordance with Subsection (6)(b) the results of a county
             4839      opinion question submitted to the residents of the county under Part 7, County Option Funding
             4840      for Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or Facilities, permit the city
             4841      or town legislative body to submit the opinion question to the residents of the city or town in
             4842      accordance with this part.
             4843          (b) (i) Within 60 days after the day the county legislative body receives from a city or
             4844      town legislative body described in Subsection (6)(a) the notice of the intent to submit an
             4845      opinion question to the residents of the city or town, the county legislative body shall provide
             4846      the city or town legislative body:
             4847          (A) the written resolution described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii)(A); or
             4848          (B) written notice that the county legislative body will submit an opinion question to
             4849      the residents of the county under Part 7, County Option Funding for Botanical, Cultural,
             4850      Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or Facilities, for the county to impose a tax under
             4851      that part.
             4852          (ii) If the county legislative body provides the city or town legislative body the written
             4853      notice that the county legislative body will submit an opinion question as provided in
             4854      Subsection (6)(b)(i)(B), the county legislative body shall submit the opinion question by no
             4855      later than, from the date the county legislative body sends the written notice, the later of:
             4856          (A) a 12-month period;
             4857          (B) the next regular primary election; or
             4858          (C) the next regular general election.
             4859          (iii) Within 30 days of the date of the canvass of the election at which the opinion
             4860      question under Subsection (6)(b)(ii) is voted on, the county legislative body shall provide the
             4861      city or town legislative body described in Subsection (6)(a) written results of the opinion
             4862      question submitted by the county legislative body under Part 7, County Option Funding for
             4863      Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and Zoological Organizations or Facilities, indicating that:


             4864          (A) (I) the city or town legislative body may not impose a tax under this part because a
             4865      majority of the county's registered voters voted in favor of the county imposing the tax and the
             4866      county legislative body by a majority vote approved the imposition of the tax; or
             4867          (II) for at least 12 months from the date the written results are submitted to the city or
             4868      town legislative body, the city or town legislative body may not submit to the county legislative
             4869      body a written notice of the intent to submit an opinion question under this part because a
             4870      majority of the county's registered voters voted against the county imposing the tax and the
             4871      majority of the registered voters who are residents of the city or town described in Subsection
             4872      (6)(a) voted against the imposition of the county tax; or
             4873          (B) the city or town legislative body may submit the opinion question to the residents
             4874      of the city or town in accordance with this part because although a majority of the county's
             4875      registered voters voted against the county imposing the tax, the majority of the registered voters
             4876      who are residents of the city or town voted for the imposition of the county tax.
             4877          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(b), at any time a county legislative body may
             4878      provide a city or town legislative body described in Subsection (6)(a) a written resolution
             4879      passed by the county legislative body stating that the county legislative body is not seeking to
             4880      impose a tax under Part 7, County Option Funding for Botanical, Cultural, Recreational, and
             4881      Zoological Organizations or Facilities, which permits the city or town legislative body to
             4882      submit under Subsection (1)(a)(i) an opinion question to the city's or town's residents.
             4883          Section 103. Section 59-12-1503 is amended to read:
             4884           59-12-1503. Opinion question election -- Imposition of tax -- Use of tax revenues
             4885      -- Administration, collection, and enforcement of tax by commission -- Administrative fee
             4886      -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Annexation -- Notice.
             4887          (1) (a) Beginning on or after April 1, 2004, and subject to the other provisions of this
             4888      part, the county legislative body of a qualifying county may impose a sales and use tax of .25%:
             4889          (i) except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and 59-12-207.1 (7)(c), on the transactions:
             4890          (A) described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1); and
             4891          (B) within the county, including the cities and towns within the county;
             4892          (ii) for the purposes determined by the county legislative body in accordance with
             4893      Subsection (2); and
             4894          (iii) in addition to any other sales and use tax authorized under this chapter.


             4895          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county legislative body may not impose a
             4896      tax under this section on the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the
             4897      sales and uses are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 .
             4898          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             4899      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-207.1 through 59-12-207.4 .
             4900          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), before obtaining the approval required by
             4901      Subsection (3), a county legislative body shall adopt a resolution specifying the percentage of
             4902      revenues the county will receive from the tax under this part that will be allocated to fund one
             4903      or more of the following:
             4904          (i) a project or service relating to a fixed guideway system:
             4905          (A) for the portion of the project or service that is performed within the county; and
             4906          (B) if the fixed guideway system is owned and operated by a public transit district
             4907      organized under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10, Utah Public Transit District Act;
             4908          (ii) a project or service relating to a system for public transit:
             4909          (A) for the portion of the project or service that is performed within the county; and
             4910          (B) if the system for public transit is owned and operated by a public transit district
             4911      organized under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10, Utah Public Transit District Act; or
             4912          (iii) the following relating to a state highway within the county:
             4913          (A) a project beginning on or after the day on which a county legislative body imposes
             4914      a tax under this part only within the county involving:
             4915          (I) new construction;
             4916          (II) a renovation;
             4917          (III) an improvement; or
             4918          (IV) an environmental study;
             4919          (B) debt service on a project described in Subsections (2)(a)(iii)(A)(I) through (IV); or
             4920          (C) bond issuance costs relating to a project described in Subsections (2)(a)(iii)(A)(I)
             4921      through (IV).
             4922          (b) (i) A county legislative body shall in the resolution required by Subsection (2)(a)
             4923      allocate as required by Subsection (2)(a) 100% of the revenues the county will receive from the
             4924      tax under this part.
             4925          (ii) For purposes of this Subsection (2)(b), the revenues a county will receive from the


             4926      tax under this part do not include amounts retained by the commission in accordance with
             4927      Subsection (8).
             4928          (3) (a) Before imposing a tax under this part, a county legislative body shall:
             4929          (i) obtain approval from a majority of the members of the county legislative body to:
             4930          (A) impose the tax; and
             4931          (B) allocate the revenues the county will receive from the tax in accordance with the
             4932      resolution adopted in accordance with Subsection (2); and
             4933          (ii) subject to Subsection (3)(b), submit an opinion question to the county's registered
             4934      voters voting on the imposition of the tax so that each registered voter has the opportunity to
             4935      express the registered voter's opinion on whether a tax should be imposed under this part.
             4936          (b) The opinion question required by Subsection (3)(a)(ii) shall state the allocations
             4937      specified in the resolution:
             4938          (i) adopted in accordance with Subsection (2); and
             4939          (ii) approved by the county legislative body in accordance with Subsection (3)(a).
             4940          (c) The election required by this Subsection (3) shall be held:
             4941          (i) (A) at a regular general election; and
             4942          (B) in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Title 20A, Election Code,
             4943      governing regular general elections; or
             4944          (ii) (A) at a special election called by the county legislative body;
             4945          (B) only on the date of a municipal general election provided in Subsection
             4946      20A-1-202 (1); and
             4947          (C) in accordance with the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-1-203 .
             4948          (4) (a) Subject to Subsection (8), if a county legislative body determines that a majority
             4949      of the county's registered voters voting on the imposition of the tax have voted in favor of the
             4950      imposition of the tax in accordance with Subsection (3), the county legislative body may
             4951      impose the tax by a majority vote of all of the members of the county legislative body.
             4952          (b) If a county legislative body imposes a tax under Subsection (4)(a), the revenues
             4953      generated by the tax shall be:
             4954          (i) allocated in accordance with the allocations specified in the resolution under
             4955      Subsection (2); and
             4956          (ii) expended as provided in this part.


             4957          (5) If a county legislative body allocates revenues generated by the tax for a project
             4958      described in Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A), before beginning the project the county legislative body
             4959      shall:
             4960          (a) obtain approval from the Transportation Commission to complete the project; and
             4961          (b) enter into an interlocal agreement:
             4962          (i) established in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act;
             4963          (ii) with the Department of Transportation; and
             4964          (iii) to complete the project.
             4965          (6) (a) If after a county legislative body imposes a tax under Subsection (4) the county
             4966      legislative body seeks to change the allocation of the tax specified in the resolution under
             4967      Subsection (2), the county legislative body may change the allocation of the tax by:
             4968          (i) adopting a resolution in accordance with Subsection (2) specifying the percentage of
             4969      revenues the county will receive from the tax under this part that will be allocated to fund one
             4970      or more of the systems or projects described in Subsection (2);
             4971          (ii) obtaining approval to change the allocation of the tax from a majority of the
             4972      members of the county legislative body; and
             4973          (iii) (A) submitting an opinion question to the county's registered voters voting on
             4974      changing the allocation of the tax so that each registered voter has the opportunity to express
             4975      the registered voter's opinion on whether the allocation of the tax should be changed; and
             4976          (B) obtaining approval to change the allocation of the tax from a majority of the
             4977      county's registered voters voting on changing the allocation of the tax.
             4978          (b) (i) The opinion question required by Subsection (6)(a)(iii) shall state the allocations
             4979      specified in the resolution:
             4980          (A) adopted in accordance with Subsection (6)(a)(i); and
             4981          (B) approved by the county legislative body in accordance with Subsection (6)(a)(ii).
             4982          (ii) The election required by Subsection (6)(a)(iii) shall follow the procedures and
             4983      requirements of Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             4984          (7) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(a)(ii), revenues generated by a tax
             4985      under this part that are allocated for a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) or (ii) shall be
             4986      transmitted:
             4987          (A) by the commission;


             4988          (B) to the county;
             4989          (C) monthly; and
             4990          (D) by electronic funds transfer.
             4991          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a)(i), a county may request that the commission
             4992      transfer the revenues described in Subsection (7)(a)(i):
             4993          (A) directly to a public transit district:
             4994          (I) organized under Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 10, Utah Public Transit District Act; and
             4995          (II) designated by the county; and
             4996          (B) by providing written notice to the commission:
             4997          (I) requesting the revenues to be transferred directly to a public transit district as
             4998      provided in Subsection (7)(a)(ii)(A); and
             4999          (II) designating the public transit district to which the revenues are requested to be
             5000      transferred.
             5001          (b) Revenues generated by a tax under this part that are allocated for a purpose
             5002      described in Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall be:
             5003          (i) deposited into the State Highway Projects Within Counties Fund created by Section
             5004      72-2-121.1 ; and
             5005          (ii) expended as provided in Section 72-2-121.1 .
             5006          (8) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(a)(ii), the tax authorized under this part
             5007      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             5008          (A) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             5009          (I) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             5010          (II) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             5011          (B) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             5012          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (8)(a)(i), a tax under this part is not subject to
             5013      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (9).
             5014          (b) (i) The commission may retain an amount of tax collected under this part of not to
             5015      exceed the lesser of:
             5016          (A) 1.5%; or
             5017          (B) an amount equal to the cost to the commission of administering this part.
             5018          (ii) Any amount the commission retains under Subsection (8)(b)(i) shall be:


             5019          (A) placed in the Sales and Use Tax Administrative Fees Account; and
             5020          (B) used as provided in Subsection 59-12-206 (2).
             5021          (9) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b) or (c), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a
             5022      county enacts or repeals a tax under this part, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             5023          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             5024          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             5025      the requirements of Subsection (9)(a)(ii) from the county.
             5026          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(a)(i)(B) shall state:
             5027          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             5028          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(a)(ii)(A);
             5029          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(a)(ii)(A); and
             5030          (D) if the county enacts the tax described in Subsection (9)(a)(ii)(A), the rate of the tax.
             5031          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(a)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             5032      (9)(b)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             5033          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             5034          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             5035      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             5036          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(a)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             5037      (9)(b)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             5038          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             5039          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             5040      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             5041          (iii) Subsections (9)(b)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             5042          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             5043          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             5044          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             5045          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             5046          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             5047          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             5048          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             5049          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);


             5050          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             5051          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             5052          (c) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(a)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             5053      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             5054      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (9)(a)(i) takes effect:
             5055          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             5056          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             5057      Subsection (9)(a)(i).
             5058          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             5059      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             5060          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(e) or (f), if, for an annexation that occurs on
             5061      or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             5062      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             5063          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             5064          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             5065      the requirements of Subsection (9)(d)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             5066          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (9)(d)(i)(B) shall state:
             5067          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (9)(d)(i)(B) will result in an enactment
             5068      or repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             5069          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A);
             5070          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A); and
             5071          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(ii)(A).
             5072          (e) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             5073      (9)(e)(iii), the enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             5074          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             5075          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             5076      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             5077          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), for a transaction described in Subsection
             5078      (9)(e)(iii), the repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             5079          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             5080          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal


             5081      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             5082          (iii) Subsections (9)(e)(i) and (ii) apply to transactions subject to a tax under:
             5083          (A) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(b);
             5084          (B) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(c);
             5085          (C) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(d);
             5086          (D) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(e);
             5087          (E) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(f);
             5088          (F) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(g);
             5089          (G) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(h);
             5090          (H) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(i);
             5091          (I) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(j); or
             5092          (J) Subsection 59-12-103 (1)(k).
             5093          (f) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(d)(i), if a tax due under this chapter on a
             5094      catalogue sale is computed on the basis of sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an
             5095      enactment or repeal of a tax described in Subsection (9)(d)(i) takes effect:
             5096          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             5097          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             5098      Subsection (9)(d)(i).
             5099          (ii) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             5100      the commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             5101          Section 104. Section 63B-2-116 is amended to read:
             5102           63B-2-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5103      legality.
             5104          (1) The commission may:
             5105          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5106      general circulation in Utah; or
             5107          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5108      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5109          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5110          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5111          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or


             5112          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5113          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5114      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5115      bonds for any cause.
             5116          Section 105. Section 63B-2-216 is amended to read:
             5117           63B-2-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5118      legality.
             5119          (1) The commission may:
             5120          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5121      general circulation in Utah; or
             5122          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5123      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5124          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5125          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5126          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5127          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5128          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5129      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5130      bonds for any cause.
             5131          Section 106. Section 63B-3-116 is amended to read:
             5132           63B-3-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5133      legality.
             5134          (1) The commission may:
             5135          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5136      general circulation in Utah; or
             5137          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5138      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5139          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5140          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5141          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5142          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.


             5143          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5144      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5145      bonds for any cause.
             5146          Section 107. Section 63B-3-216 is amended to read:
             5147           63B-3-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5148      legality.
             5149          (1) The commission may:
             5150          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5151      general circulation in Utah; or
             5152          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5153      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5154          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5155          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5156          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5157          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5158          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5159      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5160      bonds for any cause.
             5161          Section 108. Section 63B-4-116 is amended to read:
             5162           63B-4-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5163      legality.
             5164          (1) The commission may:
             5165          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5166      general circulation in Utah; or
             5167          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5168      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5169          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5170          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5171          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5172          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5173          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the


             5174      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5175      bonds for any cause.
             5176          Section 109. Section 63B-5-116 is amended to read:
             5177           63B-5-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5178      legality.
             5179          (1) The commission may:
             5180          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5181      general circulation in Utah; or
             5182          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5183      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5184          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5185          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5186          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5187          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5188          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5189      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5190      bonds for any cause.
             5191          Section 110. Section 63B-6-116 is amended to read:
             5192           63B-6-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5193      legality.
             5194          (1) The commission may:
             5195          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5196      general circulation in Utah; or
             5197          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5198      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5199          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5200          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5201          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5202          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5203          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5204      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the


             5205      bonds for any cause.
             5206          Section 111. Section 63B-6-216 is amended to read:
             5207           63B-6-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5208      legality.
             5209          (1) The commission may:
             5210          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5211      general circulation in Utah; or
             5212          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5213      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5214          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5215          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5216          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5217          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5218          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5219      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5220      bonds for any cause.
             5221          Section 112. Section 63B-6-416 is amended to read:
             5222           63B-6-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5223      legality.
             5224          (1) The commission may:
             5225          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5226      general circulation in Utah; or
             5227          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5228      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5229          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5230          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5231          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5232          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5233          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5234      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5235      bonds for any cause.


             5236          Section 113. Section 63B-7-116 is amended to read:
             5237           63B-7-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5238      legality.
             5239          (1) The commission may:
             5240          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5241      general circulation in Utah; or
             5242          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5243      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5244          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5245          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5246          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5247          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5248          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5249      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5250      bonds for any cause.
             5251          Section 114. Section 63B-7-216 is amended to read:
             5252           63B-7-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5253      legality.
             5254          (1) The commission may:
             5255          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5256      general circulation in Utah; or
             5257          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5258      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5259          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5260          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5261          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5262          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5263          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5264      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5265      bonds for any cause.
             5266          Section 115. Section 63B-7-416 is amended to read:


             5267           63B-7-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5268      legality.
             5269          (1) The commission may:
             5270          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5271      general circulation in Utah; or
             5272          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5273      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5274          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5275          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5276          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5277          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5278          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5279      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5280      bonds for any cause.
             5281          Section 116. Section 63B-8-116 is amended to read:
             5282           63B-8-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5283      legality.
             5284          (1) The commission may:
             5285          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5286      general circulation in Utah; or
             5287          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5288      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5289          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5290          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5291          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5292          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5293          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5294      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5295      bonds for any cause.
             5296          Section 117. Section 63B-8-216 is amended to read:
             5297           63B-8-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest


             5298      legality.
             5299          (1) The commission may:
             5300          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5301      general circulation in Utah; or
             5302          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5303      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5304          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5305          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5306          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5307          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5308          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5309      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5310      bonds for any cause.
             5311          Section 118. Section 63B-8-416 is amended to read:
             5312           63B-8-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5313      legality.
             5314          (1) The commission may:
             5315          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5316      general circulation in Utah; or
             5317          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5318      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5319          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5320          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5321          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5322          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5323          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5324      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5325      bonds for any cause.
             5326          Section 119. Section 63B-9-216 is amended to read:
             5327           63B-9-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5328      legality.


             5329          (1) The commission may:
             5330          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5331      general circulation in Utah; or
             5332          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5333      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5334          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5335          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5336          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5337          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5338          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5339      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5340      bonds for any cause.
             5341          Section 120. Section 63B-10-116 is amended to read:
             5342           63B-10-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5343      legality.
             5344          (1) The commission may:
             5345          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5346      general circulation in Utah; or
             5347          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5348      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5349          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5350          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5351          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5352          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5353          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5354      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5355      bonds for any cause.
             5356          Section 121. Section 63B-11-116 is amended to read:
             5357           63B-11-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5358      legality.
             5359          (1) The commission may:


             5360          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5361      general circulation in Utah; or
             5362          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5363      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5364          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5365          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5366          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5367          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5368          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5369      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5370      bonds for any cause.
             5371          Section 122. Section 63B-11-216 is amended to read:
             5372           63B-11-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5373      legality.
             5374          (1) The commission may:
             5375          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5376      general circulation in Utah; or
             5377          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5378      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5379          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5380          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5381          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5382          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5383          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5384      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5385      bonds for any cause.
             5386          Section 123. Section 63B-11-316 is amended to read:
             5387           63B-11-316. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5388      legality.
             5389          (1) The commission may:
             5390          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having


             5391      general circulation in Utah; or
             5392          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5393      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5394          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5395          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5396          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5397          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5398          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5399      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5400      bonds for any cause.
             5401          Section 124. Section 63B-11-516 is amended to read:
             5402           63B-11-516. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             5403      legality.
             5404          (1) The commission may:
             5405          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter once in a newspaper having
             5406      general circulation in Utah; or
             5407          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             5408      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection [ 11-14-21 (3)] 11-14-316 (2).
             5409          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             5410          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             5411          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             5412          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             5413          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             5414      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             5415      bonds for any cause.
             5416          Section 125. Section 72-2-108 is amended to read:
             5417           72-2-108. Apportionment of funds available for use on class B and class C roads
             5418      -- Bonds.
             5419          (1) For purposes of this section:
             5420          (a) "Graveled road" means a road:
             5421          (i) that is:


             5422          (A) graded; and
             5423          (B) drained by transverse drainage systems to prevent serious impairment of the road
             5424      by surface water;
             5425          (ii) that has an improved surface; and
             5426          (iii) that has a wearing surface made of:
             5427          (A) gravel;
             5428          (B) broken stone;
             5429          (C) slag;
             5430          (D) iron ore;
             5431          (E) shale; or
             5432          (F) other material that is:
             5433          (I) similar to a material described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A) through (E); and
             5434          (II) coarser than sand.
             5435          (b) "Paved road" includes a graveled road with a chip seal surface.
             5436          (c) "Road mile" means a one-mile length of road, regardless of:
             5437          (i) the width of the road; or
             5438          (ii) the number of lanes into which the road is divided.
             5439          (d) "Weighted mileage" means the sum of the following:
             5440          (i) paved road miles multiplied by five;
             5441          (ii) graveled road miles multiplied by two; and
             5442          (iii) all other road type road miles multiplied by one.
             5443          (2) Subject to the provisions of Subsections (3) through (5), funds in the class B and
             5444      class C roads account shall be apportioned among counties and municipalities in the following
             5445      manner:
             5446          (a) 50% in the ratio that the class B roads weighted mileage within each county and
             5447      class C roads weighted mileage within each municipality bear to the total class B and class C
             5448      roads weighted mileage within the state; and
             5449          (b) 50% in the ratio that the population of a county or municipality bears to the total
             5450      population of the state as of the last official federal census or the United States Bureau of
             5451      Census estimate, whichever is most recent, except that if population estimates are not available
             5452      from the United States Bureau of Census, population figures shall be derived from the estimate


             5453      from the Utah Population Estimates Committee.
             5454          (3) For purposes of Subsection (2)(b), "the population of a county" means:
             5455          (a) the population of a county outside the corporate limits of municipalities in that
             5456      county, if the population of the county outside the corporate limits of municipalities in that
             5457      county is not less than 14% of the total population of that county, including municipalities; and
             5458          (b) if the population of a county outside the corporate limits of municipalities in the
             5459      county is less than 14% of the total population:
             5460          (i) the aggregate percentage of the population apportioned to municipalities in that
             5461      county shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between:
             5462          (A) 14%; and
             5463          (B) the actual percentage of population outside the corporate limits of municipalities in
             5464      that county; and
             5465          (ii) the population apportioned to the county shall be 14% of the total population of
             5466      that county, including incorporated municipalities.
             5467          (4) (a) If an apportionment under Subsection (2) to a county or municipality is less than
             5468      110% of the amount apportioned to the county or municipality from the class B and class C
             5469      roads account for fiscal year 1996-97, the department shall:
             5470          (i) reapportion the funds under Subsection (2) to ensure that the county or municipality
             5471      receives an amount equal to 110% of the amount apportioned to the county or municipality
             5472      from the class B and class C roads account for fiscal year 1996-97; and
             5473          (ii) decrease proportionately as provided in Subsection (4)(b) the apportionments to
             5474      counties and municipalities for which the reapportionment under Subsection (4)(a)(i) does not
             5475      apply.
             5476          (b) The aggregate amount of the funds that the department shall decrease
             5477      proportionately from the apportionments under Subsection (4)(a)(ii) is an amount equal to the
             5478      aggregate amount reapportioned to counties and municipalities under Subsection (4)(a)(i).
             5479          (5) (a) (i) In addition to the apportionment adjustments made under Subsection (4), a
             5480      county or municipality that qualifies for reapportioned monies under Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall
             5481      receive 1/3 of the percentage increase in the class B and C road account for the current fiscal
             5482      year over the previous fiscal year.
             5483          (ii) Any percentage increase calculated under Subsection (5)(a)(i) may not include any


             5484      increases from increases in fees or tax rates.
             5485          (b) The adjustment under Subsection (5)(a) shall be made in the same way as provided
             5486      in Subsection (4)(a)(ii) and (b).
             5487          (6) The governing body of any municipality or county may issue bonds redeemable up
             5488      to a period of ten years under Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government
             5489      Bonding Act, to pay the costs of constructing, repairing, and maintaining class B or class C
             5490      roads and may pledge class B or class C road funds received pursuant to this section to pay
             5491      principal, interest, premiums, and reserves for the bonds.
             5492          Section 126. Section 72-2-204 is amended to read:
             5493           72-2-204. Loan program procedures -- Repayment.
             5494          (1) A public entity may obtain an infrastructure loan from the department, upon
             5495      approval by the commission, by entering into a loan contract with the department secured by
             5496      legally issued bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness validly issued under state law,
             5497      including pledging all or any portion of a revenue source to the repayment of the loan.
             5498          (2) The public entity shall repay the infrastructure loan in accordance with the loan
             5499      contract from any of the following sources:
             5500          (a) transportation project revenues, including special assessment revenues;
             5501          (b) general funds of the public entity;
             5502          (c) monies withheld under Subsection (5); or
             5503          (d) any other legally available revenues.
             5504          (3) An infrastructure loan contract with a public entity may provide that a portion of
             5505      the proceeds of the loan may be applied to fund a reserve fund to secure the repayment of the
             5506      loan.
             5507          (4) Before obtaining an infrastructure loan, a county or municipality shall:
             5508          (a) publish its intention to obtain an infrastructure loan at least once in accordance with
             5509      the publication of notice requirements under Section [ 11-14-21 ] 11-14-316 ; and
             5510          (b) adopt an ordinance or resolution authorizing the infrastructure loan.
             5511          (5) (a) If a public entity fails to comply with the terms of its infrastructure loan
             5512      contract, the department may seek any legal or equitable remedy to obtain compliance or
             5513      payment of damages.
             5514          (b) If a public entity fails to make infrastructure loan payments when due, the state


             5515      shall, at the request of the department, withhold an amount of monies due to the public entity
             5516      and deposit the withheld monies in the fund to pay the amounts due under the contract.
             5517          (c) The department may elect when to request the withholding of monies under this
             5518      Subsection (5).
             5519          (6) All loan contracts, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness securing the
             5520      loan contracts shall be held, collected, and accounted for in accordance with Section 63-65-4 .
             5521          Section 127. Section 73-10d-4 is amended to read:
             5522           73-10d-4. Notice of intention to enter privatization project -- Petition for election
             5523      -- Election procedures -- Powers of political subdivision -- Public bidding laws not to
             5524      apply.
             5525          (1) The governing authority of any political subdivision considering entering into a
             5526      privatization project agreement shall issue a notice of intention setting forth a brief summary of
             5527      the agreement provisions and the time within which and place at which petitions may be filed
             5528      requesting the calling of an election in the political subdivision to determine whether the
             5529      agreement should be approved. The notice of intention shall specify the form of the petitions.
             5530      If, within 30 days after the publication of the notice of intention, petitions are filed with the
             5531      clerk, recorder, or similar officer of the political subdivision, signed by at least 5% of the
             5532      qualified electors of the political subdivision (as certified by the county clerks of the respective
             5533      counties within which the political subdivision is located) requesting an election be held to
             5534      authorize the agreement, then the governing authority shall proceed to call and hold an election.
             5535      If an adequate petition is not filed within 30 days, the governing authority may adopt a
             5536      resolution so finding and may proceed to enter into the agreement.
             5537          (2) If, under Subsection (1), the governing authority of a political subdivision is
             5538      required to call an election to authorize an agreement, the governing authority shall adopt a
             5539      resolution directing that an election be held in the political subdivision for the purpose of
             5540      determining whether the political subdivision may enter into the agreement. The resolution
             5541      calling the election shall be adopted, notice of the election shall be given, voting precincts shall
             5542      be established, the election shall be held, voters' qualifications shall be determined, and the
             5543      results shall be canvassed in the manner and subject to the conditions provided for in Title 11,
             5544      Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding Act.
             5545          (3) A political subdivision may, upon approval of an agreement as provided by


             5546      Subsections (1) and (2) and subject to the powers and rules of the supervising agency:
             5547          (a) supervise and regulate the construction, maintenance, ownership, and operation of
             5548      all privatization projects within its jurisdiction or in which it has a contractual interest;
             5549          (b) contract, by entry into agreements with private owner/operators for the provision
             5550      within its jurisdiction of the services of privatization projects;
             5551          (c) levy and collect taxes, as otherwise provided by law, and impose and collect
             5552      assessments, fees, or charges for services provided by privatization projects, as appropriate,
             5553      and, subject to any limitation imposed by the constitution, pledge, assign, or otherwise convey
             5554      as security for the payment of its obligations under any agreements any revenues and receipts
             5555      derived from any assessments, fees, or charges for services provided by privatization projects;
             5556          (d) require the private owner/operator to obtain any and all licenses as appropriate
             5557      under federal, state, and local law and impose other requirements which are necessary or
             5558      desirable to discharge the responsibility of the political subdivision to supervise and regulate
             5559      the construction, maintenance, ownership, and operation of any privatization project;
             5560          (e) control the right to contract, maintain, own, and operate any privatization project
             5561      and the services provided in connection with that project within its jurisdiction;
             5562          (f) purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire all or any part of a privatization project;
             5563          (g) with respect to the services of any privatization project, control the right to
             5564      establish or regulate the rates paid by the users of the services within the jurisdiction of the
             5565      political subdivision;
             5566          (h) agree that the sole and exclusive right to provide the services within its jurisdiction
             5567      related to privatization projects be assumed by any private owner/operator;
             5568          (i) contract for the lease or purchase of land, facilities, equipment, and vehicles for the
             5569      operation of privatization projects;
             5570          (j) lease, sell, or otherwise convey, as permitted by state and local law, but without any
             5571      requirement of competitive public bidding, land, facilities, equipment, and vehicles, previously
             5572      used in connection with privatization projects, to private owner/operators; and
             5573          (k) establish policies for the operation of any privatization project within its
             5574      jurisdiction or with respect to which it has a contractual interest, including hours of operation,
             5575      the character and kinds of services, and other rules necessary for the safety of operating
             5576      personnel.


             5577          (4) Any political subdivision may enter into agreements with respect to privatization
             5578      projects. Agreements may contain provisions relating to, without limitation, any matter
             5579      provided for in this section or consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
             5580          (5) Any agreement entered into between a political subdivision and a private
             5581      owner/operator for the provision of the services of a privatization project is considered an
             5582      exercise of that political subdivision's business or proprietary power binding upon its
             5583      succeeding governing authorities. Any agreement made by a political subdivision with a
             5584      private owner/operator for payment for services provided or to be provided may not be
             5585      construed to be an indebtedness or a lending of credit of the political subdivision within the
             5586      meaning of any constitutional or statutory restriction.
             5587          (6) The provisions of the various laws of the state and the rules or ordinances of a
             5588      political subdivision which would otherwise require public bidding in respect to any matter
             5589      provided for in this chapter shall have no application to that matter.
             5590          Section 128. Section 73-10d-7 is amended to read:
             5591           73-10d-7. Agreements by political subdivisions for privatization projects -- Joint
             5592      interests.
             5593          (1) Any one or more political subdivisions, or the United States or any of its agencies,
             5594      may enter into long-term agreements with any person for joint or cooperative action related to
             5595      the acquisition, construction, maintenance, ownership, operation, and improvement of
             5596      privatization projects in accordance with the terms, conditions, and consideration provided in
             5597      any long-term agreements. Any payments made by a political subdivision under a long-term
             5598      agreement for joint or cooperative action may not be construed to be an indebtedness of or a
             5599      lending of the credit of the political subdivision within the meaning of any constitutional or
             5600      statutory restriction, and, except as required by this chapter and the constitution, no election is
             5601      necessary for the authorization of any long-term agreement for joint or cooperative action.
             5602          (2) Any one or more political subdivisions may construct, purchase, or otherwise
             5603      acquire joint interests in any privatization project or any part of a privatization project, for
             5604      common use with any private entity or other political subdivision, or may sell or lease to any
             5605      other political subdivision or person a partial interest in a privatization project. Political
             5606      subdivisions may finance their joint interests in privatization projects in the manner provided
             5607      for and subject to Title 11, Chapter 14, [Utah Municipal Bond] Local Government Bonding


             5608      Act, if otherwise eligible thereunder to finance capital improvement.
             5609          Section 129. Repealer.
             5610          This bill repeals:
             5611          Section 11-14-1, Municipality defined -- Bond issues authorized -- Purposes -- Use
             5612      of bond proceeds -- Costs allowed.
             5613          Section 11-14-8, Election officials -- Filling vacancies.
             5614          Section 11-14-9, Election officials -- Oaths -- Powers and duties -- Expenses of
             5615      determining qualified voters.
             5616          Section 11-14-12, Contest of election and legality of bonds -- Procedure.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 12-7-04 8:42 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

Interim Committee Note
    as of 12-08-04 10:39 AM


The Government Operations Interim Committee recommended this bill.


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