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First Substitute H.B. 113

This document includes Senate 2nd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Mar 2, 2005 at 11:40 AM by rday. -->

Representative Kory M. Holdaway proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
GOVERNMENT BOUNDARY CHANGES

             2     
2005 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: Kory M. Holdaway

             5     
             6      LONG TITLE
             7      General Description:
             8          This bill modifies provisions relating to the processes and requirements for notifying
             9      certain entities when a boundary of a local government entity is changed.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    modifies the processes and requirements for notifying certain entities when a
             13      governmental boundary is created, modified, or dissolved for a county,
             14      municipality, special district, local district, redevelopment agency, local school
             15      district, or an entity created by interlocal agreement;
             16          .    standardizes the flow of information to be through the lieutenant governor and then
             17      the lieutenant governor notifies entities needing boundary change information;
             18          .    expands the list of entities notified under certain circumstances to include the
             19      Automated Geographic Reference Center, State Tax Commission, state auditor,
             20      county recorder, county surveyor, county auditor, and county attorney;
             21          .    modifies the requirements for preparing and processing documents describing
             22      boundaries, including maps and plats;
             23          .    establishes a process for boundary creation, modification, or dissolution in certain
             24      cases;
             25          .    modifies the number of days in which documents relating to a boundary creation,


             26      modification, or dissolution must be filed;
             27          .    creates a surveyor position within the Automated Geographic Reference Center,
             28      Division of Information Technology Services with the following duties:
             29              .    provide technical support to the lieutenant governor in evaluating boundary
             30      creation or boundary changes;
             31              .    assist the State Tax Commission in processing and quality assurance of
             32      boundary descriptions or maps into digital format;
             33              .    coordinate with county recorders and surveyors to create a statewide parcel
             34      layer; and
             35              .    facilitate and integrate the collection efforts of local government and federal
             36      agencies for data collection to densify and enhance the statewide Public Land
             37      Survey System reference network in the State Geographic Information
             38      Database;
             39          .    requires the State Geographic Information Database to include an accurate
             40      representation of all civil subdivision boundaries of the state;
             41          .    requires the lieutenant governor under certain circumstances to certify boundary
             42      creations, modifications, and dissolutions;
             43          .    requires the lieutenant governor to keep, index, maintain, and make available to the
             44      public documents related to the creation, modification, and dissolving of
             45      boundaries; and
             46          .    makes technical corrections.
             47      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             48          None
             49      Other Special Clauses:
             50           S. [ None ] This bill provides a coordination clause. .S
             51      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             52      AMENDS:
             53          10-1-116, as enacted by Chapter 337, Laws of Utah 1998
             54          10-1-117, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             55          10-2-119, as last amended by Chapter 318, Laws of Utah 2000
             56          10-2-120, as last amended by Chapter 337, Laws of Utah 1998


             57          10-2-125, as last amended by Chapter 292, Laws of Utah 2003
             58          10-2-419, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             59          10-2-425, as last amended by Chapter 350, Laws of Utah 2004
             60          10-2-507, as last amended by Chapter 279, Laws of Utah 2003
             61          10-2-611, as last amended by Chapter 318, Laws of Utah 2000
             62          10-2-712, as last amended by Chapter 318, Laws of Utah 2000
             63          11-13-203, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             64          11-13-204, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 2003
             65          11-13-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 286, Laws of Utah 2002
             66          17-2-4, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 2002, Sixth Special Session
             67          17-2-9, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 2002, Sixth Special Session
             68          17-2-13, as enacted by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 2002
             69          17-3-3, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             70          17-50-104, as enacted by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 2002
             71          17-50-105, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 2002
             72          17A-2-1311, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 2003
             73          17A-2-1313, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186, Laws of Utah 1990
             74          17A-2-1327, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 2003
             75          17A-2-1329, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 2003
             76          17B-2-215, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             77          17B-2-216, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             78          17B-2-514, as last amended by Chapters 170 and 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             79          17B-2-515.5, as enacted by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             80          17B-2-516, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 2003
             81          17B-2-601, as last amended by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             82          17B-2-603.5, as enacted by Chapter 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             83          17B-2-610, as last amended by Chapters 170 and 257, Laws of Utah 2003
             84          17B-2-708, as last amended by Chapter 170, Laws of Utah 2003
             85          17B-4-201, as last amended by Chapter 205, Laws of Utah 2002
             86          17B-4-410, as enacted by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2001
             87          17B-4-1401, as enacted by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2001


             88          20A-14-201, as last amended by Chapter 331, Laws of Utah 2000
             89          53A-2-118, as enacted by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 2003
             90          63A-6-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
             91          63A-6-202, as enacted by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1993
             92          63A-6-203, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 2002
             93      ENACTS:
             94          53A-2-101.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             95          67-1a-6.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             96     
             97      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             98          Section 1. Section 10-1-116 is amended to read:
             99           10-1-116. Notice to lieutenant governor of incorporation, dissolution, or
             100      boundary change -- Tax rate on new property included in municipality.
             101          (1) The legislative body of each city or town that is incorporated, dissolved, or whose
             102      boundaries are changed through annexation, boundary adjustment, disconnection, or
             103      consolidation [on or after May 4, 1998], shall, within [45] 30 days of the incorporation,
             104      dissolution, or boundary change, file a written notice of the incorporation, dissolution, or
             105      boundary change with the [State Tax Commission] lieutenant governor.
             106          (2) Each written notice required under Subsection (1) shall:
             107          (a) be accompanied by:
             108          (i) (A) in the case of an incorporation or consolidation, a copy of the articles of
             109      incorporation [after certification by the lieutenant governor];
             110          (B) in the case of a boundary change through annexation or boundary adjustment, a
             111      copy of the ordinance or resolution that effectuated the boundary change; [or]
             112          (C) in the case of a disconnection, a copy of the amendment to the articles of
             113      incorporation [after certification by the lieutenant governor]; [and] or
             114          (D) in the case of a dissolution, a copy of the articles of dissolution; and
             115          (ii) a map or plat that delineates a metes and bounds description of the area affected
             116      and evidence that the information has been recorded by the county recorder; and
             117          (b) contain a certification by the municipal legislative body that all necessary legal
             118      requirements relating to the incorporation, dissolution, or boundary change have been


             119      completed.
             120          (3) Property included in a newly incorporated municipality or added to a municipality
             121      through annexation or boundary adjustment shall carry the tax rate imposed by the municipality
             122      if the notice required under Subsection (1) is filed with the State Tax Commission no later than
             123      December 31 of the year during which the incorporation or boundary change occurs.
             124          Section 2. Section 10-1-117 is amended to read:
             125           10-1-117. Amending articles of incorporation -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             126          (1) A municipality may amend its articles of incorporation by filing amended articles
             127      with the lieutenant governor.
             128          (2) The lieutenant governor may not certify amended articles of incorporation unless
             129      they have been:
             130          (a) approved by the municipal legislative body; and
             131          (b) signed and verified by the mayor of the municipality.
             132          (3) (a) Within ten days after receiving amended articles of incorporation that comply
             133      with Subsection (2), the lieutenant governor shall:
             134          (i) certify the amended articles; and
             135          (ii) deliver a copy of the certified articles to:
             136          (A) the legislative body of the municipality; and
             137          (B) the clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.
             138          (b) If the lieutenant governor receives amended articles of incorporation reflecting a
             139      municipal annexation or boundary adjustment under Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, that also
             140      causes an automatic annexation to a local district under Section 17B-2-515.5 or an automatic
             141      withdrawal from a local district under Subsection 17B-2-601 (2):
             142          (i) the lieutenant governor may not certify the municipality's amended articles or issue
             143      to the local district a certificate of annexation or withdrawal relating to the automatic
             144      annexation or withdrawal until the lieutenant governor receives both the municipality's
             145      amended articles of incorporation under Subsection 10-2-425 (1)(b) and the local district's
             146      notice of annexation under Subsection 17B-2-514 (2)(b) or notice of withdrawal under
             147      Subsection 17B-2-610 (1)(b);
             148          (ii) within ten days after receiving both the municipality's amended articles of
             149      incorporation and the local district's notice of annexation or withdrawal, the lieutenant


             150      governor shall:
             151          (A) simultaneously:
             152          (I) certify the amended articles; and
             153          (II) issue a certificate of annexation or withdrawal, as the case may be;
             154          (B) send a copy of the certified amended articles to the legislative body of the
             155      municipality;
             156          (C) send a certificate of annexation or withdrawal to the local district; and
             157          (D) send a copy of the certified amended articles and certificate of annexation or
             158      withdrawal to:
             159          (I) the State Tax Commission[,];
             160          (II) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63A-6-202 ;
             161          (III) the state auditor[,]; and
             162          (IV) the [assessor] attorney, auditor, surveyor, and recorder of each county in which
             163      any part of the area included in the municipal annexation is located.
             164          (4) Upon certification by the lieutenant governor, the amended articles shall take effect.
             165          (5) The lieutenant governor:
             166          (a) shall furnish a certified copy of the amended articles of incorporation to any person
             167      who requests a certified copy; and
             168          (b) may charge a reasonable fee for the certified copy.
             169          Section 3. Section 10-2-119 is amended to read:
             170           10-2-119. Filing of articles of incorporation with lieutenant governor.
             171          (1) Within seven days after the canvass of the final election of city officers under
             172      Section 10-2-116 , the mayor-elect of the new city shall file at least three copies of the articles
             173      of incorporation with the lieutenant governor.
             174          (2) The articles of incorporation shall:
             175          (a) contain the name of the city;
             176          (b) contain [a geographical description] an accurate map or plat, prepared by a licensed
             177      surveyor, approved by the legislative body, and filed with the county surveyor in accordance
             178      with Section 17-23-17 , showing the boundaries of the city;
             179          (c) contain the city's class according to population as defined in Section 10-2-301 ; and
             180          (d) be signed and verified by the mayor-elect of the city.


             181          [(3) (a) Within ten days of receipt of the articles of incorporation of the new city, the
             182      lieutenant governor shall:]
             183          [(i) certify the articles of incorporation;]
             184          [(ii) deliver one copy of the articles of incorporation to the clerk of the county in which
             185      the new city is located; and]
             186          [(iii) return one copy of the articles of incorporation to the mayor-elect of the new city.]
             187          [(b) The lieutenant governor shall furnish a certified copy of the articles of
             188      incorporation to any person on request and may charge a reasonable fee for the copy.]
             189          (3) The legislative body of the new city shall comply with the notice requirements of
             190      Section 10-1-116 .
             191          Section 4. Section 10-2-120 is amended to read:
             192           10-2-120. Alternative to filing articles of incorporation -- Powers of officers-elect.
             193          (1) (a) Before filing articles of incorporation, the mayor-elect of the future city may file
             194      with the lieutenant governor a verified notice of intention to file the articles of incorporation.
             195          (b) The notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall contain:
             196          (i) the name of the future city;
             197          [(ii) a geographical description of the new city;]
             198          (ii) an accurate map or plat, prepared by a licensed surveyor, approved by the
             199      legislative body, and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ,
             200      showing the boundaries of the future city;
             201          (iii) the city's class according to population as defined in Section 10-2-301 ; and
             202          (iv) the proposed date for filing the articles of incorporation.
             203          [(2) On receipt of the notice under Subsection (1), the lieutenant governor shall:]
             204          [(a) certify the notice;]
             205          [(b) deliver one copy of the notice to the clerk of the county in which the future city is
             206      located; and]
             207          [(c) return one copy of the notice to the mayor-elect.]
             208          [(3)] (2) Upon the lieutenant governor's certification of the notice under Section
             209      67-1a-6.5 and until the future city becomes legally incorporated, the officers of the future city
             210      may:
             211          (a) prepare and adopt, under Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act For Utah


             212      Cities, a proposed budget and compilation of ordinances;
             213          (b) negotiate and make personnel contracts and hirings;
             214          (c) negotiate and make service contracts;
             215          (d) file the notification required by Subsection 10-1-116 (1);
             216          (e) negotiate and make contracts to purchase equipment, materials, and supplies; [and]
             217          (f) borrow funds from the county in which the future city is located under Subsection
             218      10-2-121 (3);
             219          (g) borrow funds for startup expenses of the future municipality; and
             220          (h) issue tax anticipation notes in the name of the future municipality.
             221          [(4)] (3) The city's legislative body shall review and ratify each contract made by the
             222      officers-elect under Subsection [(3)] (2) within 30 days of the effective date of incorporation
             223      under Section 10-2-122 .
             224          Section 5. Section 10-2-125 is amended to read:
             225           10-2-125. Incorporation of a town.
             226          (1) (a) A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality, with a population of at
             227      least 100 but less than 1,000, may incorporate as a town as provided in this section.
             228          (b) (i) The population figure under Subsection (1)(a) shall be derived from the most
             229      recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.
             230          (ii) If the population figure is not available from the United States Bureau of the
             231      Census, the population figure shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population
             232      Estimates Committee.
             233          (2) (a) The process to incorporate an area as a town is initiated by filing a petition with
             234      the clerk of the county in which the area is located.
             235          (b) Each petition under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             236          (i) be signed by the owners of private real property that:
             237          (A) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             238          (B) covers a majority of the total private land area within the area; and
             239          (C) is equal in value to at least 1/3 of the value of all private real property within the
             240      area;
             241          (ii) state the legal description of the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated
             242      as a town; and


             243          (iii) substantially comply with and be circulated in the following form:
             244          PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF (insert the proposed name of the proposed
             245      town)
             246          To the Honorable County Legislative Body of (insert the name of the county in which
             247      the proposed town is located) County, Utah:
             248          We, the undersigned owners of real property within the area described in this petition,
             249      respectfully petition the county legislative body to examine the question of whether the area
             250      should incorporate as a town. Each of the undersigned affirms that each has personally signed
             251      this petition and is an owner of real property within the described area, and that the current
             252      residence address of each is correctly written after the signer's name. The area proposed to be
             253      incorporated as a town is described as follows: (insert an accurate description of the area
             254      proposed to be incorporated).
             255          (c) A petition under this section may not describe an area that includes some or all of
             256      an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 that:
             257          (i) was filed before the filing of the petition; and
             258          (ii) is still pending on the date the petition is filed.
             259          (3) Section 10-2-104 applies to a petition for incorporation as a town, except that the
             260      notice under Subsection 10-2-104 (1) shall be sent within seven calendar days of the filing of a
             261      petition under Subsection (2).
             262          (4) (a) A county legislative body may treat a petition filed under Subsection (2) as a
             263      request for a feasibility study under Section 10-2-103 and process it as a request under that
             264      section would be processed under this part to determine whether the feasibility study results
             265      meet the requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3).
             266          (b) If the results of a feasibility study under Subsection (4)(a) do not meet the
             267      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body may not approve the
             268      incorporation petition.
             269          (c) If the results of the feasibility study under Subsection (4)(a) meet the requirements
             270      of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body may approve the incorporation petition,
             271      if the county legislative body determines that the incorporation is in the best interests of the
             272      citizens of the county and the proposed town.
             273          (5) Upon approval of a petition filed under Subsection (2), the legislative body of the


             274      county in which the proposed town is located shall appoint a mayor and members of the town
             275      council who shall hold office until the next regular municipal election and until their
             276      successors are elected and qualified.
             277          (6) (a) [(i)] Each mayor appointed under Subsection (5) shall, within seven days of
             278      appointment, file articles of incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
             279          [(ii)] (b) The articles of incorporation shall meet the requirements of Subsection
             280      10-2-119 (2).
             281          [(b) Within ten days of receipt of the articles of incorporation, the lieutenant governor
             282      shall:]
             283          [(i) certify the articles of incorporation;]
             284          [(ii) return a copy of the articles of incorporation to the appointed mayor; and]
             285          [(iii) send a copy of the articles of incorporation to the recorder of the county in which
             286      the town is located.]
             287          (7) A town is incorporated upon the lieutenant governor's [certification of the articles
             288      of incorporation] issuance of a certificate of entity creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             289          [(8) (a) Within 30 days of incorporation, the legislative body of the new town shall
             290      record with the recorder of the county in which the new town is located a plat or map, prepared
             291      by a licensed surveyor and approved by the legislative body, showing the boundaries of the
             292      town.]
             293          [(b)] (8) The legislative body of the new town shall comply with the notice
             294      requirements of Section 10-1-116 .
             295          Section 6. Section 10-2-419 is amended to read:
             296           10-2-419. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest.
             297          (1) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities having common boundaries
             298      may adjust their common boundaries as provided in this section.
             299          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to adjust a boundary that is
             300      common with another municipality shall:
             301          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the intent of the municipal legislative body to adjust a
             302      common boundary;
             303          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed adjustment no less than 60 days after the
             304      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and


             305          (iii) (A) publish notice at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper
             306      of general circulation within the municipality; or
             307          (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, post at least
             308      one notice per 1,000 population in places within the municipality that are most likely to give
             309      notice to residents of the municipality.
             310          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             311          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating the
             312      municipal legislative body's intent to adjust a boundary that the municipality has in common
             313      with another municipality;
             314          (ii) describe the area proposed to be adjusted;
             315          (iii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing required under Subsection
             316      (2)(a)(ii);
             317          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will adjust
             318      the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written
             319      protests to the adjustment are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             320          (A) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             321          (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             322      adjustment; and
             323          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             324      area proposed for adjustment; and
             325          (v) state that the area that is the subject of the boundary adjustment will, because of the
             326      boundary adjustment, be automatically annexed to a local district providing fire protection,
             327      paramedic, and emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-2-515.5 , if:
             328          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             329      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of a local district:
             330          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             331          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             332      17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             333          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             334      adjustment is not within the boundaries of the local district; and
             335          (vi) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be


             336      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             337      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-2-601 (2), if:
             338          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             339      adjustment is not within the boundaries of a local district:
             340          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             341          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             342      17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             343          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             344      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of the local district.
             345          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             346      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             347      (2)(a)(i).
             348          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the municipal
             349      legislative body may adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary unless, at or before
             350      the hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written protests to the adjustment have been filed with
             351      the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real property that:
             352          (a) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             353          (b) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             354      adjustment; and
             355          (c) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             356      area proposed for adjustment.
             357          (4) The municipal legislative body shall comply with the requirements of Section
             358      10-2-425 as if the boundary change were an annexation.
             359          [(4)] (5) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (3) becomes effective when each
             360      municipality involved in the boundary adjustment has adopted an ordinance under Subsection
             361      (3) and as determined under Subsection 10-2-425 (5) if the boundary change were an
             362      annexation.
             363          Section 7. Section 10-2-425 is amended to read:
             364           10-2-425. Filing of plat or map and amended articles -- Notice requirements --
             365      Effective date of annexation.
             366          (1) (a) Within 30 days after enacting an ordinance annexing an unincorporated area or


             367      adjusting a boundary under this part, the municipal legislative body shall:
             368          (i) send notice of the enactment to each affected entity;
             369          [(ii) record with the county recorder a certified copy of the ordinance approving the
             370      annexation or boundary adjustment, together with a plat or map prepared by a licensed
             371      surveyor and approved by the municipal legislative body, showing the new boundaries of the
             372      affected area;]
             373          [(iii)] (ii) file with the lieutenant governor:
             374          (A) a certified copy of the ordinance approving the annexation or boundary adjustment,
             375      together with a plat or map prepared by a licensed surveyor, approved by the municipal
             376      legislative body, and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ,
             377      showing the new boundaries of the affected area; and
             378          [(A)] (B) (I) if the municipality has articles of incorporation, amended articles of
             379      incorporation reflecting the annexation or boundary adjustment, as provided in Section
             380      10-1-117 ; or
             381          [(B)] (II) if the municipality does not have articles of incorporation, written notice of
             382      the adoption of an annexation ordinance, accompanied by a copy of the ordinance; and
             383          [(iv)] (iii) in accordance with Section 26-8a-414 , file the documents described in
             384      Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) with the Department of Health.
             385          [(b) Within ten days after receiving a notice of the adoption of an annexation ordinance
             386      under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B), the lieutenant governor shall issue a certificate of annexation
             387      and send a copy of the certificate to the legislative body of the annexing municipality, the State
             388      Tax Commission, the state auditor, and the assessor and recorder of each county in which any
             389      part of the annexed area is located.]
             390          (2) If an annexation or boundary adjustment under this part also causes an automatic
             391      annexation to a local district under Section 17B-2-515.5 or an automatic withdrawal from a
             392      local district under Subsection 17B-2-601 (2), the municipal legislative body shall, as soon as
             393      practicable after enacting an ordinance annexing an unincorporated area or adjusting a
             394      boundary, send notice of the annexation or boundary adjustment to the local district to which
             395      the annexed area is automatically annexed or from which the annexed area is automatically
             396      withdrawn.
             397          (3) The municipal legislative body shall comply with the notice requirements of


             398      Section 10-1-116 .
             399          (4) Each notice required under Subsections (1) and (3) relating to an annexation shall
             400      state the effective date of the annexation, as determined under Subsection (5).
             401          (5) An annexation under this part is completed and takes effect:
             402          (a) for the annexation of an area located in a county of the first class:
             403          (i) July 1 following enactment of an ordinance annexing the unincorporated area if:
             404          (A) the ordinance is adopted during the preceding November 1 through April 30; and
             405          (B) the requirements of Subsection (1) are met before that July 1; or
             406          (ii) January 1 following enactment of an ordinance annexing the unincorporated area if:
             407          (A) the ordinance is adopted during the preceding May 1 through October 31; and
             408          (B) the requirements of Subsection (1) are met before that January 1; and
             409          (b) for all other annexations, the date of the lieutenant governor's issuance of:
             410          (i) a certification of amended articles under Subsection 10-1-117 (3), for an annexation
             411      by a municipality that has articles of incorporation and filed with the lieutenant governor
             412      amended articles of incorporation under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A); or
             413          (ii) a certificate of annexation under Subsection (1)(b), for an annexation by a
             414      municipality that does not have articles of incorporation and filed with the lieutenant governor
             415      a notice of adoption of an annexation ordinance under Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(B).
             416          Section 8. Section 10-2-507 is amended to read:
             417           10-2-507. Decree -- Filing of documents -- Notice requirements.
             418          (1) (a) Upon entering a disconnection order, the court shall file with the lieutenant
             419      governor a certified copy of the order and a transparent reproducible copy of the map or plat [in
             420      the county recorder's office].
             421          (b) The disconnection is effective upon the lieutenant governor's certification of the
             422      disconnection order under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             423          (2) The municipality shall file amended articles of incorporation in the lieutenant
             424      governor's office, as provided in Section 10-1-117 , and the county recorder's office within 30
             425      days after, as the case may be:
             426          (a) adoption of an ordinance approving disconnection under Subsection
             427      10-2-502.5 (4)(b); or
             428          (b) entry of a court order under Section 10-2-502.7 ordering disconnection.


             429          (3) The amended articles of incorporation shall:
             430          (a) describe the postdisconnection geography of the municipality; and
             431          (b) specify the postdisconnection population of the municipality.
             432          (4) The lieutenant governor shall comply with the requirements of Subsection
             433      10-1-117 (3).
             434          (5) Any cost incurred by the municipality in complying with this section may be
             435      charged against the disconnected territory.
             436          (6) The legislative body of each municipality that has had territory disconnected shall
             437      comply with the notice requirements of Section 10-1-116 .
             438          Section 9. Section 10-2-611 is amended to read:
             439           10-2-611. When incorporation complete -- Disincorporation of original
             440      municipalities.
             441          [(1) (a) Within ten days after receiving the articles of consolidation, the lieutenant
             442      governor shall:]
             443          [(i) certify the articles;]
             444          [(ii) deliver one copy of the certified articles to the clerk of the county in which the
             445      new municipality is located; and]
             446          [(iii) return one copy of the certified articles to the legislative body of the new
             447      municipality.]
             448          [(b) The lieutenant governor:]
             449          [(i) shall furnish a certified copy of the articles of consolidation to any person who
             450      requests a certified copy; and]
             451          [(ii) may charge a reasonable fee for the certified copy.]
             452          [(2)] (1) Upon the lieutenant governor's certification of the articles of consolidation
             453      under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the incorporation of the new municipality shall be complete and the
             454      original municipalities involved in the consolidation shall be considered to be disincorporated.
             455          [(3)] (2) The legislative body of the new municipality shall comply with the notice
             456      requirements of Section 10-1-116 .
             457          Section 10. Section 10-2-712 is amended to read:
             458           10-2-712. Power of court -- Articles of dissolution -- Notice to lieutenant
             459      governor.


             460          (1) The district court may:
             461          (a) enforce compliance with any order issued to give effect to this part by proceedings
             462      for contempt; and
             463          (b) appoint any person to assist it in carrying out the provisions of this part.
             464          (2) (a) The district court shall [cause] file articles of dissolution [to be filed] with the
             465      lieutenant governor on the dissolution of the municipality.
             466          [(b) Within ten days after receiving the articles of dissolution, the lieutenant governor
             467      shall:]
             468          [(i) certify the articles; and]
             469          [(ii) deliver one copy of the certified articles to the clerk of the county in which the
             470      dissolved municipality was located.]
             471          [(c) The lieutenant governor:]
             472          [(i) shall furnish a certified copy of the articles of dissolution to any person who
             473      requests a certified copy; and]
             474          [(ii) may charge a reasonable fee for the certified copy.]
             475          [(d)] (b) Upon the lieutenant governor's certification of the articles of dissolution, the
             476      municipality is dissolved under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             477          Section 11. Section 11-13-203 is amended to read:
             478           11-13-203. Interlocal entities -- Agreement to create an interlocal entity -- Utah
             479      interlocal entity may become electric interlocal entity or energy services interlocal entity.
             480          (1) An interlocal entity [created under this section] is:
             481          (a) separate from the public agencies that create it;
             482          (b) a body politic and corporate; and
             483          (c) a political subdivision of the state.
             484          (2) Any two or more Utah public agencies may [by] enter into an agreement to create a
             485      Utah interlocal entity to accomplish the purpose of their joint or cooperative action, including
             486      undertaking and financing a facility or improvement to provide the service contemplated by
             487      that agreement.
             488          (3) (a) A Utah public agency and one or more public agencies may [by] enter into an
             489      agreement to create an electric interlocal entity to accomplish the purpose of their joint or
             490      cooperative action if that purpose is to participate in the undertaking or financing of:


             491          (i) facilities to provide additional project capacity;
             492          (ii) common facilities under Title 54, Chapter 9, Electric Power Facilities Act; or
             493          (iii) electric generation or transmission facilities.
             494          (b) By agreement with one or more public agencies that are not parties to the
             495      agreement creating it, a Utah interlocal entity may be reorganized as an electric interlocal entity
             496      if:
             497          (i) the public agencies that are parties to the agreement creating the Utah interlocal
             498      entity authorize, in the same manner required to amend the agreement creating the Utah
             499      interlocal entity, the Utah interlocal entity to be reorganized as an electric interlocal entity; and
             500          (ii) the purpose of the joint or cooperative action to be accomplished by the electric
             501      interlocal entity meets the requirements of Subsection (3)(a).
             502          (4) (a) Two or more Utah public agencies may [by] enter into an agreement with one
             503      another or with one or more public agencies to create an energy services interlocal entity to
             504      accomplish the purposes of their joint and cooperative action with respect to facilities, services,
             505      and improvements necessary or desirable with respect to the acquisition, generation,
             506      transmission, management, and distribution of electric energy for the use and benefit of the
             507      public agencies that enter into the agreement.
             508          (b) (i) A Utah interlocal entity that was created to facilitate the transmission or supply
             509      of electric power may, by resolution adopted by its governing body, elect to become an energy
             510      services interlocal entity.
             511          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(b)(i), a Utah interlocal entity that is also a project
             512      entity may not elect to become an energy services interlocal entity.
             513          (iii) An election under Subsection (4)(b)(i) does not alter, limit, or affect the validity or
             514      enforceability of a previously executed contract, agreement, bond, or other obligation of the
             515      Utah interlocal entity making the election.
             516          Section 12. Section 11-13-204 is amended to read:
             517           11-13-204. Powers and duties of interlocal entities -- Additional powers of energy
             518      services interlocal entities -- Length of term of agreement and interlocal entity -- Notice to
             519      lieutenant governor.
             520          (1) (a) An interlocal entity:
             521          (i) may:


             522          (A) adopt, amend, and repeal rules, bylaws, policies, and procedures for the regulation
             523      of its affairs and the conduct of its business;
             524          (B) sue and be sued;
             525          (C) have an official seal and alter that seal at will;
             526          (D) make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient for the
             527      performance of its duties and the exercise of its powers and functions;
             528          (E) acquire real or personal property, or an undivided, fractional, or other interest in
             529      real or personal property, necessary or convenient for the purposes contemplated in the
             530      agreement creating the interlocal entity and sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of that property;
             531          (F) directly or by contract with another:
             532          (I) own and acquire facilities and improvements or an undivided, fractional, or other
             533      interest in facilities and improvements;
             534          (II) construct, operate, maintain, and repair facilities and improvements; and
             535          (III) provide the services contemplated in the agreement creating the interlocal entity;
             536          (G) borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue revenue bonds, notes, or other
             537      obligations and secure their payment by an assignment, pledge, or other conveyance of all or
             538      any part of the revenues and receipts from the facilities, improvements, or services that the
             539      interlocal entity provides;
             540          (H) offer, issue, and sell warrants, options, or other rights related to the bonds, notes, or
             541      other obligations issued by the interlocal entity; and
             542          (I) sell or contract for the sale of the services, output, product, or other benefits
             543      provided by the interlocal entity to:
             544          (I) public agencies inside or outside the state; and
             545          (II) with respect to any excess services, output, product, or benefits, any person on
             546      terms that the interlocal entity considers to be in the best interest of the public agencies that are
             547      parties to the agreement creating the interlocal entity; and
             548          (ii) may not levy, assess, or collect ad valorem property taxes.
             549          (b) An assignment, pledge, or other conveyance under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(G) may, to
             550      the extent provided by the documents under which the assignment, pledge, or other conveyance
             551      is made, rank prior in right to any other obligation except taxes or payments in lieu of taxes
             552      payable to the state or its political subdivisions.


             553          (2) An energy services interlocal entity:
             554          (a) except with respect to any ownership interest it has in facilities providing additional
             555      project capacity, is not subject to:
             556          (i) Part 3, Project Entity Provisions; or
             557          (ii) Title 59, Chapter 8, Gross Receipts Tax on Certain Corporations Not Required to
             558      Pay Corporate Franchise or Income Tax Act; and
             559          (b) may:
             560          (i) own, acquire, and, by itself or by contract with another, construct, operate, and
             561      maintain a facility or improvement for the generation, transmission, and transportation of
             562      electric energy or related fuel supplies;
             563          (ii) enter into a contract to obtain a supply of electric power and energy and ancillary
             564      services, transmission, and transportation services, and supplies of natural gas and fuels
             565      necessary for the operation of generation facilities;
             566          (iii) enter into a contract with public agencies, investor-owned or cooperative utilities,
             567      and others, whether located in or out of the state, for the sale of wholesale services provided by
             568      the energy services interlocal entity; and
             569          (iv) adopt and implement risk management policies and strategies and enter into
             570      transactions and agreements to manage the risks associated with the purchase and sale of
             571      energy, including forward purchase and sale contracts, hedging, tolling and swap agreements,
             572      and other instruments.
             573          (3) Notwithstanding Section 11-13-216 , an agreement creating an interlocal entity or
             574      an amendment to that agreement may provide that the agreement may continue and the
             575      interlocal entity may remain in existence until the latest to occur of:
             576          (a) 50 years after the date of the agreement or amendment;
             577          (b) five years after the interlocal entity has fully paid or otherwise discharged all of its
             578      indebtedness;
             579          (c) five years after the interlocal entity has abandoned, decommissioned, or conveyed
             580      or transferred all of its interest in its facilities and improvements; or
             581          (d) five years after the facilities and improvements of the interlocal entity are no longer
             582      useful in providing the service, output, product, or other benefit of the facilities and
             583      improvements, as determined under the agreement governing the sale of the service, output,


             584      product, or other benefit.
             585          (4) (a) The governing body of each party to the agreement to create an interlocal entity
             586      [created] under Section 11-13-203 [on or after May 4, 1998,] shall, within 30 days of the
             587      [creation] date of the agreement, jointly file a written notice of the [creation] agreement with
             588      the [State Tax Commission] lieutenant governor.
             589          (b) Each written notice required under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             590          (i) be accompanied by:
             591          (A) a copy of the agreement [creating] to create the interlocal entity; and
             592          (B) if less than all of the territory of any Utah public agency that is a party to the
             593      agreement is included within the interlocal entity, a plat that delineates a metes and bounds
             594      description of the area affected or a map of the area affected [and evidence that the information
             595      has been recorded by the recorder of the county in which the Utah public agency is located];
             596      and
             597          (ii) contain a certification by the governing body that all necessary legal requirements
             598      relating to the creation have been completed.
             599          (5) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of creation under Section
             600      67-1a-6.5 , the interlocal entity is created.
             601          [(5)] (6) Nothing in this section [shall] may be construed as expanding the rights of any
             602      municipality or interlocal entity to sell or provide retail service.
             603          Section 13. Section 11-13-205 is amended to read:
             604           11-13-205. Agreement by public agencies to create a new entity to own sewage
             605      and wastewater facilities -- Powers and duties of new entities -- Validation of previously
             606      created entities -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             607          (1) It is declared that the policy of the state is to assure the health, safety, and welfare
             608      of its citizens, that adequate sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities are essential
             609      to the well-being of the citizens of the state and that the acquisition of adequate sewage and
             610      wastewater treatment plants and facilities on a regional basis in accordance with federal law
             611      and state and federal water quality standards and effluent standards in order to provide services
             612      to public agencies is a matter of statewide concern and is in the public interest. It is found and
             613      declared that there is a statewide need to provide for regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             614      plants and facilities, and as a matter of express legislative determination it is declared that the


             615      compelling need of the state for construction of regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             616      plants and facilities requires the creation of entities under the Interlocal Cooperation Act to
             617      own, construct, operate, and finance sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities; and
             618      it is the purpose of this law to provide for the accomplishment thereof in the manner provided
             619      in this section.
             620          (2) Any two or more public agencies of the state may also agree to create a separate
             621      legal or administrative entity to accomplish and undertake the purpose of owning, acquiring,
             622      constructing, financing, operating, maintaining, and repairing regional sewage and wastewater
             623      treatment plants and facilities.
             624          (3) A separate legal or administrative entity created in the manner provided herein is
             625      considered to be a political subdivision and body politic and corporate of the state with power
             626      to carry out and effectuate its corporate powers, including, but not limited to, the power:
             627          (a) to adopt, amend, and repeal rules, bylaws, and regulations, policies, and procedures
             628      for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business, to sue and be sued in its own
             629      name, to have an official seal and power to alter that seal at will, and to make and execute
             630      contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the performance of its duties
             631      and the exercise of its powers and functions under the Interlocal Cooperation Act;
             632          (b) to own, acquire, construct, operate, maintain, repair, or cause to be constructed,
             633      operated, maintained, and repaired one or more regional sewage and wastewater treatment
             634      plants and facilities, all as shall be set forth in the agreement providing for its creation;
             635          (c) to borrow money, incur indebtedness and issue revenue bonds, notes or other
             636      obligations payable solely from the revenues and receipts derived from all or a portion of the
             637      regional sewage and wastewater treatment plants and facilities which it owns, operates, and
             638      maintains, such bonds, notes, or other obligations to be issued and sold in compliance with the
             639      provisions of Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act;
             640          (d) to enter into agreements with public agencies and other parties and entities to
             641      provide sewage and wastewater treatment services on such terms and conditions as it considers
             642      to be in the best interests of its participants; and
             643          (e) to acquire by purchase or by exercise of the power of eminent domain, any real or
             644      personal property in connection with the acquisition and construction of any sewage and
             645      wastewater treatment plant and all related facilities and rights-of-way which it owns, operates,


             646      and maintains.
             647          (4) The provisions of Part 3, Project Entity Provisions, do not apply to a legal or
             648      administrative entity created for regional sewage and wastewater treatment purposes under this
             649      section.
             650          (5) All proceedings previously had in connection with the creation of any legal or
             651      administrative entity pursuant to this chapter, and all proceedings previously had by any such
             652      entity for the authorization and issuance of bonds of the entity are validated, ratified, and
             653      confirmed; and these entities are declared to be validly created interlocal cooperation entities
             654      under this chapter. These bonds, whether previously or subsequently issued pursuant to these
             655      proceedings, are validated, ratified, and confirmed and declared to constitute, if previously
             656      issued, or when issued, the valid and legally binding obligations of the entity in accordance
             657      with their terms. Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect or validate any bonds, or
             658      the organization of any entity, the legality of which is being contested at the time this act takes
             659      effect.
             660          (6) (a) The governing body of each party to the agreement to create an entity [created]
             661      under this section [on or after May 4, 1998,] shall, within 30 days of the [creation] date of the
             662      agreement, jointly file a written notice of the [creation] agreement with the [State Tax
             663      Commission] lieutenant governor.
             664          (b) Each written notice required under Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             665          (i) be accompanied by:
             666          (A) a copy of the agreement [creating] to create the entity; and
             667          (B) a map or plat that delineates a metes and bounds description of the area affected
             668      [and evidence that the information has been recorded by the county recorder]; and
             669          (ii) contain a certification by the governing body that all necessary legal requirements
             670      relating to the creation have been completed.
             671          (7) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of entity creation under
             672      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the entity is created.
             673          Section 14. Section 17-2-4 is amended to read:
             674           17-2-4. When annexation effective -- Governor's proclamation -- Notice to
             675      lieutenant governor.
             676          (1) Upon receipt of the election result from the lieutenant governor under Section


             677      17-2-3 , the governor shall issue a proclamation, stating the result of the vote in each of the
             678      counties, and that the annexation of the one county to the other will take effect as provided in
             679      Subsection [(2)] (3).
             680          [(2) An annexation approved at an election under Section 17-2-1 takes effect on
             681      January 1 of the year immediately following issuance of the governor's proclamation.]
             682          [(3)] (2) (a) Within 30 days after the issuance of the governor's proclamation under
             683      Subsection (1), the legislative body of the annexing county shall send a notice to the [State Tax
             684      Commission] lieutenant governor.
             685          (b) Each notice under Subsection [(3)] (2)(a) shall include:
             686          (i) a copy of the governor's proclamation;
             687          (ii) a certification that all necessary legal requirements relating to the annexation have
             688      been completed; and
             689          (iii) a map or plat that delineates an accurate metes and bounds description of the
             690      annexing county following annexation.
             691          (3) An annexation approved at an election under Section 17-2-1 takes effect on January
             692      1 of the year immediately following issuance of the:
             693          (a) governor's proclamation; and
             694          (b) certificate of consolidation by the lieutenant governor under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             695          Section 15. Section 17-2-9 is amended to read:
             696           17-2-9. When annexation effective -- Governor's proclamation -- Notice to
             697      lieutenant governor.
             698          (1) Upon receipt of the lieutenant governor's certification under Section 17-2-8 , the
             699      governor shall issue a proclamation, stating the result of the vote in each county, and that the
             700      annexation of the territory to the annexing county will take effect as provided in Subsection
             701      [(2)] (3).
             702          [(2) An annexation approved at an election under Section 17-2-6 takes effect on
             703      January 1 of the year immediately following issuance of the governor's proclamation.]
             704          [(3)] (2) (a) Within 30 days after the issuance of the governor's proclamation under
             705      Subsection (1), the legislative body of the annexing county shall send a notice to the [State Tax
             706      Commission] lieutenant governor.
             707          (b) Each notice under Subsection [(3)] (2)(a) shall include:


             708          (i) a copy of the governor's proclamation;
             709          (ii) a certification that all necessary legal requirements relating to the annexation have
             710      been completed; and
             711          (iii) a map or plat that delineates an accurate metes and bounds description of the area
             712      that was annexed.
             713          (3) An annexation approved at an election under Section 17-2-6 takes effect on January
             714      1 of the year immediately following issuance of the:
             715          (a) governor's proclamation; and
             716          (b) certificate of boundary change by the lieutenant governor under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             717          Section 16. Section 17-2-13 is amended to read:
             718           17-2-13. Minor adjustments to county boundaries authorized -- Public hearing --
             719      Joint resolution of county legislative bodies -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             720          (1) Counties sharing a common boundary may, in accordance with the provisions of
             721      Subsection (2) and Article XI, Section 3, of the Utah Constitution, adjust all or part of the
             722      common boundary to move it up to 1,000 feet from its location before the adjustment.
             723          (2) The legislative bodies of both counties desiring to adjust a common boundary in
             724      accordance with Subsection (1) shall:
             725          (a) hold a joint public hearing on the proposed boundary adjustment;
             726          (b) in addition to the regular notice required for public meetings of the county
             727      legislative bodies, mail written notice to all real property owners of record whose property may
             728      change counties as the result of the proposed adjustment; and
             729          (c) adopt a joint resolution approved by both county legislative bodies which:
             730          (i) approves the proposed boundary adjustment;
             731          (ii) sets forth the legal description of the county boundary after the adjustment; and
             732          (iii) provides an effective date for the boundary adjustment.
             733          (3) (a) Within 15 days after the adoption of a joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c)
             734      by both counties, the legislative bodies shall jointly send a notice to the lieutenant governor.
             735          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall include:
             736          (i) a copy of the joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c);
             737          (ii) a certification that all necessary legal requirements relating to the boundary
             738      adjustment have been completed; and


             739          (iii) a map or plat, verified by the county surveyor, and filed with the county surveyor
             740      in accordance with Section 17-23-17 , that delineates an accurate metes and bounds description
             741      of the boundary adjustment.
             742          [(3)] (4) Upon the effective date of the joint resolution under Subsection (2)(c) or the
             743      date the lieutenant governor issues the certificate of boundary change under Section 67-1a-6.5 ,
             744      whichever date is later, all territory designated to be annexed into another county shall become
             745      the territory of the annexing county and the provisions of Sections 17-2-11 and 17-2-12 shall
             746      apply in the same manner as with any other annexations under this chapter.
             747          Section 17. Section 17-3-3 is amended to read:
             748           17-3-3. Certification of returns -- Governor's proclamation of creation of new
             749      county -- Name -- Judicial district -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             750          (1) The certified abstract of returns under Section 17-3-2 shall be filed in the office of
             751      the lieutenant governor, who shall certify the result to the governor.
             752          (2) If it appears that any proposition submitted to the electors as provided in this
             753      chapter has been carried in the affirmative by a majority vote of the qualified electors residing
             754      in that portion of the county proposed as a new county, and also by a majority vote of the
             755      qualified electors residing in the remaining portion of that county, the governor shall issue a
             756      proclamation, stating:
             757          (a) the result of the vote in each division of the county;
             758          (b) the name and boundaries of the new county;
             759          (c) the boundaries of the original county as changed by the creation of the new county;
             760          (d) that the creation of the new county will take effect on the first Monday in January
             761      following;
             762          (e) the name proposed in the petition as the name of the new county; and
             763          (f) the judicial district to which the new county belongs.
             764          (3) (a) Within 30 days after the issuance of the governor's proclamation under
             765      Subsection (2), the legislative body of the county from which the greatest portion of the new
             766      county was taken shall send a notice to the [State Tax Commission] lieutenant governor.
             767          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall include:
             768          (i) a copy of the governor's proclamation;
             769          (ii) a certification that all necessary legal requirements relating to the creation of the


             770      new county have been completed; and
             771          (iii) a map or plat that delineates an accurate metes and bounds description of the new
             772      county.
             773          (4) The new county that is the subject of the governor's proclamation under Subsection
             774      (2) shall be a county of the state from and after 12 noon of the first Monday in January
             775      following the issuance of the governor's proclamation.
             776          Section 18. Section 17-50-104 is amended to read:
             777           17-50-104. Counties of the state -- County boundaries maintained by lieutenant
             778      governor -- Notice of county boundary changes.
             779          (1) The counties of the state are those whose geographic boundaries are described in
             780      the official county boundary records maintained by the office of the lieutenant governor and
             781      may be changed only in accordance with the provisions of this title.
             782          (2) The office of the lieutenant governor shall maintain the official county boundaries
             783      for the counties of the state and update those boundaries when notified of a change in county
             784      boundaries in accordance with Subsection (3).
             785          (3) Whenever any change is made to county boundaries under this title, the affected
             786      counties shall provide notice [to the office of the lieutenant governor and the State Tax
             787      Commission of the change, including a description of the changed county boundaries] of the
             788      change, including an accurate map or plat of the changed county boundaries, to the lieutenant
             789      governor.
             790          Section 19. Section 17-50-105 is amended to read:
             791           17-50-105. Disputed boundaries.
             792          (1) (a) If a dispute or uncertainty arises as to the true location of a county boundary as
             793      described in the official records maintained by the office of the lieutenant governor, the
             794      surveyors of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty may
             795      determine the true location.
             796          (b) If agreement is reached under Subsection (1)(a), the county surveyors shall provide
             797      notice, accompanied by a map, to the lieutenant governor showing the true location of the
             798      county boundary.
             799          (2) (a) If the county surveyors fail to agree on or otherwise fail to establish the true
             800      location of the county boundary, the county executive of either or both of the affected counties


             801      shall engage the services of the state engineer.
             802          (b) After being engaged under Subsection (2)(a), the state engineer shall notify the
             803      surveyor of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty of the
             804      procedure the state engineer will use to determine the true location of the boundary.
             805          (c) With the assistance of each surveyor who chooses to participate, the state engineer
             806      shall determine permanently the true location of the boundary by marking surveys and erecting
             807      suitable monuments to designate the boundary.
             808          (d) Each boundary established under this Subsection (2) shall be considered permanent
             809      until superseded by legislative enactment.
             810          (e) The state engineer shall provide notice, accompanied by a map, to the lieutenant
             811      governor showing the true location of the county boundary.
             812          (3) Nothing in this section may be construed to give the county surveyors or state
             813      engineer any authority other than to erect suitable monuments to designate county boundaries
             814      as they are described in the official records maintained by the office of the lieutenant governor.
             815          Section 20. Section 17A-2-1311 is amended to read:
             816           17A-2-1311. Adoption of resolution -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Judicial
             817      review.
             818          (1) (a) After conclusion of the hearing, and after the time for filing protests as provided
             819      in Section 17A-2-1309 has expired, the governing authority shall adopt a resolution either
             820      approving the establishment of the special service district or determining that the proposal to
             821      establish it should be abandoned.
             822          (b) A resolution approving the establishment of a special service district may contain
             823      any changes from the initial resolution or notice of intention the governing authority
             824      determines to be appropriate, including reduction of the boundaries of the special service
             825      district and elimination of one or more of the types of services proposed.
             826          (c) The boundaries of the special service district may not be increased nor additional
             827      types of services added, unless the governing authority gives a new notice of intention and
             828      holds a new hearing.
             829          (d) All or a part of the area of an abandoned special service district may be included in
             830      a new special service district established in the manner provided in this part.
             831          (2) (a) Within [90] 30 days after adopting a resolution approving the establishment of a


             832      special service district under Subsection (1), the governing authority shall file a notice with the
             833      lieutenant governor.
             834          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             835          (i) be accompanied by:
             836          (A) a copy of the resolution adopted by the governing authority approving the
             837      establishment of the special service district; and
             838          (B) a map showing the boundaries of the special service district, prepared and certified
             839      by a licensed surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ;
             840      and
             841          (ii) include a certification by the governing authority that all requirements for the
             842      establishment of a special service district have been complied with.
             843          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             844      governor shall:]
             845          [(i) issue a certificate of incorporation for the new special service district and send a
             846      copy of the certificate to the governing authority, the State Tax Commission, and the state
             847      auditor; and]
             848          [(ii) send a copy of the notice under Subsection (2)(a), including the accompanying
             849      map, to the State Tax Commission .]
             850          [(d)] (c) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of [incorporation]
             851      creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the special service district is created and incorporated.
             852          (3) After a special service district is established, a person may petition the district court
             853      for a writ of review of the actions of the governing authority in establishing the district if:
             854          (a) (i) the person filed a written protest; or
             855          (ii) the person filed a written protest, withdrew the protest, and then cancelled the
             856      withdrawal; and
             857          (b) (i) the person is a qualified voter residing within the district; or
             858          (ii) the person is a qualified voter whose property has been included within the
             859      boundaries of the special service district; and
             860          (c) the petition is filed within 30 days after the date of the resolution establishing the
             861      special service district; and
             862          (d) (i) the petition alleges that the person's property will not be benefitted by one or


             863      more of the services to be provided by the special service district; or
             864          (ii) the petition alleges that the procedures used to establish the special service district
             865      violated the law.
             866          (4) If a petition for a writ of review is not filed within the time limits established by
             867      this section, owners of property and qualified voters within the special service district may not
             868      object to the establishment of the district.
             869          (5) The governing authority may consider the voter registration records of the county as
             870      conclusive evidence of residency in the special service district.
             871          Section 21. Section 17A-2-1313 is amended to read:
             872           17A-2-1313. Service district as separate body politic -- Supervision and control
             873      by governing authority.
             874          (1) [After the adoption of the resolution establishing a service district , the] A special
             875      service district [so] established [shall be] under this part is a separate body politic and
             876      corporate and a quasi-municipal public corporation distinct from each county or municipality in
             877      which the service district is located.
             878          (2) The governing authority of the county or municipality in which the service district
             879      is located shall control and have supervisory authority over all activities of the service district
             880      but may delegate:
             881          (a) to an administrative control board established under Section 17A-2-1326 or to
             882      designated officers or employees (who may, but need not be, officers or employees of the
             883      county or municipality which established the service district), the performance of any such
             884      activities and the exercise of any rights, powers, and authority of the service district; and
             885          (b) to designated officers or employees all rights, powers, and authority that may be
             886      delegated to an administrative control board established under Section 17A-2-1326 .
             887          Section 22. Section 17A-2-1327 is amended to read:
             888           17A-2-1327. Adding additional services -- Annexing additional area -- Notice to
             889      lieutenant governor.
             890          (1) Subject to the provisions of Subsections (2) and (3), after the establishment of a
             891      special service district, additional services from that specified in the resolution establishing the
             892      district may be added and additional area from that specified in the resolution may be annexed
             893      to the district by using the procedure provided for in this part for the establishment of the


             894      district with appropriate changes in the wording of the required instruments.
             895          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), additional services may not be added and
             896      additional area may not be annexed to the special service district and the governing authority
             897      shall abandon the additional services or annexation proceedings if written protests are filed at
             898      or before the hearing by:
             899          (i) with respect to proceedings to add services:
             900          (A) the owners of more than 50% of the taxable value of the taxable property within
             901      the district; or
             902          (B) more than 50% of the qualified electors of the district; or
             903          (ii) with respect to proceedings to annex new area:
             904          (A) the owners of more than 50% of the taxable value of the taxable property within
             905      the area to be annexed; or
             906          (B) more than 50% of the qualified electors of the area to be annexed.
             907          (b) (i) The determination of owners, properties, and taxable value under Subsection
             908      (2)(a) shall be according to the assessment rolls last completed before the adoption of the
             909      resolution proposing the addition of services or annexation.
             910          (ii) The determination of qualified electors under Subsection (2)(a) shall be from the
             911      registration lists last made or revised before the adoption of the resolution proposing the
             912      addition of services or annexation.
             913          (3) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the notice, hearing, and protest requirements of
             914      Sections 17A-2-1307 , 17A-2-1308 , and 17A-2-1309 do not apply if a petition for additional
             915      services or annexation of additional area is filed with the governing body of the special service
             916      district containing the signatures of all owners of all taxable real property:
             917          (i) within the special service district, if the petition is for additional services; or
             918          (ii) within the area proposed to be annexed, if the petition is for annexation of
             919      additional area.
             920          (b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a), the owners of taxable property shall be
             921      determined according to the assessment roll last completed before the filing of the petition.
             922          (4) (a) If the governing authority adopts a resolution approving the annexation of
             923      additional area, the governing authority shall, within [90] 30 days after adopting the resolution,
             924      file a notice with the lieutenant governor.


             925          (b) The notice required under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             926          (i) be accompanied by:
             927          (A) a copy of the resolution adopted by the governing authority approving the
             928      annexation of additional area; and
             929          (B) a map showing the additional area to be annexed by the special service district,
             930      prepared and certified by a licensed surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance
             931      with Section 17-23-17 ; and
             932          (ii) include a certification by the governing authority that all requirements for the
             933      annexation of the additional area have been complied with.
             934          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (4)(a), the lieutenant
             935      governor shall:]
             936          [(i) issue a certificate of annexation and send a copy of the certificate to the governing
             937      authority, the State Tax Commission, and the state auditor; and]
             938          [(ii) send a copy of the notice under Subsection (4)(a), including the accompanying
             939      map, to the State Tax Commission .]
             940          [(d)] (c) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of [annexation]
             941      boundary change under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the additional area that is the subject of the
             942      governing authority's resolution is annexed to the special service district.
             943          Section 23. Section 17A-2-1329 is amended to read:
             944           17A-2-1329. Dissolution of district -- Withdrawal of area from district -- Notice to
             945      lieutenant governor.
             946          (1) A special service district may not be dissolved nor areas withdrawn from the
             947      district if any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district are outstanding and unpaid or if
             948      any contractual obligation to provide the services exists.
             949          (2) Subject to the limitation in Subsection (1), the governing authority of the special
             950      service district may by resolution:
             951          (a) approve the dissolution of the district upon a determination that the district is no
             952      longer needed for the purposes for which it was formed; or
             953          (b) approve the withdrawal of specifically described areas from the special service
             954      district upon a determination that these areas should not or cannot be supplied with the services
             955      of the special service district.


             956          (3) (a) Within [90] 30 days after the adoption of a resolution approving a dissolution or
             957      withdrawal under Subsection (2), the governing authority shall file a notice with the lieutenant
             958      governor.
             959          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             960          (i) be accompanied by:
             961          (A) a copy of the resolution adopted by the governing authority approving the
             962      dissolution or withdrawal; and
             963          (B) in the case of a withdrawal, a map showing the area to be withdrawn, prepared and
             964      certified by a licensed surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section
             965      17-23-17 ; and
             966          (ii) include a certification by the governing authority that all requirements for the
             967      dissolution or withdrawal have been complied with.
             968          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (3)(a), the lieutenant
             969      governor shall:]
             970          [(i) issue a certificate of dissolution or withdrawal, as the case may be, and send a copy
             971      of the certificate to the governing authority, the State Tax Commission, and the state auditor;
             972      and]
             973          [(ii) in the case of a withdrawal, send a copy of the notice under Subsection (3)(a),
             974      including the accompanying map, to the State Tax Commission .]
             975          [(d)] (c) (i) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of dissolution
             976      under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the special service district is dissolved.
             977          (ii) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of withdrawal, the area to
             978      be withdrawn that is the subject of the governing authority's resolution is withdrawn from the
             979      special service district.
             980          Section 24. Section 17B-2-215 is amended to read:
             981           17B-2-215. Notice to lieutenant governor -- Certificate of incorporation -- Local
             982      district incorporated -- Incorporation presumed conclusive.
             983          (1) The responsible body shall file a notice with the lieutenant governor within ten days
             984      after:
             985          (a) the canvass of an election under Section 17B-2-214 , if a majority of those voting at
             986      the election within the proposed local district as a whole vote in favor of the creation of a local


             987      district;
             988          (b) certification of a petition as to which the election requirement of Subsection
             989      17B-2-214 (1) does not apply because of Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(a) or (b); or
             990          (c) adoption of a resolution under Subsection 17B-2-213 (4) approving the creation of a
             991      local district for which an election was not required under Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(c), by the
             992      legislative body of each county whose unincorporated area is included within and the
             993      legislative body of each municipality whose area is included within the proposed local district.
             994          (2) The area of each local district shall consist of:
             995          (a) if an election was held under Section 17B-2-214 , the area of the new local district
             996      as approved at the election;
             997          (b) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(a) or (b), the
             998      area of the proposed local district as described in the petition; or
             999          (c) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(c), the area of
             1000      the new local district as described in the resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-2-213 (4).
             1001          [(2)] (3) In each notice under Subsection (1) the responsible body shall:
             1002          (a) if the notice follows an election under Section 17B-2-214 [: (i)] certify the results of
             1003      the election; [and]
             1004          [(ii)] (b) describe the boundaries of the new local district with an accurate map or plat
             1005      showing the boundaries delineated in Subsection (2), prepared and certified by a licensed
             1006      surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 ; and
             1007          [(b)] (c) certify that all requirements for the creation of a local district have been
             1008      complied with.
             1009          [(3) (a)] (4) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (1), the
             1010      lieutenant governor shall:
             1011          (a) issue a certificate of incorporation for the new local district and send a copy of the
             1012      certificate to:
             1013          (i) the responsible body[.];
             1014          [(b) The area of each local district declared to be incorporated by a certificate of
             1015      incorporation issued under this section shall consist of:]
             1016          [(i) if an election was held under Section 17B-2-214 , the area of the new local district
             1017      as approved at the election;]


             1018          [(ii) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(a) or (b), the
             1019      area of the proposed local district as described in the petition; or]
             1020          [(iii) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(c), the area of
             1021      the new local district as described in the resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-2-213 (4).]
             1022          [(4) (a) Within 30 days after receiving a certificate of incorporation under Subsection
             1023      (3), the responsible body shall file a written notice of the creation of the local district with the
             1024      State Tax Commission and the state auditor.]
             1025          [(b) Each notice to the State Tax Commission under Subsection (4)(a) shall be
             1026      accompanied by:]
             1027          [(i) a copy of the lieutenant governor's certificate of incorporation; and]
             1028          [(ii) a map showing the boundaries of the local district, prepared and certified by a
             1029      licensed surveyor.]
             1030          (5) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of [incorporation] creation
             1031      under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the local district is created and incorporated.
             1032          (6) A local district shall be conclusively presumed to be lawfully incorporated if no
             1033      challenge to the existence or incorporation of the local district is filed in district court within 90
             1034      days after the lieutenant governor issues a certificate of [incorporation] creation.
             1035          Section 25. Section 17B-2-216 is amended to read:
             1036           17B-2-216. Costs and expenses of creating local district.
             1037          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), each county whose unincorporated area
             1038      includes and each municipality whose boundaries include some or all of the proposed local
             1039      district shall bear their respective costs and expenses associated with the procedure under this
             1040      part for creating a local district.
             1041          (2) Within a year after its creation, each local district shall reimburse the costs and
             1042      expenses associated with the preparation [and], certification, and filing of the map of the local
             1043      district under Subsection 17B-2-215 [(4)(b)(ii)](3)(b).
             1044          Section 26. Section 17B-2-514 is amended to read:
             1045           17B-2-514. Resolution approving an annexation -- Notice of annexation -- When
             1046      annexation complete.
             1047          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the local district board shall adopt a resolution
             1048      approving the annexation of the area proposed to be annexed or rejecting the proposed


             1049      annexation within 30 days after:
             1050          (i) expiration of the protest period under Subsection 17B-2-512 (2), if sufficient protests
             1051      to require an election are not filed;
             1052          (ii) for a petition that meets the requirements of Subsection 17B-2-513 (1):
             1053          (A) a public hearing under Section 17B-2-509 is held, if the board chooses or is
             1054      required to hold a public hearing under Subsection 17B-2-513 (2)(a)(ii); or
             1055          (B) expiration of the time for submitting a request for public hearing under Subsection
             1056      17B-2-513 (2)(a)(ii)(B), if no request is submitted and the board chooses not to hold a public
             1057      hearing.
             1058          (b) If the local district has entered into an agreement with the United States that
             1059      requires the consent of the United States for an annexation of territory to the district, a
             1060      resolution approving annexation under this part may not be adopted until the written consent of
             1061      the United States is obtained and filed with the board of trustees.
             1062          (2) (a) The board shall file a notice with the lieutenant governor:
             1063          (i) within [90] 30 days after adoption of a resolution under Subsection (1), Subsection
             1064      17B-2-512 (3)(c)(i), or Section 17B-2-515 ; and
             1065          (ii) as soon as practicable after receiving the notice under Subsection 10-2-425 (2) of a
             1066      municipal annexation that causes an automatic annexation to a local district under Section
             1067      17B-2-515.5 .
             1068          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             1069          (i) be accompanied by:
             1070          (A) if applicable, a copy of the board resolution approving the annexation; and
             1071          (B) an accurate map depicting the boundaries of the area to be annexed or a legal
             1072      description of the area to be annexed, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and
             1073      recorder;
             1074          (ii) for an annexation pursuant to a resolution described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), include
             1075      a certification by the local district board that all requirements for the annexation have been
             1076      complied with; and
             1077          (iii) for an automatic annexation to a local district under Section 17B-2-515.5 , state
             1078      that an area outside the boundaries of the local district is being automatically annexed to the
             1079      local district under Section 17B-2-515.5 because of a municipal annexation under Title 10,


             1080      Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation.
             1081          [(c) (i) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), the
             1082      lieutenant governor shall:]
             1083          [(A) issue a certificate of annexation and send a copy of the certificate to the local
             1084      district board, the State Tax Commission, the state auditor, and the assessor and recorder of
             1085      each county in which any part of the annexed area is located; and]
             1086          [(B) send a copy of the notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), including the accompanying
             1087      map or legal description, to the State Tax Commission and the assessor and recorder of each
             1088      county in which any part of the annexed area is located.]
             1089          [(ii) The lieutenant governor shall issue a certificate of annexation for an automatic
             1090      annexation that is the subject of a notice under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) as provided in Subsection
             1091      10-2-117 (3)(b).]
             1092          (3) The annexation shall be complete:
             1093          (a) for an annexation pursuant to a resolution described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), upon
             1094      the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of annexation under [Subsection (2)(c)(i)]
             1095      Section 67-1a-6.5 ; and
             1096          (b) for an automatic annexation that is the subject of a notice under Subsection
             1097      (2)(a)(ii), upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of annexation under
             1098      Subsection 10-1-117 (3)(b).
             1099          Section 27. Section 17B-2-515.5 is amended to read:
             1100           17B-2-515.5. Automatic annexation to a district providing fire protection,
             1101      paramedic, and emergency services.
             1102          (1) An area outside the boundaries of a local district that is annexed to a municipality
             1103      or added to a municipality by a boundary adjustment under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4,
             1104      Annexation, is automatically annexed to the local district if:
             1105          (a) the local district provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services;
             1106          (b) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             1107      Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             1108          (c) before the municipal annexation or boundary adjustment, the entire municipality
             1109      that is annexing the area or adding the area by boundary adjustment was included within the
             1110      local district.


             1111          (2) The effective date of an annexation under this section is governed by Subsection
             1112      17B-2-514 [(2)(b)(iv)](3)(b).
             1113          Section 28. Section 17B-2-516 is amended to read:
             1114           17B-2-516. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest -- Resolution
             1115      adjusting boundaries -- Notice of the adjustment -- Certification by lieutenant governor.
             1116          (1) As used in this section, "affected area" means the area located within the
             1117      boundaries of one local district that will be removed from that local district and included within
             1118      the boundaries of another local district because of a boundary adjustment under this section.
             1119          (2) The boards of trustees of two or more local districts having a common boundary
             1120      and providing the same service on the same wholesale or retail basis may adjust their common
             1121      boundary as provided in this section.
             1122          (3) (a) The board of trustees of each local district intending to adjust a boundary that is
             1123      common with another local district shall:
             1124          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the board's intent to adjust a common boundary;
             1125          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed boundary adjustment no less than 60 days
             1126      after the adoption of the resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i); and
             1127          (iii) (A) (I) publish notice once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of
             1128      general circulation within the local district; or
             1129          (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local district, post notice
             1130      in at least four conspicuous places within the local district; or
             1131          (B) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the affected area and to each
             1132      registered voter residing within the affected area.
             1133          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall:
             1134          (i) state that the board of trustees of the local district has adopted a resolution
             1135      indicating the board's intent to adjust a boundary that the local district has in common with
             1136      another local district that provides the same service as the local district;
             1137          (ii) describe the affected area;
             1138          (iii) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing required under Subsection
             1139      (3)(a)(ii);
             1140          (iv) provide a local district telephone number where additional information about the
             1141      proposed boundary adjustment may be obtained;


             1142          (v) explain the financial and service impacts of the boundary adjustment on property
             1143      owners or residents within the affected area; and
             1144          (vi) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the board of trustees may approve the
             1145      adjustment of the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(a)(ii),
             1146      written protests to the adjustment are filed with the board by:
             1147          (A) the owners of private real property that:
             1148          (I) is located within the affected area;
             1149          (II) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             1150          (III) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             1151      property within the affected area; or
             1152          (B) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             1153      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
             1154      election before the filing of the protests.
             1155          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             1156      within 14 days after the board's adoption of a resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i).
             1157          (d) The boards of trustees of the local districts whose boundaries are being adjusted
             1158      may jointly:
             1159          (i) publish, post, or mail the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii); and
             1160          (ii) hold the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             1161          (4) After the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the board of trustees
             1162      may adopt a resolution approving the adjustment of the common boundary unless, at or before
             1163      the public hearing, written protests to the boundary adjustment have been filed with the board
             1164      by:
             1165          (a) the owners of private real property that:
             1166          (i) is located within the affected area;
             1167          (ii) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             1168          (iii) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             1169      property within the affected area; or
             1170          (b) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             1171      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
             1172      election before the filing of the protests.


             1173          (5) A resolution adopted under Subsection (4) does not take effect until the board of
             1174      each local district whose boundaries are being adjusted has adopted a resolution under
             1175      Subsection (4).
             1176          (6) (a) Within [90] 30 days after the resolutions take effect under Subsection (5), the
             1177      board of the local district whose boundaries are being adjusted to include the affected area shall
             1178      file a notice with the lieutenant governor.
             1179          (b) The notice required under Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             1180          (i) be accompanied by:
             1181          (A) a copy of each of the board resolutions approving the boundary adjustment; and
             1182          (B) an accurate map depicting the affected area or a legal description of the affected
             1183      area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder; and
             1184          (ii) include a certification by the board of the local district whose boundaries are being
             1185      adjusted to include the affected area that all requirements for the boundary adjustment have
             1186      been complied with.
             1187          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (6)(a), the lieutenant
             1188      governor shall:]
             1189          [(i) issue a certificate of boundary adjustment and send a copy of the certificate to the
             1190      board of each local district whose boundary is being adjusted, the State Tax Commission, the
             1191      state auditor, and the assessor and recorder of each county in which any part of the affected
             1192      area is located; and]
             1193          [(ii) send a copy of the notice under Subsection (6)(a), including the accompanying
             1194      map or legal description, to the State Tax Commission and the assessor and recorder of each
             1195      county in which any part of the affected area is located.]
             1196          (7) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of boundary [adjustment]
             1197      change under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the affected area is annexed to the local district whose
             1198      boundaries are being adjusted to include the affected area, and the affected area is withdrawn
             1199      from the local district whose boundaries are being adjusted to exclude the affected area.
             1200          Section 29. Section 17B-2-601 is amended to read:
             1201           17B-2-601. Withdrawal of area from local district -- Automatic withdrawal in
             1202      certain circumstances -- Definitions.
             1203          (1) An area within the boundaries of a local district may be withdrawn from the local


             1204      district as provided in this part.
             1205          (2) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district is automatically withdrawn
             1206      from the local district by the annexation of the area to a municipality or the adding of the area
             1207      to a municipality by boundary adjustment under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, if:
             1208          (i) the local district provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services;
             1209          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             1210      Subsection 17B-2-214 (3)(c); and
             1211          (iii) before annexation or boundary adjustment, the boundaries of the local district do
             1212      not include any of the annexing municipality.
             1213          (b) The effective date of a withdrawal under this Subsection (2) is governed by
             1214      Subsection 17B-2-610 [(1)](2)(b).
             1215          (3) In addition to those definitions in Section 17B-2-101 , as used in this part,
             1216      "receiving entity" means an entity that will, following a withdrawal, provide to the withdrawn
             1217      area the service previously provided by the local district.
             1218          Section 30. Section 17B-2-603.5 is amended to read:
             1219           17B-2-603.5. Withdrawal of municipality in certain districts providing fire
             1220      protection, paramedic, and emergency services.
             1221          (1) (a) The process to withdraw an area from a local district may be initiated by a
             1222      resolution adopted by the legislative body of a municipality that is entirely within the
             1223      boundaries of a local district:
             1224          (i) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1225          (ii) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1226      17B-2-214 (3)(c).
             1227          (b) Within ten days after adopting a resolution under Subsection (1)(a), the municipal
             1228      legislative body shall submit to the board of trustees of the local district written notice of the
             1229      adoption of the resolution, accompanied by a copy of the resolution.
             1230          (2) If a resolution is adopted under Subsection (1)(a), the municipal legislative body
             1231      shall hold an election at the next municipal general election that is more than 60 days after
             1232      adoption of the resolution on the question of whether the municipality should withdraw from
             1233      the local district.
             1234          (3) If a majority of those voting on the question of withdrawal at an election held under


             1235      Subsection (2) vote in favor of withdrawal, the municipality shall be withdrawn from the local
             1236      district.
             1237          (4) (a) Within ten days after the canvass of an election at which a withdrawal under this
             1238      section is submitted to voters, the municipal legislative body shall send written notice to the
             1239      board of the local district from which the municipality is proposed to withdraw.
             1240          (b) Each notice under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             1241          (i) state the results of the withdrawal election; and
             1242          (ii) if the withdrawal was approved by voters, be accompanied by a map or legal
             1243      description of the area to be withdrawn, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and
             1244      recorder.
             1245          (5) The effective date of a withdrawal under this section is governed by Subsection
             1246      17B-2-610 [(1)(b)](2)(a).
             1247          Section 31. Section 17B-2-610 is amended to read:
             1248           17B-2-610. Notice of withdrawal -- Contest period -- Judicial review.
             1249          (1) (a) The board of trustees shall file a written notice of withdrawal with the lieutenant
             1250      governor:
             1251          (i) within ten days after adopting a resolution approving a withdrawal under Section
             1252      17B-2-608 ; and
             1253          (ii) as soon as practicable after receiving a notice under Subsection 10-2-425 (2) of an
             1254      automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-2-601 (2) or after receiving notice of a withdrawal
             1255      of a municipality from a local district under Section 17B-2-603.5 .
             1256          (b) The notice required under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             1257          (i) be accompanied by:
             1258          (A) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-2-608 , a copy
             1259      of the board resolution approving the withdrawal; and
             1260          (B) an accurate map depicting the boundaries of the withdrawn area or a legal
             1261      description of the withdrawn area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder;
             1262      and
             1263          (ii) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-2-608 , include
             1264      a certification by the local district board that all requirements for the withdrawal have been
             1265      complied with.


             1266          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice of withdrawal under Subsection (1)(a)
             1267      for a withdrawal under Section 17B-2-608 or for the withdrawal of a municipality from a local
             1268      district under Section 17B-2-603.5 , the lieutenant governor shall:]
             1269          [(i) issue a certificate of withdrawal and send a copy of the certificate to the local
             1270      district board, the State Tax Commission, the state auditor, and the assessor and recorder of
             1271      each county in which any part of the withdrawn area is located; and]
             1272          [(ii) send a copy of the notice under Subsection (1)(a), including the accompanying
             1273      map or legal description, to the State Tax Commission and the assessor and recorder of each
             1274      county in which any part of the withdrawn area is located.]
             1275          (2) (a) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of [withdrawal]
             1276      boundary change under [Subsection (1)(c)(i)] Section 67-1a-6.5 for a withdrawal under Section
             1277      17B-2-608 or for the withdrawal of a municipality from a local district under Section
             1278      17B-2-603.5 , the withdrawal shall be effective, subject to the conditions of the withdrawal
             1279      resolution, if applicable.
             1280          (b) An automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-2-601 (2) shall be effective upon
             1281      the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of [withdrawal] boundary change under
             1282      [Subsection 10-1-117 (3)(b)] Section 67-1a.6.5 .
             1283          (3) The local district may provide for the publication of any resolution approving or
             1284      denying the withdrawal of an area in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed
             1285      for withdrawal. In lieu of publishing the entire resolution, the local district may publish a
             1286      notice of withdrawal or denial of withdrawal, containing:
             1287          (a) the name of the local district;
             1288          (b) a description of the area proposed for withdrawal;
             1289          (c) a brief explanation of the grounds on which the board of trustees determined to
             1290      approve or deny the withdrawal; and
             1291          (d) the times and place where a copy of the resolution may be examined, which shall be
             1292      at the place of business of the local district, identified in the notice, during regular business
             1293      hours of the local district as described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the
             1294      publication of the notice.
             1295          (4) Any sponsor of the petition or receiving entity may contest the board's decision to
             1296      deny a withdrawal of an area from the local district by submitting a request, within 60 days


             1297      after the resolution is adopted under Section 17B-2-608 , to the board of trustees, suggesting
             1298      terms or conditions to mitigate or eliminate the conditions upon which the board of trustees
             1299      based its decision to deny the withdrawal.
             1300          (5) Within 60 days after the request under Subsection (4) is submitted to the board of
             1301      trustees, the board may consider the suggestions for mitigation and adopt a resolution
             1302      approving or denying the request in the same manner as provided in Section 17B-2-608 with
             1303      respect to the original resolution denying the withdrawal and file a notice of the action as
             1304      provided in Subsection (1).
             1305          (6) (a) Any person in interest may seek judicial review of:
             1306          (i) the board of trustees' decision to withdraw an area from the local district;
             1307          (ii) the terms and conditions of a withdrawal; or
             1308          (iii) the board's decision to deny a withdrawal.
             1309          (b) Judicial review under this Subsection (6) shall be initiated by filing an action in the
             1310      district court in the county in which a majority of the area proposed to be withdrawn is located:
             1311          (i) if the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is published under Subsection
             1312      (3), within 60 days after the publication or after the board of trustees' denial of the request
             1313      under Subsection (5);
             1314          (ii) if the resolution is not published pursuant to Subsection (3), within 60 days after
             1315      the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is adopted; or
             1316          (iii) if a request is submitted to the board of trustees of a local district under Subsection
             1317      (4), and the board adopts a resolution under Subsection (5), within 60 days after the board
             1318      adopts a resolution under Subsection (5) unless the resolution is published under Subsection
             1319      (3), in which event the action must be filed within 60 days after the publication.
             1320          (c) A court in which an action is filed under this Subsection (6) may not overturn, in
             1321      whole or in part, the board of trustees' decision to approve or reject the withdrawal unless:
             1322          (i) the court finds the board of trustees' decision to be arbitrary or capricious; or
             1323          (ii) the court finds that the board materially failed to follow the procedures set forth in
             1324      this part.
             1325          (d) A court may award costs and expenses of an action under this section, including
             1326      reasonable attorney's fees, to the prevailing party.
             1327          (7) After the applicable contest period under Subsection (4) or (6), no person may


             1328      contest the board of trustees' approval or denial of withdrawal for any cause.
             1329          Section 32. Section 17B-2-708 is amended to read:
             1330           17B-2-708. Dissolution resolution -- Limitations on dissolution -- Distribution of
             1331      remaining assets -- Notice of dissolution to lieutenant governor.
             1332          (1) After the public hearing required under Section 17B-2-706 and subject to
             1333      Subsection (2), the administrative body may adopt a resolution approving dissolution of the
             1334      local district.
             1335          (2) A resolution under Subsection (1) may not be adopted unless:
             1336          (a) any outstanding debt of the local district is:
             1337          (i) satisfied and discharged in connection with the dissolution; or
             1338          (ii) assumed by another governmental entity with the consent of all the holders of that
             1339      debt and all the holders of other debts of the local district;
             1340          (b) for a local district that has provided service during the preceding three years or
             1341      undertaken planning or other activity preparatory to providing service:
             1342          (i) another entity has committed to provide the same service to the area being served or
             1343      proposed to be served by the local district; and
             1344          (ii) all who are to receive the service have consented to the service being provided by
             1345      the other entity; and
             1346          (c) all outstanding contracts to which the local district is a party are resolved through
             1347      mutual termination or the assignment of the district's rights, duties, privileges, and
             1348      responsibilities to another entity with the consent of the other parties to the contract.
             1349          (3) (a) (i) Any assets of the local district remaining after paying all debts and other
             1350      obligations of the local district shall be used to pay costs associated with the dissolution
             1351      process under this part.
             1352          (ii) Any costs of the dissolution process remaining after exhausting the remaining
             1353      assets of the local district under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be paid by the administrative body.
             1354          (b) Any assets of the local district remaining after application of Subsection (3)(a) shall
             1355      be distributed:
             1356          (i) proportionately to the owners of real property within the dissolved local district if
             1357      there is a readily identifiable connection between a financial burden borne by the real property
             1358      owners in the district and the remaining assets; or


             1359          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(i), to each county, city, or town in which
             1360      the dissolved local district was located before dissolution in the same proportion that the land
             1361      area of the local district located within the unincorporated area of the county or within the city
             1362      or town bears to the total local district land area.
             1363          (4) (a) Within [90] 30 days after adopting a resolution approving dissolution of the
             1364      local district, the administrative body shall file a notice with the lieutenant governor.
             1365          (b) The notice required under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             1366          (i) be accompanied by a copy of the board resolution approving the dissolution; and
             1367          (ii) include a certification by the administrative body that all requirements for the
             1368      dissolution have been complied with.
             1369          [(c) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (4)(a), the lieutenant
             1370      governor shall:]
             1371          [(i) issue a certificate of dissolution and send a copy of the certificate to the
             1372      administrative body; and]
             1373          [(ii) send a copy of the certificate of dissolution, with a copy of the administrative
             1374      body's resolution, to the State Tax Commission, the state auditor, and the assessor and recorder
             1375      of each county in which any part of the dissolved district was located immediately before
             1376      dissolution.]
             1377          (c) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of dissolution under
             1378      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the local district is dissolved.
             1379          Section 33. Section 17B-4-201 is amended to read:
             1380           17B-4-201. Creation of agency -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             1381          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a community may, by ordinance adopted by its
             1382      legislative body, create an agency.
             1383          (2) (a) Within ten days after adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1), the
             1384      community legislative body shall [cause] file with the lieutenant governor a notice of the
             1385      adoption of the ordinance, with a copy of the ordinance[, to be filed with the lieutenant
             1386      governor].
             1387          [(b) Within ten days after receiving the notice under Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
             1388      governor shall issue a certificate of incorporation for the agency and send a copy of the
             1389      certificate to the community legislative body.]


             1390          [(c)] (b) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of [incorporation]
             1391      creation under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the agency is created and incorporated.
             1392          [(3) Within 20 days after the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, the agency
             1393      shall cause a notice of the agency's creation and incorporation, with a copy of the certificate of
             1394      incorporation attached, to be filed with the State Tax Commission and the state auditor.]
             1395          Section 34. Section 17B-4-410 is amended to read:
             1396           17B-4-410. Agency required to transmit and record documents after adoption of
             1397      project area plan.
             1398          Within 30 days after the community legislative body adopts, under Section 17B-4-408 ,
             1399      a project area plan, the agency shall:
             1400          (1) record with the recorder of the county in which the project area is located a
             1401      document containing:
             1402          (a) a description of the land within the project area;
             1403          (b) a statement that the project area plan for the project area has been adopted; and
             1404          (c) the date of adoption; [and]
             1405          (2) transmit a copy of the description of the land within the project area and an accurate
             1406      map or plat indicating the boundaries of the project area to the Automated Geographic
             1407      Reference Center created under Section 63A-6-202 ; and
             1408          [(2)] (3) for a project area plan that provides for the payment of tax increment to the
             1409      agency, transmit a copy of the description of the land within the project area, a copy of the
             1410      community legislative body ordinance adopting the project area plan, and a map or plat
             1411      indicating the boundaries of the project area to:
             1412          (a) the auditor, recorder, attorney, surveyor, and assessor of [the] each county in which
             1413      any part of the project area is located;
             1414          (b) the officer or officers performing the function of auditor or assessor for each taxing
             1415      entity that does not use the county assessment roll or collect its taxes through the county;
             1416          (c) the legislative body or governing board of each taxing entity;
             1417          (d) the State Tax Commission; and
             1418          (e) the State Board of Education.
             1419          Section 35. Section 17B-4-1401 is amended to read:
             1420           17B-4-1401. Dissolution by ordinance -- Restrictions -- Filing copy of ordinance --


             1421      Agency records -- Dissolution expenses.
             1422          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), the legislative body of the community that created
             1423      an agency may, by ordinance, deactivate and dissolve the agency.
             1424          (b) An ordinance dissolving an agency may not be adopted unless the agency has no
             1425      outstanding bonded indebtedness, other unpaid loans, indebtedness, or advances, and no legally
             1426      binding contractual obligations with persons or entities other than the community.
             1427          (2) [The] (a) Within ten days after adopting an ordinance under Subsection (1), the
             1428      community legislative body [of each community that adopts an ordinance under Subsection
             1429      (1)] shall[: (a)] file a certified copy of the ordinance with the [State Tax Commission, county
             1430      assessor, county auditor,] lieutenant governor.
             1431          (b) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of dissolution under
             1432      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the agency is dissolved.
             1433          (c) Within ten days after receiving the certificate of dissolution from the lieutenant
             1434      governor under Section 67-1a-6.5 , the community legislative body shall send a copy of the
             1435      certificate of dissolution and the ordinance adopted under Subsection (1) to the State Board of
             1436      Education, and each taxing entity; and
             1437          [(b) cause] (d) The community legislative body shall publish a notice of dissolution [to
             1438      be published] in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the dissolved agency
             1439      is located.
             1440          (3) The books, documents, records, papers, and seal of each dissolved agency shall be
             1441      deposited for safekeeping and reference with the recorder of the community that dissolved the
             1442      agency.
             1443          (4) The agency shall pay all expenses of the deactivation and dissolution.
             1444          Section 36. Section 20A-14-201 is amended to read:
             1445           20A-14-201. Boards of education -- School board districts -- Creation --
             1446      Reapportionment.
             1447          (1) (a) The county legislative body, for local school districts whose boundaries
             1448      encompass more than a single municipality, and the municipal legislative body, for school
             1449      districts contained completely within a municipality, shall divide the local school district into
             1450      local school board districts as required under Subsection 20A-14-202 (1)(a).
             1451          (b) The county and municipal legislative bodies shall divide the school district so that


             1452      the local school board districts are substantially equal in population and are as contiguous and
             1453      compact as practicable.
             1454          (2) (a) County and municipal legislative bodies shall reapportion district boundaries to
             1455      meet the population, compactness, and contiguity requirements of this section:
             1456          (i) at least once every ten years;
             1457          (ii) whenever a new district is created;
             1458          (iii) whenever districts are consolidated;
             1459          (iv) whenever a district loses more than 20% of the population of the entire school
             1460      district to another district;
             1461          (v) whenever a district loses more than 50% of the population of a local school board
             1462      district to another district;
             1463          (vi) whenever a district receives new residents equal to at least 20% of the population
             1464      of the district at the time of the last reapportionment because of a transfer of territory from
             1465      another district; and
             1466          (vii) whenever it is necessary to increase the membership of a board from five to seven
             1467      members as a result of changes in student membership under Section 20A-14-202 .
             1468          (b) If a school district receives territory containing less than 20% of the population of
             1469      the transferee district at the time of the last reapportionment, the local school board may assign
             1470      the new territory to one or more existing school board districts.
             1471          (3) (a) Reapportionment does not affect the right of any school board member to
             1472      complete the term for which the member was elected.
             1473          (b) (i) After reapportionment, representation in a local school board district shall be
             1474      determined as provided in Subsection (3).
             1475          (ii) If only one board member whose term extends beyond reapportionment lives
             1476      within a reapportioned local school board district, that board member shall represent that local
             1477      school board district.
             1478          (iii) (A) If two or more members whose terms extend beyond reapportionment live
             1479      within a reapportioned local school board district, the members involved shall select one
             1480      member by lot to represent the local school board district.
             1481          (B) The other members shall serve at-large for the remainder of their terms.
             1482          (C) The at-large board members shall serve in addition to the designated number of


             1483      board members for the board in question for the remainder of their terms.
             1484          (iv) If there is no board member living within a local school board district whose term
             1485      extends beyond reapportionment, the seat shall be treated as vacant and filled as provided in
             1486      this part.
             1487          (4) (a) If, before an election affected by reapportionment, the county or municipal
             1488      legislative body that conducted the reapportionment determines that one or more members
             1489      must be elected to terms of two years to meet this part's requirements for staggered terms, the
             1490      legislative body shall determine by lot which of the reapportioned local school board districts
             1491      will elect members to two-year terms and which will elect members to four-year terms.
             1492          (b) All subsequent elections are for four-year terms.
             1493          (5) Within ten days after any local school board district boundary change, the county or
             1494      municipal legislative body making the change shall send an accurate map or plat of the
             1495      boundary change to the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section
             1496      63A-6-202 .
             1497          Section 37. Section 53A-2-101.5 is enacted to read:
             1498          53A-2-101.5. Notice of school district boundary changes including creation,
             1499      consolidation, division, or dissolution.
             1500          (1) Within 30 days after the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution of a school
             1501      district, or any other change affecting the boundary of a new or existing school district, the
             1502      county legislative body shall file a written notice of the action with the lieutenant governor.
             1503          (2) The notice under Subsection (1) shall be accompanied by an accurate map or plat
             1504      showing the boundaries of the affected school districts, prepared and certified by a local
             1505      surveyor and filed with the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-23-17 .
             1506          (3) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate under Section 67-1a-6.5 ,
             1507      the creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or other change affecting the boundary of a
             1508      new or existing school districts that was the subject of the action has legal effect.
             1509          Section 38. Section 53A-2-118 is amended to read:
             1510           53A-2-118. Creation of new school district by county legislative body -- Initiation
             1511      of process -- Procedures to be followed.
             1512          (1) A county legislative body may create a new school district from an existing school
             1513      district within the geographical boundaries of the county.


             1514          (2) (a) The process may be initiated:
             1515          (i) through a citizens' initiative petition; or
             1516          (ii) at the request of the board of the existing district or districts to be affected by the
             1517      creation of the new district.
             1518          (b) A petition submitted under Subsection (2)(a)(i) must be signed by qualified electors
             1519      residing within the geographical boundaries of the proposed new school district equal in
             1520      number to at least 15% of the number of electors in the area who voted for the office of
             1521      governor at the last regular general election.
             1522          (c) The process may only be initiated once during any four-year period.
             1523          (d) A new district may not be formed if the student population of the proposed new
             1524      district is less than 5,000 or the existing district's student population would be less than 5,000
             1525      because of the creation of the new school district.
             1526          (e) If a county legislative body receives a request or petition to create a new district on
             1527      or before December 1:
             1528          (i) the county legislative body shall appoint an ad hoc advisory committee, as provided
             1529      by Subsection (3), on or before January 1;
             1530          (ii) the ad hoc advisory committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the
             1531      county legislative body, as provided by Subsection (3), on or before July 1; and
             1532          (iii) if the county legislative body approves a proposal to create a new district, the
             1533      proposal shall be submitted to the county clerk to be voted on by the electors of the existing
             1534      district at the regular general or municipal general election held in November.
             1535          (3) (a) The county legislative body shall appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to
             1536      review and make recommendations on a request for the creation of a new school district
             1537      submitted under Subsection (2)(a).
             1538          (b) The advisory committee shall:
             1539          (i) seek input from:
             1540          (A) those requesting the creation of the new school district;
             1541          (B) the school board and school personnel of the existing school district;
             1542          (C) those citizens residing within the geographical boundaries of the existing school
             1543      district;
             1544          (D) the State Board of Education; and


             1545          (E) other interested parties;
             1546          (ii) review data and gather information on at least:
             1547          (A) the financial viability of the proposed new school district;
             1548          (B) the proposal's financial impact on the existing school district;
             1549          (C) the exact placement of school district boundaries; and
             1550          (D) the positive and negative effects of creating a new school district and whether the
             1551      positive effects outweigh the negative if a new school district were to be created; and
             1552          (iii) make a report to the county legislative body in a public meeting on the committee's
             1553      activities, together with a recommendation on whether to create a new school district.
             1554          (4) (a) The county legislative body shall provide for a 45-day public comment period
             1555      on the report and recommendation to begin on the day the report is given under Subsection
             1556      (3)(b)(iii).
             1557          (b) Within 14 days after the end of the comment period, the county legislative body
             1558      shall vote on the creation of the proposed new school district.
             1559          (c) The proposal is approved if a majority of the members of the county legislative
             1560      body votes in favor of the proposal.
             1561          (d) If the proposal is approved, the county legislative body shall submit the proposal to
             1562      the county clerk to be voted on:
             1563          (i) by the electors of the existing school district;
             1564          (ii) in accordance with Title 20A, Election Code; and
             1565          (iii) at the next regular general election or municipal general election, whichever is
             1566      first.
             1567          (e) Creation of the new school district shall occur if a majority of the electors within
             1568      both the proposed school district and the remaining school district voting on the proposal vote
             1569      in favor of the creation of the new district.
             1570          (f) [(i)] The county legislative body shall[, within 45 days of the creation of the new
             1571      school district, file a written] provide notice of the action [with the State Tax Commission] as
             1572      required in Section 53A-2-101.5 .
             1573          [(ii) The notice shall be accompanied by a map showing the boundaries of the affected
             1574      school districts, prepared and certified by a local surveyor.]
             1575          (5) If a proposal to create a new district is approved by the electors, the existing


             1576      district's documented costs to study and implement the proposal shall be reimbursed by the new
             1577      district.
             1578          Section 39. Section 63A-6-201 is amended to read:
             1579           63A-6-201. Definitions.
             1580          As used in this part:
             1581          (1) "Center" means the Automated Geographic Reference Center created in Section
             1582      63A-6-202 .
             1583          (2) "Database" means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section
             1584      63A-6-203 .
             1585          (3) "Division" means the Division of Information Technology Services.
             1586          (4) "Geographic Information System" means a computer driven data integration and
             1587      map production system that interrelates disparate layers of data to specific geographic
             1588      locations.
             1589          (5) "State Geographic Information Database" means the database [mandated by]
             1590      created in Section [ 63A-6-202 ] 63A-6-203 .
             1591          Section 40. Section 63A-6-202 is amended to read:
             1592           63A-6-202. Automated Geographic Reference Center.
             1593          (1) There is created the Automated Geographic Reference Center as part of the
             1594      division.
             1595          (2) The center shall:
             1596          (a) provide geographic information system services to state agencies under rules and
             1597      policies established by the division;
             1598          (b) provide geographic information system services to federal government, local
             1599      political subdivisions, and private persons under rules and policies established by the division;
             1600          (c) manage the State Geographic Information Database; and
             1601          (d) establish standard format, lineage, and other requirements for the database.
             1602          (3) There is created a position of surveyor within the center which surveyor shall be
             1603      licensed as a professional land surveyor under Title 58, Chapter 22, Professional Engineers and
             1604      Land Surveyors Licensing Act, and shall have the following duties:
             1605          (a) provide technical support to the office of lieutenant governor in evaluating
             1606      boundary creation or boundary changes prior to certification by the lieutenant governor under


             1607      Subsection 67-1a-6 (3);
             1608          (b) assist the State Tax Commission in processing and quality assurance of boundary
             1609      descriptions or maps into digital format for inclusion in the State Geographic Information
             1610      Database;
             1611          (c) coordinate with county recorders and surveyors to create a statewide parcel layer in
             1612      the State Geographic Information Database containing parcel boundary, parcel identifier, parcel
             1613      address, owner type, and county recorder contact information; and
             1614          (d) facilitate and integrate the collection efforts of local government and federal
             1615      agencies for data collection to densify and enhance the statewide Public Land Survey System
             1616      reference network in the State Geographic Information Database.
             1617          [(3)] (4) The division may:
             1618          (a) make rules and establish policies to govern the center and its operations; and
             1619          (b) set fees for the services provided by the center.
             1620          (5) The state may not sell information obtained from counties under Subsection (3)(c).
             1621          Section 41. Section 63A-6-203 is amended to read:
             1622           63A-6-203. State Geographic Information Database.
             1623          (1) There is created a State Geographic Information Database to be managed by the
             1624      center.
             1625          (2) The database shall:
             1626          (a) serve as the central reference for all information contained in any GIS database by
             1627      any state agency;
             1628          (b) serve as a clearing house and repository for all data layers required by multiple
             1629      users; [and]
             1630          (c) serve as a standard format for geographic information acquired, purchased, or
             1631      produced by any state agency[.]; and
             1632          (d) include an accurate representation of all civil subdivision boundaries of the state.
             1633          (3) Each state agency that acquires, purchases, or produces digital geographic
             1634      information data shall:
             1635          (a) inform the center of the existence of the data layers and their geographic extent;
             1636          (b) allow the center access to all data classified public; and
             1637          (c) comply with any database requirements established by the center.


             1638          (4) At least annually, the State Tax Commission shall deliver to the center information
             1639      the State Tax Commission receives under Sections 10-1-116 , 11-13-204, 11-13-205 , 17-2-4 ,
             1640      17-2-9 , 17-3-3 , 17A-1-102 , 17B-2-215 , and 17B-4-201 relating to the creation or modification
             1641      of the boundaries of the political subdivisions that are the subject of those sections.
             1642          Section 42. Section 67-1a-6.5 is enacted to read:
             1643          67-1a-6.5. Lieutenant governor certification of governmental entity creation,
             1644      consolidation, division, dissolution, or boundary change.
             1645          (1) As used in this section:
             1646          (a) "AGRC" means the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section
             1647      63A-6-202 .
             1648          (b) "Boundary change" means the adjustment of an entity's boundary either through
             1649      gaining territory (annexation), losing territory (withdrawal), adjusting the common boundary
             1650      with an adjacent entity (may gain territory, lose territory, or a combination of both gaining and
             1651      losing territory), or any other adjustment of the entity's boundary.
             1652          (c) "Consolidation" means the combining of two or more entities into a single entity
             1653      such that the consolidated entity's boundary contains all of the territory of the original entities,
             1654      but no additional territory.
             1655          (d) "County attorney" means the county attorney of each county which contains any
             1656      part of the area affected by the entity creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or boundary
             1657      change.
             1658          (e) (i) "County auditor" means the county auditor of each county which contains any
             1659      part of the area affected by the entity creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or boundary
             1660      change; and
             1661          (ii) If the county does not have a county auditor, "county auditor" means the county
             1662      clerk or other government official acting as the county auditor.
             1663          (f) "County recorder" means the county recorder of each county which contains any
             1664      part of the area affected by the entity creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or boundary
             1665      change.
             1666          (g) "County surveyor" means the county surveyor of each county which contains any
             1667      part of the area affected by the entity creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or boundary
             1668      change.


             1669          (h) "Creation" means the forming of a new entity where that entity did not exist before
             1670      its creation.
             1671          (i) "Dissolution" means the disbandment of an entity.
             1672          (j) "Division" means the dividing of one entity into two or more entities such that the
             1673      original entity's boundary contains all of the territory of the resultant entities, but no additional
             1674      territory.
             1675          (k) "Entity" means the entity that is created, consolidated, divided, dissolved, or whose
             1676      boundary is changed.
             1677          (l) "Initiating body" means the county legislative body, municipal legislative body,
             1678      special district board, local district board, court, public official, or other authorized person that
             1679      initiates the creation, dissolution, consolidation, or boundary change of an entity or entities.
             1680          (m) "Notice of entity boundary change" means the notice the lieutenant governor
             1681      receives under Subsections 10-1-116 (1); 10-2-419 (1); 10-2-425 (1); 10-2-507 (1); 17-2-9 (2);
             1682      17-2-13 (3); 17-50-104 (3); 17-50-105 (1)(b) or (2)(e); 17A-2-1327 (4); 17B-2-514 (2);
             1683      17B-2-516 (6); 17B-2-610 (1); or 53A-2-101.5 (1) of an entity's pending boundary change.
             1684          (n) "Notice of entity consolidation" means the notice the lieutenant governor receives
             1685      under Section 10-2-610 or Subsection 10-1-116 (1) or 17-2-4 (2) of entities' pending
             1686      consolidation.
             1687          (o) "Notice of entity creation" means the notice the lieutenant governor receives under
             1688      Subsections 10-1-116 (1); 10-2-119 (1), 10-2-125 (6), 11-13-204 (4), 11-13-205 (6),
             1689      17A-2-1311 (2), 17B-2-215 (1), 17B-4-201 (2), or 53A-2-101.5 (1) of an entity's pending
             1690      creation.
             1691          (p) "Notice of entity dissolution" means the notice the lieutenant governor receives
             1692      under Subsections 10-1-116 (1); 10-2-712 (2), 17A-2-1329 (4), 17B-2-708 (4), or
             1693      17B-4-1401 (2)(a) of an entity's pending dissolution.
             1694          (q) "Notice of entity division" means the notice the lieutenant governor receives under
             1695      Subsections 17-3-3 (3) of an entity's pending division.
             1696          (r) "Notice of intention to file articles of incorporation" means the notice the lieutenant
             1697      governor receives under Subsection 10-2-120 (1).
             1698          (s) "Lieutenant Governor" means the lieutenant governor created in Article VII,
             1699      Section 1 of the Utah Constitution.


             1700          (t) "State Auditor" means the state auditor created in Article VII, Section 1 of the Utah
             1701      Constitution.
             1702          (u) "State Tax Commission" means the State Tax Commission created in Article XIII,
             1703      Section 6 of the Utah State Constitution.
             1704          (2) Within ten days after receiving a notice of entity creation, the lieutenant governor
             1705      shall:
             1706          (a) issue a certificate of entity creation;
             1707          (b) (i) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (2)(a) and a copy of the
             1708      notice of entity creation including the accompanying map or legal description to the State Tax
             1709      Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county surveyor, county auditor, and county attorney;
             1710      and
             1711          (ii) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (2)(a) to the state auditor;
             1712      and
             1713          (c) send to the initiating body a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (2)(a)
             1714      and a statement indicating completion of Subsection (2)(b).
             1715          (3) Within ten days after receiving a notice of intention to file articles of incorporation,
             1716      the lieutenant governor shall:
             1717          (a) issue a certificate indicating receipt of a notice of intention to file articles of
             1718      incorporation;
             1719          (b) (i) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (3)(a) and a copy of the
             1720      notice of intention to file articles of incorporation including the accompanying map or legal
             1721      description to the State Tax Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county surveyor, county
             1722      auditor, and county attorney; and
             1723          (ii) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (3)(a) to the state auditor;
             1724      and
             1725          (c) send to the initiating body a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (3)(a)
             1726      and a statement indicating completion of Subsection (3)(b).
             1727          (4) Within ten days after receiving a notice of entity consolidation, the lieutenant
             1728      governor shall:
             1729          (a) issue a certificate of entity consolidation;
             1730          (b) (i) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (4)(a) and a copy of the


             1731      notice of entity consolidation to the State Tax Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county
             1732      surveyor, county auditor, and county attorney; and
             1733          (ii) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (4)(a) to the state auditor;
             1734      and
             1735          (c) send to the initiating body and the entities being consolidated, if different from the
             1736      initiating body, a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (4)(a) and a statement
             1737      indicating completion of Subsection (4)(b).
             1738          (5) Within ten days after receiving a notice of entity division, the lieutenant governor
             1739      shall:
             1740          (a) issue a certificate of entity division;
             1741          (b) (i) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (5)(a) and a copy of the
             1742      notice of entity consolidation including the accompanying map or legal description to the State
             1743      Tax Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county surveyor, county auditor, and county
             1744      attorney; and
             1745          (ii) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (5)(a) to the state auditor;
             1746      and
             1747          (c) send to the initiating body a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (5)(a)
             1748      and a statement indicating completion of Subsection (5)(b).
             1749          (6) Within ten days after receiving a notice of entity dissolution, the lieutenant
             1750      governor shall:
             1751          (a) issue a certificate of entity dissolution;
             1752          (b) (i) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (6)(a) and a copy of the
             1753      notice of entity dissolution to the State Tax Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county
             1754      surveyor, county auditor, and county attorney; and
             1755          (ii) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (6)(a) to the state auditor;
             1756      and
             1757          (c) send to the initiating body and the entity being dissolved, if different than the
             1758      initiating body, a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (6)(a) and a statement
             1759      indicating completion of Subsection (6)(b).
             1760          (7) Within ten days after receiving a notice of entity boundary change, the lieutenant
             1761      governor shall:


             1762          (a) issue a certificate of entity boundary change;
             1763          (b) send a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (7)(a) and a copy of the
             1764      notice of entity boundary change including the accompanying map or legal description to the
             1765      State Tax Commission, AGRC, county recorder, county surveyor, county auditor, and county
             1766      attorney; and
             1767          (c) send to the initiating body or bodies, and each entity whose boundary is changed, if
             1768      different than the initiating body, a copy of the certificate issued under Subsection (7)(a) and a
             1769      statement indicating completion of Subsection (7)(b).
             1770          (8) (a) The lieutenant governor shall keep, index, maintain, and make available to the
             1771      public certificates, notices, maps, and other documents necessary in performing the duties of
             1772      Subsections (2) through (7).
             1773          (b) The lieutenant governor shall furnish a certified copy of documents to any person
             1774      who requests a certified copy.
             1775          (c) The lieutenant governor may charge a reasonable fee for copies of documents or
             1776      certified copies of documents.
             1776a      S. Section 43. Coordination clause.
             1776b          If this H.B. 113 and H.B. 109, Information Technology Governance Amendments, both
             1776c      pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
             1776d      Counsel, in preparing the database for publication:
             1776e          (1) replace each reference to Section 63A-6-202 in this bill with Section 63F-1-506; and
             1776f          (2) modify Subsection 63F-1-502(6), as enacted in H.B. 109, to read:
             1776g          "(6) "State Geographic Information Database" means the database created in Section
             1776h      63F-1-507.". .S


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