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House Floor Amendments 3-11-2009 je/
Representative John Dougall proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
UTAH PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE

             2     
AMENDMENTS

             3     
2009 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             6     
House Sponsor: Kevin S. Garn


             7      Cosponsors:
             8      Gregory S. Bell
             9      Curtis S. Bramble
             10      D. Chris Buttars
             11      Allen M. Christensen
             12      Margaret Dayton
             13      Brent H. Goodfellow
Jon J. Greiner
David P. Hinkins
Scott K. Jenkins
Sheldon L. Killpack
Daniel R. Liljenquist
Mark B. Madsen
Karen W. Morgan
Wayne L. Niederhauser
Ralph Okerlund
Luz Robles
Howard A. Stephenson
Michael G. Waddoups

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             15      LONG TITLE
             16      General Description:
             17          This bill amends H. [ provisions of the Utah Public Notice Website. ] amends provisions of
             17a      the Utah Code to allow posting of legal notices on a website. .H
             18      Highlighted Provisions:
             19          This bill:
             20          . H. [ amends provisions of the Utah Public Notice Website to include posting legal
             21      notices
] amends provisions of the Utah Code to allow posting of legal notices on a website .H
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             21a      and
             22          .    makes technical corrections.
             23      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          This bill coordinates with H.B. 67, Public Hearings on Property Tax Increases by


             27      providing substantive and technical changes.

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         This bill coordinates with S.B. 65, Amendments to Property Tax Notice, Public
             29      Hearing, and Resolution Provisions, by providing substantive, superseding, and
             30      technical changes.
             31          This bill coordinates with S.B. 73, Unincorporated Areas Amendments, by providing
             32      substantive and technical changes
             33          This bill coordinates with S.B. 209, Land Use, Development, and Management Act
             34      Amendments, providing substantive and technical changes.
             35      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             36      AMENDS:
             37          3-1-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 204
             38          4-17-7, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1985, Chapter 18
             39          4-30-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 2
             40          6-1-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41          7-1-704, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             42          7-1-706, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 91
             43          7-1-709, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 49
             44          7-2-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1994, Chapter 200
             45          7-7-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 327
             46          8-5-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 123
             47          9-3-409, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             48          9-8-805, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 241
             49          10-2-108, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             50          10-2-111, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             51          10-2-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 19
             52          10-2-115, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 1
             53          10-2-116, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389
             54          10-2-125, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 16 and 19
             55          10-2-406, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             56          10-2-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 211
             57          10-2-415, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 206
             58          10-2-418, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 329 and 378



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         10-2-419, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             60          10-2-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 279
             61          10-2-502.5, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 279
             62          10-2-607, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
             63          10-2-703, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             64          10-2-708, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48
             65          10-3-818, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250
             66          10-5-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 178
             67          10-6-113, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 26
             68          10-6-152, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 4
             69          10-7-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 90
             70          10-7-19, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             71          10-8-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 3 and 382
             72          10-9a-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             73          10-9a-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             74          10-9a-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 240
             75          10-18-203, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 83
             76          10-18-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             77          10-18-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 83
             78          11-13-219, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             79          11-14-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             80          11-14-315, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             81          11-14-316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 83
             82          11-14-318, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 21
             83          11-14a-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             84          11-17-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1988, Third Special Session, Chapter 1
             85          11-27-4, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 43
             86          11-27-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1981, Chapter 43
             87          11-30-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 84
             88          11-32-10, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 143
             89          11-32-11, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 143



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             90
         11-39-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             91          11-42-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             92          11-42-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             93          11-42-402, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             94          11-42-404, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             95          11-42-604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             96          13-31-302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 349
             97          13-44-202, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 343
             98          16-4-206, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             99          16-4-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             100          16-4-312, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 367
             101          16-6a-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 300
             102          16-6a-704, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 300
             103          16-6a-814, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 228
             104          16-6a-1407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             105          16-10a-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             106          16-10a-1407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             107          16-16-1209, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 363
             108          17-27a-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             109          17-27a-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             110          17-27a-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 240
             111          17-27a-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 250
             112          17-27a-404, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             113          17-30-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
             114          17-36-12, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 62
             115          17-36-25, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1975, Chapter 22
             116          17-36-26, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1975, Chapter 22
             117          17-36-40, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1983, Chapter 73
             118          17-41-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
             119          17-41-304, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
             120          17-41-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194



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         17-52-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 241
             122          17-53-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 192
             123          17A-3-914, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 5
             124          17A-3-915, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1990, Chapter 186
             125          17B-1-211, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             126          17B-1-304, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             127          17B-1-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 54, 182, and 360
             128          17B-1-313, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             129          17B-1-413, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             130          17B-1-417, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             131          17B-1-512, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             132          17B-1-609, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             133          17B-1-643, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             134          17B-1-1204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             135          17B-1-1307, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 329
             136          17C-1-601, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             137          17C-2-108, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             138          17C-2-403, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             139          17C-3-107, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             140          17C-3-303, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             141          17C-4-106, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             142          17C-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 364
             143          17C-4-302, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 359
             144          17D-1-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             145          17D-2-601, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             146          17D-3-305, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
             147          19-2-109, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             148          19-5-110, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1991, Chapter 112
             149          19-6-712, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 283
             150          20A-3-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 326
             151          20A-3-603, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 53



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             152
         20A-3-604, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 264
             153          20A-5-101, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapters 238 and 329
             154          20A-5-405, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 75
             155          20A-7-204.1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 236
             156          20A-9-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 13, 19, and 225
             157          23-21-1.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 218
             158          24-1-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 296
             159          26-8a-405.3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             160          26-8a-406, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 213
             161          26-19-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004, Chapter 72
             162          31A-2-303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161
             163          31A-27a-406, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 309
             164          38-2-3.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 306
             165          38-8-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1984, Chapter 66
             166          38-13-204, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 187
             167          39-1-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             168          40-6-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             169          40-8-8, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 194
             170          40-8-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161
             171          40-8-13, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 35
             172          40-10-13, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             173          40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2004,
             174      Chapter 230
             175          40-10-27, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 135
             176          41-1a-1103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 56
             177          47-2-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 75
             178          48-2c-1306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 364
             179          52-4-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 234 and 360
             180          53A-3-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 375
             181          53A-3-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 92
             182          53A-18-104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1988, Chapter 2



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         53A-19-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 231, and 236
             184          53A-19-104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1988, Chapter 2
             185          53B-3-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 116
             186          53B-7-101.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 186
             187          54-4-27, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             188          54-7-17, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1987, Chapter 161
             189          54-8-10, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             190          54-8-16, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             191          54-8-23, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1969, Chapter 157
             192          57-1-25, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 209
             193          57-11-11, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 86
             194          59-2-918, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 231, and 236
             195          59-2-919, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 231 and 301
             196          59-2-924, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 61, 118, 231, 236, 330, 360,
             197      and 382
             198          59-2-926, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 330
             199          59-2-1303, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1999, Chapter 207
             200          59-2-1309, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 360
             201          59-2-1310, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 198
             202          59-2-1332, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 143
             203          59-2-1332.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2002, Chapter 30
             204          59-2-1351, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 75
             205          59-12-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 384
             206          59-12-1001, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 382 and 384
             207          59-12-1102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 237, 382, and 384
             208          63B-1-317, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 86
             209          63B-1a-501, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 2
             210          63B-2-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             211          63B-2-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             212          63B-3-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             213          63B-3-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105



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         63B-4-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             215          63B-5-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             216          63B-6-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             217          63B-6-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             218          63B-6-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             219          63B-7-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             220          63B-7-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             221          63B-7-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             222          63B-8-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             223          63B-8-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             224          63B-8-416, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             225          63B-10-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             226          63B-11-116, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             227          63B-11-216, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             228          63B-11-316, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             229          63B-11-516, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 105
             230          63C-7-306, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 136
             231          63G-6-401, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             232          63G-9-303, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             233          63H-1-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             234          63H-1-701, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             235          63H-1-801, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 23
             236          67-4a-402, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 18
             237          67-4a-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 18
             238          72-3-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2000, Chapter 324
             239          72-5-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 101
             240          72-6-108, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             241          73-1-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 380 and 382
             242          73-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             243          73-3-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 99
             244          73-3-12, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 52 and 311



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         73-3a-107, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 99
             246          73-4-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 136
             247          73-4-4, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 136
             248          73-4-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             249          73-5-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             250          73-5-15, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 360 and 382
             251          73-6-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             252          75-1-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 194
             253          75-3-801, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1992, Chapter 179
             254          75-7-508, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 64
             255          76-8-809, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
             256          76-10-530, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 203
             257          77-24a-5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 126
             258          78A-6-109, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             259          78B-5-613, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             260      ENACTS:
             261          45-1-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             262      RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
             263          45-1-201, (Renumbered from 45-1-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
             264          45-1-202, (Renumbered from 45-1-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter
             265      292)
             266          45-1-301, (Renumbered from 45-1-4, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1971, Chapter 108)
             267          45-1-302, (Renumbered from 45-1-5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1971, Chapter 108)
             268          45-1-303, (Renumbered from 45-1-6, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1971, Chapter 108)
             269          45-1-304, (Renumbered from 45-1-7, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1971, Chapter 108)
             270     

             271      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             272          Section 1. Section 3-1-7 is amended to read:
             273           3-1-7. Amendments to articles of incorporation.
             274          (1) An association may amend its articles of incorporation by the affirmative vote of a
             275      majority of the members voting at:



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         (a) a regular meeting; or
             277          (b) a special meeting called for that purpose.
             278          (2) Written notice of the proposed amendment and of the time and place of the meeting
             279      shall be provided to the members of the association by any one of the following procedures:
             280          (a) by mail at the last-known address at least ten days prior to the meeting;
             281          (b) by personal delivery at least ten days prior to the meeting; or
             282          (c) by publication not less than ten days or more than 60 days prior to the meeting:
             283          (i) in a periodical published by or for the association, to which substantially all of its
             284      members are subscribers[,] or;
             285          (ii) in a newspaper or newspapers whose combined circulation is general in the
             286      territory in which the association operates[.]; and
             287          (iii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             288          (3) In addition to one of the means set forth in Subsection (2), the association may give
             289      notice by any method established pursuant to the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
             290      association.
             291          (4) The bylaws may require that the notice period be longer than ten days.
             292          (5) An amendment affecting the preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock
             293      may not be adopted until the written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
             294      preference shares has been obtained.
             295          (6) After an amendment has been adopted, articles of amendment shall be:
             296          (a) prepared, in duplicate, setting forth the amendment and the fact of the adoption;
             297          (b) signed and acknowledged by the president, chair, vice president, or vice chair and
             298      by the secretary or treasurer; and
             299          (c) filed in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation.
             300          Section 2. Section 4-17-7 is amended to read:
             301           4-17-7. Notice of noxious weeds to be published annually in county -- Notice to
             302      particular property owners to control noxious weeds -- Methods of prevention or control
             303      specified -- Failure to control noxious weeds considered public nuisance.
             304          (1) Each county weed control board before May 1 of each year shall post a general
             305      notice of the noxious weeds within the county in at least three public places within the county
             306      and publish the same notice on:



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         (a) at least three occasions in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation
             308      within the county[.]; and
             309          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             310          (2) If the county weed control board determines that particular property within the
             311      county requires prompt and definite attention to prevent or control noxious weeds, it shall serve
             312      the owner or the person in possession of the property, personally or by certified mail, a notice
             313      specifying when and what action should be taken on the property. Methods of prevention or
             314      control may include definite systems of tillage, cropping, use of chemicals, and use of
             315      livestock.
             316          (3) An owner or person in possession of property who fails to take action to control or
             317      prevent the spread of noxious weeds as specified in the notice is maintaining a public nuisance.
             318          Section 3. Section 4-30-5 is amended to read:
             319           4-30-5. Hearing on license application -- Notice of hearing.
             320          (1) Upon the filing of an application, the chairman of the Livestock Market Committee
             321      shall set a time for hearing on the application in the city or town nearest the proposed site of the
             322      livestock market and cause notice of the time and place of the hearing together with a copy of
             323      the application to be forwarded by mail, not less than 15 days before the hearing date, to the
             324      following:
             325          (a) each licensed livestock market operator within the state; and
             326          (b) each livestock or other interested association or group of persons in the state that
             327      has filed written notice with the committee requesting receipt of notice of such hearings.
             328          (2) Notice of the hearing shall be published 14 days before the scheduled hearing date:
             329          (i) in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation within the city or town where
             330      the hearing is scheduled[.]; and
             331          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             332          Section 4. Section 6-1-5 is amended to read:
             333           6-1-5. Notice of assignment.
             334          The assignee shall forthwith give notice of such assignment [by publication in some]:
             335          (1) (a) by publication once a week for six weeks:
             336          (i) in a newspaper published in the county[,]; or[, if none,]
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     [having] of general circulation [therein, which notice shall be published at least once a week
             339      for six weeks; and shall forthwith send a notice] in the county; and
             340          (b) by publication as required in Section 45-1-101 for six weeks; and
             341          (2) by mail to each creditor of whom he shall be informed, directed to his usual place
             342      of residence, requiring such creditor to present to him within three months thereafter his claims
             343      under oath.
             344          Section 5. Section 7-1-704 is amended to read:
             345           7-1-704. Authorization required to engage in business -- Exemptions --
             346      Procedure.
             347          (1) (a) An institution subject to the jurisdiction of the department may maintain an
             348      office in this state or engage in the activities of a financial institution in this state only if it is
             349      authorized to do so by the department.
             350          (b) This Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             351          (i) any person who is lawfully engaging in the activities of a financial institution in this
             352      state on July 1, 1981, unless the institution was not subject to the jurisdiction of the department
             353      before that date;
             354          (ii) an application to establish a branch or additional office; or
             355          (iii) the establishment of a service corporation or service organization.
             356          (2) An applicant for authorization to become an institution subject to the jurisdiction of
             357      the department shall pay to the department the appropriate filing fee, as provided in Section
             358      7-1-401 , and shall file with the commissioner:
             359          (a) its undertaking to pay all expenses incurred in conducting any administrative
             360      proceedings forming part of the department's consideration of the application;
             361          (b) its proposed articles of incorporation and by-laws;
             362          (c) an application in a form prescribed by the commissioner that includes all
             363      information the commissioner requires about the source of the proposed original capital and
             364      about the identity, personal history, business background and experience, financial condition,
             365      and participation in any litigation or administrative proceeding of the organizers, the proposed
             366      members of the board of directors, and the principal officers; and
             367          (d) any other information the commissioner requires.
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     Act, the commissioner shall, at the expense of the applicant:
             370          (a) (i) give notice of the application by publication in three successive issues of a
             371      newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is to be
             372      established; and
             373          (ii) give notice of the application by publication as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             374          (b) give notice of the application to other institutions subject to the jurisdiction of the
             375      department in a manner and to an extent the commissioner considers appropriate;
             376          (c) cause the appropriate supervisor to make a careful investigation and examination of
             377      the following:
             378          (i) the character, reputation, and financial standing and ability of the organizers;
             379          (ii) the character, financial responsibility, experience, and business qualifications of
             380      those proposed as officers;
             381          (iii) the character and standing in the community of those proposed as directors,
             382      principal stockholders, or owners;
             383          (iv) the need in the service area where the institution would be located, giving
             384      particular consideration to the adequacy of existing financial facilities and the effect the
             385      proposed institution would have on existing institutions in the area;
             386          (v) the ability of the proposed service area to support the proposed institution,
             387      including the extent and nature of existing competition, the economic history and future
             388      prospects of the community, and the opportunity for profitable employment of financial
             389      institution funds; and
             390          (vi) other facts and circumstances bearing on the proposed institution that the
             391      supervisor considers relevant.
             392          (4) (a) The supervisor shall submit findings and recommendations in writing to the
             393      commissioner.
             394          (b) The application, any additional information furnished by the applicant, and the
             395      findings and recommendations of the supervisor may be inspected by any person at the
             396      department's office, except those portions of the application or report the commissioner
             397      declares to be confidential, pursuant to the applicant's request, in order to prevent a clearly
             398      unwarranted invasion of privacy.
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     applicant's expense:
             401          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the proposed
             402      institution is to be located at least once a week for three successive weeks before the date of
             403      hearing[.]; and
             404          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 for three weeks before the date of the hearing.
             405          (b) The notice shall include the date, time, and place of the hearing and any other
             406      information required by the commissioner.
             407          (c) The commissioner shall act on the record before him within 30 days after receipt of
             408      the transcript of the hearing.
             409          (6) If no hearing is held, the commissioner may, within 90 days of acceptance of the
             410      application as complete, approve or disapprove the application based on the papers filed with
             411      him, together with the supervisor's findings and recommendations.
             412          (7) (a) The commissioner may not approve the application unless the commissioner
             413      finds that the applicant has established by the preponderance of the evidence that:
             414          (i) in light of the need for financial services in the area, the adequacy of existing
             415      facilities, and the effect the proposed institution would have on existing institutions in the area,
             416      the public need and convenience will be promoted by the establishment of the proposed
             417      institution;
             418          (ii) in light of the ability of the proposed service area to support the proposed
             419      institution, including the extent and nature of existing competition, the economic history and
             420      future prospects of the community, and the opportunity for profitable employment of financial
             421      institution funds, conditions in the service area in which the proposed institution would transact
             422      business afford reasonable promise of a successful operation;
             423          (iii) the institution is being formed only for legitimate purposes allowed by the laws of
             424      this state;
             425          (iv) the proposed capital equals or exceeds the required minimum and is adequate in
             426      light of current and prospective conditions;
             427          (v) if the applicant is seeking authority to accept deposits, the deposits will be insured
             428      or guaranteed by an agency of the federal government;
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         (vii) the name of the proposed financial institution does not resemble the name of any
             432      other institution transacting business in this state so closely as to cause confusion;
             433          (viii) the applicants have complied with all of the provisions of law; and
             434          (ix) no properly managed and soundly operated existing institutions offering
             435      substantially similar services in the service area to which the application relates will be unduly
             436      injured by approval of the application.
             437          (b) The commissioner may condition approval of the application on the institution's
             438      acceptance of requirements or conditions with respect to insurance that the commissioner
             439      considers necessary to protect depositors.
             440          (8) (a) The commissioner shall provide written findings and conclusions on the
             441      application.
             442          (b) Upon approving an application, the commissioner shall:
             443          (i) endorse the approval on the articles of incorporation;
             444          (ii) file one copy with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code;
             445          (iii) retain one file copy; and
             446          (iv) return one copy to the applicant within ten days after the date of the
             447      commissioner's decision approving the application.
             448          (c) Upon disapproving an application, the commissioner shall mail notice of the
             449      disapproval to the applicant within ten days.
             450          (d) The commissioner may approve an application subject to conditions the
             451      commissioner considers appropriate to protect the public interest and carry out the purposes of
             452      this title.
             453          (e) The commissioner shall give written notice of the decision to all persons who have
             454      filed a protest to the application.
             455          (9) Upon approval of an application for authorization to conduct a business subject to
             456      the jurisdiction of the department, the commissioner shall issue a license, permit, or other
             457      appropriate certificate of authority if:
             458          (a) except in the case of credit unions, all of the capital of the institution being formed
             459      has been paid in; and
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         (10) (a) Any approval by the commissioner of an application under this section is
             463      considered revoked unless the business is open and operating within one year from the date of
             464      the approval.
             465          (b) The commissioner, on written application made before the expiration of that period,
             466      and for good cause shown, may extend the date for activation for additional periods not to
             467      exceed six months each.
             468          (11) No person may obtain, for the purpose of resale, a certificate of approval to
             469      operate any institution under the jurisdiction of the department.
             470          (12) The commissioner may approve an application without any notice to other
             471      financial institutions to respond to an emergency arising from the insolvency of an existing
             472      institution or to prevent the failure of an existing institution if the commissioner makes the
             473      findings required by Subsection (7).
             474          Section 6. Section 7-1-706 is amended to read:
             475           7-1-706. Application to commissioner to exercise power -- Procedure.
             476          (1) Except as provided in Sections 7-1-704 and 7-1-705 , by filing a request for agency
             477      action with the commissioner, any person may request the commissioner to:
             478          (a) issue any rule or order;
             479          (b) exercise any powers granted to the commissioner under this title; or
             480          (c) act on any matter that is subject to the approval of the commissioner.
             481          (2) Within ten days of receipt of the request, the commissioner shall, at the applicant's
             482      expense, cause a supervisor to make a careful investigation of the facts relevant or material to
             483      the request.
             484          (3) (a) The supervisor shall submit written findings and recommendations to the
             485      commissioner.
             486          (b) The application, any additional information furnished by the applicant, and the
             487      findings and recommendations of the supervisor may be inspected by any person at the office
             488      of the commissioner, except those portions of the application or report that the commissioner
             489      designates as confidential to prevent a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.
             490          (4) (a) If a hearing is held concerning the request, the commissioner shall publish
             491      notice of the hearing at the applicant's expense:
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     located at least once a week for three successive weeks before the date of the hearing[.]; and
             494          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 for three weeks before the date of the hearing.
             495          (b) The notice required by Subsection (4)(a) shall include the information required by
             496      the department's rules.
             497          (c) The commissioner shall act upon the request within 30 days after the close of the
             498      hearing, based on the record before the commissioner.
             499          (5) (a) If no hearing is held, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the request
             500      within 90 days of receipt of the request based on:
             501          (i) the application;
             502          (ii) additional information filed with the commissioner; and
             503          (iii) the findings and recommendations of the supervisor.
             504          (b) The commissioner shall act on the request by issuing findings of fact, conclusions,
             505      and an order, and shall mail a copy of each to:
             506          (i) the applicant;
             507          (ii) all persons who have filed protests to the granting of the application; and
             508          (iii) other persons that the commissioner considers should receive copies.
             509          (6) The commissioner may impose any conditions or limitations on the approval or
             510      disapproval of a request that the commissioner considers proper to:
             511          (a) protect the interest of creditors, depositors, and other customers of an institution;
             512          (b) protect its shareholders or members; and
             513          (c) carry out the purposes of this title.
             514          Section 7. Section 7-1-709 is amended to read:
             515           7-1-709. Branches -- Discontinuance of operation.
             516          (1) A Utah depository institution or out-of-state depository institution authorized to do
             517      business in this state may discontinue operation of a branch upon resolution of its board of
             518      directors.
             519          (2) Upon adopting the resolution, the institution shall file an application with the
             520      commissioner specifying:
             521          (a) the location of the branch to be discontinued;
             522          (b) the date of the proposed discontinuance;
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         (d) the extent to which the public need and convenience or service to members would
             525      still be adequately met.
             526          (3) (a) Upon filing its application with the commissioner, the institution shall publish
             527      notice of the discontinuance:
             528          (i) in a newspaper serving the area once a week for two consecutive weeks[.]; and
             529          (ii) as required by Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             530          (b) The commissioner may approve the application after a reasonable comment period
             531      following publication.
             532          (4) An out-of-state depository institution with a branch in Utah is not subject to the
             533      requirements of this section if the branch to be closed is located outside of Utah.
             534          Section 8. Section 7-2-6 is amended to read:
             535           7-2-6. Possession by commissioner -- Notice -- Presentation, allowance, and
             536      disallowance of claims -- Objections to claims.
             537          (1) (a) Possession of an institution by the commissioner commences when notice of
             538      taking possession is:
             539          (i) posted in each office of the institution located in this state; or
             540          (ii) delivered to a controlling person or officer of the institution.
             541          (b) All notices, records, and other information regarding possession of an institution by
             542      the commissioner may be kept confidential, and all court records and proceedings relating to
             543      the commissioner's possession may be sealed from public access if:
             544          (i) the commissioner finds it is in the best interests of the institution and its depositors
             545      not to notify the public of the possession by the commissioner;
             546          (ii) the deposit and withdrawal of funds and payment to creditors of the institution is
             547      not suspended, restricted, or interrupted; and
             548          (iii) the court approves.
             549          (2) (a) (i) Within 15 days after taking possession of an institution or other person under
             550      the jurisdiction of the department, the commissioner shall publish a notice to all persons who
             551      may have claims against the institution or other person to file proof of their claims with the
             552      commissioner before a date specified in the notice.
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         (iii) The notice shall be published:
             556          (A) (I) in a newspaper of general circulation in each city or county in which the
             557      institution or other person, or any subsidiary or service corporation of the institution, maintains
             558      an office[. The notice shall be]; and
             559          (II) published again approximately 30 days and 60 days after the date of the first
             560      publication[.]; and
             561          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 for 60 days.
             562          (b) (i) Within 60 days of taking possession of a depository institution, the
             563      commissioner shall send a similar notice to all persons whose identity is reflected in the books
             564      or records of the institution as depositors or other creditors, secured or unsecured, parties to
             565      litigation involving the institution pending at the date the commissioner takes possession of the
             566      institution, and all other potential claimants against the institution whose identity is reasonably
             567      ascertainable by the commissioner from examination of the books and records of the
             568      institution. No notice is required in connection with accounts or other liabilities of the
             569      institution that will be paid in full or be fully assumed by another depository institution or trust
             570      company. The notice shall specify a filing date for claims against the institution not less than
             571      60 days after the date of mailing. Claimants whose claims against the institution have been
             572      assumed by another depository institution or trust company pursuant to a merger or purchase
             573      and assumption agreement with the commissioner, or a federal deposit insurance agency
             574      appointed as receiver or liquidator of the institution, shall be notified of the assumption of their
             575      claims and the name and address of the assuming party within 60 days after the claim is
             576      assumed. Unless a purchase and assumption or merger agreement requires otherwise, the
             577      assuming party shall give all required notices. Notice shall be mailed to the address appearing
             578      in the books and records of the institution.
             579          (ii) Inadvertent or unintentional failure to mail a notice to any person entitled to written
             580      notice under this paragraph does not impose any liability on the commissioner or any receiver
             581      or liquidator appointed by him beyond the amount the claimant would be entitled to receive if
             582      the claim had been timely filed and allowed. The commissioner or any receiver or liquidator
             583      appointed by him are not liable for failure to mail notice unless the claimant establishes that it
             584      had no knowledge of the commissioner taking possession of the institution until after all
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     receiver, or liquidator.
             587          (c) Upon good cause shown, the court having supervisory jurisdiction may extend the
             588      time in which the commissioner may serve any notice required by this chapter.
             589          (d) The commissioner has the sole power to adjudicate any claim against the
             590      institution, its property or other assets, tangible or intangible, and to settle or compromise
             591      claims within the priorities set forth in Section 7-2-15 . Any action of the commissioner is
             592      subject to judicial review as provided in Subsection (9).
             593          (e) A receiver or liquidator of the institution appointed by the commissioner has all the
             594      duties, powers, authority, and responsibilities of the commissioner under this section. All
             595      claims against the institution shall be filed with the receiver or liquidator within the applicable
             596      time specified in this section and the receiver or liquidator shall adjudicate the claims as
             597      provided in Subsection (2)(d).
             598          (f) The procedure established in this section is the sole remedy of claimants against an
             599      institution or its assets in the possession of the commissioner.
             600          (3) With respect to a claim which appears in the books and records of an institution or
             601      other person in the possession of the commissioner as a secured claim, which, for purposes of
             602      this section is a claim that constitutes an enforceable, perfected lien, evidenced in writing, on
             603      the assets or other property of the institution:
             604          (a) The commissioner shall allow or disallow each secured claim filed on or before the
             605      filing date within 30 days after receipt of the claim and shall notify each secured claimant by
             606      certified mail or in person of the basis for, and any conditions imposed on, the allowance or
             607      disallowance.
             608          (b) For all allowed secured claims, the commissioner shall be bound by the terms,
             609      covenants, and conditions relating to the assets or other property subject to the claim, as set
             610      forth in the note, bond, or other security agreement which evidences the secured claim, unless
             611      the commissioner has given notice to the claimant of his intent to abandon the assets or other
             612      property subject to the secured claim at the time the commissioner gave the notice described in
             613      Subsection (3)(a).
             614          (c) No petition for lifting the stay provided by Section 7-2-7 may be filed with respect
             615      to a secured claim before the claim has been filed and allowed or disallowed by the
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         (4) With respect to all other claims other than secured claims:
             618          (a) Each claim filed on or before the filing date shall be allowed or disallowed within
             619      180 days after the final publication of notice.
             620          (b) If notice of disallowance is not served upon the claimant by the commissioner
             621      within 210 days after the date of final publication of notice, the claim is considered disallowed.
             622          (c) The rights of claimants and the amount of a claim shall be determined as of the date
             623      the commissioner took possession of the institution under this chapter. Claims based on
             624      contractual obligations of the institution in existence on the date of possession may be allowed
             625      unless the obligation of the institution is dependent on events occurring after the date of
             626      possession, or the amount or worth of the claim cannot be determined before any distribution
             627      of assets of the institution is made to claimants having the same priority under Section 7-2-15 .
             628          (d) (i) An unliquidated claim against the institution, including claims based on alleged
             629      torts for which the institution would have been liable on the date the commissioner took
             630      possession of the institution and any claims for a right to an equitable remedy for breach of
             631      performance by the institution, may be filed in an estimated amount. The commissioner may
             632      disallow or allow the claim in an amount determined by the commissioner, settle the claim in
             633      an amount approved by the court, or, in his discretion, refer the claim to the court designated by
             634      Section 7-2-2 for determination in accordance with procedures designated by the court. If the
             635      institution held on the date of possession by the commissioner a policy of insurance that would
             636      apply to the liability asserted by the claimant, the commissioner, or any receiver appointed by
             637      him may assign to the claimant all rights of the institution under the insurance policy in full
             638      satisfaction of the claim.
             639          (ii) If the commissioner finds there are or may be issues of fact or law as to the validity
             640      of a claim, liquidated or unliquidated, or its proper allowance or disallowance under the
             641      provisions of this chapter, he may appoint a hearing examiner to conduct a hearing and to
             642      prepare and submit recommended findings of fact and conclusions of law for final
             643      consideration by the commissioner. The hearing shall be conducted as provided in rules or
             644      regulations issued by the commissioner. The decision of the commissioner shall be based on
             645      the record before the hearing examiner and information the commissioner considers relevant
             646      and shall be subject to judicial review as provided in Subsection (9).
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     deceive the commissioner or any receiver or liquidator appointed by him.
             649          (f) The commissioner may defer payment of any claim filed on behalf of a person who
             650      was at any time in control of the institution within the meaning of Section 7-1-103 , pending the
             651      final determination of all claims of the institution against that person.
             652          (g) The commissioner or any receiver appointed by him may disallow a claim that
             653      seeks a dollar amount if it is determined by the court having jurisdiction under Section 7-2-2
             654      that the commissioner or receiver or conservator will not have any assets with which to pay the
             655      claim under the priorities established by Section 7-2-15 .
             656          (h) The commissioner may adopt rules to establish such alternative dispute resolution
             657      processes as may be appropriate for the resolution of claims filed against an institution under
             658      this chapter.
             659          (i) In establishing alternative dispute resolution processes, the commissioner shall
             660      strive for procedures that are expeditious, fair, independent, and low cost. The commissioner
             661      shall seek to develop incentives for claimants to participate in the alternative dispute resolution
             662      process.
             663          (j) The commissioner may establish both binding and nonbinding processes, which
             664      may be conducted by any government or private party, but all parties, including the claimant
             665      and the commissioner or any receiver appointed by him, must agree to the use of the process in
             666      a particular case.
             667          (5) Claims filed after the filing date are disallowed, unless:
             668          (a) the claimant who did not file his claim timely demonstrates that he did not have
             669      notice or actual knowledge of the proceedings in time to file a timely proof of claim; and
             670          (b) proof of the claim was filed prior to the last distribution of assets. For the purpose
             671      of this subsection only, late filed claims may be allowed if proof was filed before the final
             672      distribution of assets of the institution to claimants of the same priority and are payable only
             673      out of the remaining assets of the institution.
             674          (c) A late filed claim may be disallowed under any other provision of this section.
             675          (6) Debts owing to the United States or to any state or its subdivisions as a penalty or
             676      forfeiture are not allowed, except for the amount of the pecuniary loss sustained by the act,
             677      transaction, or proceeding out of which the penalty or forfeiture arose.
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     claim after the commissioner has taken possession of an institution or other person under this
             680      chapter may be disallowed.
             681          (8) A claim against an institution or its assets based on a contract or agreement may be
             682      disallowed unless the agreement: (a) is in writing; (b) is otherwise a valid and enforceable
             683      contract; and (c) has continuously, from the time of its execution, been an official record of the
             684      institution. The requirements of this Subsection (8) do not apply to claims for goods sold or
             685      services rendered to an institution in the ordinary course of business by trade creditors who do
             686      not customarily use written agreements or other documents.
             687          (9) (a) Objection to any claim allowed or disallowed may be made by any depositor or
             688      other claimant by filing a written objection with the commissioner within 30 days after service
             689      of the notice of allowance or disallowance. The commissioner shall present the objection to
             690      the court for hearing and determination upon written notice to the claimant and to the filing
             691      party. The notice shall set forth the time and place of hearing. After the 30-day period, no
             692      objection may be filed. This Subsection (9) does not apply to secured claims allowed under
             693      Subsection (3).
             694          (b) The hearing shall be based on the record before the commissioner and any
             695      additional evidence the court allowed to provide the parties due process of law.
             696          (c) The court may not reverse or otherwise modify the determination of the
             697      commissioner with respect to the claim unless it finds the determination of the commissioner to
             698      be arbitrary, capricious, or otherwise contrary to law. The burden of proof is on the party
             699      objecting to the determination of the commissioner.
             700          (d) An appeal from any final judgment of the court with respect to a claim may be
             701      taken as provided by law by the claimant, the commissioner, or any person having standing to
             702      object to the allowance or disallowance of the claim.
             703          (10) If a claim against the institution has been asserted in any judicial, administrative,
             704      or other proceeding pending at the time the commissioner took possession of the institution
             705      under this chapter or under Chapter 19, Acquisition of Failing Depository Institutions or
             706      Holding Companies, the claimant shall file copies of all documents of record in the pending
             707      proceeding with the commissioner within the time for filing claims as provided in Subsection
             708      (2). Such a claim shall be allowed or disallowed within 90 days of the receipt of the complete
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     until the claim has been allowed or disallowed. The commissioner may petition the court
             711      designated by Section 7-2-2 to lift the stay to determine whether the claim should be allowed or
             712      disallowed.
             713          (11) All claims allowed by the commissioner and not disallowed or otherwise modified
             714      by the court under Subsection (9), if not paid within 30 days after allowance, shall be
             715      evidenced by a certificate payable only out of the assets of the institution in the possession of
             716      the commissioner, subject to the priorities set forth in Section 7-2-15 . This provision does not
             717      apply to a secured claim allowed by the commissioner under Subsection (3)(a).
             718          Section 9. Section 7-7-10 is amended to read:
             719           7-7-10. Meetings of mutual association members -- Voting -- Notice.
             720          (1) (a) An annual meeting of the members of each mutual association shall be held at
             721      the time and place fixed in the bylaws of the association.
             722          (b) Special meetings may be called as provided in the bylaws.
             723          (2) (a) The members entitled to vote at any meeting of the members shall be those who
             724      are members of record at the end of the calendar month next preceding the date of the meeting
             725      of members, except those who have ceased to be members.
             726          (b) The number of votes that a member is entitled to cast shall be determined in
             727      accordance with the books on the date determinative of entitlement to vote.
             728          (3) In the determination of all questions requiring action by the members, each member
             729      shall be entitled to cast:
             730          (a) one vote; and
             731          (b) any additional vote that the member may cast under the bylaws of the association.
             732          (4) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (4)(a)(ii), at any meeting of the members, voting may
             733      be:
             734          (A) in person; or
             735          (B) by proxy.
             736          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a)(i), a proxy is not eligible to be voted at any
             737      meeting unless the proxy has been filed with the secretary of the association, for verification, at
             738      least five days before the date of the meeting.
             739          (b) Every proxy shall:
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         (ii) be signed by the member or the member's duly authorized attorney in fact; and
             742          (iii) continue in force from year to year:
             743          (A) when filed with the secretary;
             744          (B) if so specified in the proxy; and
             745          (C) until:
             746          (I) revoked by a writing duly delivered to the secretary; or
             747          (II) superseded by subsequent proxies.
             748          (5) (a) At an annual meeting or at any special meeting of the members, any number of
             749      members present in person or by proxy eligible to be voted constitutes a quorum.
             750          (b) A majority of all votes cast at any meeting of members shall determine any
             751      question unless this chapter specifically provides otherwise.
             752          (6) (a) No notice of annual meetings of members need be given to members.
             753          (b) Subject to Subsection (6)(c), notice of each special meeting of members shall:
             754          (i) state:
             755          (A) the purpose for which the meeting is called;
             756          (B) the place of the meeting; and
             757          (C) the time when the meeting shall convene; and
             758          (ii) (A) be published:
             759          (I) once a week for two consecutive calendar weeks (in each instance, on any day of the
             760      week) before the date on which the special meeting shall convene[; and (II)], in a newspaper of
             761      general circulation in the county in which the home office of the association is located; and
             762          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 for two calendar weeks before the date on which
             763      the special meeting shall convene; and
             764          (B) be posted in a conspicuous place in all offices of the association during the 30 days
             765      immediately preceding the date on which the special meeting convenes.
             766          (c) No notice need be given of a meeting if all the members entitled to vote, vote in
             767      favor of an action at the meeting of the members.
             768          Section 10. Section 8-5-6 is amended to read:
             769           8-5-6. Alternative council or board procedures for notice -- Termination of
             770      rights.
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     municipal council or cemetery maintenance district board may pass a resolution demanding
             773      that the owner of a lot, site, or portion of the cemetery, which has been unused for burial
             774      purposes for more than 60 years, file with the county recorder, city recorder, or town clerk
             775      notice of any claim to the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery.
             776          (2) The municipal council or cemetery maintenance district board shall then cause a
             777      copy of the resolution to be personally served on the owner in the same manner as personal
             778      service of process in a civil action. The resolution shall notify the owner that the owner shall,
             779      within 60 days after service of the resolution on the owner, express interest in maintaining the
             780      cemetery lot, site, or portion of the cemetery and submit satisfactory evidence of an intention to
             781      use the lot, site, or portion of the cemetery for a burial.
             782          (3) If the owner cannot be personally served with the resolution of the municipal
             783      council or cemetery maintenance district board as required in Subsection (2), the municipal
             784      council or cemetery maintenance district board shall publish its resolution:
             785          (a) (i) for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             786      county; and
             787          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks; and
             788          (b) mail a copy of the resolution within 14 days after the publication to the owner's last
             789      known address, if available.
             790          (4) If, for 30 days after the last date of service or publication of the municipal council's
             791      or cemetery maintenance district board's resolution, the owner or person with a legal interest in
             792      the cemetery lot fails to state a valid interest in the use of the cemetery lot, site, or portion of
             793      the cemetery for burial purposes, the owner's rights are terminated and that portion of the
             794      cemetery shall be vested in the municipality or cemetery maintenance district.
             795          Section 11. Section 9-3-409 is amended to read:
             796           9-3-409. Actions on validity or enforceability of bonds -- Time for bringing
             797      action.
             798          (1) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any
             799      bond issued under this chapter or the security for them, any such bond reciting in substance that
             800      it has been issued by the authority in connection with the Utah Science Center shall be
             801      conclusively [deemed] considered to have been issued for that purpose.
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         (i) (A) the legality of a resolution;
             804          (B) notice of bonds to be issued; or
             805          (C) a provision made for the security and payment of the bonds; and
             806          [(2) For] (ii) for a period of 30 days after the publication of the resolution authorizing
             807      the bonds, or a notice of bonds to be issued by the authority containing those items described in
             808      Section 11-14-316 :
             809          (A) in a newspaper having general circulation in the area of operation[, any person may
             810      contest the legality of the resolution authorizing any bonds, notice of bonds to be issued, or any
             811      provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds.]; or
             812          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             813          (b) After the 30-day period no one has any cause of action to contest the regularity,
             814      formality, or legality of the notice of bonds to be issued or the bonds for any cause whatsoever.
             815          Section 12. Section 9-8-805 is amended to read:
             816           9-8-805. Collecting institutions -- Perfecting title -- Notice.
             817          (1) (a) Any collecting institution wishing to perfect title in any reposited materials held
             818      by it shall send, by registered mail, a notice containing the information required by this section
             819      to the last-known address of the last-known owner of the property.
             820          (b) The collecting institution shall publish a notice containing the information required
             821      by this section [at least once per week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
             822      circulation in the county where the collecting institution is located if]:
             823          (i) if:
             824          [(i)] (A) the owner or the address of the owner of the reposited materials is unknown;
             825          [(ii)] (B) the mailed notice is returned to the collecting institution without a forwarding
             826      address; or
             827          [(iii)] (C) the owner does not claim the reposited materials within 90 days after the
             828      notice was mailed[.]; and
             829          (ii) (A) by publication at least once per week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper
             830      of general circulation in the county where the collection institution is located; and
             831          (B) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             832          (2) The notices required by this section shall include:
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     the reposited materials;
             835          (b) a description of the reposited materials;
             836          (c) the name of the collecting institution that has possession of the reposited materials
             837      and a person within that institution whom the owner may contact; and
             838          (d) a statement that if the reposited materials are not claimed within 90 days from the
             839      date that the notice is published [in the newspaper for the second time] in accordance with
             840      Subsection (1)(b), the reposited materials are considered to be abandoned and become the
             841      property of the collecting institution.
             842          (3) If no one has claimed the reposited materials within 90 days after the date that the
             843      notice is published [in the newspaper for the second time,] in accordance with Subsection
             844      (1)(b), the reposited materials are considered to be abandoned and are the property of the
             845      collecting institution.
             846          Section 13. Section 10-2-108 is amended to read:
             847           10-2-108. Public hearings on feasibility study results -- Notice of hearings.
             848          (1) If the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study meet the
             849      requirements of Subsection 10-2-109 (3), the county legislative body shall, at its next regular
             850      meeting after receipt of the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study,
             851      schedule at least two public hearings to be held:
             852          (a) within the following 60 days;
             853          (b) at least seven days apart;
             854          (c) in geographically diverse locations within the proposed city; and
             855          (d) for the purpose of allowing:
             856          (i) the feasibility consultant to present the results of the study; and
             857          (ii) the public to become informed about the feasibility study results and to ask
             858      questions about those results of the feasibility consultant.
             859          (2) (a) (i) The county clerk shall publish notice of the public hearings required under
             860      Subsection (1):
             861          (A) at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             862      circulation within the proposed city[.]; and
             863          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
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     least three days before the first public hearing required under Subsection (1).
             866          (b) (i) If, under Subsection (2)(A)(i)(A), there is no newspaper of general circulation
             867      within the proposed city, the county clerk shall post at least one notice of the hearings per
             868      1,000 population in conspicuous places within the proposed city that are most likely to give
             869      notice of the hearings to the residents of the proposed city.
             870          (ii) The clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(b)(i) at least seven days before
             871      the first hearing under Subsection (1).
             872          (c) The notice under Subsections (2)(a) and (b) shall include the feasibility study
             873      summary under Subsection 10-2-106 (3)(b) and shall indicate that a full copy of the study is
             874      available for inspection and copying at the office of the county clerk.
             875          Section 14. Section 10-2-111 is amended to read:
             876           10-2-111. Incorporation election.
             877          (1) At the next special election date under Section 20A-1-204 more than 45 days after
             878      the county legislative body's receipt of the certified petition or certified modified petition under
             879      Subsection 10-2-110 (1)(b)(i), the county legislative body shall hold an election on the proposed
             880      incorporation.
             881          (2) (a) The county clerk shall publish notice of the election:
             882          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the area proposed to be incorporated at
             883      least once a week for three successive weeks[.]; and
             884          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             885          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall contain:
             886          (i) a statement of the contents of the petition;
             887          (ii) a description of the area proposed to be incorporated as a city;
             888          (iii) a statement of the date and time of the election and the location of polling places;
             889      and
             890          (iv) the feasibility study summary under Subsection 10-2-106 (3)(b) and a statement
             891      that a full copy of the study is available for inspection and copying at the office of the county
             892      clerk.
             893          (c) The last publication of notice required under Subsection (2)(a) shall occur at least
             894      one day but no more than seven days before the election.
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     circulation within the proposed city, the county clerk shall post at least one notice of the
             897      election per 1,000 population in conspicuous places within the proposed city that are most
             898      likely to give notice of the election to the voters of the proposed city.
             899          (ii) The clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(d)(i) at least seven days before
             900      the election under Subsection (1).
             901          Section 15. Section 10-2-114 is amended to read:
             902           10-2-114. Determination of number of council members -- Determination of
             903      election districts -- Hearings and notice.
             904          (1) If the incorporation proposal passes, the petition sponsors shall, within 25 days of
             905      the canvass of the election under Section 10-2-111 :
             906          (a) if the voters at the incorporation election choose the council-mayor form of
             907      government, determine the number of council members that will constitute the council of the
             908      future city;
             909          (b) if the voters at the incorporation election vote to elect council members by district,
             910      determine the number of council members to be elected by district and draw the boundaries of
             911      those districts, which shall be substantially equal in population;
             912          (c) determine the initial terms of the mayor and members of the city council so that:
             913          (i) the mayor and approximately half the members of the city council are elected to
             914      serve an initial term, of no less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full
             915      four-year term that coincides with the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (1); and
             916          (ii) the remaining members of the city council are elected to serve an initial term, of no
             917      less than one year, that allows their successors to serve a full four-year term that coincides with
             918      the schedule established in Subsection 10-3-205 (2); and
             919          (d) submit in writing to the county legislative body the results of the sponsors'
             920      determinations under Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             921          (2) (a) Before making a determination under Subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), the petition
             922      sponsors shall hold a public hearing within the future city on the applicable issues under
             923      Subsections (1)(a), (b), and (c).
             924          (b) (i) The petition sponsors shall publish notice of the public hearing under Subsection
             925      (2)(a):
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     two successive weeks before the hearing[.]; and
             928          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks before the hearing.
             929          (ii) The last publication of notice under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) shall be at least three
             930      days before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             931          (c) (i) [If] In accordance with Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A), if there is no newspaper of
             932      general circulation within the future city, the petition sponsors shall post at least one notice of
             933      the hearing per 1,000 population in conspicuous places within the future city that are most
             934      likely to give notice of the hearing to the residents of the future city.
             935          (ii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (2)(c)(i) at least seven
             936      days before the hearing under Subsection (2)(a).
             937          Section 16. Section 10-2-115 is amended to read:
             938           10-2-115. Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and
             939      of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for city office.
             940          (1) (a) Within 20 days of the county legislative body's receipt of the information under
             941      Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(d), the county clerk shall publish [in a newspaper of general circulation
             942      within the future city a], in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), notice containing:
             943          (i) the number of commission or council members to be elected for the new city;
             944          (ii) if some or all of the commission or council members are to be elected by district, a
             945      description of the boundaries of those districts as designated by the petition sponsors under
             946      Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(b);
             947          (iii) information about the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy for those
             948      seeking to become candidates for mayor or city commission or council; and
             949          (iv) information about the length of the initial term of each of the city officers, as
             950      determined by the petition sponsors under Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(c).
             951          (b) The notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall be published:
             952          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the future city at least once a week for
             953      two successive weeks[.]; and
             954          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             955          (c) (i) [If] In accordance with Subsection (1)(b)(i), if there is no newspaper of general
             956      circulation within the future city, the county clerk shall post at least one notice per 1,000
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             959          (ii) The notice under Subsection (1)(c)(i) shall contain the information required under
             960      Subsection (1)(a).
             961          (iii) The petition sponsors shall post the notices under Subsection (1)(c)(i) at least
             962      seven days before the deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy under Subsection (2).
             963          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 20A-9-203 (2)(a), each person seeking to become a
             964      candidate for mayor or city commission or council of a city incorporating under this part shall,
             965      within 45 days of the incorporation election under Section 10-2-111 , file a declaration of
             966      candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future city is located.
             967          Section 17. Section 10-2-116 is amended to read:
             968           10-2-116. Election of officers of new city.
             969          (1) For the election of city officers, the county legislative body shall:
             970          (a) unless a primary election is prohibited by Subsection 20A-9-404 (2), hold a primary
             971      election; and
             972          (b) hold a final election.
             973          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be:
             974          (a) appropriate to the form of government chosen by the voters at the incorporation
             975      election;
             976          (b) consistent with the voters' decision about whether to elect commission or council
             977      members by district and, if applicable, consistent with the boundaries of those districts as
             978      determined by the petition sponsors; and
             979          (c) consistent with the sponsors' determination of the number of commission or council
             980      members to be elected and the length of their initial term.
             981          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b) and except as provided in Subsection (5), the
             982      primary election under Subsection (1)(a) shall be held at the earliest of the next:
             983          (i) regular general election under Section 20A-1-201 ;
             984          (ii) municipal primary election under Section 20A-9-404 ;
             985          (iii) municipal general election under Section 20A-1-202 ; or
             986          (iv) special election under Section 20A-1-204 .
             987          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the primary election under Subsection (1)(a)
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         (4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the final election under Subsection (1)(b)
             990      shall be held at the next special election date under Section 20A-1-204 :
             991          (a) after the primary election; or
             992          (b) if there is no primary election, more than 75 days after the incorporation election
             993      under Section 10-2-111 .
             994          (5) Notwithstanding Subsections (3) and (4), the county legislative body may hold the
             995      primary and final elections required under Subsection (1) on the dates provided for the next
             996      municipal primary election under Section 20A-9-404 and the next municipal general election
             997      under Section 20A-1-202 , respectively, after the incorporation election, if:
             998          (a) with the results under Subsection 10-2-114 (1)(d), the petition sponsors submit to
             999      the county legislative body a written request to that effect; and
             1000          (b) the incorporation election under Section 10-2-111 took place in February or May of
             1001      an odd-numbered year.
             1002          (6) (a) (i) The county clerk shall publish notice of an election under this section:
             1003          (A) at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
             1004      within the future city[.]; and
             1005          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             1006          (ii) The later notice under Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall be at least one day but no more
             1007      than seven days before the election.
             1008          (b) (i) [If ] In accordance with Subsection (6)(a)(i)(A), if there is no newspaper of
             1009      general circulation within the future city, the county clerk shall post at least one notice of the
             1010      election per 1,000 population in conspicuous places within the future city that are most likely
             1011      to give notice of the election to the voters.
             1012          (ii) The county clerk shall post the notices under Subsection (6)(b)(i) at least seven
             1013      days before each election under Subsection (1).
             1014          (7) Until the city is incorporated, the county clerk is the election officer for all purposes
             1015      in an election of officers of the city approved at an incorporation election.
             1016          Section 18. Section 10-2-125 is amended to read:
             1017           10-2-125. Incorporation of a town.
             1018          (1) As used in this section:
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     land would be assessed without regard to a valuation for agricultural use under Section
             1021      59-2-503 .
             1022          (b) "Financial feasibility study" means a study to determine:
             1023          (i) the projected revenues for the proposed town during the first three years after
             1024      incorporation; and
             1025          (ii) the projected costs, including overhead, that the proposed town will incur in
             1026      providing governmental services during the first three years after incorporation.
             1027          (c) "Municipal service" means a publicly provided service that is not provided on a
             1028      countywide basis.
             1029          (d) "Nonurban" means having a residential density of less than one unit per acre.
             1030          (2) (a) (i) A contiguous area of a county not within a municipality, with a population of
             1031      at least 100 but less than 1,000, may incorporate as a town as provided in this section.
             1032          (ii) An area within a county of the first class is not contiguous for purposes of
             1033      Subsection (2)(a)(i) if:
             1034          (A) the area includes a strip of land that connects geographically separate areas; and
             1035          (B) the distance between the geographically separate areas is greater than the average
             1036      width of the strip of land connecting the geographically separate areas.
             1037          (b) The population figure under Subsection (2)(a) shall be determined:
             1038          (i) as of the date the incorporation petition is filed; and
             1039          (ii) by the Utah Population Estimates Committee within 20 days after the county clerk's
             1040      certification under Subsection (6) of a petition filed under Subsection (4).
             1041          (3) (a) The process to incorporate an area as a town is initiated by filing a request for a
             1042      public hearing with the clerk of the county in which the area is located.
             1043          (b) Each request for a public hearing under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
             1044          (i) be signed by the owners of at least five separate parcels of private real property,
             1045      each owned by a different owner, located within the area proposed to be incorporated; and
             1046          (ii) be accompanied by an accurate map or plat depicting the boundary of the proposed
             1047      town.
             1048          (c) Within ten days after a request for a public hearing is filed under Subsection (3)(a),
             1049      the county clerk shall, with the assistance of other county officers from whom the clerk
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     Subsection (3)(b).
             1052          (d) If the clerk determines that a request under Subsection (3)(a) fails to comply with
             1053      the requirements of Subsection (3)(b), the clerk shall reject the request and deliver written
             1054      notice of the rejection to the signers of the request.
             1055          (e) (i) If the clerk determines that a request under Subsection (3)(a) complies with the
             1056      requirements of Subsection (3)(b), the clerk shall:
             1057          (A) schedule and arrange for a public hearing to be held:
             1058          (I) (Aa) at a public facility located within the boundary of the proposed town; or
             1059          (Bb) if there is no public facility within the boundary of the proposed town, at another
             1060      nearby public facility or at the county seat; and
             1061          (II) within 20 days after the clerk provides the last notice required under Subsection
             1062      (3)(e)(i)(B); and
             1063          (B) subject to Subsection (3)(e)(ii), give notice of the public hearing on the proposed
             1064      incorporation by:
             1065          (I) posting notice of the public hearing on the county's Internet website, if the county
             1066      has an Internet website; and
             1067          (II) (Aa) (Ii) publishing notice of the public hearing at least once a week for two
             1068      consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the proposed town; [or] and
             1069          (IIii) publishing notice of the public hearing in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for
             1070      two weeks; or
             1071          (Bb) in accordance with Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B)(II)(Aa)(Ii), if there is no newspaper of
             1072      general circulation within the proposed town, posting notice of the public hearing in at least
             1073      five conspicuous public places within the proposed town.
             1074          (ii) The posting of notice required under Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B)(I) and, if applicable,
             1075      Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B)(II)(Bb) and the first publishing of notice required under Subsection
             1076      (3)(e)(i)(B)(II)(Aa), if applicable, shall occur no later than ten days after the clerk determines
             1077      that a request complies with the requirements of Subsection (3)(b).
             1078          (iii) Each public hearing under Subsection (3)(e)(i)(A) shall be conducted by the chair
             1079      of the county commission or council, or the chair's designee, to:
             1080          (A) introduce the concept of the proposed incorporation to the public;
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         (C) allow the public to ask questions and become informed about the proposed
             1083      incorporation; and
             1084          (D) allow the public to express their views about the proposed incorporation, including
             1085      their views about the boundary of the area proposed to be incorporated.
             1086          (4) (a) At any time within three months after the public hearing under Subsection
             1087      (3)(e), a petition to incorporate the area as a town may be filed with the clerk of the county in
             1088      which the area is located.
             1089          (b) Each petition under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             1090          (i) be signed by:
             1091          (A) the owners of private real property that:
             1092          (I) is located within the area proposed to be incorporated;
             1093          (II) covers a majority of the total private land area within the area;
             1094          (III) is equal in assessed value to more than 1/2 of the assessed value of all private real
             1095      property within the area; and
             1096          (IV) consists, in number of parcels, of at least 1/3 of the number of all parcels of
             1097      private real property within the area proposed to be incorporated; and
             1098          (B) a majority of all registered voters within the area proposed to be incorporated as a
             1099      town, according to the official voter registration list maintained by the county on the date the
             1100      petition is filed;
             1101          (ii) designate as sponsors at least five of the property owners who have signed the
             1102      petition, one of whom shall be designated as the contact sponsor, with the mailing address of
             1103      each owner signing as a sponsor;
             1104          (iii) be accompanied by and circulated with an accurate map or plat, prepared by a
             1105      licensed surveyor, showing a legal description of the boundary of the proposed town; and
             1106          (iv) substantially comply with and be circulated in the following form:
             1107          PETITION FOR INCORPORATION OF (insert the proposed name of the proposed
             1108      town)
             1109          To the Honorable County Legislative Body of (insert the name of the county in which
             1110      the proposed town is located) County, Utah:
             1111          We, the undersigned owners of real property and registered voters within the area
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     in this petition to be incorporated as a town. Each of the undersigned affirms that each has
             1114      personally signed this petition and is an owner of real property or a registered voter residing
             1115      within the described area, and that the current residence address of each is correctly written
             1116      after the signer's name. The area proposed to be incorporated as a town is described as follows:
             1117      (insert an accurate description of the area proposed to be incorporated).
             1118          (c) A petition under this Subsection (4) may not describe an area that includes some or
             1119      all of an area proposed for annexation in an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 that:
             1120          (i) was filed before the filing of the petition; and
             1121          (ii) is still pending on the date the petition is filed.
             1122          (d) A petition may not be filed under this section if the private real property owned by
             1123      the petition sponsors, designated under Subsection (4)(b)(ii), cumulatively exceeds 40% of the
             1124      total private land area within the area proposed to be incorporated as a town.
             1125          (e) A signer of a petition under this Subsection (4) may withdraw or, after withdrawn,
             1126      reinstate the signer's signature on the petition:
             1127          (i) at any time until the county clerk certifies the petition under Subsection (6); and
             1128          (ii) by filing a signed, written withdrawal or reinstatement with the county clerk.
             1129          (5) (a) If a petition is filed under Subsection (4)(a) proposing to incorporate as a town
             1130      an area located within a county of the first class, the county clerk shall deliver written notice of
             1131      the proposed incorporation:
             1132          (i) to each owner of private real property owning more than 1% of the assessed value
             1133      of all private real property within the area proposed to be incorporated as a town; and
             1134          (ii) within seven calendar days after the date on which the petition is filed.
             1135          (b) A private real property owner described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) may exclude all or
             1136      part of the owner's property from the area proposed to be incorporated as a town by filing a
             1137      notice of exclusion:
             1138          (i) with the county clerk; and
             1139          (ii) within ten calendar days after receiving the clerk's notice under Subsection (5)(a).
             1140          (c) The county legislative body shall exclude from the area proposed to be incorporated
             1141      as a town the property identified in the notice of exclusion under Subsection (5)(b) if:
             1142          (i) the property:
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         (B) does not and will not require a municipal service; and
             1145          (ii) exclusion will not leave an unincorporated island within the proposed town.
             1146          (d) If the county legislative body excludes property from the area proposed to be
             1147      incorporated as a town, the county legislative body shall send written notice of the exclusion to
             1148      the contact sponsor within five days after the exclusion.
             1149          (6) Within 20 days after the filing of a petition under Subsection (4), the county clerk
             1150      shall:
             1151          (a) with the assistance of other county officers from whom the clerk requests
             1152      assistance, determine whether the petition complies with the requirements of Subsection (4);
             1153      and
             1154          (b) (i) if the clerk determines that the petition complies with those requirements:
             1155          (A) certify the petition and deliver the certified petition to the county legislative body;
             1156      and
             1157          (B) mail or deliver written notification of the certification to:
             1158          (I) the contact sponsor;
             1159          (II) if applicable, the chair of the planning commission of each township in which any
             1160      part of the area proposed for incorporation is located; and
             1161          (III) the Utah Population Estimates Committee; or
             1162          (ii) if the clerk determines that the petition fails to comply with any of those
             1163      requirements, reject the petition and notify the contact sponsor in writing of the rejection and
             1164      the reasons for the rejection.
             1165          (7) (a) (i) A petition that is rejected under Subsection (6)(b)(ii) may be amended to
             1166      correct a deficiency for which it was rejected and then refiled with the county clerk.
             1167          (ii) A valid signature on a petition filed under Subsection (4)(a) may be used toward
             1168      fulfilling the signature requirement of Subsection (4)(b) for the same petition that is amended
             1169      under Subsection (7)(a)(i) and then refiled with the county clerk.
             1170          (b) If a petition is amended and refiled under Subsection (7)(a)(i) after having been
             1171      rejected by the county clerk under Subsection (6)(b)(ii):
             1172          (i) the amended petition shall be considered as a newly filed petition; and
             1173          (ii) the amended petition's processing priority is determined by the date on which it is
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         (8) (a) (i) The legislative body of a county with which a petition is filed under
             1176      Subsection (4) may, at its option and upon the petition being certified under Subsection (6),
             1177      commission and pay for a financial feasibility study.
             1178          (ii) If the county legislative body chooses to commission a financial feasibility study,
             1179      the county legislative body shall:
             1180          (A) within 20 days after the incorporation petition is certified, select and engage a
             1181      feasibility consultant; and
             1182          (B) require the feasibility consultant to complete the financial feasibility study and
             1183      submit written results of the study to the county legislative body no later than 30 days after the
             1184      feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the financial feasibility study.
             1185          (b) The county legislative body shall approve a petition proposing the incorporation of
             1186      a town and hold an election for town officers, as provided in Subsection (9), if:
             1187          (i) the county clerk has certified the petition under Subsection (6); and
             1188          (ii) (A) (I) the county legislative body has commissioned a financial feasibility study
             1189      under Subsection (8)(a); and
             1190          (II) the results of the financial feasibility study show that the average annual amount of
             1191      revenues described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) does not exceed the average annual amount of costs
             1192      described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by more than 10%; or
             1193          (B) the county legislative body chooses not to commission a financial feasibility study.
             1194          (c) (i) If the county legislative body commissions a financial feasibility study under
             1195      Subsection (8)(a) and the results of the financial feasibility study show that the average annual
             1196      amount of revenues described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) exceeds the average annual amount of
             1197      costs described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by more than 10%, the county legislative body may:
             1198          (A) deny the petition, subject to Subsection (8)(c)(ii), if the results of the financial
             1199      feasibility study show that the average annual amount of revenues described in Subsection
             1200      (1)(b)(i) exceeds the average annual amount of costs described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) by 25%
             1201      or more;
             1202          (B) approve the petition and hold an election for town officers, as provided in
             1203      Subsection (9); or
             1204          (C) (I) with the consent of the petition sponsors:
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     feasibility study; or
             1207          (Bb) alter the boundaries of the area proposed to be incorporated as a town to
             1208      approximate the boundaries necessary to prevent the average annual amount of revenues
             1209      described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) from exceeding the average annual amount of costs described
             1210      in Subsection (1)(b)(ii); and
             1211          (II) approve the incorporation petition and hold an election for town officers, as
             1212      provided in Subsection (9).
             1213          (ii) A county legislative body intending to deny a petition under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(A)
             1214      shall deny the petition within 20 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results
             1215      of the financial feasibility study.
             1216          (d) Each town that incorporates pursuant to a petition approved after the county
             1217      legislative body imposes conditions under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(C)(I) shall comply with those
             1218      conditions.
             1219          (9) (a) The legislative body of the county in which the proposed new town is located
             1220      shall hold the election for town officers provided for in Subsection (8) within:
             1221          (i) 45 days after the petition is certified, for an election under Subsection (8)(b)(ii)(B);
             1222          (ii) 45 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results of the financial
             1223      feasibility study, for an election under Subsection (8)(b)(ii)(A) or (8)(c)(i)(B); or
             1224          (iii) 60 days after the feasibility consultant submits the written results of the financial
             1225      feasibility study, for an election under Subsection (8)(c)(i)(C).
             1226          (b) The officers elected at an election under Subsection (9)(a) shall take office:
             1227          (i) at noon on the first Monday in January next following the election, if the election is
             1228      held on a regular general or municipal general election date; or
             1229          (ii) at noon on the first day of the month next following the effective date of the
             1230      incorporation under Subsection (12), if the election of officers is held on any other date.
             1231          (10) Each newly incorporated town shall operate under the five-member council form
             1232      of government as defined in Section 10-3b-102 .
             1233          (11) (a) Within seven days after the canvass of the election of town officers under
             1234      Subsection (9), the mayor-elect of the new town shall file at least three copies of the articles of
             1235      incorporation of the new town with the lieutenant governor.
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     10-2-119 (2).
             1238          (12) A new town is incorporated:
             1239          (a) on December 31 of the year in which the lieutenant governor issues a certificate of
             1240      entity creation for the town under Section 67-1a-6.5 , if the election of town officers under
             1241      Subsection (9) is held on a regular general or municipal general election date; or
             1242          (b) on the last day of the month during which the lieutenant governor issues a
             1243      certificate of entity creation for the town under Section 67-1a-6.5 , if the election of town
             1244      officers under Subsection (9) is held on any other date.
             1245          (13) For each petition filed before March 5, 2008:
             1246          (a) the petition is subject to and governed by the law in effect at the time the petition
             1247      was filed; and
             1248          (b) the law in effect at the time the petition was filed governs in all administrative and
             1249      judicial proceedings relating to the petition.
             1250          Section 19. Section 10-2-406 is amended to read:
             1251           10-2-406. Notice of certification -- Publishing and providing notice of petition.
             1252          (1) After receipt of the notice of certification from the city recorder or town clerk under
             1253      Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), the municipal legislative body shall:
             1254          (a) (i) publish a notice:
             1255          (A) at least once a week for three successive weeks, beginning no later than ten days
             1256      after receipt of the notice of certification, in a newspaper of general circulation within:
             1257          [(A)] (I) the area proposed for annexation; and
             1258          [(B)] (II) the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation;
             1259      [or] and
             1260          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for three weeks, beginning no later than ten
             1261      days after receipt of the notice of certification; and
             1262          (ii) in accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A), if there is no newspaper of general
             1263      circulation within those areas, post written notices in conspicuous places within those areas
             1264      that are most likely to give notice to residents within those areas; and
             1265          (b) within 20 days of receipt of the notice of certification under Subsection
             1266      10-2-405 (2)(c)(i), mail written notice to each affected entity.
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         (i) state that a petition has been filed with the municipality proposing the annexation of
             1269      an area to the municipality;
             1270          (ii) state the date of the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of certification
             1271      under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i);
             1272          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation in the annexation petition;
             1273          (iv) state that the complete annexation petition is available for inspection and copying
             1274      at the office of the city recorder or town clerk;
             1275          (v) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipality may grant the petition
             1276      and annex the area described in the petition unless, within the time required under Subsection
             1277      10-2-407 (2)(a)(i)(A), a written protest to the annexation petition is filed with the commission
             1278      and a copy of the protest delivered to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing
             1279      municipality;
             1280          (vi) state the address of the commission or, if a commission has not yet been created in
             1281      the county, the county clerk, where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed;
             1282          (vii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will also
             1283      automatically be annexed to a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             1284      emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             1285          (A) the proposed annexing municipality is entirely within the boundaries of a local
             1286      district:
             1287          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1288          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1289      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1290          (B) the area proposed to be annexed to the municipality is not already within the
             1291      boundaries of the local district; and
             1292          (viii) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             1293      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             1294      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             1295          (A) the petition proposes the annexation of an area that is within the boundaries of a
             1296      local district:
             1297          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
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             1300          (B) the proposed annexing municipality is not within the boundaries of the local
             1301      district.
             1302          (b) The statement required by Subsection (2)(a)(v) shall state the deadline for filing a
             1303      written protest in terms of the actual date rather than by reference to the statutory citation.
             1304          (c) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2)(a), a notice under Subsection
             1305      (1)(a) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class shall include a
             1306      statement that a protest to the annexation petition may be filed with the commission by
             1307      property owners if it contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             1308          (i) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             1309      annexation;
             1310          (ii) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             1311      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             1312          (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             1313      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             1314          Section 20. Section 10-2-407 is amended to read:
             1315           10-2-407. Protest to annexation petition -- Township planning commission
             1316      recommendation -- Petition requirements -- Disposition of petition if no protest filed.
             1317          (1) (a) A protest to an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 may be filed by:
             1318          (i) the legislative body or governing board of an affected entity; or
             1319          (ii) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class, the owners
             1320      of private real property that:
             1321          (A) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             1322      annexation;
             1323          (B) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             1324      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             1325          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             1326      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             1327          (b) (i) A planning commission of a township located in a county of the first class may
             1328      recommend to the legislative body of the county in which the township is located that the
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     located within the township.
             1331          (ii) (A) The township planning commission shall communicate each recommendation
             1332      under Subsection (1)(b)(i) in writing to the county legislative body within 30 days of the city
             1333      recorder or town clerk's certification of the annexation petition under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)
             1334      (c)(i).
             1335          (B) At the time the recommendation is communicated to the county legislative body
             1336      under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A), the township planning commission shall mail or deliver a copy
             1337      of the recommendation to the legislative body of the proposed annexing municipality and to the
             1338      contact sponsor.
             1339          (2) (a) Each protest under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             1340          (i) be filed:
             1341          (A) no later than 30 days after the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of
             1342      certification under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)(c)(i); and
             1343          (B) (I) in a county that has already created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with
             1344      the commission; or
             1345          (II) in a county that has not yet created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with the
             1346      clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             1347          (ii) state each reason for the protest of the annexation petition and, if the area proposed
             1348      to be annexed is located in a specified county, justification for the protest under the standards
             1349      established in this chapter;
             1350          (iii) if the area proposed to be annexed is located in a specified county, contain other
             1351      information that the commission by rule requires or that the party filing the protest considers
             1352      pertinent; and
             1353          (iv) the name and address of a contact person who is to receive notices sent by the
             1354      commission with respect to the protest proceedings.
             1355          (b) The party filing a protest under this section shall on the same date deliver or mail a
             1356      copy of the protest to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing municipality.
             1357          (c) Each clerk who receives a protest under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B)(II) shall
             1358      immediately notify the county legislative body of the protest and shall deliver the protest to the
             1359      boundary commission within five days of its creation under Subsection 10-2-409 (1)(b).
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     class under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsections (2)(a) and
             1362      (b):
             1363          (i) indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each owner
             1364      signing the protest; and
             1365          (ii) designate one of the signers of the protest as the contact person and state the
             1366      mailing address of the contact person.
             1367          (3) (a) (i) If a protest is filed under this section:
             1368          (A) the municipal legislative body may, at its next regular meeting after expiration of
             1369      the deadline under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) and, for a proposed annexation of an area located in
             1370      a county of the first class, except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), deny the annexation
             1371      petition; or
             1372          (B) if the municipal legislative body does not deny the annexation petition under
             1373      Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body may take no further action on the
             1374      annexation petition until after receipt of the commission's notice of its decision on the protest
             1375      under Section 10-2-416 .
             1376          (ii) If a municipal legislative body denies an annexation petition under Subsection
             1377      (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body shall, within five days of the denial, send notice of
             1378      the denial in writing to:
             1379          (A) the contact sponsor of the annexation petition;
             1380          (B) the commission;
             1381          (C) each entity that filed a protest; and
             1382          (D) if a protest was filed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) for a proposed annexation of an
             1383      area located in a county of the first class, the contact person.
             1384          (iii) A municipal legislative body may not deny an annexation petition proposing to
             1385      annex an area located in a county of the first class if:
             1386          (A) the petition contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             1387          (I) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1388          (II) covers a majority of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation;
             1389      and
             1390          (III) is equal in value to at least 1/2 of the value of all private real property within the
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         (B) the population in the area proposed for annexation does not exceed 10% of the
             1393      population of the proposed annexing municipality;
             1394          (C) the property tax rate for municipal services in the area proposed to be annexed is
             1395      higher than the property tax rate of the proposed annexing municipality; and
             1396          (D) all annexations by the proposed annexing municipality during the year that the
             1397      petition was filed have not increased the municipality's population by more than 20%.
             1398          (b) (i) If no timely protest is filed under this section, the municipal legislative body
             1399      may, subject to Subsection (3)(b)(ii), grant the petition and, by ordinance, annex the area that is
             1400      the subject of the annexation petition.
             1401          (ii) Before granting an annexation petition under Subsection (3)(b)(i), the municipal
             1402      legislative body shall:
             1403          (A) hold a public hearing; and
             1404          (B) at least seven days before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A):
             1405          (I) (Aa) publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             1406      municipality and the area proposed for annexation; or
             1407          [(II)] (Bb) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in those areas, post written
             1408      notices of the hearing in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give
             1409      notice to residents within those areas[.]; and
             1410          (II) publish notice of the hearing in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             1411          Section 21. Section 10-2-415 is amended to read:
             1412           10-2-415. Public hearing -- Notice.
             1413          (1) (a) (i) If the results of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study meet
             1414      the requirements of Subsection 10-2-416 (3) with respect to a proposed annexation of an area
             1415      located in a county of the first class, the commission shall hold a public hearing within 30 days
             1416      of receipt of the feasibility study or supplemental feasibility study results.
             1417          (ii) At the hearing under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the commission shall:
             1418          (A) require the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study and, if
             1419      applicable, the supplemental feasibility study;
             1420          (B) allow those present to ask questions of the feasibility consultant regarding the study
             1421      results; and
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         (iii) (A) The commission shall:
             1424          (I) publish notice of each hearing under Subsection (1)(a)(i):
             1425          (Aa) at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             1426      circulation within the area proposed for annexation, the surrounding 1/2 mile of unincorporated
             1427      area, and the proposed annexing municipality; and
             1428          (Bb) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks; and
             1429          (II) send written notice of the hearing to the municipal legislative body of the proposed
             1430      annexing municipality, the contact sponsor on the annexation petition, each entity that filed a
             1431      protest, and, if a protest was filed under Subsection 10-2-407 (1)(a)(ii), the contact person.
             1432          (B) [If] In accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A)(I)(Aa), if there is no newspaper of
             1433      general circulation within the areas described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii)(A)(I)(Aa), the
             1434      commission shall give the notice required under that subsection by posting notices, at least
             1435      seven days before the hearing, in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to
             1436      give notice of the hearing to the residents of those areas.
             1437          (C) The [notices] notice under Subsections (1)(a)(iii)(A) and (B) shall include the
             1438      feasibility study summary under Subsection 10-2-413 (2)(b) and shall indicate that a full copy
             1439      of the study is available for inspection and copying at the office of the commission.
             1440          (b) (i) Within 30 days after the time under Subsection 10-2-407 (2) for filing a protest
             1441      has expired with respect to a proposed annexation of an area located in a specified county, the
             1442      boundary commission shall hold a hearing on all protests that were filed with respect to the
             1443      proposed annexation.
             1444          (ii) (A) At least 14 days before the date of each hearing under Subsection (1)(b)(i), the
             1445      commission chair shall cause notice of the hearing to be published in a newspaper of general
             1446      circulation within the area proposed for annexation.
             1447          (B) Each notice under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A) shall:
             1448          (I) state the date, time, and place of the hearing;
             1449          (II) briefly summarize the nature of the protest; and
             1450          (III) state that a copy of the protest is on file at the commission's office.
             1451          (iii) The commission may continue a hearing under Subsection (1)(b)(i) from time to
             1452      time, but no continued hearing may be held later than 60 days after the original hearing date.
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     annexation:
             1455          (A) complies with the requirements of Sections 10-2-402 and 10-2-403 and the
             1456      annexation policy plan of the proposed annexing municipality;
             1457          (B) conflicts with the annexation policy plan of another municipality; and
             1458          (C) if the proposed annexation includes urban development, will have an adverse tax
             1459      consequence on the remaining unincorporated area of the county.
             1460          (2) (a) The commission shall record each hearing under this section by electronic
             1461      means.
             1462          (b) A transcription of the recording under Subsection (2)(a), the feasibility study, if
             1463      applicable, information received at the hearing, and the written decision of the commission
             1464      shall constitute the record of the hearing.
             1465          Section 22. Section 10-2-418 is amended to read:
             1466           10-2-418. Annexation of an island or peninsula without a petition -- Notice --
             1467      Hearing.
             1468          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (2), a municipality may annex an
             1469      unincorporated area under this section without an annexation petition if:
             1470          (i) (A) the area to be annexed consists of one or more unincorporated islands within or
             1471      unincorporated peninsulas contiguous to the municipality;
             1472          (B) the majority of each island or peninsula consists of residential or commercial
             1473      development;
             1474          (C) the area proposed for annexation requires the delivery of municipal-type services;
             1475      and
             1476          (D) the municipality has provided most or all of the municipal-type services to the area
             1477      for more than one year; or
             1478          (ii) (A) the area to be annexed consists of one or more unincorporated islands within or
             1479      unincorporated peninsulas contiguous to the municipality, each of which has fewer than 800
             1480      residents; and
             1481          (B) the municipality has provided one or more municipal-type services to the area for
             1482      at least one year.
             1483          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection 10-2-402 (1)(b)(iii), a municipality may annex a
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     the unincorporated island or peninsula, if:
             1486          (i) in adopting the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i), the municipal legislative body
             1487      determines that not annexing the entire unincorporated island or peninsula is in the
             1488      municipality's best interest; and
             1489          (ii) for an annexation of one or more unincorporated islands under Subsection
             1490      (1)(a)(ii), the entire island of unincorporated area, of which a portion is being annexed,
             1491      complies with the requirement of Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(A) relating to the number of residents.
             1492          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to annex an area under this
             1493      section shall:
             1494          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the municipal legislative body's intent to annex the
             1495      area, describing the area proposed to be annexed;
             1496          (ii) [(A)] publish notice:
             1497          (A) (I) at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             1498      circulation within the municipality and the area proposed for annexation; or
             1499          [(B)] (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the areas described in
             1500      Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A), post at least one notice per 1,000 population in places within those
             1501      areas that are most likely to give notice to the residents of those areas; and
             1502          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks;
             1503          (iii) send written notice to the board of each local district and special service district
             1504      whose boundaries contain some or all of the area proposed for annexation and to the legislative
             1505      body of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             1506          (iv) hold a public hearing on the proposed annexation no earlier than 30 days after the
             1507      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i).
             1508          (b) Each notice under Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (iii) shall:
             1509          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating its intent
             1510      to annex the area proposed for annexation;
             1511          (ii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv);
             1512          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation; and
             1513          (iv) except for an annexation that meets the property owner consent requirements of
             1514      Subsection (3)(b), state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will
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     protests to the annexation are filed by the owners of private real property that:
             1517          (A) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1518          (B) covers a majority of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for
             1519      annexation; and
             1520          (C) is equal in value to at least 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             1521      entire area proposed for annexation.
             1522          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(A) shall be
             1523      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             1524      (2)(a)(i).
             1525          (3) (a) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), the
             1526      municipal legislative body may adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation
             1527      under this section unless, at or before the hearing, written protests to the annexation have been
             1528      filed with the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, by the owners of private real
             1529      property that:
             1530          (i) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             1531          (ii) covers a majority of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for
             1532      annexation; and
             1533          (iii) is equal in value to at least 1/2 the value of all private real property within the
             1534      entire area proposed for annexation.
             1535          (b) (i) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(iv), a
             1536      municipality may adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation under this
             1537      section without allowing or considering protests under Subsection (3)(a) if the owners of at
             1538      least 75% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed for annexation,
             1539      representing at least 75% of the value of the private real property within the entire area
             1540      proposed for annexation, have consented in writing to the annexation.
             1541          (ii) Upon adoption of an annexation ordinance under Subsection (3)(b)(i), the area
             1542      annexed shall be conclusively presumed to be validly annexed.
             1543          (4) (a) If protests are timely filed that comply with Subsection (3), the municipal
             1544      legislative body may not adopt an ordinance annexing the area proposed for annexation, and
             1545      the annexation proceedings under this section shall be considered terminated.
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     from excluding from a proposed annexation under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) the property within an
             1548      unincorporated island regarding which protests have been filed and proceeding under
             1549      Subsection (1)(b) to annex some or all of the remaining portion of the unincorporated island.
             1550          Section 23. Section 10-2-419 is amended to read:
             1551           10-2-419. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest.
             1552          (1) The legislative bodies of two or more municipalities having common boundaries
             1553      may adjust their common boundaries as provided in this section.
             1554          (2) (a) The legislative body of each municipality intending to adjust a boundary that is
             1555      common with another municipality shall:
             1556          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the intent of the municipal legislative body to adjust a
             1557      common boundary;
             1558          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed adjustment no less than 60 days after the
             1559      adoption of the resolution under Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             1560          (iii) (A) publish notice:
             1561          (I) at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             1562      circulation within the municipality; or
             1563          [(B)] (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the municipality, post at
             1564      least one notice per 1,000 population in places within the municipality that are most likely to
             1565      give notice to residents of the municipality[.]; and
             1566          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             1567          (b) The notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             1568          (i) state that the municipal legislative body has adopted a resolution indicating the
             1569      municipal legislative body's intent to adjust a boundary that the municipality has in common
             1570      with another municipality;
             1571          (ii) describe the area proposed to be adjusted;
             1572          (iii) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing required under Subsection
             1573      (2)(a)(ii);
             1574          (iv) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipal legislative body will adjust
             1575      the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written
             1576      protests to the adjustment are filed by the owners of private real property that:
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         (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             1579      adjustment; and
             1580          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             1581      area proposed for adjustment; [and]
             1582          (v) state that the area that is the subject of the boundary adjustment will, because of the
             1583      boundary adjustment, be automatically annexed to a local district providing fire protection,
             1584      paramedic, and emergency services, as provided in Section 17B-1-416 , if:
             1585          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             1586      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of a local district:
             1587          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1588          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1589      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1590          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             1591      adjustment is not within the boundaries of the local district; and
             1592          (vi) state that the area proposed for annexation to the municipality will be
             1593      automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire protection, paramedic, and
             1594      emergency services, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), if:
             1595          (A) the municipality to which the area is being added because of the boundary
             1596      adjustment is not within the boundaries of a local district:
             1597          (I) that provides fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; and
             1598          (II) in the creation of which an election was not required because of Subsection
             1599      17B-1-214 (3)(c); and
             1600          (B) the municipality from which the area is being taken because of the boundary
             1601      adjustment is entirely within the boundaries of the local district.
             1602          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (2)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             1603      within 14 days of the municipal legislative body's adoption of a resolution under Subsection
             1604      (2)(a)(i).
             1605          (3) Upon conclusion of the public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the municipal
             1606      legislative body may adopt an ordinance adjusting the common boundary unless, at or before
             1607      the hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), written protests to the adjustment have been filed with
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         (a) is located within the area proposed for adjustment;
             1610          (b) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the area proposed for
             1611      adjustment; and
             1612          (c) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             1613      area proposed for adjustment.
             1614          (4) The municipal legislative body shall comply with the requirements of Section
             1615      10-2-425 as if the boundary change were an annexation.
             1616          (5) An ordinance adopted under Subsection (3) becomes effective when each
             1617      municipality involved in the boundary adjustment has adopted an ordinance under Subsection
             1618      (3) and as determined under Subsection 10-2-425 (5) if the boundary change were an
             1619      annexation.
             1620          Section 24. Section 10-2-501 is amended to read:
             1621           10-2-501. Municipal disconnection -- Definitions -- Request for disconnection --
             1622      Requirements upon filing request.
             1623          (1) As used in this part "petitioners" means persons who:
             1624          (a) own title to real property within the area proposed for disconnection; and
             1625          (b) have signed a request for disconnection proposing to disconnect that area from the
             1626      municipality.
             1627          (2) (a) Petitioners proposing to disconnect an area within and lying on the borders of a
             1628      municipality shall file with that municipality's legislative body a request for disconnection.
             1629          (b) Each request for disconnection shall:
             1630          (i) contain the names, addresses, and signatures of the owners of more than 50% of the
             1631      real property in the area proposed for disconnection;
             1632          (ii) give the reasons for the proposed disconnection;
             1633          (iii) include a map or plat of the territory proposed for disconnection; and
             1634          (iv) designate between one and five persons with authority to act on the petitioners'
             1635      behalf in the proceedings.
             1636          (3) Upon filing the request for disconnection, petitioners shall:
             1637          (a) cause notice of the request to be published:
             1638          (i) once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
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         (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks;
             1641          (b) cause notice of the request to be mailed to each owner of real property located
             1642      within the area proposed to be disconnected; and
             1643          (c) deliver a copy of the request to the legislative body of the county in which the area
             1644      proposed for disconnection is located.
             1645          Section 25. Section 10-2-502.5 is amended to read:
             1646           10-2-502.5. Hearing on request for disconnection -- Determination by municipal
             1647      legislative body -- Petition in district court.
             1648          (1) Within 30 calendar days after the last publication of notice required under
             1649      Subsection 10-2-501 (3)(a), the legislative body of the municipality in which the area proposed
             1650      for disconnection is located shall hold a public hearing.
             1651          (2) At least seven calendar days before the hearing date, the municipal legislative body
             1652      shall provide notice of the public hearing:
             1653          (a) in writing to the petitioners and to the legislative body of the county in which the
             1654      area proposed for disconnection is located; and
             1655          (b) by publishing a notice:
             1656          (i) (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the municipality; or[,]
             1657          (B) if there is [none] no newspaper as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A), then by
             1658      posting notice of the hearing in at least three public places within the municipality[.]; and
             1659          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             1660          (3) In the public hearing, any person may speak and submit documents regarding the
             1661      disconnection proposal.
             1662          (4) Within 45 calendar days of the hearing, the municipal legislative body shall:
             1663          (a) determine whether to grant the request for disconnection; and
             1664          (b) if the municipality determines to grant the request, adopt an ordinance approving
             1665      disconnection of the area from the municipality.
             1666          (5) (a) A petition against the municipality challenging the municipal legislative body's
             1667      determination under Subsection (4) may be filed in district court by:
             1668          (i) petitioners; or
             1669          (ii) the county in which the area proposed for disconnection is located.
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             1672          Section 26. Section 10-2-607 is amended to read:
             1673           10-2-607. Notice of election.
             1674          If the county legislative bodies find that the resolution or petition for consolidation and
             1675      their attachments substantially conform with the requirements of this part, they shall give
             1676      notice of the election for consolidation to the electors of each municipality which would
             1677      become part of the consolidated municipality by publication:
             1678          (a) in a newspaper having a general circulation within the boundaries of each
             1679      municipality to be consolidated at least once a week for four consecutive weeks prior to the
             1680      election on the question of consolidation[.]; and
             1681          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four consecutive weeks.
             1682          Section 27. Section 10-2-703 is amended to read:
             1683           10-2-703. Publication of notice of election.
             1684          (1) Immediately after setting the date for the election, the court shall order for
             1685      publication notice of the:
             1686          (a) petition; and
             1687          (b) date the election is to be held to determine the question of dissolution.
             1688          (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall be published:
             1689          (a) (i) for at least once a week for a period of one month in a newspaper having general
             1690      circulation in the municipality[,]; or
             1691          (ii) if there is [none, then] not a newspaper as described in Subsection (2)(a), by
             1692      posting in at least three public places in the municipality[, notice of the petition and of the date
             1693      the election is to be held to determine the question of dissolution.]; and
             1694          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for one month.
             1695          Section 28. Section 10-2-708 is amended to read:
             1696           10-2-708. Notice of disincorporation -- Publication and filing.
             1697          When [any] a municipality has been dissolved, the clerk of the court shall cause a
             1698      notice thereof to be published:
             1699          (1) in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county in which the municipality
             1700      is located at least once a week for four consecutive weeks[.]; and
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         Section 29. Section 10-3-818 is amended to read:
             1703           10-3-818. Salaries in municipalities.
             1704          (1) The elective and statutory officers of municipalities shall receive such
             1705      compensation for their services as the governing body may fix by ordinance adopting
             1706      compensation or compensation schedules enacted after public hearing.
             1707          (2) Upon its own motion the governing body may review or consider the compensation
             1708      of any officer or officers of the municipality or a salary schedule applicable to any officer or
             1709      officers of the city for the purpose of determining whether or not it should be adopted, changed,
             1710      or amended. In the event that the governing body decides that the compensation or
             1711      compensation schedules should be adopted, changed, or amended, it shall set a time and place
             1712      for a public hearing at which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
             1713          (3) (a) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be published at least
             1714      seven days [prior thereto] before the meeting by publication:
             1715          (i) at least once in a newspaper published in the county within which the municipality
             1716      is situated and generally circulated in the municipality[.]; and
             1717          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             1718          (b) If there is [no such newspaper] not a newspaper as described in Subsection
             1719      (3)(a)(i), then notice shall be given by posting this notice in three public places in the
             1720      municipality.
             1721          (4) After the conclusion of the public hearing, the governing body may enact an
             1722      ordinance fixing, changing, or amending the compensation of any elective or appointive officer
             1723      of the municipality or adopting a compensation schedule applicable to any officer or officers.
             1724          (5) Any ordinance enacted before Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, by a municipality
             1725      establishing a salary or compensation schedule for its elective or appointive officers and any
             1726      salary fixed prior to Laws of Utah 1977, Chapter 48, shall remain effective until the
             1727      municipality has enacted an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
             1728          (6) The compensation of all municipal officers shall be paid at least monthly out of the
             1729      municipal treasury provided that municipalities having 1,000 or fewer population may by
             1730      ordinance provide for the payment of its statutory officers less frequently. None of the
             1731      provisions of this chapter shall be considered as limiting or restricting the authority to any
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     Section 5, to determine the salaries of its elective and appointive officers or employees.
             1734          Section 30. Section 10-5-108 is amended to read:
             1735           10-5-108. Budget hearing -- Notice -- Adjustments.
             1736          (1) Prior to the adoption of the final budget, each town council shall hold a public
             1737      hearing to receive public comment.
             1738          (2) The council shall provide notice of the place, purpose, and time of the public
             1739      hearing by publishing notice at least seven days before the hearing:
             1740          (a) (i) at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the town[, but]; or
             1741          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation, then by posting the notice in three
             1742      public places at least 48 hours prior to the hearing[.]; and
             1743          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             1744          (3) After the hearing, the council, subject to Section 10-5-110 , may adjust expenditures
             1745      and revenues in conformity with this chapter.
             1746          Section 31. Section 10-6-113 is amended to read:
             1747           10-6-113. Budget -- Notice of hearing to consider adoption.
             1748          At the meeting at which each tentative budget is adopted, the governing body shall
             1749      establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption and shall order that
             1750      notice [thereof ] of the public hearing be published at least seven days prior to the hearing:
             1751          (1) (a) in at least one issue of a newspaper of general circulation published in the
             1752      county in which the city is located[. If no such newspaper is published,]; or
             1753          (b) if there is not a newspaper as described in Subsection (1)(a), then the notice
             1754      required by this section may be posted in three public places within the city[.]; and
             1755          (2) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             1756          Section 32. Section 10-6-152 is amended to read:
             1757           10-6-152. Notice that audit completed and available for inspection.
             1758          Within ten days following the receipt of the audit report furnished by the independent
             1759      auditor, the city auditor in cities having an auditor and the city recorder in all other cities shall:
             1760          (1) prepare and publish:
             1761          (a) (i) at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation published within the county,
             1762      a notice to the public that the audit of the city has been completed [and a copy thereof may be
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         (ii) if a newspaper of general circulation is not published within the county, the notice
             1765      required by this section may be posted in three public places[.]; and
             1766          (b) a notice, published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , to the public that the audit
             1767      of the city has been completed; and
             1768          (2) make a copy of the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) available for inspection at
             1769      the office of the city auditor or recorder.
             1770          Section 33. Section 10-7-16 is amended to read:
             1771           10-7-16. Call for bids -- Notice -- Contents.
             1772          (1) (a) Before holding an election under Subsection 10-7-15 (1)(a)(ii), the municipal
             1773      legislative body shall open to bid the sale or lease of the property mentioned in Section
             1774      10-7-15 .
             1775          (b) (i) The municipal legislative body shall cause notice of the bid process to be given
             1776      by publication for at least three consecutive weeks:
             1777          (A) in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the city or town[, giving
             1778      a general description of the property to be sold or leased, and specifying the time when sealed
             1779      bids for the property, or for a lease on the property, will be received, and the time when and the
             1780      place where the bids will be opened.]; and
             1781          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             1782          (c) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall:
             1783          (i) give a general description of the property to be sold or leased;
             1784          (ii) specify the time when sealed bids for the property, or for a lease on the property,
             1785      will be received; and
             1786          (iii) specify the time when and the place where the bids will be opened.
             1787          (2) (a) As used in this section and in Section 10-7-17 , "responsible bidder" means an
             1788      entity with a proven history of successful operation of an electrical generation and distribution
             1789      system, or an equivalent proven history.
             1790          (b) Subject to Subsection (2)(c), a municipal legislative body may receive or refuse to
             1791      receive any bid submitted for the sale or lease of the electrical works and plant.
             1792          (c) A municipal legislative body may not receive a bid unless the municipal legislative
             1793      body determines that the bid is submitted by a responsible bidder.
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          10-7-19. Election to authorize -- Notice -- Ballots.
             1796          (1) The board of commissioners or city council of any city or the board of trustees of
             1797      any incorporated town is authorized to aid and encourage the building of railroads by granting
             1798      to any railroad company for depot or other railroad purposes real property of such city or
             1799      incorporated town, not necessary for municipal or public purposes, upon such limitations and
             1800      conditions as the board of commissioners, council or board of trustees may prescribe; provided,
             1801      however, that no such grant shall be made to any railroad company unless the question of
             1802      making it has been submitted to the qualified electors of the city or town at the next municipal
             1803      election, or special election to be called for that purpose by the board of commissioners, city
             1804      council or town board.
             1805          (2) If the question is submitted at a special election, it shall be held as nearly as
             1806      practicable in conformity with the general election laws of the state.
             1807          (3) Notice of [such election] an election described in Subsection (2) shall be given by
             1808      publication:
             1809          (a) (i) in [some] a newspaper published or having general circulation in the city or
             1810      town once a week for four weeks prior [thereto,] to the election; or
             1811          (ii) if there is [no such newspaper] not a newspaper as described in Subsection
             1812      (3)(a)(i), then by posting notices[.]; and
             1813          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks prior to the election.
             1814          (4) The board of commissioners, city council or town board shall cause ballots to be
             1815      printed and furnished to the qualified electors, which shall read: "For the proposed grant for
             1816      depot or other railroad purposes: Yes. No."
             1817          (5) If a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall have voted in favor of
             1818      such grant, the board of commissioners, city council or town board shall then proceed to
             1819      convey the property to the railroad company.
             1820          Section 35. Section 10-8-2 is amended to read:
             1821           10-8-2. Appropriations -- Acquisition and disposal of property -- Municipal
             1822      authority -- Corporate purpose -- Procedure -- Notice of intent to acquire real property.
             1823          (1) (a) A municipal legislative body may:
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         (iii) subject to Subsections (4) and (5), purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, and
             1827      dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of the municipality, whether the property is
             1828      within or without the municipality's corporate boundaries, if the action is in the public interest
             1829      and complies with other law;
             1830          (iv) improve, protect, and do any other thing in relation to this property that an
             1831      individual could do; and
             1832          (v) subject to Subsection (2) and after first holding a public hearing, authorize
             1833      municipal services or other nonmonetary assistance to be provided to or waive fees required to
             1834      be paid by a nonprofit entity, whether or not the municipality receives consideration in return.
             1835          (b) A municipality may:
             1836          (i) furnish all necessary local public services within the municipality;
             1837          (ii) purchase, hire, construct, own, maintain and operate, or lease public utilities
             1838      located and operating within and operated by the municipality; and
             1839          (iii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise, property
             1840      located inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality and necessary for any of the
             1841      purposes stated in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), subject to restrictions imposed by Title 78B,
             1842      Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, and general law for the protection of other communities.
             1843          (c) Each municipality that intends to acquire property by eminent domain under
             1844      Subsection (1)(b) shall, upon the first contact with the owner of the property sought to be
             1845      acquired, deliver to the owner a copy of a booklet or other materials provided by the Office of
             1846      the Property Rights Ombudsman, created under Section 13-43-201 , dealing with the property
             1847      owner's rights in an eminent domain proceeding.
             1848          (d) Subsection (1)(b) may not be construed to diminish any other authority a
             1849      municipality may claim to have under the law to acquire by eminent domain property located
             1850      inside or outside the municipality.
             1851          (2) (a) Services or assistance provided pursuant to Subsection (1)(a)(v) is not subject to
             1852      the provisions of Subsection (3).
             1853          (b) The total amount of services or other nonmonetary assistance provided or fees
             1854      waived under Subsection (1)(a)(v) in any given fiscal year may not exceed 1% of the
             1855      municipality's budget for that fiscal year.
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     the judgment of the municipal legislative body, provides for the safety, health, prosperity,
             1858      moral well-being, peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality
             1859      subject to the following:
             1860          (a) The net value received for any money appropriated shall be measured on a
             1861      project-by-project basis over the life of the project.
             1862          (b) The criteria for a determination under this Subsection (3) shall be established by the
             1863      municipality's legislative body. A determination of value received, made by the municipality's
             1864      legislative body, shall be presumed valid unless it can be shown that the determination was
             1865      arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
             1866          (c) The municipality may consider intangible benefits received by the municipality in
             1867      determining net value received.
             1868          (d) (i) Prior to the municipal legislative body making any decision to appropriate any
             1869      funds for a corporate purpose under this section, a public hearing shall be held.
             1870          (ii) Notice of the hearing described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) shall be published:
             1871          (A) (I) in a newspaper of general circulation at least 14 days [prior to] before the date
             1872      of the hearing[, or,]; or
             1873          (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation, by posting notice in at least three
             1874      conspicuous places within the municipality for the same time period[.]; and
             1875          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least 14 days before the date of the
             1876      hearing.
             1877          (e) A study shall be performed before notice of the public hearing is given and shall be
             1878      made available at the municipality for review by interested parties at least 14 days immediately
             1879      prior to the public hearing, setting forth an analysis and demonstrating the purpose for the
             1880      appropriation. In making the study, the following factors shall be considered:
             1881          (i) what identified benefit the municipality will receive in return for any money or
             1882      resources appropriated;
             1883          (ii) the municipality's purpose for the appropriation, including an analysis of the way
             1884      the appropriation will be used to enhance the safety, health, prosperity, moral well-being,
             1885      peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality; and
             1886          (iii) whether the appropriation is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the
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     creation, affordable housing, blight elimination, job preservation, the preservation of historic
             1889      structures and property, and any other public purpose.
             1890          (f) (i) An appeal may be taken from a final decision of the municipal legislative body,
             1891      to make an appropriation.
             1892          (ii) The appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the date of that decision, to the
             1893      district court.
             1894          (iii) Any appeal shall be based on the record of the proceedings before the legislative
             1895      body.
             1896          (iv) A decision of the municipal legislative body shall be presumed to be valid unless
             1897      the appealing party shows that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
             1898          (g) The provisions of this Subsection (3) apply only to those appropriations made after
             1899      May 6, 2002.
             1900          (h) This section applies only to appropriations not otherwise approved pursuant to Title
             1901      10, Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns, or Title 10, Chapter 6, Uniform
             1902      Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities.
             1903          (4) (a) Before a municipality may dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the
             1904      municipality shall:
             1905          (i) provide reasonable notice of the proposed disposition at least 14 days before the
             1906      opportunity for public comment under Subsection (4)(a)(ii); and
             1907          (ii) allow an opportunity for public comment on the proposed disposition.
             1908          (b) Each municipality shall, by ordinance, define what constitutes:
             1909          (i) a significant parcel of real property for purposes of Subsection (4)(a); and
             1910          (ii) reasonable notice for purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i).
             1911          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(d), each municipality intending to acquire
             1912      real property for the purpose of expanding the municipality's infrastructure or other facilities
             1913      used for providing services that the municipality offers or intends to offer shall provide written
             1914      notice, as provided in this Subsection (5), of its intent to acquire the property if:
             1915          (i) the property is located:
             1916          (A) outside the boundaries of the municipality; and
             1917          (B) in a county of the first or second class; and
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         (A) the anticipated use of the property under the general plan of the county in whose
             1920      unincorporated area or the municipality in whose boundaries the property is located; or
             1921          (B) the property's current zoning designation.
             1922          (b) Each notice under Subsection (5)(a) shall:
             1923          (i) indicate that the municipality intends to acquire real property;
             1924          (ii) identify the real property; and
             1925          (iii) be sent to:
             1926          (A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
             1927      boundaries the property is located; and
             1928          (B) each affected entity.
             1929          (c) A notice under this Subsection (5) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
             1930      63G-2-305 (7).
             1931          (d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the municipality
             1932      previously provided notice under Section 10-9a-203 identifying the general location within the
             1933      municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located.
             1934          (ii) If a municipality is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
             1935      Subsection (5)(a) because of application of Subsection (5)(d)(i), the municipality shall provide
             1936      the notice specified in Subsection (5)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of the real
             1937      property.
             1938          Section 36. Section 10-9a-204 is amended to read:
             1939           10-9a-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan
             1940      or modifications.
             1941          (1) Each municipality shall provide:
             1942          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the original
             1943      adoption or any modification of all or any portion of a general plan; and
             1944          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             1945          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be at least ten
             1946      calendar days before the public hearing and shall be:
             1947          (a) (i) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and
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         (c) posted:
             1951          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1952          (ii) on the municipality's official website.
             1953          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             1954      before the meeting and shall be:
             1955          (a) (i) submitted to a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and
             1956          (ii) published as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             1957          (b) posted:
             1958          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1959          (ii) on the municipality's official website.
             1960          Section 37. Section 10-9a-205 is amended to read:
             1961           10-9a-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or
             1962      modification of land use ordinance.
             1963          (1) Each municipality shall give:
             1964          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the
             1965      adoption or any modification of a land use ordinance; and
             1966          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             1967          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
             1968          (a) mailed to each affected entity at least ten calendar days before the public hearing;
             1969          (b) posted:
             1970          (i) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1971          (ii) on the municipality's official website; and
             1972          (c) (i) (A) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least ten
             1973      calendar days before the public hearing; [or] and
             1974          (B) published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least ten calendar days before
             1975      the public hearing; or
             1976          (ii) mailed at least three days before the public hearing to:
             1977          (A) each property owner whose land is directly affected by the land use ordinance
             1978      change; and
             1979          (B) each adjacent property owner within the parameters specified by municipal
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         (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             1982      before the meeting and shall be posted:
             1983          (a) in at least three public locations within the municipality; or
             1984          (b) on the municipality's official website.
             1985          Section 38. Section 10-9a-208 is amended to read:
             1986           10-9a-208. Hearing and notice for proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public
             1987      street or right-of-way.
             1988          For any proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public street or right-of-way, the land use
             1989      authority shall hold a public hearing and shall give notice of the date, place, and time of the
             1990      hearing by:
             1991          (1) mailing notice as required in Section 10-9a-207 ;
             1992          (2) mailing notice to each affected entity; and
             1993          (3) [(a)] publishing notice:
             1994          (a) (i) once a week for four consecutive weeks before the hearing in a newspaper of
             1995      general circulation in the municipality in which the land subject to the petition is located; or
             1996          [(b)] (ii) in accordance with Subsection (3)(a)(i), if there is no newspaper of general
             1997      circulation in the municipality, posting the property and posting notice in three public places
             1998      for four consecutive weeks before the hearing[.]; and
             1999          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks before the hearing.
             2000          Section 39. Section 10-18-203 is amended to read:
             2001           10-18-203. Feasibility study on providing cable television or public
             2002      telecommunications services -- Public hearings.
             2003          (1) If a feasibility consultant is hired under Section 10-18-202 , the legislative body of
             2004      the municipality shall require the feasibility consultant to:
             2005          (a) complete the feasibility study in accordance with this section;
             2006          (b) submit to the legislative body by no later than 180 days from the date the feasibility
             2007      consultant is hired to conduct the feasibility study:
             2008          (i) the full written results of the feasibility study; and
             2009          (ii) a summary of the results that is no longer than one page in length; and
             2010          (c) attend the public hearings described in Subsection (4) to:
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         (ii) respond to questions from the public.
             2013          (2) The feasibility study described in Subsection (1) shall at a minimum consider:
             2014          (a) (i) if the municipality is proposing to provide cable television services to
             2015      subscribers, whether the municipality providing cable television services in the manner
             2016      proposed by the municipality will hinder or advance competition for cable television services
             2017      in the municipality;
             2018          (ii) if the municipality is proposing to provide public telecommunications services to
             2019      subscribers, whether the municipality providing public telecommunications services in the
             2020      manner proposed by the municipality will hinder or advance competition for public
             2021      telecommunications services in the municipality;
             2022          (b) whether but for the municipality any person would provide the proposed:
             2023          (i) cable television services; or
             2024          (ii) public telecommunications services;
             2025          (c) the fiscal impact on the municipality of:
             2026          (i) the capital investment in facilities that will be used to provide the proposed:
             2027          (A) cable television services; or
             2028          (B) public telecommunications services; and
             2029          (ii) the expenditure of funds for labor, financing, and administering the proposed:
             2030          (A) cable television services; or
             2031          (B) public telecommunications services;
             2032          (d) the projected growth in demand in the municipality for the proposed:
             2033          (i) cable television services; or
             2034          (ii) public telecommunications services;
             2035          (e) the projections at the time of the feasibility study and for the next five years, of a
             2036      full-cost accounting for a municipality to purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate the
             2037      facilities necessary to provide the proposed:
             2038          (i) cable television services; or
             2039          (ii) public telecommunications services; and
             2040          (f) the projections at the time of the feasibility study and for the next five years of the
             2041      revenues to be generated from the proposed:
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         (ii) public telecommunications services.
             2044          (3) For purposes of the financial projections required under Subsections (2)(e) and (f),
             2045      the feasibility consultant shall assume that the municipality will price the proposed cable
             2046      television services or public telecommunications services consistent with Subsection
             2047      10-18-303 (5).
             2048          (4) If the results of the feasibility study satisfy the revenue requirement of Subsection
             2049      10-18-202 (3), the legislative body, at the next regular meeting after the legislative body
             2050      receives the results of the feasibility study, shall schedule at least two public hearings to be
             2051      held:
             2052          (a) within 60 days of the meeting at which the public hearings are scheduled;
             2053          (b) at least seven days apart; and
             2054          (c) for the purpose of allowing:
             2055          (i) the feasibility consultant to present the results of the feasibility study; and
             2056          (ii) the public to:
             2057          (A) become informed about the feasibility study results; and
             2058          (B) ask questions of the feasibility consultant about the results of the feasibility study.
             2059          (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)[(c)](b), the municipality shall publish
             2060      notice of the public hearings required under Subsection (4):
             2061          (i) at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
             2062      circulation in the municipality[. (b) The last publication of notice required under Subsection
             2063      (5)(a) shall be] and at least three days before the first public hearing required under Subsection
             2064      (4)[.]; and
             2065          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks, at least three days before the
             2066      first public hearing required under Subsection (4).
             2067          [(c)] (b) (i) [If] In accordance with Subsection (5)(a)(i), if there is no newspaper of
             2068      general circulation in the municipality, for each 1,000 residents, the municipality shall post at
             2069      least one notice of the hearings in a conspicuous place within the municipality that is likely to
             2070      give notice of the hearings to the greatest number of residents of the municipality.
             2071          (ii) The municipality shall post the notices at least seven days before the first public
             2072      hearing required under Subsection (4) is held.
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          10-18-302. Bonding authority.
             2075          (1) In accordance with Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, the
             2076      legislative body of a municipality may by resolution determine to issue one or more revenue
             2077      bonds or general obligation bonds to finance the capital costs for facilities necessary to provide
             2078      to subscribers:
             2079          (a) a cable television service; or
             2080          (b) a public telecommunications service.
             2081          (2) The resolution described in Subsection (1) shall:
             2082          (a) describe the purpose for which the indebtedness is to be created; and
             2083          (b) specify the dollar amount of the one or more bonds proposed to be issued.
             2084          (3) (a) A revenue bond issued under this section shall be secured and paid for:
             2085          (i) from the revenues generated by the municipality from providing:
             2086          (A) cable television services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance facilities
             2087      for the municipality's cable television services; and
             2088          (B) public telecommunications services with respect to revenue bonds issued to finance
             2089      facilities for the municipality's public telecommunications services; and
             2090          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b) and Subsection 10-18-303 (3)(a), from revenues
             2091      generated under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act, if:
             2092          (A) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-201 (3) and except as provided in Subsections
             2093      (4) and (5), the revenue bond is approved by the registered voters in an election held:
             2094          (I) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A)(II), pursuant to the provisions of Title
             2095      11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, that govern bond elections; and
             2096          (II) notwithstanding Subsection 11-14-203 (2), at a regular general election;
             2097          (B) the revenues described in this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) are pledged as security for the
             2098      revenue bond; and
             2099          (C) the municipality or municipalities annually appropriate the revenues described in
             2100      this Subsection (3)(a)(ii) to secure and pay the revenue bond issued under this section.
             2101          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), a municipality may not pay the
             2102      origination, financing, or other carrying costs associated with the one or more revenue bonds
             2103      issued under this section from the general funds or other enterprise funds of the municipality.
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     pursuant to an agreement:
             2106          (i) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act; and
             2107          (ii) to which a municipality is a party.
             2108          (b) The requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply to a municipality or
             2109      municipal entity that issues revenue bonds, or to a municipality that is a member of a municipal
             2110      entity that issues revenue bonds, if:
             2111          (i) on or before March 2, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that is
             2112      a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds has published the first notice
             2113      described in Subsection (4)(b)(iii);
             2114          (ii) on or before April 15, 2004, the municipality that is issuing revenue bonds or that
             2115      is a member of a municipal entity that is issuing revenue bonds makes the decision to pledge
             2116      the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) as security for the revenue bonds described in
             2117      this Subsection (4)(b)(ii);
             2118          (iii) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds or the municipality that is a
             2119      member of the municipal entity that is issuing the revenue bonds has:
             2120          (A) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the
             2121      notice:
             2122          (I) in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general
             2123      circulation within the municipality for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being
             2124      not less than 14 days before the public hearing; and
             2125          (II) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks before the public hearing; and
             2126          (B) the notice identifies:
             2127          (I) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding
             2128      Act;
             2129          (II) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             2130          (III) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will
             2131      be pledged in any fiscal year;
             2132          (IV) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             2133          (V) the time, place, and location for the public hearing;
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         (B) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             2137      Management Act, makes available to the public at the time the municipal entity adopts the final
             2138      financing plan:
             2139          (I) the final financing plan; and
             2140          (II) all contracts entered into by the municipal entity, except as protected by Title 63G,
             2141      Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act;
             2142          (v) any municipality that is a member of a municipal entity described in Subsection
             2143      (4)(b)(iv):
             2144          (A) not less than 30 calendar days after the municipal entity complies with Subsection
             2145      (4)(b)(iv)(B), holds a final public hearing;
             2146          (B) provides notice, at the time the municipality schedules the final public hearing, to
             2147      any person who has provided to the municipality a written request for notice; and
             2148          (C) makes all reasonable efforts to provide fair opportunity for oral testimony by all
             2149      interested parties; and
             2150          (vi) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             2151      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section
             2152      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the
             2153      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             2154          (5) On or after July 1, 2007, the requirements of Subsection (3)(a)(ii)(A) do not apply
             2155      to a municipality that issues revenue bonds if:
             2156          (a) the municipality that is issuing the revenue bonds has:
             2157          (i) held a public hearing for which public notice was given by publication of the notice
             2158      in a newspaper published in the municipality or in a newspaper of general circulation within
             2159      the municipality for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being not less than 14
             2160      days before the public hearing; and
             2161          (ii) the notice identifies:
             2162          (A) that the notice is given pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government
             2163      Bonding Act;
             2164          (B) the purpose for the bonds to be issued;
             2165          (C) the maximum amount of the revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) that will be
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         (D) the maximum number of years that the pledge will be in effect; and
             2168          (E) the time, place, and location for the public hearing; and
             2169          (b) except with respect to a municipality that issued bonds prior to March 1, 2004, not
             2170      more than 50% of the average annual debt service of all revenue bonds described in this section
             2171      to provide service throughout the municipality or municipal entity may be paid from the
             2172      revenues described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             2173          (6) A municipality that issues bonds pursuant to this section may not make or grant any
             2174      undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to itself or to any private provider of:
             2175          (a) cable television services; or
             2176          (b) public telecommunications services.
             2177          Section 41. Section 10-18-303 is amended to read:
             2178           10-18-303. General operating limitations.
             2179          A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications
             2180      service under this chapter is subject to the operating limitations of this section.
             2181          (1) A municipality that provides a cable television service shall comply with:
             2182          (a) the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.; and
             2183          (b) the regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the Cable
             2184      Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.
             2185          (2) A municipality that provides a public telecommunications service shall comply
             2186      with:
             2187          (a) the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104;
             2188          (b) the regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the
             2189      Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104;
             2190          (c) Section 54-8b-2.2 relating to:
             2191          (i) the interconnection of essential facilities; and
             2192          (ii) the purchase and sale of essential services; and
             2193          (d) the rules made by the Public Service Commission of Utah under Section 54-8b-2.2 .
             2194          (3) A municipality may not cross subsidize its cable television services or its public
             2195      telecommunications services with:
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         (c) below-market rate loans from the municipality; or
             2199          (d) any other means.
             2200          (4) (a) A municipality may not make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or
             2201      advantage to itself or to any private provider of:
             2202          (i) cable television services; or
             2203          (ii) public telecommunications services.
             2204          (b) A municipality shall apply without discrimination as to itself and to any private
             2205      provider the municipality's ordinances, rules, and policies, including those relating to:
             2206          (i) obligation to serve;
             2207          (ii) access to public rights of way;
             2208          (iii) permitting;
             2209          (iv) performance bonding;
             2210          (v) reporting; and
             2211          (vi) quality of service.
             2212          (c) Subsections (4)(a) and (b) do not supersede the exception for a rural telephone
             2213      company in Section 251 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104.
             2214          (5) In calculating the rates charged by a municipality for a cable television service or a
             2215      public telecommunications service, the municipality:
             2216          (a) shall include within its rates an amount equal to all taxes, fees, and other
             2217      assessments that would be applicable to a similarly situated private provider of the same
             2218      services, including:
             2219          (i) federal, state, and local taxes;
             2220          (ii) franchise fees;
             2221          (iii) permit fees;
             2222          (iv) pole attachment fees; and
             2223          (v) fees similar to those described in Subsections (5)(a)(i) through (iv); and
             2224          (b) may not price any cable television service or public telecommunications service at a
             2225      level that is less than the sum of:
             2226          (i) the actual direct costs of providing the service;
             2227          (ii) the actual indirect costs of providing the service; and
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         (6) (a) A municipality that provides cable television services or public
             2230      telecommunications services shall establish and maintain a comprehensive price list of all cable
             2231      television services or public telecommunications services offered by the municipality.
             2232          (b) The price list required by Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             2233          (i) include all terms and conditions relating to the municipality providing each cable
             2234      television service or public telecommunications service offered by the municipality;
             2235          (ii) (A) be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality; and
             2236          (B) be published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             2237          (iii) be available for inspection:
             2238          (A) at a designated office of the municipality; and
             2239          (B) during normal business hours.
             2240          (c) At least five days before the date a change to a municipality's price list becomes
             2241      effective, the municipality shall:
             2242          (i) notify the following of the change:
             2243          (A) all subscribers to the services for which the price list is being changed; and
             2244          (B) any other persons requesting notification of any changes to the municipality's price
             2245      list; and
             2246          (ii) (A) publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality[.]; and
             2247          (B) publish notice in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             2248          (d) [If] In accordance with Subsection (6)(c)(ii)(A), if there is no newspaper of general
             2249      circulation in the municipality, the municipality shall publish the notice required by this
             2250      Subsection (6) in a newspaper of general circulation that is nearest the municipality.
             2251          (e) A municipality may not offer a cable television service or a public
             2252      telecommunications service except in accordance with the prices, terms, and conditions set
             2253      forth in the municipality's price list.
             2254          (7) A municipality may not offer to provide or provide cable television services or
             2255      public telecommunications services to a subscriber that does not reside within the geographic
             2256      boundaries of the municipality.
             2257          (8) (a) A municipality shall keep accurate books and records of the municipality's:
             2258          (i) cable television services; and
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         (b) The books and records required to be kept under Subsection (8)(a) are subject to
             2261      legislative audit to verify the municipality's compliance with the requirements of this chapter
             2262      including:
             2263          (i) pricing;
             2264          (ii) recordkeeping; and
             2265          (iii) antidiscrimination.
             2266          (9) A municipality may not receive distributions from the Universal Public
             2267      Telecommunications Service Support Fund established in Section 54-8b-15 .
             2268          Section 42. Section 11-13-219 is amended to read:
             2269           11-13-219. Publication of resolutions or agreements -- Contesting legality of
             2270      resolution or agreement.
             2271          (1) As used in this section:
             2272          (a) "Enactment" means:
             2273          (i) a resolution adopted or proceedings taken by a governing body under the authority
             2274      of this chapter, and includes a resolution, indenture, or other instrument providing for the
             2275      issuance of bonds; and
             2276          (ii) an agreement or other instrument that is authorized, executed, or approved by a
             2277      governing body under the authority of this chapter.
             2278          (b) "Governing body" means:
             2279          (i) the legislative body of a public agency; and
             2280          (ii) the governing body of an interlocal entity created under this chapter.
             2281          (c) "Notice of bonds" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(d).
             2282          (d) "Notice of agreement" means the notice authorized by Subsection (3)(c).
             2283          (e) "Official newspaper" means the newspaper selected by a governing body under
             2284      Subsection (4)(b) to publish its enactments.
             2285          (2) Any enactment taken or made under the authority of this chapter is not subject to
             2286      referendum.
             2287          (3) (a) A governing body need not publish any enactment taken or made under the
             2288      authority of this chapter.
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             2292          (c) (i) If the enactment is an agreement, document, or other instrument, or a resolution
             2293      or other proceeding authorizing or approving an agreement, document, or other instrument, the
             2294      governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the agreement, resolution, or other
             2295      proceeding, publish a notice of agreement containing:
             2296          (A) the names of the parties to the agreement;
             2297          (B) the general subject matter of the agreement;
             2298          (C) the term of the agreement;
             2299          (D) a description of the payment obligations, if any, of the parties to the agreement;
             2300      and
             2301          (E) a statement that the resolution and agreement will be available for review at the
             2302      governing body's principal place of business during regular business hours for 30 days after the
             2303      publication of the notice of agreement.
             2304          (ii) The governing body shall make a copy of the resolution or other proceeding and a
             2305      copy of the contract available at its principal place of business during regular business hours
             2306      for 30 days after the publication of the notice of agreement.
             2307          (d) If the enactment is a resolution or other proceeding authorizing the issuance of
             2308      bonds, the governing body may, instead of publishing the full text of the resolution or other
             2309      proceeding and the documents pertaining to the issuance of bonds, publish a notice of bonds
             2310      that contains the information described in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             2311          (4) (a) If the governing body chooses to publish an enactment, notice of bonds, or
             2312      notice of agreement, the governing body shall comply with the requirements of this Subsection
             2313      (4).
             2314          (b) If there is more than one newspaper of general circulation, or more than one
             2315      newspaper, published within the boundaries of the governing body, the governing body may
             2316      designate one of those newspapers as the official newspaper for all publications made under
             2317      this section.
             2318          (c) (i) (A) The governing body shall publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice
             2319      of agreement in:
             2320          [(A)] (I) the official newspaper;
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     the governmental entity is located; or
             2323          [(C)] (III) if no newspaper is published in that municipality, in a newspaper having
             2324      general circulation in the municipality[.]; and
             2325          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2326          (ii) The governing body may publish the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of
             2327      agreement:
             2328          (A) (I) in a newspaper of general circulation; or
             2329          (II) in a newspaper that is published within the boundaries of any public agency that is
             2330      a party to the enactment or agreement[.]; and
             2331          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2332          (5) (a) Any person in interest may contest the legality of an enactment or any action
             2333      performed or instrument issued under the authority of the enactment for 30 days after the
             2334      publication of the enactment, notice of bonds, or notice of agreement.
             2335          (b) After the 30 days have passed, no one may contest the regularity, formality, or
             2336      legality of the enactment or any action performed or instrument issued under the authority of
             2337      the enactment for any cause whatsoever.
             2338          Section 43. Section 11-14-202 is amended to read:
             2339           11-14-202. Notice of election -- Contents -- Publication -- Mailing.
             2340          (1) [(a)] The governing body shall ensure that[: (i)] notice of the election is published:
             2341          (a) (i) (A) once per week during three consecutive weeks in a newspaper designated in
             2342      accordance with Section 11-14-316 ; and
             2343          [(ii)] (B) the first publication described in Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) occurs not less than
             2344      21 nor more than 35 days before the election[.]; and
             2345          [(b) Notice shall be published]
             2346          (C) in a newspaper having general circulation in the local political subdivision[.]; and
             2347          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             2348          (2) When the debt service on the bonds to be issued will increase the property tax
             2349      imposed upon the average value of a residence by an amount that is greater than or equal to $15
             2350      per year, the governing body shall, at least seven days but not more than 30 days before the
             2351      bond election, if the bond election is not held on the date of a regular primary election, a
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     mail:
             2354          (a) written notice of the bond election on a minimum three inch by five inch postcard
             2355      to every household containing a registered voter who is eligible to vote on the bonds; or
             2356          (b) a voter information pamphlet prepared by the governing body, if one is prepared,
             2357      that includes the information required by Subsection (4).
             2358          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), notice of the bond election need not be
             2359      posted.
             2360          (b) (i) In a local political subdivision where there is no newspaper of general
             2361      circulation, the legislative body may require that notice of a bond election be given by posting
             2362      in lieu of the publication requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(i).
             2363          (ii) When the governing body imposes a posting requirement, the governing body shall
             2364      ensure that notice of the bond election is posted in at least five public places in the local
             2365      political subdivision at least 21 days before the election.
             2366          (4) Any notice required by this section shall include:
             2367          (a) the date and place of the election;
             2368          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open; and
             2369          (c) the title and text of the ballot proposition.
             2370          (5) The governing body shall pay the costs associated with the notice required by this
             2371      section.
             2372          Section 44. Section 11-14-315 is amended to read:
             2373           11-14-315. Nature and validity of bonds issued -- Applicability of other statutory
             2374      provisions -- Budget provision required -- Applicable procedures for issuance.
             2375          Bonds issued under this chapter shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be
             2376      incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value and shall not be invalid
             2377      for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance and sale. This chapter is
             2378      intended to afford an alternative method for the issuance of bonds by local political
             2379      subdivisions and shall not be so construed as to deprive any local political subdivision of the
             2380      right to issue its bonds under authority of any other statute, but nevertheless this chapter shall
             2381      constitute full authority for the issue and sale of bonds by local political subdivisions. The
             2382      provisions of Section 11-1-1 , Utah Code Annotated 1953, shall not be applicable to bonds
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     budget law shall in its annual budget make proper provision for the payment of principal and
             2385      interest currently falling due on bonds issued hereunder, but no provision need be made in any
             2386      such budget prior to the issuance of the bonds for the issuance thereof or for the expenditure of
             2387      the proceeds thereof. No ordinance, resolution or proceeding in respect to the issuance of
             2388      bonds hereunder shall be necessary except as herein specifically required, nor shall the
             2389      publication of any resolution, proceeding or notice relating to the issuance of the bonds be
             2390      necessary except as herein required. Any publication made hereunder may be made in any
             2391      newspaper conforming to the terms hereof in which legal notices may be published under the
             2392      laws of Utah, without regard to the designation thereof as the official journal or newspaper of
             2393      the local political subdivision[.], and as required in Section 45-1-101 . No resolution adopted
             2394      or proceeding taken hereunder shall be subject to referendum petition or to an election other
             2395      than as herein required. All proceedings adopted hereunder may be adopted on a single reading
             2396      at any legally convened meeting of the governing body.
             2397          Section 45. Section 11-14-316 is amended to read:
             2398           11-14-316. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Contest.
             2399          (1) The governing body of any local political subdivision may provide for the
             2400      publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted under this chapter:
             2401          (a) in a newspaper having general circulation in the local political subdivision[.]; and
             2402          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2403          (2) When publication involves a resolution or other proceeding providing for the
             2404      issuance of bonds, the governing body may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             2405      proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             2406          (a) the name of the issuer;
             2407          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             2408          (c) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             2409          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             2410          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear, if any;
             2411          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             2412      which the bonds may be sold; and
             2413          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
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         (i) at an office of the issuer;
             2416          (ii) identified in the notice;
             2417          (iii) during regular business hours of the issuer as described in the notice; and
             2418          (iv) for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2419          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest:
             2420          (a) the legality of such resolution or proceeding;
             2421          (b) any bonds which may be authorized by such resolution or proceeding; or
             2422          (c) any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds.
             2423          (4) A person shall contest the matters set forth in Subsection (3) by filing a verified
             2424      written complaint in the district court of the county in which he resides within the 30-day
             2425      period.
             2426          (5) After the 30-day period, no person may contest the regularity, formality, or legality
             2427      of the resolution or proceeding for any reason.
             2428          Section 46. Section 11-14-318 is amended to read:
             2429           11-14-318. Public hearing required.
             2430          (1) Before issuing bonds authorized under this chapter, a local political subdivision
             2431      shall:
             2432          (a) in accordance with Subsection (2), provide public notice of the local political
             2433      subdivision's intent to issue bonds; and
             2434          (b) hold a public hearing:
             2435          (i) if an election is required under this chapter:
             2436          (A) no sooner than 30 days before the day on which the notice of election is published
             2437      under Section 11-14-202 ; and
             2438          (B) no later than five business days before the day on which the notice of election is
             2439      published under Section 11-14-202 ; and
             2440          (ii) to receive input from the public with respect to:
             2441          (A) the issuance of the bonds; and
             2442          (B) the potential economic impact that the improvement, facility, or property for which
             2443      the bonds pay all or part of the cost will have on the private sector.
             2444          (2) A local political subdivision shall:
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         (i) (A) once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper described
             2447      in Section 11-14-316 ; and
             2448          [(ii)] (B) with the first publication being not less than 14 days before the public hearing
             2449      required by Subsection (1)(b); and
             2450          [(iii) on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 63F-1-701]
             2451          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , no less than 14 days before the public hearing
             2452      required by Subsection (1)(b); and
             2453          (b) ensure that the notice:
             2454          (i) identifies:
             2455          (A) the purpose for the issuance of the bonds;
             2456          (B) the maximum principal amount of the bonds to be issued;
             2457          (C) the taxes, if any, proposed to be pledged for repayment of the bonds; and
             2458          (D) the time, place, and location of the public hearing; and
             2459          (ii) informs the public that the public hearing will be held for the purposes described in
             2460      Subsection (1)(b)(ii).
             2461          Section 47. Section 11-14a-1 is amended to read:
             2462           11-14a-1. Notice of debt issuance.
             2463          (1) For purposes of this chapter:
             2464          (a) (i) "Debt" includes bonds, lease purchase agreements, certificates of participation,
             2465      and contracts with municipal building authorities.
             2466          (ii) "Debt" does not include tax and revenue anticipation notes or refunding bonds.
             2467          (b) (i) "Local government entity" means a county, city, town, school district, local
             2468      district, or special service district.
             2469          (ii) "Local government entity" does not mean an entity created by an interlocal
             2470      agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act that has assets over
             2471      $10,000,000.
             2472          (c) "New debt resolution" means a resolution authorizing the issuance of debt wholly
             2473      or partially to fund a rejected project.
             2474          (d) "Rejected Project" means a project for which a local government entity sought
             2475      voter approval for general obligation bond financing and failed to receive that approval.
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     may not adopt a new debt resolution.
             2478          (3) (a) Before adopting a new debt resolution, a local government entity shall:
             2479          (i) advertise its intent to issue debt in a newspaper of general circulation[; or]:
             2480          (A) (I) at least once each week for the two weeks before the meeting at which the
             2481      resolution will be considered; and
             2482          (II) on no less than 1/4 page or a 5 x7 inch advertisement with type size no smaller than
             2483      18 point and surrounded by a 1/4 inch border; and
             2484          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for the two weeks before the meeting at
             2485      which the resolution will be considered; or
             2486          (ii) include notice of its intent to issue debt in a bill or other mailing sent to at least
             2487      95% of the residents of the local government entity.
             2488          [(b) (i) The local government entity shall ensure that the advertisement is published at
             2489      least once each week for the two weeks before the meeting at which the resolution will be
             2490      considered on no less than a 1/4 page or a 5 x 7 inch advertisement with type size no smaller
             2491      than 18 point and surrounded by a 1/4 inch border.]
             2492          [(ii)] (b) The local government entity shall ensure that the notice:
             2493          [(A)] (i) except for website publication, is at least as large as the bill or other mailing
             2494      that it accompanies;
             2495          [(B)] (ii) is entitled, in type size no smaller than 24 point, "Intent to Issue Debt"; and
             2496          [(C)] (iii) contains the information required by Subsection (3)(c).
             2497          (c) The local government entity shall ensure that the advertisement or notice described
             2498      in Subsection (3)(a):
             2499          (i) identifies the local government entity;
             2500          (ii) states that the entity will meet on a day, time, and place identified in the
             2501      advertisement or notice to hear public comments regarding a resolution authorizing the
             2502      issuance of debt by the entity and to explain to the public the reasons for the issuance of debt;
             2503          (iii) contains:
             2504          (A) the name of the entity that will issue the debt;
             2505          (B) the purpose of the debt; and
             2506          (C) that type of debt and the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
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         (v) states that some or all of the proposed debt would fund a project whose general
             2509      obligation bond financing was rejected by the voters.
             2510          (4) (a) The resolution considered at the hearing shall identify:
             2511          (i) the type of debt proposed to be issued;
             2512          (ii) the maximum principal amount that might be issued;
             2513          (iii) the interest rate;
             2514          (iv) the term of the debt; and
             2515          (v) how the debt will be repaid.
             2516          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the resolution considered at the
             2517      hearing need not be in final form and need not be adopted or rejected at the meeting at which
             2518      the public hearing is held.
             2519          (ii) The local government entity may not, in the final resolution, increase the maximum
             2520      principal amount of debt contained in the notice and discussed at the hearing.
             2521          (c) The local government entity may adopt, amend and adopt, or reject the resolution at
             2522      a later meeting without recomplying with the published notice requirements of this section.
             2523          Section 48. Section 11-17-16 is amended to read:
             2524           11-17-16. Publication of resolutions and notice of bonds to be issued.
             2525          (1) (a) The governing body may provide for the publication of any resolution or other
             2526      proceeding adopted by it under this chapter, including all resolutions providing for the sale or
             2527      lease of any land by the municipality, county, or state university in connection with the
             2528      establishment, acquisition, development, maintenance, and operation of an industrial park.
             2529          (b) (i) The publication shall be:
             2530          (A) in a newspaper qualified to carry legal notices having general circulation in the
             2531      municipality or county[, and,]; or
             2532          (B) in the case of a state university, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county
             2533      within which the principal administrative office of the state university is located[.]; and
             2534          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2535          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             2536      governing body may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a
             2537      notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
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         (b) the purpose of the issue;
             2540          (c) the name of the users, if known; and
             2541          (d) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             2542      examined, which shall be at an office of the issuer, identified in the notice, during regular
             2543      business hours of the issuer as described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after
             2544      the publication of the notice.
             2545          (3) For a period of 30 days after publication any person in interest may contest the
             2546      legality of the resolution, proceeding, any bonds which may be authorized under them, or any
             2547      provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds. After expiration of the 30-day
             2548      period no person may contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution,
             2549      proceedings, bonds, or security provisions for any cause.
             2550          Section 49. Section 11-27-4 is amended to read:
             2551           11-27-4. Publication of resolution -- Notice of bond issue -- Contest of resolution
             2552      or proceeding.
             2553          (1) The governing body of any public body may provide for the publication of any
             2554      resolution or other proceeding adopted by it under this chapter:
             2555          (a) in a newspaper having general circulation in the public body[.]; and
             2556          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2557          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of refunding
             2558      bonds (or for a combined issue of refunding bonds and bonds issued for any other purpose), the
             2559      governing body may, instead of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding, publish a
             2560      notice of bonds to be issued, entitled accordingly, and containing:
             2561          (a) the name of the issuer[.];
             2562          (b) the purposes of the issue[.];
             2563          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued[.];
             2564          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature[.];
             2565          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear[.];
             2566          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             2567      which the bonds may be sold, and any deposit to be required in connection with the sale[.]; and
             2568          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding authorizing
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     identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the governing body as described in the
             2571      notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2572          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest shall have the
             2573      right to contest the legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds which may be so
             2574      authorized or any provisions made for the security and payment of these bonds; and after this
             2575      time no person shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality
             2576      thereof for any cause.
             2577          Section 50. Section 11-27-5 is amended to read:
             2578           11-27-5. Negotiability of bonds -- Intent and construction of chapter -- Budget for
             2579      payment of bonds -- Proceedings limited to those required by chapter -- No election
             2580      required -- Application of chapter.
             2581          (1) Refunding bonds shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be
             2582      incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or holders for value, and shall not be invalid
             2583      for any irregularity or defect in the proceedings for their issuance and sale. This chapter is
             2584      intended to afford an alternative method for the issuance of refunding bonds by public bodies
             2585      and shall not be so construed as to deprive any public body of the right to issue bonds for
             2586      refunding purposes under authority of any other statute, but this chapter, nevertheless, shall
             2587      constitute full authority for the issue and sale of refunding bonds by public bodies. Section
             2588      11-1-1 [and Title 66, Chapter 2], however, shall not be applicable to refunding bonds.
             2589          (2) Any public body subject to any budget law shall in its annual budget make proper
             2590      provision for the payment of principal and interest currently falling due on refunding bonds,
             2591      but no provision need be made in the budget prior to the issuance of the refunding bonds for
             2592      their issuance or for the expenditure of the proceeds from them.
             2593          (3) (a) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding concerning the issuance of refunding
             2594      bonds nor the publication of any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to the issuance of the
             2595      refunding bonds shall be necessary except as specifically required by this chapter. [Any]
             2596          (b) A publication made under this chapter may be made:
             2597          (i) in any newspaper in which legal notices may be published under the laws of Utah,
             2598      without regard to its designation as the official journal or newspaper of the public body[.]; and
             2599          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
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     referendum petition or to an election other than as required by this chapter. All proceedings
             2602      adopted under this chapter may be adopted on a single reading at any legally-convened meeting
             2603      of the governing body. This chapter shall apply to all bonds issued and outstanding at the time
             2604      this chapter takes effect as well as to bonds issued after this chapter takes effect.
             2605          Section 51. Section 11-30-5 is amended to read:
             2606           11-30-5. Publication of order for hearing.
             2607          (1) Prior to the date set for hearing, the clerk of the court shall cause the order to be
             2608      published:
             2609          (a) once each week for three consecutive weeks:
             2610          (i) in a newspaper published or of general circulation within the boundaries of the
             2611      public body; or[,]
             2612          (ii) if the public body has no defined boundaries or there is no newspaper published or
             2613      of general circulation within the defined boundaries, a newspaper reasonably calculated to
             2614      notify all parties, which has been approved by the court[.]; and
             2615          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             2616          (2) If a refunding bond is being validated, all holders of the bonds to be refunded may
             2617      be made defendants to the action, in which case notice may be made, and if so made shall be
             2618      considered sufficient, by mailing a copy of the order to each holder's last-known address.
             2619          (3) By publication of the order, all defendants shall have been duly served and shall be
             2620      parties to the proceedings.
             2621          Section 52. Section 11-32-10 is amended to read:
             2622           11-32-10. Application to other laws and proceedings.
             2623          (1) This chapter is supplemental to all existing laws relating to the collection of
             2624      delinquent taxes by participant members.
             2625          (2) (a) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding in respect to any transaction authorized
             2626      by this chapter is necessary except as specifically required in this chapter nor is the publication
             2627      of any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to any transaction authorized by this chapter
             2628      necessary except as required by this chapter. [Any]
             2629          (b) A publication made under this chapter may be made:
             2630          (i) in [any] a newspaper conforming to the terms of this chapter and in which legal
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     official journal or newspaper of the public body[.]; and
             2633          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2634          (c) No resolution adopted or proceeding taken under this chapter may be subject to
             2635      referendum petition or to an election other than as permitted in this chapter.
             2636          (d) All proceedings adopted under this chapter may be adopted on a single reading at
             2637      any legally convened meeting of the governing body or bodies or the board of trustees of the
             2638      authority as appropriate.
             2639          (3) Any formal action or proceeding taken by the governing body of a county or other
             2640      public body or the board of trustees of an authority under the authority of this chapter may be
             2641      taken by resolution of the governing body or the board of trustees as appropriate.
             2642          (4) This chapter shall apply to all authorities created, assignment agreements executed,
             2643      and bonds issued after this chapter takes effect.
             2644          (5) All proceedings taken before the effective date of this chapter by a county or other
             2645      public body in connection with the creation and operation of a financing authority are
             2646      validated, ratified, approved, and confirmed.
             2647          Section 53. Section 11-32-11 is amended to read:
             2648           11-32-11. Publication of resolutions -- Notice -- Content.
             2649          (1) The governing body of any county, or the board of trustees of any financing
             2650      authority, may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted by it
             2651      under this chapter:
             2652          (a) in a newspaper having general circulation in the county[.]; and
             2653          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             2654          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             2655      board of trustees of a financing authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or
             2656      other proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             2657          (a) the name of the financing authority and the participant members;
             2658          (b) the purposes of the issue;
             2659          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             2660          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             2661          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear;
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     which the bonds may be sold; and
             2664          (g) the time and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceedings authorizing
             2665      the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the financing
             2666      authority, identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the financing authority as
             2667      described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
             2668          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest the
             2669      legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds or assignment agreements which may be
             2670      authorized by them or any provisions made for the security and payment of the bonds or for the
             2671      security and payment of the assignment agreement. After such time no person has any cause of
             2672      action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of same for any cause.
             2673          Section 54. Section 11-39-103 is amended to read:
             2674           11-39-103. Requirements for undertaking a building improvement or public
             2675      works project -- Request for bids -- Authority to reject bids.
             2676          (1) If the estimated cost of the building improvement or public works project exceeds
             2677      the bid limit, the local entity shall, if it determines to proceed with the building improvement or
             2678      public works project:
             2679          (a) (i) request bids for completion of the building improvement or public works project
             2680      by:
             2681          [(i)] (A) publishing notice at least twice in a newspaper published or of general
             2682      circulation in the local entity at least five days before opening the bids; or
             2683          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper published or of general circulation in the local entity
             2684      as described in Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A), posting notice at least five days before opening the bids
             2685      in at least five public places in the local entity and leaving the notice posted for at least three
             2686      days; and
             2687          (ii) publishing notice in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least five days before
             2688      opening the bids; and
             2689          (b) except as provided in Subsection (3), enter into a contract for the completion of the
             2690      building improvement or public works project with:
             2691          (i) the lowest responsive responsible bidder; or
             2692          (ii) for a design-build project that the local entity began formulating before March 1,
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     responsible bidder that:
             2695          (A) offers design-build services; and
             2696          (B) satisfies the local entity's criteria relating to financial strength, past performance,
             2697      integrity, reliability, and other factors that the local entity uses to assess the ability of a bidder
             2698      to perform fully and in good faith the contract requirements for a design-build project.
             2699          (2) (a) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall indicate that the local entity may reject
             2700      any or all bids submitted.
             2701          (b) (i) The cost of a building improvement or public works project may not be divided
             2702      to avoid:
             2703          (A) exceeding the bid limit; and
             2704          (B) subjecting the local entity to the requirements of this section.
             2705          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i), a local entity may divide the cost of a
             2706      building improvement or public works project that would, without dividing, exceed the bid
             2707      limit if the local entity complies with the requirements of this section with respect to each part
             2708      of the building improvement or public works project that results from dividing the cost.
             2709          (3) (a) The local entity may reject any or all bids submitted.
             2710          (b) If the local entity rejects all bids submitted but still intends to undertake the
             2711      building improvement or public works project, the local entity shall again request bids by
             2712      following the procedure provided in Subsection (1)(a).
             2713          (c) If, after twice requesting bids by following the procedure provided in Subsection
             2714      (1)(a), the local entity determines that no satisfactory bid has been submitted, the governing
             2715      body may undertake the building improvement or public works project as it considers
             2716      appropriate.
             2717          Section 55. Section 11-42-202 is amended to read:
             2718           11-42-202. Requirements applicable to a notice of a proposed assessment area
             2719      designation.
             2720          (1) Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) shall:
             2721          (a) state that the local entity proposes to:
             2722          (i) designate one or more areas within the local entity's jurisdictional boundaries as an
             2723      assessment area;
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         (iii) finance some or all of the cost of improvements by an assessment on benefitted
             2726      property within the assessment area;
             2727          (b) describe the proposed assessment area by any reasonable method that allows an
             2728      owner of property in the proposed assessment area to determine that the owner's property is
             2729      within the proposed assessment area;
             2730          (c) describe, in a general way, the improvements to be provided to the assessment area,
             2731      including:
             2732          (i) the general nature of the improvements; and
             2733          (ii) the general location of the improvements, by reference to streets or portions or
             2734      extensions of streets or by any other means that the governing body chooses that reasonably
             2735      describes the general location of the improvements;
             2736          (d) a statement of the estimated cost of the improvements as determined by a project
             2737      engineer;
             2738          (e) a statement that the local entity proposes to levy an assessment on benefitted
             2739      property within the assessment area to pay some or all of the cost of the improvements
             2740      according to the estimated direct and indirect benefits to the property from the improvements;
             2741          (f) a statement of the assessment method by which the assessment is proposed to be
             2742      levied;
             2743          (g) a statement of the time within which and the location at which protests against
             2744      designation of the proposed assessment area or of the proposed improvements are required to
             2745      be filed and the method by which the number of protests required to defeat the designation of
             2746      the proposed assessment area or acquisition or construction of the proposed improvements are
             2747      to be determined;
             2748          (h) state the date, time, and place of the public hearing under Section 11-42-204 ;
             2749          (i) if the governing body elects to create and fund a reserve fund under Section
             2750      11-42-702 , a description of how the reserve fund will be funded and replenished and how
             2751      remaining money in the reserve fund is to be disbursed upon full payment of the bonds;
             2752          (j) if the governing body intends to designate a voluntary assessment area, a property
             2753      owner consent form that:
             2754          (i) estimates the total assessment to be levied against the particular parcel of property;
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     property to receive from the improvements; and
             2757          (iii) designates the date and time by which the fully executed consent form is required
             2758      to be submitted to the governing body;
             2759          (k) if the local entity intends to levy an assessment to pay operation and maintenance
             2760      costs or for economic promotion activities:
             2761          (i) a description of the operation and maintenance costs or economic promotion
             2762      activities to be paid by assessments and the initial estimated annual assessment to be levied;
             2763          (ii) a description of how the estimated assessment will be determined;
             2764          (iii) a description of how and when the governing body will adjust the assessment to
             2765      reflect current operation and maintenance costs or the costs of current economic promotion
             2766      activities;
             2767          (iv) a description of the method of assessment if different from the method of
             2768      assessment to be used for financing any improvement; and
             2769          (v) a statement of the maximum number of years over which the assessment for
             2770      operation and maintenance or economic promotion activities will be levied; and
             2771          (l) if the governing body intends to divide the proposed assessment area into zones
             2772      under Subsection 11-42-201 (1)(b), a description of the proposed zones.
             2773          (2) A notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) may contain other information
             2774      that the governing body considers to be appropriate, including:
             2775          (a) the amount or proportion of the cost of the improvement to be paid by the local
             2776      entity or from sources other than an assessment;
             2777          (b) the estimated amount of each type of assessment for the various improvements to
             2778      be financed according to the method of assessment that the governing body chooses; and
             2779          (c) provisions for any optional improvements.
             2780          (3) Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-201 (2)(a) shall:
             2781          (a) (i) (A) be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
             2782      jurisdictional boundaries, once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the last publication at
             2783      least five but not more than 20 days before the deadline under Section 11-42-203 for filing
             2784      protests; or
             2785          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
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     jurisdictional boundaries at least 20 but not more than 35 days before the deadline under
             2788      Section 11-42-203 for filing protests; and
             2789          (ii) be published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks before the
             2790      deadline under Section 11-42-203 for filing protests; and
             2791          (b) be mailed, postage prepaid, within ten days after the first publication or posting of
             2792      the notice under Subsection (3)(a) to each owner of property to be assessed within the proposed
             2793      assessment area at the property owner's mailing address.
             2794          Section 56. Section 11-42-301 is amended to read:
             2795           11-42-301. Improvements made only under contract let to lowest responsive,
             2796      responsible bidder -- Publishing notice -- Sealed bids -- Procedure -- Exceptions to
             2797      contract requirement.
             2798          (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a local entity may make improvements
             2799      in an assessment area only under contract let to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder for
             2800      the kind of service, material, or form of construction that the local entity's governing body
             2801      determines in compliance with any applicable local entity ordinances.
             2802          (2) A local entity may:
             2803          (a) divide improvements into parts;
             2804          (b) (i) let separate contracts for each part; or
             2805          (ii) combine multiple parts into the same contract; and
             2806          (c) let a contract on a unit basis.
             2807          (3) (a) A local entity may not let a contract until after publishing notice as provided in
             2808      Subsection (3)(b):
             2809          (i) at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the
             2810      local entity at least 15 days before the date specified for receipt of bids[.]; and
             2811          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least 15 days before the date specified for
             2812      receipt of bids.
             2813          (b) Each notice under Subsection (3)(a) shall notify contractors that the local entity will
             2814      receive sealed bids at a specified time and place for the construction of the improvements.
             2815          (c) Notwithstanding a local entity's failure, through inadvertence or oversight, to
             2816      publish the notice or to publish the notice within 15 days before the date specified for receipt of
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     receives at least three sealed and bona fide bids from contractors by the time specified for the
             2819      receipt of bids.
             2820          (d) A local entity may publish a notice required under this Subsection (3) at the same
             2821      time as a notice under Section 11-42-202 .
             2822          (4) (a) A local entity may accept as a sealed bid a bid that is:
             2823          (i) manually sealed and submitted; or
             2824          (ii) electronically sealed and submitted.
             2825          (b) The governing body or project engineer shall, at the time specified in the notice
             2826      under Subsection (3), open and examine the bids.
             2827          (c) In open session, the governing body:
             2828          (i) shall declare the bids; and
             2829          (ii) may reject any or all bids if the governing body considers the rejection to be for the
             2830      public good.
             2831          (d) The local entity may award the contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder
             2832      even if the price bid by that bidder exceeds the estimated costs as determined by the project
             2833      engineer.
             2834          (e) A local entity may in any case:
             2835          (i) refuse to award a contract;
             2836          (ii) obtain new bids after giving a new notice under Subsection (3);
             2837          (iii) determine to abandon the assessment area; or
             2838          (iv) not make some of the improvements proposed to be made.
             2839          (5) A local entity is not required to let a contract as provided in this section for:
             2840          (a) an improvement or part of an improvement the cost of which or the making of
             2841      which is donated or contributed;
             2842          (b) an improvement that consists of furnishing utility service or maintaining
             2843      improvements;
             2844          (c) labor, materials, or equipment supplied by the local entity;
             2845          (d) the local entity's acquisition of completed or partially completed improvements in
             2846      an assessment area;
             2847          (e) design, engineering, and inspection costs incurred with respect to the construction
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         (f) additional work performed in accordance with the terms of a contract duly let to the
             2850      lowest responsible bidder.
             2851          (6) A local entity may itself furnish utility service and maintain improvements within
             2852      an assessment area.
             2853          (7) (a) A local entity may acquire completed or partially completed improvements in an
             2854      assessment area, but may not pay an amount for those improvements that exceeds their fair
             2855      market value.
             2856          (b) Upon the local entity's payment for completed or partially completed
             2857      improvements, title to the improvements shall be conveyed to the local entity or another public
             2858      agency.
             2859          (8) The provisions of Title 11, Chapter 39, Building Improvements and Public Works
             2860      Projects, and Section 72-6-108 do not apply to improvements to be constructed in an
             2861      assessment area.
             2862          Section 57. Section 11-42-402 is amended to read:
             2863           11-42-402. Notice of assessment and board of equalization hearing.
             2864          Each notice required under Subsection 11-42-401 (2)(a)(iii) shall:
             2865          (1) state:
             2866          (a) that an assessment list is completed and available for examination at the offices of
             2867      the local entity;
             2868          (b) the total estimated or actual cost of the improvements;
             2869          (c) the amount of the total estimated or actual cost of the proposed improvements to be
             2870      paid by the local entity;
             2871          (d) the amount of the assessment to be levied against benefitted property within the
             2872      assessment area;
             2873          (e) the assessment method used to calculate the proposed assessment;
             2874          (f) the unit cost used to calculate the assessments shown on the assessment list, based
             2875      on the assessment method used to calculate the proposed assessment; and
             2876          (g) the dates, times, and place of the board of equalization hearings under Subsection
             2877      11-42-401 (2)(b);
             2878          (2) beginning at least 20 but not more than 35 days before the first hearing of the board
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         (a) (i) be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the local
             2881      entity's jurisdictional boundaries; or
             2882          [(b)] (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local entity's
             2883      jurisdictional boundaries, be posted in at least three public places within the local entity's
             2884      jurisdictional boundaries; and
             2885          (b) be published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for 35 days before the first
             2886      hearing of the board of equalization; and
             2887          (3) be mailed, postage prepaid, within ten days after the first publication or posting of
             2888      the notice under Subsection (2) to each owner of property to be assessed within the proposed
             2889      assessment area at the property owner's mailing address.
             2890          Section 58. Section 11-42-404 is amended to read:
             2891           11-42-404. Adoption of a resolution or ordinance levying an assessment -- Notice
             2892      of the adoption -- Effective date of resolution or ordinance -- Notice of assessment
             2893      interest.
             2894          (1) (a) After receiving a final report from a board of equalization under Subsection
             2895      11-42-403 (5) or, if applicable, after the time for filing an appeal under Subsection
             2896      11-42-403 (6) has passed, the governing body may adopt a resolution or ordinance levying an
             2897      assessment against benefitted property within the assessment area.
             2898          (b) Each local entity that levies an assessment under this chapter shall levy the
             2899      assessment at one time only, unless the assessment is to pay operation and maintenance costs
             2900      or the costs of economic promotion activities.
             2901          (c) An assessment resolution or ordinance adopted under Subsection (1)(a):
             2902          (i) need not describe each tract, block, lot, part of block or lot, or parcel of property to
             2903      be assessed;
             2904          (ii) need not include the legal description or tax identification number of the parcels of
             2905      property assessed in the assessment area; and
             2906          (iii) is adequate for purposes of identifying the property to be assessed within the
             2907      assessment area if the assessment resolution or ordinance incorporates by reference the
             2908      corrected assessment list that describes the property assessed by legal description and tax
             2909      identification number.
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     notice of the adoption by:
             2912          (i) (A) publishing a copy of the resolution or ordinance once in a newspaper of general
             2913      circulation within the local entity's jurisdictional boundaries; or
             2914          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation with the local entity's
             2915      jurisdictional boundaries as described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), posting a copy of the
             2916      resolution or ordinance in at least three public places within the local entity's jurisdictional
             2917      boundaries for at least 21 days[.]; and
             2918          (ii) publishing, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , a copy of the resolution or
             2919      ordinance for at least 21 days.
             2920          (b) No other publication or posting of the resolution or ordinance is required.
             2921          (3) Notwithstanding any other statutory provision regarding the effective date of a
             2922      resolution or ordinance, each assessment resolution or ordinance takes effect:
             2923          (a) on the date of publication or posting of the notice under Subsection (2); or
             2924          (b) at a later date provided in the resolution or ordinance.
             2925          (4) (a) The governing body of each local entity that has adopted an assessment
             2926      resolution or ordinance under Subsection (1) shall, within five days after the 25-day
             2927      prepayment period under Subsection 11-42-411 (6) has passed, file a notice of assessment
             2928      interest with the recorder of the county in which the assessed property is located.
             2929          (b) Each notice of assessment interest under Subsection (4)(a) shall:
             2930          (i) state that the local entity has an assessment interest in the assessed property;
             2931          (ii) if the assessment is to pay operation and maintenance costs or for economic
             2932      promotion activities, state the maximum number of years over which an assessment will be
             2933      payable; and
             2934          (iii) describe the property assessed by legal description and tax identification number.
             2935          (c) A local entity's failure to file a notice of assessment interest under this Subsection
             2936      (4) has no affect on the validity of an assessment levied under an assessment resolution or
             2937      ordinance adopted under Subsection (1).
             2938          Section 59. Section 11-42-604 is amended to read:
             2939           11-42-604. Notice regarding resolution or ordinance authorizing interim
             2940      warrants or bond anticipation notes -- Complaint contesting warrants or notes --
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         (1) A local entity may publish notice, as provided in Subsection (2), of a resolution or
             2943      ordinance that the governing body has adopted authorizing the issuance of interim warrants or
             2944      bond anticipation notes.
             2945          (2) (a) If a local entity chooses to publish notice under Subsection (1)(a), the notice
             2946      shall:
             2947          (i) be published:
             2948          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the local entity; and
             2949          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             2950          (ii) contain:
             2951          (A) the name of the issuer of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes;
             2952          (B) the purpose of the issue;
             2953          (C) the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
             2954          (D) the maximum length of time over which the interim warrants or bond anticipation
             2955      notes may mature;
             2956          (E) the maximum interest rate, if there is a maximum rate; and
             2957          (F) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or ordinance may be examined,
             2958      as required under Subsection (2)(b).
             2959          (b) The local entity shall allow examination of the resolution or ordinance authorizing
             2960      the issuance of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes at its office during regular
             2961      business hours.
             2962          (3) Any person may, within 30 days after publication of a notice under Subsection (1),
             2963      file a verified, written complaint in the district court of the county in which the person resides,
             2964      contesting the regularity, formality, or legality of the interim warrants or bond anticipation
             2965      notes issued by the local entity or the proceedings relating to the issuance of the interim
             2966      warrants or bond anticipation notes.
             2967          (4) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3), no person may contest the regularity,
             2968      formality, or legality of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes issued by a local entity
             2969      under the resolution or ordinance that was the subject of the notice under Subsection (1), or the
             2970      proceedings relating to the issuance of the interim warrants or bond anticipation notes.
             2971          Section 60. Section 13-31-302 is amended to read:
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         (1) (a) Prior to selling a mold, the molder shall send written notice by registered mail to
             2974      the last-known address of the customer.
             2975          (b) The notice required by Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
             2976          (i) the molder's intention to sell the mold 30 days from the day the customer received
             2977      the notice;
             2978          (ii) the description of the mold to be sold;
             2979          (iii) the time and place of the sale; and
             2980          (iv) an itemized statement for the amount due the molder from the customer.
             2981          (c) A molder shall publish notice of the molder's intention to sell a mold in a
             2982      newspaper of general circulation covering the customer's last-known address[,] and as required
             2983      in Section 45-1-101 if:
             2984          (i) the receipt of the mailing of the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) is not
             2985      returned; or
             2986          (ii) the postal service returns the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) as being
             2987      nondeliverable.
             2988          (d) The notice provided for in Subsection (1)(c) shall include a description of the mold.
             2989          (2) A molder may sell a mold 30 days from the later of the day:
             2990          (a) the customer received the notice in accordance with Subsection (1)(a); or
             2991          (b) the date the molder published the notice under Subsection (1)(c).
             2992          (3) If from the sale of a mold under this section the molder receives an amount in
             2993      excess of the amount of the lien, the excess shall be paid as follows:
             2994          (a) to any prior lienholder known to the molder at the time of the sale; and
             2995          (b) after paying any lienholder under Subsection (3)(a), the remainder:
             2996          (i) if the customer's address is known at the time of sale, to the customer; or
             2997          (ii) if the customer's address is not known at the time of sale, to the state in accordance
             2998      with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property Act.
             2999          Section 61. Section 13-44-202 is amended to read:
             3000           13-44-202. Personal information -- Disclosure of system security breach.
             3001          (1) (a) A person who owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal
             3002      information concerning a Utah resident shall, when the person becomes aware of a breach of
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     likelihood that personal information has been or will be misused for identity theft or fraud
             3005      purposes.
             3006          (b) If an investigation under Subsection (1)(a) reveals that the misuse of personal
             3007      information for identity theft or fraud purposes has occurred, or is reasonably likely to occur,
             3008      the person shall provide notification to each affected Utah resident.
             3009          (2) A person required to provide notification under Subsection (1) shall provide the
             3010      notification in the most expedient time possible without unreasonable delay:
             3011          (a) considering legitimate investigative needs of law enforcement, as provided in
             3012      Subsection (4)(a);
             3013          (b) after determining the scope of the breach of system security; and
             3014          (c) after restoring the reasonable integrity of the system.
             3015          (3) (a) A person who maintains computerized data that includes personal information
             3016      that the person does not own or license shall notify and cooperate with the owner or licensee of
             3017      the information of any breach of system security immediately following the person's discovery
             3018      of the breach if misuse of the personal information occurs or is reasonably likely to occur.
             3019          (b) Cooperation under Subsection (3)(a) includes sharing information relevant to the
             3020      breach with the owner or licensee of the information.
             3021          (4) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a person may delay providing notification
             3022      under Subsection (1) at the request of a law enforcement agency that determines that
             3023      notification may impede a criminal investigation.
             3024          (b) A person who delays providing notification under Subsection (4)(a) shall provide
             3025      notification in good faith without unreasonable delay in the most expedient time possible after
             3026      the law enforcement agency informs the person that notification will no longer impede the
             3027      criminal investigation.
             3028          (5) (a) A notification required by this section may be provided:
             3029          (i) in writing by first-class mail to the most recent address the person has for the
             3030      resident;
             3031          (ii) electronically, if the person's primary method of communication with the resident is
             3032      by electronic means, or if provided in accordance with the consumer disclosure provisions of
             3033      15 U.S.C. Section 7001;
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     prohibited by other law; or
             3036          (iv) by publishing notice of the breach of system security:
             3037          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation[.]; and
             3038          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3039          (b) If a person maintains the person's own notification procedures as part of an
             3040      information security policy for the treatment of personal information the person is considered
             3041      to be in compliance with this chapter's notification requirements if the procedures are otherwise
             3042      consistent with this chapter's timing requirements and the person notifies each affected Utah
             3043      resident in accordance with the person's information security policy in the event of a breach.
             3044          (c) A person who is regulated by state or federal law and maintains procedures for a
             3045      breach of system security under applicable law established by the primary state or federal
             3046      regulator is considered to be in compliance with this part if the person notifies each affected
             3047      Utah resident in accordance with the other applicable law in the event of a breach.
             3048          (6) A waiver of this section is contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable.
             3049          Section 62. Section 16-4-206 is amended to read:
             3050           16-4-206. Service and publication of notice of assessment.
             3051          (1) The notice of assessment required by Section 16-4-205 shall be:
             3052          (a) personally served on each shareholder; or
             3053          (b) sent by first-class mail to each shareholder at the address shown on the
             3054      corporation's records.
             3055          (2) A shareholder is responsible for providing the shareholder's current mailing address
             3056      to the corporation for purposes of Subsection (1).
             3057          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a notice of assessment shall be
             3058      published:
             3059          (i) once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the location of
             3060      the corporation's principal place of business[.]; and
             3061          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             3062          (b) A water company may elect not to publish notice under Subsection (3)(a).
             3063          Section 63. Section 16-4-303 is amended to read:
             3064           16-4-303. Service and publication of notice of sale.
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         (a) personally served on each shareholder whose share is subject to sale; or
             3067          (b) sent by certified mail, return-receipt requested, to each shareholder whose share is
             3068      subject to sale at the address shown on the corporation's records.
             3069          (2) A shareholder is responsible for providing the shareholder's current mailing address
             3070      to the corporation for purposes of Subsection (1).
             3071          (3) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall be served or mailed at least 15 days, but
             3072      not more than 30 days before the day on which the sale is to occur.
             3073          (4) A notice of sale shall be published:
             3074          (a) once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the location of
             3075      the corporation's principal place of business beginning at least 15 days but no more than 45
             3076      days before the day on which the sale is to occur[.]; and
             3077          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for 45 days before the day on which the sale is
             3078      to occur.
             3079          Section 64. Section 16-4-312 is amended to read:
             3080           16-4-312. Affidavit and posting of notice -- Evidence.
             3081          (1) An affidavit made by the secretary of a corporation of the mailing of a notice
             3082      required by this chapter is prima facie evidence of the existence and mailing of the notice.
             3083          (2) The publication of a notice under this chapter may be proved by the affidavit of:
             3084          (a) the printer foreman or principal clerk of the newspaper in which the notice was
             3085      published[.]; and
             3086          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , the website publisher or website publisher's
             3087      designee charged with publishing the notice as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3088          (3) The affidavit of the secretary of the corporation or the auctioneer responsible for
             3089      selling shares is prima facie evidence of:
             3090          (a) the time and place of sale;
             3091          (b) the quantity and particular description of the shares sold;
             3092          (c) to whom and for what price the shares were sold; and
             3093          (d) the fact of the purchase money being paid.
             3094          (4) The affidavits referenced in this section shall be filed in the corporation's office.
             3095          (5) A copy of an affidavit referenced in this section is prima facie evidence of the facts
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         Section 65. Section 16-6a-103 is amended to read:
             3098           16-6a-103. Notice.
             3099          (1) Notice given under this chapter shall be in writing unless oral notice is reasonable
             3100      under the circumstances.
             3101          (2) (a) Notice may be communicated:
             3102          (i) in person;
             3103          (ii) by telephone;
             3104          (iii) by any form of electronic communication; or
             3105          (iv) by mail or private carrier.
             3106          (b) If the forms of personal notice described in Subsection (2)(a) are impracticable,
             3107      notice may be communicated by:
             3108          (i) (A) a newspaper of general circulation in the county or similar governmental
             3109      subdivision in which the corporation's principal or registered office is located; [or] and
             3110          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             3111          (ii) radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication in the county or
             3112      similar governmental subdivision in which the corporation's principal or registered office is
             3113      located.
             3114          (3) Written notice to a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation authorized to conduct
             3115      affairs in this state may be addressed to:
             3116          (a) its registered agent at its registered office; or
             3117          (b) the corporation's secretary at its principal office.
             3118          (4) (a) Written notice by a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation to its members, is
             3119      effective as to each member when mailed, if:
             3120          (i) in a comprehensible form; and
             3121          (ii) addressed to the member's address shown in the domestic or foreign nonprofit
             3122      corporation's current record of members.
             3123          (b) If three successive notices given to a member pursuant to Subsection (5) have been
             3124      returned as undeliverable, further notices to that member are not necessary until another
             3125      address of the member is made known to the nonprofit corporation.
             3126          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (4), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is
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         (a) when received;
             3129          (b) five days after it is mailed; or
             3130          (c) on the date shown on the return receipt if:
             3131          (i) sent by registered or certified mail;
             3132          (ii) sent return receipt requested; and
             3133          (iii) the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.
             3134          (6) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible
             3135      manner.
             3136          (7) Notice by publication is effective on the date of first publication.
             3137          (8) A written notice or report delivered as part of a newsletter, magazine, or other
             3138      publication regularly sent to members shall constitute a written notice or report if:
             3139          (a) addressed or delivered to the member's address shown in the nonprofit corporation's
             3140      current list of members; or
             3141          (b) if two or more members are residents of the same household and have the same
             3142      address in the nonprofit corporation's current list of members, addressed or delivered to one of
             3143      the members at the address appearing on the current list of members.
             3144          (9) (a) If this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, the
             3145      notice requirements for the particular circumstances govern.
             3146          (b) If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements not inconsistent
             3147      with this section or other provisions of this chapter, the notice requirements of the articles of
             3148      incorporation or bylaws govern.
             3149          Section 66. Section 16-6a-704 is amended to read:
             3150           16-6a-704. Notice of meeting.
             3151          (1) A nonprofit corporation shall give to each member entitled to vote at the meeting
             3152      notice consistent with its bylaws of meetings of members in a fair and reasonable manner.
             3153          (2) Any notice that conforms to the requirements of Subsection (3) is fair and
             3154      reasonable, but other means of giving notice may also be fair and reasonable when all the
             3155      circumstances are considered.
             3156          (3) Notice is fair and reasonable if:
             3157          (a) the nonprofit corporation notifies its members of the place, date, and time of each
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         (i) no fewer than ten days before the meeting;
             3160          (ii) if notice is mailed by other than first-class or registered mail, no fewer than 30
             3161      days, nor more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3162          (iii) if notice is given:
             3163          (A) by newspaper as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2)(b)(i)(A), by publication
             3164      three separate times with:
             3165          [(A)] (I) the first of the publications no more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3166          [(B)] (II) the last of the publications no fewer than ten days before the meeting date;
             3167      and
             3168          (B) (I) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             3169          (II) as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2)(b)(i)(B), for 60 days before the meeting
             3170      date;
             3171          (b) the notice of an annual or regular meeting includes a description of any matter or
             3172      matters that:
             3173          (i) must be approved by the members; or
             3174          (ii) for which the members' approval is sought under Sections 16-6a-825 , 16-6a-910 ,
             3175      16-6a-1003 , 16-6a-1010 , 16-6a-1102 , 16-6a-1202 , and 16-6a-1402 ; and
             3176          (c) unless otherwise provided by this chapter or the bylaws, the notice of a special
             3177      meeting includes a description of the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.
             3178          (4) (a) Unless otherwise provided by the bylaws, if an annual, regular, or special
             3179      meeting of members is adjourned to a different date, time, or place, notice need not be given of
             3180      the new date, time, or place, if the new date, time, or place is announced at the meeting before
             3181      adjournment.
             3182          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), if a new record date for the adjourned meeting
             3183      is or shall be fixed under Section 16-6a-706 , notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given
             3184      under this section to the members of record as of the new record date.
             3185          (5) When giving notice of an annual, regular, or special meeting of members, a
             3186      nonprofit corporation shall give notice of a matter a member intends to raise at the meeting if:
             3187          (a) requested in writing to do so by a person entitled to call a special meeting; and
             3188          (b) the request is received by the secretary or president of the nonprofit corporation at
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         Section 67. Section 16-6a-814 is amended to read:
             3191           16-6a-814. Notice of meeting.
             3192          (1) (a) A nonprofit corporation shall give to each director entitled to vote at an annual
             3193      meeting notice of the annual meeting consistent with the nonprofit corporation's bylaws in a
             3194      fair and reasonable manner.
             3195          (b) Notice under Subsection (1)(a) is fair and reasonable if the nonprofit corporation
             3196      notifies each director of the place, date, and time of the annual meeting:
             3197          (i) no fewer than ten days before the meeting, unless otherwise provided by the bylaws;
             3198          (ii) if notice is mailed by other than first-class or registered mail, no fewer than 30
             3199      days, nor more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3200          (iii) if notice is given:
             3201          (A) by newspaper as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2)(b)(i)(A), by publication
             3202      three separate times with:
             3203          [(A)] (I) the first of the publications no more than 60 days before the meeting date; and
             3204          [(B)] (II) the last of the publications no fewer than ten days before the meeting date[.];
             3205      and
             3206          (B) (I) as provided in Subsection 16-6a-103 (2)(b)(i)(B); and
             3207          (II) for 60 days before the meeting date.
             3208          (2) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or in the bylaws, regular meetings of the
             3209      board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the
             3210      meeting.
             3211          (3) (a) Unless the bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the
             3212      board of directors shall be preceded by at least two days notice of the date, time, and place of
             3213      the meeting.
             3214          (b) The notice required by Subsection (3)(a) need not describe the purpose of the
             3215      special meeting unless otherwise required by this chapter or the bylaws.
             3216          Section 68. Section 16-6a-1407 is amended to read:
             3217           16-6a-1407. Disposition of claims by publication.
             3218          (1) A dissolved nonprofit corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request
             3219      that persons with claims against the nonprofit corporation present them in accordance with the
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         (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall:
             3222          (a) be published:
             3223          (i) one time in a newspaper of general circulation in:
             3224          [(i)] (A) the county where:
             3225          [(A)] (I) the dissolved nonprofit corporation's principal office is located; or
             3226          [(B)] (II) if the dissolved nonprofit corporation has no principal office in this state, its
             3227      registered office is or was last located; or
             3228          [(ii)] (B) if neither Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) or (B) apply, Salt Lake County; and
             3229          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             3230          (b) describe the information that shall be included in a claim;
             3231          (c) provide an address at which any claim shall be given to the nonprofit corporation;
             3232      and
             3233          (d) state that unless sooner barred by any other statute limiting actions, a claim will be
             3234      barred if an action to enforce the claim is not commenced within three years after publication
             3235      of the notice.
             3236          (3) If the dissolved nonprofit corporation publishes a newspaper or website notice in
             3237      accordance with Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-6a-1406 or under
             3238      any other statute limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved nonprofit
             3239      corporation is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the
             3240      dissolved nonprofit corporation within three years after the publication date of the notice.
             3241          (4) For purposes of this section:
             3242          (a) "claim" means any claim, including claims of this state, whether:
             3243          (i) known;
             3244          (ii) due or to become due;
             3245          (iii) absolute or contingent;
             3246          (iv) liquidated or unliquidated;
             3247          (v) founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis; or
             3248          (vi) otherwise; and
             3249          (b) an action to enforce a claim includes:
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     nonprofit corporation and the claimant.
             3253          Section 69. Section 16-10a-103 is amended to read:
             3254           16-10a-103. Notice.
             3255          (1) (a) Notice given under this chapter must be in writing unless oral notice is
             3256      reasonable under the circumstances.
             3257          (b) Notice by electronic transmission is written notice.
             3258          (2) (a) Subject to compliance with any requirement that notice be in writing, notice
             3259      may be communicated in person, by telephone, by any form of electronic transmission, or by
             3260      mail or private carrier.
             3261          (b) If the forms of personal notice listed in Subsection (2)(a) are impracticable, notice
             3262      may be communicated:
             3263          (i) (A) by a newspaper of general circulation in the county, or similar subdivision, in
             3264      which the corporation's principal office is located; and
             3265          (B) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ;
             3266          (ii) by radio, television, or other form of public broadcast communication in the county
             3267      or subdivision; or
             3268          (iii) if the corporation has no office in this state, in the manner allowed by Subsection
             3269      (2)(b)(i) or (ii) but in Salt Lake County.
             3270          (3) (a) Written notice by a domestic or foreign corporation to its shareholders or
             3271      directors, if in a comprehensible form, is effective as to each shareholder or director:
             3272          (i) when mailed, if addressed to the shareholder's or director's address shown in the
             3273      corporation's current record of the shareholder or director; or
             3274          (ii) when electronically transmitted to the shareholder or director, in a manner and to
             3275      an address provided by the shareholder or director in an unrevoked consent.
             3276          (b) Consent under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is considered revoked if:
             3277          (i) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive
             3278      notices transmitted by the corporation based on that consent; and
             3279          (ii) the corporation's inability to deliver notice by electronic transmission under
             3280      Subsection (3)(b)(i) is known by the:
             3281          (A) corporation's secretary;
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         (C) any other person responsible for providing notice.
             3284          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(b), a corporation's failure to treat consent under
             3285      Subsection (3)(a) as revoked does not invalidate any meeting or other act.
             3286          (d) Delivery of a notice to shareholders may be excused in accordance with Subsection
             3287      16-10a-705 (5).
             3288          (4) Written notice to a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to transact business
             3289      in this state may be addressed to the corporation's:
             3290          (a) registered agent; or
             3291          (b) secretary at its principal office.
             3292          (5) Except as provided in Subsection (3), written notice, if in a comprehensible form, is
             3293      effective at the earliest of the following:
             3294          (a) when received;
             3295          (b) five days after it is mailed; or
             3296          (c) on the date shown on the return receipt if sent by registered or certified mail, return
             3297      receipt requested, and the receipt is signed by or on behalf of the addressee.
             3298          (6) Oral notice is effective when communicated if communicated in a comprehensible
             3299      manner.
             3300          (7) Notice by publication is effective on the date of first publication.
             3301          (8) (a) If this chapter prescribes notice requirements for particular circumstances, those
             3302      requirements govern.
             3303          (b) If articles of incorporation or bylaws prescribe notice requirements, not inconsistent
             3304      with this section or other provisions of this chapter, those requirements govern.
             3305          Section 70. Section 16-10a-1407 is amended to read:
             3306           16-10a-1407. Disposition of claims by publication -- Disposition in absence of
             3307      publication.
             3308          (1) A dissolved corporation may publish notice of its dissolution and request that
             3309      persons with claims against the corporation present them in accordance with the notice.
             3310          (2) The notice contemplated in Subsection (1) must:
             3311          (a) be published:
             3312          (i) one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the dissolved
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     Salt Lake County; and
             3315          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             3316          (b) describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address at
             3317      which any claim must be given to the corporation; and
             3318          (c) state that unless sooner barred by any other statute limiting actions, the claim will
             3319      be barred if an action to enforce the claim is not commenced within five years after the
             3320      publication of the notice.
             3321          (3) If the dissolved corporation publishes a newspaper or website notice in accordance
             3322      with Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other
             3323      statute limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred
             3324      unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation
             3325      within five years after the publication date of the notice.
             3326          (4) (a) For purposes of this section, "claim" means any claim, including claims of this
             3327      state, whether known, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated,
             3328      founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, or otherwise.
             3329          (b) For purposes of this section, an action to enforce a claim includes any civil action,
             3330      and any arbitration under any agreement for binding arbitration between the dissolved
             3331      corporation and the claimant.
             3332          (5) If a dissolved corporation does not publish a newspaper notice in accordance with
             3333      Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 16-10a-1406 or under any other statute
             3334      limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved corporation is barred unless the
             3335      claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved corporation within
             3336      seven years after the date the corporation was dissolved.
             3337          Section 71. Section 16-16-1209 is amended to read:
             3338           16-16-1209. Other claims against dissolved limited cooperative association.
             3339          (1) A dissolved limited cooperative association may publish notice of its dissolution
             3340      and request persons having claims against the association to present them in accordance with
             3341      the notice.
             3342          (2) A notice under Subsection (1) must:
             3343          (a) be published:
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     dissolved limited cooperative association's principal office is located or, if the association does
             3346      not have a principal office in this state, in the county in which the association's designated
             3347      office is or was last located; and
             3348          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             3349          (b) describe the information required to be contained in a claim and provide an address
             3350      to which the claim is to be sent; and
             3351          (c) state that a claim against the association is barred unless an action to enforce the
             3352      claim is commenced not later than three years after publication of the notice.
             3353          (3) If a dissolved limited cooperative association publishes a notice in accordance with
             3354      Subsection (2), the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant
             3355      commences an action to enforce the claim not later than three years after the first publication
             3356      date of the notice:
             3357          (a) a claimant that is entitled to but did not receive notice in a record under Section
             3358      16-16-1208 ; and
             3359          (b) a claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the
             3360      effective date of dissolution.
             3361          (4) A claim not barred under this section may be enforced:
             3362          (a) against a dissolved limited cooperative association, to the extent of its undistributed
             3363      assets; or
             3364          (b) if the association's assets have been distributed in connection with winding up the
             3365      association's activities against a member or holder of financial rights to the extent of that
             3366      person's proportionate share of the claim or the association's assets distributed to the person in
             3367      connection with the winding up, whichever is less. The person's total liability for all claims
             3368      under this Subsection (4) shall not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person as
             3369      part of the winding up of the association.
             3370          Section 72. Section 17-27a-204 is amended to read:
             3371           17-27a-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general
             3372      plan or modifications.
             3373          (1) A county shall provide:
             3374          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the original
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         (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             3377          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be at least ten
             3378      calendar days before the public hearing and shall be:
             3379          (a) (i) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and
             3380          (ii) published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ;
             3381          (b) mailed to each affected entity; and
             3382          (c) posted:
             3383          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3384          (ii) on the county's official website.
             3385          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             3386      before the meeting and shall be:
             3387          (a) (i) submitted to a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and
             3388          (ii) published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             3389          (b) posted:
             3390          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3391          (ii) on the county's official website.
             3392          Section 73. Section 17-27a-205 is amended to read:
             3393           17-27a-205. Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or
             3394      modification of land use ordinance.
             3395          (1) Each county shall give:
             3396          (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the
             3397      adoption or modification of a land use ordinance; and
             3398          (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject.
             3399          (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be:
             3400          (a) mailed to each affected entity at least ten calendar days before the public hearing;
             3401          (b) posted:
             3402          (i) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3403          (ii) on the county's official website; and
             3404          (c) (i) published:
             3405          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area at least ten calendar days before
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         (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least ten calendar days before the public
             3408      hearing; or
             3409          (ii) mailed at least three days before the public hearing to:
             3410          (A) each property owner whose land is directly affected by the land use ordinance
             3411      change; and
             3412          (B) each adjacent property owner within the parameters specified by county ordinance.
             3413          (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours
             3414      before the hearing and shall be posted:
             3415          (a) in at least three public locations within the county; or
             3416          (b) on the county's official website.
             3417          Section 74. Section 17-27a-208 is amended to read:
             3418           17-27a-208. Hearing and notice for proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public
             3419      street or right-of-way.
             3420          For any proposal to vacate, alter, or amend a public street or right-of-way, the land use
             3421      authority shall hold a public hearing and shall give notice of the date, place, and time of the
             3422      hearing by:
             3423          (1) mailing notice as required in Section 17-27a-207 ;
             3424          (2) mailing notice to each affected entity; and
             3425          (3) (a) publishing notice:
             3426          (i) (A) once a week for four consecutive weeks before the hearing in a newspaper of
             3427      general circulation in the county in which the land subject to the petition is located; or
             3428          [(b)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, posting the
             3429      property and posting notice in three public places for four consecutive weeks before the
             3430      hearing[.]; and
             3431          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks before the hearing.
             3432          Section 75. Section 17-27a-306 is amended to read:
             3433           17-27a-306. Townships.
             3434          (1) (a) (i) Subject to Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a county legislative body may, without
             3435      having received a petition under Subsection (1)(b), enact an ordinance establishing a township
             3436      within the unincorporated county or dividing the unincorporated county into townships.
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     body shall, after providing reasonable advance notice, hold a public hearing on the proposal to
             3439      establish a township or to divide the unincorporated county into townships.
             3440          (b) If 25% of the private real property owners in a contiguous area of the
             3441      unincorporated county petition the county legislative body to establish a township for that area,
             3442      the county legislative body shall:
             3443          (i) hold a public hearing to discuss the petition;
             3444          (ii) (A) [at least one week before the public hearing, publish] publish, at least one week
             3445      before the public hearing, notice of the petition and the time, date, and place of the public
             3446      hearing at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
             3447          (B) publish, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , notice of the petition and the time,
             3448      date, and place of the public hearing for one week before the public hearing; and
             3449          (iii) at the public hearing, consider oral and written testimony from the public and vote
             3450      on the question of whether or not to establish a township.
             3451          (c) If the county legislative body establishes a township pursuant to a petition, the
             3452      members of the township planning commission shall be appointed as provided in Subsection
             3453      17-27a-301 (3)(b) to perform the duties established in this part for the township.
             3454          (d) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(e), each township shall:
             3455          (i) contain:
             3456          (A) at least 20% but not more than 80% of:
             3457          (I) the total private land area in the unincorporated county; or
             3458          (II) the total value of locally assessed taxable property in the unincorporated county; or
             3459          (B) (I) in a county of the first, second, or third class, at least 5% of the total population
             3460      of the unincorporated county; or
             3461          (II) in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, at least 25% of the total population of
             3462      the unincorporated county; or
             3463          (ii) have been declared by the United States Census Bureau as a census designated
             3464      place.
             3465          (e) (i) (A) A township that was dissolved under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, is
             3466      reinstated as a township under this part with the same boundaries and name as before the
             3467      dissolution, if the former township consisted of a single, contiguous land area.
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     ordinance establishing as a township under this part a former township that was dissolved
             3470      under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, even though the former township does not qualify to be
             3471      reinstated under Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A).
             3472          (C) A township reinstated under Subsection (1)(e)(i)(A) or established under
             3473      Subsection (1)(e)(i)(B) shall be subject to the provisions of this part.
             3474          (ii) Each planning district established under Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 225, and each
             3475      township planning district established under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, shall continue in
             3476      existence as a township, subject to the provisions of this part.
             3477          (f) (i) After May 1, 2002, the legislative body of each county in which a township that
             3478      has been reconstituted under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389, or reinstated under Subsection
             3479      (1)(e)(i) is located shall review the township and determine whether its continued existence is
             3480      advisable.
             3481          (ii) In conducting the review required under Subsection (1)(f)(i), the county legislative
             3482      body shall hold a public hearing with reasonable, advance, published notice of the hearing and
             3483      the purpose of the hearing.
             3484          (iii) Each township that has been reconstituted under Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 389,
             3485      or reinstated or established under Subsection (1)(e)(i) and its planning commission shall
             3486      continue in effect, unless, within 90 days after conducting the review and public hearing
             3487      required under Subsections (1)(f)(i) and (ii), the county legislative body by ordinance dissolves
             3488      the township and its planning commission.
             3489          (g) A township established under this section on or after May 5, 1997, may use the
             3490      word "township" in its name.
             3491          (2) (a) If the county legislative body establishes a township without having received a
             3492      petition, the county legislative body may:
             3493          (i) assign to the countywide planning commission the duties established in this part that
             3494      would have been assumed by a township planning commission designated under Subsection
             3495      (2)(a)(ii); or
             3496          (ii) designate a planning commission for the township.
             3497          (b) (i) If the county legislative body fails to designate a planning commission for a
             3498      township, 40% of the private real property owners in the area proposed to be included in the
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     to designate and appoint a planning commission for the township.
             3501          (ii) If the county legislative body determines that the petition is validly signed by 40%
             3502      of the private real property owners in the township, as shown by the last county assessment
             3503      roll, it shall designate and appoint a planning commission for the township.
             3504          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(f)(iii), a county legislative body may
             3505      dissolve township planning commissions created under the authority of this section only by
             3506      following the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (3).
             3507          (b) If 20% of the private real property owners in the county petition the county
             3508      legislative body to dissolve township planning commissions and to appoint a countywide
             3509      planning commission, the county legislative body shall:
             3510          (i) hold a public hearing to discuss the petition;
             3511          (ii) (A) [at least one week before the public hearing, publish] publish, at least one week
             3512      before the public hearing, notice of the petition and the time, date, and place of the public
             3513      hearing at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
             3514          (B) publish, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , notice of the petition and the time,
             3515      date, and place of the public hearing at least one week before the public hearing; and
             3516          (iii) at the public hearing, consider oral and written testimony from the public and vote
             3517      on the question of whether or not to dissolve township planning commissions and to appoint a
             3518      countywide planning commission.
             3519          (c) (i) If the county legislative body fails to dissolve township planning commissions
             3520      and to appoint a countywide planning commission when petitioned to do so by private real
             3521      property owners under this Subsection (3), 40% of private real property owners in the county,
             3522      as shown by the last county assessment roll, may petition the county legislative body to
             3523      dissolve the township planning commissions and to appoint a countywide planning
             3524      commission.
             3525          (ii) If the county legislative body determines that the petition is validly signed by 40%
             3526      of private real property owners in the township, as shown by the last county assessment roll, it
             3527      shall dissolve the township planning commissions and appoint a countywide planning
             3528      commission.
             3529          Section 76. Section 17-27a-404 is amended to read:
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     amendment -- Notice -- Revisions to general plan or amendment -- Adoption or rejection
             3532      by legislative body.
             3533          (1) (a) After completing its recommendation for a proposed general plan, or proposal to
             3534      amend the general plan, the planning commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on
             3535      the proposed plan or amendment.
             3536          (b) The planning commission shall provide notice of the public hearing, as required by
             3537      Section 17-27a-204 .
             3538          (c) After the public hearing, the planning commission may modify the proposed
             3539      general plan or amendment.
             3540          (2) The planning commission shall forward the proposed general plan or amendment to
             3541      the legislative body.
             3542          (3) (a) As provided by local ordinance and by Section 17-27a-204 , the legislative body
             3543      shall provide notice of its intent to consider the general plan proposal.
             3544          (b) (i) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (1), (2), and (3)(a), the legislative
             3545      body shall hold a public hearing in Salt Lake City on provisions of the proposed county plan
             3546      regarding Subsection 17-27a-401 (3). The hearing procedure shall comply with this Subsection
             3547      (3)(b).
             3548          (ii) The hearing format shall allow adequate time for public comment at the actual
             3549      public hearing, and shall also allow for public comment in writing to be submitted to the
             3550      legislative body for not fewer than 90 days after the date of the public hearing.
             3551          (c) (i) The legislative body shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with this
             3552      Subsection (3) when the proposed plan provisions required by Subsection 17-27a-401 (3) are
             3553      complete.
             3554          (ii) Direct notice of the hearing shall be given, in writing, to the governor, members of
             3555      the state Legislature, executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality, the state
             3556      planning coordinator, the Resource Development Coordinating Committee, and any other
             3557      citizens or entities who specifically request notice in writing.
             3558          (iii) Public notice shall be given by publication:
             3559          (A) in at least one major Utah newspaper having broad general circulation in the state[,
             3560      and also]; and
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     county where the proposed high-level nuclear waste or greater than class C radioactive waste
             3563      site is to be located[.]; and
             3564          (C) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3565          (iv) The notice [in these newspapers shall be published not fewer than 180 days prior
             3566      to the date of the hearing to be held under this Subsection (3),] shall be published to allow
             3567      reasonable time for interested parties and the state to evaluate the information regarding the
             3568      provisions of Subsection 17-27a-401 (3)[.], including:
             3569          (A) in a newspaper described in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(A), no less than 180 days before
             3570      the date of the hearing to be held under this Subsection (3); and
             3571          (B) publication described in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(B) for 180 days before the date of
             3572      the hearing to be held under this Subsection (3).
             3573          (4) (a) After the public hearing required under this section, the legislative body may
             3574      make any revisions to the proposed general plan that it considers appropriate.
             3575          (b) The legislative body shall respond in writing and in a substantive manner to all
             3576      those providing comments as a result of the hearing required by Subsection (3).
             3577          (5) (a) The county legislative body may adopt or reject the proposed general plan or
             3578      amendment either as proposed by the planning commission or after making any revision the
             3579      county legislative body considers appropriate.
             3580          (b) If the county legislative body rejects the proposed general plan or amendment, it
             3581      may provide suggestions to the planning commission for its consideration.
             3582          (6) The legislative body shall adopt:
             3583          (a) a land use element as provided in Subsection 17-27a-403 (2)(a)(i);
             3584          (b) a transportation and traffic circulation element as provided in Subsection
             3585      17-27a-403 (2)(a)(ii); and
             3586          (c) after considering the factors included in Subsection 17-27a-403 (2)(b), a plan to
             3587      provide a realistic opportunity to meet estimated needs for additional moderate income housing
             3588      if long-term projections for land use and development occur.
             3589          Section 77. Section 17-30-6 is amended to read:
             3590           17-30-6. Examinations -- How prepared, conducted, and graded -- Notice of
             3591      examination.
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     determine the qualification of applicants for positions as peace officers.
             3594          (b) The examinations shall be practical in character and shall relate to matters that will
             3595      fairly test the mental and physical ability and knowledge of the applicants to discharge the
             3596      duties of the positions.
             3597          (c) The examinations shall be prepared, conducted, and graded under the direction of
             3598      the commission, or by impartial special examiners if the commission finds it necessary.
             3599          (2) (a) Notice of examination shall be:
             3600          (i) (A) published one time not less than 15 days [prior to] before the examination in a
             3601      newspaper of general circulation in the area concerned; and [shall be]
             3602          (B) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for 15 days before the
             3603      examination; and
             3604          (ii) posted in a conspicuous place in the office of the department concerned.
             3605          (b) The notice shall set forth minimum and maximum wages, physical and educational
             3606      requirements, and passing grades, which shall be not less than 70%.
             3607          (c) A person completing an examination shall be promptly notified by mail at his last
             3608      known address of his final grade.
             3609          Section 78. Section 17-36-12 is amended to read:
             3610           17-36-12. Notice of budget hearing.
             3611          (1) The governing body shall determine the time and place for the public hearing on the
             3612      adoption of the budget.
             3613          (2) Notice of such hearing shall be published:
             3614          (a) (i) at least seven days before the hearing in at least one newspaper of general
             3615      circulation within the county, if there is such a paper[; otherwise, the hearing shall be
             3616      published]; or
             3617          (ii) if there is no newspaper as described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), by posting notice in
             3618      three conspicuous places within the county[.] seven days before the hearing; and
             3619          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for seven days before the hearing.
             3620          Section 79. Section 17-36-25 is amended to read:
             3621           17-36-25. Budget appropriation increase.
             3622          The budget appropriation of any budgetary fund other than the general fund may be
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     will be considered is published:
             3625          (1) (a) at least five days before the meeting in at least one issue of a newspaper of
             3626      general circulation in the county, if there is one[; otherwise, the notice may be published]; or
             3627          (b) if there is no newspaper as described in Subsection (1)(a), by posting it in three
             3628      conspicuous places within the county[.] five days before the meeting; and
             3629          (2) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five days before the meeting.
             3630          Section 80. Section 17-36-26 is amended to read:
             3631           17-36-26. Increase in general fund budget.
             3632          (1) (a) The budget of the general fund may be increased by resolution of the governing
             3633      body, only after a duly called hearing shall have been held and all interested parties shall have
             3634      been given an opportunity to be heard.
             3635          (b) Notice of such hearing shall be published at least five days before such hearing:
             3636          (i) (A) in at least one issue of a newspaper generally circulated in the county[, if there
             3637      is one; otherwise,]; or
             3638          (B) if there is not a newspaper generally circulated in the county, the hearing may be
             3639      published by posting notice in three conspicuous places within the county[.]; and
             3640          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3641          (2) After such public hearing the governing body may amend the general fund budget
             3642      as it deems appropriate with due consideration to matters discussed at the public hearing and to
             3643      revised estimates of revenues.
             3644          Section 81. Section 17-36-40 is amended to read:
             3645           17-36-40. Notice that audit complete.
             3646          (1) Within ten days after the receipt of the audit report furnished by the independent
             3647      auditor, the county auditor shall prepare and publish a notice to the public that the county audit
             3648      is complete:
             3649          (a) at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation within the county[, a notice to
             3650      the public that the county audit is complete. A copy]; and
             3651          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3652          (2) A copy of the county audit may be inspected at the office of the county auditor.
             3653          Section 82. Section 17-41-302 is amended to read:
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     industrial protection area -- Responses.
             3656          (1) Each applicable legislative body shall provide notice of the proposal by:
             3657          (a) (i) publishing notice:
             3658          (A) in a newspaper having general circulation within:
             3659          [(i)] (I) the same county as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture
             3660      protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, if the land is within the
             3661      unincorporated part of the county; or
             3662          [(ii)] (II) the same city or town as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture
             3663      protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, if the land is within a city or
             3664      town; and
             3665          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             3666          (b) posting notice at five public places, designated by the county or municipal
             3667      legislative body, within or near the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3668      area; and
             3669          (c) mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed
             3670      for inclusion within an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area.
             3671          (2) The notice shall contain:
             3672          (a) a statement that a proposal for the creation of an agriculture protection area or
             3673      industrial protection area has been filed with the applicable legislative body;
             3674          (b) a statement that the proposal will be open to public inspection in the office of the
             3675      applicable legislative body;
             3676          (c) a statement that any person or entity affected by the establishment of the area may,
             3677      within 15 days of the date of the notice, file with the applicable legislative body:
             3678          (i) written objections to the proposal; or
             3679          (ii) a written request to modify the proposal to exclude land from or add land to the
             3680      proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be;
             3681          (d) a statement that the applicable legislative body will submit the proposal to the
             3682      advisory committee and to the planning commission for review and recommendations;
             3683          (e) a statement that the applicable legislative body will hold a public hearing to discuss
             3684      and hear public comment on:
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         (ii) the recommendations of the advisory committee and planning commission; and
             3687          (iii) any requests for modification of the proposal and any objections to the proposal;
             3688      and
             3689          (f) a statement indicating the date, time, and place of the public hearing.
             3690          (3) (a) Any person wishing to modify the proposal for the creation of the agriculture
             3691      protection area or industrial protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice,
             3692      file a written request for modification of the proposal, which identifies specifically the land that
             3693      should be added to or removed from the proposal.
             3694          (b) Any person wishing to object to the proposal for the creation of the agriculture
             3695      protection area or industrial protection area shall, within 15 days after the date of the notice,
             3696      file a written objection to the creation of the agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3697      area.
             3698          Section 83. Section 17-41-304 is amended to read:
             3699           17-41-304. Public hearing -- Review and action on proposal.
             3700          (1) After receipt of the written reports from the advisory committee and planning
             3701      commission, or after the 45 days have expired, whichever is earlier, the county or municipal
             3702      legislative body shall:
             3703          (a) schedule a public hearing;
             3704          (b) provide notice of the public hearing by:
             3705          (i) publishing notice:
             3706          (A) in a newspaper having general circulation within:
             3707          [(A)] (I) the same county as the land proposed for inclusion within the agriculture
             3708      protection area or industrial protection area, if the land is within the unincorporated part of the
             3709      county; or
             3710          [(B)] (II) the same city or town as the land proposed for inclusion within an agriculture
             3711      protection area or industrial protection area, if the land is within a city or town; and
             3712          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             3713          (ii) posting notice at five public places, designated by the applicable legislative body,
             3714      within or near the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection area; and
             3715          (iii) mailing written notice to each owner of land within 1,000 feet of the land proposed
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         (c) ensure that the notice includes:
             3718          (i) the time, date, and place of the public hearing on the proposal;
             3719          (ii) a description of the proposed agriculture protection area or industrial protection
             3720      area;
             3721          (iii) any proposed modifications to the proposed agriculture protection area or
             3722      industrial protection area;
             3723          (iv) a summary of the recommendations of the advisory committee and planning
             3724      commission; and
             3725          (v) a statement that interested persons may appear at the public hearing and speak in
             3726      favor of or against the proposal, any proposed modifications to the proposal, or the
             3727      recommendations of the advisory committee and planning commission.
             3728          (2) The applicable legislative body shall:
             3729          (a) convene the public hearing at the time, date, and place specified in the notice; and
             3730          (b) take verbal or written testimony from interested persons.
             3731          (3) (a) Within 120 days of the submission of the proposal, the applicable legislative
             3732      body shall approve, modify and approve, or reject the proposal.
             3733          (b) The creation of an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is
             3734      effective at the earlier of:
             3735          (i) the applicable legislative body's approval of a proposal or modified proposal; or
             3736          (ii) 120 days after submission of a proposal complying with Subsection 17-41-301 (2) if
             3737      the applicable legislative body has failed to approve or reject the proposal within that time.
             3738          (4) (a) In order to give constructive notice of the existence of the agriculture protection
             3739      area or industrial protection area to all persons who have, may acquire, or may seek to acquire
             3740      an interest in land in or adjacent to the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area,
             3741      respectively, within ten days of the creation of an agriculture protection area or industrial
             3742      protection area, the applicable legislative body shall file an executed document containing a
             3743      legal description of the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may
             3744      be, with:
             3745          (i) the county recorder of deeds; and
             3746          (ii) the affected planning commission.
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     area or industrial protection area is available through the county recorder's office, the
             3749      applicable legislative body shall use that legal description in its executed document required in
             3750      Subsection (4)(a).
             3751          (5) Within ten days of the recording of the agriculture protection area, the applicable
             3752      legislative body shall:
             3753          (a) send written notification to the commissioner of agriculture and food that the
             3754      agriculture protection area has been created; and
             3755          (b) include in the notification:
             3756          (i) the number of landowners owning land within the agriculture protection area;
             3757          (ii) the total acreage of the area;
             3758          (iii) the date of approval of the area; and
             3759          (iv) the date of recording.
             3760          (6) The applicable legislative body's failure to record the notice required under
             3761      Subsection (4) or to send the written notification under Subsection (5) does not invalidate the
             3762      creation of an agriculture protection area.
             3763          (7) The applicable legislative body may consider the cost of recording notice under
             3764      Subsection (4) and the cost of sending notification under Subsection (5) in establishing a fee
             3765      under Subsection 17-41-301 (4)(b).
             3766          Section 84. Section 17-41-405 is amended to read:
             3767           17-41-405. Eminent domain restrictions.
             3768          (1) A political subdivision having or exercising eminent domain powers may not
             3769      condemn for any purpose any land within an agriculture protection area that is being used for
             3770      agricultural production or any land within an industrial protection area that is being put to an
             3771      industrial use unless it has obtained approval, according to the procedures and requirements of
             3772      this section, from the applicable legislative body and the advisory board.
             3773          (2) Any condemnor wishing to condemn property within an agriculture protection area
             3774      or industrial protection area shall file a notice of condemnation with the applicable legislative
             3775      body and the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area's advisory board at least
             3776      30 days before filing an eminent domain complaint.
             3777          (3) The applicable legislative body and the advisory board shall:
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     county in which the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is located;
             3780          (b) publish notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing:
             3781          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the agriculture protection area or
             3782      industrial protection area, as the case may be; and
             3783          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             3784          (c) post notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing in five
             3785      conspicuous public places, designated by the applicable legislative body, within or near the
             3786      agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be.
             3787          (4) (a) If the condemnation is for highway purposes or for the disposal of solid or
             3788      liquid waste materials, the applicable legislative body and the advisory board may approve the
             3789      condemnation only if there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land
             3790      within the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area for the project.
             3791          (b) If the condemnation is for any other purpose, the applicable legislative body and the
             3792      advisory board may approve the condemnation only if:
             3793          (i) the proposed condemnation would not have an unreasonably adverse effect upon the
             3794      preservation and enhancement of agriculture within the agriculture protection area or of the
             3795      industrial use within the industrial protection area; or
             3796          (ii) there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land within the
             3797      agriculture protection area or industrial protection area for the project.
             3798          (5) (a) Within 60 days after receipt of the notice of condemnation, the applicable
             3799      legislative body and the advisory board shall approve or reject the proposed condemnation.
             3800          (b) If the applicable legislative body and the advisory board fail to act within the 60
             3801      days or such further time as the applicable legislative body establishes, the condemnation shall
             3802      be considered rejected.
             3803          (6) The applicable legislative body or the advisory board may request the county or
             3804      municipal attorney to bring an action to enjoin any condemnor from violating any provisions of
             3805      this section.
             3806          Section 85. Section 17-52-101 is amended to read:
             3807           17-52-101. Definitions.
             3808          As used in this chapter:
             3809          (1) "Appointment council" means a group of persons consisting of:



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         (a) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by a
             3811      majority of all state senators and representatives whose districts include any part of the county
             3812      in which the optional plan is proposed;
             3813          (b) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the
             3814      county legislative body;
             3815          (c) a resident of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated by the
             3816      petition sponsors; and
             3817          (d) two other residents of the county in which the optional plan is proposed, designated
             3818      by majority vote of the three other members of the appointment council.
             3819          (2) "Optional plan" means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a
             3820      county as provided in Section 17-52-401 .
             3821          (3) "Reasonable notice" means, at a minimum:
             3822          (a) [(i)] publication:
             3823          (i) (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least once a week for
             3824      at least two consecutive weeks ending no more than ten and no fewer than three days before the
             3825      event that is the subject of the notice; or
             3826          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the county, posting at
             3827      least one notice per 1,000 population within the county, for at least a week ending no more than
             3828      three days before the event that is the subject of the notice, at locations throughout the county
             3829      that are most likely to give actual notice to county residents; and
             3830          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks before the event that is the
             3831      subject of the notice; and
             3832          (b) if the county has an Internet home page, posting an electronic notice on the Internet
             3833      for at least seven days immediately before the event that is the subject of the notice.
             3834          (4) "Study committee" means a group of persons:
             3835          (a) appointed under Section 17-52-301 ; and
             3836          (b) charged with the duties provided in Section 17-52-303 .
             3837          Section 86. Section 17-53-208 is amended to read:
             3838           17-53-208. Ordinances -- Effective dates -- Publication -- Adoption of ordinances
             3839      printed in book form.
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     follows: "The County Legislative Body of ______________County ordains as follows:".
             3842          (2) Every ordinance shall be signed by the chair of the county legislative body and
             3843      attested by the clerk. On the passage of all ordinances the votes of the several members of the
             3844      county legislative body shall be entered on the minutes, and all ordinances shall be entered at
             3845      length in the ordinance book.
             3846          (3) (a) No ordinance passed by the county legislative body may take effect within less
             3847      than 15 days after its passage.
             3848          (b) The legislative body of each county adopting an ordinance shall, before the
             3849      ordinance may take effect:
             3850          (i) deposit a copy of the ordinance in the office of the county clerk; and
             3851          (ii) (A) publish a short summary of the ordinance, together with a statement that a
             3852      complete copy of the ordinance is available at the county clerk's office and with the name of the
             3853      members voting for and against the ordinance[,]:
             3854          (I) for at least one publication in:
             3855          [(I)] (Aa) a newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if
             3856      there is one; or
             3857          [(II)] (Bb) if there is none published in the county, in a newspaper of general
             3858      circulation within the county; [or] and
             3859          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             3860          (B) post a complete copy of the ordinance in nine public places within the county.
             3861          (4) Any ordinance printed by authority of the county legislative body in book form or
             3862      electronic media, or any general revision of county ordinances printed in book form or
             3863      electronic media, may be adopted by an ordinance making reference to the printed ordinance or
             3864      revision if a copy of the ordinance or revision is filed in the office of the county clerk at the
             3865      time of adoption for use and examination by the public.
             3866          (5) Ordinances establishing rules and regulations, printed as a code in book form or
             3867      electronic media, for the construction of buildings, the installation of plumbing, the installation
             3868      of electric wiring, or other related or similar work may be adopted by reference to the code
             3869      book if a copy of the code book is filed in the office of the county clerk at the time of the
             3870      adoption of the ordinance for use and examination by the public.
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     immediate preservation of the peace, health, or safety of the county and the county's inhabitants
             3873      may, if so provided in the ordinance, take effect immediately upon publication in one issue of a
             3874      newspaper published in and having general circulation in the county, if there is one, and if there
             3875      is none published in the county, then immediately after posting at the courthouse door.
             3876          (7) An ordinance may take effect at a later date than provided in this section, if the
             3877      ordinance so provides.
             3878          (8) An order entered in the minutes of the county legislative body that an ordinance has
             3879      been duly published or posted shall be prima facie proof of the publication or posting.
             3880          Section 87. Section 17A-3-914 is amended to read:
             3881           17A-3-914. Supplemental to other laws -- Nonapplicability of other laws --
             3882      Validation of existing building authorities.
             3883          (1) This part is supplemental to all existing laws relating to the acquisition, use,
             3884      maintenance, management, or operation of projects by public bodies.
             3885          (2) It shall not be necessary for a public body or a building authority to comply with the
             3886      provisions of other laws concerning the acquisition, construction, use, and maintenance of
             3887      projects, including, but not limited to, public bidding laws and the Utah Procurement Code,
             3888      where the projects are acquired, expanded, or improved under this part.
             3889          (3) No board, commission, or agency of the state, including the Utah Public Service
             3890      Commission, shall have any jurisdiction over building authorities or projects.
             3891          (4) (a) No ordinance, resolution, or proceeding in respect to any transaction authorized
             3892      by this part shall be necessary except as specifically required in this part nor shall the
             3893      publication of any resolution, proceeding, or notice relating to any transaction authorized by
             3894      this part be necessary except as required by this part. [Any]
             3895          (b) A publication made under this part may be made:
             3896          (i) in [any] a newspaper conforming to the terms of this part and in which legal notices
             3897      may be published under the laws of Utah, without regard to the designation of it as the official
             3898      journal or newspaper of the public body[.]; and
             3899          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3900          (c) No resolution adopted or proceeding taken under this part shall be subject to
             3901      referendum petition or to an election other than as permitted in this part.
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     legally-convened meeting of the governing body or the board of trustees of the authority as
             3904      appropriate.
             3905          (5) Any formal action or proceeding taken by the governing body of a public body or
             3906      the board of trustees of an authority under the authority of this part may be taken by resolution
             3907      of the governing body or the board of trustees as appropriate.
             3908          (6) This part shall apply to all authorities created, projects undertaken, leasing contracts
             3909      executed, and bonds issued after this part takes effect.
             3910          (7) All proceedings heretofore taken by a public body in connection with the creation
             3911      and operation of a public building authority are hereby validated, ratified, approved, and
             3912      confirmed.
             3913          Section 88. Section 17A-3-915 is amended to read:
             3914           17A-3-915. Publication of notice of proceedings -- Contest of proceedings.
             3915          (1) The governing body of any public body, or the board of trustees of any building
             3916      authority, may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted by it
             3917      under this part:
             3918          (a) in a newspaper having general circulation in the public body[.]; and
             3919          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             3920          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             3921      board of trustees of a building authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             3922      proceeding, publish a notice of bonds to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             3923          (a) the name of the building authority;
             3924          (b) the purposes of the issue;
             3925          (c) the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             3926          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             3927          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear;
             3928          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             3929      which the bonds may be sold, and any deposit to be required in connection with the sale; and
             3930          (g) the time and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceedings authorizing
             3931      the issuance of the bonds may be examined, which shall be at an office of the building
             3932      authority, identified in the notice, during regular business hours of the building authority as
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         (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest shall have the
             3935      right to contest the legality of the resolution or proceeding or any bonds or leasing contract
             3936      which may be authorized by them or any provisions made for the security and payment of the
             3937      bonds or for the security and payment of the leasing contract; and after such time no one shall
             3938      have any cause of action to contest the regularity, formality, or legality of same for any cause
             3939      whatsoever.
             3940          Section 89. Section 17B-1-211 is amended to read:
             3941           17B-1-211. Notice of public hearings -- Publication of resolution.
             3942          (1) Before holding a public hearing or set of public hearings under Section 17B-1-210 ,
             3943      the legislative body of each county or municipality with which a request is filed or that adopts a
             3944      resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) and the board of trustees of each local district that
             3945      adopts a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) shall:
             3946          (a) (i) (A) except as provided in [Subsection] Subsections (1)(a)[(ii)](i)(B) and
             3947      (1)(a)(ii), publish notice in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation
             3948      within the applicable area in accordance with Subsection (2); or
             3949          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation
             3950      within the applicable area, post notice in accordance with Subsection (2):
             3951          (I) at least one notice per 1,000 population of that area[,]; and
             3952          (II) at places within the area that are most likely to provide actual notice to residents of
             3953      the area; [or] and
             3954          (ii) publish, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for two weeks before the hearing or
             3955      the first of the set of hearings; or
             3956          (b) mail a notice to each registered voter residing within and each owner of real
             3957      property located within the proposed local district.
             3958          (2) Each published notice under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) shall:
             3959          (a) be no less than 1/4 page in size, use type no smaller than 18 point, and be
             3960      surrounded by a 1/4-inch border;
             3961          (b) if possible, appear in a newspaper that is published at least one day per week;
             3962          (c) if possible, appear in a newspaper of general interest and readership in the area and
             3963      not of limited subject matter;
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     classified advertisements appear; and
             3966          (e) be run at least once each week for two successive weeks, with the final publication
             3967      being no less than three and no more than ten days before the hearing or the first of the set of
             3968      hearings.
             3969          (3) Each notice required under Subsection (1) shall:
             3970          (a) if the hearing or set of hearings is concerning a resolution:
             3971          (i) contain the entire text or an accurate summary of the resolution; and
             3972          (ii) state the deadline for filing a protest against the creation of the proposed local
             3973      district;
             3974          (b) clearly identify each governing body involved in the hearing or set of hearings;
             3975          (c) state the date, time, and place for the hearing or set of hearings and the purposes for
             3976      the hearing or set of hearings; and
             3977          (d) describe or include a map of the entire proposed local district.
             3978          (4) County or municipal legislative bodies may jointly provide the notice required
             3979      under this section if all the requirements of this section are met as to each notice.
             3980          Section 90. Section 17B-1-304 is amended to read:
             3981           17B-1-304. Appointment procedures for appointed members.
             3982          (1) The appointing authority may, by resolution, appoint persons to serve as members
             3983      of a local district board by following the procedures established by this section.
             3984          (2) (a) In any calendar year when appointment of a new local district board member is
             3985      required, the appointing authority shall prepare a notice of vacancy that contains:
             3986          (i) the positions that are vacant that must be filled by appointment;
             3987          (ii) the qualifications required to be appointed to those positions;
             3988          (iii) the procedures for appointment that the governing body will follow in making
             3989      those appointments; and
             3990          (iv) the person to be contacted and any deadlines that a person must meet who wishes
             3991      to be considered for appointment to those positions.
             3992          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             3993          (i) post the notice of vacancy in four public places within the local district at least one
             3994      month before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment; and
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         [(A)] (I) in a daily newspaper of general circulation within the local district for five
             3997      consecutive days before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment; or
             3998          [(B)] (II) in a local weekly newspaper circulated within the local district in the week
             3999      before the deadline for accepting nominees for appointment[.]; and
             4000          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five days before the deadline for accepting
             4001      nominees for appointment.
             4002          (c) The appointing authority may bill the local district for the cost of preparing,
             4003      printing, and publishing the notice.
             4004          (3) (a) Not sooner than two months after the appointing authority is notified of the
             4005      vacancy, the appointing authority shall select a person to fill the vacancy from the applicants
             4006      who meet the qualifications established by law.
             4007          (b) The appointing authority shall:
             4008          (i) comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, in making the
             4009      appointment;
             4010          (ii) allow any interested persons to be heard; and
             4011          (iii) adopt a resolution appointing a person to the local district board.
             4012          (c) If no candidate for appointment to fill the vacancy receives a majority vote of the
             4013      appointing authority, the appointing authority shall select the appointee from the two top
             4014      candidates by lot.
             4015          (4) Persons appointed to serve as members of the local district board serve four-year
             4016      terms, but may be removed for cause at any time after a hearing by 2/3 vote of the appointing
             4017      body.
             4018          (5) At the end of each board member's term, the position is considered vacant and the
             4019      appointing authority may either reappoint the old board member or appoint a new member after
             4020      following the appointment procedures established in this section.
             4021          (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the appointing authority
             4022      appoints one of its own members, it need not comply with the provisions of this section.
             4023          Section 91. Section 17B-1-306 is amended to read:
             4024           17B-1-306. Local district board -- Election procedures.
             4025          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (11), each elected board member shall be selected
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         (2) (a) Each election of a local district board member shall be held:
             4028          (i) at the same time as the municipal general election; and
             4029          (ii) at polling places designated by the clerk of each county in which the local district is
             4030      located.
             4031          (b) (i) Subject to Subsections (4)(f) and (g), the number of polling places under
             4032      Subsection (2)(a)(ii) in an election of board members of an irrigation district shall be one
             4033      polling place per division of the district, designated by the district board.
             4034          (ii) Each polling place designated by an irrigation district board under Subsection
             4035      (2)(b)(i) shall coincide with a polling place designated by the county clerk under Subsection
             4036      (2)(a)(ii).
             4037          (3) (a) The clerk of each local district with a board member position to be filled at the
             4038      next municipal general election shall provide notice of:
             4039          (i) each elective position of the local district to be filled at the next municipal general
             4040      election;
             4041          (ii) the constitutional and statutory qualifications for each position; and
             4042          (iii) the dates and times for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             4043          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a) shall be:
             4044          (i) posted in at least five public places within the local district at least ten days before
             4045      the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy; or
             4046          (ii) (A) published in a newspaper of general circulation within the local district at least
             4047      three but no more than ten days before the first day for filing a declaration of candidacy[.]; and
             4048          (B) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for ten days before the first day
             4049      for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             4050          (4) (a) To become a candidate for an elective local district board position, the
             4051      prospective candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy in person with the local district,
             4052      during office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered
             4053      year.
             4054          (b) When July 15 is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing time shall be extended
             4055      until 5 p.m. on the following regular business day.
             4056          (c) (i) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy, the filing
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         (A) read to the prospective candidate the constitutional and statutory qualification
             4059      requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             4060          (B) require the candidate to state whether or not the candidate meets those
             4061      requirements.
             4062          (ii) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             4063      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy.
             4064          (iii) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy,
             4065      the filing officer shall accept the declaration of candidacy.
             4066          (d) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             4067          "I, (print name) ____________, being first duly sworn, say that I reside at (Street)
             4068      ____________, City of ________________, County of ________________, State of Utah,
             4069      (Zip Code) ______, (Telephone Number, if any)____________; that I meet the qualifications
             4070      for the office of board of trustees member for _______________________ (state the name of
             4071      the local district); that I am a candidate for that office to be voted upon at the next election, and
             4072      I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for that election.
             4073          (Signed) _________________________________________
             4074          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____________ on this ______ day
             4075      of ____________, ____.
             4076          (Signed) ________________________
             4077              (Clerk or Notary Public)"
             4078          (e) Each person wishing to become a valid write-in candidate for an elective local
             4079      district board position is governed by Section 20A-9-601 .
             4080          (f) If at least one person does not file a declaration of candidacy as required by this
             4081      section, a person shall be appointed to fill that board position by following the procedures and
             4082      requirements for appointment established in Section 20A-1-512 .
             4083          (g) If only one candidate files a declaration of candidacy for a position on the board of
             4084      an irrigation district, the board need not hold an election for that position and may appoint that
             4085      candidate to the board.
             4086          (5) (a) A primary election may be held if:
             4087          (i) the election is authorized by the local district board; and
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     twice the number of persons needed to fill that position or office.
             4090          (b) The primary election shall be conducted:
             4091          (i) on the same date as the municipal primary election, as provided for in Section
             4092      20A-1-201.5 ; and
             4093          (ii) according to the procedures for municipal primary elections provided under Title
             4094      20A, Election Code.
             4095          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), the local district clerk shall certify the
             4096      candidate names to the clerk of each county in which the local district is located no later than
             4097      August 20 of the municipal election year.
             4098          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c), the clerk of each county in which the
             4099      local district is located shall coordinate the placement of the name of each candidate for local
             4100      district office in the nonpartisan section of the municipal general election ballot with the
             4101      municipal election clerk.
             4102          (ii) If consolidation of the local district election ballot with the municipal general
             4103      election ballot is not feasible, the county clerk shall provide for a separate local district election
             4104      ballot to be administered by separate election judges at polling locations designated by the
             4105      county clerk in consultation with the local district.
             4106          (c) (i) Subsections (6)(a) and (b) do not apply to an election of a member of the board
             4107      of an irrigation district established under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act.
             4108          (ii) (A) Subject to Subsection (6)(c)(ii)(B), the board of each irrigation district shall
             4109      prescribe the form of the ballot for each board member election.
             4110          (B) Each ballot for an election of an irrigation district board member shall be in a
             4111      nonpartisan format.
             4112          (7) (a) Each voter at an election for a board of trustees member of a local district shall:
             4113          (i) be a registered voter within the district, except for an election of:
             4114          (A) an irrigation district board of trustees member; or
             4115          (B) a basic local district board of trustees member who is elected by property owners;
             4116      and
             4117          (ii) meet the requirements to vote established by the district.
             4118          (b) Each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are offices to be filled.
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         (8) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the election of local district board
             4121      members is governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             4122          (9) (a) A person elected to serve on a local district board shall serve a four-year term,
             4123      beginning at noon on the January 1 after the person's election.
             4124          (b) A person elected shall be sworn in as soon as practical after January 1.
             4125          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), each local district shall reimburse
             4126      the county holding an election under this section for the costs of the election attributable to that
             4127      local district.
             4128          (b) Each irrigation district shall bear its own costs of each election it holds under this
             4129      section.
             4130          (11) This section does not apply to an improvement district that provides electric or gas
             4131      service.
             4132          (12) The provisions of Title 20A, Chapter 3, Part 3, [Early] Absentee Voting, do not
             4133      apply to an election under this section.
             4134          Section 92. Section 17B-1-313 is amended to read:
             4135           17B-1-313. Publication of notice of board resolution or action -- Contest period --
             4136      No contest after contest period.
             4137          (1) After the board of trustees of a local district adopts a resolution or takes other
             4138      action on behalf of the district, the board may provide for the publication of a notice of the
             4139      resolution or other action.
             4140          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             4141          (a) include, as the case may be:
             4142          (i) the language of the resolution or a summary of the resolution; or
             4143          (ii) a description of the action taken by the board;
             4144          (b) state that:
             4145          (i) any person in interest may file an action in district court to contest the regularity,
             4146      formality, or legality of the resolution or action within 30 days after the date of publication; and
             4147          (ii) if the resolution or action is not contested by filing an action in district court within
             4148      the 30-day period, no one may contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or
             4149      action after the expiration of the 30-day period; and
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         (i) in a newspaper that is published or has general circulation in the district[.]; and
             4152          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4153          (3) For a period of 30 days after the date of the publication, any person in interest may
             4154      contest the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or other action by filing an action
             4155      in district court.
             4156          (4) After the expiration of the 30-day period under Subsection (3), no one may contest
             4157      the regularity, formality, or legality of the resolution or action for any cause.
             4158          Section 93. Section 17B-1-413 is amended to read:
             4159           17B-1-413. Hearing, notice, and protest provisions do not apply for certain
             4160      petitions.
             4161          (1) Section 17B-1-412 does not apply, and, except as provided in Subsection (2)(a),
             4162      Sections 17B-1-409 and 17B-1-410 do not apply:
             4163          (a) if the process to annex an area to a local district was initiated by:
             4164          (i) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(i);
             4165          (ii) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(ii)(A) that was signed by the owners
             4166      of private real property that:
             4167          (A) is located within the area proposed to be annexed;
             4168          (B) covers at least 75% of the total private land area within the entire area proposed to
             4169      be annexed and within each applicable area; and
             4170          (C) is equal in assessed value to at least 75% of the assessed value of all private real
             4171      property within the entire area proposed to be annexed and within each applicable area; or
             4172          (iii) a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (1)(a)(ii)(B) that was signed by registered
             4173      voters residing within the entire area proposed to be annexed and within each applicable area
             4174      equal in number to at least 75% of the number of votes cast within the entire area proposed to
             4175      be annexed and within each applicable area, respectively, for the office of governor at the last
             4176      regular general election before the filing of the petition;
             4177          (b) to an annexation under Section 17B-1-415 ; or
             4178          (c) to a boundary adjustment under Section 17B-1-417 .
             4179          (2) (a) If a petition that meets the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) is certified under
             4180      Section 17B-1-405 , the local district board:
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     and
             4183          (ii) (A) may, in the board's discretion, hold a public hearing as provided in Section
             4184      17B-1-409 after giving notice of the public hearing as provided in Subsection (2)(b); and
             4185          (B) shall, after giving notice of the public hearing as provided in Subsection (2)(b),
             4186      hold a public hearing as provided in Section 17B-1-409 if a written request to do so is
             4187      submitted, within 20 days after the local district provides notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), to
             4188      the local district board by an owner of property that is located within or a registered voter
             4189      residing within the area proposed to be annexed who did not sign the annexation petition.
             4190          (b) The notice required under Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) shall:
             4191          (i) be given:
             4192          (A) (I) for a notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), within 30 days after petition
             4193      certification; or
             4194          (II) for a notice of a public hearing under Subsection (2)(a)(ii), at least ten but not more
             4195      than 30 days before the public hearing; and
             4196          (B) by:
             4197          (I) posting written notice at the local district's principal office and in one or more other
             4198      locations within or proximate to the area proposed to be annexed as are reasonable under the
             4199      circumstances, considering the number of parcels included in that area, the size of the area, the
             4200      population of the area, and the contiguousness of the area; and
             4201          (II) providing written notice to:
             4202          (Aa) at least one newspaper of general circulation, if there is one, within the area
             4203      proposed to be annexed or to a local media correspondent; and
             4204          (Bb) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             4205          (ii) contain a brief explanation of the proposed annexation and include the name of the
             4206      local district, the service provided by the local district, a description or map of the area
             4207      proposed to be annexed, a local district telephone number where additional information about
             4208      the proposed annexation may be obtained, and, for a notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i), an
             4209      explanation of the right of a property owner or registered voter to request a public hearing as
             4210      provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B).
             4211          (c) A notice under Subsection (2)(a)(i) may be combined with the notice that is
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         Section 94. Section 17B-1-417 is amended to read:
             4214           17B-1-417. Boundary adjustment -- Notice and hearing -- Protest -- Resolution
             4215      adjusting boundaries -- Notice of the adjustment -- Notice to lieutenant governor.
             4216          (1) As used in this section, "affected area" means the area located within the
             4217      boundaries of one local district that will be removed from that local district and included within
             4218      the boundaries of another local district because of a boundary adjustment under this section.
             4219          (2) The boards of trustees of two or more local districts having a common boundary
             4220      and providing the same service on the same wholesale or retail basis may adjust their common
             4221      boundary as provided in this section.
             4222          (3) (a) The board of trustees of each local district intending to adjust a boundary that is
             4223      common with another local district shall:
             4224          (i) adopt a resolution indicating the board's intent to adjust a common boundary;
             4225          (ii) hold a public hearing on the proposed boundary adjustment no less than 60 days
             4226      after the adoption of the resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i); and
             4227          (iii) (A) [(I)] publish notice:
             4228          (I) (Aa) once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
             4229      within the local district; or
             4230          [(II)] (Bb) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the local district, post
             4231      notice in at least four conspicuous places within the local district; [or] and
             4232          (II) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks; or
             4233          (B) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the affected area and to each
             4234      registered voter residing within the affected area.
             4235          (b) The notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall:
             4236          (i) state that the board of trustees of the local district has adopted a resolution
             4237      indicating the board's intent to adjust a boundary that the local district has in common with
             4238      another local district that provides the same service as the local district;
             4239          (ii) describe the affected area;
             4240          (iii) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing required under Subsection
             4241      (3)(a)(ii);
             4242          (iv) provide a local district telephone number where additional information about the
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         (v) explain the financial and service impacts of the boundary adjustment on property
             4245      owners or residents within the affected area; and
             4246          (vi) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the board of trustees may approve the
             4247      adjustment of the boundaries unless, at or before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(a)(ii),
             4248      written protests to the adjustment are filed with the board by:
             4249          (A) the owners of private real property that:
             4250          (I) is located within the affected area;
             4251          (II) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             4252          (III) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             4253      property within the affected area; or
             4254          (B) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             4255      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
             4256      election before the filing of the protests.
             4257          (c) The first publication of the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(A) shall be
             4258      within 14 days after the board's adoption of a resolution under Subsection (3)(a)(i).
             4259          (d) The boards of trustees of the local districts whose boundaries are being adjusted
             4260      may jointly:
             4261          (i) publish, post, or mail the notice required under Subsection (3)(a)(iii); and
             4262          (ii) hold the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii).
             4263          (4) After the public hearing required under Subsection (3)(a)(ii), the board of trustees
             4264      may adopt a resolution approving the adjustment of the common boundary unless, at or before
             4265      the public hearing, written protests to the boundary adjustment have been filed with the board
             4266      by:
             4267          (a) the owners of private real property that:
             4268          (i) is located within the affected area;
             4269          (ii) covers at least 50% of the total private land area within the affected area; and
             4270          (iii) is equal in assessed value to at least 50% of the assessed value of all private real
             4271      property within the affected area; or
             4272          (b) registered voters residing within the affected area equal in number to at least 50%
             4273      of the votes cast in the affected area for the office of governor at the last regular general
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         (5) A resolution adopted under Subsection (4) does not take effect until the board of
             4276      each local district whose boundaries are being adjusted has adopted a resolution under
             4277      Subsection (4).
             4278          (6) (a) Within 30 days after the resolutions take effect under Subsection (5), the board
             4279      of the local district whose boundaries are being adjusted to include the affected area shall file a
             4280      notice with the lieutenant governor.
             4281          (b) The notice required under Subsection (6)(a) shall:
             4282          (i) be accompanied by:
             4283          (A) a copy of each of the board resolutions approving the boundary adjustment; and
             4284          (B) an accurate map depicting the affected area or a legal description of the affected
             4285      area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder; and
             4286          (ii) include a certification by the board of the local district whose boundaries are being
             4287      adjusted to include the affected area that all requirements for the boundary adjustment have
             4288      been complied with.
             4289          (7) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of boundary change under
             4290      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the affected area is annexed to the local district whose boundaries are being
             4291      adjusted to include the affected area, and the affected area is withdrawn from the local district
             4292      whose boundaries are being adjusted to exclude the affected area.
             4293          Section 95. Section 17B-1-512 is amended to read:
             4294           17B-1-512. Notice of withdrawal -- Contest period -- Judicial review.
             4295          (1) (a) The board of trustees shall file a written notice of withdrawal with the lieutenant
             4296      governor:
             4297          (i) within ten days after adopting a resolution approving a withdrawal under Section
             4298      17B-1-510 ; and
             4299          (ii) as soon as practicable after receiving a notice under Subsection 10-2-425 (2) of an
             4300      automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (2), after receiving a copy of the municipal
             4301      legislative body's resolution approving an automatic withdrawal under Subsection
             4302      17B-1-502 (3)(a), or after receiving notice of a withdrawal of a municipality from a local
             4303      district under Section 17B-2-505 .
             4304          (b) The notice required under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
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         (A) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , a copy
             4307      of the board resolution approving the withdrawal; and
             4308          (B) an accurate map depicting the boundaries of the withdrawn area or a legal
             4309      description of the withdrawn area, adequate for purposes of the county assessor and recorder;
             4310      and
             4311          (ii) for a withdrawal pursuant to a resolution adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , include
             4312      a certification by the local district board that all requirements for the withdrawal have been
             4313      complied with.
             4314          (2) (a) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of boundary change
             4315      under Section 67-1a-6.5 for a withdrawal under Section 17B-1-510 , for an automatic
             4316      withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (3), or for the withdrawal of a municipality from a
             4317      local district under Section 17B-2-505 , the withdrawal shall be effective, subject to the
             4318      conditions of the withdrawal resolution, if applicable.
             4319          (b) An automatic withdrawal under Subsection 17B-1-502 (3) shall be effective upon
             4320      the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of boundary change under Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             4321          (3) (a) The local district may provide for the publication of any resolution approving or
             4322      denying the withdrawal of an area:
             4323          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed for withdrawal[.]; and
             4324          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4325          (b) In lieu of publishing the entire resolution, the local district may publish a notice of
             4326      withdrawal or denial of withdrawal, containing:
             4327          [(a)] (i) the name of the local district;
             4328          [(b)] (ii) a description of the area proposed for withdrawal;
             4329          [(c)] (iii) a brief explanation of the grounds on which the board of trustees determined
             4330      to approve or deny the withdrawal; and
             4331          [(d)] (iv) the times and place where a copy of the resolution may be examined, which
             4332      shall be at the place of business of the local district, identified in the notice, during regular
             4333      business hours of the local district as described in the notice and for a period of at least 30 days
             4334      after the publication of the notice.
             4335          (4) Any sponsor of the petition or receiving entity may contest the board's decision to
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     after the resolution is adopted under Section 17B-1-510 , to the board of trustees, suggesting
             4338      terms or conditions to mitigate or eliminate the conditions upon which the board of trustees
             4339      based its decision to deny the withdrawal.
             4340          (5) Within 60 days after the request under Subsection (4) is submitted to the board of
             4341      trustees, the board may consider the suggestions for mitigation and adopt a resolution
             4342      approving or denying the request in the same manner as provided in Section 17B-1-510 with
             4343      respect to the original resolution denying the withdrawal and file a notice of the action as
             4344      provided in Subsection (1).
             4345          (6) (a) Any person in interest may seek judicial review of:
             4346          (i) the board of trustees' decision to withdraw an area from the local district;
             4347          (ii) the terms and conditions of a withdrawal; or
             4348          (iii) the board's decision to deny a withdrawal.
             4349          (b) Judicial review under this Subsection (6) shall be initiated by filing an action in the
             4350      district court in the county in which a majority of the area proposed to be withdrawn is located:
             4351          (i) if the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is published under Subsection
             4352      (3), within 60 days after the publication or after the board of trustees' denial of the request
             4353      under Subsection (5);
             4354          (ii) if the resolution is not published pursuant to Subsection (3), within 60 days after
             4355      the resolution approving or denying the withdrawal is adopted; or
             4356          (iii) if a request is submitted to the board of trustees of a local district under Subsection
             4357      (4), and the board adopts a resolution under Subsection (5), within 60 days after the board
             4358      adopts a resolution under Subsection (5) unless the resolution is published under Subsection
             4359      (3), in which event the action must be filed within 60 days after the publication.
             4360          (c) A court in which an action is filed under this Subsection (6) may not overturn, in
             4361      whole or in part, the board of trustees' decision to approve or reject the withdrawal unless:
             4362          (i) the court finds the board of trustees' decision to be arbitrary or capricious; or
             4363          (ii) the court finds that the board materially failed to follow the procedures set forth in
             4364      this part.
             4365          (d) A court may award costs and expenses of an action under this section, including
             4366      reasonable attorney fees, to the prevailing party.
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     contest the board of trustees' approval or denial of withdrawal for any cause.
             4369          Section 96. Section 17B-1-609 is amended to read:
             4370           17B-1-609. Hearing to consider adoption.
             4371          (1) At the meeting at which the tentative budget is adopted, the board of trustees shall:
             4372          (a) establish the time and place of a public hearing to consider its adoption; and
             4373          (b) order that notice of the hearing:
             4374          (i) (A) be published at least seven days [prior to] before the hearing in at least one issue
             4375      of a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties in which the district is
             4376      located; or
             4377          [(ii)] (B) if no newspaper is published, be posted in three public places within the
             4378      district[.]; and
             4379          (ii) be published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least seven days before the
             4380      hearing.
             4381          (2) If the budget hearing is held in conjunction with a tax increase hearing, the notice
             4382      shall be published in accordance with Sections 59-2-918 and 59-2-919 .
             4383          Section 97. Section 17B-1-643 is amended to read:
             4384           17B-1-643. Imposing or increasing a fee for service provided by local district.
             4385          (1) (a) Before imposing a new fee or increasing an existing fee for a service provided
             4386      by a local district, each local district board of trustees shall first hold a public hearing at which
             4387      any interested person may speak for or against the proposal to impose a fee or to increase an
             4388      existing fee.
             4389          (b) Each public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be held in the evening beginning
             4390      no earlier than 6 p.m.
             4391          (c) A public hearing required under this Subsection (1) may be combined with a public
             4392      hearing on a tentative budget required under Section 17B-1-610 .
             4393          (d) Except to the extent that this section imposes more stringent notice requirements,
             4394      the local district board shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act,
             4395      in holding the public hearing under Subsection (1)(a).
             4396          (2) (a) Each local district board shall give notice of a hearing under Subsection (1) as
             4397      provided in Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii).
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         (I) (Aa) in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in the
             4400      local district, if there is a newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in the
             4401      local district[.]; or
             4402          (Bb) if there is no newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation in
             4403      the local district, the local district board shall post at least one notice per 1,000 population
             4404      within the local district, at places within the local district that are most likely to provide actual
             4405      notice to residents within the local district; and
             4406          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4407          (B) The notice described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A)(I)(Aa):
             4408          (I) shall be no less than 1/4 page in size and the type used shall be no smaller than 18
             4409      point, and surrounded by a 1/4-inch border[.];
             4410          [(C) The notice] (II) may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal
             4411      notices and classified advertisements appear[.];
             4412          [(D) It is legislative intent that,]
             4413          (III) whenever possible, [the advertisement] shall appear in a newspaper that is
             4414      published at least one day per week[.];
             4415          [(E) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the]
             4416          (IV) shall be in a newspaper or combination of newspapers [selected be] of general
             4417      interest and readership in the local district, and not of limited subject matter[.]; and
             4418          [(F) The notice] (V) shall be run once each week for the two weeks preceding the
             4419      hearing.
             4420          [(G)] (ii) The notice described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(A) shall state that the local
             4421      district board intends to impose or increase a fee for a service provided by the local district and
             4422      will hold a public hearing on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the notice, which shall be
             4423      not less than seven days after the day the first notice is published, for the purpose of hearing
             4424      comments regarding the proposed imposition or increase of a fee and to explain the reasons for
             4425      the proposed imposition or increase.
             4426          [(ii) (A) If there is no newspaper or combination of newspapers of general circulation
             4427      in the local district, the local district board shall post at least one notice per 1,000 population
             4428      within the local district, at places within the local district that are most likely to provide actual
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         [(B) Each notice under Subsection (2)(b)(ii)(A) shall comply with Subsection
             4431      (2)(b)(i)(G).]
             4432          (c) (i) In lieu of providing notice under Subsection (2)(b), the local district board of
             4433      trustees may give the notice required under Subsection (2)(a) by mailing the notice to those
             4434      within the district who:
             4435          (A) will be charged the fee for a district service, if the fee is being imposed for the first
             4436      time; or
             4437          (B) are being charged a fee, if the fee is proposed to be increased.
             4438          (ii) Each notice under Subsection (2)(c)(i) shall comply with Subsection
             4439      (2)(b)[(i)(G)](ii).
             4440          (iii) A notice under Subsection (2)(c)(i) may accompany a district bill for an existing
             4441      fee.
             4442          (d) If the hearing required under this section is combined with the public hearing
             4443      required under Section 17B-1-610 , the notice requirement under this Subsection (2) is satisfied
             4444      if a notice that meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(b)[(i)(G)](ii) is combined with the
             4445      notice required under Section 17B-1-609 .
             4446          (e) Proof that notice was given as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (c) is prima facie
             4447      evidence that notice was properly given.
             4448          (f) If no challenge is made to the notice given of a hearing required by Subsection (1)
             4449      within 30 days after the date of the hearing, the notice is considered adequate and proper.
             4450          (3) After holding a public hearing under Subsection (1), a local district board may:
             4451          (a) impose the new fee or increase the existing fee as proposed;
             4452          (b) adjust the amount of the proposed new fee or the increase of the existing fee and
             4453      then impose the new fee or increase the existing fee as adjusted; or
             4454          (c) decline to impose the new fee or increase the existing fee.
             4455          (4) This section applies to each new fee imposed and each increase of an existing fee
             4456      that occurs on or after July 1, 1998.
             4457          (5) (a) This section does not apply to an impact fee.
             4458          (b) The imposition or increase of an impact fee is governed by Title 11, Chapter 36,
             4459      Impact Fees Act.
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          17B-1-1204. Notice of the hearing on a validation petition -- Amended or
             4462      supplemented validation petition.
             4463          (1) Upon the entry of an order under Section 17B-1-1203 setting a hearing on a
             4464      validation petition, the local district that filed the petition shall:
             4465          (a) publish notice:
             4466          (i) at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
             4467      circulation in the county in which the principal office of the district is located; and
             4468          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks; and
             4469          (b) post notice in its principal office at least 21 days before the date set for the hearing.
             4470          (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall:
             4471          (a) state the date, time, and place of the hearing on the validation petition;
             4472          (b) include a general description of the contents of the validation petition; and
             4473          (c) if applicable, state the location where a complete copy of a contract that is the
             4474      subject of the validation petition may be examined.
             4475          (3) If a district amends or supplements a validation petition under Subsection
             4476      17B-1-1202 (3) after publishing and posting notice as required under Subsection (1), the district
             4477      is not required to publish or post notice again unless required by the court.
             4478          Section 99. Section 17B-1-1307 is amended to read:
             4479           17B-1-1307. Notice of public hearing and of dissolution.
             4480          (1) Before holding a public hearing required under Section 17B-1-1306 , the
             4481      administrative body shall:
             4482          (a) (i) publish notice of the public hearing and of the proposed dissolution:
             4483          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the local district proposed to be
             4484      dissolved; and
             4485          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for 30 days before the public hearing; and
             4486          (ii) post notice of the public hearing and of the proposed dissolution in at least four
             4487      conspicuous places within the local district proposed to be dissolved, no less than five and no
             4488      more than 30 days before the public hearing; or
             4489          (b) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the local district and to each
             4490      registered voter residing within the local district.
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         (a) identify the local district proposed to be dissolved and the service it was created to
             4493      provide; and
             4494          (b) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing.
             4495          Section 100. Section 17C-1-601 is amended to read:
             4496           17C-1-601. Annual agency budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required --
             4497      Auditor forms -- Requirement to file form.
             4498          (1) Each agency shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
             4499      expenditures for the agency for each fiscal year.
             4500          (2) Each annual agency budget shall be adopted:
             4501          (a) for an agency created by a city or town, before June 22; or
             4502          (b) for an agency created by a county, before December 15.
             4503          (3) The agency's fiscal year shall be the same as the fiscal year of the community that
             4504      created the agency.
             4505          (4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall hold a public hearing
             4506      on the annual budget.
             4507          (b) Each agency shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by:
             4508          (i) publishing:
             4509          (A) (I) at least one notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4510      boundaries, one week before the public hearing; or
             4511          [(ii)] (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency boundaries,
             4512      posting a notice of the public hearing in at least three public places within the agency
             4513      boundaries[.]; and
             4514          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least one week before the public hearing.
             4515          (c) Each agency shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
             4516      three days before the date of the public hearing.
             4517          (5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
             4518      in each agency budget, including:
             4519          (a) revenues and expenditures for the budget year;
             4520          (b) legal fees; and
             4521          (c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
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         (6) (a) Within 30 days after adopting an annual budget, each agency board shall file a
             4524      copy of the annual budget with the auditor of the county in which the agency is located, the
             4525      State Tax Commission, the state auditor, the State Board of Education, and each taxing entity
             4526      that levies a tax on property from which the agency collects tax increment.
             4527          (b) The requirement of Subsection (6)(a) to file a copy of the annual budget with the
             4528      state as a taxing entity is met if the agency files a copy with the State Tax Commission and the
             4529      state auditor.
             4530          Section 101. Section 17C-2-108 is amended to read:
             4531           17C-2-108. Notice of urban renewal project area plan adoption -- Effective date
             4532      of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4533          (1) (a) (i) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of an urban renewal project
             4534      area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by[: (i)]
             4535      publishing or causing to be published a notice:
             4536          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries; or
             4537          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,
             4538      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries[.];
             4539      and
             4540          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4541          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4542          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the project area plan
             4543      or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4544          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4545      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4546          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             4547          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4548          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4549          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the project area plan under
             4550      Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan or the procedure used to
             4551      adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4552      requirements.
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     project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for any cause.
             4555          (4) Upon adoption of the project area plan by the community's legislative body, the
             4556      agency may carry out the project area plan.
             4557          (5) Each agency shall make the adopted project area plan available to the general
             4558      public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4559          Section 102. Section 17C-2-403 is amended to read:
             4560           17C-2-403. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4561          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-2-402 by
             4562      announcing at the hearing:
             4563          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4564          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued
             4565      hearing to be:
             4566          (a) published:
             4567          (i) (A) once in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency boundaries at least
             4568      seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; or
             4569          [(b)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation, posted in at least three
             4570      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4571      project area is located[.]; and
             4572          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least seven days before the hearing is
             4573      schedule to resume.
             4574          Section 103. Section 17C-3-107 is amended to read:
             4575           17C-3-107. Notice of economic development project area plan adoption --
             4576      Effective date of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4577          (1) (a) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of an economic development
             4578      project area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             4579          (i) (A) publishing or causing to be published a notice:
             4580          (I) in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries; or
             4581          [(ii)] (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,
             4582      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries[.];
             4583      and
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         (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4586          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the project area plan
             4587      or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4588          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4589      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4590          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             4591          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4592          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4593          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the project area plan under
             4594      Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan or the procedure used to
             4595      adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4596      requirements.
             4597          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4598      project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for any cause.
             4599          (4) Upon adoption of the economic development project area plan by the community's
             4600      legislative body, the agency may carry out the project area plan.
             4601          (5) Each agency shall make the adopted economic development project area plan
             4602      available to the general public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4603          Section 104. Section 17C-3-303 is amended to read:
             4604           17C-3-303. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4605          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-3-302 by
             4606      announcing at the hearing:
             4607          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4608          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued
             4609      hearing to be:
             4610          (a) (i) published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4611      boundaries at least seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; or
             4612          [(b)] (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation, posted in at least three
             4613      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4614      project area is located[.]; and
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     hearing is schedule to resume.
             4617          Section 105. Section 17C-4-106 is amended to read:
             4618           17C-4-106. Notice of community development project area plan adoption --
             4619      Effective date of plan -- Contesting the formation of the plan.
             4620          (1) (a) Upon the community legislative body's adoption of a community development
             4621      project area plan, the legislative body shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             4622          (i) (A) publishing or causing to be published a notice in a newspaper of general
             4623      circulation within the agency's boundaries; or
             4624          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,
             4625      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries[.];
             4626      and
             4627          (ii) publishing or causing to be published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             4628          (b) Each notice under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             4629          (i) set forth the community legislative body's ordinance adopting the community
             4630      development project area plan or a summary of the ordinance; and
             4631          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             4632      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             4633          (2) The community development project area plan shall become effective on the date
             4634      of:
             4635          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             4636          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             4637          (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the community development
             4638      project area plan under Subsection (2), any person in interest may contest the project area plan
             4639      or the procedure used to adopt the project area plan if the plan or procedure fails to comply
             4640      with applicable statutory requirements.
             4641          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (3)(a) expires, no person may contest the
             4642      community development project area plan or procedure used to adopt the project area plan for
             4643      any cause.
             4644          (4) Upon adoption of the community development project area plan by the
             4645      community's legislative body, the agency may carry out the project area plan.
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     public at its offices during normal business hours.
             4648          Section 106. Section 17C-4-202 is amended to read:
             4649           17C-4-202. Resolution or interlocal agreement to provide funds for the
             4650      community development project area plan -- Notice -- Effective date of resolution or
             4651      interlocal agreement -- Time to contest resolution or interlocal agreement -- Availability
             4652      of resolution or interlocal agreement.
             4653          (1) The approval and adoption of each resolution or interlocal agreement under
             4654      Subsection 17C-4-201 (2) shall be in an open and public meeting.
             4655          (2) (a) Upon the adoption of a resolution or interlocal agreement under Section
             4656      17C-4-201 , the agency shall provide notice as provided in Subsection (2)(b) by:
             4657          (i) (A) publishing or causing to be published a notice in a newspaper of general
             4658      circulation within the agency's boundaries; or
             4659          [(ii)] (B) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the agency's boundaries,
             4660      causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places within the agency's boundaries[.];
             4661      and
             4662          (ii) publishing or causing to be published in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             4663          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             4664          (i) set forth a summary of the resolution or interlocal agreement; and
             4665          (ii) include a statement that the resolution or interlocal agreement is available for
             4666      general public inspection and the hours of inspection.
             4667          (3) The resolution or interlocal agreement shall become effective on the date of:
             4668          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) or (ii), publication of the
             4669      notice; or
             4670          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (2)(a)(B), posting of the notice.
             4671          (4) (a) For a period of 30 days after the effective date of the resolution or interlocal
             4672      agreement under Subsection (3), any person in interest may contest the resolution or interlocal
             4673      agreement or the procedure used to adopt the resolution or interlocal agreement if the
             4674      resolution or interlocal agreement or procedure fails to comply with applicable statutory
             4675      requirements.
             4676          (b) After the 30-day period under Subsection (4)(a) expires, no person may contest the
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         (5) Each agency that is to receive funds under a resolution or interlocal agreement
             4679      under Section 17C-4-201 and each taxing entity or public agency that approves a resolution or
             4680      enters into an interlocal agreement under Section 17C-4-201 shall make the resolution or
             4681      interlocal agreement, as the case may be, available at its offices to the general public for
             4682      inspection and copying during normal business hours.
             4683          Section 107. Section 17C-4-302 is amended to read:
             4684           17C-4-302. Notice required for continued hearing.
             4685          The board shall give notice of a hearing continued under Section 17C-4-301 by
             4686      announcing at the hearing:
             4687          (1) the date, time, and place the hearing will be resumed; or
             4688          (2) that it is being continued to a later time and causing a notice of the continued
             4689      hearing to be:
             4690          (a) (i) published once in a newspaper of general circulation within the agency
             4691      boundaries at least seven days before the hearing is scheduled to resume; or
             4692          [(b)] (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation, posted in at least three
             4693      conspicuous places within the boundaries of the agency in which the project area or proposed
             4694      project area is located[.]; and
             4695          (b) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least seven days before the
             4696      hearing is schedule to resume.
             4697          Section 108. Section 17D-1-205 is amended to read:
             4698           17D-1-205. Notice.
             4699          (1) Each notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) shall:
             4700          (a) state that:
             4701          (i) the legislative body has adopted a resolution stating its intent to create a special
             4702      service district; or
             4703          (ii) a petition has been filed proposing the creation of a special service district;
             4704          (b) describe the boundary of the proposed special service district;
             4705          (c) generally describe each service that the special service district is proposed to
             4706      provide;
             4707          (d) state that taxes may be levied annually upon all taxable property within the
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         (e) state that fees or charges may be imposed to pay for some or all of the services that
             4710      the special service district is proposed to provide;
             4711          (f) explain the process, requirements, and timetable for filing a protest against the
             4712      creation of the special service district or against a service that the special service district is
             4713      proposed to provide;
             4714          (g) designate a date, time, and place for a public hearing on the proposed creation of
             4715      the special service district; and
             4716          (h) except as provided in Subsection (2), be published:
             4717          (i) (A) at least once a week during three consecutive weeks[:];
             4718          [(i)] (B) not less than 21 days or more than 35 days before the date of the public
             4719      hearing required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2); and
             4720          [(ii)] (C) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or municipality by which
             4721      the special service district is proposed to be created[.]; and
             4722          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for 35 days before the date of the public
             4723      hearing required under Subsection 17D-1-204(2).
             4724          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(h)(i), if the proposed special service district is
             4725      located entirely within a city of the third, fourth, or fifth class or a town that has no newspaper
             4726      of general circulation in the city or town, the legislative body of the city or town may provide
             4727      that the notice required under Subsection 17D-1-204 (1) be given by posting the notice in at
             4728      least five public places in the city or town at least 21 days before the public hearing required
             4729      under Subsection 17D-1-204 (2).
             4730          (3) The legislative body of the county or municipality by which the special service
             4731      district is proposed to be created may include in a notice under this section any other
             4732      information that the legislative body considers necessary or appropriate.
             4733          Section 109. Section 17D-2-601 is amended to read:
             4734           17D-2-601. Publishing notice of local entity or local building authority resolution
             4735      or other proceeding.
             4736          (1) The governing body of a local entity or the authority board of a local building
             4737      authority may provide for the publication of a resolution or other proceeding adopted under this
             4738      chapter by the governing body or authority board, respectively[,]:
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         (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4741          (2) (a) If the resolution or other proceeding provides for the local building authority's
             4742      issuance of bonds, the authority board may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             4743      proceeding, publish a notice of the bonds to be issued.
             4744          (b) Each notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall comply with the requirements of
             4745      Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             4746          (c) The authority board of a local building authority publishing a notice under
             4747      Subsection (2)(a) shall make a copy of the resolution or other proceeding authorizing the
             4748      issuance of the local building authority bonds available for public inspection during regular
             4749      business hours at the office of the local building authority for a period of at least 30 days after
             4750      publication of the notice.
             4751          Section 110. Section 17D-3-305 is amended to read:
             4752           17D-3-305. Setting the date of an election of the board of supervisors -- Notice of
             4753      the election.
             4754          (1) The commission shall:
             4755          (a) set the date of the election of members of the board of supervisors of a conservation
             4756      district; and
             4757          (b) publish notice of the election:
             4758          (i) in a newspaper or other media outlet method with general circulation within the
             4759      conservation district[.]; and
             4760          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4761          (2) The date set for an election under Subsection (1)(a) may not be later than six weeks
             4762      after the date set by the commission for the close of nominations.
             4763          (3) The notice required under Subsection (1)(b) shall:
             4764          (a) state:
             4765          (i) the date of the election;
             4766          (ii) the names of all candidates; and
             4767          (iii) that a ballot request form for the election may be obtained from the commission
             4768      office or from any other place that the commission designates; and
             4769          (b) specify the address of the commission office or other place where a ballot request
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         Section 111. Section 19-2-109 is amended to read:
             4772           19-2-109. Air quality standards -- Hearings on adoption -- Orders of executive
             4773      secretary -- Adoption of emission control requirements.
             4774          (1) (a) The board, in adopting standards of quality for ambient air, shall conduct public
             4775      hearings.
             4776          (b) Notice of any public hearing for the consideration, adoption, or amendment of air
             4777      quality standards shall specify the locations to which the proposed standards apply and the
             4778      time, date, and place of the hearing.
             4779          (c) The notice shall be:
             4780          (i) (A) published at least twice in any newspaper of general circulation in the area
             4781      affected; and [shall be]
             4782          (B) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least 20 days before the public
             4783      hearing; and
             4784          (ii) mailed at least 20 days before the public hearing to the chief executive of each
             4785      political subdivision of the area affected and to other persons the executive secretary has reason
             4786      to believe will be affected by the standards.
             4787          (d) The adoption of air quality standards or any modification or changes to air quality
             4788      standards shall be by order of the executive secretary following formal action of the board with
             4789      respect to the standards.
             4790          (e) The order shall be published:
             4791          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected[.]; and
             4792          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4793          (2) (a) The board may establish emission control requirements by rule that in its
             4794      judgment may be necessary to prevent, abate, or control air pollution that may be statewide or
             4795      may vary from area to area, taking into account varying local conditions.
             4796          (b) In adopting these requirements, the board shall give notice and conduct public
             4797      hearings in accordance with the requirements in Subsection (1).
             4798          Section 112. Section 19-5-110 is amended to read:
             4799           19-5-110. Designation by governor of areas with quality control problems --
             4800      Classification of waters -- Adoption of standards of quality.
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     to designate, areas within the state which, as a result of urban-industrial concentration or other
             4803      factors, have substantial water quality control problems, and designate planning agencies and
             4804      waste treatment management agencies for these areas.
             4805          (2) The board may group the waters of the state into classes according to their present
             4806      most reasonable uses, and after public hearing, upgrade and reclassify from time to time the
             4807      waters of the state to the extent that it is practical and in the public interest.
             4808          (3) (a) The board may establish standards of quality for each classification consistent
             4809      with most reasonable present and future uses of the waters, and the standards may be modified
             4810      or changed from time to time.
             4811          (b) Prior to classifying waters, setting quality standards or modifying or repealing them
             4812      the board shall conduct public hearings for the consideration, adoption, or amendment of the
             4813      classifications of waters and standards of purity and quality.
             4814          (c) The notice shall specify the waters concerning which a classification is sought to be
             4815      made for which standards are sought to be adopted and the time, date, and place of the hearing.
             4816          (d) The notice shall be:
             4817          (i) published:
             4818          (A) at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected; and [shall
             4819      be]
             4820          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             4821          (ii) mailed at least 30 days before the public hearing to the chief executive of each
             4822      political subdivision of the area affected and to other persons the board has reason to believe
             4823      will be affected by the classification and the setting of standards.
             4824          (4) (a) The adoption of standards of quality for the waters of the state and classification
             4825      of the waters or any modification or change in classification shall be effectuated by an order of
             4826      the board which shall be published:
             4827          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected[.]; and
             4828          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4829          (b) In classifying waters and setting standards of water quality, adopting rules, or
             4830      making any modification or change in classification or standards, the board shall allow and
             4831      announce a reasonable time, not exceeding statutory deadlines contained in the federal Clean
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     classification or standards and may, after public hearing if requested by the permittee, set and
             4834      revise schedules of compliance and include these schedules within the terms and conditions of
             4835      permits for the discharge of pollutants.
             4836          (5) Any discharge in accord with classification or standards authorized by a permit is
             4837      not pollution for the purpose of this chapter.
             4838          Section 113. Section 19-6-712 is amended to read:
             4839           19-6-712. Issuance of permits -- Public comments and hearing.
             4840          (1) In considering permit applications under this part, the executive secretary shall:
             4841          (a) ensure the application is complete prior to acting on it;
             4842          (b) (i) publish notice of the permit application and the opportunity for public comment
             4843      in:
             4844          (A) a newspaper of general circulation in the state; and [also in]
             4845          (B) a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the operation for which the
             4846      application is submitted is located; and
             4847          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             4848          (c) allow the public to submit written comments to the executive secretary within 15
             4849      days after date of publication;
             4850          (d) consider timely submitted public comments and the criteria established in this part
             4851      and by rule in determining whether to grant the permit; and
             4852          (e) send a written copy of the decision to the applicant and to persons submitting
             4853      timely comments under Subsection (1)(c).
             4854          (2) The executive secretary's decision under this section may be appealed to the board
             4855      only within the 30 days after the day the decision is mailed to the applicant.
             4856          Section 114. Section 20A-3-201 is amended to read:
             4857           20A-3-201. Watchers.
             4858          (1) (a) (i) For each regular general election or statewide special election, and for each
             4859      regular primary and Western States Presidential Primary, each registered political party and any
             4860      person interested in a ballot proposition appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act
             4861      as a voting poll watcher to observe the casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting
             4862      poll watcher to observe the counting of ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll
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         (ii) Each party poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4865      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the county chair of each of the parties.
             4866          (iii) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4867      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             4868          (b) (i) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or
             4869      bond election that uses paper ballots, each candidate and any person interested in an issue
             4870      appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the
             4871      casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of
             4872      ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and
             4873      observe the securing of ballot packages.
             4874          (ii) For each municipal general election, municipal primary, local special election, or
             4875      bond election that uses ballot sheets, each candidate and any person interested in an issue
             4876      appearing on the ballot may appoint one person to act as a voting poll watcher to observe the
             4877      casting of ballots, another person to act as a counting poll watcher to observe the counting of
             4878      ballots, and another person to act as an inspecting poll watcher to inspect the condition and
             4879      observe the securing of ballot packages.
             4880          (iii) Each candidate poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to
             4881      the poll workers, by an affidavit made by the candidate appointing him.
             4882          (iv) Each issue poll watcher shall be designated, and his selection made known to the
             4883      poll workers, by an affidavit made by the individual appointing him.
             4884          (2) If an appointed poll watcher is temporarily absent for meals, or is sick or otherwise
             4885      absent, that poll watcher may substitute some other watcher of similar political beliefs by
             4886      informing the poll workers of the substitution by affidavit.
             4887          (3) Voting poll watchers may watch and observe the voting process, and may make a
             4888      written memorandum, but they may not interfere in any way with the process of voting except
             4889      to challenge a voter as provided in this part.
             4890          (4) The counting poll watcher shall remain in the counting room, except in the case of
             4891      necessity, until the close of the polls and may not divulge the progress of the count until the
             4892      count is completed.
             4893          (5) (a) It is unlawful for a counting poll watcher to communicate in any manner,
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     information about the count.
             4896          (b) Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a third degree felony.
             4897          (6) The inspecting poll watcher may be present in the office of the clerk or recorder to
             4898      whom ballots are delivered after elections to:
             4899          (a) inspect the condition of the packages containing the ballots upon their arrival; and
             4900          (b) observe the placement of these packages in a safe and secure place.
             4901          (7) (a) Prior to each election in which a ballot sheet or electronic ballot is used, any
             4902      interested person may act as a testing watcher to observe a demonstration of logic and accuracy
             4903      testing of the voting devices prior to the commencement of voting.
             4904          (b) The election officer shall give prior notice of the logic and accuracy testing
             4905      demonstration at least two days prior to the date of the demonstration by publishing notice of
             4906      the date, time, and location of the demonstration:
             4907          (i) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the
             4908      election[.]; and
             4909          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             4910          (c) An election official shall provide, upon request, a copy of testing results to a testing
             4911      watcher.
             4912          Section 115. Section 20A-3-603 is amended to read:
             4913           20A-3-603. Early voting polling places.
             4914          (1) The election officer shall designate one or more polling places for early voting,
             4915      provided that:
             4916          (a) except as provided in Subsection (3), at least one polling place is open on each day
             4917      that polls are open during the early voting period;
             4918          (b) each polling place meets the requirements for polling places under Chapter 5,
             4919      Election Administration;
             4920          (c) for all elections other than local special elections, municipal primary elections, and
             4921      municipal general elections, at least 10% of the voting devices at a polling place are accessible
             4922      for individuals with disabilities in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America
             4923      Vote Act of 2002; and
             4924          (d) each polling place is located in a government building or office, unless the election
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     building or office available that:
             4927          (i) can be scheduled for use during early voting hours;
             4928          (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate early voting requirements;
             4929          (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and
             4930          (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking.
             4931          (2) (a) In the event the election officer determines that the number of early voting
             4932      polling places is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, the election
             4933      officer may designate additional polling places during the early voting period.
             4934          (b) If an additional early voting polling place is designated, the election officer shall, as
             4935      soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and location of the additional
             4936      polling place by:
             4937          (i) publishing the notice:
             4938          (A) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
             4939          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             4940          (ii) posting the notice at the additional polling place.
             4941          (3) For each regular general election and regular primary election, counties of the first
             4942      class shall ensure that:
             4943          (a) at least one polling place is located within each Utah State Senate district that is
             4944      located wholly or partially within the county; and
             4945          (b) at least one polling place located within each district is open on each day that polls
             4946      are open during the early voting period.
             4947          Section 116. Section 20A-3-604 is amended to read:
             4948           20A-3-604. Notice of time and place of early voting.
             4949          The election officer shall give notice of the dates, times, and locations of early voting
             4950      by:
             4951          (1) publishing the notice:
             4952          (a) in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least five
             4953      calendar days before the date that early voting begins; and
             4954          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least five calendar days before the date that
             4955      early voting begins; and
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     before the date early voting begins.
             4958          Section 117. Section 20A-5-101 is amended to read:
             4959           20A-5-101. Notice of election.
             4960          (1) On or before February 1 in each regular general election year, the lieutenant
             4961      governor shall prepare and transmit a written notice to each county clerk that:
             4962          (a) designates the offices to be filled at the regular general election;
             4963          (b) identifies the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices; and
             4964          (c) contains a description of any ballot propositions to be decided by the voters that
             4965      have qualified for the ballot as of that date.
             4966          (2) (a) No later than February 15, each county clerk shall:
             4967          (i) publish a notice:
             4968          (A) once in a newspaper published in that county; [or] and
             4969          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             4970          (ii) (A) cause a copy of the notice to be posted in a conspicuous place most likely to
             4971      give notice of the election to the voters in each voting precinct within the county; and
             4972          (B) prepare an affidavit of that posting, showing a copy of the notice and the places
             4973      where the notice was posted.
             4974          (b) The notice required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             4975          (i) designate the offices to be voted on in that election in that county, other than local
             4976      district offices; and
             4977          (ii) identify the dates for filing a declaration of candidacy for those offices.
             4978          (3) Before each election, the election officer shall give written or printed notice of:
             4979          (a) the date and place of election;
             4980          (b) the hours during which the polls will be open;
             4981          (c) the polling places for each voting precinct; and
             4982          (d) the qualifications for persons to vote in the election.
             4983          (4) To provide the notice required by Subsection (3), the election officer shall publish
             4984      the notice at least two days before the election:
             4985          (a) in a newspaper of general circulation common to the area or in which the election is
             4986      being held[.]; and
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         Section 118. Section 20A-5-405 is amended to read:
             4989           20A-5-405. Election officer to provide ballots.
             4990          (1) In jurisdictions using paper ballots, each election officer shall:
             4991          (a) provide printed official paper ballots and absentee ballots for every election of
             4992      public officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction
             4993      participate;
             4994          (b) cause the name of every candidate whose nomination has been certified to or filed
             4995      with the election officer in the manner provided by law to be printed on each official paper
             4996      ballot and absentee ballot;
             4997          (c) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             4998      be printed on each official paper ballot and absentee ballot;
             4999          (d) ensure that the official paper ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5000      officer before commencement of voting;
             5001          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5002      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             5003          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5004      be printed on each official paper ballot and absentee ballot;
             5005          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             5006      qualified for the official ballot to inspect the official paper ballots and absentee ballots;
             5007          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that are in the same form as official paper ballots
             5008      and that contain the same information as official paper ballots but that are printed on different
             5009      colored paper than official paper ballots;
             5010          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5011      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             5012          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             5013          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in his office at least seven days before
             5014      commencement of voting;
             5015          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             5016          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             5017          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
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         (A) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the
             5020      election; and
             5021          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             5022          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             5023      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             5024          (l) print and deliver, at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election, enough
             5025      official paper ballots, absentee ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards to meet the voting
             5026      demands of the qualified voters in each voting precinct.
             5027          (2) In jurisdictions using a punch card ballot, each election officer shall:
             5028          (a) provide official ballot sheets, absentee ballot sheets, and printed official ballot
             5029      labels for every election of public officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the
             5030      election officer's jurisdiction participate;
             5031          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             5032      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to the election officer to be printed on
             5033      each official ballot label;
             5034          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5035      be printed on each official ballot label;
             5036          (d) ensure that the official ballot labels are printed and in the possession of the election
             5037      officer before the commencement of voting;
             5038          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5039      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             5040          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5041      be printed on each official ballot label and absentee ballot;
             5042          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             5043      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
             5044          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that contain the same information as official
             5045      ballot labels but that are distinguishable from official ballot labels;
             5046          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5047      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             5048          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
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     commencement of voting;
             5051          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             5052          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             5053          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             5054          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election:
             5055          (A) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the
             5056      election; and
             5057          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             5058          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             5059      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             5060          (l) print and deliver official ballot sheets, official ballot labels, sample ballots, and
             5061      instruction cards at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election.
             5062          (3) In jurisdictions using a ballot sheet other than a punch card, each election officer
             5063      shall:
             5064          (a) provide official ballot sheets and absentee ballot sheets for every election of public
             5065      officers in which the voters, or any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction
             5066      participate;
             5067          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             5068      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to or filed with the election officer to
             5069      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             5070          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5071      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             5072          (d) ensure that the official ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5073      officer before commencement of voting;
             5074          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5075      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
             5076          (f) cause any ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5077      be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             5078          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             5079      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
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     ballots but that are distinguishable from the official ballots;
             5082          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5083      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             5084          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             5085          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in the election officer's office at least seven days
             5086      before commencement of voting;
             5087          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             5088          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             5089          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             5090          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election:
             5091          (A) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the
             5092      election; and
             5093          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             5094          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             5095      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             5096          (l) print and deliver, at the expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election, enough
             5097      official ballots, absentee ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards to meet the voting
             5098      demands of the qualified voters in each voting precinct.
             5099          (4) In jurisdictions using electronic ballots, each election officer shall:
             5100          (a) provide official ballots for every election of public officers in which the voters, or
             5101      any of the voters, within the election officer's jurisdiction participate;
             5102          (b) cause the name of every candidate who filed with the election officer in the manner
             5103      provided by law or whose nomination has been certified to the election officer to be displayed
             5104      on each official ballot;
             5105          (c) cause each ballot proposition that has qualified for the ballot as provided by law to
             5106      be displayed on each official ballot;
             5107          (d) ensure that the official ballots are prepared and in the possession of the election
             5108      officer before commencement of voting;
             5109          (e) ensure that the absentee ballots are prepared and in the possession of the election
             5110      officer with sufficient time before commencement of voting;
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     be printed on each official ballot and absentee ballot;
             5113          (g) allow candidates and their agents and the sponsors of ballot propositions that have
             5114      qualified for the official sample ballot to inspect the official sample ballot;
             5115          (h) cause sample ballots to be printed that contain the same information as official
             5116      ballots but that are distinguishable from official ballots;
             5117          (i) ensure that the sample ballots are printed and in the possession of the election
             5118      officer at least seven days before commencement of voting;
             5119          (j) make the sample ballots available for public inspection by:
             5120          (i) posting a copy of the sample ballot in the election officer's office at least seven days
             5121      before commencement of voting;
             5122          (ii) mailing a copy of the sample ballot to:
             5123          (A) each candidate listed on the ballot; and
             5124          (B) the lieutenant governor; and
             5125          (iii) publishing a copy of the sample ballot immediately before the election:
             5126          (A) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction holding the
             5127      election; and
             5128          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ;
             5129          (k) deliver at least five copies of the sample ballot to poll workers for each polling
             5130      place and direct them to post the sample ballots as required by Section 20A-5-102 ; and
             5131          (l) prepare and deliver official ballots, sample ballots, and instruction cards at the
             5132      expense of the jurisdiction conducting the election.
             5133          (5) (a) Each election officer shall, without delay, correct any error discovered in any
             5134      official paper ballot, ballot label, ballot sheet, electronic ballot, or sample ballot, if the
             5135      correction can be made without interfering with the timely distribution of the paper ballots,
             5136      ballot labels, ballot sheets, or electronic ballots.
             5137          (b) (i) If the election officer discovers an error or omission in a paper ballot, ballot
             5138      label, or ballot sheet, and it is not possible to correct the error or omission by reprinting the
             5139      paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets, the election officer shall direct the poll workers to
             5140      make the necessary corrections on the official paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets
             5141      before they are distributed at the polls.
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     not possible to correct the error or omission by revising the electronic ballot, the election
             5144      officer shall direct the poll workers to post notice of each error or omission with instructions on
             5145      how to correct each error or omission in a prominent position at each polling booth.
             5146          (c) (i) If the election officer refuses or fails to correct an error or omission in the paper
             5147      ballots, ballot labels, ballot sheets, or electronic ballots, a candidate or a candidate's agent may
             5148      file a verified petition with the district court asserting that:
             5149          (A) an error or omission has occurred in:
             5150          (I) the publication of the name or description of a candidate;
             5151          (II) the preparation or display of an electronic ballot; or
             5152          (III) in the printing of sample or official paper ballots, ballot labels, or ballot sheets;
             5153      and
             5154          (B) the election officer has failed to correct or provide for the correction of the error or
             5155      omission.
             5156          (ii) The district court shall issue an order requiring correction of any error in a paper
             5157      ballot, ballot label, ballot sheet, or electronic ballot or an order to show cause why the error
             5158      should not be corrected if it appears to the court that the error or omission has occurred and the
             5159      election officer has failed to correct it or failed to provide for its correction.
             5160          (iii) A party aggrieved by the district court's decision may appeal the matter to the Utah
             5161      Supreme Court within five days after the decision of the district court.
             5162          Section 119. Section 20A-7-204.1 is amended to read:
             5163           20A-7-204.1. Public hearings to be held before initiative petitions are circulated.
             5164          (1) (a) After issuance of the initial fiscal impact estimate by the Governor's Office of
             5165      Planning and Budget and before circulating initiative petitions for signature statewide, sponsors
             5166      of the initiative petition shall hold at least seven public hearings throughout Utah as follows:
             5167          (i) one in the Bear River region -- Box Elder, Cache, or Rich County;
             5168          (ii) one in the Southwest region -- Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, or Washington
             5169      County;
             5170          (iii) one in the Mountain region -- Summit, Utah, or Wasatch County;
             5171          (iv) one in the Central region -- Juab, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, or Wayne
             5172      County;
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         (vi) one in the Uintah Basin region -- Daggett, Duchesne, or Uintah County; and
             5175          (vii) one in the Wasatch Front region -- Davis, Morgan, Salt Lake, Tooele, or Weber
             5176      County.
             5177          (b) Of the seven meetings, at least two of the meetings must be held in a first or second
             5178      class county, but not in the same county.
             5179          (2) At least three calendar days before the date of the public hearing, the sponsors
             5180      shall:
             5181          (a) provide written notice of the public hearing to:
             5182          (i) the lieutenant governor for posting on the state's website; and
             5183          (ii) each state senator, state representative, and county commission or county council
             5184      member who is elected in whole or in part from the region where the public hearing will be
             5185      held; and
             5186          (b) publish written notice of the public hearing detailing its time, date, and location:
             5187          (i) in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in the region where
             5188      the public hearing will be held[.]; and
             5189          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             5190          (3) (a) During the public hearing, the sponsors shall either:
             5191          (i) video tape or audio tape the public hearing and, when the hearing is complete,
             5192      deposit the complete audio or video tape of the meeting with the lieutenant governor; or
             5193          (ii) take comprehensive minutes of the public hearing, detailing the names and titles of
             5194      each speaker and summarizing each speaker's comments.
             5195          (b) The lieutenant governor shall make copies of the tapes or minutes available to the
             5196      public.
             5197          Section 120. Section 20A-9-203 is amended to read:
             5198           20A-9-203. Declarations of candidacy -- Municipal general elections.
             5199          (1) (a) (i) A person may become a candidate for any municipal office if:
             5200          (A) the person is a registered voter; and
             5201          (B) (I) the person has resided within the municipality in which that person seeks to
             5202      hold elective office for the 12 consecutive months immediately before the date of the election;
             5203      or
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     person has resided within the annexed territory or the municipality the 12 consecutive months
             5206      immediately before the date of the election.
             5207          (ii) For purposes of determining whether a person meets the residency requirement of
             5208      Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B)(I) in a municipality that was incorporated less than 12 months before
             5209      the election, the municipality shall be considered to have been incorporated 12 months before
             5210      the date of the election.
             5211          (b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (1)(a), each candidate for a municipal
             5212      council position shall, if elected from a district, be a resident of the council district from which
             5213      elected.
             5214          (c) In accordance with Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 6, any mentally
             5215      incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted of treason or a
             5216      crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to hold
             5217      elective office is restored under Section 20A-2-101.5 .
             5218          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) or (2)(c), each person seeking to
             5219      become a candidate for a municipal office shall:
             5220          (i) file a declaration of candidacy, in person with the city recorder or town clerk, during
             5221      office hours and not later than 5 p.m. between July 1 and July 15 of any odd numbered year;
             5222      and
             5223          (ii) pay the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             5224          (b) (i) As used in this Subsection (2)(b), "registered voters" means the number of
             5225      persons registered to vote in the municipality on the January 1 of the municipal election year.
             5226          (ii) A third, fourth, or fifth class city that used the convention system to nominate
             5227      candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the
             5228      process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last municipal election or a town that used the
             5229      convention system to nominate candidates in the last municipal election as authorized by
             5230      Subsection 20A-9-404 (3) or used the process contained in this Subsection (2)(b) in the last
             5231      municipal election may, by ordinance, require, in lieu of the convention system, that candidates
             5232      for municipal office file a nominating petition signed by a percentage of registered voters at the
             5233      same time that the candidate files a declaration of candidacy.
             5234          (iii) The ordinance shall specify the number of signatures that the candidate must
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     this Subsection (2), but that number may not exceed 5% of registered voters.
             5237          (c) Any resident of a municipality may nominate a candidate for a municipal office by:
             5238          (i) filing a nomination petition with the city recorder or town clerk during office hours,
             5239      but not later than 5 p.m., between July 1 and July 15 of any odd-numbered year; and
             5240          (ii) paying the filing fee, if one is required by municipal ordinance.
             5241          (3) (a) Before the filing officer may accept any declaration of candidacy or nomination
             5242      petition, the filing officer shall:
             5243          (i) read to the prospective candidate or person filing the petition the constitutional and
             5244      statutory qualification requirements for the office that the candidate is seeking; and
             5245          (ii) require the candidate or person filing the petition to state whether or not the
             5246      candidate meets those requirements.
             5247          (b) If the prospective candidate does not meet the qualification requirements for the
             5248      office, the filing officer may not accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             5249          (c) If it appears that the prospective candidate meets the requirements of candidacy, the
             5250      filing officer shall:
             5251          (i) inform the candidate that the candidate's name will appear on the ballot as it is
             5252      written on the declaration of candidacy;
             5253          (ii) provide the candidate with a copy of the current campaign financial disclosure laws
             5254      for the office the candidate is seeking and inform the candidate that failure to comply will
             5255      result in disqualification as a candidate and removal of the candidate's name from the ballot;
             5256          (iii) provide the candidate with a copy of Section 20A-7-801 regarding the Statewide
             5257      Electronic Voter Information Website Program and inform the candidate of the submission
             5258      deadline under Subsection 20A-7-801 (4)(a);
             5259          (iv) provide the candidate with a copy of the pledge of fair campaign practices
             5260      described under Section 20A-9-206 and inform the candidate that:
             5261          (A) signing the pledge is voluntary; and
             5262          (B) signed pledges shall be filed with the filing officer; and
             5263          (v) accept the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition.
             5264          (d) If the candidate elects to sign the pledge of fair campaign practices, the filing
             5265      officer shall:
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         (ii) if the candidate has filed for a partisan office, provide a certified copy of the
             5268      candidate's pledge to the chair of the county or state political party of which the candidate is a
             5269      member.
             5270          (4) The declaration of candidacy shall substantially comply with the following form:
             5271          "I, (print name) ____, being first sworn, say that I reside at ____ Street, City of ____,
             5272      County of ____, state of Utah, Zip Code ____, Telephone Number (if any) ____; that I am a
             5273      registered voter; and that I am a candidate for the office of ____ (stating the term). I will meet
             5274      the legal qualifications required of candidates for this office. I will file all campaign financial
             5275      disclosure reports as required by law and I understand that failure to do so will result in my
             5276      disqualification as a candidate for this office and removal of my name from the ballot. I
             5277      request that my name be printed upon the applicable official ballots. (Signed)
             5278      _______________
             5279          Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me by ____ on this
             5280      __________(month\day\year).
             5281          (Signed) _______________ (Clerk or other officer qualified to administer oath)"
             5282          (5) (a) In all first and second class cities, and in third, fourth, or fifth class cities that
             5283      have not passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b) and in towns that have not
             5284      passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection (2)(b), any registered voter may be nominated
             5285      for municipal office by submitting a petition signed by:
             5286          (i) 25 residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old; or
             5287          (ii) 20% of the residents of the municipality who are at least 18 years old.
             5288          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             5289     
"NOMINATION PETITION

             5290          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             5291      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of ____ for the (two or four-year term, whichever is
             5292      applicable)."
             5293          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             5294      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             5295          (6) (a) In third, fourth, and fifth class cities that have passed the ordinance authorized
             5296      by Subsection (2)(b), and in towns that have passed the ordinance authorized by Subsection
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     signed by the same percentage of registered voters in the municipality as required by the
             5299      ordinance passed under authority of Subsection (2)(b).
             5300          (b) (i) The petition shall substantially conform to the following form:
             5301          "NOMINATION PETITION
             5302          The undersigned residents of (name of municipality) being 18 years old or older
             5303      nominate (name of nominee) to the office of (name of office) for the (two or four-year term,
             5304      whichever is applicable)."
             5305          (ii) The remainder of the petition shall contain lines and columns for the signatures of
             5306      persons signing the petition and their addresses and telephone numbers.
             5307          (7) If the declaration of candidacy or nomination petition fails to state whether the
             5308      nomination is for the two or four-year term, the clerk shall consider the nomination to be for
             5309      the four-year term.
             5310          (8) (a) The clerk shall verify with the county clerk that all candidates are registered
             5311      voters.
             5312          (b) Any candidate who is not registered to vote is disqualified and the clerk may not
             5313      print the candidate's name on the ballot.
             5314          (9) Immediately after expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy, the
             5315      clerk shall:
             5316          (a) cause the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot to be published:
             5317          (i) in at least two successive publications of a newspaper with general circulation in the
             5318      municipality; and
             5319          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             5320          (b) notify the lieutenant governor of the names of the candidates as they will appear on
             5321      the ballot.
             5322          (10) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section may not
             5323      be amended after the expiration of the period for filing a declaration of candidacy.
             5324          (11) (a) A declaration of candidacy or nomination petition filed under this section is
             5325      valid unless a written objection is filed with the clerk within five days after the last day for
             5326      filing.
             5327          (b) If an objection is made, the clerk shall:
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     immediately; and
             5330          (ii) decide any objection within 48 hours after it is filed.
             5331          (c) If the clerk sustains the objection, the candidate may correct the problem by
             5332      amending the declaration or petition within three days after the objection is sustained or by
             5333      filing a new declaration within three days after the objection is sustained.
             5334          (d) (i) The clerk's decision upon objections to form is final.
             5335          (ii) The clerk's decision upon substantive matters is reviewable by a district court if
             5336      prompt application is made to the district court.
             5337          (iii) The decision of the district court is final unless the Supreme Court, in the exercise
             5338      of its discretion, agrees to review the lower court decision.
             5339          (12) Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy and was nominated, and any
             5340      person who was nominated by a nomination petition, may, any time up to 23 days before the
             5341      election, withdraw the nomination by filing a written affidavit with the clerk.
             5342          Section 121. Section 23-21-1.5 is amended to read:
             5343           23-21-1.5. Acquisition of real property held in private ownership -- Published
             5344      notice and governor's approval required.
             5345          (1) The Division of Wildlife Resources may not acquire title to real property held in
             5346      private ownership without first:
             5347          (a) publishing a notice of the proposed acquisition:
             5348          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located;
             5349      and
             5350          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             5351          (b) obtaining the approval of the governor.
             5352          (2) The requirements of Subsection (1) apply whether title to real property held in
             5353      private ownership is acquired through a purchase, donation, or other means.
             5354          (3) In the case of a proposed purchase of private property, the notice may be published
             5355      after earnest money is paid.
             5356          (4) The published notice shall inform the public regarding:
             5357          (a) the proposed use of the land;
             5358          (b) any conditions on the acquisition of the land placed by donors, the federal
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         (c) any changes to existing land uses that are anticipated; and
             5361          (d) the public comment submission process for comments on the proposed acquisition.
             5362          (5) The governor shall:
             5363          (a) submit a notification of the proposed acquisition to:
             5364          (i) the county executive of the county in which the property is located;
             5365          (ii) the legislators of the legislative districts in which the lands are located; and
             5366          (iii) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration; and
             5367          (b) invite those notified to submit any comments on the proposed acquisition.
             5368          (6) After considering comments on the proposed acquisition, the governor may
             5369      approve the acquisition in whole or in part or disapprove the acquisition.
             5370          Section 122. Section 24-1-4 is amended to read:
             5371           24-1-4. Civil Procedures.
             5372          (1) An agency which seizes property under any provision of state law subjecting the
             5373      property to forfeiture shall, as soon as practicable, but in no case more than 30 days after
             5374      seizure:
             5375          (a) prepare a detailed inventory of all property seized and transfer the seized property
             5376      to a designated official within the agency, who shall be responsible for holding and maintaining
             5377      seized property pending a court order of release or final determination of forfeiture and
             5378      disposition of property under this chapter;
             5379          (b) notify the prosecuting attorney for the appropriate jurisdiction who is responsible
             5380      for initiating forfeiture proceedings under this chapter of the items of property seized, the place
             5381      of the seizure and any persons arrested at the time of seizure; and
             5382          (c) give written notice to all owners and interest holders known, or reasonably
             5383      discoverable after due diligence, of:
             5384          (i) the date of the seizure and the property seized;
             5385          (ii) the owner's or interest holder's rights and obligations under this chapter, including
             5386      the availability of hardship relief in appropriate circumstances; and
             5387          (iii) a brief description of the statutory basis for the forfeiture and the judicial
             5388      proceedings by which property is forfeited under this chapter.
             5389          (2) (a) If the seizing agency fails to provide notice as required in Subsection (1), an
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     with respect to the owner's or interest holder's interest in the property by bringing a motion
             5392      before the appropriate district court and serving it upon the seizing agency. The motion may be
             5393      brought at any time prior to the final disposition of the property under this chapter.
             5394          (b) If an owner or interest holder brings a motion to void the forfeiture for lack of the
             5395      notice required under Subsection (1), the court shall void the forfeiture unless the seizing
             5396      agency demonstrates:
             5397          (i) good cause for the failure to give notice to that owner; or
             5398          (ii) that the owner otherwise had actual notice of the seizure.
             5399          (3) (a) Within 60 days of any seizure, the prosecuting attorney shall file a complaint for
             5400      forfeiture in the appropriate district court and serve a summons and notice of intent to seek
             5401      forfeiture with a copy of the complaint upon all owners and interest holders known to the
             5402      prosecuting attorney to have an interest in the property. Service shall be by one of the
             5403      following methods:
             5404          (i) if the owner's or interest holder's name and current address are known, either by
             5405      personal service by any person qualified to serve process, by a law enforcement officer, or by
             5406      certified mail, return receipt requested, to that address;
             5407          (ii) if the owner's or interest holder's name and address are required by law to be on
             5408      record with any state agency in order to perfect an interest in property and the owner's or
             5409      interest holder's current address is not known, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail,
             5410      return receipt requested, to the most recent address listed by any of those agencies; or
             5411          (iii) if the owner's or interest holder's address is not known and is not on record as
             5412      provided in Subsection (3)(a)(i) or (ii), by publication:
             5413          (A) for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in
             5414      which the seizure occurred[.]; and
             5415          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             5416          (b) Notice is effective upon the earlier of personal service, publication, or the mailing
             5417      of a written notice.
             5418          (c) The summons and notice of intent to seek forfeiture shall:
             5419          (i) be addressed to the known owners and interest holders of the seized property, and to
             5420      the person from whom the property was seized;
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     prosecuting attorney seeking the forfeiture; and
             5423          (iii) contain:
             5424          (A) a description of the property which is the subject matter of the forfeiture
             5425      proceeding;
             5426          (B) notice that a complaint for forfeiture has been or will be filed;
             5427          (C) the time and procedural requirements for filing an answer or claim;
             5428          (D) notice of the availability of hardship or bond release of the property; and
             5429          (E) notice that failure to file an answer or other claim regarding the seized property will
             5430      result in a default judgment against the seized property.
             5431          (d) The complaint shall describe with reasonable particularity:
             5432          (i) the property which is the subject matter of the forfeiture proceeding;
             5433          (ii) the date and place of seizure; and
             5434          (iii) the allegations which constitute a basis for forfeiture.
             5435          (4) (a) If the prosecuting attorney does not timely file a complaint for forfeiture of the
             5436      property in accordance with Subsection (3), the agency shall promptly return the property to its
             5437      owner and the prosecuting attorney may take no further action to effect the forfeiture of the
             5438      property.
             5439          (b) If the agency knows of more than one owner, it shall return the property to the
             5440      owner who was in possession at the time of the seizure.
             5441          (5) (a) In any case where the prosecuting attorney files a complaint for forfeiture of
             5442      property, an owner or interest holder may file a claim and an answer to the complaint.
             5443          (b) The claim and answer shall be filed within 30 days after the complaint is served in
             5444      person or by mail, or where applicable, within 30 days after publication under Subsection (3).
             5445          (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, forfeiture proceedings are
             5446      governed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             5447          (b) The court shall take all reasonable steps to expedite forfeiture proceedings and shall
             5448      give these proceedings the same priority as is given to criminal cases.
             5449          (c) In all suits or actions brought for the civil forfeiture of any property under this
             5450      chapter, the burden of proof is on the prosecuting attorney to establish, by clear and convincing
             5451      evidence, to what extent, if any, property is subject to forfeiture.
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         Section 123. Section 26-8a-405.3 is amended to read:
             5454           26-8a-405.3. Use of competitive sealed proposals -- Procedure -- Appeal rights.
             5455          (1) (a) Competitive sealed proposals for paramedic or 911 ambulance services under
             5456      Section 26-8a-405.2 shall be solicited through a request for proposal and the provisions of this
             5457      section.
             5458          (b) The governing body of the political subdivision shall approve the request for
             5459      proposal prior to the notice of the request for proposals under Subsection (1)(c).
             5460          (c) (i) Notice of the request for proposals [must] shall be published:
             5461          (A) at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
             5462      circulation published in the county[,]; or
             5463          (B) if there is no such newspaper, then notice must be posted for at least 20 days in at
             5464      least five public places in the county[.]; and
             5465          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for at least 20 days.
             5466          (2) (a) Proposals shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing
             5467      offerors during the process of negotiations.
             5468          (b) (i) Subsequent to the published notice, and prior to selecting an applicant, the
             5469      political subdivision must hold a presubmission conference with interested applicants for the
             5470      purpose of assuring full understanding of, and responsiveness to, solicitation requirements.
             5471          (ii) A political subdivision shall allow at least 90 days from the presubmission
             5472      conference for the proposers to submit proposals.
             5473          (c) Subsequent to the presubmission conference, the political subdivision may issue
             5474      addenda to the request for proposals. An addenda to a request for proposal must be finalized
             5475      and posted by the political subdivision at least 45 days prior to the date on which the proposal
             5476      must be submitted.
             5477          (d) Offerors to the request for proposals shall be accorded fair and equal treatment with
             5478      respect to any opportunity for discussion and revisions of proposals, and revisions may be
             5479      permitted after submission and before a contract is awarded for the purpose of obtaining best
             5480      and final offers.
             5481          (e) In conducting discussions, there shall be no disclosures of any information derived
             5482      from proposals submitted by competing offerors.
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     under Section 26-8a-404 to provide 911 ambulance or paramedic services by contract to the
             5485      most responsible offeror as defined in Subsection 63G-6-103 (24).
             5486          (ii) An award under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be made to the responsible offeror whose
             5487      proposal is determined in writing to be the most advantageous to the political subdivision,
             5488      taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposal.
             5489          (b) The applicants who are approved under Section 26-8a-405 and who are selected
             5490      under this section may be the political subdivision issuing the request for competitive sealed
             5491      proposals, or any other public entity or entities, any private person or entity, or any
             5492      combination thereof.
             5493          (c) A political subdivision may reject all of the competitive proposals.
             5494          (4) In seeking competitive sealed proposals and awarding contracts under this section,
             5495      a political subdivision:
             5496          (a) shall apply the public convenience and necessity factors listed in Subsections
             5497      26-8a-408 (2) through (6);
             5498          (b) shall require the applicant responding to the proposal to disclose how the applicant
             5499      will meet performance standards in the request for proposal;
             5500          (c) may not require or restrict an applicant to a certain method of meeting the
             5501      performance standards, including:
             5502          (i) requiring ambulance medical personnel to also be a firefighter; or
             5503          (ii) mandating that offerors use fire stations or dispatch services of the political
             5504      subdivision;
             5505          (d) (i) shall require an applicant to submit the proposal based on full cost accounting in
             5506      accordance with generally accepted accounting principals; and
             5507          (ii) if the applicant is a governmental entity, in addition to the requirements of
             5508      Subsection (4)(e)(i), in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and
             5509      in compliance with the State of Utah Legal Compliance Audit Guide; and
             5510          (e) shall set forth in the request for proposal:
             5511          (i) the method for determining full cost accounting in accordance with generally
             5512      accepted accounting principles, and require an applicant to submit the proposal based on such
             5513      full cost accounting principles;
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         (iii) a list of the factors that will be considered by the political subdivision in the award
             5516      of the contract, including by percentage, the relative weight of the factors established under this
             5517      Subsection (4)(e), which may include such things as:
             5518          (A) response times;
             5519          (B) staging locations;
             5520          (C) experience;
             5521          (D) quality of care; and
             5522          (E) cost, consistent with the cost accounting method in Subsection (4)(e)(i).
             5523          (5) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 63G-6-104 (3), the provisions of
             5524      Title 63G, Chapter 6, Part 8, Legal and Contractual Remedies, apply to the procurement
             5525      process required by this section, except as provided in Subsection (5)(c).
             5526          (b) The Procurement Appeals Board created in Section 63G-6-807 shall have
             5527      jurisdiction to review and determine an appeal of an offeror under this section in the same
             5528      manner as provided in Section 63G-6-810 .
             5529          (c) (i) An offeror may appeal the solicitation or award as provided by the political
             5530      subdivision's procedures. After all political subdivision appeal rights are exhausted, the offeror
             5531      may appeal under the provisions of Subsections (5)(a) and (b).
             5532          (ii) The factual determination required by Subsection 63G-6-813 (1) shall be based on
             5533      whether the solicitation or award was made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this
             5534      section and Section 26-8a-405.2 .
             5535          (d) The determination of an issue of fact by the appeals board shall be final and
             5536      conclusive unless arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous as provided in Section
             5537      63G-6-813 .
             5538          Section 124. Section 26-8a-406 is amended to read:
             5539           26-8a-406. Ground ambulance and paramedic licenses -- Parties.
             5540          (1) When an applicant approved under Section 26-8a-404 seeks licensure under the
             5541      provisions of Sections 26-8a-406 through 26-8a-409 , the department shall:
             5542          (a) issue a notice of agency action to the applicant to commence an informal
             5543      administrative proceeding;
             5544          (b) provide notice of the application to all interested parties; and
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         (i) once a week for four consecutive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             5547      geographic service area that is the subject of the application[.]; and
             5548          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks.
             5549          (2) An interested party has 30 days to object to an application.
             5550          (3) If an interested party objects, the presiding officer must join the interested party as
             5551      an indispensable party to the proceeding.
             5552          (4) The department may join the proceeding as a party to represent the public interest.
             5553          (5) Others who may be affected by the grant of a license to the applicant may join the
             5554      proceeding, if the presiding officer determines that they meet the requirement of legal standing.
             5555          Section 125. Section 26-19-6 is amended to read:
             5556           26-19-6. Action by department -- Notice to recipient.
             5557          (1) (a) Within 30 days after commencing an action under Subsection 26-19-5 (3), the
             5558      department shall give the recipient, his guardian, personal representative, trustee, estate, or
             5559      survivor, whichever is appropriate, written notice of the action by:
             5560          (i) personal service or certified mail to the last known address of the person receiving
             5561      the notice; or
             5562          (ii) if no last-known address is available, by publishing a notice:
             5563          (a) once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             5564      county where the recipient resides[.]; and
             5565          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             5566          (b) Proof of service shall be filed in the action.
             5567          (c) The recipient may intervene in the department's action at any time before trial.
             5568          (2) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall name the court in which the action is
             5569      commenced and advise the recipient of:
             5570          (a) the right to intervene in the proceeding;
             5571          (b) the right to obtain a private attorney; and
             5572          (c) the department's right to recover medical assistance directly from the third party.
             5573          Section 126. Section 31A-2-303 is amended to read:
             5574           31A-2-303. Notice.
             5575          (1) If the commissioner determines that the number of persons affected by a proposed
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     order, notice of hearing, or other notice, the commissioner shall:
             5578          (a) provide a copy of the order, notice of hearing, or other notice to all persons who
             5579      have filed with the department a general request to be informed of this type of action, or if
             5580      fewer than ten persons have requested this type of notice, provide a copy to those who have and
             5581      also to others affected by the notice or order so that at least ten persons receive the notice or
             5582      order who are collectively representative of the class of persons whose legal status, pecuniary
             5583      interests, or other substantial interests will be affected by the proposed action; and
             5584          (b) publish a copy of the order, notice of hearing, or other notice under Subsection (2).
             5585          (2) When this title requires the commissioner to publish an order, notice of hearing, or
             5586      other document [in newspapers], the commissioner shall cause the notice or order to be
             5587      published:
             5588          (a) at least once during each of the four weeks preceding the hearing, effective date, or
             5589      other critical event, in at least two newspapers with sufficient circulation and appropriate
             5590      location to best provide actual notice[.]; and
             5591          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks preceding the hearing,
             5592      effective date, or other critical event.
             5593          Section 127. Section 31A-27a-406 is amended to read:
             5594           31A-27a-406. Notice to creditors and others.
             5595          (1) Unless the receivership court otherwise directs, the liquidator shall give or cause to
             5596      be given notice of the liquidation order as soon as possible:
             5597          (a) by first-class mail or electronic communication as permitted by the receivership
             5598      court to the following at their last-known address:
             5599          (i) all of the insurer's agents, brokers, or producers of record with a current
             5600      appointment or current license to represent the insurer; and
             5601          (ii) all other agents, brokers, or producers that the liquidator considers appropriate;
             5602          (b) by first-class mail or electronic communication as permitted by the receivership
             5603      court to:
             5604          (i) all current policyholders;
             5605          (ii) all pending claimants; and
             5606          (iii) as determined by the receivership court, former policyholders and other creditors;
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         (c) by [one time] publication:
             5609          (i) once in a newspaper of general circulation in:
             5610          [(i)] (A) the county in which the insurer has its principal place of business; and
             5611          [(ii)] (B) other locations that the liquidator considers appropriate[.]; and
             5612          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             5613          (2) The notice of the entry of an order of liquidation shall contain or provide directions
             5614      for obtaining the following information:
             5615          (a) a statement that the insurer has been placed in liquidation;
             5616          (b) a statement:
             5617          (i) explaining that certain acts are stayed under Section 31A-27a-108 ; and
             5618          (ii) describing any additional injunctive relief ordered by the receivership court;
             5619          (c) a statement whether, and to what extent, the insurer's policies continue in effect;
             5620          (d) to the extent applicable, a statement that coverage by guaranty associations may be
             5621      available for all or part of policy benefits in accordance with applicable state guaranty laws;
             5622          (e) a statement of:
             5623          (i) the deadline for filing claims, if established; and
             5624          (ii) the requirements for filing a proof of claim pursuant to Section 31A-27a-601 on or
             5625      before that date;
             5626          (f) a statement of the date, time, and location of any initial status hearing scheduled at
             5627      the time the notice is sent;
             5628          (g) a description of the process for obtaining notice of matters before the receivership
             5629      court; and
             5630          (h) other information as the liquidator or the receivership court considers appropriate.
             5631          (3) If notice is given in accordance with this section, the distribution of property of the
             5632      insurer under this chapter is conclusive with respect to all claimants, whether or not the
             5633      claimant received notice.
             5634          (4) (a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the liquidator has no duty
             5635      to locate any person if:
             5636          (i) no address is found in the records of the insurer; or
             5637          (ii) a mailing is returned to the liquidator because of inability to deliver at the address
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         (b) In the circumstances described in Subsection (4)(a), the notice by publication as
             5640      required by this chapter or actual notice received is sufficient notice.
             5641          (c) Written certification by the liquidator or other knowledgeable person acting for the
             5642      liquidator that a notice is deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, or that the notice
             5643      is electronically transmitted is prima facie evidence of mailing and receipt.
             5644          (d) A claimant has a duty to keep the liquidator informed of any change of address.
             5645          (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1):
             5646          (a) upon application of the liquidator, the receivership court may find that notice by
             5647      publication as required in this section is sufficient notice to those persons holding an
             5648      occurrence policy:
             5649          (i) that expired more than four years before the day on which the order of liquidation is
             5650      entered; and
             5651          (ii) under which there are no pending claims; or
             5652          (b) the receivership court may order other notice to those persons that the receivership
             5653      court considers appropriate.
             5654          Section 128. Section 38-2-3.2 is amended to read:
             5655           38-2-3.2. Sale of unclaimed personal property.
             5656          (1) Any garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel or household goods, remaining in
             5657      the possession of a person, on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, laundry or washing or repair
             5658      work has been done or upon which alterations or repairs have been made or on which materials
             5659      or supplies have been used or furnished by said person holding possession thereof, for a period
             5660      of 90 days or more after the completion of such services or labors, may be sold by said person
             5661      holding possession, to pay the unpaid reasonable or agreed charges therefor and the costs of
             5662      notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided. However, the person to whom such
             5663      charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner or owners of such property of the
             5664      time and place of such sale; and provided further, that property that is to be placed in storage
             5665      after any of the services or labors mentioned herein shall not be affected by the provisions of
             5666      this Subsection (1).
             5667          (2) All garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel on which any of these services or
             5668      labors mentioned in Subsection (1) have been performed and then placed in storage by
             5669      agreement, and remaining in the possession of a person without the reasonable or agreed



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     charges having been paid for a period of 12 months may be sold to pay such charges and costs
             5671      of notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided. However, the person to whom the
             5672      charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner or owners of such property of the
             5673      time and the place of sale, and provided, further, that persons operating as warehouses or
             5674      warehousemen shall not be affected by this Subsection (2).
             5675          (3) (a) (i) The mailing of a properly stamped and registered letter, with a return address
             5676      marked thereon, addressed to the owner or owners of the property, at their address given at the
             5677      time of delivery of the property to such person to render any of the services or labors set out in
             5678      this article, or if no address was so given, at their address if otherwise known, stating the time
             5679      and place of sale, shall constitute notice as required in this section.
             5680          (ii) The notice required in Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be mailed at least 20 days before
             5681      the date of sale.
             5682          (iii) The cost of mailing the letter required under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be added to
             5683      the charges.
             5684          (b) (i) If no address was given at the time of delivery of the property, or if the address
             5685      of the owner or owners is not otherwise known, such person who has performed the services or
             5686      labors as aforesaid shall cause to be published a notice of the time and place of sale:
             5687          (A) at least once in a daily or weekly newspaper in the city, town, and county, wherein
             5688      such property was delivered to such person[, a notice of the time and place of sale and such
             5689      notice shall be published] at least 20 days before the date of sale[.]; and
             5690          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for at least 20 days before the date of sale.
             5691          (ii) Such notice constitutes notice as required in this section if notice cannot be mailed
             5692      as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
             5693          (iii) The costs of one such publication shall be added to the charges.
             5694          (4) (a) The person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall from the proceeds
             5695      of the sale, deduct the charges due plus the costs of notifying the owner or owners and shall
             5696      immediately thereafter mail to the owner or owners thereof at their address, if known, a notice
             5697      of the holding of such sale and the amount of the overplus, if any, due the owner or owners. At
             5698      any time within 12 months after such notice, such person shall, upon demand by the owner or
             5699      owners, pay to the owner or owners such overplus in his hands.
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     owner or owners is unknown and no demand is made by the owner or owners within 12 months
             5702      after the date of sale, then such overplus shall become the property of a person who has
             5703      performed the services or labors as provided in Subsection (1).
             5704          (5) Each person taking advantage of this section must keep posted in a prominent place
             5705      in his receiving office or offices at all times two notices which shall read as follows:
             5706          "All articles, cleaned, pressed, glazed, laundered, washed, altered, or repaired, and not
             5707      called for in 90 days will be sold to pay charges."
             5708          "All articles stored by agreement and charges not having been paid for 12 months will
             5709      be sold to pay charges."
             5710          (6) The rights and benefits provided for in this section shall be and are in addition to
             5711      the rights and benefits provided for in Section 38-2-4 .
             5712          Section 129. Section 38-8-3 is amended to read:
             5713           38-8-3. Enforcement of lien -- Notice requirements -- Sale procedure and effect.
             5714          A claim of an owner which has become due against an occupant and which is secured
             5715      by the owner's lien may be satisfied as follows:
             5716          (1) No enforcement action may be taken by the owner until the occupant has been in
             5717      default continuously for a period of 30 days.
             5718          (2) After the occupant has been in default continuously for a period of 30 days, the
             5719      owner may begin enforcement action if the occupant has been given notice in writing. The
             5720      notice shall be delivered in person or sent by certified mail to the last known address of the
             5721      occupant, and a copy of the notice shall, at the same time, be sent to the sheriff of the county
             5722      where the self-service storage facility is located. Any lienholder with an interest in the property
             5723      to be sold or otherwise disposed of, of whom the owner has knowledge either through the
             5724      disclosure provision on the rental agreement or through the existence of a validly filed and
             5725      perfected UCC-1 financing statement with the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code,
             5726      or through other written notification, shall be included in the notice process as set forth in this
             5727      section.
             5728          (3) This notice shall include:
             5729          (a) an itemized statement of the owner's claim showing the sum due at the time of the
             5730      notice and the date when the sum became due;
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     description shall be reasonably adequate to permit the person notified to identify the property;
             5733      except that any container including, but not limited to, a trunk, valise, or box that is locked,
             5734      fastened, sealed, or tied in a manner which deters immediate access to its contents may be
             5735      described as such without describing its contents;
             5736          (c) a notification of denial of access to the personal property, if such denial is permitted
             5737      under the terms of the rental agreement, which notification shall provide the name, street
             5738      address, and telephone number of the owner or his designated agent whom the occupant may
             5739      contact to respond to the notification;
             5740          (d) a demand for payment within a specified time not less than 15 days after delivery of
             5741      the notice; and
             5742          (e) a conspicuous statement that, unless the claim is paid within the time stated in the
             5743      notice, the personal property will be advertised for sale or other disposition and will be sold or
             5744      otherwise disposed of at a specified time and place.
             5745          (4) Any notice made under this section shall be presumed delivered when it is
             5746      deposited with the United States postal service and properly addressed with postage prepaid.
             5747          (5) (a) After the expiration of the time given in the notice, an advertisement of the sale
             5748      or other disposition shall be published:
             5749          (i) once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             5750      county where the self-service storage facility is located[.]; and
             5751          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             5752          (b) The advertisement described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include:
             5753          (i) a brief and general description of the personal property reasonably adequate to
             5754      permit its identification as provided for in Subsection (3)(b); the address of the self-service
             5755      storage facility and the number, if any, of the space where the personal property is located; and
             5756      the name of the occupant and his last known address; and
             5757          (ii) the time, place, and manner of the sale or other disposition, which sale or other
             5758      disposition shall take place not sooner than 15 days after the first publication.
             5759          [(b) If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county where the self-service
             5760      storage facility is located, the]
             5761          (c) The advertisement shall also be posted at least ten days before the date of the sale or
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     self-service storage facility is located.
             5764          (6) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property shall conform to the terms of
             5765      the notice provided for in this section.
             5766          (7) Any sale or other disposition of the personal property shall be held at the
             5767      self-service storage facility or at the nearest suitable place to where the personal property is
             5768      held or stored.
             5769          (8) Before any sale or other disposition of personal property under this section, the
             5770      occupant may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the lien and the reasonable expenses incurred
             5771      under this section and thereby redeem the personal property; upon receipt of this payment, the
             5772      owner shall return the personal property, and thereafter the owner shall have no liability to any
             5773      person with respect to that personal property.
             5774          (9) A purchaser in good faith of the personal property sold to satisfy a lien as provided
             5775      for in this chapter takes the property free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was
             5776      valid and free of any rights of a secured creditor, despite noncompliance by the owner with the
             5777      requirements of this section.
             5778          (10) In the event of a sale under this section, the owner may satisfy his lien for the
             5779      proceeds of the sale, subject to the rights of any prior lienholder; the lien rights of the prior
             5780      lienholder are automatically transferred to the proceeds of the sale; if the sale is made in good
             5781      faith and is conducted in a reasonable manner, the owner shall not be subject to any surcharge
             5782      for a deficiency in the amount of a prior secured lien, but shall hold the balance, if any, for
             5783      delivery to the occupant, lienholder, or other person in interest; if the occupant, lienholder, or
             5784      other person in interest does not claim the balance of the proceeds within one year of the date
             5785      of sale, it shall become the property of the Utah state treasurer as unclaimed property with no
             5786      further claim against the owner.
             5787          (11) If the requirements of this chapter are not satisfied, if the sale of the personal
             5788      property is not in conformity with the notice of sale, or if there is a willful violation of this
             5789      chapter, nothing in this section affects the rights and liabilities of the owner, occupant, or any
             5790      other person.
             5791          Section 130. Section 38-13-204 is amended to read:
             5792           38-13-204. Selling the aircraft.
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         (a) the repairman receives a judgment in the foreclosure action filed under Section
             5795      38-13-202 ;
             5796          (b) the repairman gives notice to:
             5797          (i) the owner of the aircraft;
             5798          (ii) the customer as indicated on the work order for the making, altering, repairing, or
             5799      performing of labor; and
             5800          (iii) all other persons claiming an interest in or lien on the aircraft:
             5801          (A) as disclosed by the records of the Federal Aviation Administration or of
             5802      corresponding agencies of any state in which the aircraft appears registered; and
             5803          (B) that is known by the repairman;
             5804          (c) the notice required by Subsection (1)(b) is sent by certified mail at least 30 days
             5805      before the proposed or scheduled date of any sale; and
             5806          (d) the notice required by Subsection (1)(b) contains:
             5807          (i) a description of the aircraft and its location;
             5808          (ii) the name and address of each person described in Subsection (1)(b);
             5809          (iii) the name, address, and telephone number of the repairman;
             5810          (iv) notice:
             5811          (A) that the repairman has a foreclosure judgment against the aircraft for the amount
             5812      stated in the judgment;
             5813          (B) of the cash sum which, if paid to the repairman would be sufficient to redeem the
             5814      aircraft from the lien claimed by the repairman;
             5815          (C) that the lien claimed by the repairman is subject to enforcement under this chapter;
             5816      and
             5817          (D) that the aircraft may be sold to satisfy the lien;
             5818          (v) the date, time, and location of any proposed or scheduled sale of the aircraft;
             5819          (vi) notice as to whether the sale is private or public; and
             5820          (vii) notice that the owner of the aircraft or other person entitled to possession of the
             5821      aircraft has a right to recover possession of the aircraft without instituting judicial proceedings
             5822      by posting a bond in accordance with Section 38-13-206 .
             5823          (2) (a) The repairman shall at least 20 days before the proposed or scheduled date of
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     the county where the aircraft is held] if:
             5826          [(a)] (i) the owner of the aircraft is unknown;
             5827          [(b)] (ii) the whereabouts of the owner of the aircraft cannot be determined; or
             5828          [(c)] (iii) the owner of the aircraft or any person notified under Subsection (1)(b) fails
             5829      to acknowledge receipt of the notice.
             5830          (b) The notice described in Subsection (2)(a) shall be:
             5831          (i) published once at least 20 days before the proposed or scheduled date of sale of the
             5832      aircraft in a newspaper circulated in the county where the aircraft is held; and
             5833          (ii) published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least 20 days before the
             5834      proposed or scheduled date of sale of the aircraft.
             5835          (3) (a) An aircraft subject to lien enforcement under this chapter may be sold by the
             5836      repairman at public or private sale.
             5837          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), in the case of a private sale, every aspect of the
             5838      sale, including the method, manner, time, place, and terms shall be commercially reasonable.
             5839          (4) This section may not be construed to affect an owner's right to redeem the owner's
             5840      aircraft from the lien at any time prior to sale by paying the amount claimed by the repairman
             5841      for:
             5842          (a) work performed;
             5843          (b) materials;
             5844          (c) interest;
             5845          (d) storage fees charged; and
             5846          (e) any costs incurred by the repairman for using enforcement procedures under this
             5847      chapter, including [attorneys'] attorney fees.
             5848          (5) The proceeds of a sale under this section shall be distributed as follows:
             5849          (a) amounts owed persons having a security interest or lien on the aircraft shall be paid
             5850      in the order that they have priority in accordance with Section 38-13-205 ; and
             5851          (b) the amount remaining after the amount described in Subsection (5)(a) is paid shall
             5852      be paid to the owner of the aircraft before the sale of the aircraft under this section.
             5853          (6) An aircraft against which a lien is filed may not be sold earlier than the later of:
             5854          (a) 45 days after the last day on which the repairman makes, alters, repairs, or performs
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         (b) 30 days from the date on which the repairman sends notice of the lien in accordance
             5857      with Section 38-12-102 .
             5858          Section 131. Section 39-1-15 is amended to read:
             5859           39-1-15. Adjutant general -- Disposition of unserviceable property.
             5860          (1) All military property of the state, which after proper inspection shall be found
             5861      unserviceable, shall, under the direction of the governor, be disposed of by the adjutant general
             5862      at public or private sale as he may [deem] consider advisable[; provided, that where such
             5863      property shall be deemed by].
             5864          (2) (a) If the inspecting officer [to exceed] decides that the value of the property
             5865      described in Subsection (1) exceeds $50 in value, [such] the sale in accordance with Subsection
             5866      (1) shall be made after [ten days' notice] notice is published:
             5867          (i) ten days before the sale in a newspaper published in the county where [such sale is
             5868      to be made; and if] the sale will occur; and
             5869          (ii) in accordance within Section 45-1-101 ten days before the sale.
             5870          (b) If such unserviceable property shall be found by the inspecting officer to be of no
             5871      actual value, it shall be destroyed under the direction of the adjutant general.
             5872          Section 132. Section 40-6-10 is amended to read:
             5873           40-6-10. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings -- Emergency orders -- Hearing
             5874      examiners.
             5875          (1) (a) The Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining and the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining
             5876      shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             5877      Procedures Act, in their adjudicative proceedings.
             5878          (b) The board shall enact rules governing its practice and procedure that are not
             5879      inconsistent with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             5880          (2) When an emergency requiring immediate action is found by the division director or
             5881      any board member to exist, the division director or board member may issue an emergency
             5882      order according to the requirements and procedures of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             5883      Procedures Act.
             5884          (3) [Any] A notice required by this chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall be
             5885      given at the election of the board either by personal service [or]:
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     Lake and county of Salt Lake, Utah[, and];
             5888          (b) in all newspapers of general circulation published in the county where the land is
             5889      affected, or some part of the land is situated[.]; and
             5890          (c) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             5891          (4) (a) Any order made by the board is effective on issuance.
             5892          (b) All rules and orders issued by the board shall be:
             5893          (i) in writing;
             5894          (ii) entered in full in books to be kept by the board for that purpose;
             5895          (iii) indexed; and
             5896          (iv) public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours.
             5897          (c) A copy of any rule, finding of fact, or order, certified by the board or by the division
             5898      director, shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state with the same effect as the
             5899      original.
             5900          (5) The board may act upon its own motion or upon the petition of any interested
             5901      person.
             5902          (6) (a) The board may appoint a hearing examiner to take evidence and to recommend
             5903      findings of fact and conclusions of law to the board.
             5904          (b) Any member of the board, division staff, or any other person designated by the
             5905      board may serve as a hearing examiner.
             5906          (c) The board may enter an order based on the recommendations of the examiner.
             5907          Section 133. Section 40-8-8 is amended to read:
             5908           40-8-8. Board authority to act -- Entry of order -- Confidential data.
             5909          (1) The board may:
             5910          (a) file a notice of agency action; or
             5911          (b) respond to a request for agency action initiated by an affected person.
             5912          (2) (a) The board shall enter its order within 60 days after the hearing.
             5913          (b) All orders entered by the board shall be:
             5914          (i) entered in books to be kept by the board for that purpose;
             5915          (ii) indexed; and
             5916          (iii) public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours.
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     public records, except as provided in [Subsection] Section 40-8-13 [(2)].
             5919          Section 134. Section 40-8-10 is amended to read:
             5920           40-8-10. Notice.
             5921          Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any notification required by this chapter
             5922      shall be:
             5923          (1) given by the board or division by personal service to individuals directly affected;
             5924      and
             5925          (a) by one publication in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City,
             5926      Utah[,]; and
             5927          (b) in all newspapers of general circulation published in the county or counties in
             5928      which the land affected is situated[.]; and
             5929          (2) by publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             5930          Section 135. Section 40-8-13 is amended to read:
             5931           40-8-13. Notice of intention required prior to mining operations -- Assurance of
             5932      reclamation required in notice of intention -- When contents confidential -- Approval of
             5933      notice of intention not required for small mining operations -- Procedure for reviewing
             5934      notice of intention.
             5935          (1) (a) Before any operator begins mining operations, or continues mining operations
             5936      pursuant to Section 40-8-23 , the operator shall file a notice of intention for each individual
             5937      mining operation with the division.
             5938          (b) The notice of intention referred to in Subsection (1)(a) shall include:
             5939          (i) identification of all owners of any interest in a mineral deposit, including any
             5940      ownership interest in surface land affected by the notice;
             5941          (ii) copies of underground and surface mine maps;
             5942          (iii) locations of drill holes;
             5943          (iv) accurate area maps of existing and proposed operations; and
             5944          (v) information regarding the amount of material extracted, moved, or proposed to be
             5945      moved, relating to the mining operation.
             5946          (c) The notice of intention for small mining operations shall include a statement that
             5947      the operator shall conduct reclamation as required by rules promulgated by the board.
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     shall include a plan for reclamation of the lands affected as required by rules promulgated by
             5950      the board.
             5951          (2) The division may require that the operator rehabilitate, close, or mitigate the
             5952      impacts of each drill hole, shaft, or tunnel when no longer needed as part of the mining
             5953      operation.
             5954          (3) Information provided in the notice of intention, and its attachments relating to the
             5955      location, size, or nature of the deposit that is marked confidential by the operator shall be
             5956      protected as confidential information by the board and the division and is not a matter of public
             5957      record unless the board or division obtains a written release from the operator, or until the
             5958      mining operation has been terminated as provided in Subsection 40-8-21 (2).
             5959          (4) (a) Within 30 days from the receipt of a notice of intention, the division shall
             5960      complete its review of the notice and shall make further inquiries, inspections, or examinations
             5961      that are necessary to properly evaluate the notice.
             5962          (b) The division shall notify the operator of any objections to the notice and shall grant
             5963      the operator a reasonable opportunity to take action that may be required to remove the
             5964      objections or obtain a ruling relative to the objections from the board.
             5965          (5) Except for the form and amount of surety, an approval of a notice of intention for
             5966      small mining operations is not required.
             5967          (6) The notice of intention for mining operations other than small mining operations,
             5968      shall be reviewed as provided in this Subsection (6).
             5969          (a) Within 30 days after receipt of a notice of intention or within 30 days following the
             5970      last action of the operator or the division on the notice of intention, the division shall make a
             5971      tentative decision to approve or disapprove the notice of intention.
             5972          (b) The division shall:
             5973          (i) mail the information relating to the land affected and the tentative decision to the
             5974      operator; and
             5975          (ii) publish the information and the decision, in abbreviated form[,]:
             5976          (A) one time only, in all newspapers of general circulation published in the county
             5977      where the land affected is situated[,]; and
             5978          (B) in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake City, Utah[.]; and
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         (c) The division shall also mail a copy of the abbreviated information and tentative
             5981      decision to the zoning authority of the county in which the land affected is situated and to the
             5982      owner of record of the land affected.
             5983          (d) (i) Any person or agency aggrieved by the tentative decision may file a request for
             5984      agency action with the division.
             5985          (ii) If no requests for agency action are received by the division within 30 days after the
             5986      last date of publication, the tentative decision on the notice of intention is final and the division
             5987      shall notify the operator.
             5988          (iii) If written objections of substance are received, the division shall hold a formal
             5989      adjudicative proceeding.
             5990          (e) This Subsection (6) does not apply to exploration.
             5991          (7) Within 30 days after receipt of a notice of intention concerning exploration
             5992      operations other than small mining operations, the division will review the notice of intention
             5993      and approve or disapprove it.
             5994          Section 136. Section 40-10-13 is amended to read:
             5995           40-10-13. Advertisement of ownership, location, and boundaries -- Notice to
             5996      interested agencies or bodies -- Objections -- Conference.
             5997          (1) (a) At the time of submission of an application for a surface coal mining and
             5998      reclamation permit, or revision of an existing permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter,
             5999      the applicant shall submit to the division a copy of the applicant's advertisement of the
             6000      ownership, precise location, and boundaries of the land to be affected.
             6001          (b) At the time of submission the advertisement shall be placed by the applicant:
             6002          (i) in a local newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed surface
             6003      mine at least once a week for four consecutive weeks[.]; and
             6004          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             6005          (c) The division shall notify various local governmental bodies, planning agencies, and
             6006      sewage and water treatment authorities of water companies in the locality in which the
             6007      proposed surface mining will take place, notifying them of the operator's intention to surface
             6008      mine a particularly described tract of land and indicating the application's permit number and
             6009      where a copy of the proposed mining and reclamation plan may be inspected.
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     comments within a reasonable period established by the division on the mining applications
             6012      with respect to the effects of the proposed operation on the environment which are within their
             6013      area of responsibility.
             6014          (e) These comments shall immediately be transmitted to the applicant by the division
             6015      and shall be made available to the public at the same locations as are the mining applications.
             6016          (2) (a) Any person having an interest which is or may be adversely affected or the
             6017      officer or head of any federal, state, or local governmental agency or authority shall have the
             6018      right to file written objections to the proposed initial or revised application for a permit for
             6019      surface coal mining and reclamation operations with the division within 30 days after the last
             6020      publication of the notice. These objections shall immediately be transmitted to the applicant by
             6021      the division and shall be made available to the public.
             6022          (b) If written objections are filed and a conference requested, the division shall then
             6023      hold a conference within a reasonable time of the receipt of the objections or request. The
             6024      conference shall be informal and shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures
             6025      described in this Subsection (2)(b), irrespective of the requirements of Section 63G-4-203 ,
             6026      Administrative Procedures Act. The conference shall be held in the locality of the coal mining
             6027      and reclamation operation if requested within a reasonable time after written objections or the
             6028      request for an informal conference are received by the division. The date, time, and location of
             6029      the conference shall be advertised by the division in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             6030      locality at least two weeks prior to the scheduled conference date. The division may arrange
             6031      with the applicant upon request by any party to the administrative proceeding access to the
             6032      proposed mining area for the purpose of gathering information relevant to the proceeding. An
             6033      electronic or stenographic record shall be made of the conference proceeding unless waived by
             6034      all parties. This record shall be maintained and shall be accessible to the parties until final
             6035      release of the applicant's performance bond. In the event all parties requesting the conference
             6036      stipulate agreement prior to the requested conference and withdraw their request, the
             6037      conference need not be held.
             6038          Section 137. Section 40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09) is amended to
             6039      read:
             6040           40-10-17 (Subsect (2)(t)(ii) Repeal 09/30/09). Performance standards for all coal
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     mining -- Variances.
             6043          (1) Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter to conduct surface coal mining shall
             6044      require that the surface coal mining operations will meet all applicable performance standards
             6045      of this chapter, and such other requirements as the division shall promulgate.
             6046          (2) General performance standards shall be applicable to all surface coal mining and
             6047      reclamation operations and shall require the operations as a minimum to:
             6048          (a) Conduct surface coal mining operations so as to maximize the utilization and
             6049      conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so that reaffecting the land in the future
             6050      through surface coal mining can be minimized.
             6051          (b) Restore the land affected to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was
             6052      capable of supporting prior to any mining, or higher or better uses of which there is reasonable
             6053      likelihood, so long as the use or uses does not present any actual or probable hazard to public
             6054      health or safety or pose any actual or probable threat of water diminution or pollution, and the
             6055      permit applicant's declared proposed land use following reclamation is not deemed to be
             6056      impractical or unreasonable, inconsistent with applicable land use policies and plans, involves
             6057      unreasonable delay in implementation, or is violative of federal, state, or local law.
             6058          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3) with respect to all surface coal mining
             6059      operations backfill, compact (where advisable to insure stability or to prevent leaching of toxic
             6060      materials) and grade in order to restore the approximate original contour of the land with
             6061      highwalls, spoil piles, and depressions eliminated (unless small depressions are needed in order
             6062      to retain moisture to assist revegetation or as otherwise authorized pursuant to this chapter); but
             6063      in surface coal mining which is carried out at the same location over a substantial period of
             6064      time where the operation transects the coal deposit and the thickness of the coal deposits
             6065      relative to the volume of the overburden is large and where the operator demonstrates that the
             6066      overburden and other spoil and waste materials at a particular point in the permit area or
             6067      otherwise available from the entire permit area is insufficient, giving due consideration to
             6068      volumetric expansion, to restore the approximate original contour, the operator, at a minimum,
             6069      shall backfill, grade, and compact (where advisable) using all available overburden and other
             6070      spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest practicable grade but not more than the angle of
             6071      repose, to provide adequate drainage and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in
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     surface coal mining where the volume of overburden is large relative to the thickness of the
             6074      coal deposit and where the operator demonstrates that due to volumetric expansion the amount
             6075      of overburden and other spoil and waste materials removed in the course of the mining
             6076      operation is more than sufficient to restore the approximate original contour, the operator shall,
             6077      after restoring the approximate contour, backfill, grade, and compact (where advisable) the
             6078      excess overburden and other spoil and waste materials to attain the lowest grade but more than
             6079      the angle of repose, and to cover all acid-forming and other toxic materials, in order to achieve
             6080      an ecologically sound land use compatible with the surrounding region and that the overburden
             6081      or spoil shall be shaped and graded in such a way as to prevent slides, erosion, and water
             6082      pollution and is revegetated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
             6083          (d) Stabilize and protect all surface areas, including spoil piles affected by the surface
             6084      coal mining and reclamation operation to effectively control erosion and attendant air and
             6085      water pollution.
             6086          (e) Remove the topsoil from the land in a separate layer, replace it on the backfill area,
             6087      or if not utilized immediately, segregate it in a separate pile from other spoil, and when the
             6088      topsoil is not replaced on a backfill area within a time short enough to avoid deterioration of
             6089      the topsoil, maintain a successful cover by quick growing plant or other means thereafter so
             6090      that the topsoil is preserved from wind and water erosion, remains free of any contamination by
             6091      other acid or toxic material, and is in a usable condition for sustaining vegetation when restored
             6092      during reclamation; except if topsoil is of insufficient quantity or of poor quality for sustaining
             6093      vegetation, or if other strata can be shown to be more suitable for vegetation requirements, then
             6094      the operator shall remove, segregate, and preserve in a like manner the other strata which is
             6095      best able to support vegetation.
             6096          (f) Restore the topsoil or the best available subsoil which is best able to support
             6097      vegetation.
             6098          (g) For all prime farmlands, as identified in the rules, to be mined and reclaimed,
             6099      specifications for soil removal, storage, replacement, and reconstruction, the operator shall, as a
             6100      minimum, be required to:
             6101          (i) segregate the A horizon of the natural soil, except where it can be shown that other
             6102      available soil materials will create a final soil having a greater productive capacity, and if not
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     protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material;
             6105          (ii) segregate the B horizon of the natural soil, or underlying C horizons or other strata,
             6106      or a combination of these horizons or other strata that are shown to be both texturally and
             6107      chemically suitable for plant growth and that can be shown to be equally or more favorable for
             6108      plant growth than the B horizon, in sufficient quantities to create in the regraded final soil a
             6109      root zone of comparable depth and quality to that which existed in the natural soil, and if not
             6110      utilized immediately, stockpile this material separately from other spoil, and provide needed
             6111      protection from wind and water erosion or contamination by other acid or toxic material;
             6112          (iii) replace and regrade the root zone material described in Subsection (2)(g)(ii) above
             6113      with proper compaction and uniform depth over the regraded spoil material; and
             6114          (iv) redistribute and grade in a uniform manner the surface soil horizon described in
             6115      Subsection (2)(g)(i).
             6116          (h) Create, if authorized in the approved mining and reclamation plan and permit,
             6117      permanent impoundments of water on mining sites as part of reclamation activities only when
             6118      it is adequately demonstrated that:
             6119          (i) the size of the impoundment is adequate for its intended purposes;
             6120          (ii) the impoundment dam construction will be so designed as to achieve necessary
             6121      stability with an adequate margin of safety compatible with that of structures constructed under
             6122      Public Law 83-566 (16 U.S.C. 1006);
             6123          (iii) the quality of impounded water will be suitable on a permanent basis for its
             6124      intended use and that discharges from the impoundment will not degrade the water quality
             6125      below water quality standards established pursuant to applicable federal and state law in the
             6126      receiving stream;
             6127          (iv) the level of water will be reasonably stable;
             6128          (v) final grading will provide adequate safety and access for proposed water users; and
             6129          (vi) these water impoundments will not result in the diminution of the quality or
             6130      quantity of water utilized by adjacent or surrounding landowners for agricultural, industrial,
             6131      recreational, or domestic uses.
             6132          (i) Conducting any augering operation associated with surface mining in a manner to
             6133      maximize recoverability of mineral reserves remaining after the operation and reclamation are
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     prevent drainage except where the division determines that the resulting impoundment of water
             6136      in the auger holes may create a hazard to the environment or the public health or safety; but the
             6137      permitting authority may prohibit augering if necessary to maximize the utilization,
             6138      recoverability, or conservation of the solid fuel resources or to protect against adverse water
             6139      quality impacts.
             6140          (j) Minimize the disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance at the mine site and
             6141      in associated offsite areas and to the quality and quantity of water in surface and groundwater
             6142      systems both during and after surface coal mining operations and during reclamation by:
             6143          (i) avoiding acid or other toxic mine drainage by such measures as, but not limited to:
             6144          (A) preventing or removing water from contact with toxic-producing deposits;
             6145          (B) treating drainage to reduce toxic content which adversely affects downstream water
             6146      upon being released to water courses; and
             6147          (C) casing, sealing, or otherwise managing boreholes, shafts, and wells and keep acid
             6148      or other toxic drainage from entering ground and surface waters;
             6149          (ii) (A) conducting surface coal mining operations so as to prevent, to the extent
             6150      possible using the best technology currently available, additional contributions of suspended
             6151      solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area, but in no event shall contributions be in
             6152      excess of requirements set by applicable state or federal law; and
             6153          (B) constructing any siltation structures pursuant to this Subsection (2)(j)(ii) prior to
             6154      commencement of surface coal mining operations, such structures to be certified by a qualified
             6155      registered engineer to be constructed as designed and as approved in the reclamation plan;
             6156          (iii) cleaning out and removing temporary or large settling ponds or other siltation
             6157      structures from drainways after disturbed areas are revegetated and stabilized and depositing
             6158      the silt and debris at a site and in a manner approved by the division;
             6159          (iv) restoring recharge capacity of the mined area to approximate premining conditions;
             6160          (v) avoiding channel deepening or enlargement in operations requiring the discharge of
             6161      water from mines;
             6162          (vi) preserving throughout the mining and reclamation process the essential hydrologic
             6163      functions of alluvial valley floors in the arid and semiarid areas of the state; and
             6164          (vii) such other actions as the division may prescribe.
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     and other waste in areas other than the mine working or excavations, stabilize all waste piles in
             6167      designated areas through construction in compacted layers, including the use of incombustible
             6168      and impervious materials, if necessary, and assure the final contour of the waste pile will be
             6169      compatible with natural surroundings and that the site can and will be stabilized and
             6170      revegetated according to the provisions of this chapter.
             6171          (l) Refrain from surface coal mining within 500 feet from active and abandoned
             6172      underground mines in order to prevent breakthroughs and to protect health or safety of miners;
             6173      but the division shall permit an operator to mine near, through, or partially through an
             6174      abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine if:
             6175          (i) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific
             6176      surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the
             6177      departments, divisions, and agencies concerned with surface mine reclamation and the health
             6178      and safety of underground miners; and
             6179          (ii) the operations will result in improved resource recovery, abatement of water
             6180      pollution, or elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.
             6181          (m) Design, locate, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, modify, and remove or
             6182      abandon, in accordance with the standards and criteria developed pursuant to the division's
             6183      rules, all existing and new coal mine waste piles consisting of mine wastes, tailings, coal
             6184      processing wastes, or other liquid and solid wastes, and used either temporarily or permanently
             6185      as dams or embankments.
             6186          (n) Insure that all debris, acid-forming materials, toxic materials, or materials
             6187      constituting a fire hazard are treated or buried and compacted or otherwise disposed of in a
             6188      manner designed to prevent contamination of ground or surface waters and that contingency
             6189      plans are developed to prevent sustained combustion.
             6190          (o) Insure that explosives are used only in accordance with existing state and federal
             6191      law and the rules adopted by the board, which shall include provisions to:
             6192          (i) provide adequate advance written notice to local governments and residents who
             6193      might be affected by the use of the explosives by:
             6194          (A) publication of the planned blasting schedule:
             6195          (I) in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality; and [by]
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         (B) mailing a copy of the proposed blasting schedule to every resident living within 1/2
             6198      mile of the proposed blasting site and by providing daily notice to resident/occupiers in these
             6199      areas prior to any blasting;
             6200          (ii) maintain for a period of at least three years and make available for public
             6201      inspection upon request a log detailing the location of the blasts, the pattern and depth of the
             6202      drill holes, the amount of explosives used per hole, and the order and length of delay in the
             6203      blasts;
             6204          (iii) limit the type of explosives and detonating equipment, the size, the timing and
             6205      frequency of blasts based upon the physical conditions of the site so as to prevent injury to
             6206      persons, damage to public and private property outside the permit area, adverse impacts on any
             6207      underground mine, and change in the course, channel, or availability of ground or surface water
             6208      outside the permit area;
             6209          (iv) require that all blasting operations be conducted by trained and competent persons,
             6210      and to implement this requirement, the division shall promulgate rules requiring the training,
             6211      examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for blasting or the
             6212      use of explosives in surface and coal mining operations; and
             6213          (v) provide that upon the request of a resident or owner of a man-made dwelling or
             6214      structure within 1/2 mile of any portion of the permitted area, the applicant or permittee shall
             6215      conduct a preblasting survey of the structures and submit the survey to the division and a copy
             6216      to the resident or owner making the request, the area of which survey shall be decided by the
             6217      division and shall include such provisions as promulgated.
             6218          (p) Insure that all reclamation efforts proceed in an environmentally sound manner and
             6219      as contemporaneously as practicable with the surface coal mining operations; but where the
             6220      applicant proposes to combine surface mining operations with underground mining operations
             6221      to assure maximum practical recovery of the mineral resources, the division may grant a
             6222      variance for specific areas within the reclamation plan from the requirement that reclamation
             6223      efforts proceed as contemporaneously as practicable to permit underground operations prior to
             6224      reclamation:
             6225          (i) if the division finds in writing that:
             6226          (A) the applicant has presented, as part of the permit application, specific, feasible
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         (B) the proposed underground mining operations are necessary or desirable to assure
             6229      maximum practical recovery of the mineral resource and will avoid multiple disturbance of the
             6230      surface;
             6231          (C) the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the plan for the underground
             6232      mining operations conforms to requirements for underground mining in the jurisdiction and
             6233      that permits necessary for the underground mining operations have been issued by the
             6234      appropriate authority;
             6235          (D) the areas proposed for the variance have been shown by the applicant to be
             6236      necessary for the implementing of the proposed underground mining operations;
             6237          (E) no substantial adverse environmental damage, either onsite or offsite, will result
             6238      from the delay in completion of reclamation as required by this chapter; and
             6239          (F) provisions for the offsite storage of spoil will comply with Subsection (2)(v);
             6240          (ii) if the board has adopted specific rules to govern the granting of the variances in
             6241      accordance with the provisions of this Subsection (2)(p) and has imposed such additional
             6242      requirements as considered necessary;
             6243          (iii) if variances granted under this Subsection (2)(p) are to be reviewed by the division
             6244      not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit; and
             6245          (iv) if liability under the bond filed by the applicant with the division pursuant to
             6246      Section 40-10-15 shall be for the duration of the underground mining operations and until the
             6247      requirements of this Subsection (2) and Section 40-10-16 have been fully complied with.
             6248          (q) Insure that the construction, maintenance, and postmining conditions of access
             6249      roads into and across the site of operations will control or prevent erosion and siltation,
             6250      pollution of water, damage to fish or wildlife or their habitat, or public or private property.
             6251          (r) Refrain from the construction of roads or other access ways up a stream bed or
             6252      drainage channel or in such proximity to the channel so as to seriously alter the normal flow of
             6253      water.
             6254          (s) Establish on the regraded areas and all other lands affected, a diverse, effective, and
             6255      permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of land to be
             6256      affected and capable of self-regeneration and plant succession at least equal in extent of cover
             6257      to the natural vegetation of the area; except that introduced species may be used in the
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     use plan.
             6260          (t) (i) Assume the responsibility for successful revegetation, as required by Subsection
             6261      (2)(s), for a period of five full years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing,
             6262      irrigation, or other work in order to assure compliance with Subsection (2)(s), except in those
             6263      areas or regions of the state where the annual average precipitation is 26 inches or less, then the
             6264      operator's assumption of responsibility and liability will extend for a period of ten full years
             6265      after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or other work; but when the
             6266      division approves a long-term intensive agricultural postmining land use, the applicable five or
             6267      ten-year period of responsibility for revegetation shall commence at the date of initial planting
             6268      for this long-term intensive, agricultural postmining land use, except when the division issues a
             6269      written finding approving a long-term, intensive, agricultural postmining land use, as part of
             6270      the mining and reclamation plan, the division may grant exception to the provisions of
             6271      Subsection (2)(s); and
             6272          (ii) on lands eligible for remining, assume the responsibility for successful revegetation
             6273      for a period of two full years after the last year of augmented seeding, fertilizing, irrigation, or
             6274      other work in order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, except in areas of the
             6275      state where the average annual precipitation is 26 inches or less, assume the responsibility for
             6276      successful revegetation for a period of five full years after the last year of augmented seeding,
             6277      fertilizing, irrigation, or other work in order to assure compliance with the applicable standards.
             6278          (u) Protect offsite areas from slides or damage occurring during the surface coal mining
             6279      and reclamation operations and not deposit spoil material or locate any part of the operations or
             6280      waste accumulations outside the permit area.
             6281          (v) Place all excess spoil material resulting from coal surface mining and reclamation
             6282      activities in a manner that:
             6283          (i) spoil is transported and placed in a controlled manner in position for concurrent
             6284      compaction and in a way to assure mass stability and to prevent mass movement;
             6285          (ii) the areas of disposal are within the bonded permit areas and all organic matter shall
             6286      be removed immediately prior to spoil placement;
             6287          (iii) appropriate surface and internal drainage systems and diversion ditches are used so
             6288      as to prevent spoil erosion and movement;
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     seeps unless lateral drains are constructed from the wet areas to the main underdrains in a
             6291      manner that filtration of the water into the spoil pile will be prevented;
             6292          (v) if placed on a slope, the spoil is placed upon the most moderate slope among those
             6293      upon which, in the judgment of the division, the spoil could be placed in compliance with all
             6294      the requirements of this chapter and shall be placed, where possible, upon or above a natural
             6295      terrace, bench, or berm, if this placement provides additional stability and prevents mass
             6296      movement;
             6297          (vi) where the toe of the spoil rests on a downslope, a rock toe buttress of sufficient
             6298      size to prevent mass movement, is constructed;
             6299          (vii) the final configuration is compatible with the natural drainage pattern and
             6300      surroundings and suitable for intended uses;
             6301          (viii) design of the spoil disposal area is certified by a qualified professional engineer,
             6302      and to implement this requirement, the division shall promulgate rules regarding the
             6303      certification of engineers in the area of spoil disposal design; and
             6304          (ix) all other provisions of this chapter are met.
             6305          (w) Meet such other criteria as are necessary to achieve reclamation in accordance with
             6306      the purposes of this chapter, taking into consideration the physical, climatological, and other
             6307      characteristics of the site.
             6308          (x) To the extent possible, using the best technology currently available, minimize
             6309      disturbances and adverse impacts of the operation on fish, wildlife, and related environmental
             6310      values, and achieve enhancement of these resources where practicable.
             6311          (y) Provide for an undisturbed natural barrier beginning at the elevation of the lowest
             6312      coal seam to be mined and extending from the outslope for the distance as the division shall
             6313      determine shall be retained in place as a barrier to slides and erosion.
             6314          (3) (a) Where an applicant meets the requirements of Subsections (3)(b) and (c), a
             6315      permit without regard to the requirement to restore to approximate original contour provided in
             6316      Subsections (2)(c), (4)(b), and (4)(c) may be granted for the surface mining of coal where the
             6317      mining operation will remove an entire coal seam or seams running through the upper fraction
             6318      of a mountain, ridge, or hill (except as provided in this Subsection (3)) by removing all of the
             6319      overburden and creating a level plateau or a gently rolling contour with no highwalls
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     Subsection (3).
             6322          (b) In cases where an industrial, commercial, agricultural, residential, or public facility
             6323      (including recreational facilities) use is proposed for the postmining use of the affected land,
             6324      the division may grant a permit for a surface mining operation of the nature described in
             6325      Subsection (3)(a) pursuant to procedures and criteria set forth in the rules, including:
             6326          (i) the applicant's presentation of specific plans for the proposed postmining land use
             6327      which meet criteria concerning the type of use proposed;
             6328          (ii) the applicant's demonstration that the proposed use would be consistent with
             6329      adjacent land uses and existing state and local land use plans and programs and with other
             6330      requirements of this chapter; and
             6331          (iii) procedures whereby the division provides the governing body of the unit of
             6332      general-purpose government in which the land is located and any state or federal agency which
             6333      the division, in its discretion, determines to have an interest in the proposed use, an opportunity
             6334      of not more than 60 days to review and comment on the proposed use.
             6335          (c) All permits granted under the provisions of this Subsection (3) shall be reviewed
             6336      not more than three years from the date of issuance of the permit, unless the applicant
             6337      affirmatively demonstrates that the proposed development is proceeding in accordance with the
             6338      terms of the approved schedule and reclamation plan.
             6339          (4) The following performance standards shall be applicable to steep-slope surface coal
             6340      mining and shall be in addition to those general performance standards required by this section;
             6341      but the provisions of this Subsection (4) shall not apply to those situations in which an operator
             6342      is mining on flat or gently rolling terrain, on which an occasional steep slope is encountered
             6343      through which the mining operation is to proceed, leaving a plain or predominantly flat area or
             6344      where an operator is in compliance with provisions of Subsection (3):
             6345          (a) Insure that when performing surface coal mining on steep slopes, no debris,
             6346      abandoned or disabled equipment, spoil material, or waste mineral matter be placed on the
             6347      downslope below the bench or mining cut; but spoil material in excess of that required for the
             6348      reconstruction of the approximate original contour under the provisions of Subsection (2)(c) or
             6349      this Subsection (4) shall be permanently stored pursuant to Subsection 40-10-17 (2)(v).
             6350          (b) Complete backfilling with spoil material shall be required to cover completely the
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     stability following mining and reclamation.
             6353          (c) The operator may not disturb land above the top of the highwall unless the division
             6354      finds that the disturbance will facilitate compliance with the environmental protection
             6355      standards of this section; but the land disturbed above the highwall shall be limited to that
             6356      amount necessary to facilitate this compliance.
             6357          (d) For the purposes of this Subsection (4), "steep slope" means any slope above 20
             6358      degrees or such lesser slope as may be defined by the division after consideration of soil,
             6359      climate, and other characteristics of an area.
             6360          (5) The board shall promulgate specific rules to govern the granting of variances from
             6361      the requirement to restore to approximate original contour provided in Subsection (4)(b)
             6362      pursuant to procedures and criteria set forth in those rules including:
             6363          (a) written request by the surface owner concerning the proposed use;
             6364          (b) approval of the proposed use as an equal or better economic or public use; and
             6365          (c) approval of the proposed use as improving the watershed control in the area and as
             6366      using only such amount of spoil as is necessary to achieve the planned postmining land use.
             6367          (6) Subsection (2)(t)(ii) is repealed September 30, 2009.
             6368          Section 138. Section 40-10-27 is amended to read:
             6369           40-10-27. Entry upon land adversely affected by past coal mining practices --
             6370      Conducting of studies or exploratory work -- State acquisition of land -- Lien -- Waste
             6371      disposal fund -- Water pollution control and treatment plants.
             6372          (1) (a) If the board, after notice and hearing, makes a finding of fact as provided in
             6373      Subsection (1)(b), the agents, employees, or contractors of the division shall have the right to
             6374      enter property adversely affected by past coal mining practices and any other property to have
             6375      access to property adversely affected by past coal mining practices to do whatever is necessary
             6376      or expedient to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects.
             6377          (b) The board shall find that:
             6378          (i) land or water resources have been adversely affected by past coal mining practices;
             6379          (ii) the adverse effects are at a stage where, in the public interest, action to restore,
             6380      reclaim, abate, control, or prevent should be taken; and
             6381          (iii) the owners of the land or water resources where entry must be made to restore,
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         (A) are not known;
             6384          (B) are not readily available; or
             6385          (C) will not give permission for the state or its political subdivisions, their agents,
             6386      employees, or contractors to enter upon the property to restore, reclaim, abate, control, or
             6387      prevent the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6388          (c) Notice of the division's right to enter the property shall be:
             6389          (i) if the owners are known, given by mail[, if the owners are known]; and
             6390          [(ii) posted upon the premises and advertised]
             6391          (ii) if the owners are not known:
             6392          (A) posted upon the premises; and
             6393          (B) advertised:
             6394          (I) once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land lies[, if
             6395      the owners are not known.]; and
             6396          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             6397          (d) This entry shall be construed as an exercise of the police power for the protection of
             6398      public health, safety, and general welfare and may not be construed as an act of condemnation
             6399      of property nor of trespass on it.
             6400          (e) The monies expended for this work and the benefits accruing to the premises
             6401      entered upon shall be chargeable against the land and shall mitigate or offset any claim in or
             6402      any action brought by any owner of any interest in these premises for any alleged damages by
             6403      virtue of the entry.
             6404          (f) This Subsection (1) is not intended to create new rights of action or eliminate
             6405      existing immunities.
             6406          (2) (a) The agents, employees, or contractors of the division may enter upon any
             6407      property for the purpose of conducting studies or exploratory work to determine the existence
             6408      of adverse effects of past coal mining practices and to determine the feasibility of restoration,
             6409      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of these adverse effects.
             6410          (b) This entry shall be construed as an exercise of the police power for the protection of
             6411      public health, safety, and general welfare and may not be construed as an act of condemnation
             6412      of property or trespass on it.
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     adversely affected by past coal mining practices if the board, after notice and hearing,
             6415      determines that acquisition of this land is necessary to successful reclamation and that:
             6416          (a) the acquired land, after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention
             6417      of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices, will serve recreation and historic purposes,
             6418      conservation and reclamation purposes, or provide open space benefits; and
             6419          (b) (i) permanent facilities such as a treatment plant or a relocated stream channel will
             6420      be constructed on the land for the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of
             6421      the adverse effects of past coal mining practices; or
             6422          (ii) acquisitions of coal refuse disposal sites and all coal refuse on the sites will serve
             6423      the purposes of this chapter or that public ownership is desirable to meet emergency situations
             6424      and prevent recurrences of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6425          (4) (a) Title to all lands acquired under this section shall be in the name of the state.
             6426          (b) The price paid for land acquired under this section shall reflect the market value of
             6427      the land as adversely affected by past coal mining practices.
             6428          (5) (a) If land acquired under this section is considered suitable for industrial,
             6429      commercial, residential, or recreational development, the division, in conjunction with the
             6430      Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, may sell this land by public sale under a system of
             6431      competitive bidding, at not less than fair market value, and under any other rules promulgated
             6432      to insure that the land is put to proper use consistent with local and state land use plans.
             6433          (b) (i) The state, when requested after appropriate public notice, shall hold a public
             6434      hearing with the appropriate notice, in the counties or appropriate political subdivisions of the
             6435      state in which lands acquired under this section are located.
             6436          (ii) The hearing shall be held at a time which shall afford local citizens and
             6437      governments the maximum opportunity to participate in the decision concerning the use or
             6438      disposition of the lands after restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the
             6439      adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6440          (6) (a) The state, through the division and the Division of Forestry, Fire and State
             6441      Lands, shall have the authority to accept lands acquired and reclaimed by the Secretary of the
             6442      Interior pursuant to Section 407(h) of Public Law 95-87.
             6443          (b) The division has the authority to accept grants from the Secretary to carry out the
             6444      purposes of Section 407(h) of Public Law 95-87.



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         (7) (a) Within six months after the completion of projects to restore, reclaim, abate,
             6446      control, or prevent adverse effects of past coal mining practices on privately owned land, the
             6447      division shall itemize the monies expended and may file a statement of those expenses in the
             6448      office of the county recorder of the county in which the land lies, together with a notarized
             6449      appraisal by an independent appraiser of the value of the land before the restoration,
             6450      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of adverse effects of past coal mining practices
             6451      if the monies expended result in a significant increase in property value.
             6452          (b) This statement shall constitute a lien upon the land described in it.
             6453          (c) The lien may not exceed the amount determined by the appraisal to be the increase
             6454      in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration, reclamation, abatement, control, or
             6455      prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining practices.
             6456          (d) A lien may not be filed against the property of any person, in accordance with this
             6457      subsection who owned the surface prior to May 2, 1977, and who neither consented to nor
             6458      participated in nor exercised control over the mining operation which necessitated the
             6459      reclamation performed.
             6460          (8) (a) The landowner may proceed to petition within 60 days after the filing of the lien
             6461      to determine the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the restoration,
             6462      reclamation, abatement, control, or prevention of the adverse effects of past coal mining
             6463      practices.
             6464          (b) The amount reported to be the increase in value of the premises shall constitute the
             6465      amount of the lien and shall be recorded with the statement provided for in Subsection (7).
             6466          (c) Any party aggrieved by the decision may appeal as provided by law.
             6467          (9) (a) The lien provided in this section shall be recorded in the office of the county
             6468      recorder of the county in which the land lies.
             6469          (b) The statement shall constitute a lien upon the land as of the date of the expenditure
             6470      of the monies and shall have priority as a lien second only to the lien of real estate taxes
             6471      imposed upon the land.
             6472          (10) (a) The division may fill any voids, seal any abandoned tunnels, shafts, and
             6473      entryways, and reclaim surface impacts of underground or surface mines which the division
             6474      determines could endanger life and property, constitute a hazard to the public health and safety,
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         (b) The division may make expenditures and carry out the purposes of this section
             6477      without regard to the provisions of Subsections 40-10-25 (2) and (3) only after all reclamation
             6478      with respect to abandoned coal lands or coal development impacts have been met, except for
             6479      those reclamation projects relating to the protection of the public health or safety.
             6480          (c) In those instances where mine waste piles are being reworked for conservation
             6481      purposes, the incremental costs of disposing of the wastes from these operations by filling
             6482      voids and sealing tunnels may be eligible for funding if the disposal of these wastes meets the
             6483      purposes of this section.
             6484          (d) The division may acquire by purchase, donation, easement, or otherwise those
             6485      interests in land it determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
             6486          (11) (a) The division may request the attorney general, who is hereby authorized to
             6487      initiate, in addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, in any court of
             6488      competent jurisdiction, an action in equity for an injunction to restrain any interference with the
             6489      exercise of the right to enter or to conduct any work provided in this section.
             6490          (b) (i) The division, in conjunction with appropriate state agencies as determined in the
             6491      rules, may construct and operate plants for the control and treatment of water pollution
             6492      resulting from mine drainage.
             6493          (ii) The extent of this control and treatment of water pollution may be dependent upon
             6494      the ultimate use of the water.
             6495          (iii) This Subsection (11) may not be construed to repeal or supersede any portion of
             6496      the federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1151 et seq., and no control or
             6497      treatment under this subsection shall in any way be less than that required under the federal
             6498      Water Pollution Control Act.
             6499          (iv) The construction of a plant may include major interceptors and other facilities
             6500      appurtenant to the plant.
             6501          (c) The division may transfer funds to other appropriate state agencies, in order to carry
             6502      out the reclamation activities authorized by this chapter.
             6503          Section 139. Section 41-1a-1103 is amended to read:
             6504           41-1a-1103. Sale.
             6505          (1) If the owner or lienholder of a seized vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor does not
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     division is unable to determine the owner or lienholder through reasonable efforts, the division
             6508      shall sell the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             6509          (2) The sale shall:
             6510          (a) be held in the form of a public auction at the place of storage; and
             6511          (b) at the discretion of the division, be conducted by:
             6512          (i) an authorized representative of the division; or
             6513          (ii) a public garage, impound lot, or impound yard that:
             6514          (A) is authorized by the division;
             6515          (B) meets the standards under Subsection 41-1a-1101 (4); and
             6516          (C) complies with the requirements of Section 72-9-603 .
             6517          (3) At least five days prior to the date set for sale, the division shall publish a notice of
             6518      sale[ in a newspaper of general statewide circulation] setting forth the date, time, and place of
             6519      sale and a description of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor to be sold[.]:
             6520          (a) in a newspaper of general statewide circulation; and
             6521          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             6522          (4) At the time of sale the division or other person authorized to conduct the sale shall
             6523      tender to the highest bidder a certificate of sale conveying all rights, title, and interest in the
             6524      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor.
             6525          (5) The proceeds from the sale of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor under this
             6526      section shall be distributed as provided under Section 41-1a-1104 .
             6527          (6) If the owner or lienholder of a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor seized under
             6528      Section 41-1a-1101 and subsequently released by the division fails to take possession of the
             6529      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor and satisfy the amount due to the place of storage within 30
             6530      days from the date of release, the division shall renotify the owner or lienholder and sell the
             6531      vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, in accordance with this section, 30 days from the date of
             6532      the notice.
             6533          Section 140. Section 45-1-101 is enacted to read:
             6534     
Part 1. General Publication Requirements

             6535          45-1-101. Legal notice publication requirements.
             6536          (1) Notwithstanding any other legal notice provision established in this Utah Code, a
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         (a) until January 1, 2010, shall publish as required by the state statute establishing the
             6539      notice requirement; and
             6540          (b) beginning on January 1, 2010, shall publish notice:
             6541          (i) in a newspaper as required by the statute establishing the notice requirement; and
             6542          (ii) on a web site established by the collective efforts of Utah's newspapers.
             6543          (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), for counties of the first and second class,
             6544      beginning on January 1, 2012, a person required to publish a legal notice:
             6545          (a) shall publish notice on the website described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii); and
             6546          (b) may publish notice in a newspaper as required by the statute establishing the notice
             6547      requirement.
             6548          (3) This section does not apply to a public notice published by a public body in
             6549      accordance with the provisions of Section 63F-1-701 .
             6550          (4) A notice described in Subsections (1) and (2) includes:
             6551          (a) legal notices required for judicial proceedings or by judicial decision; and
             6552          (b) notices required to be made available to the public by a state statute or a state
             6553      agency rule.
             6554          (5) The website described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) may not:
             6555          (a) charge a fee to post a legal notice on the website before January 1, 2012; and
             6556          (b) charge more than $10 to post a legal notice on the website on or after January 1,
             6557      2012.
             6558          Section 141. Section 45-1-201 , which is renumbered from Section 45-1-1 is
             6559      renumbered and amended to read:
             6560     
Part 2. Newspaper Publication Requirements

             6561           [45-1-1].     45-1-201. Newspapers "of general circulation" -- Requirements.
             6562          No newspaper shall be deemed a newspaper having general circulation for the purpose
             6563      of publishing any notice, advertisement or publication of any kind required by law, unless it has
             6564      a bona fide subscription list of not less than two hundred subscribers in this state, and shall
             6565      have been published for not less than eighteen months, and shall have been admitted in the
             6566      United States mails as second-class matter for twelve months; provided, that nothing in this
             6567      chapter shall invalidate the publication in a newspaper which has simply changed its name or
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     or suspended publication on account of fire, flood or unavoidable accident not to exceed ten
             6570      weeks; provided further, that nothing in this chapter shall apply to any county wherein no
             6571      newspaper has been published the requisite length of time.
             6572          Section 142. Section 45-1-202 , which is renumbered from Section 45-1-2 is
             6573      renumbered and amended to read:
             6574           [45-1-2].     45-1-202. Maximum charge.
             6575          A legal rate of 30 cents per line on the basis of an eight-point line, not less than 11 ems
             6576      wide, is hereby established in each city of the fourth and fifth class and each town for the
             6577      publishing of any notice, advertisement, or publication of any kind required by law.
             6578          Section 143. Section 45-1-301 , which is renumbered from Section 45-1-4 is
             6579      renumbered and amended to read:
             6580     
Part 3. Supplemental Publication by Broadcast

             6581           [45-1-4].     45-1-301. Notice given in broadcast -- Restrictions.
             6582          (1) Any state or other public officer who is required by law to publish any notice may
             6583      supplement publication of the notice by causing the time, place and nature of the notice to be
             6584      broadcast at such times and intervals as determined suitable when in his judgment, the public
             6585      interest is or will be served.
             6586          (2) The material broadcast shall include only the time, place, and nature of the notice.
             6587          (3) In the broadcast of any notice or material authorized under this act, no reference by
             6588      name or the use of the voice or likeness of any person who is a candidate for elective public
             6589      office at the time of the broadcast shall be allowed.
             6590          (4) Notices by political subdivisions of this state shall be made only by stations whose
             6591      basic broadcast coverage encompasses the county or counties in which the notice is required to
             6592      be given.
             6593          Section 144. Section 45-1-302 , which is renumbered from Section 45-1-5 is
             6594      renumbered and amended to read:
             6595           [45-1-5].     45-1-302. Copy of notice broadcast retained by station.
             6596          Each station which broadcasts any notice or material under this act shall retain a copy
             6597      or transcript of the text or material broadcast for a period of six months after the broadcast. The
             6598      copy shall be available for public review at reasonable times and places.
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     renumbered and amended to read:
             6601           [45-1-6].     45-1-303. Proof of broadcast.
             6602          Proof of publication or broadcast of the notice or other material under this act shall be
             6603      by affidavit of a duly authorized representative or agent of the broadcasting station.
             6604          Section 146. Section 45-1-304 , which is renumbered from Section 45-1-7 is
             6605      renumbered and amended to read:
             6606           [45-1-7].     45-1-304. Rates of broadcasters.
             6607          Rates charged by broadcasters will be no greater than the lowest net rate charged for a
             6608      like number of announcements by any other advertiser.
             6609          Section 147. Section 47-2-4 is amended to read:
             6610           47-2-4. Elimination by the county executive -- Notice of intention.
             6611          (1) The county executive may provide for the elimination of abandoned horses in the
             6612      respective counties in the following manner:
             6613          [They] (a) The county executive shall cause notice to be:
             6614          (i) (A) published at least once a week for three successive weeks in [some] a
             6615      newspaper of general circulation published in the county[,]; and [the notice shall also be]
             6616          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , published for three weeks;
             6617          (ii) posted in at least five public places outside of the county seat on public highways in
             6618      such county[,]; and
             6619          (iii) posted in three public places at the county seat, one of which shall be at the front
             6620      door of the courthouse.
             6621          (b) The notices posted outside of the county seat shall be posted not less than two miles
             6622      apart, and all posted notices shall be posted at least 30 days before the date which the county
             6623      executive shall fix for the beginning of the elimination of abandoned horses from the range in
             6624      such county as hereinafter provided.
             6625          [If no newspaper is published in the county, publication in a newspaper shall not be
             6626      required.]
             6627          (2) The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
             6628          Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of law the county
             6629      executive of ____ County, Utah, will proceed to eliminate abandoned horses from the open
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     and all abandoned horses running upon the open range will, under the direction and supervision
             6632      of the county executive, be eliminated. All owners of horses running upon the open range are
             6633      hereby given notice to file with the county executive a description of the horses, and the brands
             6634      or marks thereon.
             6635          Dated this __________(month\day\year).
             6636          By order of the county executive of ____ County, Utah.
             6637     
_______________

             6638     
County Clerk.

             6639          Section 148. Section 48-2c-1306 is amended to read:
             6640           48-2c-1306. Disposition of claims by publication.
             6641          (1) A dissolved company in winding up may publish notice of its dissolution and
             6642      request that persons with claims against the company present them in accordance with the
             6643      notice.
             6644          (2) The notice contemplated in Subsection (1) [must] shall:
             6645          (a) (i) be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             6646      circulation:
             6647          (A) in the county where the dissolved company's principal office is; or[,]
             6648          (B) if it has no principal office in this state, Salt Lake County; and
             6649          (ii) be published, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for three successive weeks;
             6650          (b) describe the information that must be included in a claim and provide an address to
             6651      which written notice of any claim must be given to the company;
             6652          (c) state the deadline, which may not be fewer than 120 days after the first date of
             6653      publication of the notice, by which the dissolved company must receive the claim; and
             6654          (d) state that, unless sooner barred by another statute limiting actions, the claim will be
             6655      barred if not received by the deadline.
             6656          (3) If the dissolved company publishes a newspaper or website notice in accordance
             6657      with Subsection (2), then unless sooner barred under Section 48-2c-1305 or under another
             6658      statute limiting actions, the claim of any claimant against the dissolved company is barred if:
             6659          (a) the claim is not received by the dissolved company by the deadline; or
             6660          (b) the dissolved company delivers to the claimant written notice of rejection of the
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     the dissolved company does not commence a proceeding to enforce the claim within 90 days
             6663      after the effective date of the rejection notice.
             6664          (4) Claims which are not rejected by the dissolved company in writing within 90 days
             6665      after receipt of the claim by the dissolved company shall be considered approved.
             6666          (5) (a) For purposes of this section, "claim" means any claim, including claims of this
             6667      state whether known or unknown, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, liquidated or
             6668      unliquidated, founded on contract, tort, or other legal basis, or otherwise.
             6669          (b) For purposes of this section and Section 48-2c-1305 , a proceeding to enforce a
             6670      claim means a civil action or an arbitration under an agreement for binding arbitration between
             6671      the dissolved company and the claimant.
             6672          Section 149. Section 52-4-202 is amended to read:
             6673           52-4-202. Public notice of meetings -- Emergency meetings.
             6674          (1) A public body shall give not less than 24 hours public notice of each meeting
             6675      including the meeting:
             6676          (a) agenda;
             6677          (b) date;
             6678          (c) time; and
             6679          (d) place.
             6680          (2) (a) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (1), a public body which holds
             6681      regular meetings that are scheduled in advance over the course of a year shall give public
             6682      notice at least once each year of its annual meeting schedule as provided in this section.
             6683          (b) The public notice under Subsection (2)(a) shall specify the date, time, and place of
             6684      the scheduled meetings.
             6685          (3) (a) Public notice shall be satisfied by:
             6686          (i) posting written notice:
             6687          (A) at the principal office of the public body, or if no principal office exists, at the
             6688      building where the meeting is to be held; and
             6689          (B) beginning October 1, 2008 and except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), on the
             6690      Utah Public Notice Website created under Section 63F-1-701 ; and
             6691          (ii) providing notice to:
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     of the public body; [or] and
             6694          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             6695          (B) a local media correspondent.
             6696          (b) A public body of a municipality under Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, a local
             6697      district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts, or a
             6698      special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, is encouraged,
             6699      but not required, to post written notice on the Utah Public Notice Website, if the municipality
             6700      or district has a current annual budget of less than $1 million.
             6701          [(c) A public body is in compliance with the provisions of Subsection (3)(a)(ii) by
             6702      providing notice to a newspaper or local media correspondent under the provisions of
             6703      Subsection 63F-1-701 (4)(d).]
             6704          (4) A public body is encouraged to develop and use additional electronic means to
             6705      provide notice of its meetings under Subsection (3).
             6706          (5) (a) The notice requirement of Subsection (1) may be disregarded if:
             6707          (i) because of unforeseen circumstances it is necessary for a public body to hold an
             6708      emergency meeting to consider matters of an emergency or urgent nature; and
             6709          (ii) the public body gives the best notice practicable of:
             6710          (A) the time and place of the emergency meeting; and
             6711          (B) the topics to be considered at the emergency meeting.
             6712          (b) An emergency meeting of a public body may not be held unless:
             6713          (i) an attempt has been made to notify all the members of the public body; and
             6714          (ii) a majority of the members of the public body approve the meeting.
             6715          (6) (a) A public notice that is required to include an agenda under Subsection (1) shall
             6716      provide reasonable specificity to notify the public as to the topics to be considered at the
             6717      meeting. Each topic shall be listed under an agenda item on the meeting agenda.
             6718          (b) Subject to the provisions of Subsection (6)(c), and at the discretion of the presiding
             6719      member of the public body, a topic raised by the public may be discussed during an open
             6720      meeting, even if the topic raised by the public was not included in the agenda or advance public
             6721      notice for the meeting.
             6722          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (5), relating to emergency meetings, a public
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         (i) listed under an agenda item as required by Subsection (6)(a); and
             6725          (ii) included with the advance public notice required by this section.
             6726          Section 150. Section 53A-3-202 is amended to read:
             6727           53A-3-202. Compensation for services -- Additional per diem -- Approval of
             6728      expenses.
             6729          (1) Each member of a local school board, except the student member, shall receive
             6730      compensation for services and for necessary expenses in accordance with board compensation
             6731      schedules adopted by the local school board in accordance with the provisions of this section.
             6732          (2) Beginning on July 1, 2007, if a local school board decides to adopt or amend its
             6733      board compensation schedules, the board shall set a time and place for a public hearing at
             6734      which all interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard.
             6735          (3) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting shall be provided at least
             6736      seven days prior to the meeting by:
             6737          (a) (i) publication at least once in a newspaper published in the county where the
             6738      school district is situated and generally circulated within the school district; and
             6739          (ii) publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             6740          (b) posting a notice:
             6741          (i) at each school within the school district;
             6742          (ii) in at least three other public places within the school district; and
             6743          (iii) on the Internet in a manner that is easily accessible to citizens that use the Internet.
             6744          (4) After the conclusion of the public hearing, the local school board may adopt or
             6745      amend its board compensation schedules.
             6746          (5) Each member shall submit an itemized account of necessary travel expenses for
             6747      board approval.
             6748          (6) A local school board may, without following the procedures described in
             6749      [Subsection] Subsections (2) and (3), continue to use the compensation schedule that was in
             6750      effect prior to July 1, 2007 until, at the discretion of the board, the compensation schedule is
             6751      amended or a new compensation schedule is adopted.
             6752          Section 151. Section 53A-3-402 is amended to read:
             6753           53A-3-402. Powers and duties generally.
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         (a) implement the core curriculum utilizing instructional materials that best correlate to
             6756      the core curriculum and graduation requirements;
             6757          (b) administer tests, required by the State Board of Education, which measure the
             6758      progress of each student, and coordinate with the state superintendent and State Board of
             6759      Education to assess results and create plans to improve the student's progress which shall be
             6760      submitted to the State Office of Education for approval;
             6761          (c) use progress-based assessments as part of a plan to identify schools, teachers, and
             6762      students that need remediation and determine the type and amount of federal, state, and local
             6763      resources to implement remediation;
             6764          (d) develop early warning systems for students or classes failing to make progress;
             6765          (e) work with the State Office of Education to establish a library of documented best
             6766      practices, consistent with state and federal regulations, for use by the local districts; and
             6767          (f) implement training programs for school administrators, including basic
             6768      management training, best practices in instructional methods, budget training, staff
             6769      management, managing for learning results and continuous improvement, and how to help
             6770      every child achieve optimal learning in core academics.
             6771          (2) Local school boards shall spend minimum school program funds for programs and
             6772      activities for which the State Board of Education has established minimum standards or rules
             6773      under Section 53A-1-402 .
             6774          (3) (a) A board may purchase, sell, and make improvements on school sites, buildings,
             6775      and equipment and construct, erect, and furnish school buildings.
             6776          (b) School sites or buildings may only be conveyed or sold on board resolution
             6777      affirmed by at least two-thirds of the members.
             6778          (4) (a) A board may participate in the joint construction or operation of a school
             6779      attended by children residing within the district and children residing in other districts either
             6780      within or outside the state.
             6781          (b) Any agreement for the joint operation or construction of a school shall:
             6782          (i) be signed by the president of the board of each participating district;
             6783          (ii) include a mutually agreed upon pro rata cost; and
             6784          (iii) be filed with the State Board of Education.
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     technology schools.
             6787          (6) A board may enroll children in school who are at least five years of age before
             6788      September 2 of the year in which admission is sought.
             6789          (7) A board may establish and support school libraries.
             6790          (8) A board may collect damages for the loss, injury, or destruction of school property.
             6791          (9) A board may authorize guidance and counseling services for children and their
             6792      parents or guardians prior to, during, or following enrollment of the children in schools.
             6793          (10) (a) A board shall administer and implement federal educational programs in
             6794      accordance with Title 53A, Chapter 1, Part 9, Implementing Federal Programs Act.
             6795          (b) Federal funds are not considered funds within the school district budget under Title
             6796      53A, Chapter 19, School District Budgets.
             6797          (11) (a) A board may organize school safety patrols and adopt rules under which the
             6798      patrols promote student safety.
             6799          (b) A student appointed to a safety patrol shall be at least ten years old and have written
             6800      parental consent for the appointment.
             6801          (c) Safety patrol members may not direct vehicular traffic or be stationed in a portion
             6802      of a highway intended for vehicular traffic use.
             6803          (d) Liability may not attach to a school district, its employees, officers, or agents or to a
             6804      safety patrol member, a parent of a safety patrol member, or an authorized volunteer assisting
             6805      the program by virtue of the organization, maintenance, or operation of a school safety patrol.
             6806          (12) (a) A board may on its own behalf, or on behalf of an educational institution for
             6807      which the board is the direct governing body, accept private grants, loans, gifts, endowments,
             6808      devises, or bequests that are made for educational purposes.
             6809          (b) These contributions are not subject to appropriation by the Legislature.
             6810          (13) (a) A board may appoint and fix the compensation of a compliance officer to issue
             6811      citations for violations of Subsection 76-10-105 (2).
             6812          (b) A person may not be appointed to serve as a compliance officer without the
             6813      person's consent.
             6814          (c) A teacher or student may not be appointed as a compliance officer.
             6815          (14) A board shall adopt bylaws and rules for its own procedures.
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     management of the district schools.
             6818          (b) All board rules and policies shall be in writing, filed, and referenced for public
             6819      access.
             6820          (16) A board may hold school on legal holidays other than Sundays.
             6821          (17) (a) Each board shall establish for each school year a school traffic safety
             6822      committee to implement this Subsection (17).
             6823          (b) The committee shall be composed of one representative of:
             6824          (i) the schools within the district;
             6825          (ii) the Parent Teachers' Association of the schools within the district;
             6826          (iii) the municipality or county;
             6827          (iv) state or local law enforcement; and
             6828          (v) state or local traffic safety engineering.
             6829          (c) The committee shall:
             6830          (i) receive suggestions from parents, teachers, and others and recommend school traffic
             6831      safety improvements, boundary changes to enhance safety, and school traffic safety program
             6832      measures;
             6833          (ii) review and submit annually to the Department of Transportation and affected
             6834      municipalities and counties a child access routing plan for each elementary, middle, and junior
             6835      high school within the district;
             6836          (iii) consult the Utah Safety Council and the Division of Family Health Services and
             6837      provide training to all school children in kindergarten through grade six, within the district, on
             6838      school crossing safety and use; and
             6839          (iv) help ensure the district's compliance with rules made by the Department of
             6840      Transportation under Section 41-6a-303 .
             6841          (d) The committee may establish subcommittees as needed to assist in accomplishing
             6842      its duties under Subsection (17)(c).
             6843          (e) The board shall require the school community council of each elementary, middle,
             6844      and junior high school within the district to develop and submit annually to the committee a
             6845      child access routing plan.
             6846          (18) (a) Each school board shall adopt and implement a comprehensive emergency
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     school vehicles, and in connection with school-related activities or events.
             6849          (b) The board shall implement its plan by July 1, 2000.
             6850          (c) The plan shall:
             6851          (i) include prevention, intervention, and response components;
             6852          (ii) be consistent with the student conduct and discipline policies required for school
             6853      districts under Title 53A, Chapter 11, Part 9, School Discipline and Conduct Plans;
             6854          (iii) require inservice training for all district and school building staff on what their
             6855      roles are in the emergency response plan; and
             6856          (iv) provide for coordination with local law enforcement and other public safety
             6857      representatives in preventing, intervening, and responding to violence in the areas and activities
             6858      referred to in Subsection (18)(a).
             6859          (d) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public
             6860      instruction, shall develop comprehensive emergency response plan models that local school
             6861      boards may use, where appropriate, to comply with Subsection (18)(a).
             6862          (e) Each local school board shall, by July 1 of each year, certify to the State Board of
             6863      Education that its plan has been practiced at the school level and presented to and reviewed by
             6864      its teachers, administrators, students, and their parents and local law enforcement and public
             6865      safety representatives.
             6866          (19) (a) Each local school board may adopt an emergency response plan for the
             6867      treatment of sports-related injuries that occur during school sports practices and events.
             6868          (b) The plan may be implemented by each secondary school in the district that has a
             6869      sports program for students.
             6870          (c) The plan may:
             6871          (i) include emergency personnel, emergency communication, and emergency
             6872      equipment components;
             6873          (ii) require inservice training on the emergency response plan for school personnel who
             6874      are involved in sports programs in the district's secondary schools; and
             6875          (iii) provide for coordination with individuals and agency representatives who:
             6876          (A) are not employees of the school district; and
             6877          (B) would be involved in providing emergency services to students injured while
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         (d) The board, in collaboration with the schools referred to in Subsection (19)(b), may
             6880      review the plan each year and make revisions when required to improve or enhance the plan.
             6881          (e) The State Board of Education, through the state superintendent of public
             6882      instruction, shall provide local school boards with an emergency plan response model that local
             6883      boards may use to comply with the requirements of this Subsection (19).
             6884          (20) A board shall do all other things necessary for the maintenance, prosperity, and
             6885      success of the schools and the promotion of education.
             6886          (21) (a) Before closing a school or changing the boundaries of a school, a board shall:
             6887          (i) hold a public hearing, as defined in Section 10-9a-103 ; and
             6888          (ii) provide public notice of the public hearing, as specified in Subsection (21)(b).
             6889          (b) The notice of a public hearing required under Subsection (21)(a) shall:
             6890          (i) indicate the:
             6891          (A) school or schools under consideration for closure or boundary change; and
             6892          (B) date, time, and location of the public hearing; and
             6893          (ii) at least ten days prior to the public hearing, be:
             6894          (A) published:
             6895          (I) in a newspaper of general circulation in the area; and
             6896          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             6897          (B) posted in at least three public locations within the municipality or on the district's
             6898      official website.
             6899          Section 152. Section 53A-18-104 is amended to read:
             6900           53A-18-104. Testing validity of bonds to be refunded -- Procedure.
             6901          If considered advisable by the local school board, the validity of any bonds intended to
             6902      be refunded may be determined in the following manner:
             6903          (1) The board shall [have published once a week for two successive weeks in a
             6904      newspaper published in the school district, or if there is no such newspaper, post for a like
             6905      period in three public and conspicuous places in the district,]:
             6906          (a) publish a notice describing with sufficient particularity for identification the bond
             6907      or bonds intended to be refunded[.]:
             6908          (i) once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the school
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         (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             6911          (b) post a notice for two successive weeks in three public and conspicuous places
             6912      describing with sufficient particularity for identification the bond or bonds intended to be
             6913      refunded.
             6914          (2) The notice shall require any person objecting to the legality, regularity, or validity
             6915      of the bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness represented by the bonds, to appear before
             6916      the board at a specified place within the district on a specified day and time.
             6917          (3) The time may not be less than 14 nor more than 60 days after the first publication
             6918      or posting of the notice.
             6919          (4) The notice shall require the person to appear at the meeting with his objections in
             6920      writing, duly verified.
             6921          (5) The board shall convene at the time and place specified in the notice and receive all
             6922      objections as prescribed in Subsection (4).
             6923          (6) The objections shall be filed with and preserved by the board.
             6924          (7) If no written objections are presented at the time and place specified in the notice,
             6925      the board shall so certify.
             6926          (8) All persons are then prohibited from questioning in any manner or proceeding the
             6927      legality, regularity, or validity of the bond or bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness
             6928      represented by the bonds, and the board may then refund the bonds.
             6929          (9) Any person filing a written objection under Subsection (4) shall, within 20 days
             6930      after the filing, commence appropriate legal proceedings against the board and others as may be
             6931      proper parties, in the district court for the county in which the school district is situated, to
             6932      challenge and determine the legality, regularity, and validity of the bond or bonds, their issue
             6933      and sale, or the indebtedness represented by them.
             6934          (10) Failure to commence the proceedings within 20 days bars the person filing
             6935      objections from questioning, in any manner or proceeding, the legality, regularity, or validity of
             6936      the bond or bonds, their issue or sale, or the indebtedness represented by the bonds.
             6937          (11) Upon proof of failure to commence proceedings, by certificate of the clerk of the
             6938      court, the board may refund the bonds.
             6939          Section 153. Section 53A-19-102 is amended to read:
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         (1) Prior to June 22 of each year, each local school board shall adopt a budget and
             6942      make appropriations for the next fiscal year. If the tax rate in the proposed budget exceeds the
             6943      certified tax rate defined in Section 59-2-924 , the board shall comply with Sections 59-2-918
             6944      and 59-2-919 in adopting the budget, except as provided by Section 53A-17a-133 .
             6945          (2) Prior to the adoption of a budget containing a tax rate which does not exceed the
             6946      certified tax rate, the board shall hold a public hearing, as defined in Section 10-9a-103 , on the
             6947      proposed budget. In addition to complying with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings
             6948      Act, in regards to the hearing, the board shall do the following:
             6949          (a) publish:
             6950          (i) the required newspaper notice at least ten days [prior] before to the hearing; and
             6951          (ii) the required notice, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least ten days before
             6952      the hearing; and
             6953          (b) file a copy of the proposed budget with the board's business administrator for public
             6954      inspection at least ten days prior to the hearing.
             6955          (3) The board shall file a copy of the adopted budget with the state auditor and the
             6956      State Board of Education.
             6957          Section 154. Section 53A-19-104 is amended to read:
             6958           53A-19-104. Limits on appropriations -- Estimated expendable revenue.
             6959          (1) A local school board may not make any appropriation in excess of its estimated
             6960      expendable revenue, including undistributed reserves, for the following fiscal year.
             6961          (2) In determining the estimated expendable revenue, any existing deficits arising
             6962      through excessive expenditures from former years are deducted from the estimated revenue for
             6963      the ensuing year to the extent of at least 10% of the entire tax revenue of the district for the
             6964      previous year.
             6965          (3) In the event of financial hardships, the board may deduct from the estimated
             6966      expendable revenue for the ensuing year, by fund, at least 25% of the deficit amount.
             6967          (4) All estimated balances available for appropriations at the end of the fiscal year shall
             6968      revert to the funds from which they were appropriated and shall be fund balances available for
             6969      appropriation in the budget of the following year.
             6970          (5) A local school board may reduce a budget appropriation at its regular meeting if
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     least one week prior to the meeting.
             6973          (6) An increase in an appropriation may not be made by the board unless the following
             6974      steps are taken:
             6975          (a) the board receives a written request from the district superintendent that sets forth
             6976      the reasons for the proposed increase;
             6977          (b) notice of the request is published:
             6978          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district at least one week
             6979      prior to the board meeting at which the request will be considered; and
             6980          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , at least one week prior to the board meeting
             6981      at which the request will be considered; and
             6982          (c) the board holds a public hearing on the request prior to the board's acting on the
             6983      request.
             6984          Section 155. Section 53B-3-107 is amended to read:
             6985           53B-3-107. Traffic violations -- Notice of rule or regulation.
             6986          (1) It is a violation of this section for any person to operate or park a vehicle upon any
             6987      property owned or controlled by a state institution of higher education contrary to posted signs
             6988      authorized by the published rules and regulations of the institution or to block or impede traffic
             6989      through or on any of these properties.
             6990          (2) Notice of a rule or regulation to all persons is sufficient if the rule or regulation is
             6991      published in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which
             6992      the institution and the campus or facility is located.
             6993          Section 156. Section 53B-7-101.5 is amended to read:
             6994           53B-7-101.5. Proposed tuition increases -- Notice -- Hearings.
             6995          (1) If an institution within the State System of Higher Education listed in Section
             6996      53B-1-102 considers increasing tuition rates for undergraduate students in the process of
             6997      preparing or implementing its budget, it shall hold a meeting to receive public input and
             6998      response on the issue.
             6999          (2) The institution shall advertise the hearing required under Subsection (1) using the
             7000      following procedure:
             7001          (a) The institution shall advertise its intent to consider an increase in student tuition
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         (i) in the institution's student newspaper[.]; and
             7004          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7005          (b) The advertisement shall be run twice during a period of ten days prior to the
             7006      meeting.
             7007          (c) The advertisement shall state that the institution will meet on a certain day, time,
             7008      and place fixed in the advertisement, which shall not be less than seven days after the day the
             7009      second advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the
             7010      proposed increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.
             7011          (3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             7012          "NOTICE OF PROPOSED TUITION INCREASE
             7013          The (name of the higher education institution) is proposing to increase student tuition
             7014      rates. This would be an increase of ______ %, which is an increase of $______ per semester
             7015      for a full-time resident undergraduate student. All concerned students and citizens are invited
             7016      to a public hearing on the proposed increase to be held at (meeting place) on (date) at (time)."
             7017          (4) (a) The institution shall provide the following information to those in attendance at
             7018      the meeting required under Subsection (1):
             7019          (i) the current year's student enrollment for:
             7020          (A) the State System of Higher Education, if a systemwide increase is being
             7021      considered; or
             7022          (B) the institution, if an increase is being considered for just a single institution;
             7023          (ii) total tuition revenues for the current school year;
             7024          (iii) projected student enrollment growth for the next school year and projected tuition
             7025      revenue increases from that anticipated growth; and
             7026          (iv) a detailed accounting of how and where the increased tuition revenues would be
             7027      spent.
             7028          (b) The enrollment and revenue data required under Subsection (4)(a) shall be broken
             7029      down into majors or departments if the proposed tuition increases are department or major
             7030      specific.
             7031          (5) If the institution does not make a final decision on the proposed tuition increase at
             7032      the meeting, it shall announce the date, time, and place of the meeting where that determination
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         Section 157. Section 54-4-27 is amended to read:
             7035           54-4-27. Payment of dividends -- Notice -- Restraint.
             7036          (1) No gas or electric corporation doing business in this state shall pay any dividend
             7037      upon its common stock prior to thirty days after the date of the declaration of such dividend by
             7038      the board of directors of such utility corporation.
             7039          (2) Within five days after the declaration of such dividend the management of such
             7040      corporation shall:
             7041          (a) notify the utilities commission in writing of the declaration of said dividend, the
             7042      amount thereof, the date fixed for payment of the same[, and shall also cause to be published a
             7043      notice]; and
             7044          (b) publish a notice, including the information described in Subsection (2)(a):
             7045          (i) in a newspaper having general circulation in the city or town where its principal
             7046      place of business is located[, stating in substance the contents of the notice herein required to
             7047      be given the utilities commission.]; and
             7048          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7049          (3) If the commission, after investigation, shall find that the capital of any such
             7050      corporation is being impaired or that its service to the public is likely to become impaired or is
             7051      in danger of impairment, it may issue an order directing such utility corporation to refrain from
             7052      the payment of said dividend until such impairment is made good or danger of impairment is
             7053      avoided.
             7054          (4) The district court of any county in which said utility is doing business in this state
             7055      is authorized upon a suit by the commission to enforce the order of the commission, and
             7056      empowered to issue a restraining order pending final determination of the action.
             7057          Section 158. Section 54-7-17 is amended to read:
             7058           54-7-17. Stay of commission's order or decision pending appeal.
             7059          (1) A petition for judicial review does not stay or suspend the operation of the order or
             7060      decision of the commission.
             7061          (2) (a) The court may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the
             7062      commission's order or decision after at least three days' notice and after a hearing.
             7063          (b) If the court stays or suspends the order or decision of the commission, the order
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     reference, that:
             7066          (i) great or irreparable damage will result to the petitioner absent suspension or a stay
             7067      of the order; and
             7068          (ii) specifies the nature of the damage.
             7069          (3) (a) The court's order staying or suspending the decision of the commission is not
             7070      effective until a supersedeas bond is executed, filed with, and approved by the commission (or
             7071      approved, on review, by the court).
             7072          (b) The bond shall be payable to the state [of Utah], and shall be sufficient in amount
             7073      and security to insure the prompt payment by the party petitioning for the review of:
             7074          (i) all damages caused by the delay in the enforcement of the order or decision of the
             7075      commission; and
             7076          (ii) all moneys that any person or corporation is compelled to pay, pending the review
             7077      proceedings, for transportation, transmission, product, commodity, or service in excess of the
             7078      charges fixed by the order or decision of the commission.
             7079          (c) Whenever necessary to insure the prompt payment of damages and any
             7080      overcharges, the court may order the party petitioning for a review to give additional security or
             7081      to increase the supersedeas bond.
             7082          (4) (a) When the court stays or suspends the order or decision of the commission in any
             7083      matter affecting rates, fares, tolls, rentals, charges, or classifications, it shall order the public
             7084      utility affected to pay into court, or into some bank or trust company paying interest on
             7085      deposits, all sums of money collected by the public utility that are greater than the sum a person
             7086      would have paid if the order or decision of the commission had not been stayed or suspended.
             7087          (b) (i) Upon the final decision by the court, the public utility shall refund all moneys
             7088      collected by it that are greater than those authorized by the court's final decision, together with
             7089      interest if the moneys were deposited in a bank or trust company, to the persons entitled to the
             7090      refund.
             7091          (ii) The commission shall prescribe the methods for distributing the refund.
             7092          (c) (i) If any of the refund money has not been claimed within one year from the final
             7093      decision of the court, the commission shall publish notice of the refund:
             7094          (A) (I) once per week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
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         (II) in any other newspapers that the commission designates[.]; and
             7097          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two successive weeks.
             7098          (ii) The notice shall state the names of the persons entitled to the moneys and the
             7099      amount due each person.
             7100          (iii) All moneys not claimed within three months after the publication of the notice
             7101      shall be paid by the public utility into the General Fund.
             7102          (5) When the court stays or suspends any order or decision lowering any rate, fare, toll,
             7103      rental, charge, or classification, after the execution and approval of the supersedeas bond, the
             7104      commission shall order the public utility affected to keep accounts, verified by oath, that show:
             7105          (a) the amounts being charged or received by the public utility; and
             7106          (b) the names and addresses of the persons to whom overcharges will be refundable.
             7107          Section 159. Section 54-8-10 is amended to read:
             7108           54-8-10. Public hearing -- Notice -- Publication.
             7109          (1) Such notice shall be:
             7110          (a) (i) published:
             7111          (A) in full one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district; or
             7112          (B) if there be no such newspaper, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
             7113      in the county, city, or town in which said district is located; and
             7114           (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             7115          (b) by posting in not less than three public places in such district.
             7116          (2) A copy of such notice shall be mailed by certified mail to the last known address of
             7117      each owner of land within the proposed district whose property will be assessed for the cost of
             7118      the improvement.
             7119          (3) The address to be used for said purpose shall be that last appearing on the real
             7120      property assessment rolls of the county wherein said property is located.
             7121          (4) In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed to "Owner" and shall be so
             7122      mailed addressed to the street number of each piece of improved property to be affected by the
             7123      assessment.
             7124          (5) Mailed notices and the published notice shall state where a copy of the resolution
             7125      creating the district will be available for inspection by any interested parties.
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          54-8-16. Notice of assessment -- Publication.
             7128          (1) After the preparation of the aforesaid resolution, notice of a public hearing on the
             7129      proposed assessments shall be given. [Such]
             7130          (2) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall be:
             7131          (a) published:
             7132          (i) one time in a newspaper in which the first notice of hearing was published at least
             7133      [twenty] 20 days before the date fixed for the hearing; and [shall be]
             7134          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for at least 20 days before the date fixed for
             7135      the hearing; and
             7136          (b) mailed by certified mail not less than [fifteen] 15 days prior to the date fixed for
             7137      such hearing to each owner of real property whose property will be assessed for part of the cost
             7138      of the improvement at the last known address of such owner using for such purpose the names
             7139      and addresses appearing on the last completed real property assessment rolls of the county
             7140      wherein said affected property is located.
             7141          (3) In addition, a copy of such notice shall be addressed to "Owner" and shall be so
             7142      mailed addressed to the street number of each piece of improved property to be affected by
             7143      such assessment.
             7144          (4) Each notice shall state that at the specified time and place, the governing body will
             7145      hold a public hearing upon the proposed assessments and shall state that any owner of any
             7146      property to be assessed pursuant to the resolution will be heard on the question of whether his
             7147      property will be benefited by the proposed improvement to the amount of the proposed
             7148      assessment against his property and whether the amount assessed against his property
             7149      constitutes more than his proper proportional share of the total cost of the improvement.
             7150          (5) The notice shall further state where a copy of the resolution proposed to be adopted
             7151      levying the assessments against all real property in the district will be on file for public
             7152      inspection, and that subject to such changes and corrections therein as may be made by the
             7153      governing body, it is proposed to adopt the resolution at the conclusion of the hearing.
             7154          (6) A published notice shall describe the boundaries or area of the district with
             7155      sufficient particularity to permit each owner of real property therein to ascertain that his
             7156      property lies in the district.
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     state the amount of the assessment proposed to be levied against the real property of the person
             7159      to whom the notice is mailed.
             7160          Section 161. Section 54-8-23 is amended to read:
             7161           54-8-23. Objection to amount of assessment -- Civil action -- Litigation to
             7162      question or attack proceedings or legality of bonds.
             7163          (1) No special assessment levied under this chapter shall be declared void, nor shall
             7164      any such assessment or part thereof be set aside in consequence of any error or irregularity
             7165      permitted or appearing in any of the proceedings under this chapter, but any party feeling
             7166      aggrieved by any such special assessment or proceeding may bring a civil action to cause such
             7167      grievance to be adjudicated if such action is commenced prior to the expiration of the period
             7168      specified in this section.
             7169          (2) The burden of proof to show that such special assessment or part thereof is invalid,
             7170      inequitable or unjust shall rest upon the party who brings such suit.
             7171          (3) Any such litigation shall not be regarded as an appeal within the meaning of the
             7172      prohibition contained in Section 54-8-18 .
             7173          (4) Every person whose property is subject to such special assessment and who fails to
             7174      appear during the public hearings on said assessments to raise his objection to such tax shall be
             7175      deemed to have waived all objections to such levy except the objection that the governing body
             7176      lacks jurisdiction to levy such tax.
             7177          (5) For a period of twenty days after the governing body has adopted the enactment
             7178      authorizing the assessment, any taxpayer in the district shall have the right to institute litigation
             7179      for the purpose of questioning or attacking the proceedings pursuant to which the assessments
             7180      have been authorized subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
             7181          (6) Whenever any enactment authorizing the issuance of any bonds pursuant to the
             7182      improvement contemplated shall have been adopted such resolution shall be published:
             7183          (a) once in a newspaper in which the original notice of hearing was published[.]; and
             7184          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7185          (7) For a period of [twenty] 20 days thereafter, any person whose property shall have
             7186      been assessed and any taxpayer in the district shall have the right to institute litigation for the
             7187      purpose of questioning or attacking the legality of such bonds.
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     had by the governing body, the bonds to be issued pursuant thereto, and the special assessments
             7190      from which such bonds are to be paid, shall become incontestable, and no suit attacking or
             7191      questioning the legality thereof may be instituted in this state, and no court shall have the
             7192      authority to inquire into such matters.
             7193          Section 162. Section 57-1-25 is amended to read:
             7194           57-1-25. Notice of trustee's sale -- Description of property -- Time and place of
             7195      sale.
             7196          (1) The trustee shall give written notice of the time and place of sale particularly
             7197      describing the property to be sold:
             7198          (a) by publication of the notice:
             7199          (i) (A) at least three times;
             7200          [(ii)] (B) once a week for three consecutive weeks;
             7201          [(iii)] (C) the last publication to be at least ten days but not more than 30 days before
             7202      the date the sale is scheduled; and
             7203          [(iv)] (D) in a newspaper having a general circulation in each county in which the
             7204      property to be sold, or some part of the property to be sold, is situated; and
             7205          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for 30 days before the date the sale is
             7206      scheduled; and
             7207          (b) by posting the notice:
             7208          (i) at least 20 days before the date the sale is scheduled; and
             7209          (ii) (A) in some conspicuous place on the property to be sold; and
             7210          (B) at the office of the county recorder of each county in which the trust property, or
             7211      some part of it, is located.
             7212          (2) (a) The sale shall be held at the time and place designated in the notice of sale.
             7213          (b) The time of sale shall be between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
             7214          (c) The place of sale shall be clearly identified in the notice of sale under Subsection
             7215      (1) and shall be at a courthouse serving the county in which the property to be sold, or some
             7216      part of the property to be sold, is located.
             7217          (3) The notice of sale shall be in substantially the following form:
             7218     
Notice of Trustee's Sale

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     payable in lawful money of the United States at the time of sale, at (insert location of sale)
             7221      ________________on __________(month\day\year), at __.m. of said day, for the purpose of
             7222      foreclosing a trust deed originally executed by ____ (and ____, his wife,) as trustors, in favor
             7223      of ____, covering real property located at ____, and more particularly described as:
             7224     
(Insert legal description)

             7225          The current beneficiary of the trust deed is ______________________ and the record
             7226      owners of the property as of the recording of the notice of default are _________________ and
             7227      ____________________.
             7228      Dated __________(month\day\year).
_______________

             7229     
Trustee

             7230          Section 163. Section 57-11-11 is amended to read:
             7231           57-11-11. Rules of division -- Filing advertising material -- Injunctions --
             7232      Intervention by division in suits -- General powers of division.
             7233          (1) (a) The division shall prescribe reasonable rules which shall be adopted, amended,
             7234      or repealed only after a public hearing [with notice thereof published].
             7235          (b) The division shall:
             7236          (i) publish notice of the public hearing described in Subsection (1)(a):
             7237          (A) once in a newspaper or newspapers with statewide circulation [and sent to any] and
             7238      at least 20 days before the hearing; and
             7239          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for at least 20 days before the hearing; and
             7240          (ii) send a notice to a nonprofit organization which files a written request for notice
             7241      with the division[; said notice shall be published and sent not less than] at least 20 days prior to
             7242      the hearing.
             7243          (2) The rules shall include but need not be limited to:
             7244          (a) provisions for advertising standards to assure full and fair disclosure;
             7245          (b) provisions for escrow or trust agreements, performance bonds, or other means
             7246      reasonably necessary to assure that all improvements referred to in the application for
             7247      registration and advertising will be completed and that purchasers will receive the interest in
             7248      land contracted for.
             7249          (3) These provisions, however, shall not be required if the city or county in which the
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     adequate than is required under said rules[;]:
             7252          [(c)] (a) provisions for operating procedures;
             7253          [(d)] (b) provisions for a shortened form of registration in cases where the division
             7254      determines that the purposes of this act do not require a subdivision to be registered pursuant to
             7255      an application containing all the information required by Section 57-11-6 or do not require that
             7256      the public offering statement contain all the information required by Section 57-11-7 ; and
             7257          [(e)] (c) other rules necessary and proper to accomplish the purpose of this [act]
             7258      chapter.
             7259          [(2)] (4) The division by rule or order, after reasonable notice, may require the filing of
             7260      advertising material relating to subdivided lands prior to its distribution, provided that the
             7261      division must approve or reject any advertising material within 15 days from the receipt thereof
             7262      or the material shall be considered approved.
             7263          [(3)] (5) If it appears that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or
             7264      practice constituting a violation of a provision of this act or a rule or order hereunder, the
             7265      agency, with or without prior administrative proceedings, may bring an action in the district
             7266      court of the district where said person maintains his residence or a place of business or where
             7267      said act or practice has occurred or is about to occur, to enjoin the acts or practices and to
             7268      enforce compliance with this act or any rule or order hereunder. Upon proper showing,
             7269      injunctive relief or temporary restraining orders shall be granted, and a receiver or conservator
             7270      may be appointed. The division shall not be required to post a bond in any court proceedings.
             7271          [(4)] (6) The division shall be allowed to intervene in a suit involving subdivided
             7272      lands, either as a party or as an amicus curiae, where it appears that the interpretation or
             7273      constitutionality of any provision of law will be called into question. In any suit by or against a
             7274      subdivider involving subdivided lands, the subdivider promptly shall furnish the agency notice
             7275      of the suit and copies of all pleadings. Failure to do so may, in the discretion of the division,
             7276      constitute grounds for the division withholding any approval required by this [act] chapter.
             7277          [(5)] (7) The division may:
             7278          (a) accept registrations filed in other states or with the federal government;
             7279          (b) contract with public agencies or qualified private persons in this state or other
             7280      jurisdictions to perform investigative functions; and
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         [(6)] (8) The division shall cooperate with similar agencies in other jurisdictions to
             7283      establish uniform filing procedures and forms, uniform public offering statements, advertising
             7284      standards, rules, and common administrative practices.
             7285          Section 164. Section 59-2-918 is amended to read:
             7286           59-2-918. Advertisement of proposed tax increase -- Notice -- Contents.
             7287          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a taxing entity may not budget an
             7288      increased amount of ad valorem tax revenue exclusive of revenue from new growth as defined
             7289      in Subsection 59-2-924 (4) unless it advertises its intention to do so at the same time that it
             7290      advertises its intention to fix its budget for the forthcoming fiscal year.
             7291          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7292      advertisement or hearing requirements of this section if:
             7293          (A) the taxing entity is expressly exempted by law from complying with the
             7294      requirements of this section; or
             7295          (B) the increased amount of ad valorem tax revenue results from a tax rate increase that
             7296      is exempted under Subsection 59-2-919 (2)(a)(ii)(B) from the advertisement and hearing
             7297      requirements of Section 59-2-919 .
             7298          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7299      advertisement requirements of this section if:
             7300          (A) Section 53A-17a-133 allows the taxing entity to budget an increased amount of ad
             7301      valorem property tax revenue without having to comply with the advertisement requirements of
             7302      this section; or
             7303          (B) the taxing entity:
             7304          (I) collected less than $20,000 in ad valorem tax revenues for the previous fiscal year;
             7305      and
             7306          (II) sets a budget during the current fiscal year of less than $20,000 of ad valorem tax
             7307      revenues.
             7308          (2) (a) For taxing entities operating under a July 1 through June 30 fiscal year, the
             7309      advertisement required by this section may be combined with the advertisement required by
             7310      Section 59-2-919 .
             7311          (b) For taxing entities operating under a January 1 through December 31 fiscal year,
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     posting and form requirements established under Section 59-2-919 .
             7314          (3) The form of the advertisement required by this section shall meet the[ size, type,
             7315      placement, and frequency] form and posting requirements established under Section 59-2-919
             7316      and shall be substantially as follows:
             7317     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             7318     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             7319          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             7320          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             7321      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             7322          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             7323      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             7324      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             7325          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             7326      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             7327      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             7328          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             7329     
PUBLIC HEARING

             7330          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             7331          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             7332          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             7333      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             7334          (4) If a final decision regarding the budgeting of an increased amount of ad valorem tax
             7335      revenue is not made at the public hearing described in Subsection (3), the taxing entity shall
             7336      announce at the public hearing the scheduled time and place for consideration and adoption of
             7337      the proposed budget increase.
             7338          (5) (a) Each taxing entity operating under the January 1 through December 31 fiscal
             7339      year shall by March 1 notify the county of the date, time, and place of the public hearing at
             7340      which the budget for the following fiscal year will be considered.
             7341          (b) The county shall include the information described in Subsection (5)(a) with the tax
             7342      notice.
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             7345          Section 165. Section 59-2-919 is amended to read:
             7346           59-2-919. Resolution proposing tax increases -- Notice -- Contents of notice of
             7347      proposed tax increase -- Personal mailed notice in addition to advertisement -- Contents
             7348      of personal mailed notice -- Hearing -- Dates.
             7349          (1) A tax rate in excess of the certified tax rate may not be levied until a resolution has
             7350      been approved by the taxing entity in accordance with this section.
             7351          (2) (a) (i) The taxing entity shall advertise its intent to exceed the certified tax rate:
             7352          (A) subject to Section 45-1-101 , in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of
             7353      general circulation in the taxing entity[.]; and
             7354          (B) electronically as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7355          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7356      advertisement or hearing requirements of this section if:
             7357          (A) the taxing entity is expressly exempted by law from complying with the
             7358      requirements of this section; or
             7359          (B) (I) the taxing entity is a party to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13,
             7360      Interlocal Cooperation Act, that creates an interlocal entity to provide fire protection,
             7361      emergency, and emergency medical services;
             7362          (II) the tax rate increase is approved by the taxing entity's voters at an election held for
             7363      that purpose on or before December 31, 2010;
             7364          (III) the purpose of the tax rate increase is to pay for fire protection, emergency, and
             7365      emergency medical services provided by the interlocal entity; and
             7366          (IV) at least 30 days before its annual budget hearing, the taxing entity:
             7367          (Aa) adopts a resolution certifying that the taxing entity will dedicate all revenue from
             7368      the tax rate increase exclusively to pay for fire protection, emergency, and emergency medical
             7369      services provided by the interlocal entity and that the amount of other revenues, independent of
             7370      the revenue generated from the tax rate increase, that the taxing entity spends for fire
             7371      protection, emergency, and emergency medical services each year after the tax rate increase
             7372      will not decrease below the amount spent by the taxing entity during the year immediately
             7373      before the tax rate increase without a corresponding decrease in the taxing entity's property tax
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         (Bb) sends a copy of the resolution to the commission.
             7376          (iii) The exception under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B) from the advertisement and hearing
             7377      requirements of this section does not apply to an increase in a taxing entity's tax rate that occurs
             7378      after December 31, 2010, even if the tax rate increase is approved by the taxing entity's voters
             7379      before that date.
             7380          (iv) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a)(i), a taxing entity is not required to meet the
             7381      advertisement requirements of this section if:
             7382          (A) Section 53A-17a-133 allows the taxing entity to levy a tax rate that exceeds that
             7383      certified tax rate without having to comply with the advertisement requirements of this section;
             7384      or
             7385          (B) the taxing entity:
             7386          (I) collected less than $20,000 in ad valorem tax revenues for the previous fiscal year;
             7387      and
             7388          (II) sets a budget during the current fiscal year of less than $20,000 of ad valorem tax
             7389      revenues.
             7390          (b) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) shall:
             7391          (i) be no less than 1/4 page in size;
             7392          (ii) use type no smaller than 18 point; and
             7393          (iii) be surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             7394          (c) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) may not be
             7395      placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements
             7396      appear.
             7397          (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
             7398          (i) whenever possible, the advertisement described in [this section] Subsection
             7399      (2)(a)(i)(A) appear in a newspaper that is published at least one day per week; and
             7400          (ii) the newspaper or combination of newspapers selected:
             7401          (A) be of general interest and readership in the taxing entity; and
             7402          (B) not be of limited subject matter.
             7403          (e) The advertisement [described in this section shall]:
             7404          (i) described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) shall be run once each week for the two weeks
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         (ii) described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B) shall be published two weeks preceding the
             7407      adoption of the final budget; and
             7408          [(ii)] (iii) shall state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place
             7409      fixed in the advertisement, which shall be not less than seven days after the day the first
             7410      advertisement is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding any proposed
             7411      increase and to explain the reasons for the proposed increase.
             7412          (f) The meeting on the proposed increase may coincide with the hearing on the
             7413      proposed budget of the taxing entity.
             7414          (3) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             7415     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             7416     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             7417          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             7418          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             7419      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             7420          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             7421      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             7422      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             7423          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             7424      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             7425      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             7426          (Name of taxing entity) property tax revenue from new growth and other sources will
             7427      increase from $_______________ to $______________.
             7428          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             7429     
PUBLIC HEARING

             7430          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             7431          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             7432          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             7433      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             7434          (4) The commission:
             7435          (a) shall adopt rules governing the joint use of one advertisement under this section or
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         (b) subject to Section 45-1-101 , may, upon petition by any taxing entity, authorize
             7438      [either]:
             7439          (i) the use of weekly newspapers in counties having both daily and weekly newspapers
             7440      where the weekly newspaper would provide equal or greater notice to the taxpayer; or
             7441          (ii) the use of a commission-approved direct notice to each taxpayer if the:
             7442          (A) cost of the advertisement would cause undue hardship; and
             7443          (B) direct notice is different and separate from that provided for in Section 59-2-919.1 .
             7444          (5) (a) The taxing entity, after holding a hearing as provided in this section, may adopt
             7445      a resolution levying a tax rate in excess of the certified tax rate.
             7446          (b) If a resolution adopting a tax rate is not adopted on the day of the public hearing,
             7447      the scheduled time and place for consideration and adoption of the resolution shall be
             7448      announced at the public hearing.
             7449          (c) If a resolution adopting a tax rate is to be considered at a day and time that is more
             7450      than two weeks after the public hearing described in Subsection 59-2-919.1 (2)(c)(v), a taxing
             7451      entity, other than a taxing entity described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), shall advertise the date of
             7452      the proposed adoption of the resolution in the same manner as provided under Subsections (2)
             7453      and (3).
             7454          (6) (a) All hearings described in this section shall be open to the public.
             7455          (b) The governing body of a taxing entity conducting a hearing shall permit all
             7456      interested parties desiring to be heard an opportunity to present oral testimony within
             7457      reasonable time limits.
             7458          (7) (a) Each taxing entity shall notify the county legislative body by March 1 of each
             7459      year of the date, time, and place a public hearing is held by the taxing entity pursuant to this
             7460      section.
             7461          (b) A taxing entity may not schedule a hearing described in this section at the same
             7462      time as another overlapping taxing entity in the same county, but all taxing entities in which the
             7463      power to set tax levies is vested in the same governing board or authority may consolidate the
             7464      required hearings into one hearing.
             7465          (c) The county legislative body shall resolve any conflicts in hearing dates and times
             7466      after consultation with each affected taxing entity.
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     p.m.
             7469          Section 166. Section 59-2-924 is amended to read:
             7470           59-2-924. Report of valuation of property to county auditor and commission --
             7471      Transmittal by auditor to governing bodies -- Certified tax rate -- Calculation of certified
             7472      tax rate -- Rulemaking authority -- Adoption of tentative budget.
             7473          (1) Before June 1 of each year, the county assessor of each county shall deliver to the
             7474      county auditor and the commission the following statements:
             7475          (a) a statement containing the aggregate valuation of all taxable real property assessed
             7476      by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, for each taxing entity; and
             7477          (b) a statement containing the taxable value of all personal property assessed by a
             7478      county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, from the prior year end values.
             7479          (2) The county auditor shall, on or before June 8, transmit to the governing body of
             7480      each taxing entity:
             7481          (a) the statements described in Subsections (1)(a) and (b);
             7482          (b) an estimate of the revenue from personal property;
             7483          (c) the certified tax rate; and
             7484          (d) all forms necessary to submit a tax levy request.
             7485          (3) (a) The "certified tax rate" means a tax rate that will provide the same ad valorem
             7486      property tax revenues for a taxing entity as were budgeted by that taxing entity for the prior
             7487      year.
             7488          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (3):
             7489          (i) "Ad valorem property tax revenues" do not include:
             7490          (A) collections from redemptions;
             7491          (B) interest;
             7492          (C) penalties; and
             7493          (D) revenue received by a taxing entity from personal property that is:
             7494          (I) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7495          (II) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7496          (ii) "Aggregate taxable value of all property taxed" means:
             7497          (A) the aggregate taxable value of all real property assessed by a county assessor in
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         (B) the aggregate taxable year end value of all personal property assessed by a county
             7500      assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, for the prior year; and
             7501          (C) the aggregate taxable value of all real and personal property assessed by the
             7502      commission in accordance with Part 2, Assessment of Property, for the current year.
             7503          (c) (i) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the certified tax rate shall be
             7504      calculated by dividing the ad valorem property tax revenues budgeted for the prior year by the
             7505      taxing entity by the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii).
             7506          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(i), the legislative body of a taxing entity shall
             7507      calculate an amount as follows:
             7508          (A) calculate for the taxing entity the difference between:
             7509          (I) the aggregate taxable value of all property taxed; and
             7510          (II) any redevelopment adjustments for the current calendar year;
             7511          (B) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A), calculate an
             7512      amount determined by increasing or decreasing the amount calculated under Subsection
             7513      (3)(c)(ii)(A) by the average of the percentage net change in the value of taxable property for the
             7514      equalization period for the three calendar years immediately preceding the current calendar
             7515      year;
             7516          (C) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), calculate the
             7517      product of:
             7518          (I) the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B); and
             7519          (II) the percentage of property taxes collected for the five calendar years immediately
             7520      preceding the current calendar year; and
             7521          (D) after making the calculation required by Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C), calculate an
             7522      amount determined by subtracting from the amount calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C)
             7523      any new growth as defined in this section:
             7524          (I) within the taxing entity; and
             7525          (II) for the following calendar year:
             7526          (Aa) for new growth from real property assessed by a county assessor in accordance
             7527      with Part 3, County Assessment and all property assessed by the commission in accordance
             7528      with Section 59-2-201 , the current calendar year; and
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     accordance with Part 3, County Assessment, the prior calendar year.
             7531          (iii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(A), the aggregate taxable value of all
             7532      property taxed:
             7533          (A) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(iii)(B) or (3)(c)(ii)(C), is as defined in
             7534      Subsection (3)(b)(ii);
             7535          (B) does not include the total taxable value of personal property contained on the tax
             7536      rolls of the taxing entity that is:
             7537          (I) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7538          (II) semiconductor manufacturing equipment; and
             7539          (C) for personal property assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7540      County Assessment, the taxable value of personal property is the year end value of the personal
             7541      property contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the entity.
             7542          (iv) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7543      January 1, 2007, the value of taxable property does not include the value of personal property
             7544      that is:
             7545          (A) within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7546      County Assessment; and
             7547          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7548          (v) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(C)(II), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7549      January 1, 2007, the percentage of property taxes collected does not include property taxes
             7550      collected from personal property that is:
             7551          (A) within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3,
             7552      County Assessment; and
             7553          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7554          (vi) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(ii)(B), for calendar years beginning on or after
             7555      January 1, 2009, the value of taxable property does not include the value of personal property
             7556      that is within the taxing entity assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County
             7557      Assessment.
             7558          (vii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             7559      the commission may prescribe rules for calculating redevelopment adjustments for a calendar
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         (d) (i) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             7562      the commission shall make rules determining the calculation of ad valorem property tax
             7563      revenues budgeted by a taxing entity.
             7564          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(d)(i), ad valorem property tax revenues budgeted by
             7565      a taxing entity shall be calculated in the same manner as budgeted property tax revenues are
             7566      calculated for purposes of Section 59-2-913 .
             7567          (e) The certified tax rates for the taxing entities described in this Subsection (3)(e) shall
             7568      be calculated as follows:
             7569          (i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(ii), for new taxing entities the certified tax
             7570      rate is zero;
             7571          (ii) for each municipality incorporated on or after July 1, 1996, the certified tax rate is:
             7572          (A) in a county of the first, second, or third class, the levy imposed for municipal-type
             7573      services under Sections 17-34-1 and 17-36-9 ; and
             7574          (B) in a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, the levy imposed for general county
             7575      purposes and such other levies imposed solely for the municipal-type services identified in
             7576      Section 17-34-1 and Subsection 17-36-3 (22); and
             7577          (iii) for debt service voted on by the public, the certified tax rate shall be the actual
             7578      levy imposed by that section, except that the certified tax rates for the following levies shall be
             7579      calculated in accordance with Section 59-2-913 and this section:
             7580          (A) school leeways provided for under Sections 11-2-7 , 53A-16-110 , 53A-17a-125 ,
             7581      53A-17a-127 , 53A-17a-133 , 53A-17a-134 , 53A-17a-143 , 53A-17a-145 , and 53A-21-103 ; and
             7582          (B) levies to pay for the costs of state legislative mandates or judicial or administrative
             7583      orders under Section 59-2-1604 .
             7584          (f) (i) A judgment levy imposed under Section 59-2-1328 or 59-2-1330 shall be
             7585      established at that rate which is sufficient to generate only the revenue required to satisfy one
             7586      or more eligible judgments, as defined in Section 59-2-102 .
             7587          (ii) The ad valorem property tax revenue generated by the judgment levy shall not be
             7588      considered in establishing the taxing entity's aggregate certified tax rate.
             7589          (g) The ad valorem property tax revenue generated by the capital outlay levy described
             7590      in Section 53A-16-107 within a taxing entity in a county of the first class:
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     rate; and
             7593          (ii) shall be included by the commission in establishing a certified tax rate for that
             7594      capital outlay levy determined in accordance with the calculation described in Subsection
             7595      59-2-913 (3).
             7596          (4) (a) For the purpose of calculating the certified tax rate, the county auditor shall use:
             7597          (i) the taxable value of real property assessed by a county assessor contained on the
             7598      assessment roll;
             7599          (ii) the taxable value of real and personal property assessed by the commission; and
             7600          (iii) the taxable year end value of personal property assessed by a county assessor
             7601      contained on the prior year's assessment roll.
             7602          (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i), the taxable value of real property on the
             7603      assessment roll does not include new growth as defined in Subsection (4)(c).
             7604          (c) "New growth" means:
             7605          (i) the difference between the increase in taxable value of the following property of the
             7606      taxing entity from the previous calendar year to the current year:
             7607          (A) real property assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County
             7608      Assessment; and
             7609          (B) property assessed by the commission under Section 59-2-201 ; plus
             7610          (ii) the difference between the increase in taxable year end value of personal property
             7611      of the taxing entity from the year prior to the previous calendar year to the previous calendar
             7612      year; minus
             7613          (iii) the amount of an increase in taxable value described in Subsection (4)(e).
             7614          (d) For purposes of Subsection (4)(c)(ii), the taxable value of personal property of the
             7615      taxing entity does not include the taxable value of personal property that is:
             7616          (i) contained on the tax rolls of the taxing entity if that property is assessed by a county
             7617      assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7618          (ii) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7619          (e) Subsection (4)(c)(iii) applies to the following increases in taxable value:
             7620          (i) the amount of increase to locally assessed real property taxable values resulting
             7621      from factoring, reappraisal, or any other adjustments; or
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     commission under Section 59-2-201 resulting from a change in the method of apportioning the
             7624      taxable value prescribed by:
             7625          (A) the Legislature;
             7626          (B) a court;
             7627          (C) the commission in an administrative rule; or
             7628          (D) the commission in an administrative order.
             7629          (f) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the taxable year end value of personal
             7630      property on the prior year's assessment roll does not include:
             7631          (i) new growth as defined in Subsection (4)(c); or
             7632          (ii) the total taxable year end value of personal property contained on the prior year's
             7633      tax rolls of the taxing entity that is:
             7634          (A) assessed by a county assessor in accordance with Part 3, County Assessment; and
             7635          (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
             7636          (5) (a) On or before June 22, each taxing entity shall annually adopt a tentative budget.
             7637          (b) If the taxing entity intends to exceed the certified tax rate, it shall notify the county
             7638      auditor of:
             7639          (i) its intent to exceed the certified tax rate; and
             7640          (ii) the amount by which it proposes to exceed the certified tax rate.
             7641          (c) The county auditor shall notify all property owners of any intent to exceed the
             7642      certified tax rate in accordance with [Subsection] Section 59-2-919 [(3)].
             7643          Section 167. Section 59-2-926 is amended to read:
             7644           59-2-926. Proposed tax increase by state -- Notice -- Contents -- Dates.
             7645          If the state authorizes a levy pursuant to Section 53A-17a-135 that exceeds the certified
             7646      revenue levy as defined in Section 53A-17a-103 or authorizes a levy pursuant to Section
             7647      59-2-1602 that exceeds the certified revenue levy as defined in Section 59-2-102 , the state shall
             7648      publish a notice no later than ten days after the last day of the annual legislative general session
             7649      that meets the following requirements:
             7650          (1) (a) The Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall advertise that the state
             7651      authorized a levy that generates revenue in excess of the previous year's ad valorem tax
             7652      revenue, plus new growth, but exclusive of revenue from collections from redemptions,
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         (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the state[. The advertisement]; and
             7655          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7656          (b) Except an advertisement published on a website, the advertisement described in
             7657      Subsection (1)(a):
             7658          (i) shall be no less than 1/4 page in size and the type used shall be no smaller than 18
             7659      point, and surrounded by a 1/4-inch border[. The advertisement]:
             7660          (ii) may not be placed in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and
             7661      classified advertisements appear[. The advertisement]; and
             7662          (iii) shall be run once.
             7663          (2) The form and content of the notice shall be substantially as follows:
             7664     
"NOTICE OF TAX INCREASE

             7665          The state has budgeted an increase in its property tax revenue from $__________ to
             7666      $__________ or ____%. The increase in property tax revenues will come from the following
             7667      sources (include all of the following provisions):
             7668          (a) $__________ of the increase will come from (provide an explanation of the cause
             7669      of adjustment or increased revenues, such as reappraisals or factoring orders);
             7670          (b) $__________ of the increase will come from natural increases in the value of the
             7671      tax base due to (explain cause of new growth, such as new building activity, annexation, etc.);
             7672          (c) a home valued at $100,000 in the state of Utah which based on last year's (levy for
             7673      the basic state-supported school program, levy for the Property Tax Valuation Agency Fund, or
             7674      both) paid $____________ in property taxes would pay the following:
             7675          (i) $__________ if the state of Utah did not budget an increase in property tax revenue
             7676      exclusive of new growth; and
             7677          (ii) $__________ under the increased property tax revenues exclusive of new growth
             7678      budgeted by the state of Utah."
             7679          Section 168. Section 59-2-1303 is amended to read:
             7680           59-2-1303. Seizure and sale -- Method and procedure.
             7681          Unless taxes or uniform fees on personal property assessed by the county assessor are
             7682      paid or secured as provided under Section 59-2-1302 , the assessor or, if this duty has been
             7683      reassigned in an ordinance under Section 17-16-5.5 , the treasurer shall collect the taxes,
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     personal property owned by the person against whom the tax is assessed. The assessor or
             7686      treasurer, as the case may be, may seize that personal property on which a delinquent property
             7687      tax or uniform fee exists at any time in order to protect a county's interest in that personal
             7688      property. The sale of personal property shall be made in the following manner:
             7689          (1) (a) For all personal property, except manufactured homes and mobile homes as
             7690      provided in Subsection (1)(b), the sale shall be made:
             7691          (i) at public auction;
             7692          (ii) of a sufficient amount of property to pay the taxes, or uniform fees and interest,
             7693      penalties, and costs;
             7694          (iii) when practicable, in the city, town, or precinct where the property was seized; and
             7695          (iv) after one week's notice of the time and place of the sale, given by:
             7696          (A) (I) publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the county[, or by]; and
             7697          (II) publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             7698          (B) posting in three public places in the county.
             7699          (b) For manufactured homes and mobile homes that are used as a residence and that are
             7700      listed on the personal property roll of the county, the sale shall be made:
             7701          (i) at public auction;
             7702          (ii) when practicable, in the city, town, or precinct where the property was seized;
             7703          (iii) no sooner than one year after the taxes on the property became delinquent as
             7704      determined in Section 59-2-1302 ;
             7705          (iv) after publication of the date, time, and place of sale:
             7706          (A) in a newspaper having general circulation in the county, once in each of two
             7707      successive weeks immediately preceding the date of the sale; and
             7708          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks immediately preceding the date
             7709      of the sale; and
             7710          (v) after notification, sent by certified mail at least ten days prior to the first date of
             7711      publication [of the sale in a newspaper] under Subsection (1)(b)(iv), to the owner of the
             7712      manufactured home or mobile home, all lien holders of record, and any other person known by
             7713      the assessor to have an interest in the manufactured home or mobile home, of the date, time,
             7714      and place of the sale.
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     be, may charge in each case the actual and necessary expenses for travel and seizing, handling,
             7717      keeping, selling, or caring for that property.
             7718          (3) Upon payment of the price bid for any personal property sold under this section, the
             7719      delivery of the property, with a bill of sale, vests title in the purchaser.
             7720          (4) All sale proceeds in excess of taxes, or uniform fees and interest, penalties, and
             7721      costs shall be returned to the owner of the personal property, and until claimed shall be
             7722      deposited in the county treasury and made subject to the order of the owner, the owner's heirs,
             7723      or assigns.
             7724          (5) The unsold portion of any property may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the
             7725      owner.
             7726          (6) If there is no acceptable purchaser of the property, the property shall be declared the
             7727      property of the county. The county executive may sell or rent any property held in the name of
             7728      the county at any time after the sale upon terms determined by the county legislative body.
             7729          Section 169. Section 59-2-1309 is amended to read:
             7730           59-2-1309. Publication of delinquency -- Seizure and sale -- Redemption --
             7731      Distribution of proceeds.
             7732          (1) (a) On or before December 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a list of
             7733      the delinquent rail car companies and state-assessed commercial vehicles:
             7734          (i) in a newspaper having general circulation in the state [a list of the delinquent rail car
             7735      companies and state-assessed commercial vehicles.]; and
             7736          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7737          (b) The list shall contain the names of the owners, when known, and a general
             7738      description of the property assessed as to which the taxes are delinquent, and the amount of the
             7739      delinquent taxes.
             7740          (c) The commission shall publish with the list a notice that unless the delinquent taxes,
             7741      together with the penalty, are paid before December 21, the property of the delinquent or so
             7742      much of it as may be necessary to pay the amount of the taxes, penalty, and interest at the rate
             7743      prescribed in Section 59-1-402 from December 31 to the date of sale, shall be seized and sold
             7744      for taxes, interest, and costs, the sale to be made at any time and place at the discretion of the
             7745      commission.
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     personal property for delinquent taxes shall apply to sales made by the commission under this
             7748      section, except that notice of the time and place of the sale shall be given by publication:
             7749          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the state[.]; and
             7750          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7751          (2) Property seized by the commission pursuant to this section may be redeemed, at
             7752      any time prior to the sale, by payment of the full amount of taxes due from the delinquent
             7753      together with all penalties, interest, and the costs then accrued.
             7754          (3) All sums collected by the commission upon the sale or redemption of property
             7755      pursuant to this section shall be immediately distributed as follows:
             7756          (a) all interest, penalties, and costs to the appropriate county treasurer; and
             7757          (b) any excess over the taxes, penalties, interest, and cost shall be deposited with the
             7758      state treasurer subject to the order of the owner of the property sold, or the owner's heirs or
             7759      assigns.
             7760          Section 170. Section 59-2-1310 is amended to read:
             7761           59-2-1310. Collection by seizure and sale -- Procedure -- Costs.
             7762          (1) The treasurer shall collect the taxes delinquent on personal property assessed by the
             7763      commission as determined by the assessor, except when sufficient real estate is liable for the
             7764      tax, by seizure and sale of any personal property owned by the delinquent taxpayer.
             7765          (2) The sale shall be at public auction, and of a sufficient amount of property to pay the
             7766      taxes and costs, and when practicable shall be made in the city, town, or precinct where seized.
             7767          (3) The sale shall be made after one week's notice of the time and place of the sale,
             7768      given by:
             7769          (a) (i) publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the county[, or by]; and
             7770          (ii) publication in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             7771          (b) posting in three public places in the county.
             7772          (4) For seizing or selling personal property the treasurer may charge in each case the
             7773      actual and necessary expenses for travel and seizing, handling, keeping, selling, or caring for
             7774      property so seized or sold.
             7775          (5) On payment of the price bid for any personal property sold, its delivery, with a bill
             7776      of sale, vests title in the purchaser.
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     the owner of the property sold, and until claimed shall be deposited in the county treasury and
             7779      disposed of under Title 67, Chapter 4a, Unclaimed Property Act, subject to the order of the
             7780      owner, or the owner's heirs or assigns.
             7781          (7) If there is no acceptable purchaser of the property, the property shall be declared the
             7782      property of the county. The county executive may sell or rent any property held in the name of
             7783      the county at any time after the sale upon terms determined by the county legislative body.
             7784          (8) The unsold portion of any property may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the
             7785      owner.
             7786          Section 171. Section 59-2-1332 is amended to read:
             7787           59-2-1332. Extension of date of delinquency.
             7788          (1) (a) The county legislative body may, upon a petition of not less than 100 taxpayers
             7789      or upon its own motion for good cause, by proclamation, extend the date when taxes become
             7790      delinquent from November 30 to noon on December 30.
             7791          (b) If the county legislative body so extends this date, the county legislative body shall
             7792      publish a notice of the proclamation covering this extension:
             7793          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in at least two issues before
             7794      November 1 of the year in which the taxes are to be paid[.]; and
             7795          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks before November 1.
             7796          (2) In all cases where the county legislative body extends the date when taxes become
             7797      delinquent, the date for the selling of property to the county for delinquent taxes shall be
             7798      extended 30 days from the dates provided by law.
             7799          Section 172. Section 59-2-1332.5 is amended to read:
             7800           59-2-1332.5. Mailing notice of delinquency or publication of delinquent list --
             7801      Contents -- Notice -- Definitions.
             7802          (1) The county treasurer shall provide notice of delinquency in the payment of property
             7803      taxes:
             7804          (a) except as provided in Subsection (4), on or before December 31 of each calendar
             7805      year; and
             7806          (b) in a manner described in Subsection (2).
             7807          (2) A notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes shall be provided by:
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         (A) to each delinquent taxpayer; and
             7810          (B) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(a); and
             7811          (ii) making available to the public a list of delinquencies in the payment of property
             7812      taxes:
             7813          (A) (I) by electronic means; and
             7814          (II) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; and
             7815          (B) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(b); or
             7816          (b) publishing a list of delinquencies in the payment of property taxes:
             7817          (i) in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in the county;
             7818          (ii) that lists each delinquency in alphabetical order by:
             7819          (A) the last name of the delinquent taxpayer; or
             7820          (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity; and
             7821          (iii) that includes the information required by Subsection (3)(b).
             7822          (3) (a) A written notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes described in
             7823      Subsection (2)(a)(i) shall include:
             7824          (i) a statement that delinquent taxes are due;
             7825          (ii) the amount of delinquent taxes due, not including any penalties imposed in
             7826      accordance with this chapter;
             7827          (iii) (A) the name of the delinquent taxpayer; or
             7828          (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity;
             7829          (iv) (A) a description of the delinquent property; or
             7830          (B) the property identification number of the delinquent property;
             7831          (v) a statement that a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter; and
             7832          (vi) a statement that interest accrues as of January 1 following the date of the
             7833      delinquency unless before January 16 the following are paid:
             7834          (A) the delinquent taxes; and
             7835          (B) the penalty.
             7836          (b) The list of delinquencies described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(b) shall include:
             7837          (i) the amount of delinquent taxes due, not including any penalties imposed in
             7838      accordance with this chapter;
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         (B) if the delinquent taxpayer is a business entity, the name of the business entity;
             7841          (iii) (A) a description of the delinquent property; or
             7842          (B) the property identification number of the delinquent property;
             7843          (iv) a statement that a penalty shall be imposed in accordance with this chapter; and
             7844          (v) a statement that interest accrues as of January 1 following the date of the
             7845      delinquency unless before January 16 the following are paid:
             7846          (A) the delinquent taxes; and
             7847          (B) the penalty.
             7848          (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), if the county legislative body extends the date
             7849      when taxes become delinquent under Subsection 59-2-1332 (1), the notice of delinquency in the
             7850      payment of property taxes shall be provided on or before January 10.
             7851          (5) (a) In addition to the notice of delinquency in the payment of property taxes
             7852      required by Subsection (1), a county treasurer may in accordance with this Subsection (5) mail
             7853      a notice that property taxes are delinquent:
             7854          (i) to:
             7855          (A) a delinquent taxpayer;
             7856          (B) an owner of record of the delinquent property;
             7857          (C) any other interested party that requests notice; or
             7858          (D) a combination of Subsections (5)(a)(i)(A) through (C); and
             7859          (ii) at any time that the county treasurer considers appropriate.
             7860          (b) A notice mailed in accordance with this Subsection (5):
             7861          (i) shall include the information required by Subsection (3)(a); and
             7862          (ii) may include any information that the county treasurer finds is useful to the owner
             7863      of record of the delinquent property in determining:
             7864          (A) the status of taxes owed on the delinquent property;
             7865          (B) any penalty that is owed on the delinquent property;
             7866          (C) any interest charged under Section 59-2-1331 on the delinquent property; or
             7867          (D) any related matters concerning the delinquent property.
             7868          (6) As used in this section, "business entity" means:
             7869          (a) an association;
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         (c) a limited liability company;
             7872          (d) a partnership;
             7873          (e) a trust; or
             7874          (f) a business entity similar to Subsections (6)(a) through (e).
             7875          Section 173. Section 59-2-1351 is amended to read:
             7876           59-2-1351. Sales by county -- Notice of tax sale -- Entries on record.
             7877          (1) (a) Upon receiving the tax sale listing from the county treasurer, the county auditor
             7878      shall select a date for the tax sale for all real property on which a delinquency exists that was
             7879      not previously redeemed and upon which the period of redemption is expiring in the nearest tax
             7880      sale.
             7881          (b) The tax sale shall be conducted in May or June of the current year.
             7882          (2) Notice of the tax sale shall be provided as follows:
             7883          (a) sent by certified and first class mail to the last-known recorded owner, the occupant
             7884      of any improved property, and all other interests of record, as of the preceding March 15, at
             7885      their last-known address; and
             7886          (b) published:
             7887          (i) four times in a newspaper published and having general circulation in the county,
             7888      once in each of four successive weeks immediately preceding the date of sale; [or] and
             7889          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks immediately preceding the
             7890      date of sale; and
             7891          (c) if no newspaper is published in the county, posted in five public places in the
             7892      county, as determined by the auditor, at least 25 but no more than 30 days prior to the date of
             7893      sale.
             7894          (3) The notice shall be in substantially the following form:
             7895     
NOTICE OF TAX SALE

             7896          Notice is hereby given that on __________(month\day\year), at __ o'clock __. m., at
             7897      the front door of the county courthouse in ____ County, Utah, I will offer for sale at public
             7898      auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash, under the provisions of Section 59-2-1351.1 , the
             7899      following described real property located in the county and now delinquent and subject to tax
             7900      sale. A bid for less than the total amount of taxes, interest, penalty, and administrative costs
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(Here describe the real estate)

             7903          IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on
             7904      __________(month\day\year).
             7905     
_______________

             7906     
County Auditor

             7907     
_______________

             7908     
County

             7909          (4) (a) The notice sent by certified mail in accordance with Subsection (2)(a) shall
             7910      include:
             7911          (i) the name and last-known address of the last-known recorded owner of the property
             7912      to be sold;
             7913          (ii) the parcel, serial, or account number of the delinquent property; and
             7914          (iii) the legal description of the delinquent property.
             7915          (b) The notice published in a newspaper in accordance with Subsection (2)(b) shall
             7916      include:
             7917          (i) the name and last-known address of the last-known recorded owner of each parcel
             7918      of property to be sold; and
             7919          (ii) the street address or the parcel, serial, or account number of the delinquent parcels.
             7920          Section 174. Section 59-12-402 is amended to read:
             7921           59-12-402. Additional resort communities sales and use tax -- Base -- Rate --
             7922      Collection fees -- Resolution and voter approval requirements -- Election requirements --
             7923      Notice requirements -- Ordinance requirements.
             7924          (1) (a) Subject to Subsections (2) through (6), the governing body of a municipality in
             7925      which the transient room capacity as defined in Section 59-12-405 is greater than or equal to
             7926      66% of the municipality's permanent census population may, in addition to the sales tax
             7927      authorized under Section 59-12-401 , impose an additional resort communities sales tax in an
             7928      amount that is less than or equal to .5% on the transactions described in Subsection
             7929      59-12-103 (1) located within the municipality.
             7930          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), the governing body of a municipality may not
             7931      impose a tax under this section on:
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         (A) a motor vehicle;
             7934          (B) an aircraft;
             7935          (C) a watercraft;
             7936          (D) a modular home;
             7937          (E) a manufactured home; or
             7938          (F) a mobile home;
             7939          (ii) the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses
             7940      are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             7941          (iii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d), amounts paid or charged for food and
             7942      food ingredients.
             7943          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             7944      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             7945          (d) A municipality imposing a tax under this section shall impose the tax on amounts
             7946      paid or charged for food and food ingredients if the food and food ingredients are sold as part
             7947      of a bundled transaction attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible personal
             7948      property other than food and food ingredients.
             7949          (2) (a) An amount equal to the total of any costs incurred by the state in connection
             7950      with the implementation of Subsection (1) which exceed, in any year, the revenues received by
             7951      the state from its collection fees received in connection with the implementation of Subsection
             7952      (1) shall be paid over to the state General Fund by the cities and towns which impose the tax
             7953      provided for in Subsection (1).
             7954          (b) Amounts paid under Subsection (2)(a) shall be allocated proportionally among
             7955      those cities and towns according to the amount of revenue the respective cities and towns
             7956      generate in that year through imposition of that tax.
             7957          (3) To impose an additional resort communities sales tax under this section, the
             7958      governing body of the municipality shall:
             7959          (a) pass a resolution approving the tax; and
             7960          (b) except as provided in Subsection (6), obtain voter approval for the tax as provided
             7961      in Subsection (4).
             7962          (4) To obtain voter approval for an additional resort communities sales tax under
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         (a) hold the additional resort communities sales tax election during:
             7965          (i) a regular general election; or
             7966          (ii) a municipal general election; and
             7967          (b) publish notice of the election:
             7968          (i) 15 days or more before the day on which the election is held; and
             7969          (ii) (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality[.]; and
             7970          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             7971          (5) An ordinance approving an additional resort communities sales tax under this
             7972      section shall provide an effective date for the tax as provided in Section 59-12-403 .
             7973          (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), a municipality is not subject to the
             7974      voter approval requirements of Subsection (3)(b) if, on or before January 1, 1996, the
             7975      municipality imposed a license fee or tax on businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to
             7976      Section 10-1-203 .
             7977          (b) The exception from the voter approval requirements in Subsection (6)(a) does not
             7978      apply to a municipality that, on or before January 1, 1996, imposed a license fee or tax on only
             7979      one class of businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 .
             7980          Section 175. Section 59-12-1001 is amended to read:
             7981           59-12-1001. Authority to impose tax for highways or to fund a system for public
             7982      transit -- Base -- Rate -- Ordinance requirements -- Voter approval requirements --
             7983      Election requirements -- Notice of election requirements -- Exceptions to voter approval
             7984      requirements -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             7985          (1) (a) A city or town in which the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1)
             7986      are not subject to a sales and use tax under Section 59-12-501 may as provided in this part
             7987      impose a sales and use tax of:
             7988          (i) beginning on January 1, 1998, and ending on December 31, 2007, .25% on the
             7989      transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1) located within the city or town; or
             7990          (ii) beginning on January 1, 2008, .30% on the transactions described in Subsection
             7991      59-12-103 (1) located within the city or town.
             7992          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a city or town may not impose a tax under this
             7993      section on:
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     are exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 ; and
             7996          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d), amounts paid or charged for food and food
             7997      ingredients.
             7998          (c) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             7999      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             8000          (d) A city or town imposing a tax under this section shall impose the tax on amounts
             8001      paid or charged for food and food ingredients if the food and food ingredients are sold as part
             8002      of a bundled transaction attributable to food and food ingredients and tangible personal
             8003      property other than food and food ingredients.
             8004          (2) (a) A city or town imposing a tax under this part may use the revenues generated by
             8005      the tax:
             8006          (i) for the construction and maintenance of highways under the jurisdiction of the city
             8007      or town imposing the tax;
             8008          (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), to fund a system for public transit; or
             8009          (iii) for a combination of the purposes described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
             8010          (b) (i) For purposes of Subsection (2)(a)(ii) and except as provided in Subsection
             8011      (2)(b)(ii), "public transit" is as defined in Section 17B-2a-802 .
             8012          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b)(i), "public transit" does not include a fixed
             8013      guideway system.
             8014          (3) To impose a tax under this part, the governing body of the city or town shall:
             8015          (a) pass an ordinance approving the tax; and
             8016          (b) except as provided in Subsection (7) or (8), obtain voter approval for the tax as
             8017      provided in Subsection (4).
             8018          (4) To obtain voter approval for a tax under Subsection (3)(b), a city or town shall:
             8019          (a) hold an election during:
             8020          (i) a regular general election; or
             8021          (ii) a municipal general election; and
             8022          (b) publish notice of the election:
             8023          (i) 15 days or more before the day on which the election is held; and
             8024          (ii) (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town[.]; and
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         (5) An ordinance approving a tax under this part shall provide an effective date for the
             8027      tax as provided in Subsection (6).
             8028          (6) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (6):
             8029          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a city or town under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part
             8030      4, Annexation.
             8031          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a city or town.
             8032          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(c) or (d), if, on or after April 1, 2008, a city
             8033      or town enacts or repeals a tax under this part, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             8034          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8035          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             8036      the requirements of Subsection (6)(b)(ii) from the city or town.
             8037          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (6)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             8038          (A) that the city or town will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             8039          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A);
             8040          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A); and
             8041          (D) if the city or town enacts the tax described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of
             8042      the tax.
             8043          (c) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             8044          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             8045          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             8046      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             8047          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             8048          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             8049          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             8050      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             8051          (d) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             8052      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             8053      Subsection (6)(b)(i) takes effect:
             8054          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8055          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
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         (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             8058      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             8059          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             8060      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             8061      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             8062          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8063          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             8064      the requirements of Subsection (6)(e)(ii) from the city or town that annexes the annexing area.
             8065          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (6)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             8066          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (6)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             8067      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             8068          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A);
             8069          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A); and
             8070          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (6)(e)(ii)(A).
             8071          (f) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             8072          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             8073          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             8074      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             8075          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             8076          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             8077          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             8078      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             8079          (g) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             8080      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             8081      Subsection (6)(e)(i) takes effect:
             8082          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8083          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             8084      Subsection (6)(e)(i).
             8085          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             8086      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
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     voter approval requirements of Subsection (3)(b) if:
             8089          (i) on or before January 1, 1996, the city or town imposed a license fee or tax on
             8090      businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 ; or
             8091          (ii) the city or town:
             8092          (A) on or before June 30, 2002, obtained voter approval in accordance with Subsection
             8093      (3)(b) to impose a tax under this part for a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and
             8094          (B) on or after July 1, 2002, uses the revenues generated by a tax under this part for a
             8095      purpose described in Subsection (2)(a).
             8096          (b) The exception from the voter approval requirements in Subsection (7)(a)(i) does not
             8097      apply to a city or town that, on or before January 1, 1996, imposed a license fee or tax on only
             8098      one class of businesses based on gross receipts pursuant to Section 10-1-203 .
             8099          (8) A city or town is not subject to the voter approval requirements of Subsection
             8100      (3)(b) if:
             8101          (a) on December 31, 2007, the city or town imposes a tax of .25% under this section;
             8102      and
             8103          (b) on or after January 1, 2008, the city or town increases the tax rate under this section
             8104      to .30%.
             8105          Section 176. Section 59-12-1102 is amended to read:
             8106           59-12-1102. Base -- Rate -- Imposition of tax -- Distribution of revenue --
             8107      Administration -- Enactment or repeal of tax -- Effective date -- Notice requirements.
             8108          (1) (a) (i) Subject to Subsections (2) through (5), and in addition to any other tax
             8109      authorized by this chapter, a county may impose by ordinance a county option sales and use tax
             8110      of .25% upon the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103 (1).
             8111          (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), a county may not impose a tax under this
             8112      section on the sales and uses described in Section 59-12-104 to the extent the sales and uses are
             8113      exempt from taxation under Section 59-12-104 .
             8114          (b) For purposes of this Subsection (1), the location of a transaction shall be
             8115      determined in accordance with Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215 .
             8116          (c) The county option sales and use tax under this section shall be imposed:
             8117          (i) upon transactions that are located within the county, including transactions that are
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         (ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(d) or (5), beginning on the first day of
             8120      January:
             8121          (A) of the next calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             8122      ordinance is adopted on or before May 25; or
             8123          (B) of the second calendar year after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax if the
             8124      ordinance is adopted after May 25.
             8125          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c)(ii), the county option sales and use tax under
             8126      this section shall be imposed:
             8127          (i) beginning January 1, 1998, if an ordinance adopting the tax imposed on or before
             8128      September 4, 1997; or
             8129          (ii) beginning January 1, 1999, if an ordinance adopting the tax is imposed during 1997
             8130      but after September 4, 1997.
             8131          (2) (a) Before imposing a county option sales and use tax under Subsection (1), a
             8132      county shall hold two public hearings on separate days in geographically diverse locations in
             8133      the county.
             8134          (b) (i) At least one of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall have a starting
             8135      time of no earlier than 6 p.m.
             8136          (ii) The earlier of the hearings required by Subsection (2)(a) shall be no less than seven
             8137      days after the day the first advertisement required by Subsection (2)(c) is published.
             8138          (c) (i) Before holding the public hearings required by Subsection (2)(a), the county
             8139      shall advertise [in a newspaper of general circulation in the county]:
             8140          (A) its intent to adopt a county option sales and use tax;
             8141          (B) the date, time, and location of each public hearing; and
             8142          (C) a statement that the purpose of each public hearing is to obtain public comments
             8143      regarding the proposed tax.
             8144          (ii) The advertisement shall be published:
             8145          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once each week for the two
             8146      weeks preceding the earlier of the two public hearings[.]; and
             8147          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks preceding the earlier of the two
             8148      public hearings.
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     page in size, and the type used shall be no smaller than 18 point and surrounded by a 1/4-inch
             8151      border.
             8152          (iv) The advertisement described in Subsection (2)(c)(ii)(A) may not be placed in that
             8153      portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
             8154          (v) [Whenever] In accordance with Subsection (2)(c)(ii)(A), whenever possible:
             8155          (A) the advertisement shall appear in a newspaper that is published at least five days a
             8156      week, unless the only newspaper in the county is published less than five days a week; and
             8157          (B) the newspaper selected shall be one of general interest and readership in the
             8158      community, and not one of limited subject matter.
             8159          (d) The adoption of an ordinance imposing a county option sales and use tax is subject
             8160      to a local referendum election and shall be conducted as provided in Title 20A, Chapter 7, Part
             8161      6, Local Referenda - Procedures.
             8162          (3) (a) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and
             8163      use tax under Subsection (1) is less than 75% of the state population, the tax levied under
             8164      Subsection (1) shall be distributed to the county in which the tax was collected.
             8165          (b) If the aggregate population of the counties imposing a county option sales and use
             8166      tax under Subsection (1) is greater than or equal to 75% of the state population:
             8167          (i) 50% of the tax collected under Subsection (1) in each county shall be distributed to
             8168      the county in which the tax was collected; and
             8169          (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), 50% of the tax collected under Subsection
             8170      (1) in each county shall be distributed proportionately among all counties imposing the tax,
             8171      based on the total population of each county.
             8172          (c) If the amount to be distributed annually to a county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii),
             8173      when combined with the amount distributed to the county under Subsection (3)(b)(i), does not
             8174      equal at least $75,000, then:
             8175          (i) the amount to be distributed annually to that county under Subsection (3)(b)(ii) shall
             8176      be increased so that, when combined with the amount distributed to the county under
             8177      Subsection (3)(b)(i), the amount distributed annually to the county is $75,000; and
             8178          (ii) the amount to be distributed annually to all other counties under Subsection
             8179      (3)(b)(ii) shall be reduced proportionately to offset the additional amount distributed under
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         (d) The commission shall establish rules to implement the distribution of the tax under
             8182      Subsections (3)(a), (b), and (c).
             8183          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b) or (c), a tax authorized under this part
             8184      shall be administered, collected, and enforced in accordance with:
             8185          (i) the same procedures used to administer, collect, and enforce the tax under:
             8186          (A) Part 1, Tax Collection; or
             8187          (B) Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             8188          (ii) Chapter 1, General Taxation Policies.
             8189          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), a tax under this part is not subject to
             8190      Subsections 59-12-205 (2) through (6).
             8191          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the fee charged by the commission under
             8192      Section 59-12-206 shall be based on the distribution amounts resulting after all the applicable
             8193      distribution calculations under Subsection (3) have been made.
             8194          (5) (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):
             8195          (i) "Annexation" means an annexation to a county under Title 17, Chapter 2,
             8196      Annexation to County.
             8197          (ii) "Annexing area" means an area that is annexed into a county.
             8198          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c) or (d), if, on or after July 1, 2004, a
             8199      county enacts or repeals a tax under this part:
             8200          (A) (I) the enactment shall take effect as provided in Subsection (1)(c); or
             8201          (II) the repeal shall take effect on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8202          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             8203      the requirements of Subsection (5)(b)(ii) from the county.
             8204          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(B) shall state:
             8205          (A) that the county will enact or repeal a tax under this part;
             8206          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A);
             8207          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A); and
             8208          (D) if the county enacts the tax described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A), the rate of the
             8209      tax.
             8210          (c) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
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         (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             8213      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
             8214          (ii) The repeal of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the last billing period:
             8215          (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             8216          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             8217      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             8218          (d) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             8219      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             8220      Subsection (5)(b)(i) takes effect:
             8221          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8222          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             8223      Subsection (5)(b)(i).
             8224          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             8225      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             8226          (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(f) or (g), if, for an annexation that occurs
             8227      on or after July 1, 2004, the annexation will result in the enactment or repeal of a tax under this
             8228      part for an annexing area, the enactment or repeal shall take effect:
             8229          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8230          (B) after a 90-day period beginning on the date the commission receives notice meeting
             8231      the requirements of Subsection (5)(e)(ii) from the county that annexes the annexing area.
             8232          (ii) The notice described in Subsection (5)(e)(i)(B) shall state:
             8233          (A) that the annexation described in Subsection (5)(e)(i) will result in an enactment or
             8234      repeal of a tax under this part for the annexing area;
             8235          (B) the statutory authority for the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A);
             8236          (C) the effective date of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A); and
             8237          (D) the rate of the tax described in Subsection (5)(e)(ii)(A).
             8238          (f) (i) The enactment of a tax shall take effect on the first day of the first billing period:
             8239          (A) that begins after the effective date of the enactment of the tax; and
             8240          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the
             8241      enactment of the tax under Subsection (1).
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         (A) that began before the effective date of the repeal of the tax; and
             8244          (B) if the billing period for the transaction begins before the effective date of the repeal
             8245      of the tax imposed under Subsection (1).
             8246          (g) (i) If a tax due under this chapter on a catalogue sale is computed on the basis of
             8247      sales and use tax rates published in the catalogue, an enactment or repeal of a tax described in
             8248      Subsection (5)(e)(i) takes effect:
             8249          (A) on the first day of a calendar quarter; and
             8250          (B) beginning 60 days after the effective date of the enactment or repeal under
             8251      Subsection (5)(e)(i).
             8252          (ii) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             8253      commission may by rule define the term "catalogue sale."
             8254          Section 177. Section 63B-1-317 is amended to read:
             8255           63B-1-317. Publication of resolution or other proceeding -- Contest of
             8256      proceedings -- Mandamus to compel official to sign obligations.
             8257          (1) The authority may provide for the publication of any resolution it adopts for the
             8258      authorization of obligations under this part:
             8259          (a) in one issue of a newspaper having general circulation in this state[.]; and
             8260          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             8261          (2) In case of resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of obligations
             8262      under this part, the authority may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other
             8263      proceeding, publish a notice of obligations to be issued, titled as such, containing:
             8264          (a) the name of the authority;
             8265          (b) the purpose of the issue;
             8266          (c) the type of obligations and the principal amount to be issued;
             8267          (d) the maximum maturity of the obligations;
             8268          (e) the maximum net effective rate of interest payable on the issue of obligations;
             8269          (f) the maximum discount from par which is to be permitted if the obligations may be
             8270      sold at a discount below par value; and
             8271          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             8272      examined, during regular business hours, for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of
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         (3) (a) For a period of 30 days after the date of publication under Subsection (1) or (2),
             8275      any interested person may contest the legality of the resolution, of the obligations authorized by
             8276      it, or any of the provisions made for the security and payment of these obligations.
             8277          (b) After this period, no one shall have any cause of action to contest the regularity,
             8278      formality, or legality of same for any cause whatsoever, except as provided in Subsection (4).
             8279          (4) (a) If any official required to sign the obligations refuses to sign them because the
             8280      official alleges that the obligations to be signed are illegal, the authority may bring an original
             8281      action in the supreme court for a writ of mandamus requiring the official to sign the
             8282      obligations.
             8283          (b) Because of the importance of the facilities construction and acquisition program
             8284      provided for in this part, the Utah Supreme Court shall:
             8285          (i) give this action precedence over any other matters pending before the court; and
             8286          (ii) consider and determine these matters at the earliest possible time.
             8287          Section 178. Section 63B-1a-501 is amended to read:
             8288           63B-1a-501. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8289      legality.
             8290          (1) The commission may either:
             8291          (a) (i) publish once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah any resolution
             8292      adopted by [it; or] the commission; and
             8293          (ii) publish, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , any resolution adopted by the
             8294      commission; or
             8295          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8296      titled as such, containing:
             8297          (i) the purpose of the bond issue;
             8298          (ii) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount that may be issued;
             8299          (iii) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             8300          (iv) the maximum interest rate that the bonds may bear, if any;
             8301          (v) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             8302      which the bonds may be sold; and
             8303          (vi) that a copy of the resolution or other proceedings may be examined at the office of
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     notice.
             8306          (2) For 30 days after the date of publication, any interested person may contest:
             8307          (a) the legality of the resolution;
             8308          (b) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8309          (c) any of the provisions made for the repayment of the bonds.
             8310          (3) After 30 days, a person may not, for any cause, contest:
             8311          (a) the legality of the resolution;
             8312          (b) any of the bonds authorized under the resolution; or
             8313          (c) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8314          Section 179. Section 63B-2-116 is amended to read:
             8315           63B-2-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8316      legality.
             8317          (1) The commission may:
             8318          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8319          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8320          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8321          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8322      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8323          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8324          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8325          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8326          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8327          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8328      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8329      bonds for any cause.
             8330          Section 180. Section 63B-2-216 is amended to read:
             8331           63B-2-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8332      legality.
             8333          (1) The commission may:
             8334          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
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         (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8337          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8338      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8339          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8340          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8341          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8342          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8343          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8344      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8345      bonds for any cause.
             8346          Section 181. Section 63B-3-116 is amended to read:
             8347           63B-3-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8348      legality.
             8349          (1) The commission may:
             8350          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8351          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8352          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8353          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8354      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8355          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8356          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8357          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8358          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8359          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8360      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8361      bonds for any cause.
             8362          Section 182. Section 63B-3-216 is amended to read:
             8363           63B-3-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8364      legality.
             8365          (1) The commission may:
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         (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8368          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8369          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8370      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8371          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8372          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8373          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8374          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8375          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8376      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8377      bonds for any cause.
             8378          Section 183. Section 63B-4-116 is amended to read:
             8379           63B-4-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8380      legality.
             8381          (1) The commission may:
             8382          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8383          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8384          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8385          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8386      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8387          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8388          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8389          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8390          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8391          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8392      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8393      bonds for any cause.
             8394          Section 184. Section 63B-5-116 is amended to read:
             8395           63B-5-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8396      legality.
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         (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8399          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8400          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8401          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8402      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8403          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8404          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8405          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8406          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8407          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8408      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8409      bonds for any cause.
             8410          Section 185. Section 63B-6-116 is amended to read:
             8411           63B-6-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8412      legality.
             8413          (1) The commission may:
             8414          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8415          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8416          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8417          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8418      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8419          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8420          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8421          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8422          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8423          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8424      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8425      bonds for any cause.
             8426          Section 186. Section 63B-6-216 is amended to read:
             8427           63B-6-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
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         (1) The commission may:
             8430          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8431          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8432          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8433          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8434      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8435          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8436          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8437          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8438          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8439          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8440      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8441      bonds for any cause.
             8442          Section 187. Section 63B-6-416 is amended to read:
             8443           63B-6-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8444      legality.
             8445          (1) The commission may:
             8446          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8447          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8448          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8449          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8450      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8451          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8452          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8453          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8454          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8455          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8456      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8457      bonds for any cause.
             8458          Section 188. Section 63B-7-116 is amended to read:
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     legality.
             8461          (1) The commission may:
             8462          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8463          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8464          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8465          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8466      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8467          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8468          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8469          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8470          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8471          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8472      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8473      bonds for any cause.
             8474          Section 189. Section 63B-7-216 is amended to read:
             8475           63B-7-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8476      legality.
             8477          (1) The commission may:
             8478          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8479          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8480          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8481          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8482      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8483          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8484          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8485          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8486          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8487          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8488      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8489      bonds for any cause.
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          63B-7-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8492      legality.
             8493          (1) The commission may:
             8494          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8495          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8496          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8497          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8498      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8499          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8500          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8501          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8502          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8503          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8504      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8505      bonds for any cause.
             8506          Section 191. Section 63B-8-116 is amended to read:
             8507           63B-8-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8508      legality.
             8509          (1) The commission may:
             8510          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8511          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8512          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8513          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8514      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8515          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8516          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8517          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8518          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8519          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8520      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
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         Section 192. Section 63B-8-216 is amended to read:
             8523           63B-8-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8524      legality.
             8525          (1) The commission may:
             8526          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8527          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8528          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8529          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8530      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8531          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8532          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8533          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8534          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8535          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8536      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8537      bonds for any cause.
             8538          Section 193. Section 63B-8-416 is amended to read:
             8539           63B-8-416. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8540      legality.
             8541          (1) The commission may:
             8542          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8543          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8544          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8545          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8546      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8547          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8548          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8549          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8550          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8551          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
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     bonds for any cause.
             8554          Section 194. Section 63B-10-116 is amended to read:
             8555           63B-10-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8556      legality.
             8557          (1) The commission may:
             8558          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8559          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8560          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8561          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8562      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8563          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8564          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8565          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8566          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8567          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8568      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8569      bonds for any cause.
             8570          Section 195. Section 63B-11-116 is amended to read:
             8571           63B-11-116. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8572      legality.
             8573          (1) The commission may:
             8574          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8575          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8576          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8577          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8578      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8579          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8580          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8581          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8582          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
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     bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8585      bonds for any cause.
             8586          Section 196. Section 63B-11-216 is amended to read:
             8587           63B-11-216. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8588      legality.
             8589          (1) The commission may:
             8590          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8591          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8592          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8593          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8594      titled as such, containing the information required in Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8595          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8596          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8597          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8598          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8599          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8600      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8601      bonds for any cause.
             8602          Section 197. Section 63B-11-316 is amended to read:
             8603           63B-11-316. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8604      legality.
             8605          (1) The commission may:
             8606          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8607          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8608          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8609          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8610      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8611          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8612          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8613          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
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         (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8616      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8617      bonds for any cause.
             8618          Section 198. Section 63B-11-516 is amended to read:
             8619           63B-11-516. Publication of resolution or notice -- Limitation on actions to contest
             8620      legality.
             8621          (1) The commission may:
             8622          (a) publish any resolution it adopts under this chapter:
             8623          (i) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; [or] and
             8624          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8625          (b) in lieu of publishing the entire resolution, publish a notice of bonds to be issued,
             8626      titled as such, containing the information required by Subsection 11-14-316 (2).
             8627          (2) (a) Any interested person, for 30 days after the date of publication, may contest:
             8628          (i) the legality of the resolution;
             8629          (ii) any of the bonds authorized under it; or
             8630          (iii) any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the bonds.
             8631          (b) After 30 days, a person may not contest the legality of the resolution, any of the
             8632      bonds authorized under it, or any of the provisions made for the security and repayment of the
             8633      bonds for any cause.
             8634          Section 199. Section 63C-7-306 is amended to read:
             8635           63C-7-306. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Period for
             8636      contesting.
             8637          (1) The executive committee of the Utah Communications Agency Network may
             8638      provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceedings adopted under this chapter:
             8639          (a) in a newspaper of general circulation within the state[.]; and
             8640          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             8641          (2) In case of a resolution or other proceeding providing for the issuance of bonds, the
             8642      executive committee may, in lieu of publishing the entire resolution or other proceeding,
             8643      publish a notice of bonds to be issued containing:
             8644          (a) the name of the issuer;
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         (c) the type of bonds and the maximum principal amount which may be issued;
             8647          (d) the maximum number of years over which the bonds may mature;
             8648          (e) the maximum interest rate which the bonds may bear, if any;
             8649          (f) the maximum discount from par, expressed as a percentage of principal amount, at
             8650      which the bonds may be sold; and
             8651          (g) the times and place where a copy of the resolution or other proceeding may be
             8652      examined, which shall be at the principal office of the Utah Communications Agency Network
             8653      during regular business hours and for a period of at least 30 days after the publication of the
             8654      notice.
             8655          (3) For a period of 30 days after the publication, any person in interest may contest the
             8656      legality of the resolution or proceeding, any bonds which may be authorized by the resolution
             8657      or proceeding, or any provision made for the security and payment of the bonds by filing a
             8658      pleading with the district court for the city in which the Utah Communications Network
             8659      maintains its principal office.
             8660          Section 200. Section 63G-6-401 is amended to read:
             8661           63G-6-401. Contracts awarded by sealed bidding -- Procedure.
             8662          (1) Contracts shall be awarded by competitive sealed bidding except as otherwise
             8663      provided by this chapter.
             8664          (2) (a) An invitation for bids shall be issued when a contract is to be awarded by
             8665      competitive sealed bidding.
             8666          (b) The invitation shall include a purchase description and all contractual terms and
             8667      conditions applicable to the procurement.
             8668          (3) (a) Public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given a reasonable time before
             8669      the date set forth in the invitation for the opening of bids, in accordance with rules.
             8670          (b) The notice may include:
             8671          (i) publication in a newspaper of general circulation a reasonable time before bid
             8672      opening[.]; and
             8673          (ii) publication, in accordance with Section 45-1-101 , for a reasonable time before bid
             8674      opening.
             8675          (4) (a) Bids shall be opened publicly in the presence of one or more witnesses at the
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         (b) The amount of each bid and any other relevant information specified by rules,
             8678      together with the name of each bidder, shall be recorded.
             8679          (c) The record and each bid shall be open to public inspection.
             8680          (5) (a) Bids shall be unconditionally accepted without alteration or correction, except
             8681      as authorized in this chapter.
             8682          (b) (i) Bids shall be evaluated based on the requirements set forth in the invitation for
             8683      bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as inspection, testing, quality,
             8684      workmanship, delivery, and suitability for a particular purpose.
             8685          (ii) Those criteria that will affect the bid price and be considered in evaluation for
             8686      award shall be objectively measurable.
             8687          (iii) The criteria may include discounts, transportation costs, and total or life cycle
             8688      costs.
             8689          (c) No criteria may be used in bid evaluation that are not set forth in the invitation for
             8690      bids.
             8691          (6) (a) Correction or withdrawal of inadvertently erroneous bids before or after award,
             8692      or cancellation of awards or contracts based on the bid mistakes, shall be permitted in
             8693      accordance with rules.
             8694          (b) After bid opening, no changes in bid prices or other provisions of bids prejudicial
             8695      to the interest of the state or fair competition may be permitted.
             8696          (c) Except as otherwise provided by rule, all decisions to permit the correction or
             8697      withdrawal of bids or to cancel awards or contracts based on bid mistakes shall be supported by
             8698      a written determination made by the chief procurement officer or the head of a purchasing
             8699      agency.
             8700          (7) (a) The contract shall be awarded with reasonable promptness by written notice to
             8701      the lowest responsive and responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements and criteria set
             8702      forth in the invitation for bids.
             8703          (b) (i) If all bids for a construction project exceed available funds as certified by the
             8704      appropriate fiscal officer, and the low responsive and responsible bid does not exceed those
             8705      funds by more than 5%, the chief procurement officer or the head of a purchasing agency may,
             8706      in situations where time or economic considerations preclude resolicitation of work of a
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     requirements, with the low responsive and responsible bidder in order to bring the bid within
             8709      the amount of available funds.
             8710          (ii) If the State Building Board establishes alternative procedures by rule under Section
             8711      63A-5-103 , the Division of Facilities Construction and Management need not comply with the
             8712      provisions of this Subsection (7) when a bid meets the requirements of the State Building
             8713      Board's rule.
             8714          (8) When it is considered impractical to prepare initially a purchase description to
             8715      support an award based on price, an invitation for bids may be issued requesting the
             8716      submission of unpriced offers to be followed by an invitation for bids limited to those bidders
             8717      whose offers have been qualified under the criteria set forth in the first solicitation.
             8718          Section 201. Section 63G-9-303 is amended to read:
             8719           63G-9-303. Meeting to examine claims -- Notice of meeting.
             8720          (1) At least 60 days preceding the meeting of each Legislature the board must hold a
             8721      session for the purpose of examining the claims referred to in Section 63G-9-302 , and may
             8722      adjourn from time to time until the work is completed.
             8723          (2) The board [must] shall cause notice of such meeting or meetings to be published:
             8724          (a) in some newspaper at the seat of government and such other newspapers as may be
             8725      determined by the board for such time as the board may prescribe[.]; and
             8726          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             8727          Section 202. Section 63H-1-403 is amended to read:
             8728           63H-1-403. Notice of project area plan adoption -- Effective date of plan --
             8729      Contesting the formation of the plan.
             8730          (1) (a) Upon the board's adoption of a project area plan, the board shall provide notice
             8731      as provided in Subsection (1)(b) by:
             8732          (i) publishing or causing to be published a notice:
             8733          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the authority's boundaries; [or] and
             8734          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8735          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the authority's boundaries as
             8736      described in Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A), causing a notice to be posted in at least three public places
             8737      within the authority's boundaries.
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         (i) set forth the board resolution adopting the project area plan or a summary of the
             8740      resolution; and
             8741          (ii) include a statement that the project area plan is available for general public
             8742      inspection and the hours for inspection.
             8743          (2) The project area plan shall become effective on the date of:
             8744          (a) if notice was published under Subsection (1)(a), publication of the notice; or
             8745          (b) if notice was posted under Subsection (1)(a), posting of the notice.
             8746          (3) The authority shall make the adopted project area plan available to the general
             8747      public at its offices during normal business hours.
             8748          Section 203. Section 63H-1-701 is amended to read:
             8749           63H-1-701. Annual authority budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required --
             8750      Auditor forms -- Requirement to file form.
             8751          (1) The authority shall prepare and its board adopt an annual budget of revenues and
             8752      expenditures for the authority for each fiscal year.
             8753          (2) Each annual authority budget shall be adopted before June 22.
             8754          (3) The authority's fiscal year shall be the period from July 1 to the following June 30.
             8755          (4) (a) Before adopting an annual budget, the authority board shall hold a public
             8756      hearing on the annual budget.
             8757          (b) The authority shall provide notice of the public hearing on the annual budget by:
             8758          (i) publishing [at least one] notice:
             8759          (A) at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the authority boundaries,
             8760      one week before the public hearing; [or] and
             8761          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 ; or
             8762          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within the authority boundaries as
             8763      described in Subsection (4)(a)(i)(A), posting a notice of the public hearing in at least three
             8764      public places within the authority boundaries.
             8765          (c) The authority shall make the annual budget available for public inspection at least
             8766      three days before the date of the public hearing.
             8767          (5) The state auditor shall prescribe the budget forms and the categories to be contained
             8768      in each authority budget, including:
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         (b) legal fees; and
             8771          (c) administrative costs, including rent, supplies, and other materials, and salaries of
             8772      authority personnel.
             8773          (6) (a) Within 30 days after adopting an annual budget, the authority board shall file a
             8774      copy of the annual budget with the auditor of the county in which the authority is located, the
             8775      State Tax Commission, the state auditor, the State Board of Education, and each taxing entity
             8776      that levies a tax on property from which the authority collects tax increment.
             8777          (b) The requirement of Subsection (6)(a) to file a copy of the annual budget with the
             8778      state as a taxing entity is met if the authority files a copy with the State Tax Commission and
             8779      the state auditor.
             8780          Section 204. Section 63H-1-801 is amended to read:
             8781           63H-1-801. Dissolution of authority -- Restrictions -- Filing copy of ordinance --
             8782      Authority records -- Dissolution expenses.
             8783          (1) The authority may not be dissolved unless the authority has no outstanding bonded
             8784      indebtedness, other unpaid loans, indebtedness, or advances, and no legally binding contractual
             8785      obligations with persons or entities other than the state.
             8786          (2) Upon the dissolution of the authority, the Governor's Office of Economic
             8787      Development shall publish a notice of dissolution:
             8788          (a) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the dissolved authority
             8789      is located[.]; and
             8790          (b) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             8791          (3) The books, documents, records, papers, and seal of each dissolved authority shall
             8792      be deposited for safekeeping and reference with the state auditor.
             8793          (4) The authority shall pay all expenses of the deactivation and dissolution.
             8794          Section 205. Section 67-4a-402 is amended to read:
             8795           67-4a-402. Publication of notice.
             8796          Within 12 months of the date the unclaimed property was paid or delivered to the
             8797      administrator, the administrator shall:
             8798          (1) cause a notice to be published:
             8799          (a) once in a newspaper having general circulation in Utah; and
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         (2) ensure that the notice described in Subsection (1)(a) is in a form that is likely to
             8802      attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property.
             8803          Section 206. Section 67-4a-403 is amended to read:
             8804           67-4a-403. Disposition of abandoned property -- Sale.
             8805          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), the administrator shall:
             8806          (i) within three years after the receipt of abandoned property, sell the property to the
             8807      highest bidder at a public sale, which may include sale via the Internet; and
             8808          (ii) if the sale is held at a specified physical location, publish notice of the sale:
             8809          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least three weeks before the
             8810      sale[.]; and
             8811          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for at least three weeks before the sale.
             8812          (b) The administrator may hold the sale in whatever city in Utah he believes will
             8813      provide the most favorable market for the property.
             8814          (c) The administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the
             8815      bid is insufficient.
             8816          (d) If the administrator determines that the probable cost of sale exceeds the value of
             8817      the property, the administrator need not offer the property for sale.
             8818          (e) When any person makes a claim, the administrator shall provide the person with:
             8819          (i) the property delivered by the holder to the administrator; or
             8820          (ii) the proceeds received from the sale.
             8821          (f) The administrator may, in the administrator's discretion, deduct reasonable fees and
             8822      expenses incurred from the sale.
             8823          (2) (a) The administrator shall sell:
             8824          (i) securities listed on an established stock exchange at prices prevailing at the time of
             8825      sale on the exchange; and
             8826          (ii) securities not listed on an established stock exchange:
             8827          (A) over-the-counter at prices prevailing at the time of sale; or
             8828          (B) by any other method the administrator considers to be in the best interest of the
             8829      state.
             8830          (b) The administrator may sell securities upon receipt.
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         (i) the securities delivered to the administrator by the holder, if they still remain in the
             8833      hands of the administrator; or
             8834          (ii) the proceeds received from the sale.
             8835          (d) The administrator may, in the administrator's discretion, deduct reasonable fees and
             8836      expenses incurred from the sale.
             8837          (e) A person making a claim under this section may not make any claim against the
             8838      state, the holder, any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder
             8839      for any appreciation in the value of the property occurring after delivery by the holder to the
             8840      administrator.
             8841          (3) (a) The purchaser of any property at any sale conducted by the administrator under
             8842      the authority of this chapter takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous
             8843      holder of the property and of all persons claiming through or under them.
             8844          (b) The administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of
             8845      ownership.
             8846          Section 207. Section 72-3-108 is amended to read:
             8847           72-3-108. County roads -- Vacation and narrowing.
             8848          (1) A county may, by ordinance, vacate, narrow, or change the name of a county road
             8849      without petition or after petition by a property owner.
             8850          (2) A county may not vacate a county road unless notice of the hearing is:
             8851          (a) published:
             8852          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for four consecutive
             8853      weeks [prior to] before the hearing; [or] and
             8854          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks before the hearing; and
             8855          (b) posted in three public places for four consecutive weeks prior to the hearing; and
             8856          (c) mailed to the department and all owners of property abutting the county road.
             8857          (3) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights
             8858      of any public utility may not be impaired by vacating or narrowing a county road.
             8859          (4) Except as provided in Section 72-5-305 , if a county vacates a county road, the
             8860      state's right-of-way interest in the county road is also vacated.
             8861          Section 208. Section 72-5-105 is amended to read:
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     -- Temporary closure.
             8864          (1) All public highways, streets, or roads once established shall continue to be
             8865      highways, streets, or roads until abandoned or vacated by order of a highway authority having
             8866      jurisdiction or by other competent authority.
             8867          (2) (a) For purposes of assessment, upon the recordation of an order executed by the
             8868      proper authority with the county recorder's office, title to the vacated or abandoned highway,
             8869      street, or road shall vest to the adjoining record owners, with 1/2 of the width of the highway,
             8870      street, or road assessed to each of the adjoining owners.
             8871          (b) Provided, however, that should a description of an owner of record extend into the
             8872      vacated or abandoned highway, street, or road that portion of the vacated or abandoned
             8873      highway, street, or road shall vest in the record owner, with the remainder of the highway,
             8874      street, or road vested as otherwise provided in this Subsection (2).
             8875          (3) (a) In accordance with this section, a state or local highway authority may
             8876      temporarily close a class B or D road, an R.S. 2477 right-of-way, or a portion of a class B or D
             8877      road or R.S. 2477 right-of-way.
             8878          (b) A temporary closure authorized under this section is not an abandonment.
             8879          (c) A temporary closure under Subsection (3)(a) may be authorized only under the
             8880      following circumstances:
             8881          (i) when a federal authority, or other person, provides an alternate route to an R.S.
             8882      2477 right-of-way or portion of an R.S. 2477 right-of-way that is:
             8883          (A) accepted by the highway authority; and
             8884          (B) formalized by:
             8885          (I) a federal permit; or
             8886          (II) a written agreement between the federal authority or other person and the highway
             8887      authority; or
             8888          (ii) when a state or local highway authority determines that correction or mitigation of
             8889      injury to private or public land resources is necessary on or near a class B or D road or portion
             8890      of a class B or D road.
             8891          (d) A highway authority shall reopen an R.S. 2477 right-of-way or portion of an R.S.
             8892      2477 right-of-way temporarily closed under this section if the alternate route is closed for any
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         (e) A temporary closure authorized under Subsection (3)(c)(ii) shall:
             8895          (i) be authorized annually; and
             8896          (ii) not exceed two years or the time it takes to complete the correction or mitigation,
             8897      whichever is less.
             8898          (4) Prior to authorizing a temporary closure under Subsection (3), a highway authority
             8899      shall:
             8900          (a) hold a hearing on the proposed temporary closure;
             8901          (b) provide notice of the hearing by:
             8902          (i) mailing a notice to the Department of Transportation and all owners of property
             8903      abutting the highway; and
             8904          (ii) (A) publishing the notice:
             8905          (I) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once a week for four
             8906      consecutive weeks [prior to] before the hearing; [or] and
             8907          (II) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks before the hearing; or
             8908          (B) posting the notice in three public places for at least four consecutive weeks prior to
             8909      the hearing; and
             8910          (c) pass an ordinance authorizing the temporary closure.
             8911          (5) The right-of-way and easements, if any, of a property owner and the franchise rights
             8912      of any public utility may not be impaired by a temporary closure authorized under this section.
             8913          Section 209. Section 72-6-108 is amended to read:
             8914           72-6-108. Class B and C roads -- Improvement projects -- Contracts -- Retainage.
             8915          (1) A county executive for class B roads and the municipal executive for class C roads
             8916      shall cause plans, specifications, and estimates to be made prior to the construction of any
             8917      improvement project, as defined in Section 72-6-109 , on a class B or C road if the estimated
             8918      cost for any one project exceeds the bid limit as defined in Section 72-6-109 for labor,
             8919      equipment, and materials.
             8920          (2) (a) All projects in excess of the bid limit shall be performed under contract to be let
             8921      to the lowest responsible bidder.
             8922          (b) If the estimated cost of the improvement project exceeds the bid limit for labor,
             8923      equipment, and materials, the project may not be divided to permit the construction in parts,
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         (3) (a) The advertisement on bids shall be published:
             8926          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the work is to be
             8927      performed at least once a week for three consecutive weeks[.]; and
             8928          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             8929          (b) If there is no newspaper of general circulation as described in Subsection (3)(a)(i),
             8930      the notice shall be posted for at least 20 days in at least five public places in the county.
             8931          (4) The county or municipal executive or their designee shall receive sealed bids and
             8932      open the bids at the time and place designated in the advertisement. The county or municipal
             8933      executive or their designee may then award the contract but may reject any and all bids.
             8934          (5) The person, firm, or corporation that is awarded a contract under this section is
             8935      subject to the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code.
             8936          (6) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor for construction or
             8937      improvement of a class B or C road is retained or withheld, the payment shall be retained or
             8938      withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5 .
             8939          Section 210. Section 73-1-4 is amended to read:
             8940           73-1-4. Reversion to the public by abandonment or forfeiture for nonuse within
             8941      seven years -- Nonuse application.
             8942          (1) As used in this section:
             8943          (a) "Public entity" means:
             8944          (i) the United States;
             8945          (ii) an agency of the United States;
             8946          (iii) the state;
             8947          (iv) a state agency;
             8948          (v) a political subdivision of the state; or
             8949          (vi) an agency of a political subdivision of the state.
             8950          (b) "Public water supplier" means an entity that:
             8951          (i) supplies water, directly or indirectly, to the public for municipal, domestic, or
             8952      industrial use; and
             8953          (ii) is:
             8954          (A) a public entity;
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     Service Commission;
             8957          (C) a community water system:
             8958          (I) that:
             8959          (Aa) supplies water to at least 100 service connections used by year-round residents; or
             8960          (Bb) regularly serves at least 200 year-round residents; and
             8961          (II) whose voting members:
             8962          (Aa) own a share in the community water system;
             8963          (Bb) receive water from the community water system in proportion to the member's
             8964      share in the community water system; and
             8965          (Cc) pay the rate set by the community water system based on the water the member
             8966      receives; or
             8967          (D) a water users association:
             8968          (I) in which one or more public entities own at least 70% of the outstanding shares; and
             8969          (II) that is a local sponsor of a water project constructed by the United States Bureau of
             8970      Reclamation.
             8971          (c) "Shareholder" is as defined in Section 73-3-3.5 .
             8972          (d) "Water company" is as defined in Section 73-3-3.5 .
             8973          (e) "Water supply entity" means an entity that supplies water as a utility service or for
             8974      irrigation purposes and is also:
             8975          (i) a municipality, water conservancy district, metropolitan water district, irrigation
             8976      district, or other public agency;
             8977          (ii) a water company regulated by the Public Service Commission; or
             8978          (iii) any other owner of a community water system.
             8979          (2) (a) When an appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest abandons or
             8980      ceases to use all or a portion of a water right for a period of seven years, the water right or the
             8981      unused portion of that water right is subject to forfeiture in accordance with Subsection (2)(c),
             8982      unless the appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest files a nonuse application
             8983      with the state engineer.
             8984          (b) (i) A nonuse application may be filed on all or a portion of the water right,
             8985      including water rights held by a water company.
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     application with the state engineer on the water represented by the stock.
             8988          (c) (i) A water right or a portion of the water right may not be forfeited unless a judicial
             8989      action to declare the right forfeited is commenced within 15 years from the end of the latest
             8990      period of nonuse of at least seven years.
             8991          (ii) If forfeiture is asserted in an action for general determination of rights in
             8992      conformance with the provisions of Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights, the 15-year
             8993      limitation period shall commence to run back in time from the date the state engineer's
             8994      proposed determination of rights is served upon each claimant.
             8995          (iii) A decree entered in an action for general determination of rights under Chapter 4,
             8996      Determination of Water Rights, shall bar any claim of forfeiture for prior nonuse against any
             8997      right determined to be valid in the decree, but does not bar a claim for periods of nonuse that
             8998      occur after the entry of the decree.
             8999          (iv) A proposed determination by the state engineer in an action for general
             9000      determination of rights under Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights, bars a claim of
             9001      forfeiture for prior nonuse against any right proposed to be valid, unless a timely objection has
             9002      been filed within the time allowed in Chapter 4, Determination of Water Rights.
             9003          (v) If in a judicial action a court declares a water right forfeited, on the date on which
             9004      the water right is forfeited:
             9005          (A) the right to use the water reverts to the public; and
             9006          (B) the water made available by the forfeiture:
             9007          (I) first, satisfies other water rights in the hydrologic system in order of priority date;
             9008      and
             9009          (II) second, may be appropriated as provided in this title.
             9010          (d) This section applies whether the unused or abandoned water or a portion of the
             9011      water is:
             9012          (i) permitted to run to waste; or
             9013          (ii) used by others without right with the knowledge of the water right holder.
             9014          (e) This section does not apply to:
             9015          (i) the use of water according to a lease or other agreement with the appropriator or the
             9016      appropriator's successor in interest;
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     federal conservation fallowing program;
             9019          (iii) those periods of time when a surface water or groundwater source fails to yield
             9020      sufficient water to satisfy the water right;
             9021          (iv) a water right when water is unavailable because of the water right's priority date;
             9022          (v) a water right to store water in a surface reservoir or an aquifer, in accordance with
             9023      Title 73, Chapter 3b, Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Act, if:
             9024          (A) the water is stored for present or future use; or
             9025          (B) storage is limited by a safety, regulatory, or engineering restraint that the
             9026      appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest cannot reasonably correct;
             9027          (vi) a water right if a water user has beneficially used substantially all of the water right
             9028      within a seven-year period, provided that this exemption does not apply to the adjudication of a
             9029      water right in a general determination of water rights under Chapter 4, Determination of Water
             9030      Rights;
             9031          (vii) except as provided by Subsection (2)(g), a water right:
             9032          (A) (I) owned by a public water supplier;
             9033          (II) represented by a public water supplier's ownership interest in a water company; or
             9034          (III) to which a public water supplier owns the right of use; and
             9035          (B) conserved or held for the reasonable future water requirement of the public, which
             9036      is determined according to Subsection (2)(f);
             9037          (viii) a supplemental water right during a period of time when another water right
             9038      available to the appropriator or the appropriator's successor in interest provides sufficient water
             9039      so as to not require use of the supplemental water right; or
             9040          (ix) a water right subject to an approved change application where the applicant is
             9041      diligently pursuing certification.
             9042          (f) (i) The reasonable future water requirement of the public is the amount of water
             9043      needed in the next 40 years by the persons within the public water supplier's projected service
             9044      area based on projected population growth or other water use demand.
             9045          (ii) For purposes of Subsection (2)(f)(i), a community water system's projected service
             9046      area:
             9047          (A) is the area served by the community water system's distribution facilities; and
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     accordance with Title 19, Chapter 4, Safe Drinking Water Act.
             9050          (g) For a water right acquired by a public water supplier on or after May 5, 2008,
             9051      Subsection (2)(e)(vii) applies if:
             9052          (i) the public water supplier submits a change application under Section 73-3-3 ; and
             9053          (ii) the state engineer approves the change application.
             9054          (3) (a) The state engineer shall furnish a nonuse application form requiring the
             9055      following information:
             9056          (i) the name and address of the applicant;
             9057          (ii) a description of the water right or a portion of the water right, including the point of
             9058      diversion, place of use, and priority;
             9059          (iii) the quantity of water;
             9060          (iv) the period of use;
             9061          (v) the extension of time applied for;
             9062          (vi) a statement of the reason for the nonuse of the water; and
             9063          (vii) any other information that the state engineer requires.
             9064          (b) (i) Filing the nonuse application extends the time during which nonuse may
             9065      continue until the state engineer issues an order on the nonuse application.
             9066          (ii) Approval of a nonuse application protects a water right from forfeiture for nonuse
             9067      from the application's filing date until the approved application's expiration date.
             9068          (c) (i) Upon receipt of the application, the state engineer shall publish a notice of the
             9069      application once a week for two successive weeks:
             9070          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the source of the water
             9071      supply is located and where the water is to be used[.]; and
             9072          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             9073          (ii) The notice shall:
             9074          (A) state that an application has been made; and
             9075          (B) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             9076      application.
             9077          (d) Any interested person may file a written protest with the state engineer against the
             9078      granting of the application:
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     informal; and
             9081          (ii) within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             9082      formal.
             9083          (e) In any proceedings to determine whether the nonuse application should be approved
             9084      or rejected, the state engineer shall follow the procedures and requirements of Title 63G,
             9085      Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
             9086          (f) After further investigation, the state engineer may approve or reject the application.
             9087          (4) (a) The state engineer shall grant a nonuse application on all or a portion of a water
             9088      right for a period of time not exceeding seven years if the applicant shows a reasonable cause
             9089      for nonuse.
             9090          (b) A reasonable cause for nonuse includes:
             9091          (i) a demonstrable financial hardship or economic depression;
             9092          (ii) the initiation of water conservation or efficiency practices, or the operation of a
             9093      groundwater recharge recovery program approved by the state engineer;
             9094          (iii) operation of legal proceedings;
             9095          (iv) the holding of a water right or stock in a mutual water company without use by any
             9096      water supply entity to meet the reasonable future requirements of the public;
             9097          (v) situations where, in the opinion of the state engineer, the nonuse would assist in
             9098      implementing an existing, approved water management plan; or
             9099          (vi) the loss of capacity caused by deterioration of the water supply or delivery
             9100      equipment if the applicant submits, with the application, a specific plan to resume full use of
             9101      the water right by replacing, restoring, or improving the equipment.
             9102          (5) (a) Sixty days before the expiration of a nonuse application, the state engineer shall
             9103      notify the applicant by mail or by any form of electronic communication through which receipt
             9104      is verifiable, of the date when the nonuse application will expire.
             9105          (b) An applicant may file a subsequent nonuse application in accordance with this
             9106      section.
             9107          Section 211. Section 73-1-16 is amended to read:
             9108           73-1-16. Petition for hearing to determine validity -- Notice -- Service -- Pleading
             9109      -- Costs -- Review.
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     reservoir company, or other corporation of like character or purpose, organized under the laws
             9112      of this state has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with the United States for the
             9113      payment by such association or company of the construction and other charges of a federal
             9114      reclamation project constructed, under construction, or to be constructed within this state, and
             9115      where funds for the payment of such charges are to be obtained from assessments levied upon
             9116      the stock of such association or company, or where a lien is created or will be created against
             9117      any of the land, property, canals, water rights or other assets of such association or company or
             9118      against the land, property, canals, water rights or other assets of any stockholder of such
             9119      association or company to secure the payment of construction or other charges of a reclamation
             9120      project, the water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company,
             9121      reservoir company or other corporation of like character or purpose may file in the district court
             9122      of the county wherein is situated the office of such association or company a petition entitled
             9123      ".......... Water Users' Association" or ".......... Company," as the case may be, "against the
             9124      stockholders of said association or company and the owners and mortgagees of land within the
             9125      .......... Federal Reclamation Project." No other or more specific description of the defendants
             9126      shall be required. In the petition it may be stated that the water users' association, irrigation
             9127      company, canal company, ditch company, reservoir company or other corporation of like
             9128      character and purpose has entered into or proposes to enter into a contract with the United
             9129      States, to be set out in full in said petition, with a prayer that the court find said contract to be
             9130      valid, and a modification of any individual contracts between the United States and the
             9131      stockholders of such association or company, or between the association or company, and its
             9132      stockholders, so far as such individual contracts are at variance with the contract or proposed
             9133      contract between the association or company and the United States.
             9134          Thereupon a notice in the nature of a summons shall issue under the hand and seal of
             9135      the clerk of said court, stating in brief outline the contents of said petition, and showing where
             9136      a full copy of said contract or proposed contract may be examined, such notice to be directed to
             9137      the said defendants under the same general designations, which shall be deemed sufficient to
             9138      give the court jurisdiction of all matters involved and parties interested. Service shall be
             9139      obtained (a) by publication of such notice once a week for three consecutive weeks (three
             9140      times) in a newspaper published in each county where the irrigable land of such federal
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     (c) by the posting at least three weeks prior to the date of the hearing on said petition of the
             9143      notice and a complete copy of the said contract or proposed contract in the office of the
             9144      plaintiff association or company, and at three other public places within the boundaries of such
             9145      federal reclamation project. Any stockholder in the plaintiff association or company, or owner,
             9146      or mortgagee of land within said federal reclamation project affected by the contract proposed
             9147      to be made by such association or company, may demur to or answer said petition before the
             9148      date set for such hearing or within such further time as may be allowed therefor by the court.
             9149      The failure of any persons affected by the said contract to answer or demur shall be construed,
             9150      so far as such persons are concerned as an acknowledgment of the validity of said contract and
             9151      as a consent to the modification of said individual contracts if any with such association or
             9152      company or with the United States, to the extent that such modification is required to cause the
             9153      said individual contracts if any to conform to the terms of the contract or proposed contract
             9154      between the plaintiff and the United States. All persons filing demurrers or answers shall be
             9155      entered as defendants in said cause and their defense consolidated for hearing or trial. Upon
             9156      hearing the court shall examine all matters and things in controversy and shall enter judgment
             9157      and decree as the case warrants, showing how and to what extent, if any, the said individual
             9158      contracts of the defendants or under which they claim are modified by the plaintiff's contract or
             9159      proposed contract with the United States. In reaching his conclusion in such causes, the court
             9160      shall follow a liberal interpretation of the laws, and shall disregard informalities or omissions
             9161      not affecting the substantial rights of the parties, unless it is affirmatively shown that such
             9162      informalities or omissions led to a different result than would have been obtained otherwise.
             9163      The Code of Civil Procedure shall govern matters of pleading and practice as nearly as may be.
             9164      Costs may be assessed or apportioned among contesting parties in the discretion of the trial
             9165      court. Review of the judgment of the district court by the Supreme Court may be had as in
             9166      other civil causes.
             9167          Section 212. Section 73-3-6 is amended to read:
             9168           73-3-6. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of
             9169      applications.
             9170          (1) (a) When an application is filed in compliance with this title, the state engineer
             9171      shall publish a notice of the application:
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     circulation in the county in which the source of supply is located, and where the water is to be
             9174      used[.]; and
             9175          (ii) in accordance within Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             9176          (b) The notice shall:
             9177          (i) state that an application has been made; and
             9178          (ii) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             9179      application.
             9180          (c) Clerical errors, ambiguities, and mistakes that do not prejudice the rights of others
             9181      may be corrected by order of the state engineer either before or after the publication of notice.
             9182          (2) After publication of notice to water users, the state engineer may authorize
             9183      amendments or corrections that involve a change of point of diversion, place, or purpose of use
             9184      of water, only after republication of notice to water users.
             9185          Section 213. Section 73-3-12 is amended to read:
             9186           73-3-12. Time limit on construction and application to beneficial use --
             9187      Extensions -- Procedures and criteria.
             9188          (1) As used in this section:
             9189          (a) "Public agency" means:
             9190          (i) a public water supply agency of the state or a political subdivision of the state; or
             9191          (ii) the Bureau of Reclamation.
             9192          (b) "Wholesale electrical cooperative" is as defined in Section 54-2-1 .
             9193          (2) (a) An applicant shall construct works, if necessary, and apply the water to
             9194      beneficial use within the time fixed by the state engineer.
             9195          (b) Except as provided by Subsection (2)(c), the state engineer may grant an extension
             9196      of time, not exceeding 50 years from the application's approval date, if the applicant shows
             9197      diligence or a reasonable cause for delay.
             9198          (c) The state engineer may grant an extension of time, beyond 50 years, on an
             9199      application held by a public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative if the public agency or
             9200      wholesale electrical cooperative shows that the water will be needed to meet the reasonable
             9201      future water or electricity requirements of the public.
             9202          (d) An applicant shall file a request for an extension of time with the office of the state
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         (e) The state engineer may grant an extension of time:
             9205          (i) not exceeding 14 years after the approval date upon a sufficient showing; and
             9206          (ii) beyond 14 years after application and publication of notice.
             9207          (f) (i) The state engineer shall publish a notice of the application:
             9208          (A) once a week for two successive weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation, in the
             9209      county in which the water supply source is located and where the water is to be used[.]; and
             9210          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             9211          (ii) The notice shall:
             9212          (A) state that an application has been made; and
             9213          (B) specify where the interested party may obtain additional information relating to the
             9214      application.
             9215          (g) Any person who owns a water right or holds an application from the source of
             9216      supply referred to in Subsection (2)(f) may file a protest with the state engineer:
             9217          (i) within 20 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             9218      informal; and
             9219          (ii) within 30 days after the notice is published, if the adjudicative proceeding is
             9220      formal.
             9221          (h) In considering an application to extend the time in which to place water to
             9222      beneficial use under an approved application, the state engineer shall deny the extension of
             9223      time and declare the application lapsed, unless the applicant affirmatively shows that the
             9224      applicant has exercised or is exercising reasonable and due diligence in working toward
             9225      completion of the appropriation.
             9226          (i) (i) The state engineer shall approve the extension of time if the applicant shows
             9227      reasonable and due diligence.
             9228          (ii) The approved extension of time is effective so long as the applicant continues to
             9229      exercise reasonable diligence in completing the appropriation.
             9230          (j) (i) The state engineer shall consider the holding of an approved application by a
             9231      public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative to meet the reasonable future water or
             9232      electricity requirements of the public to be reasonable and due diligence within the meaning of
             9233      this section for the first 50 years.
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     agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative, if the public agency or wholesale electrical
             9236      cooperative provides information that shows the water will be needed to meet the reasonable
             9237      future water or electricity requirements of the public.
             9238          (k) If the state engineer finds unjustified delay or lack of diligence in prosecuting the
             9239      works to completion, the state engineer may:
             9240          (i) deny the extension of time; or
             9241          (ii) grant the request in part or upon conditions, including a reduction of the priority of
             9242      all or part of the application.
             9243          (3) (a) Except as provided by Subsections (3)(b) and (c), an application upon which
             9244      proof has not been submitted shall lapse and have no further force or effect after the expiration
             9245      of 50 years from the date of its approval.
             9246          (b) If the works are constructed with which to make beneficial use of the water applied
             9247      for, the state engineer may, upon showing of that fact, grant additional time beyond the 50-year
             9248      period in which to make proof.
             9249          (c) An application held by a public agency or a wholesale electrical cooperative to meet
             9250      the reasonable future water or electricity requirements of the public, for which proof of
             9251      appropriation has not been submitted, shall lapse, unless extended as provided in Subsection
             9252      (2)(j).
             9253          Section 214. Section 73-3a-107 is amended to read:
             9254           73-3a-107. Publication of notice of application -- Corrections or amendments of
             9255      applications.
             9256          (1) (a) When an application is filed in accordance with Section 73-3a-106 and relevant
             9257      provisions of Chapter 3, Appropriation, the state engineer shall publish a notice of the
             9258      application:
             9259          (i) once a week for a period of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             9260      circulation in the county in which the water source is located and where the water is to be
             9261      used[.]; and
             9262          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             9263          (b) The notice shall:
             9264          (i) state that an application has been made; and
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     application.
             9267          (c) The notice described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) may be published in more than one
             9268      newspaper.
             9269          (2) Clerical errors, ambiguities, and mistakes in the application that do not prejudice
             9270      the rights of others may be corrected by order of the state engineer either before or after the
             9271      publication of notice.
             9272          (3) If amendments or corrections to the application are made that involve a change of
             9273      point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use of water, the notice must be republished.
             9274          Section 215. Section 73-4-3 is amended to read:
             9275           73-4-3. Procedure for action to determine rights -- Notice to and list of claimants
             9276      -- Manner of giving notice of further proceedings -- Duties of engineer -- Survey -- Notice
             9277      of completion.
             9278          (1) Upon the filing of any action by the state engineer as provided in Section 73-4-1 , or
             9279      by any person claiming the right to use the waters of any river system, lake, underground water
             9280      basin, or other natural source of supply that involves a determination of the rights to the major
             9281      part of the water of the source of supply or the rights of ten or more of the claimants of the
             9282      source of supply, the clerk of the district court shall notify the state engineer that a suit has
             9283      been filed.
             9284          (2) (a) The state engineer then shall give notice to the claimants by publishing notice:
             9285          (i) once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper designated by the court as
             9286      most likely to give notice to such claimants[.]; and
             9287          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             9288          (b) The notice shall state:
             9289          (i) an action has been filed;
             9290          (ii) the name of the action;
             9291          (iii) the name and location of the court in which the action is pending; and
             9292          (iv) the name or description of the water source involved.
             9293          (c) Claimants to the use of water shall notify the state engineer within 90 days from the
             9294      date notice is given of their names and addresses.
             9295          (d) After the expiration of 90 days, the state engineer shall prepare a list that shall
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     and all claimants who have notified the state engineer of their addresses, and this list shall be
             9298      certified by the state engineer as complete and filed with the clerk of the court.
             9299          (e) The court upon petition may by order permit the addition of names and addresses to
             9300      this list at any time during the pendency of the action, and the clerk of the court may, without
             9301      court order, upon notice from the claimant note any change of address.
             9302          (f) If any claimant appears in this action by an attorney, the clerk shall note on the list
             9303      the address of the attorney.
             9304          (g) After the list is filed by the state engineer, notice of further proceedings, after
             9305      service of summons, may be given without court order by mailing a copy thereof to the persons
             9306      listed at the addresses listed and by mailing a copy thereof to any attorney of record for any
             9307      such person, and notice may be given to such listed persons and to all other claimants by
             9308      publication in the manner and for the time prescribed by order of the district court and in
             9309      accordance with Subsection (2)(a).
             9310          (3) After the statement or list is filed, the state engineer shall begin the survey of the
             9311      water source and the ditches, canals, wells, tunnels, or other works diverting water therefrom.
             9312          (4) (a) As soon as the survey is complete, the state engineer shall file notice of
             9313      completion with the clerk and give notice by mail or by personal service to all claimants whose
             9314      names appear on the list that:
             9315          (i) the survey is complete;
             9316          (ii) their claims are due within 90 days from the date of notice; and
             9317          (iii) within 90 days after service of the notice, each claimant must file a written
             9318      statement with the clerk of the court setting forth the claimant's respective claim to the use of
             9319      the water.
             9320          (b) Notice given by mail is complete when the notice is mailed.
             9321          (5) When a suit has been filed by the state engineer as provided by Section 73-4-1 , or
             9322      by any person involving the major part of the waters of any river system, lake, underground
             9323      water basin, or other source of supply, or the rights of ten or more of the water claimants of the
             9324      source of supply, whether the suit is filed prior to or after the enactment hereof, the state
             9325      engineer, upon receiving notice, shall examine the records of the state engineer's office with
             9326      respect to the water source involved, and if they are incomplete to make such further
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     recommendation as required by Section 73-4-11 .
             9329          (6) In all such cases the court shall proceed to determine the water rights involved in
             9330      the manner provided by this chapter, and not otherwise.
             9331          Section 216. Section 73-4-4 is amended to read:
             9332           73-4-4. Summons -- Service -- Publication -- Form -- Delivery of form for
             9333      claimant's statement.
             9334          (1) (a) Claimants whose names appear on the list prescribed by Section 73-4-3 at the
             9335      time the list is filed by the state engineer with the clerk of the court shall be served with a
             9336      summons issued out of the district court and served as a summons is served in other civil cases.
             9337          (b) Upon the filing by the state engineer of an affidavit that the state engineer has
             9338      searched the records of the state engineer's office and has listed all names as required by
             9339      Section 73-4-3 , and upon proof of publication of notice to all claimants to notify the state
             9340      engineer of their names and addresses, summons may be served on all other persons and
             9341      claimants not listed on said list by publication of summons[,]:
             9342          (i) in a newspaper or newspapers designated by the judge of the court as most likely to
             9343      give notice to the persons served, five times, once each week for five successive weeks[.]; and
             9344          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five weeks.
             9345          (c) Service of summons is completed upon the date of the publication.
             9346          (d) The summons shall be substantially in the following form:
             9347          "In the District Court of .......... County, State of Utah, in the matter of the general
             9348      adjudication of water rights in the described water source.
             9349     
SUMMONS

             9350          The State of Utah to the said defendant:
             9351          You are hereby summoned to appear and defend the above entitled action which is
             9352      brought for the purpose of making a general determination of the water rights of the described
             9353      water source. Upon the service of this summons upon you, you will thereafter be subject to the
             9354      jurisdiction of the entitled court and it shall be your duty to follow further proceedings in the
             9355      above entitled action and to protect your rights therein. When the state engineer has completed
             9356      the survey you will be given a further written notice, either in person or by mail, sent to your
             9357      last-known address, that you must file a water users claim in this action setting forth the nature
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     and thereafter you must file said claim within the time set and your failure so to do will
             9360      constitute a default in the premises and a judgment may be entered against you declaring and
             9361      adjudging that you have no right in or to the waters of described water source."
             9362          (2) At the time the said notice of completion of survey is given, the state engineer must
             9363      mail or otherwise deliver a form upon which the claimant shall present in writing, as provided
             9364      in the next succeeding section, all the particulars relating to the appropriation of the water of
             9365      said river system or water source to which the claimant lays claim.
             9366          Section 217. Section 73-4-9 is amended to read:
             9367           73-4-9. Failure to file statement -- Relief.
             9368          The filing of each statement by a claimant shall be considered notice to all persons of
             9369      the claim of the party making the same, and any person failing to make and deliver such
             9370      statement of claim to the clerk of the court within the time prescribed by law shall be forever
             9371      barred and estopped from subsequently asserting any rights, and shall be held to have forfeited
             9372      all rights to the use of the water theretofore claimed by him; provided, that any claimant, upon
             9373      whom no other service of said notice shall have been made than by publication in a newspaper
             9374      and as required in Section 45-1-101 , may apply to the court for permission to file a statement of
             9375      claim after the time therefor has expired, and the court may extend the time for filing such
             9376      statement, not exceeding six months from the publication of said notice; but, before said time
             9377      is extended, the applicant shall give notice by publication in a newspaper having general
             9378      circulation and as required in Section 45-1-101 on such river system or near the water source to
             9379      all other persons interested in the water of such river system or water source, and shall make it
             9380      appear to the satisfaction of the court that during the pendency of the proceedings he had no
             9381      actual notice thereof in time to appear and file a statement and make proof of his claim; and all
             9382      parties interested may be heard as to the matter of his actual notice of the pendency of such
             9383      proceedings.
             9384          Section 218. Section 73-5-14 is amended to read:
             9385           73-5-14. Determination by the state engineer of watershed to which particular
             9386      source is tributary -- Publications of notice and result -- Hearing -- Judicial review.
             9387          (1) The state engineer shall have the power to determine for administrative and
             9388      distribution purposes the watershed to which any particular stream or source of water is
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         (2) Said determination may be made only after publication of notice to the water users.
             9391          (3) Said publication of notice shall be made:
             9392          (a) in a newspaper or newspapers having general circulation in every county in this
             9393      state in which any rights might be affected[. The publication is to be made once each week for
             9394      five consecutive weeks.] once each week for five consecutive weeks; and
             9395          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for five weeks.
             9396          (4) It shall fix the date and place of hearing and at said hearing any water user shall be
             9397      given an opportunity to appear and adduce evidence material to the determination of the
             9398      question involved.
             9399          (5) The result of said determination by the state engineer shall likewise be published in
             9400      the manner set forth above and said notice of the decision of the state engineer shall also notify
             9401      the public that any person aggrieved by said decision may appeal from said decision as
             9402      provided by Section 73-3-14 ; and notice shall be deemed to have been given so as to start the
             9403      time for appeal upon completion of the publication of notice.
             9404          Section 219. Section 73-5-15 is amended to read:
             9405           73-5-15. Groundwater management plan.
             9406          (1) As used in this section:
             9407          (a) "Critical management area" means a groundwater basin in which the groundwater
             9408      withdrawals consistently exceed the safe yield.
             9409          (b) "Safe yield" means the amount of groundwater that can be withdrawn from a
             9410      groundwater basin over a period of time without exceeding the long-term recharge of the basin
             9411      or unreasonably affecting the basin's physical and chemical integrity.
             9412          (2) (a) The state engineer may regulate groundwater withdrawals within a specific
             9413      groundwater basin by adopting a groundwater management plan in accordance with this section
             9414      for any groundwater basin or aquifer or combination of hydrologically connected groundwater
             9415      basins or aquifers.
             9416          (b) The objectives of a groundwater management plan are to:
             9417          (i) limit groundwater withdrawals to safe yield;
             9418          (ii) protect the physical integrity of the aquifer; and
             9419          (iii) protect water quality.
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     basin if more than 1/3 of the water right owners in the groundwater basin request that the state
             9422      engineer adopt a groundwater management plan.
             9423          (3) (a) In developing a groundwater management plan, the state engineer may consider:
             9424          (i) the hydrology of the groundwater basin;
             9425          (ii) the physical characteristics of the groundwater basin;
             9426          (iii) the relationship between surface water and groundwater, including whether the
             9427      groundwater should be managed in conjunction with hydrologically connected surface waters;
             9428          (iv) the geographic spacing and location of groundwater withdrawals;
             9429          (v) water quality;
             9430          (vi) local well interference; and
             9431          (vii) other relevant factors.
             9432          (b) The state engineer shall base the provisions of a groundwater management plan on
             9433      the principles of prior appropriation.
             9434          (c) (i) The state engineer shall use the best available scientific method to determine
             9435      safe yield.
             9436          (ii) As hydrologic conditions change or additional information becomes available, safe
             9437      yield determinations made by the state engineer may be revised by following the procedures
             9438      listed in Subsection (5).
             9439          (4) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the withdrawal of water from a
             9440      groundwater basin shall be limited to the basin's safe yield.
             9441          (ii) Before limiting withdrawals in a groundwater basin to safe yield, the state engineer
             9442      shall:
             9443          (A) determine the groundwater basin's safe yield; and
             9444          (B) adopt a groundwater management plan for the groundwater basin.
             9445          (iii) If the state engineer determines that groundwater withdrawals in a groundwater
             9446      basin exceed the safe yield, the state engineer shall regulate groundwater rights in that
             9447      groundwater basin based on the priority date of the water rights under the groundwater
             9448      management plan, unless a voluntary arrangement exists under Subsection (4)(c) that requires a
             9449      different distribution.
             9450          (b) When adopting a groundwater management plan for a critical management area, the
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     community caused by the implementation of safe yield limits on withdrawals, allow gradual
             9453      implementation of the groundwater management plan.
             9454          (c) (i) In consultation with the state engineer, water users in a groundwater basin may
             9455      agree to participate in a voluntary arrangement for managing withdrawals at any time, either
             9456      before or after a determination that groundwater withdrawals exceed the groundwater basin's
             9457      safe yield.
             9458          (ii) A voluntary arrangement under Subsection (4)(c)(i) shall be consistent with other
             9459      law.
             9460          (iii) The adoption of a voluntary arrangement under this Subsection (4)(c) by less than
             9461      all of the water users in a groundwater basin does not affect the rights of water users who do
             9462      not agree to the voluntary arrangement.
             9463          (5) To adopt a groundwater management plan, the state engineer shall:
             9464          (a) give notice as specified in Subsection (7) at least 30 days before the first public
             9465      meeting held in accordance with Subsection (5)(b):
             9466          (i) that the state engineer proposes to adopt a groundwater management plan;
             9467          (ii) describing generally the land area proposed to be included in the groundwater
             9468      management plan; and
             9469          (iii) stating the location, date, and time of each public meeting to be held in accordance
             9470      with Subsection (5)(b);
             9471          (b) hold one or more public meetings in the geographic area proposed to be included
             9472      within the groundwater management plan to:
             9473          (i) address the need for a groundwater management plan;
             9474          (ii) present any data, studies, or reports that the state engineer intends to consider in
             9475      preparing the groundwater management plan;
             9476          (iii) address safe yield and any other subject that may be included in the groundwater
             9477      management plan;
             9478          (iv) outline the estimated administrative costs, if any, that groundwater users are likely
             9479      to incur if the plan is adopted; and
             9480          (v) receive any public comments and other information presented at the public
             9481      meeting, including comments from any of the entities listed in Subsection (7)(a)(iii);
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     management plan from any person for a period determined by the state engineer of not less
             9484      than 60 days after the day on which the notice required by Subsection (5)(a) is given;
             9485          (d) (i) at least 60 days prior to final adoption of the groundwater management plan,
             9486      publish notice:
             9487          (A) that a draft of the groundwater management plan has been proposed; and
             9488          (B) specifying where a copy of the draft plan may be reviewed; and
             9489          (ii) promptly provide a copy of the draft plan in printed or electronic form to each of
             9490      the entities listed in Subsection (7)(a)(iii) that makes written request for a copy; and
             9491          (e) provide notice of the adoption of the groundwater management plan.
             9492          (6) A groundwater management plan shall become effective on the date notice of
             9493      adoption is completed under Subsection (7), or on a later date if specified in the plan.
             9494          (7) (a) A notice required by this section shall be:
             9495          (i) published:
             9496          (A) once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in
             9497      each county that encompasses a portion of the land area proposed to be included within the
             9498      groundwater management plan; and
             9499          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks;
             9500          (ii) published conspicuously on the state engineer's Internet website; and
             9501          (iii) mailed to each of the following that has within its boundaries a portion of the land
             9502      area to be included within the proposed groundwater management plan:
             9503          (A) county;
             9504          (B) incorporated city or town;
             9505          (C) improvement district under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 4, Improvement District
             9506      Act;
             9507          (D) service area, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act;
             9508          (E) drainage district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 2, Drainage District Act;
             9509          (F) irrigation district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 5, Irrigation District Act;
             9510          (G) metropolitan water district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 6, Metropolitan
             9511      Water District Act;
             9512          (H) special service district providing water, sewer, drainage, or flood control services,
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         (I) water conservancy district, under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water
             9515      Conservancy District Act; and
             9516          (J) conservation district, under Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act.
             9517          (b) A notice required by this section is effective upon substantial compliance with
             9518      Subsections (7)(a)(i) through (iii).
             9519          (8) A groundwater management plan may be amended in the same manner as a
             9520      groundwater management plan may be adopted under this section.
             9521          (9) The existence of a groundwater management plan does not preclude any otherwise
             9522      eligible person from filing any application or challenging any decision made by the state
             9523      engineer within the affected groundwater basin.
             9524          (10) (a) A person aggrieved by a groundwater management plan may challenge any
             9525      aspect of the groundwater management plan by filing a complaint within 60 days after the
             9526      adoption of the groundwater management plan in the district court for any county in which the
             9527      groundwater basin is found.
             9528          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (9), a person may challenge the components of a
             9529      groundwater management plan only in the manner provided by Subsection (10)(a).
             9530          (c) An action brought under this Subsection (10) is reviewed de novo by the district
             9531      court.
             9532          (d) A person challenging a groundwater management plan under this Subsection (10)
             9533      shall join the state engineer as a defendant in the action challenging the groundwater
             9534      management plan.
             9535          (e) (i) Within 30 days after the day on which a person files an action challenging any
             9536      aspect of a groundwater management plan under Subsection (10)(a), the person filing the action
             9537      shall publish notice of the action:
             9538          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district court is
             9539      located[.]; and
             9540          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for two weeks.
             9541          (ii) The notice required by Subsection (10)(e)(i)(A) shall be published once a week for
             9542      two consecutive weeks.
             9543          (iii) The notice required by Subsection (10)(e)(i) shall:
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         (B) identify the case number assigned by the district court;
             9546          (C) state that a person affected by the groundwater management plan may petition the
             9547      district court to intervene in the action challenging the groundwater management plan; and
             9548          (D) list the address for the clerk of the district court in which the action is filed.
             9549          (iv) (A) Any person affected by the groundwater management plan may petition to
             9550      intervene in the action within 60 days after the day on which notice is last published under
             9551      Subsections (10)(e)(i) and (ii).
             9552          (B) The district court's treatment of a petition to intervene under this Subsection
             9553      (10)(e)(iv) is governed by the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9554          (v) A district court in which an action is brought under Subsection (10)(a) shall
             9555      consolidate all actions brought under that Subsection and include in the consolidated action any
             9556      person whose petition to intervene is granted.
             9557          (11) A groundwater management plan adopted or amended in accordance with this
             9558      section is exempt from the requirements in Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             9559      Rulemaking Act.
             9560          (12) Recharge and recovery projects permitted under Chapter 3b, Groundwater
             9561      Recharge and Recovery Act, are exempted from this section.
             9562          (13) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to require the development,
             9563      implementation, or consideration of a groundwater management plan as a prerequisite or
             9564      condition to the exercise of the state engineer's enforcement powers under other law, including
             9565      powers granted under Section 73-2-25 .
             9566          (14) A groundwater management plan adopted in accordance with this section may not
             9567      apply to the dewatering of a mine.
             9568          (15) (a) A groundwater management plan adopted by the state engineer before May 1,
             9569      2006, remains in force and has the same legal effect as it had on the day on which it was
             9570      adopted by the state engineer.
             9571          (b) If a groundwater management plan that existed before May 1, 2006, is amended on
             9572      or after May 1, 2006, the amendment is subject to this section's provisions.
             9573          Section 220. Section 73-6-2 is amended to read:
             9574           73-6-2. Restoration by proclamation -- Priority of applications.
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     proclamation of the governor upon the recommendation of the state engineer.
             9577          (2) Such proclamation shall not become effective until notice thereof has been
             9578      published:
             9579          (a) at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general
             9580      circulation within the boundaries of the river system or water source within which the waters so
             9581      to be restored are situated[.]; and
             9582          (b) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             9583          (3) Applications for appropriations shall not be filed during the time such waters are
             9584      withdrawn from appropriation; provided, that after the first publication of notice aforesaid
             9585      applications may be deposited with the state engineer and at the time such proclamation
             9586      becomes effective the engineer shall hold public hearings, giving all applicants notice, to
             9587      determine which applications so filed during the period of publication of such notice are most
             9588      conducive to the public good, and shall file such applications in order of priority according to
             9589      such determination.
             9590          Section 221. Section 75-1-401 is amended to read:
             9591           75-1-401. Notice -- Method and time of giving.
             9592          (1) If notice of a hearing on any petition is required and except for specific notice
             9593      requirements as otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of
             9594      hearing of any petition to be given to any interested person or his attorney if he has appeared by
             9595      attorney or requested that notice be sent to his attorney. Notice shall be given by the clerk
             9596      posting a copy of the notice for the ten consecutive days immediately preceding the time set for
             9597      the hearing in at least three public places in the county, one of which must be at the courthouse
             9598      of the county[;] and:
             9599          (a) (i) by the clerk mailing a copy thereof at least ten days before the time set for the
             9600      hearing by certified, registered, or ordinary first class mail addressed to the person being
             9601      notified at the post-office address given in his demand for notice, if any, or at his office or
             9602      place of residence, if known; or
             9603          [(b)] (ii) by delivering a copy thereof to the person being notified personally at least ten
             9604      days before the time set for the hearing; and
             9605          [(c)] (b) if the address, or identity of any person is not known and cannot be ascertained
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         (i) at least once a week for three consecutive weeks a copy thereof in a newspaper
             9608      having general circulation in the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of
             9609      which is to be at least ten days before the time set for the hearing[.]; and
             9610          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             9611          (2) The court for good cause shown may provide for a different method or time of
             9612      giving notice for any hearing.
             9613          (3) Proof of the giving of notice shall be made on or before the hearing and filed in the
             9614      proceeding.
             9615          Section 222. Section 75-3-801 is amended to read:
             9616           75-3-801. Notice to creditors.
             9617          (1) (a) Unless notice has already been given under this section, a personal
             9618      representative upon his appointment shall publish a notice to creditors [once a week for three
             9619      successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county] announcing the personal
             9620      representative's appointment and address and notifying creditors of the estate to present their
             9621      claims within three months after the date of the first publication of the notice or be forever
             9622      barred.
             9623          (b) The notice described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be published:
             9624          (i) once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             9625      county; and
             9626          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             9627          (2) A personal representative may give written notice by mail or other delivery to any
             9628      creditor, notifying the creditor to present his claim within 90 days from the published notice if
             9629      given as provided in Subsection (1) above or within 60 days from the mailing or other delivery
             9630      of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred. Written notice shall be the notice
             9631      described in Subsection (1) above or a similar notice.
             9632          (3) The personal representative shall not be liable to any creditor or to any successor of
             9633      the decedent for giving or failing to give notice under this section.
             9634          Section 223. Section 75-7-508 is amended to read:
             9635           75-7-508. Notice to creditors.
             9636          (1) (a) A trustee for an inter vivos revocable trust, upon the death of the settlor, may
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         (i) once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the
             9639      county where the settlor resided at the time of death[.]; and
             9640          (ii) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for three weeks.
             9641          (b) The notice required by [this] Subsection (1)(a) must:
             9642          [(a)] (i) provide the trustee's name and address; and
             9643          [(b)] (ii) notify creditors:
             9644          [(i)] (A) of the deceased settlor; and
             9645          [(ii)] (B) to present their claims within three months after the date of the first
             9646      publication of the notice or be forever barred from presenting the claim.
             9647          (2) A trustee shall give written notice by mail or other delivery to any known creditor
             9648      of the deceased settlor, notifying the creditor to present his claim within 90 days from the
             9649      published notice if given as provided in Subsection (1) or within 60 days from the mailing or
             9650      other delivery of the notice, whichever is later, or be forever barred. Written notice shall be the
             9651      notice described in Subsection (1) or a similar notice.
             9652          (3) (a) If the deceased settlor received medical assistance, as defined in Section
             9653      26-19-2 , at any time after the age of 55, the trustee for an inter vivos revocable trust, upon the
             9654      death of the settlor, shall mail or deliver written notice to the Director of the Office of
             9655      Recovery Services, on behalf of the Department of Health, to present any claim under Section
             9656      26-19-13.5 within 60 days from the mailing or other delivery of notice, whichever is later, or
             9657      be forever barred.
             9658          (b) If the trustee does not mail notice to the director of the Office of Recovery Services
             9659      on behalf of the department in accordance with Subsection (3)(a), the department shall have
             9660      one year from the death of the settlor to present its claim.
             9661          (4) The trustee shall not be liable to any creditor or to any successor of the deceased
             9662      settlor for giving or failing to give notice under this section.
             9663          Section 224. Section 76-8-809 is amended to read:
             9664           76-8-809. Closing or restricting use of highways abutting defense or war facilities
             9665      -- Posting of notices.
             9666          Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation or state or
             9667      any political subdivision thereof engaged in or preparing to engage in the manufacture,
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     any of the states for defense or for war or in the prosecution of war by the United States, or in
             9670      the manufacture, transportation, distribution or storage of gas, oil, coal, electricity or water, or
             9671      any of said natural or artificial persons operating any public utility who has property so used
             9672      which he or it believes will be endangered if public use and travel is not restricted or prohibited
             9673      on one or more highways or parts thereof upon which the property abuts, may petition the
             9674      highway commissioners of any city, town, or county to close one or more of the highways or
             9675      parts thereof to public use and travel or to restrict by order the use and travel upon one or more
             9676      of the highways or parts thereof.
             9677          Upon receipt of the petition, the highway commissioners shall set a day for hearing and
             9678      give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper having general circulation in the city, town,
             9679      or county in which the property is located[,] and as required in Section 45-1-101 , the
             9680      publication shall be made at least seven days prior to the date set for hearing. If, after hearing,
             9681      the highway commissioners determine that the public safety and the safety of the property of
             9682      the petitioner so require, they shall by suitable order close to public use and travel or
             9683      reasonably restrict the use of and travel upon one or more of the highways or parts thereof;
             9684      provided the highway commissioners may issue written permits to travel over the highway so
             9685      closed or restricted to responsible and reputable persons for a term, under conditions and in a
             9686      form as the commissioners may prescribe. Appropriate notices in letters at least three inches
             9687      high shall be posted conspicuously at each end of any highway so closed or restricted by an
             9688      order. The highway commissioners may at any time revoke or modify any order so made.
             9689          Section 225. Section 76-10-530 is amended to read:
             9690           76-10-530. Trespass with a firearm in a house of worship or private residence --
             9691      Notice -- Penalty.
             9692          (1) A person, including a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm pursuant to Title
             9693      53, Chapter 5, Part 7, Concealed Weapon Act, after notice has been given as provided in
             9694      Subsection (2) that firearms are prohibited, may not knowingly and intentionally:
             9695          (a) transport a firearm into:
             9696          (i) a house of worship; or
             9697          (ii) a private residence; or
             9698          (b) while in possession of a firearm, enter or remain in:
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         (ii) a private residence.
             9701          (2) Notice that firearms are prohibited may be given by:
             9702          (a) personal communication to the actor by:
             9703          (i) the church or organization operating the house of worship;
             9704          (ii) the owner, lessee, or person with lawful right of possession of the private
             9705      residence; or
             9706          (iii) a person with authority to act for the person or entity in Subsections (2)(a)(i) and
             9707      (ii);
             9708          (b) posting of signs reasonably likely to come to the attention of persons entering the
             9709      house of worship or private residence;
             9710          (c) announcement, by a person with authority to act for the church or organization
             9711      operating the house of worship, in a regular congregational meeting in the house of worship;
             9712          (d) publication in a bulletin, newsletter, worship program, or similar document
             9713      generally circulated or available to the members of the congregation regularly meeting in the
             9714      house of worship; or
             9715          (e) publication:
             9716          (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the house of worship is
             9717      located or the church or organization operating the house of worship has its principal office in
             9718      this state[.]; and
             9719          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 .
             9720          (3) A church or organization operating a house of worship and giving notice that
             9721      firearms are prohibited may:
             9722          (a) revoke the notice, with or without supersedure, by giving further notice in any
             9723      manner provided in Subsection (2); and
             9724          (b) provide or allow exceptions to the prohibition as the church or organization
             9725      considers advisable.
             9726          (4) (a) (i) Within 30 days of giving or revoking any notice pursuant to Subsection
             9727      (2)(c), (d), or (e), a church or organization operating a house of worship shall notify the
             9728      division on a form and in a manner as the division shall prescribe.
             9729          (ii) The division shall post on its website a list of the churches and organizations
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         (b) Any notice given pursuant to Subsection (2)(c), (d), or (e) shall remain in effect
             9732      until revoked or for a period of one year from the date the notice was originally given,
             9733      whichever occurs first.
             9734          (5) Nothing in this section permits an owner who has granted the lawful right of
             9735      possession to a renter or lessee to restrict the renter or lessee from lawfully possessing a firearm
             9736      in the residence.
             9737          (6) A violation of this section is an infraction.
             9738          Section 226. Section 77-24a-5 is amended to read:
             9739           77-24a-5. Disposition of unclaimed property.
             9740          (1) (a) If the owner of any unclaimed property cannot be determined or notified, or if
             9741      he is determined and notified, and fails to appear and claim the property after three months of
             9742      its receipt by the local law enforcement agency, the agency shall:
             9743          (i) publish at least one notice of the intent to dispose of the unclaimed property:
             9744          (A) in a newspaper of general circulation within the county; and
             9745          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ; and
             9746          (ii) post a similar notice in a public place designated for notice within the law
             9747      enforcement agency.
             9748          (b) The notice shall:
             9749          (i) give a general description of the item; and
             9750          (ii) the date of intended disposition.
             9751          (c) The agency may not dispose of the unclaimed property until at least eight days after
             9752      the date of publication and posting.
             9753          (2) (a) If no claim is made for the unclaimed property within nine days of publication
             9754      and posting, the agency shall notify the person who turned the property over to the local law
             9755      enforcement agency, if it was turned over by a person under Section 77-24a-3 .
             9756          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if that person has complied with the
             9757      provisions of this chapter, [he] the person may take the unclaimed property if [he] the person:
             9758          (i) pays the costs incurred for advertising and storage; and
             9759          (ii) signs a receipt for the item.
             9760          (3) If the person who found the unclaimed property fails to take the property under the
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     is not claimed under this chapter as provided by Section 77-24-4 .
             9763          (4) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency who finds property may not
             9764      claim or receive property under this section.
             9765          Section 227. Section 78A-6-109 is amended to read:
             9766           78A-6-109. Summons -- Service and process -- Issuance and contents -- Notice to
             9767      absent parent or guardian -- Emergency medical or surgical treatment -- Compulsory
             9768      process for attendance of witnesses when authorized.
             9769          (1) After a petition is filed the court shall promptly issue a summons, unless the judge
             9770      directs that a further investigation is needed. No summons is required as to any person who
             9771      appears voluntarily or who files a written waiver of service with the clerk of the court at or
             9772      prior to the hearing.
             9773          (2) The summons shall contain:
             9774          (a) the name of the court;
             9775          (b) the title of the proceedings; and
             9776          (c) except for a published summons, a brief statement of the substance of the
             9777      allegations in the petition.
             9778          (3) A published summons shall state:
             9779          (a) that a proceeding concerning the minor is pending in the court; and
             9780          (b) an adjudication will be made.
             9781          (4) The summons shall require the person or persons who have physical custody of the
             9782      minor to appear personally and bring the minor before the court at a time and place stated. If
             9783      the person or persons summoned are not the parent, parents, or guardian of the minor, the
             9784      summons shall also be issued to the parent, parents, or guardian, as the case may be, notifying
             9785      them of the pendency of the case and of the time and place set for the hearing.
             9786          (5) Summons may be issued requiring the appearance of any other person whose
             9787      presence the court finds necessary.
             9788          (6) If it appears to the court that the welfare of the minor or of the public requires that
             9789      the minor be taken into custody, the court may by endorsement upon the summons direct that
             9790      the person serving the summons take the minor into custody at once.
             9791          (7) Subject to Subsection 78A-6-117 (2)(n)(iii), upon the sworn testimony of one or
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     immediately necessary for a minor concerning whom a petition has been filed pending the
             9794      service of summons upon the minor's parents, guardian, or custodian.
             9795          (8) A parent or guardian is entitled to the issuance of compulsory process for the
             9796      attendance of witnesses on the parent's or guardian's own behalf or on behalf of the minor. A
             9797      guardian ad litem or a probation officer is entitled to compulsory process for the attendance of
             9798      witnesses on behalf of the minor.
             9799          (9) Service of summons and process and proof of service shall be made in the manner
             9800      provided in the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9801          (10) Service of summons or process shall be made by the sheriff of the county where
             9802      the service is to be made, or by his deputy; but upon request of the court service shall be made
             9803      by any other peace officer, or by another suitable person selected by the court.
             9804          (11) Service of summons in the state shall be made personally, by delivering a copy to
             9805      the person summoned; provided, however, that parents of a minor living together at their usual
             9806      place of abode may both be served by personal delivery to either parent of copies of the
             9807      summons, one copy for each parent.
             9808          (12) If the judge makes a written finding that he has reason to believe that personal
             9809      service of the summons will be unsuccessful, or will not accomplish notification within a
             9810      reasonable time after issuance of the summons, he may order service by registered mail, with a
             9811      return receipt to be signed by the addressee only, to be addressed to the last-known address of
             9812      the person to be served in the state. Service shall be complete upon return to the court of the
             9813      signed receipt.
             9814          (13) If the parents, parent, or guardian required to be summoned under Subsection (4)
             9815      cannot be found within the state, the fact of their minor's presence within the state shall confer
             9816      jurisdiction on the court in proceedings in a minor's case under this chapter as to any absent
             9817      parent or guardian, provided that due notice has been given in the following manner:
             9818          (a) If the address of the parent or guardian is known, due notice is given by sending
             9819      him a copy of the summons by registered mail with a return receipt to be signed by the
             9820      addressee only, or by personal service outside the state, as provided in the Utah Rules of Civil
             9821      Procedure. Service by registered mail shall be complete upon return to the court of the signed
             9822      receipt.
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     after diligent inquiry be ascertained, due notice is given by publishing a summons:
             9825          (A) in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the proceeding is
             9826      pending[. The summons shall be published once a week for four successive weeks.] once a
             9827      week for four successive weeks; and
             9828          (B) in accordance with Section 45-1-101 for four weeks.
             9829          (ii) Service shall be complete on the day of the last publication.
             9830          (c) Service of summons as provided in this subsection shall vest the court with
             9831      jurisdiction over the parent or guardian served in the same manner and to the same extent as if
             9832      the person served was served personally within the state.
             9833          (14) In the case of service in the state, service completed not less than 48 hours before
             9834      the time set in the summons for the appearance of the person served, shall be sufficient to
             9835      confer jurisdiction. In the case of service outside the state, service completed not less than five
             9836      days before the time set in the summons for appearance of the person served, shall be sufficient
             9837      to confer jurisdiction.
             9838          (15) Computation of periods of time under this chapter shall be made in accordance
             9839      with the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
             9840          Section 228. Section 78B-5-613 is amended to read:
             9841           78B-5-613. Proof of publication of document, notice, or order.
             9842          (1) (a) If a court or judge orders a document or notice published in a newspaper,
             9843      evidence of the publication shall be made by affidavit of the publisher, the publisher's foreman,
             9844      or principal clerk with a copy of the publication attached.
             9845          (b) The affidavit shall state the date and newspaper of publication.
             9846          (2) (a) If a court or judge orders a document or notice published H. electronically .H
             9846a      in accordance with
             9847      Section 45-1-101 , evidence of the publication shall be made by affidavit of H. [ the state archivist
             9848      or the archivist's designee with a printed copy of the publication attached
] the website publisher or

             9848a      the website publisher's designee with a printed copy of the publication attached .H .
             9849          (b) The affidavit shall state the date of publication.
             9850          Section 229. Coordinating S.B. 208 with H.B. 67 -- Substantive and technical
             9851      changes.
             9852          If this S.B. 208 and H.B. 67, Public Hearings on Property Tax Increases, both pass, it is
             9853      the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel in
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         (1) modify Subsection 59-2-919 (2)(e) to read:
             9856          "(e) The advertisement [described in this section shall]:
             9857          (i) described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) shall, except as provided in Subsection (2)(g),
             9858      be run once each week for the two weeks preceding the adoption of the taxing entity's:
             9859          (A) final budget; [and] or
             9860          (B) final tax rate; and
             9861          (ii) described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B) shall, except as provided in Subsection (2)(g),
             9862      be published two weeks preceding the adoption of the taxing entity's:
             9863          (A) final budget; or
             9864          (B) final tax rate.";
             9865          (2) modify Subsection 59-2-919 (2)(g) to read:
             9866          "(g) If a taxing entity's public hearing information is published by the county auditor in
             9867      accordance with Section 59-2-919.2 , the taxing entity:
             9868          (i) is not subject to the requirement to run the advertisement twice, as required in
             9869      Subsection (2)(e)(i), but shall run the advertisement once during the week preceding the
             9870      adoption of the taxing entity's:
             9871          (A) final budget; or
             9872          (B) final tax rate; and
             9873          (ii) is not subject to the requirement to run the advertisement for two weeks, as
             9874      required in Subsection (2)(e)(ii), but shall run the advertisement for one week preceding the
             9875      adoption of the taxing entity's:
             9876          (A) final budget; or
             9877          (B) final tax rate."; and
             9878          (3) modify Subsections 59-2-919.2 (3)(b), (c), and (d) to read:
             9879          "(b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(d)(ii), the information described in
             9880      Subsection (3)(a) shall be published:
             9881          (i) in no less than 1/4 page in size;
             9882          (ii) in type no smaller than 18 point; and
             9883          (iii) surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             9884          (c) The published information described in Subsection (3)(a) and published in
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     legal notice or classified advertisement appears.
             9887          (d) A county auditor shall publish the information described in Subsection (3)(a):
             9888          (i) (A) in a newspaper or a combination of newspapers that are:
             9889          (I) published at least one day per week;
             9890          (II) of general interest and readership in the county; and
             9891          (III) not of limited subject matter; and
             9892          (B) once each week for the two weeks preceding the first hearing included in the list
             9893      compiled under Subsection (2); and
             9894          (ii) as required in Section 45-1-101 , for two weeks preceding the first hearing included
             9895      in the list compiled under Subsection (2).".
             9896          Section 230. Coordinating S.B. 208 with H.B. 67 and S.B. 65 -- Substantive and
             9897      technical amendments.
             9898          If this S.B. 208, H.B. 67, Public Hearings on Property Tax Increases, and S.B. 65,
             9899      Amendments to Property Tax Notice, Public Hearing, and Resolution Provisions, all pass, it is
             9900      the intent of the Legislature that the changes in Subsection (1) of this coordination clause
             9901      supersede the changes in Subsection (1) of the coordination clause in S.B. 65, and that the
             9902      Office of Legislative Research and General prepare the Utah Code database for publication by:
             9903          (1) modifying Subsections 59-2-919 (6) and (7) as amended in this bill in the version of
             9904      the Utah Code database that takes effect on January 1, 2010 as follows:
             9905          "(6) (a) Subject to Subsections (6)(d) and (7)(b), the advertisement described in this
             9906      section shall be published:
             9907          (i) subject to Section 45-1-101 , in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of
             9908      general circulation in the taxing entity; and
             9909          (ii) electronically in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             9910          (b) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall:
             9911          (i) be no less than 1/4 page in size;
             9912          (ii) use type no smaller than 18 point; and
             9913          (iii) be surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             9914          (c) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i) may not be placed
             9915      in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
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         (i) whenever possible, the advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i)
             9918      appear in a newspaper that is published at least one day per week; and
             9919          (ii) the newspaper or combination of newspapers selected:
             9920          (A) be of general interest and readership in the taxing entity; and
             9921          (B) not be of limited subject matter.
             9922          (e) (i) The advertisement [described in this section shall]:
             9923          [(i)] (A) described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall:
             9924          (I) except as provided in Subsection (6)(e)(ii), be run once each week for the two
             9925      weeks [preceding the adoption of the final]:
             9926          (Aa) before a taxing entity conducts a public hearing at which the taxing entity's annual
             9927      budget is discussed; and
             9928          (Bb) if a calendar year taxing entity provides the notice described in Subsection
             9929      (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), before the calendar year taxing entity levies a tax rate that exceeds the calendar
             9930      year taxing entity's certified tax rate; and
             9931          [(ii)] (II) state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in
             9932      the advertisement, which shall be not less than seven days after the day the first advertisement
             9933      is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding any proposed increase and to
             9934      explain the reasons for the proposed increase[.]; or
             9935          (B) described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii) shall:
             9936          (I) be published two weeks:
             9937          (Aa) before a taxing entity conducts a public hearing at which the taxing entity's annual
             9938      budget is discussed; and
             9939          (Bb) if a calendar year taxing entity provides the notice described in Subsection
             9940      (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), before the calendar year taxing entity levies a tax rate that exceeds the calendar
             9941      year taxing entity's certified tax rate; and
             9942          (II) state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the
             9943      advertisement, which shall be not less than seven days after the day the first advertisement is
             9944      published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding any proposed increase and to explain
             9945      the reasons for the proposed increase.
             9946          (ii) If a taxing entity's public hearing information is published by the county auditor in
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     the advertisement twice, as required by Subsection (6)(e)(i)(A), but shall run the advertisement
             9949      once during the week:
             9950          (A) before the taxing entity conducts a public hearing at which the taxing entity's
             9951      annual budget is discussed; and
             9952          (B) if a calendar year taxing entity provides the notice described in Subsection
             9953      (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), before the calendar year taxing entity levies a tax rate that exceeds the calendar
             9954      year taxing entity's certified tax rate.
             9955          [(f) The meeting on the proposed increase may coincide with the hearing on the
             9956      proposed budget of the taxing entity.]
             9957          (f) (i) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A) or (4)(a), the form and content of an
             9958      advertisement shall be substantially as follows:
             9959     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             9960     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             9961          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             9962          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             9963      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             9964      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             9965          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             9966      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             9967      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             9968          *    If the proposed budget is approved, (name of the taxing entity) would increase
             9969      its property tax budgeted revenue by ___% above last year's property tax
             9970      budgeted revenue excluding new growth.
             9971          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             9972     
PUBLIC HEARING

             9973          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             9974          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             9975          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             9976      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             9977          [(3) The] (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), the form and content of [the
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             9979
    
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             9980     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             9981          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             9982          [*    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             9983      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.]
             9984          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             9985      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             9986      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             9987          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             9988      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             9989      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             9990          *    If the proposed budget is approved, (name of the taxing entity) would increase
             9991      its property tax budgeted revenue by ___% above last year's property tax
             9992      budgeted revenue excluding new growth.
             9993          (Name of taxing entity) property tax revenue from new growth and other sources will
             9994      increase from $_______________ to $______________.
             9995          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             9996     
PUBLIC HEARING

             9997          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             9998          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             9999          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             10000      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity).
             10001          [(4)] (7) The commission:
             10002          (a) shall adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             10003      Rulemaking Act, governing the joint use of one advertisement [under this section or Section
             10004      59-2-918 ] described in Subsection (6) by two or more taxing entities; and
             10005          (b) subject to Section 45-1-101 , may[, upon petition by any taxing entity,] authorize
             10006      [either]:
             10007          (i) the use of a weekly [newspapers] newspaper:
             10008          (A) in [counties] a county having both daily and weekly newspapers [where] if the
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         (B) if the county petitions the commission for the use of the weekly newspaper; or
             10011          (ii) the use by a taxing entity except for a calendar year taxing entity that provides the
             10012      notice described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B)(II) of a commission[-]approved direct notice to each
             10013      taxpayer if [the]:
             10014          (A) the cost of the advertisement would cause undue hardship; [and]
             10015          (B) the direct notice is different and separate from that provided for in Section
             10016      59-2-919.1 [.]; and
             10017          (C) the taxing entity petitions the commission for the use of a commission approved
             10018      direct notice.".
             10019          Section 231. Coordinating S.B. 65 with S.B. 208 -- Substantive, superseding, and
             10020      technical amendments.
             10021          If this S.B. 208 and S.B. 65, Amendments to Property Tax Notice, Public Hearing, and
             10022      Resolution Provisions, both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the changes in this
             10023      coordination clause supersede the changes in the coordination clause in S.B. 65, and that the
             10024      Office of Legislative Research and General prepare the Utah Code database for publication by
             10025      modifying Subsections 59-2-919(6) and (7) as amended in this bill in the version of the Utah
             10026      Code database that takes effect on May 12, 2009 as follows:
             10027          "(6) (a) Subject to Subsections (6)(d) and (7)(b), the advertisement described in this
             10028      section shall be published:
             10029          (i) subject to Section 45-1-101 , in a newspaper or combination of newspapers of
             10030      general circulation in the taxing entity; and
             10031          (ii) electronically in accordance with Section 45-1-101 .
             10032          (b) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall:
             10033          (i) be no less than 1/4 page in size;
             10034          (ii) use type no smaller than 18 point; and
             10035          (iii) be surrounded by a 1/4-inch border.
             10036          (c) The advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i) may not be placed
             10037      in that portion of the newspaper where legal notices and classified advertisements appear.
             10038          (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that:
             10039          (i) whenever possible, the advertisement described in [this section] Subsection (6)(a)(i)
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         (ii) the newspaper or combination of newspapers selected:
             10042          (A) be of general interest and readership in the taxing entity; and
             10043          (B) not be of limited subject matter.
             10044          (e) The advertisement [described in this section shall]:
             10045          (i) described in Subsection (6)(a)(i) shall:
             10046          (A) be run once each week for the two weeks [preceding the adoption of the final]:
             10047          (I) before a taxing entity conducts a public hearing at which the taxing entity's annual
             10048      budget is discussed; and
             10049          (II) if a calendar year taxing entity provides the notice described in Subsection
             10050      (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), before the calendar year taxing entity levies a tax rate that exceeds the calendar
             10051      year taxing entity's certified tax rate; and
             10052          [(ii)] (B) state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in
             10053      the advertisement, which shall be not less than seven days after the day the first advertisement
             10054      is published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding any proposed increase and to
             10055      explain the reasons for the proposed increase[.]; or
             10056          (ii) described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii) shall:
             10057          (A) be published two weeks:
             10058          (I) before a taxing entity conducts a public hearing at which the taxing entity's annual
             10059      budget is discussed; and
             10060          (II) if a calendar year taxing entity provides the notice described in Subsection
             10061      (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), before the calendar year taxing entity levies a tax rate that exceeds the calendar
             10062      year taxing entity's certified tax rate; and
             10063          (B) state that the taxing entity will meet on a certain day, time, and place fixed in the
             10064      advertisement, which shall be not less than seven days after the day the first advertisement is
             10065      published, for the purpose of hearing comments regarding any proposed increase and to explain
             10066      the reasons for the proposed increase.
             10067          [(f) The meeting on the proposed increase may coincide with the hearing on the
             10068      proposed budget of the taxing entity.]
             10069          (f) (i) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A) or (4)(a), the form and content of an
             10070      advertisement shall be substantially as follows:
             10071     
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             10072
    
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             10073          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             10074          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             10075      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             10076          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             10077      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             10078      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             10079          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             10080      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             10081      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             10082          All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             10083     
PUBLIC HEARING

             10084          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             10085          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             10086          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             10087      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             10088          [(3) The] (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B)(I), the form and content of [the
             10089      notice] an advertisement shall be substantially as follows:
             10090     
"NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE

             10091     
(NAME OF TAXING ENTITY)

             10092          The (name of the taxing entity) is proposing to increase its property tax revenue.
             10093          *    If the proposed budget is approved, this would be an increase of _____% above
             10094      the (name of the taxing entity) property tax budgeted revenue for the prior year.
             10095          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the average value of a residence
             10096      in the taxing entity rounded to the nearest thousand dollars) residence would
             10097      increase from $______ to $________, which is $_______ per year.
             10098          *    The (name of the taxing entity) tax on a (insert the value of a business having
             10099      the same value as the average value of a residence in the taxing entity) business
             10100      would increase from $________ to $_______, which is $______ per year.
             10101          (Name of taxing entity) property tax revenue from new growth and other sources will
             10102      increase from $_______________ to $______________.



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         All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing on the tax increase.
             10104     
PUBLIC HEARING

             10105          Date/Time:    (date) (time)
             10106          Location:    (name of meeting place and address of meeting place)
             10107          To obtain more information regarding the tax increase, citizens may contact the (name
             10108      of the taxing entity) at (phone number of taxing entity)."
             10109          [(4)] (7) The commission:
             10110          (a) shall adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             10111      Rulemaking Act, governing the joint use of one advertisement [under this section or Section
             10112      59-2-918 ] described in Subsection (6) by two or more taxing entities; and
             10113          (b) subject to Section 45-1-101 , may[, upon petition by any taxing entity,] authorize
             10114      [either]:
             10115          (i) the use of a weekly [newspapers] newspaper:
             10116          (A) in [counties] a county having both daily and weekly newspapers [where] if the
             10117      weekly newspaper would provide equal or greater notice to the taxpayer; and
             10118          (B) if the county petitions the commission for the use of the weekly newspaper; or
             10119          (ii) the use by a taxing entity except for a calendar year taxing entity that provides the
             10120      notice described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B)(II) of a commission[-]approved direct notice to each
             10121      taxpayer if [the]:
             10122          (A) the cost of the advertisement would cause undue hardship; [and]
             10123          (B) the direct notice is different and separate from that provided for in Section
             10124      59-2-919.1 [.]; and
             10125          (C) the taxing entity petitions the commission for the use of a commission approved
             10126      direct notice."
             10127          Section 232. Coordinating S.B. 208 with S.B. 73 -- Substantive and technical
             10128      changes.
             10129          If this S.B. 208 and S.B. 73, Unincorporated Areas Amendments, both pass, it is the
             10130      intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel in
             10131      preparing the Utah Code database for publication:
             10132          (1) modify Subsection 17-72a-306 (1)(h)(iii) to read:
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     county legislative body shall publish notice of the petition and the time, date, and place of the
             10135      public hearing:
             10136          (A) at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county; and
             10137          (B) as required in Section 45-1-101 ."; and
             10138          (2) modify Subsection 17-27a-306 (3)(f)(iii) to read:
             10139          "(iii) Before holding a public hearing under Subsection (3)(f)(i), the county legislative
             10140      body shall:
             10141          (A) publish notice of the petition and the time, date, and place of the public hearing:
             10142          (I) at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
             10143      circulation in the township; and
             10144          (II) as required in Section 45-1-101 for three consecutive weeks; and
             10145          (B) mail a notice of the petition and the time, date, and place of the public hearing to
             10146      each owner of private real property within the area proposed to be withdrawn.".
             10147          Section 233. Coordinating S.B. 208 with S.B. 209 -- Substantive and technical
             10148      changes.
             10149          If this S.B. 208 and S.B. 209, Land Use, Development, and Management Act
             10150      Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative
             10151      Research and General Counsel in preparing the Utah Code database for publication:
             10152          (1) modify Subsection 10-9a-208 (2)(d) to read:
             10153          "(d) (i) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the
             10154      land subject to the petition is located; and
             10155          (ii) published as required in Section 45-1-101 ."; and
             10156          (2) modify Subsection 17-27a-208 (2)(d) to read:
             10157          "(d) (i) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the
             10158      land subject to the petition is located; and
             10159          (ii) published as required in Section 45-1-101 .".


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