S.B. 115 Enrolled

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PAYMENT OF MOBILE HOME PARK
2 RELOCATION EXPENSES
3 2009 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser
6 House Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill enacts provisions relating to the authority of counties and municipalities to
11 pay relocation expenses of mobile home park residents displaced by development
12 activities.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . authorizes counties and municipalities to use certain property tax revenues to pay
16 relocation expenses of mobile home park residents displaced by development
17 activities that change the use of the property; and
18 . authorizes taxing entities to share certain property tax revenues with counties and
19 municipalities for the purpose of paying those relocation expenses.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 None
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 10-8-1.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27 17-50-327, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

30 Section 1. Section 10-8-1.7 is enacted to read:
31 10-8-1.7. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced
32 mobile home park residents.
33 (1) As used in this section:
34 (a) "Displaced mobile home park resident" means a resident within a mobile home
35 park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobile home park because of
36 development activities that will change the use of the property on which the mobile home park
37 is located.
38 (b) "Former mobile home park property" means property on which a mobile home
39 park was located but whose use has changed from a mobile home park because of
40 development activities that require mobile home park residents to relocate.
41 (c) "Incremental tax revenue" means property tax revenue that:
42 (i) is generated from a former mobile home park property located within a
43 municipality;
44 (ii) exceeds the amount of property tax revenue the former mobile home park property
45 would have generated if its use had not changed from a mobile home park; and
46 (iii) is levied and collected by:
47 (A) the municipality in which the former mobile home park property is located; or
48 (B) another taxing entity.
49 (d) "Taxing entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 59-2-102 .
50 (2) A municipality may use incremental tax revenue to pay some or all of the
51 relocation expenses of a displaced mobile home park resident.
52 (3) Any taxing entity may share some or all of its incremental tax revenue with a
53 municipality for use as provided in Subsection (2).
54 Section 2. Section 17-50-327 is enacted to read:
55 17-50-327. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced
56 mobile home park residents.
57 (1) As used in this section:

58 (a) "Displaced mobile home park resident" means a resident within a mobile home
59 park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobile home park because of
60 development activities that will change the use of the property on which the mobile home park
61 is located.
62 (b) "Former mobile home park property" means property on which a mobile home
63 park was located but whose use has changed from a mobile home park because of
64 development activities that require mobile home park residents to relocate.
65 (c) "Incremental tax revenue" means property tax revenue that:
66 (i) is generated from a former mobile home park property located within the
67 unincorporated part of a county;
68 (ii) exceeds the amount of property tax revenue the former mobile home park property
69 would have generated if its use had not changed from a mobile home park; and
70 (iii) is levied and collected by:
71 (A) the county in whose unincorporated area the former mobile home park property is
72 located; or
73 (B) another taxing entity.
74 (d) "Taxing entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 59-2-102 .
75 (2) A county may use incremental tax revenue to pay some or all of the relocation
76 expenses of a displaced mobile home park resident.
77 (3) Any taxing entity may share some or all of its incremental tax revenue with a
78 county for use as provided in Subsection (2).