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S.B. 115

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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

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill enacts provisions relating to the authority of counties and municipalities to pay
             11      relocation expenses of mobile home park residents displaced by development activities.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    authorizes counties and municipalities to use certain property tax revenues to pay
             15      relocation expenses of mobile home park residents displaced by development
             16      activities that change the use of the property; and
             17          .    authorizes taxing entities to share certain property tax revenues with counties and
             18      municipalities for the purpose of paying those relocation expenses.
             19      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      ENACTS:
             25          10-8-1.7, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             26          17-50-327, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27     


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


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




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-7-09 2:06 PM


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