H.B. 286

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STATE HOUSE BOUNDARY AMENDMENTS
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Kenneth W. Sumsion
5 Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill makes minor adjustments to State House district boundaries to reconcile
10 United States Census data with state maps and to resolve certain election administration
11 issues.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 . defines terms;
15 . makes changes to State House district boundaries to reconcile United States Census
16 data with state maps;
17 . makes changes to State House district boundaries to resolve certain election
18 administration issues; and
19 . makes technical corrections.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 This bill provides an immediate effective date.
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 AMENDS:
26 36-1-201.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6
27 36-1-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6

28 36-1-202.2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6
29 36-1-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Third Special Session, Chapter 6
30
31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 36-1-201.5 is amended to read:
33 36-1-201.5. Utah House of Representatives -- House district boundaries.
34 (1) As used in this section:
35 (a) "County boundary" means the county boundary's location in the database as of
36 January 1, 2010.
37 (b) "Database" means the State Geographic Information Database created in Section
38 63F-1-507 .
39 (c) "Local school district boundary" means the local school district boundary's location
40 in the database as of January 1, 2010.
41 (d) "Municipal boundary" means the municipal boundary's location in the database as
42 of January 1, 2010.
43 [(1)] (2) The Utah House of Representatives shall consist of 75 members, with one
44 member to be elected from each Utah House of Representative district.
45 [(2) The] (3) Except as modified by Subsection (5), the Legislature adopts the official
46 census population figures and maps of the Bureau of the Census of the United States
47 Department of Commerce developed in connection with the taking of the 2010 national
48 decennial census as the official data for establishing House district boundaries.
49 [(3)] (4) (a) [The] Except as modified by Subsection (5), the Legislature enacts the
50 numbers and boundaries of the House districts designated by the House block assignment file
51 that is the electronic component of the bill that enacts this section.
52 (b) That House block assignment file, and the legislative boundaries generated from
53 that block assignment file together with the modifications made by Subsection (5), may be
54 accessed via the Utah Legislature's website.
55 (5) (a) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House
56 District 1 and removed from House District 29: 490039608021025, 490039608021026, and
57 490039608021027.
58 (b) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District 1

59 and removed from House District 3: 490050003001047, 490050003001048,
60 490050003001049, and 490050003001050.
61 (c) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District 3
62 and removed from House District 1: 490050003001046, 490050003001056,
63 490050003001057, 490050003001058, 490050003001059, 490050003001061,
64 490050003001063, and 490050003002005.
65 (d) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District 4
66 and removed from House District 5: 490050012013039 and 490050012013040.
67 (e) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District 7
68 and removed from House District 8: 490572103042017 and 490572103042018.
69 (f) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
70 11 and removed from House District 10: 490572105112040, 490572105112042,
71 490572105112043, 490572105123002, 490572109005003, 490572112011013,
72 490572112011014, 490572112011015, 490572112011016, 490572112011018,
73 490572112011023, 490572112011024, and 490572112012011.
74 (g) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
75 11 and removed from House District 12: 490572105121012, 490572105121013,
76 490572105121014, and 490572107011001.
77 (h) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
78 11 and removed from House District 16: 490111251032073, 490111251032074,
79 490111251032075, 490111252002084, 490111252002254, 490111252002256,
80 490111252002258, 490111252002259, 490111252002274, 490111252002275,
81 490111252002276, 490111252002277, 490111252002278, 490111252002288,
82 490111252002289, and 490111252002307.
83 (i) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
84 13 and removed from House District 11: 490111252002104, 490111252002105,
85 490111252002106, 490111252002115, 490111252002116, 490111252002117,
86 490111252002118, 490111252002119, 490111252002120, 490111252002121,
87 490111252002186, 490111253011000, 490111253011001, 490111253011002,
88 490111253012000, 490111253012001, 490111253013000, 490111253013001,
89 490111253013032, 490111253014000, 490111253014001, 490111253014002, and

90 490111253014022.
91 (j) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
92 17 and removed from House District 18: 490111251022075, 490111251022076,
93 490111261051020, 490111262032003, 490111262032013, and 490111262032014.
94 (k) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
95 18 and removed from House District 17: 490111262022001, 490111262022003,
96 490111262022004, 490111262032011, and 490111262032044.
97 (l) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 18
98 and removed from House District 19: 490111266002006.
99 (m) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 19
100 and removed from House District 18: 490111265002014.
101 (n) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
102 19 and removed from House District 20: 490111267001006, 490111267001008,
103 490111267002007, 490111267002023, 490111269016000, 490111269016001,
104 490111269016002, 490111269016008, 490111270043000, 490111270043001, and
105 490111270043010.
106 (o) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 21
107 and removed from House District 68: 490451307012018.
108 (p) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 24
109 and removed from House District 28: 490351148003023.
110 (q) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
111 26 and removed from House District 31: 490351133051011, 490351133051011, and
112 490351133051011.
113 (r) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
114 27 and removed from House District 56: 490490002051025, 490490102172032,
115 490490102172033, and 490490102183020.
116 (s) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
117 27 and removed from House District 6: 490351128201063, 490490102122001,
118 490490102122009, 490490102122010, 490490102122011, 490490102122097,
119 490490102122107, 490490102122108, 490490102122115, 490490102122117,
120 490490102122122, 490490102122123, 490490102122124, 490490102171057, and

121 490490102171059.
122 (t) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
123 29 and removed from House District 1: 490039605002094, 490039605002100,
124 490039605002101, 490039605002102, and 490039605002103.
125 (u) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
126 29 and removed from House District 8: 490572103024007 and 490572103041048.
127 (v) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 33
128 and removed from House District 31: 490351135091002.
129 (w) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
130 34 and removed from House District 43: 490351142001003 and 490351142001004.
131 (x) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
132 48 and removed from House District 60: 490490014022000 and 490490014022001.
133 (y) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 54
134 and removed from House District 53: 490439643061158.
135 (z) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
136 56 and removed from House District 27: 490490102172007, 490490102172009,
137 490490102172023, 490490102172024, 490490102172025, 490490102172026,
138 490490102172027, 490490102172028, 490490102172029, 490490102172036,
139 490490102172038, 490490102172039, 490490102172066, and 490490102173014.
140 (aa) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 57
141 and removed from House District 27: 490490102101066.
142 (bb) The following census block from the 2010 Census is placed into House District 59
143 and removed from House District 61: 490490022011099.
144 (cc) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
145 60 and removed from House District 48: 490490013001010, 490490013001012,
146 490490013001013, 490490013001014, 490490013001016, 490490013001017,
147 490490013001018, 490490013001020, 490490013001021, 490490014012012,
148 490490014012013, and 490490014012014.
149 (dd) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
150 61 and removed from House District 64: 490490022073011, 490490022073012,
151 490490022073016, and 490490022073017.

152 (ee) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
153 62 and removed from House District 75: 490532712001032 and 490532712001033.
154 (ff) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
155 66 and removed from House District 64: 490490105032030, 490490105032033,
156 490490105032034, 490490105032035, 490490105032036, 490490105032037, and
157 490490105032062.
158 (gg) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
159 67 and removed from House District 66: 490490104112001, 490490104112002,
160 490490104112006, 490490104112007, 490490104112015, and 490490104113267.
161 (hh) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
162 68 and removed from House District 21: 490451307032023, 490451307032030,
163 490451307033696, and 490451307033697.
164 (ii) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
165 71 and removed from House District 62: 490532708011188, 490532708011193,
166 490532708011194, 490532708011208, 490532717021058, 490532717021059,
167 490532717021060, 490532717021061, 490532717021065, 490532717021066,
168 490532717021067, and 490532717021077.
169 (jj) The following census blocks from the 2010 Census are placed into House District
170 71 and removed from House District 72: 490211102001068, 490211102001069,
171 490211102001104, 490211102003259, 490211102003270, and 490211102003276.
172 (kk) The boundary between House District 7 and House District 8 is changed to follow
173 the Harrisville municipal boundary from the point where the municipal boundaries of Pleasant
174 View, North Ogden, and Harrisville intersect, generally south to the intersection of the
175 Harrisville municipal boundary with 2150 North street in North Ogden east along 2150 North
176 Street to the existing House boundary.
177 (ll) The boundary between House District 10 and House District 11 is changed to
178 follow the South Ogden municipal boundary from the intersection of the established House
179 district boundary with Combe Road, along the South Ogden municipal boundary generally east,
180 south, west, and north to the intersection of the South Ogden municipal boundary with Wasatch
181 Drive.
182 (mm) The boundary between House District 11 and House District 16 is changed to

183 follow the South Weber municipal boundary from the northernmost intersection of the
184 established House district boundary for House District 16 with State Highway 89, along the
185 South Weber municipal boundary generally east then south and then west to the intersection of
186 the House district boundary with the Layton municipal boundary.
187 (nn) The boundary between House District 18 and House District 19 is changed to
188 follow Interstate 15 from the intersection of Pages Lane in Bountiful with Interstate 15, north to
189 the intersection of Interstate 15 with the Bountiful municipal boundary, then along the
190 Bountiful municipal boundary generally north, then east, then south to the intersection of the
191 Bountiful municipal boundary with Pages Lane.
192 (oo) The boundary between House District 53 and House District 54 is changed to
193 follow the Summit County Service Area Number 3 boundary from the intersection of the
194 House district boundary with Summit County Service Area Number 3, generally east, then
195 north, then east, then projecting the same service area boundary east to intersect with Interstate
196 80.
197 (pp) The boundary between House District 55 and House District 69 is changed to
198 follow the Roosevelt municipal boundary from the northernmost point where Roosevelt City
199 shares a boundary with Duchesne County, then along the Roosevelt municipal boundary
200 generally west, north, and south to the intersection of the Roosevelt municipal boundary with
201 2000 South Street.
202 (qq) The boundary between House District 57 and House District 59 is changed to
203 follow the Pleasant Grove municipal boundary from the southernmost intersection of the House
204 district boundary with State Street, generally east to the intersection of the Pleasant Grove
205 municipal boundary with 1500 East Street in Pleasant Grove.
206 (rr) The boundary between House District 63 and House District 64 is changed to
207 follow Summit Drive from the intersection of Summit Drive and 1420 East Street, generally
208 east, then north to the intersection of Summit Drive and Ridge Drive, then due east to the
209 United States Forest Service boundary, then north to the established House boundary.
210 (ss) The boundary between House District 71 and House District 72 is changed to
211 follow the Parowan municipal boundary so that all of Parowan City is in House District 71.
212 (tt) The boundary between House District 74 and House District 75 is changed to
213 follow Sunset Boulevard west from the westernmost intersection of Sunset Boulevard and the

214 established House boundary, west to the easternmost intersection of Sunset Boulevard with the
215 St. George municipal boundary, then along the St. George municipal boundary generally south,
216 then west, and then east to the intersection of the St. George municipal boundary with Indian
217 Hills Drive.
218 Section 2. Section 36-1-202 is amended to read:
219 36-1-202. House districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
220 (1) (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the House block assignment file enacted by
221 the Legislature with the lieutenant governor's office.
222 (b) [The] Except as provided in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5) the legal boundaries of House
223 districts are contained in the House block assignment file on file with the lieutenant governor's
224 office.
225 (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall:
226 (i) generate maps of each House district from the House block assignment file and the
227 modifications to boundaries made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5); and
228 (ii) ensure that those maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's
229 website.
230 (b) If there is any inconsistency between the maps [and], the House block assignment
231 file, and the modifications made to boundaries in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5), the House block
232 assignment file, as adjusted by the modifications to boundaries made in Subsection
233 36-1-201.5 (5), [is] are controlling.
234 Section 3. Section 36-1-202.2 is amended to read:
235 36-1-202.2. County clerk, Automated Geographic Reference Center, and
236 lieutenant governor responsibilities -- Maps and voting precinct boundaries.
237 (1) As used in this section, "redistricting boundary data" means the House block
238 assignment file and any modifications made to the House district boundaries by Subsection
239 36-1-201.5 (5).
240 [(1)] (2) Each county clerk shall obtain a copy of the [House block assignment file]
241 redistricting boundary data for the clerk's county from the lieutenant governor's office.
242 [(2)] (3) (a) A county clerk may create one or more county maps that identify the
243 boundaries of House districts as generated from the [House block assignment file] redistricting
244 boundary data.

245 (b) Before publishing or distributing any map or data created by the county clerk that
246 identifies the boundaries of House districts within the county, the clerk shall submit the county
247 map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for
248 review.
249 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a county map and data from a county clerk, the
250 Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
251 (i) review the county map and data to evaluate if the county map and data accurately
252 reflect the boundaries of House districts established by the Legislature in the [House block
253 assignment file] redistricting boundary data;
254 (ii) determine whether the county map and data are correct or incorrect; and
255 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
256 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the county map and
257 data are correct or notify the county clerk that the county map and data are incorrect.
258 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the county map
259 and data submitted are incorrect, the county clerk shall:
260 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the county map and data to the [House
261 block assignment file] redistricting boundary data; and
262 (ii) resubmit the corrected county map and data to the lieutenant governor and to the
263 Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection [(2)] (3).
264 [(3)] (4) (a) Subject to the requirements of this Subsection [(3)] (4), each county clerk
265 shall establish voting precincts and polling places within each House district according to the
266 procedures and requirements of Section 20A-5-303 .
267 (b) Within five working days after approval of voting precincts and polling places by
268 the county legislative body as required by Section 20A-5-303 , each county clerk shall submit a
269 voting precinct map identifying the boundaries of each voting precinct within the county to the
270 lieutenant governor and to the Automated Geographic Reference Center for review.
271 (c) Within 30 days after receipt of a voting precinct map from a county clerk, the
272 Automated Geographic Reference Center shall:
273 (i) review the voting precinct map to evaluate if the county map accurately reflects the
274 boundaries of House districts established by the Legislature in the [House block assignment
275 file] redistricting boundary data;

276 (ii) determine whether the voting precinct map is correct or incorrect; and
277 (iii) communicate those findings to the lieutenant governor.
278 (d) The lieutenant governor shall either notify the county clerk that the voting precinct
279 map is correct or notify the county clerk that the voting precinct map is incorrect.
280 (e) If the county clerk receives notice from the lieutenant governor that the voting
281 precinct map is incorrect, the county clerk shall:
282 (i) make the corrections necessary to conform the voting precinct map to the [House
283 block assignment file] redistricting boundary data; and
284 (ii) resubmit the corrected voting precinct map to the lieutenant governor and to the
285 Automated Geographic Reference Center for a new review under this Subsection [(3)] (4).
286 Section 4. Section 36-1-204 is amended to read:
287 36-1-204. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
288 (1) As used in this section[, "affected]:
289 (a) "Affected party" means:
290 [(a)] (i) a representative whose Utah House of Representatives district boundary is
291 uncertain because the [boundary] feature used to establish the district boundary in the House
292 block assignment file [used to establish the House district boundary] or in any modifications to
293 the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5) has been removed, modified, or is unable to be
294 identified or who is uncertain about whether or not the representative or another person resides
295 in a particular House district;
296 [(b)] (ii) a candidate for representative whose House district boundary is uncertain
297 because the [boundary] feature used to establish the district boundary in the House block
298 assignment file [used to establish the district boundary] or in any modifications to the boundary
299 made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5) has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or
300 who is uncertain about whether or not the candidate or another person resides in a particular
301 House district; or
302 [(c)] (iii) a person who is uncertain about which House district contains the person's
303 residence because the [boundary] feature used to establish the district boundary in the House
304 block assignment file [used to establish the House district boundary] or in any modifications to
305 the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5) has been removed, modified, or is unable to be
306 identified.

307 (b) "Feature" means a geographic or other identifiable tangible or intangible object
308 such as a road or political subdivision boundary that is used to establish a House district
309 boundary.
310 (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor
311 to determine:
312 (i) the precise location of the House district boundary;
313 (ii) the number of the House district in which a person resides; or
314 (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii).
315 (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant
316 governor shall review:
317 (i) the House block assignment file;
318 (ii) the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5); and [obtain
319 and review]
320 (iii) other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the
321 area.
322 (c) Within five days of receipt of the request, the lieutenant governor shall:
323 (i) review the House block assignment file[, obtain and];
324 (ii) review the modifications to the boundary made in Subsection 36-1-201.5 (5);
325 (iii) review any relevant data[,]; and
326 (iv) make a determination.
327 (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the House district
328 boundary, the lieutenant governor shall:
329 (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate House district boundary and
330 attaching a map, if necessary; and
331 (ii) send a copy of the certification to:
332 (A) the affected party;
333 (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and
334 (C) the Automated Geographic Reference Center created under Section 63F-1-506 .
335 (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the House district in which a
336 particular person resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by
337 number to:

338 (i) the person;
339 (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the person whose House
340 district number was identified; and
341 (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
342 Section 5. Effective date.
343 If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
344 upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
345 Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
346 the date of veto override.




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