S.B. 216 Enrolled

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POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS REVISIONS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Karen Mayne

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House Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts language related to political subdivisions.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    suspends certain township incorporation and township annexation procedures;
             13          .    requires a county of the first class to study the governance of, delivery of services
             14      to, and other issues related to the unincorporated county;
             15          .    amends provisions authorizing a county to provide municipal services;
             16          .    exempts the creation of a municipal services district from election requirements;
             17          .    amends provisions related to the withdrawal of an area from a local district;
             18          .    enacts the "Municipal Services District Act," including the following provisions:
             19              .    definitions;
             20              .    applicability of existing law;
             21              .    additional district powers;
             22              .    creation of a municipal services district;
             23              .    board of trustees membership and powers;
             24              .    exclusion of rural real property;
             25              .    remittance of sales tax by certain municipalities; and
             26              .    providing and sharing of funds;
             27          .    provides repeal dates; and
             28          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35           17-34-1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 275
             36           17B-1-213 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 265
             37           17B-1-214 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapters 70 and 265
             38           17B-1-215 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 265
             39           17B-1-502 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 141
             40           63I-2-210 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 205
             41           63I-2-217 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 17
             42      ENACTS:
             43           10-2-130 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44           17-15-30 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45           17B-2a-1101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             46           17B-2a-1102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47           17B-2a-1103 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48           17B-2a-1104 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49           17B-2a-1105 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50           17B-2a-1106 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51           17B-2a-1107 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52           17B-2a-1108 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             53           17B-2a-1109 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             54     
             55      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             56          Section 1. Section 10-2-130 is enacted to read:
             57          10-2-130. Suspension of township incorporation and annexation procedures on or


             58      after January 1, 2014 -- Exceptions.
             59          (1) As used in this section:
             60          (a) "Township incorporation procedure" means the following actions, the subject of
             61      which includes an area located in whole or in part in a township:
             62          (i) a request for incorporation described in Section 10-2-103 ;
             63          (ii) a feasibility study described in Section 10-2-106 ;
             64          (iii) a modified request and a supplemental feasibility study described in Section
             65      10-2-107 ; or
             66          (iv) an incorporation petition described in Section 10-2-109 that is not certified under
             67      Section 10-2-110 .
             68          (b) "Township annexation procedure" means one or more of the following actions, the
             69      subject of which includes an area located in whole or in part in a township:
             70          (i) a petition to annex described in Section 10-2-403 ;
             71          (ii) a feasibility study described in Section 10-2-413 ;
             72          (iii) a modified annexation petition or supplemental feasibility study described in
             73      Section 10-2-414 ;
             74          (iv) a boundary commission decision described in Section 10-2-416 ; or
             75          (v) any action described in Section 10-2-418 before the adoption of an ordinance to
             76      approve annexation under Subsection 10-2-418 (3)(b).
             77          (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4):
             78          (i) if a request for incorporation described in Section 10-2-103 is filed with the clerk of
             79      the county on or after January 1, 2014, a township incorporation procedure that is the subject of
             80      or otherwise relates to that request is suspended until November 15, 2015; and
             81          (ii) if a petition to annex described in Section 10-2-403 is filed with the city recorder or
             82      town clerk on or after January 1, 2014, a township annexation procedure that is the subject of
             83      or otherwise relates to that petition is suspended until November 15, 2015.
             84          (b) (i) If a township incorporation procedure or township annexation procedure is
             85      suspended under Subsection (2)(a), any applicable deadline or timeline is suspended before and


             86      on November 15, 2015.
             87          (ii) On November 16, 2015, the applicable deadline or timeline described in Subsection
             88      (2)(b)(i):
             89          (A) may proceed and the period of time during the suspension does not toll against that
             90      deadline or timeline; and
             91          (B) does not start over.
             92          (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a township annexation procedure that:
             93          (a) includes any land area located in whole or in part in a township that is:
             94          (i) 50 acres or more; and
             95          (ii) primarily owned or controlled by a government entity; or
             96          (b) is the subject of or otherwise relates to a petition to annex that is filed in accordance
             97      with Subsection 10-2-403 (3) before January 1, 2014.
             98          (4) (a) For an incorporation petition suspended in accordance with Subsection (2), the
             99      petition sponsors may continue to gather petition signatures and file them with the county clerk
             100      as provided in Section 10-2-103 .
             101          (b) The county clerk shall process the petition in accordance with Section 10-2-105 and
             102      may issue a certification or rejection of the petition as provided in Section 10-2-105 .
             103          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 2, Incorporation, Classification,
             104      Boundaries, Consolidation, and Dissolution of Municipalities, any further processing,
             105      including a feasibility study, public hearing, or an incorporation election, is suspended until
             106      November 15, 2015.
             107          Section 2. Section 17-15-30 is enacted to read:
             108          17-15-30. Unincorporated county and services study.
             109          No later than December 1, 2014, a county of the first class shall study the governance
             110      of, delivery of services to, and other issues related to the unincorporated county.
             111          Section 3. Section 17-34-1 is amended to read:
             112           17-34-1. Counties may provide municipal services -- Limitation -- First-class
             113      counties to provide certain services -- Counties allowed to provide certain services in


             114      recreational areas.
             115          (1) For purposes of this chapter, except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3):
             116          (a) "Greater than class C radioactive waste" has the same meaning as in Section
             117      19-3-303 .
             118          (b) "High-level nuclear waste" has the same meaning as in Section 19-3-303 .
             119          (c) "Municipal-type services" means:
             120          (i) fire protection service;
             121          (ii) waste and garbage collection and disposal;
             122          (iii) planning and zoning;
             123          (iv) street lighting;
             124          (v) animal services;
             125          (vi) storm drains;
             126          (vii) traffic engineering;
             127          (viii) code enforcement;
             128          (ix) business licensing;
             129          (x) building permits and inspections;
             130          [(v)] (xi) in a county of the first class:
             131          (A) advanced life support and paramedic services; and
             132          (B) detective investigative services; and
             133          [(vi)] (xii) all other services and functions that are required by law to be budgeted,
             134      appropriated, and accounted for from a municipal services fund or a municipal capital projects
             135      fund as defined under Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.
             136          (d) "Placement" has the same meaning as in Section 19-3-303 .
             137          (e) "Storage facility" has the same meaning as in Section 19-3-303 .
             138          (f) "Transfer facility" has the same meaning as in Section 19-3-303 .
             139          (2) A county may:
             140          (a) provide municipal-type services to areas of the county outside the limits of cities
             141      and towns without providing the same services to cities or towns; and


             142          (b) fund those services by:
             143          (i) levying a tax on taxable property in the county outside the limits of cities and towns;
             144      [or]
             145          (ii) charging a service charge or fee to persons benefitting from the municipal-type
             146      services[.]; or
             147          (iii) providing funds to a municipal services district in accordance with Section
             148      17B-2a-1109 .
             149          (3) A county may not:
             150          (a) provide, contract to provide, or agree in any manner to provide municipal-type
             151      services, as these services are defined in Section 19-3-303 , to any area under consideration for
             152      a storage facility or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste, or greater
             153      than class C radioactive waste; or
             154          (b) seek to fund services for these facilities by:
             155          (i) levying a tax; or
             156          (ii) charging a service charge or fee to persons benefitting from the municipal-type
             157      services.
             158          (4) Each county of the first class shall provide to the area of the county outside the
             159      limits of cities and towns:
             160          (a) advanced life support and paramedic services; and
             161          (b) detective investigative services.
             162          (5) (a) A county may provide fire, paramedic, and police protection services in any area
             163      of the county outside the limits of cities and towns that is designated as a recreational area in
             164      accordance with the provisions of this Subsection (5).
             165          (b) A county legislative body may designate any area of the county outside the limits of
             166      cities and towns as a recreational area if:
             167          (i) the area has fewer than 1,500 residents and is primarily used for recreational
             168      purposes, including canyons, ski resorts, wilderness areas, lakes and reservoirs, campgrounds,
             169      or picnic areas; and


             170          (ii) the county legislative body makes a finding that the recreational area is used by
             171      residents of the county who live both inside and outside the limits of cities and towns.
             172          (c) Fire, paramedic, and police protection services needed to primarily serve those
             173      involved in the recreation activities in areas designated as recreational areas by the county
             174      legislative body in accordance with Subsection (5)(b) may be funded from the county general
             175      fund.
             176          Section 4. Section 17B-1-213 is amended to read:
             177           17B-1-213. Protest after adoption of resolution -- Adoption of resolution
             178      approving creation for certain districts.
             179          (1) For purposes of this section, "adequate protests" means protests that are:
             180          (a) filed with the county clerk, municipal clerk or recorder, or local district secretary or
             181      clerk, as the case may be, within 60 days after the last public hearing required under Section
             182      17B-1-210 ; and
             183          (b) signed by:
             184          (i) the owners of private real property that:
             185          (A) is located within the proposed local district;
             186          (B) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the applicable area; and
             187          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the
             188      applicable area; or
             189          (ii) registered voters residing within the applicable area equal in number to at least 25%
             190      of the number of votes cast in the applicable area for the office of president of the United States
             191      at the most recent election prior to the adoption of the resolution.
             192          (2) An owner may withdraw a protest at any time before the expiration of the 60-day
             193      period described in Subsection (1)(a).
             194          (3) If adequate protests are filed, the governing body that adopted a resolution under
             195      Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) or (e):
             196          (a) may not:
             197          (i) hold or participate in an election under Subsection 17B-1-214 (1) with respect to the


             198      applicable area;
             199          (ii) take any further action under the protested resolution to create a local district or
             200      include the applicable area in a local district; or
             201          (iii) for a period of two years, adopt a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) or
             202      (e) proposing the creation of a local district including substantially the same area as the
             203      applicable area and providing the same service as the proposed local district in the protested
             204      resolution; and
             205          (b) shall, within five days after receiving adequate protests, mail or deliver written
             206      notification of the adequate protests to the responsible body.
             207          (4) Subsection (3)(a) may not be construed to prevent an election from being held for a
             208      proposed local district whose boundaries do not include an applicable area that is the subject of
             209      adequate protests.
             210          (5) (a) If adequate protests are not filed with respect to a resolution proposing the
             211      creation of a local district for which an election is not required under Subsection
             212      17B-1-214 (3)(d), (e), [or] (f), or (g), a resolution approving the creation of the local district
             213      may be adopted by:
             214          (i) (A) the legislative body of a county whose unincorporated area is included within
             215      the proposed local district; and
             216          (B) the legislative body of a municipality whose area is included within the proposed
             217      local district; or
             218          (ii) the board of trustees of the initiating local district.
             219          (b) Each resolution adopted under Subsection (5)(a) shall:
             220          (i) describe the area included in the local district;
             221          (ii) be accompanied by a map that shows the boundaries of the local district;
             222          (iii) describe the service to be provided by the local district;
             223          (iv) state the name of the local district; and
             224          (v) provide a process for the appointment of the members of the initial board of
             225      trustees.


             226          Section 5. Section 17B-1-214 is amended to read:
             227           17B-1-214. Election -- Exceptions.
             228          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3) and in Subsection 17B-1-213 (3)(a), an
             229      election on the question of whether the local district should be created shall be held by:
             230          (i) if the proposed local district is located entirely within a single county, the
             231      responsible clerk; or
             232          (ii) except as provided under Subsection (1)(b), if the proposed local district is located
             233      within more than one county, the clerk of each county in which part of the proposed local
             234      district is located, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             235          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(ii), if the proposed local district is located
             236      within more than one county and the only area of a county that is included within the proposed
             237      local district is located within a single municipality, the election for that area shall be held by
             238      the municipal clerk or recorder, in cooperation with the responsible clerk.
             239          (2) Each election under Subsection (1) shall be held at the next special or regular
             240      general election date that is:
             241          (a) for an election pursuant to a property owner or registered voter petition, more than
             242      45 days after certification of the petition under Subsection 17B-1-209 (3)(a); or
             243          (b) for an election pursuant to a resolution, more than 60 days after the latest hearing
             244      required under Section 17B-1-210 .
             245          (3) The election requirement of Subsection (1) does not apply to:
             246          (a) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(a) if it contains the signatures of the
             247      owners of private real property that:
             248          (i) is located within the proposed local district;
             249          (ii) covers at least 67% of the total private land area within the proposed local district
             250      as a whole and within each applicable area; and
             251          (iii) is equal in value to at least 50% of the value of all private real property within the
             252      proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable area;
             253          (b) a petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(b) if it contains the signatures of


             254      registered voters residing within the proposed local district as a whole and within each
             255      applicable area, equal in number to at least 67% of the number of votes cast in the proposed
             256      local district as a whole and in each applicable area, respectively, for the office of governor at
             257      the last general election prior to the filing of the petition;
             258          (c) a groundwater right owner petition filed under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(c) if the
             259      petition contains the signatures of the owners of groundwater rights that:
             260          (i) are diverted within the proposed local district; and
             261          (ii) cover at least 67% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with
             262      groundwater rights within the proposed local district as a whole and within each applicable
             263      area;
             264          (d) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) on or after May 5, 2003,
             265      that proposes the creation of a local district to provide fire protection, paramedic, and
             266      emergency services or law enforcement service, if the proposed local district includes the
             267      unincorporated area, whether in whole or in part, of one or more counties;
             268          (e) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) or (e) if the resolution
             269      proposes the creation of a local district that has no registered voters within its boundaries; [or]
             270          (f) a resolution adopted under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) on or after May 11, 2010,
             271      that proposes the creation of a local district described in Subsection 17B-1-202 (1)(a)(xiii)[.]; or
             272          (g) a resolution adopted under Section 17B-2a-1105 to create a municipal services
             273      district.
             274          (4) (a) If the proposed local district is located in more than one county, the responsible
             275      clerk shall coordinate with the clerk of each other county and the clerk or recorder of each
             276      municipality involved in an election under Subsection (1) so that the election is held on the
             277      same date and in a consistent manner in each jurisdiction.
             278          (b) The clerk of each county and the clerk or recorder of each municipality involved in
             279      an election under Subsection (1) shall cooperate with the responsible clerk in holding the
             280      election.
             281          (c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, each election under Subsection (1) shall


             282      be governed by Title 20A, Election Code.
             283          Section 6. Section 17B-1-215 is amended to read:
             284           17B-1-215. Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements --
             285      Certificate of incorporation -- Local district incorporated as specialized local district or
             286      basic local district -- Effective date.
             287          (1) (a) Within the time specified in Subsection (1)(b), the responsible body shall file
             288      with the lieutenant governor:
             289          (i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5 ,
             290      that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5 (3); and
             291          (ii) a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5 .
             292          (b) The responsible body shall file the documents listed in Subsection (1)(a) with the
             293      lieutenant governor within 10 days after:
             294          (i) the canvass of an election under Section 17B-1-214 , if a majority of those voting at
             295      the election within the proposed local district as a whole vote in favor of the creation of a local
             296      district;
             297          (ii) certification of a petition as to which the election requirement of Subsection
             298      17B-1-214 (1) does not apply because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(a), (b), or (c); or
             299          (iii) adoption of a resolution, under Subsection 17B-1-213 (5) approving the creation of
             300      a local district for which an election was not required under Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(d), (e),
             301      [or] (f), or (g) by the legislative body of each county whose unincorporated area is included
             302      within and the legislative body of each municipality whose area is included within the proposed
             303      local district, or by the board of trustees of the initiating local district.
             304          (2) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of incorporation under
             305      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the responsible body shall:
             306          (a) if the local district is located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the
             307      recorder of that county:
             308          (i) the original:
             309          (A) notice of an impending boundary action;


             310          (B) certificate of incorporation; and
             311          (C) approved final local entity plat; and
             312          (ii) if applicable, a certified copy of each resolution adopted under Subsection
             313      17B-1-213 (5); or
             314          (b) if the local district is located within the boundaries of more than a single county:
             315          (i) submit to the recorder of one of those counties:
             316          (A) the original of the documents listed in Subsections (2)(a)(i)(A), (B), and (C); and
             317          (B) if applicable, a certified copy of each resolution adopted under Subsection
             318      17B-1-213 (5); and
             319          (ii) submit to the recorder of each other county:
             320          (A) a certified copy of the documents listed in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A), (B), and (C);
             321      and
             322          (B) if applicable, a certified copy of each resolution adopted under Subsection
             323      17B-1-213 (5).
             324          (3) The area of each local district consists of:
             325          (a) if an election was held under Section 17B-1-214 , the area of the new local district
             326      as approved at the election;
             327          (b) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(a), (b), or (c),
             328      the area of the proposed local district as described in the petition; or
             329          (c) if an election was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(d), (e), [or] (f),
             330      or (g), the area of the new local district as described in the resolution adopted under Subsection
             331      17B-1-213 (5).
             332          (4) (a) Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of the certificate of incorporation under
             333      Section 67-1a-6.5 , the local district is created and incorporated as:
             334          (i) the type of specialized local district that was specified in the petition under
             335      Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(a), (b), or (c) or resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203 (1)(d) or (e),
             336      if the petition or resolution proposed the creation of a specialized local district; or
             337          (ii) a basic local district, if the petition or resolution did not propose the creation of a


             338      specialized local district.
             339          (b) (i) The effective date of a local district's incorporation for purposes of assessing
             340      property within the local district is governed by Section 59-2-305.5 .
             341          (ii) Until the documents listed in Subsection (2) are recorded in the office of the
             342      recorder of each county in which the property is located, a newly incorporated local district
             343      may not:
             344          (A) levy or collect a property tax on property within the local district;
             345          (B) levy or collect an assessment on property within the local district; or
             346          (C) charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the local district.
             347          Section 7. Section 17B-1-502 is amended to read:
             348           17B-1-502. Withdrawal of area from local district -- Automatic withdrawal in
             349      certain circumstances.
             350          (1) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district may be withdrawn from the
             351      local district only as provided in this part.
             352          (b) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), the inclusion of an area of a local
             353      district within a municipality because of a municipal incorporation under Title 10, Chapter 2,
             354      Part 1, Incorporation, or a municipal annexation or boundary adjustment under Title 10,
             355      Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, does not affect the requirements under this part for the process
             356      of withdrawing that area from the local district.
             357          (2) (a) An area within the boundaries of a local district is automatically withdrawn
             358      from the local district by the annexation of the area to a municipality or the adding of the area
             359      to a municipality by boundary adjustment under Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 4, Annexation, if:
             360          (i) the local district provides:
             361          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             362          (B) law enforcement service;
             363          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             364      Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(d); and
             365          (iii) before annexation or boundary adjustment, the boundaries of the local district do


             366      not include any of the annexing municipality.
             367          (b) The effective date of a withdrawal under this Subsection (2) is governed by
             368      Subsection 17B-1-512 (2)(b).
             369          (3) (a) [An] Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), an area within the boundaries of a
             370      local district located in a county of the first class is automatically withdrawn from the local
             371      district by the incorporation of a municipality whose boundaries include the area if:
             372          (i) the local district provides:
             373          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; [or]
             374          (B) law enforcement service; or
             375          (C) municipal services, as defined in Section 17B-2a-1102 ;
             376          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required because of
             377      Subsection 17B-1-214 (3)(d); and
             378          (iii) the legislative body of the newly incorporated municipality:
             379          (A) adopts a resolution no later than 180 days after the effective date of incorporation
             380      approving the withdrawal that includes the legal description of the area to be withdrawn; and
             381          (B) delivers a copy of the resolution to the board of trustees of the local district.
             382          (b) The effective date of a withdrawal under this Subsection (3) is governed by
             383      Subsection 17B-1-512 (2)(a).
             384          (c) Section 17B-1-505 shall govern the withdrawal of an incorporated area within a
             385      county of the first class if:
             386          (i) the local district from which the area is withdrawn provides:
             387          (A) fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
             388          (B) law enforcement service; and
             389          (ii) an election for the creation of the local district was not required under Subsection
             390      17B-1-214 (3)(d).
             391          Section 8. Section 17B-2a-1101 is enacted to read:
             392     
Part 11. Municipal Services District Act

             393          17B-2a-1101. Title.


             394          This part is known as the "Municipal Services District Act."
             395          Section 9. Section 17B-2a-1102 is enacted to read:
             396          17B-2a-1102. Definitions.
             397          As used in this part, "municipal services" means:
             398          (1) one or more of the services identified in Section 17-34-1 or 17-36-3 ; and
             399          (2) any other municipal-type service provided in the district that is in the interest of the
             400      district.
             401          Section 10. Section 17B-2a-1103 is enacted to read:
             402          17B-2a-1103. Limited to counties of the first class -- Provisions applicable to
             403      municipal services districts.
             404          (1) (a) A municipal services district may be created only in unincorporated areas in a
             405      county of the first class.
             406          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a) and subject to Subsection (1)(c), after the initial
             407      creation of a municipal services district, an area may be annexed into the municipal services
             408      district in accordance with Chapter 1, Part 4, Annexation, whether that area is unincorporated
             409      or incorporated.
             410          (c) An area annexed under Subsection (1)(b) may not be located outside of the
             411      originating county of the first class.
             412          (2) Each municipal services district is governed by the powers stated in:
             413          (a) this part; and
             414          (b) Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts.
             415          (3) This part applies only to a municipal services district.
             416          (4) A municipal services district is not subject to the provisions of any other part of this
             417      chapter.
             418          (5) If there is a conflict between a provision in Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All
             419      Local Districts, and a provision in this part, the provisions in this part govern.
             420          Section 11. Section 17B-2a-1104 is enacted to read:
             421          17B-2a-1104. Additional municipal services district powers.


             422          In addition to the powers conferred on a municipal services district under Section
             423      17B-1-103 , a municipal services district may:
             424          (1) notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-202 (3), provide one or multiple municipal
             425      services; and
             426          (2) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds,
             427      to carry out the purposes of the district.
             428          Section 12. Section 17B-2a-1105 is enacted to read:
             429          17B-2a-1105. Creation of municipal services district.
             430          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the process to create a municipal
             431      services district is initiated by a resolution proposing the creation of the municipal services
             432      district, adopted by the legislative body of the county whose unincorporated area includes any
             433      of the proposed municipal services district.
             434          (2) The resolution described in Subsection (1) shall comply, as applicable, with the
             435      provisions of Subsection 17B-1-203 (2)(a).
             436          (3) The legislative body shall comply with the requirements of Sections 17B-1-210
             437      through 17B-1-212 .
             438          Section 13. Section 17B-2a-1106 is enacted to read:
             439          17B-2a-1106. Municipal services district board of trustees -- Governance.
             440          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and notwithstanding any other provision of
             441      law regarding the membership of a local district board of trustees, the initial board of trustees
             442      of a municipal services district shall consist of the county legislative body.
             443          (2) (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law regarding the membership of a local
             444      district board of trustees or the governance of a local district, if a municipal services district is
             445      created in a county of the first class with the county executive-council form of government, the
             446      initial governance of the municipal services district is as follows:
             447          (i) subject to Subsection (2)(b), the county council is the municipal services district
             448      board of trustees; and
             449          (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(c), the county executive is the executive of the municipal


             450      services district.
             451          (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of trustees of a municipal
             452      services district described in Subsection (2)(a) shall:
             453          (i) act as the legislative body of the district; and
             454          (ii) exercise legislative branch powers and responsibilities established for county
             455      legislative bodies in:
             456          (A) Title 17, Counties; and
             457          (B) an optional plan, as defined in Section 17-52-101 , adopted for a county
             458      executive-council form of county government as described in Section 17-52-504 .
             459          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in a municipal services district
             460      described in Subsection (2)(a), the executive of the district shall:
             461          (i) act as the executive of the district; and
             462          (ii) exercise executive branch powers and responsibilities established for a county
             463      executive in:
             464          (A) Title 17, Counties; and
             465          (B) an optional plan, as defined in Section 17-52-101 , adopted for a county
             466      executive-council form of county government as described in Section 17-52-504 .
             467          (3) If, after the initial creation of a municipal services district, an area within the
             468      district is incorporated as a municipality and the area is not withdrawn from the district in
             469      accordance with Section 17B-1-502 , or an area within a municipality is annexed into the
             470      municipal services district in accordance with Section 17B-2a-1103 :
             471          (a) the district's board of trustees shall include a member of that municipality's
             472      governing body; and
             473          (b) the member described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be:
             474          (i) designated by the municipality; and
             475          (ii) a member with powers and duties of other board of trustees members as described
             476      in Subsection (2)(b).
             477          (4) The board may adopt a resolution providing for future board members to be


             478      appointed, as provided in Section 17B-1-304 , or elected, as provided in Section 17B-1-306 .
             479          (5) (a) Notwithstanding Subsections 17B-1-309 (1) or 17B-1-310 (1), the board of
             480      trustees may adopt a resolution to determine the internal governance of the board.
             481          (b) A resolution adopted under Subsection (5)(a) may not alter or impair the board of
             482      trustees' duties, powers, or responsibilities described in Subsection (2)(b) or the executive's
             483      duties, powers, or responsibilities described in Subsection (2)(c).
             484          Section 14. Section 17B-2a-1107 is enacted to read:
             485          17B-2a-1107. Exclusion of rural real property.
             486          (1) As used in this section, "rural real property" means an area:
             487          (a) zoned primarily for manufacturing, commercial, or agricultural purposes; and
             488          (b) that does not include residential units with a density greater than one unit per acre.
             489          (2) Unless an owner gives written consent, rural real property may not be included in a
             490      municipal services district if the rural real property:
             491          (a) consists of 1,500 or more contiguous acres of rural real property consisting of one
             492      or more tax parcels;
             493          (b) is not contiguous to but is used in connection with rural real property that consists
             494      of 1,500 acres or more contiguous acres of real property consisting of one or more tax parcels;
             495          (c) is owned, managed, or controlled by a person, company, or association, including a
             496      parent, subsidiary, or affiliate related to the owner of 1,500 or more contiguous acres of rural
             497      real property consisting of one or more tax parcels; or
             498          (d) is located in whole or in part in one of the following as defined in Section
             499      17-41-101 :
             500          (i) an agricultural protection area;
             501          (ii) a mining protection area; or
             502          (iii) an industrial protection area.
             503          Section 15. Section 17B-2a-1108 is enacted to read:
             504          17B-2a-1108. Municipality required to remit local option sales and use tax.
             505          (1) If, after incorporation, a municipal legislative body of a municipality located in


             506      whole or in part within a municipal services district does not adopt and deliver a resolution to
             507      withdraw in accordance with Subsection 17B-1-502 (3)(a)(iii), the municipality shall remit to
             508      the municipal services district an amount equal to the amount the municipality receives under
             509      Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act.
             510          (2) For purposes of Subsection (1), the amount a municipality is required to remit to a
             511      municipal services district is an amount:
             512          (a) determined after subtracting amounts required under Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 2,
             513      Local Sales and Use Tax Act, to be deducted from the amount a municipality would otherwise
             514      receive under Title 59, Chapter 12, Part 2, Local Sales and Use Tax Act; and
             515          (b) representative of only those taxes collected in the area of the municipality that is
             516      also located within the municipal services district.
             517          Section 16. Section 17B-2a-1109 is enacted to read:
             518          17B-2a-1109. Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to a
             519      municipal services district.
             520          A county, or, subject to Section 17B-2a-1108 , a municipality involved in the
             521      establishment and operation of a municipal services district may fund the operation and
             522      maintenance of the district through the sharing of sales tax revenue for district purposes.
             523          Section 17. Section 63I-2-210 is amended to read:
             524           63I-2-210. Repeal dates -- Title 10.
             525          (1) Section 10-2-130 is repealed July 1, 2016.
             526          (2) Subsection 10-9a-305 (2) is repealed July 1, 2013.
             527          Section 18. Section 63I-2-217 is amended to read:
             528           63I-2-217. Repeal dates -- Title 17.
             529          (1) Subsection 17-8-7 (2), the language that states "Sections 17-19-1 to 17-19-28 and"
             530      and ", as applicable," is repealed January 1, 2015.
             531          (2) Section 17-15-30 is repealed July 1, 2015.
             532          [(2)] (3) Title 17, Chapter 19, County Auditor, is repealed January 1, 2015.
             533          [(3)] (4) Subsection 17-24-1 (4)(b), the language that states ", as applicable, Sections


             534      17-19-1 , 17-19-3 , and 17-19-5 or" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             535          [(4)] (5) Subsection 17-24-4 (2), the language that states ", as applicable, Subsection
             536      17-19-3 (3)(b) or" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             537          [(5)] (6) Subsection 17-27a-305 (2) is repealed July 1, 2013.
             538          [(6)] (7) (a) Subsection 17-36-3 (5)(a), the language that states "for a county of the
             539      second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class, the county auditor, county clerk, or county executive
             540      as provided in Subsection 17-19-19 (1); or" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             541          (b) Subsection 17-36-3 (5)(b), the language that states "for a county of the first class," is
             542      repealed January 1, 2015.
             543          (c) Subsection 17-36-3 (7), the language that states "17-19-3," and ", or 17-24-1.1 , as
             544      applicable" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             545          [(7)] (8) Subsection 17-36-9 (1)(a)(iii), the language that states "17-36-10.1, as
             546      applicable, or" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             547          [(8)] (9) Subsection 17-36-10 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             548      January 1, 2015:
             549          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             550      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             551          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             552      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             553          [(9)] (10) Section 17-36-10.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             554          [(10)] (11) Subsection 17-36-11 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             555      January 1, 2015:
             556          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             557      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             558          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             559      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             560          [(11)] (12) Section 17-36-11.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             561          [(12)] (13) Subsection 17-36-15 (1), the language that states the following is repealed


             562      January 1, 2015:
             563          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             564      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             565          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             566      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             567          [(13)] (14) Section 17-36-15.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             568          [(14)] (15) Subsection 17-36-20 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             569      January 1, 2015:
             570          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             571      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             572          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             573      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             574          [(15)] (16) Section 17-36-20.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             575          [(l6)] (17) Subsection 17-36-32 (4), the language that states "or 17-36-20.1 , as
             576      applicable, and" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             577          [(17)] (18) Subsection 17-36-43 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             578      January 1, 2015:
             579          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             580      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             581          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             582      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             583          [(18)] (19) Section 17-36-43.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             584          [(19)] (20) Section 17-36-44 , the language that states "or 17-36-43.1 , as applicable" is
             585      repealed January 1, 2015.
             586          [(20)] (21) Subsection 17-50-401 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             587      January 1, 2015:
             588          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             589      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and


             590          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             591      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             592          [(21)] (22) Section 17-50-401.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             593          [(22)] (23) Subsection 17-52-101 (2), the language that states "or 17-52-401.1 , as
             594      applicable" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             595          [(23)] (24) Subsection 17-52-401 (1), the language that states the following is repealed
             596      January 1, 2015:
             597          "(1)(a) On or before December 31, 2014, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or
             598      sixth class is not subject to the provisions of this section; and
             599          (b) on or after January 1, 2015, a county of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class
             600      is subject to the provisions of this section.".
             601          [(24)] (25) Section 17-52-401.1 is repealed January 1, 2015.
             602          [(25)] (26) Subsection 17-52-403 (1)(a), the language that states "or 17-52-401.1 (2)(c),
             603      as applicable" is repealed January 1, 2015.
             604          [(26)] (27) On January 1, 2015, when making the changes in this section, the Office of
             605      Legislative Research and General Counsel shall:
             606          (a) in addition to its authority under Subsection 36-12-12 (3), make corrections
             607      necessary to ensure that sections and subsections identified in this section are complete
             608      sentences and accurately reflect the office's perception of the Legislature's intent; and
             609          (b) identify the text of the affected sections and subsections based upon the section and
             610      subsection numbers used in Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 17.


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