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AGRICULTURE PROTECTION AREA AND INDUSTRIAL

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PROTECTION AREA AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Keith Grover

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill amends provisions relating to the review of agriculture protection areas and
11     industrial protection areas by the applicable legislative body.
12     Highlighted Provisions:
13          This bill:
14          ▸     amends provisions relating to the review of agriculture protection areas and
15     industrial protection areas by the applicable legislative body.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
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20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          17-41-307, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 194
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 17-41-307 is amended to read:
26          17-41-307. Review of agriculture protection areas and industrial protection
27     areas.
28          (1) In the 20th calendar year after its creation under this part, each agriculture
29     protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, shall be reviewed, under the

30     provisions of this section, by:
31          (a) the county legislative body, if the agriculture protection area or industrial protection
32     area is within the unincorporated part of the county; or
33          (b) the municipal legislative body, if the agriculture protection area or industrial
34     protection area is within the municipality.
35          (2) (a) In the 20th year, the applicable legislative body [shall] may:
36          (i) request the planning commission and advisory board to submit recommendations
37     about whether the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be,
38     should be continued, modified, or terminated;
39          (ii) at least 120 days before the end of the calendar year, hold a public hearing to
40     discuss whether the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be,
41     should be continued, modified, or terminated;
42          (iii) give notice of the hearing using the same procedures required by Section
43     17-41-302; and
44          (iv) after the public hearing, continue, modify, or terminate the agriculture protection
45     area or industrial protection area.
46          (b) If the applicable legislative body modifies or terminates the agriculture protection
47     area or industrial protection area, it shall file an executed document containing the legal
48     description of the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, respectively, with the
49     county recorder of deeds.
50          (3) If the applicable legislative body fails affirmatively to continue, modify, or
51     terminate the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area, as the case may be, in the
52     20th calendar year, the agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is considered to
53     be reauthorized for another 20 years.