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UT Code § 10-18-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title -- Policy statement.

10-18-101. Title -- Policy statement.    (1) This chapter is known as the "Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act."     (2) The Legislature finds that it is the policy of this state to:   (a) ensure that cable television services and public telecommunications services are provided through fair competition consistent with the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104, in order to provide the widest possible diversity of information and news sources to the general public;     (b) advance the exercise of rights under the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States;     (c) enhance the development and widespread use of technological advances in providing cable television services and public telecommunications services;     (d) encourage improved customer service of cable television services and public telecommunications services at competitive rates;     (e) ensure that cable television services and public telecommunications services are each provided within a consistent, comprehensive, and nondiscriminatory federal, state, and local government framework; and     (f) ensure that when a municipality provides to its inhabitants cable television services, public telecommunications services, or both, and competes with private providers whose activities are regulated by the municipality, the municipality does not discriminate against the competing providers of the same services.      Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/10/2016  10-18-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Cable television service" means:   (a) the one-way transmission to subscribers of:   (i) video programming; or     (ii) other programming service; and       (b) subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the selection or use of:   (i) the video programming; or     (ii) other programming service.         (2) "Capital costs" means all costs of providing a service that are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.     (3) "Cross subsidize" means to pay a cost included in the direct costs or indirect costs of providing a service that is not accounted for in the full cost of accounting of providing the service.     (4) "Direct costs" means those expenses of a municipality that:   (a) are directly attributable to providing:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service; and       (b) would be eliminated if the service described in Subsection (4)(a) were not provided by the municipality.       (5) "Feasibility consultant" means an individual or entity with expertise in the processes and economics of providing:   (a) cable television service; and     (b) public telecommunications service.       (6)   (a) "Full-cost accounting" means the accounting of all costs incurred by a municipality in providing:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service.       (b) The costs included in a full-cost accounting include all:   (i) capital costs;     (ii) direct costs; and     (iii) indirect costs.         (7)   (a) "Indirect costs" means any costs:   (i) identified with two or more services or other functions; and     (ii) that are not directly identified with a single service or function.       (b) "Indirect costs" may include cost factors for:   (i) administration;     (ii) accounting;     (iii) personnel;     (iv) purchasing;     (v) legal support; and     (vi) other staff or departmental support.         (8) "Private provider" means a person that:   (a) provides:   (i) cable television services; or     (ii) public telecommunications services; and       (b) is a private entity.       (9) "Public telecommunications service" means the two-way transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, messages, data, or other information of any nature by wire, radio, lightwaves, or other electromagnetic means offered to the public generally.     (10) "Public telecommunications service facilities" means a facility described in Subsection 10-18-105(2).     (11) "Subscribers" means a person that lawfully receives:   (a) cable television services; or     (b) public telecommunications services.      Amended by Chapter 419, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Antitrust immunity.

10-18-103. Antitrust immunity.    (1) When a municipality is offering or providing a cable television service or public telecommunications service, the immunity from antitrust liability afforded to political subdivisions of the state under Section 76-10-3109 does not apply to the municipality providing those services.     (2) A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications service is subject to applicable antitrust liabilities under the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Secs. 34 to 36.    Amended by Chapter 187, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 105 - Scope of chapter.

 Effective 5/10/2016  10-18-105. Scope of chapter.    (1) Nothing in this chapter authorizes any county or other political subdivision of this state to:   (a) provide:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service; or       (b) purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate a facility for the purpose of providing:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service.         (2) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), this chapter does not apply to a municipality purchasing, leasing, constructing, or equipping facilities:   (a) that are designed to provide services within the municipality ; and     (b) that the municipality:   (i) uses for internal municipal government purposes; or     (ii) by written contract, leases, sells capacity in, or grants other similar rights to a private provider to use the facilities in connection with a private provider offering:   (A) cable television services; or     (B) public telecommunications services.           (3)   (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "municipal entity" means:   (i) a municipality; or     (ii) an entity created pursuant to an agreement:   (A) under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act; and     (B) to which a municipality is a party.         (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a municipal entity shall comply with Subsection (3)(c) if the municipal entity purchases, leases, constructs, or equips facilities that the municipal entity by written contract leases, sells capacity in, or grants other similar rights to a private provider to use the facilities in connection with a private provider offering:   (i) cable television services; or     (ii) public telecommunications services.       (c) A municipal entity described in Subsection (3)(b) shall, with respect to an action described in Subsection (3)(b), comply with the obligations imposed on a municipality pursuant to:   (i) Section 10-18-302; and     (ii) Subsections 10-18-303(3) and (4).         (4) A municipality described in Subsection 10-18-105(2) may call an election under Section 10-18-204 with respect to the provision of public telecommunications service facilities.     Amended by Chapter 419, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 106 - Severability.

10-18-106. Severability.  If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter is found invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.  Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 2 - Conditions for Providing Services|Section 201 - Limitations on providing a cable television and public telecommunications services.

10-18-201. Limitations on providing a cable television and public telecommunications services.    (1) Except as provided in this chapter, a municipality may not:   (a) provide to one or more subscribers:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service; or       (b) for the purpose of providing a cable television service or a public telecommunications service to one or more subscribers, purchase, lease, construct, maintain, or operate any facility.       (2) For purposes of this chapter, a municipality provides a cable television service or public telecommunications service if the municipality provides the service:   (a) directly or indirectly, including through an authority or instrumentality:   (i) acting on behalf of the municipality; or     (ii) for the benefit of the municipality;       (b) by itself;     (c) through:   (i) a partnership; or     (ii) joint venture; or       (d) by contract, resale, or otherwise.      Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 2 - Conditions for Providing Services|Section 202 - Required steps before a municipality may provide cable television or public telecommunications services.

10-18-202. Required steps before a municipality may provide cable television or public telecommunications services.  Before a municipality may engage or offer to engage in an activity described in Subsection 10-18-201(1), the legislative body of the municipality shall:  (1) hold a preliminary public hearing;     (2) if the legislative body elects to proceed after holding the preliminary public hearing required by Subsection (1), approve the hiring of a feasibility consultant to conduct a feasibility study in accordance with Section 10-18-203;     (3) determine whether under the feasibility study conducted under Section 10-18-203, the average annual revenues under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(f) exceed the average annual costs under Subsection 10-18-203(2)(e) by at least the amount necessary to meet the bond obligations of any bonds issued to fund the proposed cable television services or public telecommunications services:   (a) based on the feasibility study's analysis:   (i) for the first year of the study; and     (ii) the five-year projection; and       (b) separately stated with respect to:   (i) the proposed cable television services; or     (ii) the proposed public telecommunications services;         (4) if the conditions of Subsection (3) are met, hold the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203; and     (5) after holding the public hearings required by Section 10-18-203, if the legislative body of the municipality elects to proceed, adopt by resolution the feasibility study.    Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 3 - Operational Requirements and Limitations|Section 301 - Enterprise funds for cable television or public telecommunications services.

10-18-301. Enterprise funds for cable television or public telecommunications services.    (1) A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications service under this chapter:   (a) shall establish an enterprise fund to account for the municipality's operations of a cable television service or public telecommunications service;     (b) for accounting purposes only, may account for its cable television services and its public telecommunications services in a single enterprise fund under Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities;     (c) shall, consistent with the requirements of Section 10-6-135, adopt separate operating and capital budgets for the municipality's:   (i) cable television services; and     (ii) public telecommunications services;       (d) may not transfer any appropriation or other balance in any enterprise fund established by the municipality under this section to another enterprise fund; and     (e) may not transfer any appropriation or other balance in any other enterprise fund established by the municipality under Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities, to any enterprise fund established by the municipality under this section.       (2) The restrictions on transfers described in Subsections (1)(d) and (e) do not apply to transfers made by a municipality between other enterprise funds established by the municipality.    Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 3 - Operational Requirements and Limitations|Section 304 - Eminent domain.

10-18-304. Eminent domain.  A municipality may not exercise its power of eminent domain to condemn plant and equipment of a private provider for the purpose of providing to a subscriber:  (1) a cable television service; or     (2) a public telecommunications service.    Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 3 - Operational Requirements and Limitations|Section 305 - Quality of service standards.

10-18-305. Quality of service standards.    (1) A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications service shall adopt an ordinance governing the quality of service the municipality shall provide to its subscribers.     (2) The ordinance required by Subsection (1) shall:   (a) be competitively neutral; and     (b) contain standards that are substantially similar to the standards imposed on private providers operating within the geographic boundaries of the municipality under:   (i) the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, 47 U.S.C. 521, et seq.;     (ii) the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-104;     (iii)Title 54, Public Utilities;     (iv) regulations issued by the Federal Communications Commission under the statutes listed in Subsections (2)(b)(i) and (ii); and     (v) rules made by the Public Service Commission of Utah under Title 54, Public Utilities.        Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-18-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 18 - Municipal Cable Television and Public Telecommunications Services Act|Part 3 - Operational Requirements and Limitations|Section 306 - Enforcement and appeal.

10-18-306. Enforcement and appeal.    (1) Before a person that is or is likely to have a substantial interest affected by a municipality's violation of this chapter may file an action in district court for violation of this chapter, that person shall file a written complaint with the municipality in accordance with this section.     (2)   (a) A municipality that provides a cable television service or a public telecommunications service shall enact an ordinance establishing a procedure for the filing and resolution of complaints relating to the municipality providing:   (i) a cable television service; or     (ii) a public telecommunications service.       (b) The procedure required by Subsection (2)(a) shall:   (i) permit any person described in Subsection (1) to file a complaint including:   (A) an individual subscriber; or     (B) a private provider that competes with the municipality in the geographic boundaries of the municipality;       (ii) establish an expedited process that requires within 45 days after the date the complaint is filed:   (A) that a hearing be held, unless the parties to the proceeding waive the requirement of a hearing; and     (B) the issuance of a final decision; and       (iii) provide that failure to render a decision within the time allotted shall be treated as an adverse decision for purposes of appeal.         (3) Appeal of an adverse decision from the municipality may be taken to the district court for a de novo proceeding.    Enacted by Chapter 83, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 10-19-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 19 - Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

10-19-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act."  Enacted by Chapter 374, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-19-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 19 - Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act|Part 2 - Renewable Energy Provisions|Section 201 - Target amount of qualifying electricity -- Renewable energy certificate -- Cost-effectiveness.

10-19-201. Target amount of qualifying electricity -- Renewable energy certificate -- Cost-effectiveness.    (1)   (a) To the extent that it is cost-effective to do so, beginning in 2025 the annual retail electric sales in this state of each municipal electric utility shall consist of qualifying electricity or renewable energy certificates in an amount equal to at least 20% of adjusted retail electric sales.     (b) The amount under Subsection (1)(a) is computed based upon adjusted retail sales for the calendar year commencing 36 months before the first day of the year for which the target calculated under Subsection (1)(a) applies.     (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (b) an increase in the annual target from one year to the next is limited to the greater of:   (i) 17,500 megawatt-hours; or     (ii) 20% of the prior year's amount under Subsections (1)(a) and (b).         (2) Cost-effectiveness under Subsection (1) is determined using any criteria applicable to the municipal electric utility's acquisition of a significant energy resource established by the municipality's legislative body.     (3) This section does not require a municipal electric utility to:   (a) substitute qualifying electricity for electricity from a generation source owned or contractually committed, or from a contractual commitment for a power purchase;     (b) enter into any additional electric sales commitment or any other arrangement for the sale or other disposition of electricity that is not already, or would not be, entered into by the municipal electric utility; or     (c) acquire qualifying electricity in excess of its adjusted retail electric sales.       (4) A municipal electrical corporation may combine the following to meet Subsection (1):   (a) qualifying electricity from a renewable energy source owned by the municipal electric utility;     (b) qualifying electricity acquired by the municipal electric utility through trade, power purchase, or other transfer; and     (c) a bundled or unbundled renewable energy certificate, including a banked renewable energy certificate.       (5) To meet Subsection (1), a municipal electric utility may also count:   (a) qualifying electricity generated or acquired or renewable energy certificates acquired for a program permitting the municipal electric utility's customers to voluntarily contribute to a renewable energy source; and     (b) electricity allocated to this state that is produced by a hydroelectric facility becoming operational after December 31, 2007 if the hydroelectric facility is located in any state in which the municipal electric utility, or the interlocal entity with which the municipal electric utility has a contract, provides electric service.      Enacted by Chapter 374, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-19-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 19 - Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act|Part 2 - Renewable Energy Provisions|Section 202 - Renewable energy certificate -- Use to satisfy other requirements.

10-19-202. Renewable energy certificate -- Use to satisfy other requirements.    (1) A municipal electric utility may buy, sell, trade, or otherwise transfer a renewable energy certificate issued or recognized under Section 54-17-603.     (2) For the purpose of satisfying Subsection 10-19-201(1) and the issuance of a renewable energy certificate under Section 54-17-603:   (a) a renewable energy source located in this state that derives its energy from solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy shall be credited for 2.4 kilowatt-hours of qualifying electricity for each 1.0 kilowatt-hour generated; and     (b) if two or more municipal electric utilities jointly own a renewable energy resource, each municipal electric utility shall be credited with 1.0 kilowatt-hour of qualifying electricity for 1.0 kilowatt-hour of the renewable energy resource allocated to the municipal electric utility by contract, unless the contract otherwise provides.       (3) A renewable energy certificate:   (a) may be used only once to satisfy Subsection 10-19-201(1);     (b) may be used to satisfy Subsection 10-19-201(1) and the qualifying electricity on which the renewable energy certificate is based may be used to satisfy any federal renewable energy requirement; and     (c) may not be used if it has been used to satisfy any other state's renewable energy requirement.      Enacted by Chapter 374, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-19-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 19 - Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act|Part 3 - Administrative Provisions|Section 301 - Plans and reports.

10-19-301. Plans and reports.    (1) A municipal electric utility shall develop and maintain a plan for implementing Subsection 10-19-201(1).     (2) A progress report concerning a plan under Subsection (1) shall be filed with the municipality's legislative body by January 1 of each of the years 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2024.     (3) The progress report under Subsection (2) shall contain:   (a) the actual and projected amount of qualifying electricity through 2025;     (b) the source of qualifying electricity;     (c) an estimate of the cost of achieving the target;     (d) a discussion of conditions impacting the renewable energy source and qualifying electricity markets; and     (e) any recommendation for a suggested legislative or program change.       (4) The plan and progress report required by Subsections (1) and (2) may include procedures that will be used by the municipal electric utility to identify and select any cost-effective renewable energy resource and qualifying electricity.     (5) By July 1, 2026, the municipal electric utility shall file a final progress report demonstrating:   (a) how Subsection 10-19-201(1) is satisfied for the year 2025; or     (b) the reason why Subsection 10-19-201(1) is not satisfied for the year 2025, if it is not satisfied.       (6) The plan and any progress report filed under this section shall be publicly available at the municipal legislative body's office.    Enacted by Chapter 374, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 10-19-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code|Chapter 19 - Municipal Electric Utility Carbon Emission Reduction Act|Part 3 - Administrative Provisions|Section 302 - Municipal authority -- Commission authority.

10-19-302. Municipal authority -- Commission authority.    (1) The municipal legislative body may adopt procedures necessary to implement this chapter.     (2) Nothing in this chapter authorizes the commission to exercise any power over a municipal electric utility's electrical generation, demand-side management program, or other operation.    Enacted by Chapter 374, 2008 General Session