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UT Code § 17B-1-1207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 12 - Local District Validation Proceedings|Section 1207 - Findings, conclusions, and judgment -- Costs -- Effect of judgment -- Appeal.

17B-1-1207. Findings, conclusions, and judgment -- Costs -- Effect of judgment -- Appeal.    (1) After the hearing under Section 17B-1-1203 on a validation petition, the district court shall:   (a) make and enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law; and     (b) render a judgment as warranted.       (2) A district court may apportion costs among the parties as the court determines appropriate.     (3) A district court judgment adjudicating matters raised by a validation petition:   (a) is binding and conclusive as to the local district and all other parties to the validation proceedings; and     (b) constitutes a permanent injunction against any action or proceeding to contest any matter adjudicated in the validation proceedings.       (4)   (a) Each appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings shall be filed with the Supreme Court.     (b) An appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings may be filed only by a party to the validation proceedings.     (c) The appellate court hearing an appeal under this section shall expedite the hearing of the appeal.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1301 - Definitions.

17B-1-1301. Definitions.  For purposes of this part:  (1) "Active" means, with respect to a local district, that the district is not inactive.     (2) "Administrative body" means:   (a) if the local district proposed to be dissolved has a duly constituted board of trustees in sufficient numbers to form a quorum, the board of trustees; or     (b) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a):   (i) for a local district located entirely within a single municipality, the legislative body of that municipality;     (ii) for a local district located in multiple municipalities within the same county or at least partly within the unincorporated area of a county, the legislative body of that county; or     (iii) for a local district located within multiple counties, the legislative body of the county whose boundaries include more of the local district than is included within the boundaries of any other county.         (3) "Clerk" means:   (a) the board of trustees if the board is also the administrative body under Subsection (2)(a);     (b) the clerk or recorder of the municipality whose legislative body is the administrative body under Subsection (2)(b)(i); or     (c) the clerk of the county whose legislative body is the administrative body under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) or (iii).       (4) "Inactive" means, with respect to a local district, that during the preceding three years the district has not:   (a) provided any service or otherwise operated;     (b) received property taxes or user or other fees; and     (c) expended any funds.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1302 - Local district dissolution.

17B-1-1302. Local district dissolution.  A local district may be dissolved as provided in this part.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1303 - Initiation of dissolution process.

 Effective 7/1/2017  17B-1-1303. Initiation of dissolution process.  The process to dissolve a local district may be initiated by:  (1) for an inactive local district:   (a)   (i) for a local district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the local district; or     (ii) for all other districts:   (A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:   (I) is located within the local district proposed to be dissolved;     (II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the local district; and     (III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the local district; or       (B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the local district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or         (b) a resolution adopted by the administrative body; and       (2) for an active local district, a petition signed by:   (a) for a local district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the local district;     (b) for a local district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:   (i) are diverted within the district; and     (ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or       (c) for all other districts:   (i) the owners of private real property that:   (A) is located within the local district proposed to be dissolved;     (B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the local district; and     (C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the local district; or       (ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the local district proposed to be dissolved.        Amended by Chapter 248, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1304 - Petition requirements.

17B-1-1304. Petition requirements.    (1) Each petition under Subsection 17B-1-1303(1)(a) or (2) shall:   (a) indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each owner of acre-feet of water, property owner, or registered voter signing the petition;     (b) if it is a petition signed by the owners of acre-feet of water or property owners, indicate the address of the property as to which the owner is signing;     (c) designate up to three signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be designated the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each; and     (d) be filed with the clerk.       (2) A signer of a petition to dissolve a local district may withdraw, or, once withdrawn, reinstate the signer's signature at any time until 30 days after the public hearing under Section 17B-1-1306.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1305 - Petition certification.

17B-1-1305. Petition certification.    (1) Within 30 days after the filing of a petition under Subsection 17B-1-1303(1)(a) or (2), the clerk shall:   (a) with the assistance of officers of the county in which the local district is located from whom the clerk requests assistance, determine whether the petition meets the requirements of Section 17B-1-1303 and Subsection 17B-1-1304(1); and     (b)   (i) if the clerk determines that the petition complies with the requirements, certify the petition and mail or deliver written notification of the certification to the contact sponsor; or     (ii) if the clerk determines that the petition fails to comply with any of the requirements, reject the petition and mail or deliver written notification of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection to the contact sponsor.         (2)   (a) If the clerk rejects a petition under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the petition may be amended to correct the deficiencies for which it was rejected and then refiled.     (b) A valid signature on a petition that was rejected under Subsection (1)(b)(ii) may be used toward fulfilling the applicable signature requirement of the petition as amended under Subsection (2)(a).       (3) The clerk shall process an amended petition filed under Subsection (2)(a) in the same manner as an original petition under Subsection (1).    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1306 - Public hearing.

 Effective 7/1/2017  17B-1-1306. Public hearing.    (1) For each petition certified under Section 17B-1-1305 and each resolution that an administrative body adopts under Subsection 17B-1-1303(1)(b), the administrative body shall hold a public hearing on the proposed dissolution.     (2) The administrative body shall hold a public hearing under Subsection (1):   (a) no later than 45 days after certification of the petition under Section 17B-1-1305 or adoption of a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-1303(1)(b), as the case may be;     (b) within the local district proposed to be dissolved;     (c) on a weekday evening other than a holiday beginning no earlier than 6 p.m.; and     (d) for the purpose of allowing:   (i) the administrative body to explain the process the administrative body will follow to study and prepare the proposed dissolution;     (ii) the public to ask questions and obtain further information about the proposed dissolution and issues raised by it; and     (iii) any interested person to address the administrative body concerning the proposed dissolution.         (3) A quorum of the administrative body shall be present throughout each public hearing under this section.    Amended by Chapter 248, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1307 - Notice of public hearing and of dissolution.

 Effective 7/1/2021  17B-1-1307. Notice of public hearing and of dissolution.    (1) Before holding a public hearing required under Section 17B-1-1306, the administrative body shall:   (a) post notice of the public hearing and of the proposed dissolution:   (i) on the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601, for 30 days before the public hearing; and     (ii) in at least four conspicuous places within the local district proposed to be dissolved, no less than five and no more than 30 days before the public hearing; or       (b) mail a notice to each owner of property located within the local district and to each registered voter residing within the local district.       (2) Each notice required under Subsection (1) shall:   (a) identify the local district proposed to be dissolved and the service it was created to provide; and     (b) state the date, time, and location of the public hearing.      Amended by Chapter 84, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 345, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 355, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 13 - Dissolution of a Local District|Section 1308 - Second public hearing -- Dissolution resolution -- Limitations on dissolution.

 Effective 7/1/2017  17B-1-1308. Second public hearing -- Dissolution resolution -- Limitations on dissolution.    (1)   (a) Within 180 days after the day on which the administrative body holds the public hearing described in Section 17B-1-1306, the administrative body shall hold a second public hearing to:   (i) publicly explain the result of the study and preparation described in Subsection 17B-1-1306(2)(d)(i);     (ii) describe whether the proposed dissolution meets each criterion described in Subsection (2); and     (iii) adopt a resolution in accordance with Subsection (1)(b) or (c).       (b) Subject to Subsection (2), after a proposed dissolution petition has been certified under Section 17B-1-1305, the administrative body shall adopt a resolution:   (i) certifying that the proposed dissolution satisfies the criteria described in Subsection (2); and     (ii)   (A) for an inactive local district, approving the dissolution of the local district; or     (B) for an active local district, initiating the dissolution election described in Section 17B-1-1309.         (c) Subject to Subsection (2), for a proposed dissolution of an inactive district that an administrative body initiates by adopting a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-1303(1)(b), the administrative body may adopt a resolution:   (i) certifying that the proposed dissolution satisfies the criteria described in Subsection (2); and     (ii) approving the dissolution of the inactive local district.         (2) The administrative body may not adopt a resolution under Subsection (1) unless:   (a) any outstanding debt of the local district is:   (i) satisfied and discharged in connection with the dissolution; or     (ii) assumed by another governmental entity with the consent of all the holders of that debt and all the holders of other debts of the local district;       (b) for a local district that has provided service during the preceding three years or undertaken planning or other activity preparatory to providing service:   (i) another entity has committed to:   (A) provide the same service to the area being served or proposed to be served by the local district; and     (B) purchase, at fair market value, the assets of the local district that are required to provide the service; and       (ii) all who are to receive the service have consented to the service being provided by the other entity; and       (c) all outstanding contracts to which the local district is a party are resolved through mutual termination or the assignment of the local district's rights, duties, privileges, and responsibilities to another entity with the consent of the other parties to the contract.      Amended by Chapter 248, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 14 - Basic Local District|Section 1401 - Status of and provisions applicable to a basic local district.

17B-1-1401. Status of and provisions applicable to a basic local district.  A basic local district:  (1) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter; and     (2) is not subject to Chapter 2a, Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 14 - Basic Local District|Section 1402 - Board of trustees of a basic local district.

17B-1-1402. Board of trustees of a basic local district.    (1) As specified in a petition under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(a) or (b) or a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(d) or (e), and except as provided in Subsection (2), the members of a board of trustees of a basic local district may be:   (a)   (i) elected by registered voters; or     (ii) appointed by the responsible body, as defined in Section 17B-1-201; or       (b) if the area of the local district contains less than one residential dwelling unit per 50 acres of land at the time the resolution is adopted or the petition is filed, elected by the owners of real property within the local district based on:   (i) the amount of acreage owned by property owners;     (ii) the assessed value of property owned by property owners; or     (iii) water rights:   (A) relating to the real property within the local district;     (B) that the real property owner:   (I) owns; or     (II) has transferred to the local district.             (2) As specified in a groundwater right owner petition under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(c) or a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(d) or (e), the members of a board of trustees of a basic local district created to manage groundwater rights the district acquires or assesses under Section 17B-1-202 shall be:   (a) subject to Section 17B-1-104.5, elected by the owners of groundwater rights that are diverted within the local district;     (b) appointed by the responsible body, as defined in Section 17B-1-201; or     (c) elected or appointed as provided in Subsection (3).       (3) A petition under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(a) or (b) and a resolution under Subsection 17B-1-203(1)(d) or (e) may provide for a transition from one or more methods of election or appointment under Subsection (1) or (2) to one or more other methods of election or appointment based upon milestones or events that the petition or resolution identifies.    Amended by Chapter 68, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 17B-1-1403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 1 - Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts|Part 14 - Basic Local District|Section 1403 - Prohibition against creating new basic local districts.

 Effective 5/12/2020  17B-1-1403. Prohibition against creating new basic local districts.  A person may not create a basic local district on or after May 12, 2020. Enacted by Chapter 122, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 101 - Title.

17B-2a-101. Title.    (1) This chapter is known as "Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts."     (2) This part is known as the "Cemetery Maintenance District Act."    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 102 - Provisions applicable to cemetery maintenance districts.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17B-2a-102. Provisions applicable to cemetery maintenance districts.    (1) Each cemetery maintenance district is governed by and has the powers stated in:   (a) this part; and     (b)Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts.       (2) This part applies only to cemetery maintenance districts.     (3) A cemetery maintenance district is not subject to the provisions of any other part of this chapter.     (4) If there is a conflict between a provision in Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts, and a provision in this part, the provision in this part governs.     (5) A cemetery maintenance district shall comply with the applicable provisions of Title 8, Cemeteries.    Amended by Chapter 194, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 103 - Limits on the creation of a cemetery maintenance district.

17B-2a-103. Limits on the creation of a cemetery maintenance district.  A cemetery maintenance district may not be created in a city of the first or second class.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 104 - Cemetery maintenance district bonding authority.

17B-2a-104. Cemetery maintenance district bonding authority.  A cemetery maintenance district may issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 105 - Additional duties of a cemetery maintenance district board of trustees.

17B-2a-105. Additional duties of a cemetery maintenance district board of trustees.  In addition to the powers and duties of a board of trustees under Chapter 1, Part 3, Board of Trustees, each cemetery maintenance district board of trustees shall beautify, improve, and maintain each cemetery within the district.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 106 - Appointment of board of trustees members -- Vacancies.

17B-2a-106. Appointment of board of trustees members -- Vacancies.    (1) If the area of a cemetery maintenance district is included entirely within the boundaries of a single municipality, each member of its board of trustees shall be appointed and each vacancy on the board of trustees shall be filled by a person appointed by the legislative body of that municipality, as provided in Section 17B-1-304.     (2) For each other cemetery maintenance district, each member of its board of trustees shall be appointed and each vacancy on the board of trustees shall be filled by a person appointed by the legislative body of the county in which the district is located, as provided in Section 17B-1-304.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 1 - Cemetery Maintenance District Act|Section 107 - Property within a cemetery maintenance district to be proportionately benefitted and equally assessed.

17B-2a-107. Property within a cemetery maintenance district to be proportionately benefitted and equally assessed.  Each parcel of property within a cemetery maintenance district shall be:  (1) benefitted by the creation of the district and by improvements made by the district, ratably with all other parcels of property within the district in proportion to the parcel's taxable value; and     (2) assessed equally in proportion to its taxable value for the purpose of cemetery improvement and maintenance.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 2 - Drainage District Act|Section 201 - Title.

17B-2a-201. Title.  This part is known as the "Drainage District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session