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UT Code § 17B-2a-202 (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 202 - Definitions.

17B-2a-202. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Ditch" includes a drain or natural or constructed watercourse, whether open, covered, or tiled, and whether inside or outside the drainage district.     (2) "Drainage" includes the reclamation, protection, or betterment of land by leading, carrying, withholding, or pumping excess water from land through canals, ditches, pipes, or other means.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-203 (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 203 - Provisions applicable to drainage districts.

17B-2a-203. Provisions applicable to drainage districts.    (1) Each drainage 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 drainage districts.     (3) A drainage 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.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-204 (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 204 - Prohibition against creating a drainage district.

17B-2a-204. Prohibition against creating a drainage district.  No new drainage district may be created.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-205 (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 205 - Additional drainage district powers.

17B-2a-205. Additional drainage district powers.  In addition to the powers conferred on a drainage district under Section 17B-1-103, a drainage district may:  (1) enter upon land for the purpose of examining the land or making a survey;     (2) locate a necessary drainage canal with any necessary branches on land that the district's board of trustees considers best;     (3) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;     (4) after the payment or tender of compensation allowed, go upon land to construct proposed works, and thereafter enter upon that land to maintain or repair the works;     (5) appropriate water for useful and beneficial purposes;     (6) regulate and control, for the benefit of landholders within the district, all water developed, appropriated, or owned by the district;     (7) appropriate, use, purchase, develop, sell, and convey water and water rights in the same manner and for the same use and purposes as a private person;     (8) widen, straighten, deepen, enlarge, or remove any obstruction or rubbish from any watercourse, whether inside or outside the district; and     (9) if necessary, straighten a watercourse by cutting a new channel upon land not already containing the watercourse, subject to the landowner receiving compensation for the land occupied by the new channel and for any damages, as provided under the law of eminent domain.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-206 (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 206 - Drainage district board of trustees.

17B-2a-206. Drainage district board of trustees.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), each member of the board of trustees of a drainage district shall be appointed by the legislative body of the county in which the district is located.     (2) If a drainage district is located in more than one county, a county legislative body may not appoint more than two members.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-207 (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 207 - Public highways, roads, or streets or railroad rights-of-way benefitted by district works.

17B-2a-207. Public highways, roads, or streets or railroad rights-of-way benefitted by district works.  If a drainage district board of trustees determines that a public highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way is or will be benefitted by district drainage canals or other works that have been or will be constructed:  (1) the district shall assess benefits and taxes against the public highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way in the same manner as if the highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way were in private ownership;     (2) the district may treat the highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way the same as it would treat private land; and     (3) the state or local entity having control of the public highway, road, or street or the owner of the railroad right-of-way shall pay the applicable taxes assessed against the land, whether or not it owns the fee simple title to the land covered by the highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-208 (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 208 - Bridge or culvert across a public highway, road, or street, or a railroad right-of-way -- Notice to railway authority -- Option of railway authority to construct bridge or culvert.

17B-2a-208. Bridge or culvert across a public highway, road, or street, or a railroad right-of-way -- Notice to railway authority -- Option of railway authority to construct bridge or culvert.    (1)   (a) A drainage district may construct each necessary bridge and culvert across or under a public highway, road, street, or railroad right-of-way to enable the district to construct and maintain a canal, drain, or ditch necessary as part of the drainage system of the district.     (b) Before a drainage district constructs a bridge or culvert across or under a railroad right-of-way, the district shall first give notice to the railway authority empowered to build or construct bridges and culverts.       (2)   (a) A railway authority may, within 30 days after the notice under Subsection (1)(b) and at its own expense, build the bridge or culvert according to its own plans.     (b) Each railway authority that builds a bridge or culvert as provided in Subsection (2)(a) shall construct the bridge or culvert:   (i) so as not to interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canal or drain; and     (ii) at points that are indicated by a competent drainage engineer.        Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-209 (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 209 - State land treated the same as private land -- Consent needed to affect school and institutional trust land -- Owner of state land has same rights as owner of private land.

17B-2a-209. State land treated the same as private land -- Consent needed to affect school and institutional trust land -- Owner of state land has same rights as owner of private land.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a drainage district may treat state land the same as private land with respect to the drainage of land for agricultural purposes.     (2) A drainage district may not affect school or institutional trust land under this part or Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts, without the consent of the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration acting in accordance with Sections 53C-1-102 and 53C-1-303.     (3) The state and each person holding unpatented state land under entries or contracts of purchase from the state have all the rights, privileges, and benefits under this part and Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts, that a private owner of that land would have.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-210 (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 210 - District required to minimize damage when entering on land -- Penalty for preventing or prohibiting a district from entering on land.

17B-2a-210. District required to minimize damage when entering on land -- Penalty for preventing or prohibiting a district from entering on land.    (1) When entering upon land for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, or repairing works, a drainage district may not do more damage than the necessity of the occasion requires.     (2)   (a) A person who willfully prevents or prohibits an agent of a drainage district from entering upon land when the district is authorized to enter the land is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.     (b)   (i) Each person found guilty under Subsection (2)(a) shall be fined a sum not to exceed $25 per day for each day the person prevented or prohibited the district from entering upon land.     (ii) Each fine under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be paid to the district.        Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-211 (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 211 - Penalty for wrongfully damaging a district work.

17B-2a-211. Penalty for wrongfully damaging a district work.    (1) A person who wrongfully and purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, or other work of a drainage district is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.     (2) Each person who negligently, wrongfully, or purposely fills, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of a drain, ditch, levee, or other work of a drainage district or obstructs or fills any natural stream or outlet used by a drainage district, whether inside or outside the district, shall be liable to the district for all resulting damages.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 301 - Title.

17B-2a-301. Title.  This part is known as the "Fire Protection District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 302 - Prohibition against creating new fire protection districts.

17B-2a-302. Prohibition against creating new fire protection districts.  No new fire protection district may be created.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 303 - Provisions applicable to fire protection districts.

17B-2a-303. Provisions applicable to fire protection districts.    (1) Each fire protection 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 fire protection districts.     (3) A fire protection 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.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 304 - Additional fire protection district power.

17B-2a-304. Additional fire protection district power.  In addition to the powers conferred on a fire protection district under Section 17B-1-103, a fire protection 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-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 305 - Fire protection districts board of trustees -- Board of a countywide district -- Validation of previous boards.

17B-2a-305. Fire protection districts board of trustees -- Board of a countywide district -- Validation of previous boards.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the board of trustees of a fire protection district may be appointed or elected, as provided in the documents establishing the district.     (2) If the area of a fire protection district consists of all the area of a single county excluding the area of all first and second class cities in the county, the legislative body of that county shall constitute the board of trustees of the fire protection district.     (3) The composition and method of appointing or electing board of trustees members of each fire protection district existing on April 30, 2007 are validated, ratified, and confirmed.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 3 - Fire Protection District Act|Section 306 - Offices of a fire protection district board of trustees and principal place of business.

17B-2a-306. Offices of a fire protection district board of trustees and principal place of business.  Each office of a fire protection district board of trustees and each principal place of business of a fire protection district shall be within:  (1) the district; or     (2) the county in which the district is located and as near as possible to the district.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 4 - Improvement District Act|Section 401 - Title.

17B-2a-401. Title.  This part is known as the "Improvement District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 4 - Improvement District Act|Section 402 - Provisions applicable to improvement districts.

17B-2a-402. Provisions applicable to improvement districts.    (1) Each improvement 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 improvement districts.     (3) An improvement 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.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 5 - Irrigation District Act|Section 501 - Title.

17B-2a-501. Title.  This part is known as the "Irrigation District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 5 - Irrigation District Act|Section 502 - Provisions applicable to irrigation districts.

17B-2a-502. Provisions applicable to irrigation districts.    (1) Each irrigation 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 irrigation districts.     (3) An irrigation 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.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-503 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 5 - Irrigation District Act|Section 503 - Additional irrigation district powers -- No authority to levy property tax.

17B-2a-503. Additional irrigation district powers -- No authority to levy property tax.    (1) In addition to the powers conferred on an irrigation district under Section 17B-1-103, an irrigation district may:   (a) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;     (b) purchase stock of an irrigation, canal, or reservoir company;     (c) enter upon any land in the district to make a survey and to locate and construct a canal and any necessary lateral;     (d) convey water rights or other district property to the United States as partial or full consideration under a contract with the United States;     (e) pursuant to a contract with the United States, lease or rent water to private land, an entryman, or a municipality in the neighborhood of the district;     (f) if authorized under a contract with the United States, collect money on behalf of the United States in connection with a federal reclamation project and assume the incident duties and liabilities;     (g) acquire water from inside or outside the state;     (h) subject to Subsection (2), lease, rent, or sell water not needed by the owners of land within the district:   (i) to a municipality, corporation, association, or individual inside or outside the district;     (ii) for irrigation or any other beneficial use; and     (iii) at a price and on terms that the board considers appropriate; and       (i) repair a break in a reservoir or canal or remedy any other district disaster.       (2)   (a) The term of a lease or rental agreement under Subsection (1)(h) may not exceed five years.     (b) A vested or prescriptive right to the use of water may not attach to the land because of a lease or rental of water under Subsection (1)(h).       (3) Notwithstanding Subsection 17B-1-103(2)(g), an irrigation district may not levy a property tax.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 5 - Irrigation District Act|Section 504 - Irrigation district board of trustees -- Bond for board of trustees members and district if the district is appointed as fiscal or other agent for the United States.

17B-2a-504. Irrigation district board of trustees -- Bond for board of trustees members and district if the district is appointed as fiscal or other agent for the United States.    (1)   (a) One board of trustees member shall be elected from each division established as provided in Section 17B-2a-505.     (b) Each landowner within an irrigation district may vote for one board of trustees member for the division in which the landowner's land is located.     (c) Each landowner is entitled to cast one vote for each acre-foot or fraction of an acre-foot of water allotted to the land owned by the landowner.       (2)   (a) If an irrigation district is appointed fiscal agent of the United States or is authorized by the United States to collect money on behalf of the United States with respect to a federal project:   (i) each member of the district's board of trustees shall:   (A) execute an official bond in the amount required by the Secretary of the Interior, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the trustee's duties; and     (B) file the official bond in the office of the clerk of the county in which the district is located; and       (ii) the irrigation district shall execute an additional bond for the district's faithful discharge of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States.       (b) The United States or any person injured by the failure of a member of the board of trustees or of the district to perform fully, promptly, and completely a duty may sue upon the official bond.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 5 - Irrigation District Act|Section 505 - Divisions.

17B-2a-505. Divisions.    (1) The board of trustees of each irrigation district shall divide the district into divisions, each as nearly equal in size to the others as practicable.     (2) The number of divisions shall be equal to the number of board of trustees members.     (3) At least 30 days before an election of board of trustees members, the board shall redivide the district into divisions if, since the last time the board divided the district into divisions:   (a) the district has annexed land under Chapter 1, Part 4, Annexation;     (b) land has been withdrawn from the district under Chapter 1, Part 5, Withdrawal; or     (c) the number of board of trustees members has been changed.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session