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UT Code § 17B-2a-819 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 819 - Compliance with state and local laws and regulations.

17B-2a-819. Compliance with state and local laws and regulations.    (1) Each public transit district is subject to department regulations relating to safety appliances and procedures.     (2)   (a) Each installation by a public transit district in a state highway or freeway is subject to the approval of the department.     (b) There is a presumption that the use of a street, road, highway, or other public place by a public transit district for any of the purposes permitted in this part constitutes no greater burden on an adjoining property than the use existing on July 9, 1969.     (c) If a street, road, or highway, excluding a state highway or freeway, or a pipeline, sewer, water main, storm drain, pole, or communication wire is required to be relocated, replaced, or altered in order for a public transit district to construct or operate its system or to preserve and maintain an already constructed district facility:   (i) the public or private owner of the facility required to be relocated, replaced, or altered shall relocate, replace, or alter the facility with reasonable promptness; and     (ii) the public transit district shall, by prior agreement, reimburse the owner for the reasonable cost incurred in the relocation, replacement, or alteration.       (d)   (i) A public transit district may enter into an agreement with a county or municipality to:   (A) close a street or road over which the county or municipality has jurisdiction at or near the point of its interception with a district facility; or     (B) carry the street or road over or under or to a connection with a district facility.       (ii) A public transit district may do all work on a street or road under Subsection (2)(d)(i) as is necessary.     (iii) A street or road may not be closed, directly or indirectly, by the construction of a district facility unless the closure is:   (A) pursuant to agreement under Subsection (2)(d)(i); or     (B) temporarily necessary during the construction of a district facility.           (3) Each public transit district is subject to the laws and regulations of the state and each applicable municipality relating to traffic and operation of vehicles upon streets and highways.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-820 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 820 - Authority for other governmental entities to acquire property by eminent domain for a public transit district.

17B-2a-820. Authority for other governmental entities to acquire property by eminent domain for a public transit district.  The state, a county, or a municipality may, by eminent domain under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 5, Eminent Domain, acquire within its boundaries a private property interest, including fee simple, easement, air right, right-of-way, or other interest, necessary for the establishment or operation of a public transit district.  Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-821 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 821 - Multicounty district may establish and enforce parking ordinance.

 Effective 5/10/2016  17B-2a-821. Multicounty district may establish and enforce parking ordinance.  The board of trustees of a multicounty district may adopt an ordinance governing parking of vehicles at a transit facility, including the imposition of a fine or civil penalty for a violation of the ordinance. Amended by Chapter 273, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-822 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 822 - Multicounty district may employ or contract for law enforcement officers -- Law enforcement officer status, powers, and jurisdiction.

17B-2a-822. Multicounty district may employ or contract for law enforcement officers -- Law enforcement officer status, powers, and jurisdiction.    (1) The board of trustees of a multicounty district may employ law enforcement officers or contract with other law enforcement agencies to provide law enforcement services for the district.     (2) A law enforcement officer employed or provided by contract under Subsection (1) is a law enforcement officer under Section 53-13-103 and shall be subject to the provisions of that section.     (3) Subject to the provisions of Section 53-13-103, the jurisdiction of a law enforcement officer employed under this section is limited to transit facilities and transit vehicles.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-823 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 823 - Public transit district special services.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17B-2a-823. Public transit district special services.    (1) As used in this section, "bureau" means a recreational, tourist, or convention bureau under Title 17, Chapter 31, Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus.     (2)   (a) A public transit district may lease its buses to private certified public carriers or operate transit services requested by a public entity if a bureau certifies that privately owned carriers furnishing like services or operating like equipment within the area served by the bureau:   (i) have declined to provide the service; or     (ii) do not have the equipment necessary to provide the service.       (b) A public transit district may lease its buses or operate services as authorized under Subsection (2)(a) outside of the area served by the district.       (3) If part or all of the transportation services are paid for by public funds, a public transit district may:   (a) provide school bus services for transportation of pupils and supervisory personnel between homes and school and other related school activities within the area served by the district; or     (b) provide the transportation of passengers covered by a program within the district for people who are elderly or who have a disability.       (4) Notwithstanding the provisions in Subsection (3), a municipality or county is not prohibited from providing the transportation services identified in Subsection (3).    Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-824 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 824 - Property acquired on behalf of a public transit district.

17B-2a-824. Property acquired on behalf of a public transit district.    (1) Title to property acquired on behalf of a public transit district under this part immediately and by operation of law vests in the public transit district.     (2) Property described in Subsection (1) is dedicated and set apart for the purposes set forth in this part.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-825 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 825 - Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17B-2a-825. Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.    (1) A public transit district may require an individual described in Subsection (2) to:   (a) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the public transit district; and     (b) consent to a fingerprint background check by:   (i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and     (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.         (2) A person shall comply with the requirements of Subsection (1) if the person:   (a) is applying for or continuing employment with the public transit district:   (i) working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect:   (A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or     (B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles;       (ii) handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information including personal health information;     (iii) working in security-sensitive areas; or     (iv) handling security-sensitive information, including information system technologies; or       (b) is seeking access to designated security-sensitive areas.       (3) A public transit district may use the information obtained in accordance with this section only for one or more of the following purposes:   (a) to determine whether or not an individual is convicted of:   (i) a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years;     (ii) a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of an alcoholic beverage;     (iii) a crime involving moral turpitude; or     (iv) two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug;       (b) to determine whether or not an individual has accurately disclosed the person's criminal history on an application or document filed with the public transit district;     (c) to approve or deny an application for employment with the public transit district; or     (d) to take disciplinary action against an employee of the public transit district, including possible termination of employment.       (4) A person is not eligible for employment with a public transit district in a capacity described in Subsection (2) if the person has been convicted of any of the offenses described in Subsection (3).    Amended by Chapter 377, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-826 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 826 - Public transit district office of constituent services and office of coordinated mobility.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17B-2a-826. Public transit district office of constituent services and office of coordinated mobility.    (1)   (a) The board of trustees of a large public transit district shall create and employ an office of constituent services.     (b) The duties of the office of constituent services described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include:   (i) establishing a central call number to hear and respond to complaints, requests, comments, concerns, and other communications from customers and citizens within the district;     (ii) keeping a log of the complaints, comments, concerns, and other communications from customers and citizens within the district; and     (iii) reporting complaints, comments, concerns, and other communications to management and to the local advisory council created in Section 17B-2a-808.2.         (2)   (a) A large public transit district shall create and employ an office of coordinated mobility.     (b) The duties of the office of coordinated mobility shall include:   (i) establishing a central call number to facilitate human services transportation;     (ii) coordinating all human services transportation needs within the public transit district;     (iii) receiving requests and other communications regarding human services transportation;     (iv) receiving requests and other communications regarding vans, buses, and other vehicles available for use from the public transit district to maximize the utility of and investment in those vehicles; and     (v) supporting local efforts and applications for additional funding.         Amended by Chapter 479, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-827 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 8 - Public Transit District Act|Section 827 - Integration of public transit services and facilities.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17B-2a-827. Integration of public transit services and facilities.    (1) If a public transit district provides public transit services in an area that is adjacent to or overlaps with an area in which public transit services are also provided by another public transit provider, including a public-private partnership entity, the public transit district and the public transit provider entity shall ensure that:   (a) any public transit facilities of one provider connect with the public transit facilities of the other provider;     (b) the schedules of all relevant public transit providers are coordinated as one public transit system; and     (c)   (i) if both public transit providers collect a fare directly from public transit passengers, an integrated and uniform fare system is implemented across the coordinated public transit system; and     (ii) the revenue generated from the uniform fare system is equitably divided among the public transit providers according to service provided and mileage covered.         (2) A public transit district and a public transit provider, including a public-private partnership entity, may negotiate the ability of one public transit provider to operate on the transit facilities of the other public transit provider.     (3)   (a) The Department of Transportation shall oversee the negotiation, integration, and coordination described in Subsection (1).     (b) For the negotiation, integration, or coordination between a public transit district and a public-private partnership, the oversight described in Subsection (3)(a) applies only to fixed-route bus or rail services.      Enacted by Chapter 479, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-901 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 9 - Service Area Act|Section 901 - Title.

17B-2a-901. Title.  This part is known as the "Service Area Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-902 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 9 - Service Area Act|Section 902 - Provisions applicable to service areas.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17B-2a-902. Provisions applicable to service areas.    (1) Each service area is governed by and has the powers stated in:   (a) this part; and     (b) except as provided in Subsection (5), Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts.       (2) This part applies only to service areas.     (3) A service area 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) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), on or after December 31, 2012, a service area may not charge or collect a fee under Section 17B-1-643 for:   (i) law enforcement services;     (ii) fire protection services;     (iii) 911 ambulance or paramedic services as defined in Section 26-8a-102 that are provided under a contract in accordance with Section 26-8a-405.2; or     (iv) emergency services.       (b) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to:   (i) a fee charged or collected on an individual basis rather than a general basis;     (ii) a non-911 service as defined in Section 26-8a-102 that is provided under a contract in accordance with Section 26-8a-405.2;     (iii) an impact fee charged or collected for a public safety facility as defined in Section 11-36a-102; or     (iv) a service area that includes within the boundary of the service area a county of the fifth or sixth class.        Amended by Chapter 189, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-903 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 9 - Service Area Act|Section 903 - Additional service area powers -- Property tax limitation for service area providing law enforcement service.

17B-2a-903. Additional service area powers -- Property tax limitation for service area providing law enforcement service.    (1) In addition to the powers conferred on a service area under Section 17B-1-103, a service area:   (a) may issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;     (b) that, until April 30, 2007, was a regional service area, may provide park, recreation, or parkway services, or any combination of those services; and     (c) may, with the consent of the county in which the service area is located, provide planning and zoning service.       (2) A service area that provides law enforcement service may not levy a property tax or increase its certified tax rate, as defined in Section 59-2-924, without the prior approval of:   (a)   (i) the legislative body of each municipality that is partly or entirely within the boundary of the service area; and     (ii) the legislative body of the county with an unincorporated area within the boundary of the service area; or       (b)   (i) a majority of the legislative bodies of all municipalities that are partly or entirely within the boundary of the service area; and     (ii) two-thirds of the legislative body of the county with an unincorporated area within the boundary of the service area.        Amended by Chapter 218, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-904 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 9 - Service Area Act|Section 904 - Regional service areas to become service areas -- Change from regional service area to service area not to affect rights, obligations, board makeup, or property of former regional service area.

17B-2a-904. Regional service areas to become service areas -- Change from regional service area to service area not to affect rights, obligations, board makeup, or property of former regional service area.    (1) Each regional service area, created and operating under the law in effect before April 30, 2007, becomes on that date a service area, governed by and subject to Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Local Districts, and this part.     (2) The change of an entity from a regional service area to a service area under Subsection (1) does not affect:   (a) the entity's basic structure and operations or its nature as a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state;     (b) the ability of the entity to provide the service that the entity:   (i) was authorized to provide before the change; and     (ii) provided before the change;       (c) the validity of the actions taken, bonds issued, or contracts or other obligations entered into by the entity before the change;     (d) the ability of the entity to continue to impose and collect taxes, fees, and other charges for the service it provides;     (e) the makeup of the board of trustees;     (f) the entity's ownership of property acquired before the change; or     (g) any other powers, rights, or obligations that the entity had before the change, except as modified by this part.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-907 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 9 - Service Area Act|Section 907 - Adding a new service within a service area.

17B-2a-907. Adding a new service within a service area.  A service area may begin to provide within the boundaries of the service area a service that it had not previously provided by using the procedures set forth in Chapter 1, Part 2, Creation of a Local District, for the creation of a service area as though a new service area were being created to provide that service.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-1001 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 10 - Water Conservancy District Act|Section 1001 - Title.

17B-2a-1001. Title.  This part is known as the "Water Conservancy District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-1002 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 10 - Water Conservancy District Act|Section 1002 - Legislative intent -- Purpose of water conservancy districts.

17B-2a-1002. Legislative intent -- Purpose of water conservancy districts.    (1) It is the intent of the Legislature and the policy of the state to:   (a) provide for the conservation and development of the water and land resources of the state;     (b) provide for the greatest beneficial use of water within the state;     (c) control and make use of all unappropriated waters in the state and to apply those waters to direct and supplemental beneficial uses including domestic, manufacturing, irrigation, and power;     (d) obtain from water in the state the highest duty for domestic uses and irrigation of lands in the state within the terms of applicable interstate compacts and other law;     (e) cooperate with the United States and its agencies under federal reclamation or other laws and to construct, finance, operate, and maintain works in the state; and     (f) promote the greater prosperity and general welfare of the people of the state by encouraging the organization of water conservancy districts.       (2) The creation and operation of water conservancy districts are a public use to help accomplish the intent and policy stated in Subsection (1) and will:   (a) be essentially for the benefit and advantage of the people of the state;     (b) indirectly benefit all industries of the state;     (c) indirectly benefit the state by increasing the value of taxable property in the state;     (d) directly benefit municipalities by providing adequate supplies of water for domestic use;     (e) directly benefit lands to be irrigated or drained;     (f) directly benefit lands now under irrigation by stabilizing the flow of water in streams and by increasing flow and return flow of water to those streams; and     (g) promote the comfort, safety, and welfare of the people of the state.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session