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UT Code § 17B-2a-506 (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 506 - Different use charges for different units -- Use charges based on the size of the land served -- Use charge may not be based on property value.

 Effective 5/8/2018  17B-2a-506. Different use charges for different units -- Use charges based on the size of the land served -- Use charge may not be based on property value.    (1) An irrigation district may:   (a) divide the district into units and apply different use charges to the different units; and     (b) base use charges upon the amount of water or electricity the district provides, the area of the land served, or any other reasonable basis, as determined by the board of trustees.       (2) If an irrigation district imposes a use charge based on the size of the land served or the amount of water allotted to the land:   (a) the assessor of the county in which the land is located shall assist the irrigation district in ascertaining the identity of a parcel served by the district;     (b) the district shall notify the treasurer of the county in which the land is located of the charge to be imposed for each parcel of land served by the district; and     (c) the treasurer of the county in which the land is located:   (i) shall:   (A) provide each landowner a notice of use charges as part of the annual tax notice required in Section 59-2-1317 as an additional charge separate from ad valorem taxes;     (B) collect, receive, and provide an accounting for all money belonging to the district from use charges;     (C) remit to the irrigation district, by the tenth day of each month, the funds previously collected by the county as use charges on the district's behalf; and     (D) collect any unpaid use charges in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes; and       (ii) may receive and account for use charges separately from taxes upon real estate for county purposes.         (3)   (a) A use charge described in Subsection (2)(b) is a political subdivision lien, as that term is defined in Section 11-60-102, on the land served, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-902(1), except that the certification described in Subsection 17B-1-902(1)(a) is not required if the district makes the notification to the county treasurer required in Subsection (2)(b).     (b) A lien described in Subsection (3)(a) shall remain in force until the use charge is paid.     (c) The county treasurer shall release a lien described in Subsection (3)(a) upon receipt of full payment of the use charge.       (4) A use charge may not be calculated on the basis of property value and does not constitute an ad valorem property tax or other tax.    Amended by Chapter 197, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-507 (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 507 - Right-of-way over state land.

17B-2a-507. Right-of-way over state land.  Each irrigation district has a right-of-way on land that is or becomes the property of the state to locate, construct, and maintain district works.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-508 (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 508 - Inclusion of state land in an irrigation district.

17B-2a-508. Inclusion of state land in an irrigation district.    (1) State land that is not under a contract of sale may be included in an irrigation district upon petition by the state entity responsible for the administration of the land.     (2) State land included in an irrigation district may not be:   (a) assessed by the district; or     (b) the subject of use charges imposed by the district.       (3) The entity responsible for the administration of the state land to be included in an irrigation district and the state engineer shall make a thorough examination of the benefits to accrue to the land by its inclusion in the district and by the acquisition of water rights for the land.     (4)   (a) The entity responsible for the administration of the state land to be included in an irrigation district may enter into a contract with the district, specifying the land benefitted and the amount of benefit, as determined under Subsection (3).     (b) Each contract under Subsection (4)(a) shall provide that the entity responsible for the administration of the state land shall make annual payments to the district, to be applied to the cost of constructing the district's irrigation works, until the full amount of the benefit is paid.     (c) The entity responsible for the administration of state land included in an irrigation district may, at its option, pay the full amount of the contract at any time.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-509 (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 509 - State engineer not prohibited from increasing water allotment.

17B-2a-509. State engineer not prohibited from increasing water allotment.  Nothing in this part may be construed to prohibit the state engineer, upon petition by an irrigation district board of trustees, from increasing the maximum allotment of water for one or more tracts of land within the district if the state engineer determines that the land cannot be beneficially irrigated with the currently allotted water.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-510 (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 510 - Rules for the distribution and use of water.

17B-2a-510. Rules for the distribution and use of water.    (1) Each irrigation district board of trustees shall establish equitable rules for the distribution and use of water among the owners of land in the district.     (2) The board of trustees of an irrigation district that establishes rules under Subsection (1) shall, as soon as the rules are adopted, print them in convenient form for distribution in the district.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-511 (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 511 - Distribution of water under a contract with the United States.

17B-2a-511. Distribution of water under a contract with the United States.  If an irrigation district acquires the right to use water under a contract with the United States, the district shall distribute and apportion water according to the contract and federal law, rules, and regulations.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-512 (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 512 - Removal of land from the assessor's roll.

17B-2a-512. Removal of land from the assessor's roll.    (1) An irrigation district may direct a county treasurer to remove parcels of land from the district's billing if:   (a) the land is publicly dedicated to a street, highway, or road; or     (b) the use of the land has so permanently changed as to prevent the beneficial use of water on it.       (2) Each county treasurer shall comply with the direction of an irrigation district under Subsection (1).    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-513 (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 513 - Temporary application of water to land.

17B-2a-513. Temporary application of water to land.    (1) Upon the written application of the owner of land that has no water allotment or an insufficient water allotment, an irrigation district board of trustees may temporarily permit water to be applied to the land and charge the owner for that water.     (2) Subsection (1) may not be construed to affect an irrigation district's permanent water allotments.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-514 (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 514 - Assignment of the right to water.

17B-2a-514. Assignment of the right to water.  With the consent of the irrigation district board of trustees, a landowner in the district may assign the right to some or all of the water apportioned to the landowner's land for any one year to another bona fide landowner in the district for use in the district, if all charges for the water have been paid.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-515 (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 515 - Distribution of water when supply is inadequate.

17B-2a-515. Distribution of water when supply is inadequate.  If an irrigation district's water supply is not sufficient to supply all the needs within the district, the board of trustees may distribute water as the board considers best for all concerned, subject to distribution and apportionment requirements of a district contract with the United States and applicable federal law, rule, and regulation.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-516 (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 516 - Diversions of water subject to eminent domain law.

17B-2a-516. Diversions of water subject to eminent domain law.  Nothing in this part may be construed to authorize any person to divert the water of a river, creek, stream, canal, or reservoir to the detriment of anyone having a prior right to the water, unless compensation is previously determined and paid according to the laws of eminent domain.  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 601 - Title.

17B-2a-601. Title.  This part is known as the "Metropolitan Water District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-602 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 602 - Provisions applicable to metropolitan water districts.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17B-2a-602. Provisions applicable to metropolitan water districts.    (1) Each metropolitan water 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 metropolitan water districts.     (3) A metropolitan water 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) Before September 30, 2019, a metropolitan water district shall submit a written report to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee that describes, for the metropolitan water district's fiscal year that ended in 2018, the percentage and amount of revenue in the metropolitan water district from:   (a) property taxes;     (b) water rates; and     (c) all other sources.      Amended by Chapter 430, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 603 - Additional metropolitan water district powers.

17B-2a-603. Additional metropolitan water district powers.  In addition to the powers conferred on a metropolitan water district under Section 17B-1-103, a metropolitan water district may:  (1) acquire or lease any real or personal property or acquire any interest in real or personal property, as provided in Subsections 17B-1-103(2)(a) and (b), whether inside or outside the district or inside or outside the state;     (2) encumber real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property that the district owns;     (3) acquire or construct works, facilities, and improvements, as provided in Subsection 17B-1-103(2)(d), whether inside or outside the district or inside or outside the state;     (4) acquire water, works, water rights, and sources of water necessary or convenient to the full exercise of the district's powers, whether the water, works, water rights, or sources of water are inside or outside the district or inside or outside the state, and encumber, transfer an interest in, or dispose of water, works, water rights, and sources of water;     (5) develop, store, and transport water;     (6) provide, sell, lease, and deliver water inside or outside the district for any lawful beneficial use;     (7) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district; and     (8) subscribe for, purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire stock in a canal company, irrigation company, water company, or water users association, for the purpose of acquiring the right to use water or water infrastructure.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-605 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 605 - Preferential rights of cities.

17B-2a-605. Preferential rights of cities.    (1) Each city whose area is within a metropolitan water district and that provides water on a retail level within the district has a preferential right to purchase from the district a portion of the water served by the district.     (2) Except as otherwise provided by contract between a metropolitan water district and the city, the percentage of the total district water supply that a city has a preferential right to purchase under Subsection (1) is the same percentage as the total amount of taxes levied by the district against property within the city's retail water service area is of the total of all taxes levied by the district against all property within the district.     (3)   (a) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the ability of a metropolitan water district to establish preferential rights by contract with a city that has preferential rights under this section.     (b) Each agreement described in Subsection (3)(a) entered into before April 30, 2007 is ratified, validated, and confirmed.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-606 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 606 - Rates, charges, and assessments.

17B-2a-606. Rates, charges, and assessments.    (1)   (a) The board of trustees may fix the rates, charges, and assessments, from time to time, at which the district:   (i) sells water; or     (ii) charges for the treatment or transportation of water or for the dedication of water supplies or water treatment or conveyance capacities.       (b) The rates, charges, and assessments may be established by agreement between the district and the municipalities serviced by the district.       (2) Rates fixed under Subsection (1)(a) shall be equitable, although not necessarily equal or uniform, for like classes of service throughout the district.     (3) Each agreement described in Subsection (1)(b) entered into before April 30, 2007 that otherwise complies with the law is ratified, validated, and confirmed.    Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-607 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 607 - Contracts with other corporations.

17B-2a-607. Contracts with other corporations.    (1) A metropolitan water district may:   (a) contract with one or more corporations, public or private, for the purpose of:   (i) financing acquisitions, constructions, or operations of the district; or     (ii) carrying out any of the district's powers;       (b) in a contract under Subsection (1)(a), obligate itself severally or jointly with the other corporation or corporations; and     (c) secure, guarantee, or become surety for the payment of an indebtedness or the performance of a contract or other obligation incurred or entered into by a corporation whose shares of stock the district has acquired.       (2) A contract under Subsection (1)(a) may:   (a) provide for:   (i) contributions to be made by each contracting party;     (ii) the division and apportionment of:   (A) the expenses of acquisitions and operations; and     (B) the contractual benefits, services, and products; and       (iii) an agency to make acquisitions and carry on operations under the contract; and       (b) contain covenants and agreements as necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the contract.      Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-608 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act|Section 608 - Limit on property tax authority -- Exceptions.

 Effective 5/9/2017  17B-2a-608. Limit on property tax authority -- Exceptions.    (1) As used in this section, "elected official" means a metropolitan water district board of trustee member who is elected to the board of trustees by metropolitan water district voters at an election held for that purpose.     (2) The board of trustees of a metropolitan water district may not collect property tax revenue in a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, that would exceed the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 unless:   (a) the members of the board of trustees are all elected officials; or     (b) the proposed tax levy has previously been approved by:   (i) a majority of the metropolitan water district voters who vote in an election held for that purpose on a date specified in Section 20A-1-204; or     (ii) the legislative body of each municipality that appoints a member to the board of trustees under Section 17B-2a-604.        Amended by Chapter 112, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act|Section 701 - Title.

17B-2a-701. Title.  This part is known as the "Mosquito Abatement District Act."  Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 17B-2a-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act|Section 702 - Provisions applicable to mosquito abatement districts.

17B-2a-702. Provisions applicable to mosquito abatement districts.    (1) Each mosquito abatement 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 mosquito abatement districts.     (3) A mosquito abatement 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-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts|Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Local Districts|Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act|Section 703 - Additional mosquito abatement district powers.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17B-2a-703. Additional mosquito abatement district powers.  In addition to the powers conferred on a mosquito abatement district under Section 17B-1-103, a mosquito abatement district may:  (1) take all necessary and proper steps for the extermination of mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, and other insects:   (a) within the district; or     (b) outside the district, if lands inside the district are benefitted;       (2) abate as nuisances all stagnant pools of water and other breeding places for mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects anywhere inside or outside the state from which mosquitos migrate into the district;     (3) enter upon territory referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) in order to inspect and examine the territory and to remove from the territory, without notice, stagnant water or other breeding places for mosquitos, flies, crickets, grasshoppers, or other insects;     (4) issue bonds as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 11, Local District Bonds, to carry out the purposes of the district;     (5) make a contract to indemnify or compensate an owner of land or other property for injury or damage that the exercise of district powers necessarily causes or arising out of the use, taking, or damage of property for a district purpose; and     (6) in addition to the accumulated fund balance allowed under Section 17B-1-612, establish a reserve fund, not to exceed the greater of 25% of the district's annual operating budget or $50,000, to pay for extraordinary abatement measures, including a vector-borne public health emergency.    Amended by Chapter 37, 2019 General Session