UT Code § 59-12-2220 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 59 - Revenue and Taxation|Chapter 12 - Sales and Use Tax Act|Part 22 - Local Option Sales and Use Taxes for Transportation Act|Section 2220 - County option sales and use tax to fund a system for public transit -- Base -- Rate.

 Effective 7/1/2019  59-12-2220. County option sales and use tax to fund a system for public transit -- Base -- Rate.     (1) Subject to the other provisions of this part and subject to the requirements of this section, beginning on July 1, 2019, the following counties may impose a sales and use tax under this section:   (a) a county legislative body may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103(1) located within the county, including the cities and towns within the county if:   (i) the entire boundary of a county is annexed into a large public transit district; and     (ii) the maximum amount of sales and use tax authorizations allowed pursuant to Section 59-12-2203 and authorized under the following sections has been imposed:   (A) Section 59-12-2213;     (B) Section 59-12-2214;     (C) Section 59-12-2215;     (D) Section 59-12-2216;     (E) Section 59-12-2217;     (F) Section 59-12-2218; and     (G) Section 59-12-2219;         (b) if the county is not annexed into a large public transit district, the county legislative body may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103(1) located within the county, including the cities and towns within the county if:   (i) the county is an eligible political subdivision as defined in Section 59-12-2219; or     (ii) a city or town within the boundary of the county is an eligible political subdivision as defined in Section 59-12-2219; or       (c) a county legislative body of a county not described in Subsection (1)(a) may impose the sales and use tax on the transactions described in Subsection 59-12-103(1) located within the county, including the cities and towns within the county, if there is a public transit district within the boundary of the county.       (2) For purposes of Subsection (1) and subject to the other provisions of this section, a county legislative body that imposes a sales and use tax under this section may impose the tax at a rate of .2%.     (3) A county imposing a sales and use tax under this section shall expend the revenues collected from the sales and use tax for capital expenses and service delivery expenses of:   (a) a public transit district;     (b) an eligible political subdivision; or     (c) another entity providing a service for public transit or a transit facility within the county as those terms are defined in Section 17B-2a-802.       (4) Notwithstanding Section 59-12-2208, a county legislative body may, but is not required to, submit an opinion question to the county's registered voters in accordance with Section 59-12-2208 to impose a sales and use tax under this section.     (5)   (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, if a county wishes to impose a sales and use tax under this section, the county legislative body shall pass the ordinance to impose a sales and use tax under this section on or before June 30, 2023.     (b) The county legislative body may not pass an ordinance to impose a sales and use tax under this section on or after July 1, 2023.     (c) Notwithstanding the deadline described in Subsection (5)(a), any sales and use tax imposed under this section on or before June 30, 2023, may remain in effect.       (6)   (a) Revenue collected from a sales and use tax under this section may not be used to supplant existing General Fund appropriations that a county has budgeted for transportation or public transit as of the date the tax becomes effective for a county.     (b) The limitation under Subsection (6)(a) does not apply to a designated transportation or public transit capital or reserve account a county may have established prior to the date the tax becomes effective.       Amended by Chapter 479, 2019 General Session