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2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act › Section 602 - Provisions applicable to metropolitan water districts.

Effective 2/27/2023
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 Special 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 Special 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 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 6 - Metropolitan Water District Act › Section 603 - Additional metropolitan water district powers.

Effective 2/27/2023
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, Special 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.
Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act › Section 702 - Provisions applicable to mosquito abatement districts.

Effective 2/27/2023
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 Special 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 Special Districts, and a provision in this part, the provision in this part governs.
Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act › Section 703 - Additional mosquito abatement district powers.

Effective 2/27/2023
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, Special 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 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act › Section 705 - Taxation -- Additional levy -- Election -- Notice.

Effective 5/3/2023
17B-2a-705.
Taxation -- Additional levy -- Election -- Notice.
(1) If a mosquito abatement district board of trustees determines that the funds required during the next ensuing fiscal year will exceed the maximum amount that the district is authorized to levy under Subsection 17B-1-103(2)(g), the board of trustees may call an election on a date specified in Section 20A-1-204 and submit to district voters the question of whether the district should be authorized to impose an additional tax to raise the necessary additional funds.
(2) The board shall provide notice of the election for the district, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least four weeks before the day of the election.
(3) No particular form of ballot is required, and no informalities in conducting the election may invalidate the election, if it is otherwise fairly conducted.
(4) At the election each ballot shall contain the words, "Shall the district be authorized to impose an additional tax to raise the additional sum of $____?"
(5) The board of trustees shall canvass the votes cast at the election, and, if a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the imposition of the tax, the district is authorized to impose an additional levy to raise the additional amount of money required.
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 7 - Mosquito Abatement District Act › Section 706 - Definitions -- Notice of intent to commence ultra-low volume treatment -- Exceptions.

Effective 5/12/2020
17B-2a-706.
Definitions -- Notice of intent to commence ultra-low volume treatment -- Exceptions.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Rural real property" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17B-2a-1107.
(b) "Social media platform" means a form of electronic communication that is available for public access.
(c) "Ultra-low volume treatment" or "ULV treatment" means a method of pesticide application that provides the minimum volume of liquid insecticide formulation per unit area for the efficient control of mosquitos.
(2)
(a) Beginning January 1, 2021, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a mosquito abatement district shall provide public notice as soon as practicable before commencing a ULV treatment in a county of the first or second class.
(b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to a ULV treatment on rural real property.
(c) A mosquito abatement district may provide public notice under Subsection (2)(a) before commencing a ULV treatment in a county of the third through sixth class.
(3) The public notice required under Subsection (2)(a) shall include the ULV treatment:
(a) date;
(b) time; and
(c) place.
(4)
(a) A mosquito abatement district shall establish and maintain a:
(i) website; or
(ii) social media platform.
(b) A mosquito abatement district satisfies the public notice requirement under Subsection (2)(a) by posting the public notice on the mosquito abatement district's website or social media platform.
Enacted by Chapter 249, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 803 - Provisions applicable to public transit districts.

Effective 2/27/2023
17B-2a-803.
Provisions applicable to public transit districts.
(1)
(a) Each public transit district is governed by and has the powers stated in:
(i) this part; and
(ii) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts.
(b)
(i) Except for Sections 17B-1-301, 17B-1-311, and 17B-1-313, the following provisions do not apply to public transit districts:
(A)Chapter 1, Part 3, Board of Trustees; and
(B) Section 17B-2a-905.
(ii) A public transit district is not subject to Chapter 1, Part 6, Fiscal Procedures for Special Districts.
(2) This part applies only to public transit districts.
(3) A public transit 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 Special Districts, and a provision in this part, the provision in this part governs.
(5) The provisions of Subsection 53-3-202(3)(b) do not apply to a motor vehicle owned in whole or in part by a public transit district.
Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 805 - Limitations on authority of a public transit district.

17B-2a-805.
Limitations on authority of a public transit district.
(1) A public transit district may not exercise control over a transit facility or public transit service or system owned or operated inside or outside the district by a governmental entity unless, upon mutually agreeable terms, the governmental entity consents.
(2)
(a) A public transit district may not establish, directly or indirectly, a public transit service or system, or acquire a facility necessary or incidental to a public transit service or system, in a manner or form that diverts, lessens, or competes for the patronage or revenue of a preexisting system of a publicly or privately owned public carrier furnishing like service, unless the district obtains the consent of the publicly or privately owned carrier.
(b) A public transit district's maintenance and operation of an existing system that the district acquires from a publicly or privately owned public carrier may not be considered to be the establishment of a public transit service or system under this Subsection (2).
(c) A public transit district's introduction, maintenance, or operation of a system may not be considered to be the establishment of a public transit service or system under this Subsection (2) if the service or system is introduced, maintained, or operated by the public transit district:
(i) as part of a program of projects approved by the Federal Transit Administration;
(ii) in cooperation with the state or a political subdivision of the state, pursuant to an interlocal agreement; or
(iii) in accordance with Title 72, Chapter 12, Travel Reduction Act.
Amended by Chapter 146, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 806 - Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a public transit district -- Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to public transit district -- Equitable allocation of resources within the public transit district.

Effective 5/3/2023
17B-2a-806.
Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a public transit district -- Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to public transit district -- Equitable allocation of resources within the public transit district.
(1) The state or an agency of the state may:
(a) make public contributions to a public transit district as in the judgment of the Legislature or governing board of the agency are necessary or proper;
(b) authorize a public transit district to perform, or aid and assist a public transit district in performing, an activity that the state or agency is authorized by law to perform; or
(c) perform any action that the state agency is authorized by law to perform for the benefit of a public transit district.
(2)
(a) A county or municipality involved in the establishment and operation of a public transit district may provide funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district.
(b) A county's use of property tax funds to establish and operate a public transit district within any part of the county is a county purpose under Section 17-53-220.
(3)
(a) To allocate resources and funds for development and operation of a public transit district, whether received under this section or from other sources, and subject to Section 72-1-202 pertaining to fixed guideway capital development within a large public transit district, a public transit district may:
(i) give priority to public transit services that feed rail fixed guideway services; and
(ii) allocate funds according to population distribution within the public transit district.
(b) The comptroller of a public transit district shall report the criteria and data supporting the allocation of resources and funds in the statement required in Section 17B-2a-812.
Amended by Chapter 22, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 809 - Public transit districts to submit agendas and minutes of board meetings.

17B-2a-809.
Public transit districts to submit agendas and minutes of board meetings.
(1) The board of trustees of each public transit district shall submit to each constituent entity, as defined in Section 17B-1-701:
(a) a copy of the board agenda and a notice of the location and time of the board meeting within the same time frame provided to members of the board prior to the meeting; and
(b) a copy of the minutes of board meetings within five working days following approval of the minutes.
(2) The board may submit notices, agendas, and minutes by electronic mail if agreed to by the constituent entity as defined under Section 17B-1-701.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 810.1 - Attorney general as legal counsel for a large public transit district -- Large public transit district may sue and be sued.

Effective 5/8/2018
17B-2a-810.1.
Attorney general as legal counsel for a large public transit district -- Large public transit district may sue and be sued.
(1) Subject to Subsection (2), in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 5, Attorney General, the Utah attorney general shall serve as legal counsel for a large public transit district.
(2)
(a) For any large public transit district in existence as of May 8, 2018, the transition to legal representation by the Utah attorney general shall occur as described in this Subsection (2), but no later than July 1, 2019.
(b)
(i) For any large public transit district in existence as of May 8, 2018, in partnership with the Utah attorney general, the board of trustees of the large public transit district shall study and develop a strategy to transition legal representation from a general counsel to the Utah attorney general.
(ii) In partnership with the Utah attorney general, the board of trustees of the large public transit district shall present a report to the Transportation Interim Committee before November 30, 2018, to:
(A) outline the transition strategy; and
(B) request any legislation that might be required for the transition.
(3) Sections 67-5-6 through 13, Attorney General Career Service Act, apply to representation of a large public transit district by the Utah attorney general.
(4) A large public transit district may sue, and it may be sued only on written contracts made by it or under its authority.
(5) In all matters requiring legal advice in the performance of the attorney general's duties and in the prosecution or defense of any action growing out of the performance of the attorney general's duties, the attorney general is the legal adviser of a large public transit district and shall perform any and all legal services required by the large public transit district.
(6) The attorney general shall aid in any investigation, hearing, or trial under the provisions of this part and institute and prosecute actions or proceedings for the enforcement of the provisions of the Constitution and statutes of this state or any rule or ordinance of the large public transit district affecting and related to public transit, persons, and property.
Enacted by Chapter 424, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 812 - Comptroller required to provide statement of revenues and expenditures.

17B-2a-812.
Comptroller required to provide statement of revenues and expenditures.
The comptroller of each public transit district shall, as soon as possible after the close of each fiscal year:
(1) prepare a statement of revenues and expenditures for the fiscal year just ended, in the detail that the board of trustees prescribes; and
(2) transmit a copy of the statement to the chief executive officer of:
(a) each municipality within the district; and
(b) each county with unincorporated area within the district.
Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 814 - Public transit district trustees, officers, and employees subject to Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.

17B-2a-814.
Public transit district trustees, officers, and employees subject to Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.
Each trustee, officer, and employee of a public transit district is subject to the provisions of Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.
Amended by Chapter 223, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 815 - Rates and charges for service -- Fare collection information private.

17B-2a-815.
Rates and charges for service -- Fare collection information private.
(1) The board of trustees of a public transit district shall fix rates and charges for service provided by the district by a two-thirds vote of all board members.
(2) Rates and charges shall:
(a) be reasonable; and
(b) to the extent practicable:
(i) result in enough revenue to make the public transit system self supporting; and
(ii) be sufficient to:
(A) pay for district operating expenses;
(B) provide for repairs, maintenance, and depreciation of works and property that the district owns or operates;
(C) provide for the purchase, lease, or acquisition of property and equipment;
(D) pay the interest and principal of bonds that the district issues; and
(E) pay for contracts, agreements, leases, and other legal liabilities that the district incurs.
(3)
(a) In accordance with Section 63G-2-302, the following personal information received by the district from a customer through any debit, credit, or electronic fare payment process is a private record under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act:
(i) travel data, including:
(A) the identity of the purchasing individual or entity;
(B) travel dates, times, or frequency of use; and
(C) locations of use;
(ii) service type or vehicle identification used by the customer;
(iii) the unique transit pass identifier assigned to the customer; or
(iv) customer account information, including the cardholder's name, the credit or debit card number, the card issuer identification, or any other related information.
(b) Private records described in this Subsection (3) that are received by a public transit district may only be disclosed in accordance with Section 63G-2-202.
Amended by Chapter 216, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 817 - Voter approval required for property tax levy.

Effective 2/27/2023
17B-2a-817.
Voter approval required for property tax levy.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17B-1-1001 and in addition to a property tax under Section 17B-1-1103 to pay general obligation bonds of the district, a public transit district may levy a property tax, as provided in and subject to Chapter 1, Part 10, Special District Property Tax Levy, if:
(1) the district first submits the proposal to levy the property tax to voters within the district; and
(2) a majority of voters within the district voting on the proposal vote in favor of the tax at an election held for that purpose on a date specified in Section 20A-1-204.
Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts › Part 8 - Public Transit District Act › Section 818 - Requirements applicable to public transit district contracts.

Effective 5/4/2022
17B-2a-818.
Requirements applicable to public transit district contracts.
(1) A public transit district shall comply with the applicable provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code.
(2) If construction of a district facility or work exceeds $750,000, the construction shall be let as provided in:
(a)Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code; and
(b) Section 17B-2a-818.5.
(3)
(a) In addition to the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, before beginning a procurement process for a passenger railcar or 10 or more passenger buses for a zero emissions project, a large public transit district shall complete a request for information in accordance with Section 63G-6a-409 to compare the costs for different types of available zero emissions propulsion systems for the passenger railcar or passenger buses.
(b) In performing the cost comparison described in Subsection (3)(a), the large public transit district shall consider:
(i) the purchase price;
(ii) the fuel cost per mile per gallon equivalent;
(iii) the service and maintenance costs over a 15-year period;
(iv) the estimated lifespan;
(v) passenger capacity; and
(vi) supply chain risks and costs.
Amended by Chapter 76, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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.

Effective 5/4/2022
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.
Amended by Chapter 381, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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
2023 Utah Code › Title 17B - Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts › Chapter 2a - Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special 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