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First Substitute H.B. 130
Representative David L. Gladwell proposes to substitute the following bill:
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COUNTY STATUTES RECODIFICATION
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: David L. Gladwell
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AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; RENUMBERING AND AMENDING PROVISIONS
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RELATING TO COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND POWERS, THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF
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COUNTY OFFICERS, AND OTHER MATTERS; REPEALING VARIOUS COUNTY
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PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS, DUTIES,
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AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS; PROVIDING FOR A COUNTY RESOURCE
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DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR AN EXPANDED COUNTY
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COMMISSION FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES;
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AND PROVIDING A COORDINATION CLAUSE.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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10-8-93, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
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17-12-1, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-16-6, as last amended by Chapter 32, Laws of Utah 1990
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17-17-2, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
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17-19-3, as last amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1996
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17-22-2, as last amended by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 1997
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17-23-1, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah 1997
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17-24-4, as last amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1996
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17-35b-301, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
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17-35b-302, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
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17A-2-1059, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17A-2-1314, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
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17A-3-208, as last amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
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17A-3-218, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186 and last amended by Chapter 214,
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Laws of Utah 1990
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20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 21, 22 and 45, Laws of Utah 1999
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26A-1-102, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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26A-1-106, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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26A-1-117, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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35A-3-114, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 1998
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35A-3-401, as last amended by Chapter 61, Laws of Utah 1999
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63-55-235, as last amended by Chapters 10 and 375, Laws of Utah 1997
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63-63a-8, as last amended by Chapters 134, 215, 235 and 365, Laws of Utah 1997
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68-3-12, as last amended by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
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70A-9-403, as last amended by Chapter 172, Laws of Utah 1996
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70A-9-404, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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72-3-301, as enacted by Chapter 188, Laws of Utah 1999
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77-32-304.5, as enacted by Chapter 307, Laws of Utah 1997
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ENACTS:
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17-50-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-50-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-50-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-50-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-52-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-52-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-52-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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S [
17-53-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
] s
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17-53-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-225, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-312, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
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17-20-1.5, (Renumbered from 17-5-208, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
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147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-20-1.7, (Renumbered from 17-5-209, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-36-46, (Renumbered from 17-4-6, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
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17-36-47, (Renumbered from 17-4-7, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1963)
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17-36-48, (Renumbered from 17-4-9, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 1991)
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17-36-49, (Renumbered from 17-4-10, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
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17-36-50, (Renumbered from 17-4-11, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
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17-36-51, (Renumbered from 17-4-14, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
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17-36-52, (Renumbered from 17-4-15, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
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17-36-53, (Renumbered from 17-4-16, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
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17-36-54, (Renumbered from 17-4-17, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
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17-50-102, (Renumbered from 17-4-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-202, (Renumbered from 17-1-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-203, (Renumbered from 17-1-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-205, (Renumbered from 17-1-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-206, (Renumbered from 17-1-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-207, (Renumbered from 17-1-6, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-208, (Renumbered from 17-1-7, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-209, (Renumbered from 17-1-8, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-210, (Renumbered from 17-1-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-211, (Renumbered from 17-1-10, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah
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1977)
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17-50-212, (Renumbered from 17-1-11, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-213, (Renumbered from 17-1-12, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-214, (Renumbered from 17-1-13, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-215, (Renumbered from 17-1-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-216, (Renumbered from 17-1-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-217, (Renumbered from 17-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-218, (Renumbered from 17-1-17, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-219, (Renumbered from 17-1-18, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-220, (Renumbered from 17-1-19, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-221, (Renumbered from 17-1-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-222, (Renumbered from 17-1-21, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-223, (Renumbered from 17-1-22, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-224, (Renumbered from 17-1-23, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-225, (Renumbered from 17-1-24, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-226, (Renumbered from 17-1-25, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-227, (Renumbered from 17-1-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-228, (Renumbered from 17-1-27, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah
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1977)
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17-50-229, (Renumbered from 17-1-28, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-230, (Renumbered from 17-1-29, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-231, (Renumbered from 17-1-30, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-232, (Renumbered from 17-1-31, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-233, (Renumbered from 17-1-32, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-301, (Renumbered from 17-4-2, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
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1993)
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17-50-302, (Renumbered from 17-4-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-303, (Renumbered from 17-4-4, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
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1993)
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17-50-304, (Renumbered from 17-5-229, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-232, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-50-306, (Renumbered from 17-5-233, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-234, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-308, (Renumbered from 17-5-235, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-309, (Renumbered from 17-5-236, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-310, (Renumbered from 17-5-237, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-50-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-239, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-50-312, (Renumbered from 17-5-242, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-313, (Renumbered from 17-5-243, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-314, (Renumbered from 17-5-245, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-315, (Renumbered from 17-5-264, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-316, (Renumbered from 17-5-265, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 12 and
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147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-317, (Renumbered from 17-5-271, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-50-318, (Renumbered from 17-5-275, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
145
17-50-319, (Renumbered from 17-15-17, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah
146
1993)
147
17-50-320, (Renumbered from 17-15-21, as enacted by Chapter 36, Laws of Utah 1977)
148
17-50-402, (Renumbered from 17-15-11, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-403, (Renumbered from 17-15-12, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-50-404, (Renumbered from 17-15-13, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
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1993)
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17-50-405, (Renumbered from 17-15-14, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
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1994)
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17-50-406, (Renumbered from 17-15-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
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17-52-101, (Renumbered from 17-35a-102, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-201, (Renumbered from 17-35a-201, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-202, (Renumbered from 17-35a-202, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-203, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-204, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.5, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-205, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.7, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-206, (Renumbered from 17-35a-204, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-301, (Renumbered from 17-35a-301, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-302, (Renumbered from 17-35a-302, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
172
1998)
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17-52-303, (Renumbered from 17-35a-303, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-401, (Renumbered from 17-35a-401, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-402, (Renumbered from 17-35a-402, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-403, (Renumbered from 17-35a-403, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-404, (Renumbered from 17-35a-404, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-501, (Renumbered from 17-5-101, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-52-503, (Renumbered from 17-35a-501, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-52-504, (Renumbered from 17-35a-502, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-505, (Renumbered from 17-35a-503, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-52-506, (Renumbered from 17-35a-504, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-53-101, (Renumbered from 17-16-2, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah
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1993)
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S [
17-53-104
]
17-53-103
s ,
(Renumbered from 17-5-206, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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S [
17-53-105
]
17-53-104
s ,
(Renumbered from 17-5-216, as last amended by Chapter 139, Laws of Utah
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1997)
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S [
17-53-106
]
17-53-105
s ,
(Renumbered from 17-5-256, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-202, (Renumbered from 17-5-102, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-203, (Renumbered from 17-5-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
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and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-204, (Renumbered from 17-5-202, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
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and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-205, (Renumbered from 17-5-203, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-206, (Renumbered from 17-5-204, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-207, (Renumbered from 17-5-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
212
and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-208, (Renumbered from 17-15-1, as last amended by Chapter 244, Laws of Utah
214
1999)
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17-53-209, (Renumbered from 17-5-210, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-210, (Renumbered from 17-5-211, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
219
17-53-212, (Renumbered from 17-5-215, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-213, (Renumbered from 17-5-217, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-214, (Renumbered from 17-5-220, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-215, (Renumbered from 17-5-221, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-216, (Renumbered from 17-5-222, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-217, (Renumbered from 17-5-228, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-218, (Renumbered from 17-5-246, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-219, (Renumbered from 17-5-247, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-220, (Renumbered from 17-5-248, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-221, (Renumbered from 17-5-255, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-222, (Renumbered from 17-5-258, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-223, (Renumbered from 17-5-263, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
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and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-224, (Renumbered from 17-5-272, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-226, (Renumbered from 17-15-2, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
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1994)
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17-53-227, (Renumbered from 17-5-207, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-218, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-259, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146
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and 147, Laws of Utah 1994)
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17-53-308, (Renumbered from 17-15-3, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
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1999)
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17-53-309, (Renumbered from 17-15-4, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1995)
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17-53-310, (Renumbered from 17-15-5, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
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1995)
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17-53-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-274, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah
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1998)
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17-53-313, (Renumbered from 17-5-273, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah
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1997)
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17-53-314, (Renumbered from 17-5-219, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147,
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Laws of Utah 1994)
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21-2-8, (Renumbered from 17-5-214, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997)
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REPEALS:
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17-1-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-1-33, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
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17-4-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-4-12, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977
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17-4-13, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977
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17-5-103, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-104, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-223, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-224, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-225, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1998
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17-5-226, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-227, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-230, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-231, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-238, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-240, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-241, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-244, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-249, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-250, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-251, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-252, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-253, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-254, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-257, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-260, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-261, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-262, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-266, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-267, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-268, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-269, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-5-270, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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17-15-10, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
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17-35a-101, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
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17-35a-103, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
10-8-93
is amended to read:
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10-8-93. Control of funds and disbursements -- Auditing of accounts by county
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auditor -- Transfer of county tax funds to board to cover deficiencies.
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The joint board created pursuant to this act shall have the custody and control of all funds
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collected in the joint operation of such hospital and the disbursement thereof; provided that the
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county auditor of any county participating under the provisions of this act shall audit the accounts
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of said board quarterly or at more frequent intervals, if public interest, in the judgment of such
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auditor requires a more frequent audit. The county executive of any county participating in the
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operation and maintenance of hospitals pursuant to this act may pay over to the joint board of such
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hospitals any funds yielded by a levy made pursuant to Section [
17-5-255
]
17-53-221
that may be
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required to cover any deficiencies incurred in the operation and maintenance of such hospital.
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Section 2.
Section
17-12-1
is amended to read:
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17-12-1. Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application of
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proceeds -- Debt limit.
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Except as otherwise provided under Section [
17-4-4
]
17-50-303
, the county legislative
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body may contract a bonded indebtedness in the manner and subject to the conditions provided
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under [the] Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act. The revenue derived from the sale of
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bonds shall be applied only to the purpose or purposes specified in the order of the county
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legislative body. If there is any surplus, it shall be applied to the payment of the bonds. In no
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event may any county become so indebted to an amount, including existing indebtedness,
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exceeding 2% of the fair market value, as defined under Section
59-2-102
, of the taxable property
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in the county as computed from the last equalized assessment roll for county purposes prior to the
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incurring of the indebtedness.
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Section 3.
Section
17-16-6
is amended to read:
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17-16-6. County and precinct officers -- Time of holding elections -- County
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commissioners -- Terms of office.
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Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under Chapter 52, Forms of
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County Government:
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(1) [Each] each elected county [and precinct] officer shall be elected at the general election
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held in November, 1990, and then every four years, except as otherwise provided in this title[.];
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(2) [County] county commissioners shall be elected at the times, in the manner, and for
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the terms provided in [Title 17, Chapter 5.] Section
17-52-501
; and
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(3) [An] an elected officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected, beginning
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at noon on the first Monday in January following his election and until a successor is elected or
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appointed and qualified, except as provided in Section
17-16-1
.
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Section 4.
Section
17-17-2
is amended to read:
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17-17-2. Assessor to be state qualified.
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(1) In addition to the requirements of Section
17-16-1
, any person elected to the office of
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county assessor after November 1, 1993, shall be a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified
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appraiser as defined in Title 61, Chapter 2b, prior to the expiration of 24 months from the day on
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which his term of office begins.
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(2) (a) If an assessor fails to meet the requirement of this section, the assessor's office is
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automatically vacant.
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(b) (i) In the event of a vacancy under this section, the county executive shall fill the
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vacancy in the manner provided for in Sections [
17-5-216
] S [
17-53-105
]
17-53-104
s
and
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20A-1-508
. However,
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a person selected to fill the vacancy must be a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified
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appraiser within six months after assuming the office of county assessor.
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(ii) If a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser cannot be found to fill
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a vacancy which resulted from the requirements of this section, the county executive may contract
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with a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser from outside the county to fill the
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remainder of the term in the office of county assessor.
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Section 5.
Section
17-19-3
is amended to read:
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17-19-3. Payments -- Notification.
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(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (b), each bill, account, or charge incurred by the county and
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legally examined and allowed and ordered paid by the county executive shall, if approved by the
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county auditor as provided in Section
17-19-1
, be paid by either:
360
(i) a warrant drawn by the auditor on the county treasurer in favor of the person entitled
361
to payment; or
362
(ii) a county check or such other payment mechanism as may be adopted pursuant to [Title
363
17,] Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.
364
(b) No bill, account, or charge shall be paid until the auditor:
365
(i) receives from the county executive the certified list mentioned in Subsection [
17-5-209
]
366
17-20-1.7
(4); and
367
(ii) approves the claim.
368
(2) Each debt and demand against the county, when the amount is fixed by law and not
369
directed to be audited by some other person or tribunal, shall be paid by either:
370
(a) a warrant drawn by the auditor on the county treasurer; or
371
(b) a check or such other payment mechanism as may be adopted pursuant to [Title 17,]
372
Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.
373
(3) (a) The auditor shall distinctly specify on each warrant the liability for which it is made
374
and when the liability accrued. The auditor shall also notify the treasurer of the date, amount, and
375
payee of and number assigned to each warrant issued and the aggregate amount of all
376
contemporaneous payments by warrant.
377
(b) The auditor shall notify the treasurer of the amount and payee of all payments to be
378
made by check or other payment mechanism and, if the auditor issues the check or other payment
379
mechanism, the date of and number assigned to each check or other payment mechanism and the
380
aggregate amount of all such contemporaneous payments.
381
Section 6.
Section
17-20-1.5
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-208 is renumbered
382
and amended to read:
383
[17-5-208]. 17-20-1.5. County clerk is clerk of county legislative body.
384
The county clerk is the clerk of the county legislative body. [The records and minutes of
385
the county legislative body must be signed by the chairman and the clerk.]
386
Section 7.
Section
17-20-1.7
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-209 is renumbered
387
and amended to read:
388
[17-5-209]. 17-20-1.7. Clerk's duties.
389
The clerk [of the board must] shall:
390
(1) [Record] record all [its] proceedings[.] of the county legislative body;
391
(2) [Make] make full entries of all [its] resolutions and decisions of the county legislative
392
body on all questions concerning [the raising of money for, and the allowance of accounts against,]
393
the county[.];
394
(3) [Record] record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a
395
division[.];
396
(4) [Immediately after the adjournment of each meeting of the board] prepare and certify
397
duplicate lists of all claims [passed upon by the board], showing the amount and date of each claim
398
or order and the date of the allowance or rejection [thereof] of the claim, which lists shall be
399
countersigned by the [chairman of the board] county executive; [and thereafter the clerk shall]
400
(5) deliver to and leave with the county auditor one of [said] the lists referred to in
401
Subsection (4) and [shall] deliver to and leave with the county treasurer the other list[.];
402
[(5) File] (6) file and preserve the reports of the county officers to the [board.] county
403
legislative body;
404
[(6) Preserve] (7) preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the [board] county
405
legislative body, except such as are necessarily kept by the auditor[.];
406
[(7) Preserve] (8) preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises, and record
407
the action of the [board thereon.] county legislative body on them;
408
[(8) Authenticate] (9) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the
409
county [clerk] the proceedings of the [board whenever] county legislative body if the [same shall
410
be] proceedings are ordered published[.];
411
[(9) Authenticate] (10) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the
412
county [clerk] all ordinances or laws passed by the [board] county legislative body, and record [the
413
same] them at length in the ordinance book[.];
414
[(10) Record] (11) record all orders levying taxes[.];
415
(12) keep at the clerk's office all county books, records, and accounts that the clerk is
416
required by law to keep and keep them open at all times during regular business hours for public
417
inspection; and
418
[(11) Perform] (13) perform all other duties required by law or by any rule or order of the
419
[board] county legislative body.
420
Section 8.
Section
17-22-2
is amended to read:
421
17-22-2. Sheriff -- General duties.
422
(1) The sheriff shall:
423
(a) preserve the peace;
424
(b) make all lawful arrests;
425
(c) attend in person or by deputy the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals when
426
required or when the court is held within his county, all courts of record, and court commissioner
427
and referee sessions held within his county, obey their lawful orders and directions, and comply
428
with the court security rule, Rule 3-414, of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration;
429
(d) upon request of the juvenile court, aid the court in maintaining order during hearings
430
and transport a minor to and from youth corrections facilities, other institutions, or other
431
designated places;
432
(e) attend county justice courts if the judge finds that the matter before the court requires
433
the sheriff's attendance for security, transportation, and escort of jail prisoners in his custody, or
434
for the custody of jurors;
435
(f) command the aid of as many inhabitants of his county as he considers necessary in the
436
execution of these duties;
437
(g) take charge of and keep the county jail and the jail prisoners;
438
(h) receive and safely keep all persons committed to his custody, file and preserve the
439
commitments of those persons, and record the name, age, place of birth, and description of each
440
person committed;
441
(i) release on the record all attachments of real property when the attachment he receives
442
has been released or discharged;
443
(j) endorse on all process and notices the year, month, day, hour, and minute of reception,
444
and, upon payment of fees, issue a certificate to the person delivering process or notice showing
445
the names of the parties, title of paper, and the time of receipt;
446
(k) serve all process and notices as prescribed by law;
447
(l) if he makes service of process or notice, certify on the process or notices the manner,
448
time, and place of service, or, if he fails to make service, certify the reason upon the process or
449
notice, and return them without delay;
450
(m) extinguish fires occurring in the undergrowth, trees, or wooded areas on the public
451
land within his county;
452
(n) perform as required by any contracts between the county and private contractors for
453
management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails entered into under the
454
authority of Section [
17-5-274
]
17-53-311
;
455
(o) manage search and rescue services in his county; and
456
(p) perform any other duties that are required by law.
457
(2) Violation of Subsection (1)(j) is a class C misdemeanor. Violation of any other
458
subsection under Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor.
459
Section 9.
Section
17-23-1
is amended to read:
460
17-23-1. Duties of county surveyor -- Election requirements -- Contract option.
461
(1) (a) The office of the county surveyor in each county shall be filled by election and,
462
except as provided in Subsection (b), the county surveyor shall be a registered professional land
463
surveyor in the state.
464
(b) In a county where the office of county surveyor is consolidated with another elected
465
office, the officeholder need not be a registered professional land surveyor, but all surveying work
466
must be performed by a registered professional land surveyor.
467
(c) In a county where there is no elected county surveyor, the county executive or
468
legislative body may, consistent with [Subsection
17-5-273
(2)] Section
17-53-313
, contract with
469
a registered professional land surveyor to perform those duties.
470
(2) The county surveyor shall execute:
471
(a) all orders directed to the surveyor by any court; and
472
(b) all orders of survey required by the county executive or county legislative body.
473
(3) (a) The surveyor of each county shall:
474
(i) advise the county executive and county legislative body regarding all surveying work;
475
(ii) perform or arrange for the performance of all surveying work for the county;
476
(iii) keep a fair and accurate record of all surveys made, including legal descriptions and
477
geographic coordinates, all surveys received pursuant to Section
17-23-17
, and all corner files
478
received pursuant to Section
17-23-17.5
;
479
(iv) number progressively all surveys received and state by whom and for whom the
480
surveys were made;
481
(v) deliver a copy of any survey to any person or court requiring the survey after the
482
payment of the fee established by the county legislative body;
483
(vi) ensure that all surveys of legal subdivisions of sections are made according to the
484
current United States Manual of Surveying Instructions;
485
(vii) verify the correctness of or establish correct coordinates for all survey reference
486
monuments set in place and shown on all subdivision maps and plats which have a spatial
487
relationship with any section or quarter section corner; and
488
(viii) perform other duties required by law.
489
(b) In arranging for the performance of surveying work for the county under Subsection
490
(3)(a)(ii), a surveyor may comply with Subsection S [
17-5-273
(2)
]
17-53-313
s .
491
(4) (a) The county surveyor or his designee shall establish all corners of government
492
surveys and reestablish all corners of government surveys where corners have been destroyed and
493
where witness markers or other evidences of the government corners remain so that the corners
494
established by government survey can be positively located.
495
(b) The corners shall be reestablished in the manner provided in Section
17-23-13
for
496
establishing corners.
497
(c) The county surveyor shall keep a separate record of the established and reestablished
498
corners of government surveys, giving the date and names of persons present and shall provide
499
those records to his successor when he vacates his office.
500
(d) Established or reestablished corners shall be recognized as the legal and permanent
501
corners.
502
(5) The county executive or legislative body may direct the county surveyor or his staff
503
to perform engineering and architectural work if the county surveyor or his staff is qualified and
504
licensed to perform that work.
505
Section 10.
Section
17-24-4
is amended to read:
506
17-24-4. Payment of warrants, checks, or other instruments.
507
(1) When a warrant is presented for payment and there is money in the treasury for that
508
purpose, the treasurer shall pay it.
509
(2) Upon receiving the notice from the county auditor under Subsection
17-19-3
(3)(b) and
510
if there is adequate money in the treasury, the treasurer shall, by check or other payment
511
mechanism, make any payment not already paid by warrant.
512
(3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), the treasurer has no obligation to pay any
513
warrant or to issue any check or other payment instrument before receiving the certified list under
514
Subsection [
17-5-209
]
17-20-1.7
(4).
515
Section 11.
Section
17-35b-301
is amended to read:
516
17-35b-301. "General county (modified)" form of county government.
517
(1) The structural form of county government known as the "general county (modified)"
518
form retains, without change or modification, except to the extent that changes or modifications
519
may be effectuated under other proceedings authorized by law, all existing incorporated cities and
520
towns, special taxing districts, public authorities, county service areas, and other local public
521
entities functioning within the boundaries of the county. Under this form of government, the
522
county remains vested with all powers and duties vested in counties by general law, but the county
523
legislative body, together with such other officers as may be specified in the optional plan, shall
524
be elected or appointed in the manner authorized by this act and as provided in the optional plan.
525
(2) An optional plan for this form of county government shall provide for the election of
526
a county council, composed of not less than three members, which shall be the county legislative
527
body and shall exercise all legislative powers authorized by law. The plan shall specify:
528
(a) whether the members of the council are to be elected from districts, at large, or by a
529
combination of district and at-large constituencies;
530
(b) their qualifications and terms of office, and whether such terms are concurrent or
531
overlapping;
532
(c) grounds for and methods of removal of council members from office;
533
(d) procedures for filling vacancies on the council, provided that the procedures shall
534
conform with [Sections
17-5-104
and] Section
20A-1-508
; and
535
(e) the compensation, if any, of council members together with procedures for prescribing
536
and changing such compensation from time to time.
537
Section 12.
Section
17-35b-302
is amended to read:
538
17-35b-302. Urban county form of county government.
539
(1) The structural form of county government known as the "urban county" form retains,
540
without change or modification, except to the extent that changes or modifications may be
541
effectuated under other proceedings authorized by law, all existing incorporated cities and towns,
542
special taxing districts, public authorities, county service areas, and other local public entities
543
functioning within the boundaries of the county. Under this form of government, the county
544
remains vested with all powers and duties vested in counties by general law, but in addition is
545
vested with and empowered to exercise within the unincorporated territory of the county all powers
546
and duties which, by general law, are conferred upon cities whose population is equal to that of
547
the unincorporated territory of such county.
548
(2) The urban county is empowered to enter into contractual arrangements for the joint
549
exercise of powers or for performance of services and, for that purpose, may employ and be subject
550
to the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. By contract, the urban
551
county may perform for any city, town, special taxing district, public authority, county service area,
552
or other local public entity within the county any governmental service or function which such
553
entity is lawfully empowered to perform for itself within its own territory, or which the county is
554
lawfully empowered to perform anywhere within the county boundaries. No contract service or
555
function shall be performed by the county except for a consideration which is at least substantially
556
equal to the cost of performing it.
557
(3) The plan for an urban county form of county government may provide for organization
558
of the unincorporated territory of the county into one or more county service areas and, for this
559
purpose, may provide for special organizing or implementing procedures which differ from those
560
provided in Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 4, County Service Areas Act. Except to the extent that the
561
plan provides to the contrary, all noncontract services and functions lawfully performed by the
562
county solely within unincorporated territory and not on a countywide basis shall, after the
563
effective date of the plan, be considered performed and extended solely as services of, and
564
financed by and through, the county service area. The plan may provide for, limit, or condition
565
the services and functions which the urban county is authorized to perform and extend within the
566
territory of incorporated cities and towns within the county and may provide procedures by which
567
such provisions, limits, or conditions may be established and changed from time to time.
568
(4) The plan for the urban county shall provide for the election of a county council,
569
composed of not less than three members. The council shall be the county legislative body and
570
shall exercise all legislative powers authorized by law. The plan shall specify:
571
(a) whether the members of the council are to be elected from districts, at large, or by a
572
combination of district and at-large constituencies;
573
(b) their qualifications and terms of office, and whether such terms are concurrent or
574
overlapping;
575
(c) grounds for and methods for removal of council members from office;
576
(d) procedures for filling vacancies on the council, provided that the procedures shall
577
conform with [Sections
17-5-104
and] Section
20A-1-508
; and
578
(e) the compensation, if any, of council members together with procedures for prescribing
579
and changing such compensation from time to time.
580
Section 13.
Section
17-36-46
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-6 is renumbered
581
and amended to read:
582
[17-4-6]. 17-36-46. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Creation -- Purpose
583
-- Limitation.
584
(1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may establish and maintain, by
585
ordinance, a cumulative reserve fund to be accumulated by levy for the purpose of financing the
586
purchase of real property and the cost of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public buildings
587
or other public works and capital improvements.
588
(2) (a) Before [such] a reserve fund under Subsection (1) may be established, the county
589
legislative body shall designate by ordinance the specific purpose for which the fund is established
590
[shall be determined by the governing body of such county by ordinance and].
591
(b) Except as provided in Section
17-36-50
, all funds in a reserve fund under Subsection
592
(1) shall be expended for the designated purposes[, except, as provided in Section
17-4-11
].
593
Section 14.
Section
17-36-47
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-7 is renumbered
594
and amended to read:
595
[17-4-7]. 17-36-47. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Estimate of amount
596
required -- Tax levy -- Accumulation from year to year -- Restriction on use.
597
[The governing] (1) Subject to Subsection (4) the legislative body of [each such] a county
598
that has established a reserve fund under Section
17-36-46
may:
599
(a) include in the annual budget or estimate of amounts required to meet the public
600
expenses of [such subdivision] the county for the ensuing year such sum as it [may deem]
601
considers necessary for the uses and purposes of the fund[. Such sum may be included]; and
602
(b) include those amounts in the annual tax levy of the [political subdivision] county.
603
[The]
604
(2) Subject to Subsection (4), the moneys in [said] the fund shall be allowed to accumulate
605
from year to year until the [governing body of the political subdivision shall determine] county
606
legislative body determines to spend any money in the fund for the purpose specified. [Any
607
moneys]
608
(3) Subject to Subsection (4), money in [said] the fund at the end of [the] a fiscal year shall
609
remain [intact] in the fund as surplus available for future use, and [shall] may not be transferred
610
to any other fund or used for any other purpose.
611
(4) The amount of money in a reserve fund established under Section
17-36-46
may not
612
exceed .6% of the taxable value of the county.
613
Section 15.
Section
17-36-48
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-9 is renumbered
614
and amended to read:
615
[17-4-9]. 17-36-48. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Transfer to fund
616
of unencumbered surplus county funds.
617
At any time after the creation of [such] a reserve fund under Section
17-36-46
, the
618
[governing] county legislative body may transfer to the fund any unencumbered surplus county
619
funds remaining [on hand in the political subdivisions] at the end of [any] a fiscal year. [In all
620
cases when the reserve is equivalent to .6% of the taxable value of the county, the provisions of
621
Section
17-4-7
do not apply.]
622
Section 16.
Section
17-36-49
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-10 is renumbered
623
and amended to read:
624
[17-4-10]. 17-36-49. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Investment --
625
Interest and income from investments part of fund.
626
(1) All moneys belonging to [the] a reserve fund created [by this act] under Section
627
17-36-46
shall be invested in such securities as are legal for other funds of the [political
628
subdivisions] county.
629
(2) The interest and income from the investments shall be a part of the fund.
630
Section 17.
Section
17-36-50
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-11 is renumbered
631
and amended to read:
632
[17-4-11]. 17-36-50. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Use for projects
633
other than originally specified -- Special election.
634
(1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may submit the proposition of using
635
[such reserve] funds in a reserve fund established under Section
17-36-46
for projects other than
636
originally specified to the electors of [such political subdivisions or taxing bodies] the county at
637
a special election[, provided, such] if the projects are for the purposes set forth in Section [
17-4-6
]
638
17-36-46
. [When such]
639
(2) If a proposition under Subsection (1) is proposed, the [governing] county legislative
640
body [of such county] shall fix a time and place for a special election on the proposition [which
641
shall], to be held as provided by law.
642
Section 18.
Section
17-36-51
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-14 is renumbered
643
and amended to read:
644
[17-4-14]. 17-36-51. Establishment of tax stability and trust funds -- Increase in
645
tax levy.
646
(1) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in [this chapter or elsewhere
647
in the statutes of this state] statute, the [governing] legislative body of any county may by
648
ordinance establish and maintain a tax stability and trust fund [by adopting an ordinance to that
649
effect], for the purpose of preserving funds during years with favorable tax revenues for use during
650
years with less favorable tax revenues. [The]
651
(b) Each fund under Subsection (1)(a) shall be subject to all of the limitations and
652
restrictions imposed by this section and Sections [
17-4-12
through
17-4-16
and the]
17-36-52
and
653
17-36-53.
654
(c) The principal of the fund shall [comprise] consist of all sums transferred to it in
655
accordance with Subsection (2) and interest or other income retained in the fund under Subsection
656
[
17-4-15
]
17-36-52
(2).
657
(2) After [the establishment of] establishing a tax stability and trust fund [by a county] as
658
provided in Subsection (1), the [governing] legislative body, in establishing the levy for the
659
property tax levied by the county under Section
59-2-908
, may establish the levy at a level not to
660
exceed [a] .0001 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property increase per year [which] that will
661
permit the county to receive during that fiscal year sums in excess of what may be required to
662
provide for the purposes of the county. Any excess sums so received are to be transferred from
663
the General Fund of the county into the tax stability and trust fund.
664
Section 19.
Section
17-36-52
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-15 is renumbered
665
and amended to read:
666
[17-4-15]. 17-36-52. Deposit or investment of funds -- Use of interest or other
667
income.
668
(1) All amounts in the tax stability and trust fund [of any] established by a county under
669
Section
17-36-51
may be deposited or invested as provided in Section
51-7-11
. These amounts
670
may also be transferred by the county treasurer to the state treasurer under Section
51-7-5
for [his]
671
the treasurer's management and control under [the] Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management
672
Act [of 1974].
673
(2) The interest or other income realized from amounts in the tax stability and trust fund
674
shall be returned to the general fund of the county during the fiscal year in which the income or
675
interest is paid to the extent the interest or income is required by the county to provide for its
676
purposes during that fiscal year. Any amounts so returned may be used for all purposes as other
677
amounts in such general fund. Any interest or income not so returned to the county's general fund
678
shall be added to the principal of that county's tax stability and trust fund.
679
Section 20.
Section
17-36-53
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-16 is renumbered
680
and amended to read:
681
[17-4-16]. 17-36-53. Amount in trust fund limited -- Disposition of excess.
682
(1) The total amount in [the] a county's tax stability and trust fund [of any county]
683
established under Section
17-36-51
shall be limited to the percentage of the total taxable value of
684
property in that county not to exceed the limits provided in the following schedule:
685
Total Taxable Value Fund Limits but not to
686
Percentage of exceed:
687
Taxable Value
688
Less than $500,000,000 1.6% $5,000,000
689
From 500,000,000
690
to 1,500,000,000 1.0% 7,500,000
691
Over 1,500,000,000 .5% 15,000,000
692
(2) If any excess occurs in the tax stability and trust fund over the percentage or maximum
693
dollar amounts specified in Subsection (1), this excess shall be transferred to the general fund of
694
the county and may be used for all purposes as other amounts in the general fund are used.
695
(3) If any excess in the fund exists because of a decrease in total taxable value, that excess
696
may remain in the fund, but if the excess amount in the fund is decreased below the limitations of
697
the fund for any reason, the fund limitations established under Subsection (1) apply.
698
Section 21.
Section
17-36-54
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-17 is renumbered
699
and amended to read:
700
[17-4-17]. 17-36-54. Use of principal of fund -- Determination of necessity --
701
Election.
702
If the [governing] legislative body of [any] a county [shall determine] that has established
703
a tax stability and trust fund under Section
17-36-51
determines that it is necessary for purposes
704
of that county to use any portion of the principal of the [tax stability and trust] fund [that the
705
county had established], the [governing] county legislative body shall submit this proposition to
706
the electorate of that county in a special election called and held in the manner provided for in [the]
707
Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act [(Title 11, Chapter 14)], for the holding of bond
708
elections. If the proposition is approved at this special election by a majority of the qualified
709
electors of the county voting at the election, then that portion of the principal of the fund covered
710
by the proposition may be transferred to the county's general fund for use for purposes of that
711
county.
712
Section 22.
Section
17-50-101
is enacted to read:
713
CHAPTER 50. GENERAL PROVISIONS
714
Part 1. General Provisions
715
17-50-101. Definitions.
716
As used in this title:
717
(1) "County" means a unit of local government that is a body corporate and politic and a
718
legal subdivision of the state, with geographic boundaries as provided in Part 2, Boundaries, and
719
powers as provided in Part 3, County Powers.
720
(2) "Executive," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body
721
elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative
722
officer, refers to:
723
(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due
724
observance; and
725
(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions
726
and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come
727
to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government.
728
(3) "Legislative," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county
729
commission or council, refers to:
730
(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
731
(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions
732
and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come
733
to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government.
734
Section 23.
Section
17-50-102
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-5 is renumbered
735
and amended to read:
736
[17-4-5]. 17-50-102. Unlawful liabilities void.
737
[All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments] Each contract, authorization,
738
allowance, payment, and purported [liabilities] liability to pay made or attempted to be made in
739
violation of this title shall be absolutely void and shall never be the foundation or basis of a claim
740
against the county. [And all officers of a county are charged with notice of the condition of its
741
treasury and the extent of the claims against the same.]
742
Section 24.
Section
17-50-201
is enacted to read:
743
Part 2. Boundaries
744
17-50-201. Definitions.
745
As used in this part:
746
(1) "Range" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey,
747
unless the context plainly indicates otherwise.
748
(2) "Section" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey,
749
unless the context plainly indicates otherwise.
750
(3) "Township" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey.
751
Section 25.
Section
17-50-202
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-2 is renumbered
752
and amended to read:
753
[17-1-2]. 17-50-202. True courses employed.
754
In the description of courses in this part, the words "north," "south," "east" and "west" shall
755
be [construed] considered to mean true courses.
756
Section 26.
Section
17-50-203
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-3 is renumbered
757
and amended to read:
758
[17-1-3]. 17-50-203. Existing counties.
759
The [several] counties [as they are in this chapter named and] whose geographic boundaries
760
are described in this part are the counties of the state until [otherwise] changed by law.
761
Section 27.
Section
17-50-204
is enacted to read:
762
17-50-204. Disputed boundaries.
763
(1) If a dispute or uncertainty arises as to the true location of a county boundary described
764
in this part, the surveyors of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or
765
uncertainty may determine the true location.
766
(2) (a) If the county surveyors fail to agree on or otherwise fail to establish the true
767
location of the county boundary, the county executive of either or both of the affected counties
768
shall engage the services of the state engineer.
769
(b) After being engaged under Subsection (2)(a), the state engineer shall notify the
770
surveyor of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty of the
771
procedure the state engineer will use to determine the true location of the boundary.
772
(c) With the assistance of each surveyor who chooses to participate, the state engineer shall
773
determine permanently the true location of the boundary by marking surveys and erecting suitable
774
monuments to designate the boundary.
775
(d) Each boundary established under this Subsection (2) shall be considered permanent
776
until superseded by legislative enactment.
777
(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to give the county surveyors or state engineer
778
any authority other than to erect suitable monuments to designate county boundaries as they are
779
described in this part.
780
Section 28.
Section
17-50-205
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-4 is renumbered
781
and amended to read:
782
[17-1-4]. 17-50-205. Beaver County -- Description.
783
The geographic boundaries of Beaver County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
784
on the summit of the range separating the Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley east of
785
a point two miles south of the south side of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek, thence west to the state
786
boundary; thence south to the line separating townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the summit
787
of said range; thence northerly along said summit to the point of beginning.
788
Section 29.
Section
17-50-206
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-5 is renumbered
789
and amended to read:
790
[17-1-5]. 17-50-206. Box Elder County -- Description.
791
The geographic boundaries of Box Elder County are described as follows: Beginning at the
792
intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the range next east of Malad
793
Valley, thence west to the northwest corner of the state; thence south to the forty-first parallel of
794
north latitude; thence east to the western shore of Great Salt Lake; thence northeasterly along, and
795
to the middle point of, a straight line drawn between said point on the lake and a point on the east
796
shore thereof due west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River at a point north of the
797
northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence northeasterly along a straight line drawn from said
798
middle point of said line to a point on the west line of range 3 west, due west from the Hot Springs
799
situated at the point of the mountain north of Ogden; thence east to said springs; thence
800
northeasterly along the summit of the spur range terminating at said springs to, and thence along,
801
the summit of the Wasatch Mountains, passing around the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow
802
creeks, and crossing the Bear River at the middle point of its lower canyon, to, and thence
803
northerly along, the summit of the range of mountains next east of Malad Valley to the point of
804
beginning.
805
Section 30.
Section
17-50-207
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-6 is renumbered
806
and amended to read:
807
[17-1-6]. 17-50-207. Cache County -- Description.
808
The geographic boundaries of Cache County are described as follows: Beginning at the
809
intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the watershed separating the
810
Cache and Bear Lake Valleys, thence west along the said boundary to the summit of the range next
811
east of Malad Valley; thence southerly along the summit of the last mentioned range crossing the
812
Bear River at the middle point of its lower canyon to, and thence along, the summit of the Wasatch
813
Range, passing round the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow Creeks; and thence easterly along
814
the summit of said range to its intersection with, and thence northerly along, the summit of the
815
watershed between the Cache and Bear Lake Valleys to the point of beginning.
816
Section 31.
Section
17-50-208
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-7 is renumbered
817
and amended to read:
818
[17-1-7]. 17-50-208. Carbon County -- Description.
819
The geographic boundaries of Carbon County are described as follows: Beginning at the
820
middle of the channel of the Green River where intersected by the line dividing townships 11 and
821
12 south, thence west along said line to the section line running north and south through the middle
822
of range 6 east; thence south to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence
823
southeasterly along said summit to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the middle of
824
the main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up said channel to the point of beginning.
825
Section 32.
Section
17-50-209
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-8 is renumbered
826
and amended to read:
827
[17-1-8]. 17-50-209. Daggett County -- Description.
828
The geographic boundaries of Daggett County are described as follows: Beginning at the
829
point of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, thence west along the
830
Utah state line to a point which would intersect a line running south through the center of section
831
fifteen (15), township 3 north, range 17 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south
832
through the center of sections fifteen (15), twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27) and thirty-four (34),
833
of township 3 north of range 17 east; thence south through the center of sections three (3), ten (10),
834
fifteen (15), twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27), and thirty-four (34), township 2 north of range
835
17 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south through the center of sections three (3),
836
ten (10), fifteen (15), and twenty-two (22), of township 1 north of range 17 east of Salt Lake base
837
and meridian to the intersection of the easterly and westerly line of the summit of the Uintah
838
Mountains; thence easterly along the summit of said Uintah Mountains and following the water
839
parting line dividing the watershed of streams flowing generally northerly from those flowing
840
generally southerly to the monument at the top of Mt. Lena; thence easterly to the west quarter (W
841
1/4) corner section twenty-five (25), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence
842
north along the west boundary line of sections twenty-five (25), twenty-four (24), thirteen (13),
843
twelve (12) and one (1), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east to the northwest corner
844
of section one (1), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence east along the south
845
boundary lines of township 2 north, ranges twenty-two (22), twenty-three (23) and twenty-four (24)
846
east to the northwest corner of section three (3), township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24)
847
east; thence south along the west boundary lines of sections three (3), ten (10), fifteen (15),
848
twenty-two (22) and twenty-seven (27) all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24) east;
849
thence east along the south boundary lines of sections twenty-seven (27), and twenty-six (26) to
850
the northwest corner of section thirty-six (36), all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four
851
(24) east; thence south along the west line of said section thirty-six (36), to the southwest corner
852
of said section; thence east to the northwest corner of township one (1) south of range twenty-five
853
(25) east; thence south along the west boundary line of township one (1) south of range twenty-five
854
(25) east to the southwest corner of said township; thence east along the south boundary lines of
855
sections thirty-one (31) and thirty-two (32), township one (1) south of range twenty-five (25) east
856
to the northwest corner of section four (4), township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east;
857
thence south along the west boundary lines of sections four (4) and nine (9), to the west quarter
858
corner of section nine (9), township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east; thence east along
859
the center lines of sections nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), and twelve (12) township two (2) south
860
of range twenty-five (25) east to the Colorado state line; thence north along the Colorado state line
861
to the point of beginning.
862
Section 33.
Section
17-50-210
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-9 is renumbered
863
and amended to read:
864
[17-1-9]. 17-50-210. Davis County -- Description.
865
The geographic boundaries of Davis County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
866
in the middle of the channel of the Weber River where crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch
867
Range, thence westerly down the middle of said channel to a point north of the northwest corner
868
of Kingston's Fort; thence west to the east shore of Great Salt Lake; thence southwesterly along
869
and to the middle point of a straight line running between said point on the east shore and a point
870
on the west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees north; thence southeasterly along a straight line
871
running between Black Rock on the southern shore of said lake and said middle point of said line
872
to the base line of the United States survey; thence northeasterly and equidistant between Antelope
873
Island and the south shore of said lake to a point west of the mouth of the Jordan River on the west
874
line of range 1 west; thence east to the mouth of the Jordan River; thence southeasterly up the
875
middle of the channel of the Jordan River to a point west of a point 136 rods north of hot spring
876
in the northern part of Salt Lake City; thence east to the summit of the spur range terminating at
877
said hot spring; thence northeasterly along said last mentioned summit to its intersection with, and
878
thence northerly along, the summit of the Wasatch Range to the point of beginning.
879
Section 34.
Section
17-50-211
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-10 is renumbered
880
and amended to read:
881
[17-1-10]. 17-50-211. Duchesne County -- Description.
882
The geographic boundaries of Duchesne County are described as follows: Beginning at a
883
point on the summit of the Uintah mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of the point
884
where the Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence
885
southwesterly along the summit of the mountains to a point due north of the center line between
886
the east and west range lines of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence south
887
intersecting and thence following the center line of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian to
888
a point where it intersects with the second standard parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian
889
(which point is also an extension east from the Salt Lake base and meridian); thence east to the line
890
between ranges 9 and 10 east of Salt Lake meridian; thence south to the township line between
891
townships 11 and 12 south of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence east along this township line
892
to a point south of a point located two sections and one-fifth mile west of the Uintah special
893
meridian at the south boundary of the former Uintah Indian Reservation; thence north parallel with
894
the 110 degrees and 00 minutes west longitude to said point; thence northerly, adjacent to and west
895
of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two sections and one-fifth mile to the point of
896
beginning.
897
Section 35.
Section
17-50-212
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-11 is renumbered
898
and amended to read:
899
[17-1-11]. 17-50-212. Emery County -- Description.
900
The geographic boundaries of Emery County are described as follows: Beginning at the
901
intersection of the third standard parallel south with the middle of the main channel of the Green
902
River, thence west to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence
903
northwesterly along said summit to the section line running north and south through the middle
904
of range 6 east; thence south to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the line between
905
ranges 5 and 6 east; thence south to parallel 38 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, thence east to
906
the middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up the middle of said channel
907
to the point of beginning.
908
Section 36.
Section
17-50-213
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-12 is renumbered
909
and amended to read:
910
[17-1-12]. 17-50-213. Garfield County -- Description.
911
The geographic boundaries of Garfield County are described as follows: Beginning at the
912
intersection of the main channel of the Colorado River with the line between townships 30 and 31
913
south, thence west along said township line to the line between ranges 5 and 6 west; thence south
914
to the line between townships 33 and 34 south; thence west to the line between ranges 6 and 7
915
west; thence south to the line between townships 34 and 35 south; thence west to the line between
916
ranges 7 and 8 west; thence south to the line between townships 37 and 38 south; thence east along
917
said line to the main channel of the Colorado River; thence northeasterly up said channel to the
918
point of beginning.
919
Section 37.
Section
17-50-214
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-13 is renumbered
920
and amended to read:
921
[17-1-13]. 17-50-214. Grand County -- Description.
922
The geographic boundaries of Grand County are described as follows: Beginning at the
923
intersection of the summit of the Brown Cliffs with the eastern boundary of the state, thence
924
westerly along the summit of said cliffs to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the
925
middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence southerly down the middle of said channel
926
to parallel 38 degrees 30 minutes north latitude; thence east to the state boundary; thence north to
927
the point of beginning.
928
Section 38.
Section
17-50-215
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-14 is renumbered
929
and amended to read:
930
[17-1-14]. 17-50-215. Iron County -- Description.
931
The geographic boundaries of Iron County are described as follows: Beginning at the
932
northwest corner of township 31 south, range 5 west, thence west to the boundary of the state;
933
thence south to the line between townships 36 and 37 south; thence east to the line between ranges
934
16 and 15 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence
935
east to the northeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence south to the southeast
936
corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the southeast corner of township 37
937
south, range 13 west; thence south to the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range
938
13 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges 12 and
939
11 west; thence south on that range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south,
940
range 11 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges
941
11 and 10 west; thence north along the range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township
942
38 south, range 10 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line
943
between ranges 11 and 10 west, at the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 10
944
west; thence north to the line separating townships 37 and 38 south; thence east to the line between
945
ranges 8 and 7 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 35 south, range 7 west;
946
thence east to the northeast corner of said township 35 south, range 7 west; thence north to the
947
northwest corner of township 34 south, range 6 west; thence east to the northeast corner of
948
township 34 south, range 6 west; thence north to the point of beginning.
949
Section 39.
Section
17-50-216
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-15 is renumbered
950
and amended to read:
951
[17-1-15]. 17-50-216. Juab County -- Description.
952
The geographic boundaries of Juab County are described as follows: Beginning at the
953
intersection of the second standard parallel south with the divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks,
954
thence west to the boundary of the state; thence south to a point due west of the mouth of the lower
955
canyon of the Sevier River; thence east on township line between townships 14 and 15 south to
956
the middle of the channel of said river; thence northeasterly up the channel of said river to its point
957
of intersection with the summit, if prolonged, of the range separating Oak Creek District from
958
Little Valley; thence southerly along the summit of said last mentioned range to the summit of the
959
high ground and mountains between the Round and Little Valleys; thence east on section line
960
nearest the last mentioned summit to the southeast corner of section 16, township 17 south, range
961
2 west; thence south to the southwest corner of section 22 near the top of the dugway on Sevier
962
Hill; thence east on the section line to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range
963
2 west; thence north on the range line between ranges 1 west and 2 west to the northwest corner
964
of lot 11 in section 18, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake base and meridian; thence east
965
on section line to the southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake
966
base and meridian; thence north on section line to the southwest corner of section 32, township 16
967
south, range 1 west, said section corner being about half a mile northerly of the Upper Bluffs or
968
Painted Rocks on the Sevier River; thence east on the township line to the southwest corner of
969
section 34, township 16 south, range 1 west; thence north on section line to the northwest corner
970
of said section 34; thence east on section line to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16
971
south, range 1 east; thence north on the range line between ranges 1 and 2 east to the northwest
972
corner of township 16 south, range 2 east; thence east on township line between townships 15 and
973
16 south, range 2 east, to the northwest corner of section 4, township 16 south, range 2 east; thence
974
north on section line to the northwest corner of section 16, township 13 south, range 2 east; thence
975
east on section line to the quarter section corner common to sections 10 and 15 of said township
976
and range; thence north on quarter line through section 10 to the quarter corner common to
977
sections 3 and 10; thence east on section line to the southwest corner of section 2; thence north on
978
section line to the quarter corner common to sections 2 and 3; thence east on the quarter section
979
line through said section 2 to the quarter corner common to sections 1 and 2; thence north to the
980
northeast corner of said section 2; thence east on the township line between townships 12 and 13
981
south to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence north on range line
982
between ranges 2 and 3 east to the northwest corner of section 31, township 12 south, range 3 east;
983
thence east on section line to the southwest corner of section 27; thence north on section line to
984
the southeast corner of section 9; thence west on section line to the southwest corner of section 8;
985
thence north on section line to the northwest corner of section 8; thence west on section line to the
986
southwest corner of section 6; thence north on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the
987
northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence west on township line between
988
townships 11 and 12 south to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence northerly along the summit
989
of the Nebo Range to the summit of the high ground and range between the Utah and Juab Valleys;
990
thence along the last mentioned summit and the summit between the Goshen and Juab Valleys and
991
the summit between the Tintic Valley and the Cedar and Goshen Valleys and the summit between
992
the Tintic and Rush Valleys to the point of beginning.
993
Section 40.
Section
17-50-217
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-16 is renumbered
994
and amended to read:
995
[17-1-16]. 17-50-217. Kane County -- Description.
996
The geographic boundaries of Kane County are described as follows: Beginning at the
997
middle of the main channel of the Colorado river where intersected by the line separating
998
townships 37 and 38 south, thence west to the line separating ranges 9 and 10 west; thence south
999
to the boundary of the state; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Colorado river;
1000
thence northeasterly up the middle of said channel to the point of beginning.
1001
Section 41.
Section
17-50-218
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-17 is renumbered
1002
and amended to read:
1003
[17-1-17]. 17-50-218. Millard County -- Description.
1004
The geographic boundaries of Millard County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1005
southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west, Salt Lake base and meridian, on
1006
range line between ranges 1 and 2 west, thence west to the southwest corner of section 22 near the
1007
summit of Sevier Hill; thence north to the southeast corner of section 16; thence west on section
1008
line to the summit of the range separating Oak Creek district from the Little Valley; thence
1009
northerly following the last mentioned summit to its point of intersection, if prolonged, with the
1010
middle of the channel of the Sevier River; thence southwesterly down the middle of said channel
1011
to the mouth of the lower Sevier Canyon; thence west on the township line between townships 14
1012
and 15 south to the boundary of the state; thence south to a point west of a point two miles south
1013
of the south side of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek; thence east to the summit of the range separating
1014
the Sevier Valley from the Pavant and Round Valleys; thence to the southwest corner of section
1015
31, township 25 south, range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence north two miles; thence east
1016
one mile; thence north three miles; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile to the
1017
northwest corner, section 4, township 25 south, range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence
1018
north one mile; thence east one mile; thence north one-half mile; thence east five miles to the
1019
center of section 28, township 24 south, range 4-1/2 west; thence south one-half mile; thence east
1020
two and one-half miles; thence north one-half mile; thence east one mile; thence north one-fourth
1021
of a mile; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile; thence east one-half mile; thence north
1022
one-fourth mile to the northwest corner of section 20, township 24 south, range 4 west; thence east
1023
one mile; thence north one-half mile; thence east three-fourths miles; thence north one-half mile;
1024
thence east one-fourth of a mile to the southwest corner of section 10, township 24 south, range
1025
4 west; thence north one-half mile; thence east one mile; thence north two and one-half miles;
1026
thence west one-half mile; thence north five miles to the quarter section corner on the north side
1027
of section 3, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence north along section line between sections 31
1028
and 32 to the northwest corner of section 32, township 22 south, range 3 west; thence east two
1029
miles to the southeast corner section 28, township 22 south, range 3 west; thence north one mile;
1030
thence east one mile; thence north two miles; thence east one mile; thence east one mile to the
1031
southeast corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 3 west; thence north one and one-half
1032
miles more or less to the southwest corner of section 21, township 21 south, range 2-1/2 west;
1033
thence east to the quarter section corner on the south side of section 19, township 21 south, range
1034
2 west; thence north two miles; thence east one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 7,
1035
township 21 south, range 2 west; thence north one-half mile; thence east two miles; thence north
1036
to the northwest corner of section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence east to the southeast
1037
corner of section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west: thence north on the range line between
1038
ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west, Salt
1039
Lake base and meridian to the point of beginning.
1040
Section 42.
Section
17-50-219
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-18 is renumbered
1041
and amended to read:
1042
[17-1-18]. 17-50-219. Morgan County -- Description.
1043
The geographic boundaries of Morgan County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1044
point on the summit of the Wasatch range of mountains nearest to the eastern headwaters of the
1045
Ogden river, thence southwesterly along the summit of said range passing south around the
1046
headwaters of the Ogden river to the summit of the main Wasatch range southeast of Ogden City;
1047
thence southerly along the summit of said range crossing the Weber canyon and river to the
1048
summit of the cross range through which the upper canyon of East Canyon creek runs; thence
1049
easterly along the summit of said last mentioned range to, and thence northerly along, the summit
1050
of the range between East Canyon creek and the Weber river to the Weber river; thence
1051
northeasterly across said river and along the summit of the high land between Lost and Echo
1052
Canyon creeks to the summit of the Wasatch range separating the valley of the Bear river from the
1053
valley of the Weber river; thence northwesterly along the last mentioned summit to the point of
1054
beginning.
1055
Section 43.
Section
17-50-220
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-19 is renumbered
1056
and amended to read:
1057
[17-1-19]. 17-50-220. Piute County -- Description.
1058
The geographic boundaries of Piute County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1059
northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south,
1060
range 1 east of the Salt Lake meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to section line to
1061
the range line between 2 and 3 west; thence north on range line to the northeast corner of the
1062
southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25, township 26 south, range 3 west of the Salt
1063
Lake meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to the section line, to the northwest
1064
corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 26 south, range
1065
6 west to the summit of the range separating Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley; thence
1066
southerly following said last mentioned summit to the line between townships 30 and 31 south;
1067
thence east to the Salt Lake meridian; thence north to the intersection of said meridian with the
1068
summit of the range separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence northeasterly along said summit
1069
to the point of beginning.
1070
Section 44.
Section
17-50-221
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-20 is renumbered
1071
and amended to read:
1072
[17-1-20]. 17-50-221. Rich County -- Description.
1073
The geographic boundaries of Rich County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
1074
of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, thence west to the summit of the
1075
watershed separating Cache and Bear Lake Valleys; thence southerly along the summit of said
1076
watershed to the summit of the Wasatch Range lying north and east of the headwaters of the Ogden
1077
River; thence southeasterly along the summit of the last mentioned range to, and thence along the
1078
summit of the mountains separating the valley of the Bear River from the valley of the Weber
1079
River to a point opposite and nearest to the Union Pacific Railroad, one mile east of Wasatch
1080
Station; thence southerly to the north side of said railroad; thence northeasterly along the north side
1081
of said railroad to the summit west of the Bear River Valley; thence east to the state boundary;
1082
thence north to the point of beginning.
1083
Section 45.
Section
17-50-222
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-21 is renumbered
1084
and amended to read:
1085
[17-1-21]. 17-50-222. Salt Lake County -- Description.
1086
The geographic boundaries of Salt Lake County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1087
intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the spur range terminating
1088
at the hot spring in the northern part of Salt Lake City, thence southwesterly along said last
1089
mentioned summit to a point east of a point 136 rods north of said hot spring; thence west to the
1090
middle of the channel of the Jordan River; thence down the middle of said channel to the mouth
1091
of said river; thence west to the west line of range 1 west; thence southwesterly and equidistant
1092
between Antelope Island and the south shore of Great Salt Lake to the base line of the United
1093
States Survey where intersected by a straight line drawn between Black Rock on the south shore
1094
of said lake and the middle point of a line running from the west shore of the said lake at latitude
1095
41 degrees north to a point on the east shore of said lake west of the middle channel of the Weber
1096
River where said channel lies north of the northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence
1097
southeasterly through Black Rock to the northern end of, and thence along, the summit of the
1098
Oquirrh Range to the summit of the cross range between the Oquirrh and Wasatch Ranges; thence
1099
easterly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the Wasatch Range; thence
1100
northwesterly along said last mentioned summit to the point of beginning.
1101
Section 46.
Section
17-50-223
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-22 is renumbered
1102
and amended to read:
1103
[17-1-22]. 17-50-223. San Juan County -- Description.
1104
The geographic boundaries of San Juan County are described as follows: Beginning on the
1105
eastern boundary of the state at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west to the middle
1106
of the main channel of the Green River; thence southwesterly down the middle of the channels of
1107
the Green and Colorado Rivers to the southern boundary of the state; thence east to the eastern
1108
boundary of the state; thence north to the point of beginning.
1109
Section 47.
Section
17-50-224
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-23 is renumbered
1110
and amended to read:
1111
[17-1-23]. 17-50-224. Sanpete County -- Description.
1112
The geographic boundaries of Sanpete County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1113
intersection of the line between townships 11 and 12 south and the section line running north and
1114
south through the middle of range 6 east, Salt Lake meridian, thence west along the township line
1115
between townships 11 and 12 south to the northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east;
1116
thence south on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the southwest corner of section 6,
1117
township 12 south, range 3 east; thence east on section line to the northwest corner of section 8;
1118
thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 8; thence east on section line to the
1119
southeast corner of section 9; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 27;
1120
thence west on section line to the northwest corner of section 31; thence south on the range line
1121
between ranges 2 and 3 east, to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence
1122
west on township line between townships 12 and 13 south to the northeast corner of section 2,
1123
township 13 south, range 2 east; thence south on section line to the quarter corner common to
1124
sections 1 and 2; thence west on the quarter section line through said section 2 to quarter corner
1125
common to sections 2 and 3; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 2;
1126
thence west on section line to quarter corner common to sections 3 and 10; thence south on quarter
1127
line through section 10 to the quarter corner common to sections 10 and 15; thence west on section
1128
line to the northwest corner of section 16; thence south on section line to the northwest corner of
1129
section 4, township 16 south, range 2 east; thence west on township line between townships 15 and
1130
16 south, range 2 east to the northwest corner of township 16 south, range 2 east; thence south on
1131
range line between ranges 1 and 2 east to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16 south,
1132
range 1 east; thence west on the section line to the northwest corner of section 34, township 16
1133
south, range 1 west; thence south on section lines to the southwest corner of section 34; thence
1134
west on the township line to the southwest corner of section 32, township 16 south, range 1 west,
1135
said section corner being about half a mile northerly of the Upper Bluffs or Painted Rocks on the
1136
Sevier River; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south,
1137
range 1 west; thence west on section line to the northwest corner of lot 11 in section 18, township
1138
17 south, range 1 west; thence south on the range line between ranges 1 and 2 west and between
1139
ranges 1-1/2 west and 2 west to a point west of the point where the road between Gunnison and
1140
Salina crosses Willow Creek at the forks of said creek; thence east to the east bank of the Sevier
1141
River; thence southerly along the east bank of said river to a point one mile north of the fourth
1142
standard parallel south; thence east to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to the
1143
third standard parallel south; thence east to the line running north and south through the middle
1144
of range 6 east; thence north to the point of beginning.
1145
Section 48.
Section
17-50-225
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-24 is renumbered
1146
and amended to read:
1147
[17-1-24]. 17-50-225. Sevier County -- Description.
1148
The geographic boundaries of Sevier County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
1149
on the line between the ranges 5 and 6 east one mile north of fourth standard parallel south, thence
1150
west to the east bank of the Sevier River; thence northerly along the east bank of said river to a
1151
point west of a point where the road between Gunnison and Salina crosses Willow Creek at the
1152
forks of said creek; thence west to the range line between ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west, township 20
1153
south; thence south to the southeast corner, section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west; thence
1154
west to the northwest corner, section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence south to the
1155
one-fourth corner on the east side of section 9, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west two
1156
miles; thence south one-half mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south two miles; thence west
1157
one-half mile to the southwest corner of section 19, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west
1158
to the southwest corner of section 21, township 21 south, range 2-1/2 west; thence south to the
1159
southeast corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 3 west; thence west one mile; thence
1160
south two miles; thence west one mile; thence south two miles; thence west one mile; thence south
1161
one mile; thence west two miles to the southeast corner of section 30, township 22 south, range
1162
3 west; thence south along the section line between sections 31 and 32 to the quarter corner on the
1163
north side of section 3, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence south five miles; thence east
1164
one-half mile; thence south one mile to the southeast corner of section 34, township 23 south,
1165
range 4 west; thence south one and one-half miles; thence west one mile; thence south one-half
1166
mile; thence west one-fourth mile; thence south one-half mile; thence west three-fourths mile;
1167
thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south one-fourth mile; thence west
1168
one-half mile; thence south one mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south one-fourth mile;
1169
thence west one mile; thence south one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 26, township
1170
24 south, range 4-1/2 west; thence west two and one-half miles; thence north one-half mile; thence
1171
west five miles; thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south one mile; thence
1172
west one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 32, township 24 south, range 5 west; thence
1173
one mile south; thence one-half mile west; thence south three miles; thence west one mile; thence
1174
south two miles; thence west one-half mile to the southwest corner of section 31, township 25
1175
south, range 5 west; thence to the northeast corner of Beaver County at the summit of the range
1176
separating Sevier Valley from Round and Pavant Valleys; thence southwesterly along the summit
1177
of said range to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section
1178
34, township 26 south, range 6 west; thence easterly along the 40-line parallel to the section line
1179
to the range line between 2 and 3 west; thence south on range line to the 40-line running east
1180
through the south one-half of section 31, township 26 south, range 2 west of the Salt Lake
1181
meridian; thence easterly along said 40-line parallel to the section line to the northeast corner of
1182
the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south, range 1 east, Salt
1183
Lake meridian to the summit of the range separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence
1184
northeasterly along said summit to a point due east of the point at which the wagon road crosses
1185
the summit between Marysvale and Monroe; thence east to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east;
1186
thence north to the point of beginning.
1187
Section 49.
Section
17-50-226
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-25 is renumbered
1188
and amended to read:
1189
[17-1-25]. 17-50-226. Summit County -- Description.
1190
The geographic boundaries of Summit County are described as follows: Beginning on the
1191
northern boundary of the state at longitude 110 degrees west, thence west to the southwest corner
1192
of Wyoming; thence north to a point east of the point where the north side of the Union Pacific
1193
Railroad crosses the summit first west of Bear River Valley; thence west to the north side of said
1194
railroad; thence southwesterly along the north side of said road to a point one mile east of Wasatch
1195
Station; thence northerly to the nearest point of the summit of the range of mountains between
1196
Bear River and Weber Valleys; thence southwesterly along said last mentioned summit to its
1197
intersection with the summit of the high land between Echo and Lost Creeks; thence southwesterly
1198
down said last mentioned summit to and directly across the Weber River; thence southerly along
1199
the summit of the range separating East Canyon from Weber Valley to the summit of the cross
1200
range through which the upper canyon of East Canyon Creek runs; thence westerly to the summit
1201
of the Wasatch Range; thence southeasterly along said summit to the summit of the range next
1202
south of the headwaters of Silver and East Canyon Creeks; thence easterly along said last
1203
mentioned summit to the point where it is crossed by the road between Rhoads Valley and Salt
1204
Lake City; thence southerly to the middle of the channel of the Provo River at the high bluff below
1205
Goddard's Ranch; thence easterly along the middle of said channel to the headwaters of the said
1206
river farthest east; thence east to the summit of the Uintah Range; thence northeasterly to the one
1207
hundred and tenth meridian of west longitude; thence north to the point of beginning.
1208
Section 50.
Section
17-50-227
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-26 is renumbered
1209
and amended to read:
1210
[17-1-26]. 17-50-227. Tooele County -- Description.
1211
The geographic boundaries of Tooele County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1212
middle point of a straight line drawn between a point on the west shore of Great Salt Lake at
1213
latitude 41 degrees north and a point on the east shore of said lake due west of the middle of the
1214
channel of the Weber River and north of the northwest corner of Kingston's Fort, thence
1215
southwesterly along said line to the west shore of said lake; thence west to the western boundary
1216
of the state; thence south to the second standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the
1217
divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks; thence along the summit of the range next east of the
1218
Rush and Tooele Valleys to the northern end of said summit; thence northeasterly on a straight line
1219
through Black Rock on the shore of Great Salt Lake to the point of beginning.
1220
Section 51.
Section
17-50-228
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-27 is renumbered
1221
and amended to read:
1222
[17-1-27]. 17-50-228. Uintah County -- Description.
1223
The geographic boundaries of Uintah County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
1224
on the summit of the Uintah Mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of a point where the
1225
Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence southerly, adjacent
1226
to and west of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two sections and one-fifth mile to the
1227
south boundary of the former Uintah Indian Reservation; thence south parallel with the 110
1228
degrees and 00 minutes west longitude to the line between townships 11 and 12 south, Salt Lake
1229
base and meridian; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence down
1230
the channel to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the Brown Cliffs;
1231
thence northeasterly to the state boundary; thence north to the east quarter corner of section twelve
1232
(12), township 2 south of range 25 east of Salt Lake base and meridian; thence west along the
1233
center lines of sections twelve (12), eleven (11), ten (10), and nine (9), to the west quarter corner
1234
of section nine (9), township 2 south of range 25 east; thence north along the west boundary lines
1235
of sections nine (9), and four (4) to the northwest corner of section four (4), township 2 south of
1236
range 25 east; thence west along the south boundary lines of sections thirty-two (32), and
1237
thirty-one (31) township 1 south of range 25 east to the southwest corner of said township; thence
1238
north along the west boundary line of said township 1 south of range 25 east to the northwest
1239
corner of the township and range; thence west along the south boundary line of township 1 north
1240
of range 24 east to the southwest corner of section thirty-six (36), township 1 north of range 24
1241
east; thence north along the west boundary line of section thirty-six (36), to the northwest corner
1242
of said section thirty-six (36); thence west along the south boundary lines of sections twenty-six
1243
(26), and twenty-seven (27), township 1 north of range 24 east to the southwest corner of section
1244
twenty-seven (27), or range and township; thence north along the west boundary lines of sections
1245
twenty-seven (27), twenty-two (22), fifteen (15), ten (10) and three (3) to the northwest corner of
1246
section three (3), township 1 north of range 24 east; thence west along the south boundary lines
1247
of townships 2 north of ranges 24, 23 and 22 east to the northwest corner of section one (1),
1248
township one (1) north of range twenty-two (22) east; thence south along the west boundary line
1249
of sections one (1), twelve (12), thirteen (13), twenty-four (24) and twenty-five (25), township one
1250
(1) north of range twenty-two (22) east to the west quarter corner section twenty-five (25),
1251
township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence westerly to the monument at the top
1252
of Mt. Lena, thence in a westerly direction following the water parting line along the summit of
1253
the Uintah Mountains to the point of beginning.
1254
Section 52.
Section
17-50-229
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-28 is renumbered
1255
and amended to read:
1256
[17-1-28]. 17-50-229. Utah County -- Description.
1257
The geographic boundaries of Utah County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
1258
of intersection of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the range crossing from the Wasatch to
1259
the Oquirrh Mountains, thence westerly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the
1260
range between the Cedar and Rush Valleys; thence southerly along said summit to the summit of
1261
the range between the Tintic Valley and the Goshen and CedarValleys; thence southerly along said
1262
last mentioned summit to, and thence easterly along, the summit between Goshen and Juab Valleys
1263
to, and thence northeasterly along, the summit of the high ground and range of mountains between
1264
Utah and Juab Valleys to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence southeasterly along said summit
1265
to the line between townships 11 and 12 south; thence east to the line between ranges 9 and 10
1266
east; thence north to the township line between townships 10 and 11 south; thence west to a point
1267
due south of the point where the wagon road from Spanish Fork to White River as it existed in
1268
February, 1880, crossed the summit of the divide south of the Strawberry Valley; thence north to
1269
said last mentioned point of crossing; thence northwesterly along the summit of the range passing
1270
around the headwaters of Spanish Fork and Hobble Creeks to a point south of the point on the
1271
Provo River one-fourth of a mile upstream from the middle of the mouth of the north fork of said
1272
river; thence north to the summit of the range passing around the headwaters of Battle and
1273
American Fork Creeks; thence following said summit to the point of beginning.
1274
Section 53.
Section
17-50-230
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-29 is renumbered
1275
and amended to read:
1276
[17-1-29]. 17-50-230. Wasatch County -- Description.
1277
The geographic boundaries of Wasatch County are described as follows: Beginning at a
1278
point on the summit of the Uintah Range due north of the center line between the east and west
1279
range line of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian, thence southwesterly along the summit
1280
of said range to a point east of the headwaters of the Provo River farthest east; thence west to the
1281
said headwaters; thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the high bluff below
1282
Goddard's Ranch; thence northerly to the point where the road between the Rhodes Valley and Salt
1283
Lake City crosses the summit of the range south and east of the headwaters of East Canyon and
1284
Silver Creeks; thence north to said point of crossing; thence southwesterly along said last
1285
mentioned summit to the summit of the Wasatch Range at a point north of a point on the Provo
1286
River one-fourth of a mile upstream from the middle of the mouth of the north fork of said river;
1287
thence south to the summit of the range east of the headwaters of Hobble and Spanish Fork Creeks;
1288
thence southeasterly along said last mentioned summit to the point where the White River and
1289
Spanish Fork Road crossed said summit in February, 1880; thence south to the second standard
1290
parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian (which point is also an extension east from the Salt
1291
Lake base line of the line between townships 10 and 11 south of Salt Lake meridian); thence east
1292
along this line to its intersection with the center line between the east and west range lines of range
1293
9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence following the center line of the said range 9 west of
1294
the Uintah special meridian to its northern extremity; thence due north to the point of beginning.
1295
Section 54.
Section
17-50-231
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-30 is renumbered
1296
and amended to read:
1297
[17-1-30]. 17-50-231. Washington County -- Description.
1298
The geographic boundaries of Washington County are described as follows: Beginning at
1299
the intersection of the line between townships 36 and 37 south and the western boundary of the
1300
state of Utah, thence east to the line between ranges 15 and 16 west; thence north to the northwest
1301
corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the northeast corner of township 37
1302
south, range 15 west; thence south to the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west;
1303
thence east to the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 13 west; thence south to the
1304
northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 13 west; thence east on the section line
1305
to the intersection of the range line between ranges 11 and 12 west; thence south on that range line
1306
to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 11 west; thence east on the section
1307
line to the intersection of the range line between ranges 10 and 11 west; thence north along the
1308
range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence east on
1309
the section line to the intersection of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 west at the northeast
1310
corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence south on that range line to the south
1311
boundary line of the state of Utah; thence west along the Utah-Arizona boundary line to the west
1312
boundary line of the state of Utah; thence north along said west boundary line to the point of
1313
beginning.
1314
Section 55.
Section
17-50-232
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-31 is renumbered
1315
and amended to read:
1316
[17-1-31]. 17-50-232. Wayne County -- Description.
1317
The geographic boundaries of Wayne County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1318
middle of the channel of the Green River at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west
1319
to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to a point east of the point where the wagon
1320
road crosses the summit between Marysvale and Monroe; thence west to the summit of the range
1321
between the Rabbit and Grass Valleys; thence southwesterly along said summit to the Salt Lake
1322
meridian; thence south to the line between townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the middle
1323
of the channel of the Colorado River; thence northerly up the channels of the Colorado and Green
1324
Rivers to the point of beginning.
1325
Section 56.
Section
17-50-233
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-32 is renumbered
1326
and amended to read:
1327
[17-1-32]. 17-50-233. Weber County -- Description.
1328
The geographic boundaries of Weber County are described as follows: Beginning at the
1329
intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range north and east of the Ogden Valley and the
1330
summit of the range separating the Bear Lake Valley from the Cache Valley, thence westerly to
1331
the hot springs near the county road north of Ogden along the summits of the Wasatch Range and
1332
the spur range terminating at said hot springs; thence west to the line between ranges 3 and 4 west;
1333
thence southwesterly in a straight line to the middle point of a line drawn from a point on the east
1334
shore of Great Salt Lake west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River north of the
1335
northwest corner of Kingston's Fort to a point on the west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees
1336
north; thence northeasterly along said last described line to the east shore of Great Salt Lake;
1337
thence east to the middle of the channel of the Weber River; thence up the middle of said channel
1338
to a point where crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch Range; thence northeasterly along the
1339
summit of said range around the headwaters of the Ogden River to the point of beginning.
1340
Section 57.
Section
17-50-301
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-2 is renumbered
1341
and amended to read:
1342
Part 3. County Powers
1343
[17-4-2]. 17-50-301. Exercise of county powers.
1344
The powers of a county [can] may be exercised only by the county executive and county
1345
legislative body or by agents and officers acting under their authority or under authority of law.
1346
Section 58.
Section
17-50-302
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-3 is renumbered
1347
and amended to read:
1348
[17-4-3]. 17-50-302. General county powers.
1349
(1) A county may:
1350
(a) as prescribed by statute, levy, assess, and collect taxes, borrow money, and levy and
1351
collect special assessments for benefits conferred; and
1352
(b) provide services, exercise powers, and perform functions that are reasonably related
1353
to the safety, health, morals, and welfare of their inhabitants, except as limited or prohibited by
1354
statute.
1355
(2) A county [has power] may:
1356
[(1) To] (a) sue and be sued[.];
1357
[(2) To] (b) acquire land, including at a tax sale, and hold [land within its limits] it as
1358
necessary and proper for county purposes[, and on tax sales.];
1359
[(3) To] (c) make such contracts and [to] purchase and hold such personal property as may
1360
be necessary to the exercise of its powers[.]; and
1361
[(4) To] (d) manage and dispose of its property as the interests of its inhabitants may
1362
require.
1363
[(5) To levy and collect such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are
1364
authorized by law.]
1365
Section 59.
Section
17-50-303
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-4 is renumbered
1366
and amended to read:
1367
[17-4-4]. 17-50-303. County borrowing authorized -- Issuance of tax anticipation
1368
notes -- Purposes.
1369
[No] (1) A county [shall in any manner] may not give or lend its credit to or in aid of any
1370
person or corporation, or appropriate money in aid of any private enterprise. [The]
1371
(2) A county [legislative body] may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes
1372
and other county revenues [of the county] in the manner and subject to the conditions of [the] Title
1373
11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act. [This]
1374
(3) A county may incur indebtedness [may be incurred] under Subsection (1) for any
1375
purpose for which funds of the county may be expended.
1376
Section 60.
Section
17-50-304
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-229 is renumbered
1377
and amended to read:
1378
[17-5-229]. 17-50-304. Police, building, and sanitary regulations.
1379
[They] A county may make and enforce within the limits of the county, outside the limits
1380
of [incorporated] cities and towns, all such local, police, building, and sanitary regulations as are
1381
not in conflict with general laws.
1382
Section 61.
Section
17-50-305
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-232 is renumbered
1383
and amended to read:
1384
[17-5-232]. 17-50-305. County roads and airports -- Acquisition and control --
1385
Retainage.
1386
(1) [They] A county may:
1387
(a) contract for, purchase, or otherwise acquire, when necessary, rights of way for county
1388
roads over private property, and may institute proceedings for acquiring such rights of way as
1389
provided by law[, and];
1390
(b) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage county roads, sidewalks, ferries and
1391
bridges within the county, outside of [incorporated] cities[, may] and towns;
1392
(c) designate the county roads to be maintained by the county within or extending through
1393
any [incorporated] city or town, which [in no case shall] may not be more than three in the same
1394
direction[, and may];
1395
(d) abolish or abandon [such] county roads [as] that are unnecessary for the use of the
1396
public, in the manner provided by law[. They may also ]; and
1397
(e) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage landing fields and hangars for the use
1398
of airplanes or other vehicles for aerial travel [anywhere within the county].
1399
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct county roads,
1400
sidewalks, ferries, and bridges under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or
1401
withheld and released as provided in Section
13-8-5
.
1402
Section 62.
Section
17-50-306
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-233 is renumbered
1403
and amended to read:
1404
[17-5-233]. 17-50-306. Granting franchises over public roads -- Limitation.
1405
[They] (1) A county may grant franchises along and over the public roads and highways
1406
for all lawful purposes, upon such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in the judgment of the
1407
[board may be] county legislative body are necessary and proper, to be exercised in such manner
1408
as to present the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the traveling public[, but such
1409
permission shall].
1410
(2) A franchise under Subsection (1) may not be granted for a [longer] period longer than
1411
50 years.
1412
Section 63.
Section
17-50-307
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-234 is renumbered
1413
and amended to read:
1414
[17-5-234]. 17-50-307. Franchises for toll roads.
1415
[They] (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may grant, on such terms, conditions, and
1416
restrictions as in the judgment of the [board may be] county executive are necessary and proper,
1417
licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways whenever in the judgment of
1418
the [board] county executive the expense of operating or maintaining [such] the roads or highways
1419
as free public highways is too great to justify the county in operating or maintaining them[;
1420
provided, that it shall always be a condition attached to the granting of such licenses and
1421
franchises].
1422
(2) Each license and franchise granted under Subsection (1) shall contain the condition that
1423
[such] the roads and highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the persons to whom such
1424
licenses or franchises [may be] are granted.
1425
Section 64.
Section
17-50-308
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-235 is renumbered
1426
and amended to read:
1427
[17-5-235]. 17-50-308. Franchises for ferries and bridges.
1428
[They] (1) A county may grant licenses and franchises for constructing and keeping in
1429
repair roads, bridges, and ferries and for the taking of tolls [thereon] on them. [All persons]
1430
(2) Each person operating any toll boat or ferry for the transportation of persons, vehicles,
1431
or livestock across any stream, river, or body of water in this state shall obtain a franchise for [the]
1432
its operation [of the same] from the county executive of the county [or counties] in which such
1433
boat or ferry is operated. [Whenever]
1434
(3) If such boat or ferry is operated on a stream or body of water forming the boundary line
1435
between two adjoining counties, the person operating the boat or ferry shall obtain a franchise
1436
[shall be obtained] from the county executive of each [of such counties] county.
1437
Section 65.
Section
17-50-309
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-236 is renumbered
1438
and amended to read:
1439
[17-5-236]. 17-50-309. Regulation of use of roads.
1440
[They] A county may enact ordinances and make regulations not in conflict with law for
1441
the control, construction, alteration, repair, and use of all public roads and highways in the county
1442
outside of [incorporated] cities and towns.
1443
Section 66.
Section
17-50-310
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-237 is renumbered
1444
and amended to read:
1445
[17-5-237]. 17-50-310. Water and water rights -- Acquisition and control --
1446
Retainage.
1447
(1) [They] A county may:
1448
(a) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any real or personal property or water rights
1449
necessary for the use of the county; [may]
1450
(b) purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary real estate upon which to sink wells to
1451
obtain water for sprinkling roads and for other county purposes and [may] erect thereon pumping
1452
apparatus, tanks, and reservoirs for [the] obtaining and [storage of] storing water for such
1453
purposes[; may] and preserve, take care of, manage, and control [the same] that real estate and
1454
those facilities; [may]
1455
(c) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any water rights or stock or rights in reservoirs
1456
or storage companies or associations for the use of citizens of the county; [may]
1457
(d) construct dams and canals for the storage and distribution of [such] waters referred to
1458
in Subsection (1)(c); and [may]
1459
(e) fix the price for and sell [such] water, water rights, stock, or rights in reservoir or
1460
storage companies or associations, with the dams and canals, as are not required for public use to
1461
citizens of the county.
1462
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct dams and canals
1463
under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided
1464
in Section
13-8-5
.
1465
Section 67.
Section
17-50-311
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-239 is renumbered
1466
and amended to read:
1467
[17-5-239]. 17-50-311. Courthouse, jail, hospital, and other public buildings --
1468
Acquisition and control -- Retainage.
1469
(1) [They] A county may erect, repair or rebuild, and furnish a courthouse, jail, hospital,
1470
and such other public buildings as may be necessary, and join with cities and towns in the
1471
construction, ownership, and operation of hospitals.
1472
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to erect, repair, or rebuild public
1473
buildings under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released
1474
as provided in Section
13-8-5
.
1475
Section 68.
Section
17-50-312
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-242 is renumbered
1476
and amended to read:
1477
[17-5-242]. 17-50-312. Acquisition, management, and disposal of property.
1478
(1) [The] A county may purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise acquire
1479
and dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in such property that it determines to
1480
be in the public interest.
1481
(2) Any property interest acquired by the county shall be held in the name of the county
1482
unless specifically otherwise provided by law.
1483
(3) The county legislative body shall provide by ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation
1484
for the manner in which property shall be acquired, managed, and disposed of.
1485
Section 69.
Section
17-50-313
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-243 is renumbered
1486
and amended to read: