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H.B. 130 Enrolled
COUNTY STATUTES RECODIFICATION
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: David L. Gladwell
AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; RENUMBERING AND AMENDING PROVISIONS
RELATING TO COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND POWERS, THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF
COUNTY OFFICERS, AND OTHER MATTERS; REPEALING VARIOUS COUNTY
PROVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS, DUTIES,
AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY OFFICERS; PROVIDING FOR A COUNTY RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR AN EXPANDED COUNTY
COMMISSION FORM OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT; MAKING TECHNICAL CHANGES;
AND PROVIDING A COORDINATION CLAUSE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
10-8-93, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
17-12-1, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah 1994
17-16-6, as last amended by Chapter 32, Laws of Utah 1990
17-17-2, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
17-19-3, as last amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1996
17-22-2, as last amended by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 1997
17-23-1, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah 1997
17-24-4, as last amended by Chapter 212, Laws of Utah 1996
17-35b-301, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
17-35b-302, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
17A-2-1059, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17A-2-1314, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
17A-3-208, as last amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
17A-3-218, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186 and last amended by Chapter 214,
Laws of Utah 1990
20A-1-102, as last amended by Chapters 21, 22 and 45, Laws of Utah 1999
26A-1-102, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
26A-1-106, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
26A-1-117, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
35A-3-114, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah 1998
35A-3-401, as last amended by Chapter 61, Laws of Utah 1999
63-55-235, as last amended by Chapters 10 and 375, Laws of Utah 1997
63-63a-8, as last amended by Chapters 134, 215, 235 and 365, Laws of Utah 1997
68-3-12, as last amended by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
70A-9-403, as last amended by Chapter 172, Laws of Utah 1996
70A-9-404, as last amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
72-3-301, as enacted by Chapter 188, Laws of Utah 1999
77-32-304.5, as enacted by Chapter 307, Laws of Utah 1997
ENACTS:
17-50-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-50-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-50-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-50-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-52-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-52-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-52-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-211, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-225, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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17-53-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-53-312, Utah Code Annotated 1953
RENUMBERS AND AMENDS:
17-20-1.5, (Renumbered from 17-5-208, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-20-1.7, (Renumbered from 17-5-209, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-36-46, (Renumbered from 17-4-6, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
17-36-47, (Renumbered from 17-4-7, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah 1963)
17-36-48, (Renumbered from 17-4-9, as last amended by Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 1991)
17-36-49, (Renumbered from 17-4-10, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
17-36-50, (Renumbered from 17-4-11, as enacted by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 1959)
17-36-51, (Renumbered from 17-4-14, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
17-36-52, (Renumbered from 17-4-15, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
17-36-53, (Renumbered from 17-4-16, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988)
17-36-54, (Renumbered from 17-4-17, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977)
17-50-102, (Renumbered from 17-4-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-202, (Renumbered from 17-1-2, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-203, (Renumbered from 17-1-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-205, (Renumbered from 17-1-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-206, (Renumbered from 17-1-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-207, (Renumbered from 17-1-6, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-208, (Renumbered from 17-1-7, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-209, (Renumbered from 17-1-8, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-210, (Renumbered from 17-1-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-211, (Renumbered from 17-1-10, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah 1977)
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)
17-50-214, (Renumbered from 17-1-13, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-215, (Renumbered from 17-1-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-216, (Renumbered from 17-1-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-217, (Renumbered from 17-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-218, (Renumbered from 17-1-17, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-219, (Renumbered from 17-1-18, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-220, (Renumbered from 17-1-19, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-221, (Renumbered from 17-1-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-222, (Renumbered from 17-1-21, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-223, (Renumbered from 17-1-22, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-224, (Renumbered from 17-1-23, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-225, (Renumbered from 17-1-24, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-226, (Renumbered from 17-1-25, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-227, (Renumbered from 17-1-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-228, (Renumbered from 17-1-27, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah 1977)
17-50-229, (Renumbered from 17-1-28, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-230, (Renumbered from 17-1-29, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-231, (Renumbered from 17-1-30, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-232, (Renumbered from 17-1-31, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-233, (Renumbered from 17-1-32, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-301, (Renumbered from 17-4-2, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993)
17-50-302, (Renumbered from 17-4-3, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-303, (Renumbered from 17-4-4, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993)
17-50-304, (Renumbered from 17-5-229, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-232, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
1999)
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17-50-306, (Renumbered from 17-5-233, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-234, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-308, (Renumbered from 17-5-235, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-309, (Renumbered from 17-5-236, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-310, (Renumbered from 17-5-237, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-50-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-239, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-50-312, (Renumbered from 17-5-242, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-313, (Renumbered from 17-5-243, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-314, (Renumbered from 17-5-245, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-315, (Renumbered from 17-5-264, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-316, (Renumbered from 17-5-265, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 12 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-50-317, (Renumbered from 17-5-271, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-318, (Renumbered from 17-5-275, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-50-319, (Renumbered from 17-15-17, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah
1993)
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17-50-320, (Renumbered from 17-15-21, as enacted by Chapter 36, Laws of Utah 1977)
17-50-402, (Renumbered from 17-15-11, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-403, (Renumbered from 17-15-12, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-50-404, (Renumbered from 17-15-13, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah
1993)
17-50-405, (Renumbered from 17-15-14, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
1994)
17-50-406, (Renumbered from 17-15-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953)
17-52-101, (Renumbered from 17-35a-102, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-201, (Renumbered from 17-35a-201, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-202, (Renumbered from 17-35a-202, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-203, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-204, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.5, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-205, (Renumbered from 17-35a-203.7, as enacted by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-206, (Renumbered from 17-35a-204, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-301, (Renumbered from 17-35a-301, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-302, (Renumbered from 17-35a-302, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-303, (Renumbered from 17-35a-303, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-401, (Renumbered from 17-35a-401, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-402, (Renumbered from 17-35a-402, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-403, (Renumbered from 17-35a-403, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-404, (Renumbered from 17-35a-404, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-501, (Renumbered from 17-5-101, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
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17-52-503, (Renumbered from 17-35a-501, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-52-504, (Renumbered from 17-35a-502, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-505, (Renumbered from 17-35a-503, as last amended by Chapter 21, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-52-506, (Renumbered from 17-35a-504, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998)
17-53-101, (Renumbered from 17-16-2, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah 1993)
17-53-103, (Renumbered from 17-5-206, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-53-104, (Renumbered from 17-5-216, as last amended by Chapter 139, Laws of Utah
1997)
17-53-105, (Renumbered from 17-5-256, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-202, (Renumbered from 17-5-102, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-203, (Renumbered from 17-5-201, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-53-204, (Renumbered from 17-5-202, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-53-205, (Renumbered from 17-5-203, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-206, (Renumbered from 17-5-204, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-207, (Renumbered from 17-5-205, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-53-208, (Renumbered from 17-15-1, as last amended by Chapter 244, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-53-209, (Renumbered from 17-5-210, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
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of Utah 1994)
17-53-210, (Renumbered from 17-5-211, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-212, (Renumbered from 17-5-215, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-213, (Renumbered from 17-5-217, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-214, (Renumbered from 17-5-220, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-215, (Renumbered from 17-5-221, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-216, (Renumbered from 17-5-222, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-217, (Renumbered from 17-5-228, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-218, (Renumbered from 17-5-246, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-219, (Renumbered from 17-5-247, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-220, (Renumbered from 17-5-248, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-221, (Renumbered from 17-5-255, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-222, (Renumbered from 17-5-258, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-223, (Renumbered from 17-5-263, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-53-224, (Renumbered from 17-5-272, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
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of Utah 1994)
17-53-226, (Renumbered from 17-15-2, as last amended by Chapter 146, Laws of Utah
1994)
17-53-227, (Renumbered from 17-5-207, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-305, (Renumbered from 17-5-218, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
17-53-307, (Renumbered from 17-5-259, as renumbered and amended by Chapters 146 and
147, Laws of Utah 1994)
17-53-308, (Renumbered from 17-15-3, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah
1999)
17-53-309, (Renumbered from 17-15-4, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1995)
17-53-310, (Renumbered from 17-15-5, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah
1995)
17-53-311, (Renumbered from 17-5-274, as last amended by Chapter 13, Laws of Utah
1998)
17-53-313, (Renumbered from 17-5-273, as last amended by Chapter 123, Laws of Utah
1997)
17-53-314, (Renumbered from 17-5-219, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws
of Utah 1994)
21-2-8, (Renumbered from 17-5-214, as last amended by Chapter 375, Laws of Utah 1997)
REPEALS:
17-1-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-1-33, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
17-4-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
17-4-12, as enacted by Chapter 69, Laws of Utah 1977
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
17-5-104, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-223, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-224, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-225, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1998
17-5-226, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-227, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-230, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-231, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-238, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-240, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-241, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-244, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-249, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-250, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-251, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-252, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-253, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-254, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-257, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-260, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-261, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-262, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-266, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-267, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-268, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
17-5-269, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 147, Laws of Utah 1994
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
17-35a-101, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
17-35a-103, as enacted by Chapter 369, Laws of Utah 1998
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
Section
10-8-93
is amended to read:
10-8-93. Control of funds and disbursements -- Auditing of accounts by county auditor
-- Transfer of county tax funds to board to cover deficiencies.
The joint board created pursuant to this act shall have the custody and control of all funds
collected in the joint operation of such hospital and the disbursement thereof; provided that the
county auditor of any county participating under the provisions of this act shall audit the accounts of
said board quarterly or at more frequent intervals, if public interest, in the judgment of such auditor
requires a more frequent audit. The county executive of any county participating in the operation and
maintenance of hospitals pursuant to this act may pay over to the joint board of such hospitals any
funds yielded by a levy made pursuant to Section [
17-5-255
]
17-53-221
that may be required to cover
any deficiencies incurred in the operation and maintenance of such hospital.
Section 2.
Section
17-12-1
is amended to read:
17-12-1. Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application of
proceeds -- Debt limit.
Except as otherwise provided under Section [
17-4-4
]
17-50-303
, the county legislative body
may contract a bonded indebtedness in the manner and subject to the conditions provided under [the]
Title 11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act. The revenue derived from the sale of bonds shall be
applied only to the purpose or purposes specified in the order of the county legislative body. If there
is any surplus, it shall be applied to the payment of the bonds. In no event may any county become
so indebted to an amount, including existing indebtedness, exceeding 2% of the fair market value, as
defined under Section
59-2-102
, of the taxable property in the county as computed from the last
equalized assessment roll for county purposes prior to the incurring of the indebtedness.
Section 3.
Section
17-16-6
is amended to read:
17-16-6. County officers -- Time of holding elections -- County commissioners -- Terms
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of office.
Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under Chapter 52, Forms of County
Government:
(1) [Each] each elected county [and precinct] officer shall be elected at the general election
held in November, 1990, and then every four years, except as otherwise provided in this title[.];
(2) [County] county commissioners shall be elected at the times, in the manner, and for the
terms provided in [Title 17, Chapter 5.] Section
17-52-501
; and
(3) [An] an elected officer shall hold office for the term for which he is elected, beginning at
noon on the first Monday in January following his election and until a successor is elected or
appointed and qualified, except as provided in Section
17-16-1
.
Section 4.
Section
17-17-2
is amended to read:
17-17-2. Assessor to be state qualified -- Vacancy -- Filling vacancy.
(1) In addition to the requirements of Section
17-16-1
, any person elected to the office of
county assessor after November 1, 1993, shall be a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified
appraiser as defined in Title 61, Chapter 2b, prior to the expiration of 24 months from the day on
which his term of office begins.
(2) (a) If an assessor fails to meet the requirement of this section, the assessor's office is
automatically vacant.
(b) (i) In the event of a vacancy under this section, the county executive shall fill the vacancy
in the manner provided for in Sections [
17-5-216
]
17-53-104
and
20A-1-508
. However, a person
selected to fill the vacancy must be a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser within
six months after assuming the office of county assessor.
(ii) If a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser cannot be found to fill a
vacancy which resulted from the requirements of this section, the county executive may contract with
a state-registered, state-licensed, or state-certified appraiser from outside the county to fill the
remainder of the term in the office of county assessor.
Section 5.
Section
17-19-3
is amended to read:
17-19-3. Payments -- Notification.
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(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), each bill, account, or charge incurred by the county and
legally examined and allowed and ordered paid by the county executive shall, if approved by the
county auditor as provided in Section
17-19-1
, be paid by either:
(i) a warrant drawn by the auditor on the county treasurer in favor of the person entitled to
payment; or
(ii) a county check or such other payment mechanism as may be adopted pursuant to [Title
17,] Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.
(b) No bill, account, or charge shall be paid until the auditor:
(i) receives from the county executive the certified list mentioned in Subsection [
17-5-209
]
17-20-1.7
(4); and
(ii) approves the claim.
(2) Each debt and demand against the county, when the amount is fixed by law and not
directed to be audited by some other person or tribunal, shall be paid by either:
(a) a warrant drawn by the auditor on the county treasurer; or
(b) a check or such other payment mechanism as may be adopted pursuant to [Title 17,]
Chapter 36, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties.
(3) (a) The auditor shall distinctly specify on each warrant the liability for which it is made
and when the liability accrued. The auditor shall also notify the treasurer of the date, amount, and
payee of and number assigned to each warrant issued and the aggregate amount of all
contemporaneous payments by warrant.
(b) The auditor shall notify the treasurer of the amount and payee of all payments to be made
by check or other payment mechanism and, if the auditor issues the check or other payment
mechanism, the date of and number assigned to each check or other payment mechanism and the
aggregate amount of all such contemporaneous payments.
Section 6.
Section
17-20-1.5
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-208 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-5-208]. 17-20-1.5. Clerk of county legislative body.
The county clerk is the clerk of the county legislative body. [The records and minutes of the
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county legislative body must be signed by the chairman and the clerk.]
Section 7.
Section
17-20-1.7
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-209 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-5-209]. 17-20-1.7. Clerk's duties.
The clerk [of the board must] shall:
(1) [Record] record all [its] proceedings[.] of the county legislative body;
(2) [Make] make full entries of all [its] resolutions and decisions of the county legislative
body on all questions concerning [the raising of money for, and the allowance of accounts against,]
the county[.];
(3) [Record] record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a
division[.];
(4) [Immediately after the adjournment of each meeting of the board] prepare and certify
duplicate lists of all claims [passed upon by the board], showing the amount and date of each claim
or order and the date of the allowance or rejection [thereof] of the claim, which lists shall be
countersigned by the [chairman of the board] county executive; [and thereafter the clerk shall]
(5) deliver to and leave with the county auditor one of [said] the lists referred to in
Subsection (4) and [shall] deliver to and leave with the county treasurer the other list[.];
[(5) File] (6) file and preserve the reports of the county officers to the [board.] county
legislative body;
[(6) Preserve] (7) preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the [board] county legislative
body, except such as are necessarily kept by the auditor[.];
[(7) Preserve] (8) preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises, and record
the action of the [board thereon.] county legislative body on them;
[(8) Authenticate] (9) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the county
[clerk] the proceedings of the [board whenever] county legislative body if the [same shall be]
proceedings are ordered published[.];
[(9) Authenticate] (10) authenticate with [his] the clerk's signature and the seal of the county
[clerk] all ordinances or laws passed by the [board] county legislative body, and record [the same]
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them at length in the ordinance book[.];
[(10) Record] (11) record all orders levying taxes[.];
(12) keep at the clerk's office all county books, records, and accounts that the clerk is
required by law to keep and keep them open at all times during regular business hours for public
inspection; and
[(11) Perform] (13) perform all other duties required by law or by any rule or order of the
[board] county legislative body.
Section 8.
Section
17-22-2
is amended to read:
17-22-2. Sheriff -- General duties.
(1) The sheriff shall:
(a) preserve the peace;
(b) make all lawful arrests;
(c) attend in person or by deputy the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals when required
or when the court is held within his county, all courts of record, and court commissioner and referee
sessions held within his county, obey their lawful orders and directions, and comply with the court
security rule, Rule 3-414, of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration;
(d) upon request of the juvenile court, aid the court in maintaining order during hearings and
transport a minor to and from youth corrections facilities, other institutions, or other designated
places;
(e) attend county justice courts if the judge finds that the matter before the court requires the
sheriff's attendance for security, transportation, and escort of jail prisoners in his custody, or for the
custody of jurors;
(f) command the aid of as many inhabitants of his county as he considers necessary in the
execution of these duties;
(g) take charge of and keep the county jail and the jail prisoners;
(h) receive and safely keep all persons committed to his custody, file and preserve the
commitments of those persons, and record the name, age, place of birth, and description of each
person committed;
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(i) release on the record all attachments of real property when the attachment he receives has
been released or discharged;
(j) endorse on all process and notices the year, month, day, hour, and minute of reception,
and, upon payment of fees, issue a certificate to the person delivering process or notice showing the
names of the parties, title of paper, and the time of receipt;
(k) serve all process and notices as prescribed by law;
(l) if he makes service of process or notice, certify on the process or notices the manner, time,
and place of service, or, if he fails to make service, certify the reason upon the process or notice, and
return them without delay;
(m) extinguish fires occurring in the undergrowth, trees, or wooded areas on the public land
within his county;
(n) perform as required by any contracts between the county and private contractors for
management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails entered into under the
authority of Section [
17-5-274
]
17-53-311
;
(o) manage search and rescue services in his county; and
(p) perform any other duties that are required by law.
(2) Violation of Subsection (1)(j) is a class C misdemeanor. Violation of any other
subsection under Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor.
Section 9.
Section
17-23-1
is amended to read:
17-23-1. Duties of county surveyor -- Election requirements -- Contract option.
(1) (a) The office of the county surveyor in each county shall be filled by election and, except
as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the county surveyor shall be a registered professional land surveyor
in the state.
(b) In a county where the office of county surveyor is consolidated with another elected
office, the officeholder need not be a registered professional land surveyor, but all surveying work
must be performed by a registered professional land surveyor.
(c) In a county where there is no elected county surveyor, the county executive or legislative
body may, consistent with [Subsection
17-5-273
(2)] Section
17-53-313
, contract with a registered
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professional land surveyor to perform those duties.
(2) The county surveyor shall execute:
(a) all orders directed to the surveyor by any court; and
(b) all orders of survey required by the county executive or county legislative body.
(3) (a) The surveyor of each county shall:
(i) advise the county executive and county legislative body regarding all surveying work;
(ii) perform or arrange for the performance of all surveying work for the county;
(iii) keep a fair and accurate record of all surveys made, including legal descriptions and
geographic coordinates, all surveys received pursuant to Section
17-23-17
, and all corner files
received pursuant to Section
17-23-17.5
;
(iv) number progressively all surveys received and state by whom and for whom the surveys
were made;
(v) deliver a copy of any survey to any person or court requiring the survey after the payment
of the fee established by the county legislative body;
(vi) ensure that all surveys of legal subdivisions of sections are made according to the current
United States Manual of Surveying Instructions;
(vii) verify the correctness of or establish correct coordinates for all survey reference
monuments set in place and shown on all subdivision maps and plats which have a spatial relationship
with any section or quarter section corner; and
(viii) perform other duties required by law.
(b) In arranging for the performance of surveying work for the county under Subsection
(3)(a)(ii), a surveyor may comply with [Subsection
17-5-273
(2)] Section
17-53-313
.
(4) (a) The county surveyor or his designee shall establish all corners of government surveys
and reestablish all corners of government surveys where corners have been destroyed and where
witness markers or other evidences of the government corners remain so that the corners established
by government survey can be positively located.
(b) The corners shall be reestablished in the manner provided in Section
17-23-13
for
establishing corners.
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(c) The county surveyor shall keep a separate record of the established and reestablished
corners of government surveys, giving the date and names of persons present and shall provide those
records to his successor when he vacates his office.
(d) Established or reestablished corners shall be recognized as the legal and permanent
corners.
(5) The county executive or legislative body may direct the county surveyor or his staff to
perform engineering and architectural work if the county surveyor or his staff is qualified and licensed
to perform that work.
Section 10.
Section
17-24-4
is amended to read:
17-24-4. Payment of warrants, checks, or other instruments.
(1) When a warrant is presented for payment and there is money in the treasury for that
purpose, the treasurer shall pay it.
(2) Upon receiving the notice from the county auditor under Subsection
17-19-3
(3)(b) and
if there is adequate money in the treasury, the treasurer shall, by check or other payment mechanism,
make any payment not already paid by warrant.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsections (1) and (2), the treasurer has no obligation to pay any
warrant or to issue any check or other payment instrument before receiving the certified list under
Subsection [
17-5-209
]
17-20-1.7
(4).
Section 11.
Section
17-35b-301
is amended to read:
17-35b-301. "General county (modified)" structural form of county government.
(1) The structural form of county government known as the "general county (modified)" form
retains, without change or modification, except to the extent that changes or modifications may be
effectuated under other proceedings authorized by law, all existing incorporated cities and towns,
special taxing districts, public authorities, county service areas, and other local public entities
functioning within the boundaries of the county. Under this form of government, the county remains
vested with all powers and duties vested in counties by general law, but the county legislative body,
together with such other officers as may be specified in the optional plan, shall be elected or
appointed in the manner authorized by this act and as provided in the optional plan.
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(2) An optional plan for this form of county government shall provide for the election of a
county council, composed of not less than three members, which shall be the county legislative body
and shall exercise all legislative powers authorized by law. The plan shall specify:
(a) whether the members of the council are to be elected from districts, at large, or by a
combination of district and at-large constituencies;
(b) their qualifications and terms of office, and whether such terms are concurrent or
overlapping;
(c) grounds for and methods of removal of council members from office;
(d) procedures for filling vacancies on the council, provided that the procedures shall
conform
with [Sections
17-5-104
and] Section
20A-1-508
; and
(e) the compensation, if any, of council members together with procedures for prescribing
and changing such compensation from time to time.
Section 12.
Section
17-35b-302
is amended to read:
17-35b-302. Urban county structural form of county government.
(1) The structural form of county government known as the "urban county" form retains,
without change or modification, except to the extent that changes or modifications may be effectuated
under other proceedings authorized by law, all existing incorporated cities and towns, special taxing
districts, public authorities, county service areas, and other local public entities functioning within the
boundaries of the county. Under this form of government, the county remains vested with all powers
and duties vested in counties by general law, but in addition is vested with and empowered to exercise
within the unincorporated territory of the county all powers and duties which, by general law, are
conferred upon cities whose population is equal to that of the unincorporated territory of such
county.
(2) The urban county is empowered to enter into contractual arrangements for the joint
exercise of powers or for performance of services and, for that purpose, may employ and be subject
to the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. By contract, the urban county
may perform for any city, town, special taxing district, public authority, county service area, or other
local public entity within the county any governmental service or function which such entity is
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lawfully empowered to perform for itself within its own territory, or which the county is lawfully
empowered to perform anywhere within the county boundaries. No contract service or function shall
be performed by the county except for a consideration which is at least substantially equal to the cost
of performing it.
(3) The plan for an urban county form of county government may provide for organization
of the unincorporated territory of the county into one or more county service areas and, for this
purpose, may provide for special organizing or implementing procedures which differ from those
provided in Title 17A, Chapter 2, Part 4, County Service Areas Act. Except to the extent that the
plan provides to the contrary, all noncontract services and functions lawfully performed by the county
solely within unincorporated territory and not on a countywide basis shall, after the effective date of
the plan, be considered performed and extended solely as services of, and financed by and through,
the county service area. The plan may provide for, limit, or condition the services and functions
which the urban county is authorized to perform and extend within the territory of incorporated cities
and towns within the county and may provide procedures by which such provisions, limits, or
conditions may be established and changed from time to time.
(4) The plan for the urban county shall provide for the election of a county council,
composed
of not less than three members. The council shall be the county legislative body and shall exercise
all legislative powers authorized by law. The plan shall specify:
(a) whether the members of the council are to be elected from districts, at large, or by a
combination of district and at-large constituencies;
(b) their qualifications and terms of office, and whether such terms are concurrent or
overlapping;
(c) grounds for and methods for removal of council members from office;
(d) procedures for filling vacancies on the council, provided that the procedures shall
conform
with [Sections
17-5-104
and] Section
20A-1-508
; and
(e) the compensation, if any, of council members together with procedures for prescribing
and changing such compensation from time to time.
Section 13.
Section
17-36-46
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-6 is renumbered and
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amended to read:
[17-4-6]. 17-36-46. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Creation -- Purpose
-- Limitation.
(1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may establish and maintain, by ordinance,
a cumulative reserve fund to be accumulated by levy for the purpose of financing the purchase of real
property and the cost of planning, constructing or rehabilitating public buildings or other public works
and capital improvements.
(2) (a) Before [such] a reserve fund under Subsection (1) may be established, the county
legislative body shall designate by ordinance the specific purpose for which the fund is established
[shall be determined by the governing body of such county by ordinance and].
(b) Except as provided in Section
17-36-50
, all funds in a reserve fund under Subsection (1)
shall be expended for the designated purposes[, except, as provided in Section
17-4-11
].
Section 14.
Section
17-36-47
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-7 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-7]. 17-36-47. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Estimate of amount
required -- Tax levy -- Accumulation from year to year -- Restriction on use.
[The governing] (1) Subject to Subsection (4) the legislative body of [each such] a county
that has established a reserve fund under Section
17-36-46
may:
(a) include in the annual budget or estimate of amounts required to meet the public expenses
of [such subdivision] the county for the ensuing year such sum as it [may deem] considers necessary
for the uses and purposes of the fund[. Such sum may be included]; and
(b) include those amounts in the annual tax levy of the [political subdivision] county. [The]
(2) Subject to Subsection (4), the moneys in [said] the fund shall be allowed to accumulate
from year to year until the [governing body of the political subdivision shall determine] county
legislative body determines to spend any money in the fund for the purpose specified. [Any moneys]
(3) Subject to Subsection (4), money in [said] the fund at the end of [the] a fiscal year shall
remain [intact] in the fund as surplus available for future use, and [shall] may not be transferred to
any other fund or used for any other purpose.
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(4) The amount of money in a reserve fund established under Section
17-36-46
may not
exceed .6% of the taxable value of the county.
Section 15.
Section
17-36-48
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-9 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-9]. 17-36-48. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Transfer to fund of
unencumbered surplus county funds.
At any time after the creation of [such] a reserve fund under Section
17-36-46
, the
[governing] county legislative body may transfer to the fund any unencumbered surplus county funds
remaining [on hand in the political subdivisions] at the end of [any] a fiscal year. [In all cases when
the reserve is equivalent to .6% of the taxable value of the county, the provisions of Section
17-4-7
do not apply.]
Section 16.
Section
17-36-49
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-10 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-10]. 17-36-49. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Investment -- Interest
and income.
(1) All moneys belonging to [the] a reserve fund created [by this act] under Section
17-36-46
shall be invested in such securities as are legal for other funds of the [political subdivisions] county.
(2) The interest and income from the investments shall be a part of the fund.
Section 17.
Section
17-36-50
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-11 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-11]. 17-36-50. Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Use for projects other
than originally specified -- Special election.
(1) The [governing] legislative body of any county may submit the proposition of using [such
reserve] funds in a reserve fund established under Section
17-36-46
for projects other than originally
specified to the electors of [such political subdivisions or taxing bodies] the county at a special
election[, provided, such] if the projects are for the purposes set forth in Section [
17-4-6
]
17-36-46
.
[When such]
(2) If a proposition under Subsection (1) is proposed, the [governing] county legislative body
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[of such county] shall fix a time and place for a special election on the proposition [which shall], to
be held as provided by law.
Section 18.
Section
17-36-51
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-14 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-14]. 17-36-51. Establishment of tax stability and trust fund -- Increase in tax
levy.
(1) (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in [this chapter or elsewhere in
the statutes of this state] statute, the [governing] legislative body of any county may by ordinance
establish and maintain a tax stability and trust fund [by adopting an ordinance to that effect], for the
purpose of preserving funds during years with favorable tax revenues for use during years with less
favorable tax revenues. [The]
(b) Each fund under Subsection (1)(a) shall be subject to all of the limitations and restrictions
imposed by this section and Sections [
17-4-12
through
17-4-16
and the]
17-36-52
and
17-36-53.
(c) The principal of the fund shall [comprise] consist of all sums transferred to it in
accordance with Subsection (2) and interest or other income retained in the fund under Subsection
[
17-4-15
]
17-36-52
(2).
(2) After [the establishment of] establishing a tax stability and trust fund [by a county] as
provided in Subsection (1), the [governing] legislative body, in establishing the levy for the property
tax levied by the county under Section
59-2-908
, may establish the levy at a level not to exceed [a]
.0001 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property increase per year [which] that will permit the
county to receive during that fiscal year sums in excess of what may be required to provide for the
purposes of the county. Any excess sums so received are to be transferred from the General Fund
of the county into the tax stability and trust fund.
Section 19.
Section
17-36-52
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-15 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-15]. 17-36-52. Tax stability and trust fund -- Deposit or investment of funds
-- Use of interest or other income.
(1) All amounts in the tax stability and trust fund [of any] established by a county under
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Section
17-36-51
may be deposited or invested as provided in Section
51-7-11
. These amounts may
also be transferred by the county treasurer to the state treasurer under Section
51-7-5
for [his] the
treasurer's management and control under [the] Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act
[of 1974].
(2) The interest or other income realized from amounts in the tax stability and trust fund shall
be returned to the general fund of the county during the fiscal year in which the income or interest
is paid to the extent the interest or income is required by the county to provide for its purposes during
that fiscal year. Any amounts so returned may be used for all purposes as other amounts in such
general fund. Any interest or income not so returned to the county's general fund shall be added to
the principal of that county's tax stability and trust fund.
Section 20.
Section
17-36-53
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-16 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-16]. 17-36-53. Tax stability and trust fund -- Amount in fund limited --
Disposition of excess.
(1) The total amount in [the] a county's tax stability and trust fund [of any county] established
under Section
17-36-51
shall be limited to the percentage of the total taxable value of property in that
county not to exceed the limits provided in the following schedule:
Total Taxable Value Fund Limits but not to
Percentage of exceed:
Taxable Value
Less than $500,000,000 1.6% $5,000,000
From 500,000,000
to 1,500,000,000 1.0% 7,500,000
Over 1,500,000,000 .5% 15,000,000
(2) If any excess occurs in the tax stability and trust fund over the percentage or maximum
dollar amounts specified in Subsection (1), this excess shall be transferred to the general fund of the
county and may be used for all purposes as other amounts in the general fund are used.
(3) If any excess in the fund exists because of a decrease in total taxable value, that excess
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may remain in the fund, but if the excess amount in the fund is decreased below the limitations of the
fund for any reason, the fund limitations established under Subsection (1) apply.
Section 21.
Section
17-36-54
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-17 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-17]. 17-36-54. Tax stability and trust fund -- Use of principal --
Determination of necessity -- Election.
If the [governing] legislative body of [any] a county [shall determine] that has established a
tax stability and trust fund under Section
17-36-51
determines that it is necessary for purposes of that
county to use any portion of the principal of the [tax stability and trust] fund [that the county had
established], the [governing] county legislative body shall submit this proposition to the electorate
of that county in a special election called and held in the manner provided for in [the] Title 11,
Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act [(Title 11, Chapter 14)], for the holding of bond elections. If
the proposition is approved at this special election by a majority of the qualified electors of the county
voting at the election, then that portion of the principal of the fund covered by the proposition may
be transferred to the county's general fund for use for purposes of that county.
Section 22.
Section
17-50-101
is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 50. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 1. General Provisions
17-50-101. Definitions.
As used in this title:
(1) "County" means a unit of local government that is a body corporate and politic and a legal
subdivision of the state, with geographic boundaries as provided in Part 2, Boundaries, and powers
as provided in Part 3, County Powers.
(2) "Executive," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body
elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer,
refers to:
(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due
observance; and
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(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and
through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be
regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government.
(3) "Legislative," when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county
commission or council, refers to:
(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and
through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be
regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government.
Section 23.
Section
17-50-102
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-5 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-5]. 17-50-102. Unlawful liabilities void.
[All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments] Each contract, authorization, allowance,
payment, and purported [liabilities] liability to pay made or attempted to be made in violation of this
title shall be absolutely void and shall never be the foundation or basis of a claim against the county.
[And all officers of a county are charged with notice of the condition of its treasury and the extent
of the claims against the same.]
Section 24.
Section
17-50-201
is enacted to read:
Part 2. Boundaries
17-50-201. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Range" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey, unless
the context plainly indicates otherwise.
(2) "Section" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey,
unless the context plainly indicates otherwise.
(3) "Township" refers to the Salt Lake meridian and base line of the United States survey.
Section 25.
Section
17-50-202
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-2 is renumbered and
amended to read:
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[17-1-2]. 17-50-202. True courses employed.
In the description of courses in this part, the words "north," "south," "east" and "west" shall
be [construed] considered to mean true courses.
Section 26.
Section
17-50-203
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-3 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-3]. 17-50-203. Existing counties.
The [several] counties [as they are in this chapter named and] whose geographic boundaries
are described in this part are the counties of the state until [otherwise] changed by law.
Section 27.
Section
17-50-204
is enacted to read:
17-50-204. Disputed boundaries.
(1) If a dispute or uncertainty arises as to the true location of a county boundary described
in this part, the surveyors of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty
may determine the true location.
(2) (a) If the county surveyors fail to agree on or otherwise fail to establish the true location
of the county boundary, the county executive of either or both of the affected counties shall engage
the services of the state engineer.
(b) After being engaged under Subsection (2)(a), the state engineer shall notify the surveyor
of each county whose boundary is the subject of the dispute or uncertainty of the procedure the state
engineer will use to determine the true location of the boundary.
(c) With the assistance of each surveyor who chooses to participate, the state engineer shall
determine permanently the true location of the boundary by marking surveys and erecting suitable
monuments to designate the boundary.
(d) Each boundary established under this Subsection (2) shall be considered permanent until
superseded by legislative enactment.
(3) Nothing in this section may be construed to give the county surveyors or state engineer
any authority other than to erect suitable monuments to designate county boundaries as they are
described in this part.
Section 28.
Section
17-50-205
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-4 is renumbered and
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amended to read:
[17-1-4]. 17-50-205. Beaver County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Beaver County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the summit of the range separating the Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley east of a
point two miles south of the south side of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek, thence west to the state
boundary; thence south to the line separating townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the summit
of said range; thence northerly along said summit to the point of beginning.
Section 29.
Section
17-50-206
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-5 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-5]. 17-50-206. Box Elder County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Box Elder County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the range next east of Malad
Valley, thence west to the northwest corner of the state; thence south to the forty-first parallel of
north latitude; thence east to the western shore of Great Salt Lake; thence northeasterly along, and
to the middle point of, a straight line drawn between said point on the lake and a point on the east
shore thereof due west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River at a point north of the
northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence northeasterly along a straight line drawn from said middle
point of said line to a point on the west line of range 3 west, due west from the Hot Springs situated
at the point of the mountain north of Ogden; thence east to said springs; thence northeasterly along
the summit of the spur range terminating at said springs to, and thence along, the summit of the
Wasatch Mountains, passing around the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow creeks, and crossing
the Bear River at the middle point of its lower canyon, to, and thence northerly along, the summit of
the range of mountains next east of Malad Valley to the point of beginning.
Section 30.
Section
17-50-207
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-6 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-6]. 17-50-207. Cache County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Cache County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the northern boundary of the state and the summit of the watershed separating the
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Cache and Bear Lake Valleys, thence west along the said boundary to the summit of the range next
east of Malad Valley; thence southerly along the summit of the last mentioned range crossing the Bear
River at the middle point of its lower canyon to, and thence along, the summit of the Wasatch Range,
passing round the headwaters of Box Elder and Willow Creeks; and thence easterly along the summit
of said range to its intersection with, and thence northerly along, the summit of the watershed
between the Cache and Bear Lake Valleys to the point of beginning.
Section 31.
Section
17-50-208
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-7 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-7]. 17-50-208. Carbon County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Carbon County are described as follows: Beginning at the
middle of the channel of the Green River where intersected by the line dividing townships 11 and 12
south, thence west along said line to the section line running north and south through the middle of
range 6 east; thence south to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence
southeasterly along said summit to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the middle of the
main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up said channel to the point of beginning.
Section 32.
Section
17-50-209
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-8 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-8]. 17-50-209. Daggett County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Daggett County are described as follows: Beginning at the
point of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado, thence west along the Utah
state line to a point which would intersect a line running south through the center of section fifteen
(15), township 3 north, range 17 east of the Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south through the
center of sections fifteen (15), twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27) and thirty-four (34), of township
3 north of range 17 east; thence south through the center of sections three (3), ten (10), fifteen (15),
twenty-two (22), twenty-seven (27), and thirty-four (34), township 2 north of range 17 east of the
Salt Lake base and meridian; thence south through the center of sections three (3), ten (10), fifteen
(15), and twenty-two (22), of township 1 north of range 17 east of Salt Lake base and meridian to
the intersection of the easterly and westerly line of the summit of the Uintah Mountains; thence
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easterly along the summit of said Uintah Mountains and following the water parting line dividing the
watershed of streams flowing generally northerly from those flowing generally southerly to the
monument at the top of Mt. Lena; thence easterly to the west quarter (W 1/4) corner section
twenty-five (25), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence north along the west
boundary line of sections twenty-five (25), twenty-four (24), thirteen (13), twelve (12) and one (1),
township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east to the northwest corner of section one (1),
township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east; thence east along the south boundary lines of
township 2 north, ranges twenty-two (22), twenty-three (23) and twenty-four (24) east to the
northwest corner of section three (3), township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24) east; thence
south along the west boundary lines of sections three (3), ten (10), fifteen (15), twenty-two (22) and
twenty-seven (27) all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24) east; thence east along the
south boundary lines of sections twenty-seven (27), and twenty-six (26) to the northwest corner of
section thirty-six (36), all in township one (1) north of range twenty-four (24) east; thence south
along the west line of said section thirty-six (36), to the southwest corner of said section; thence east
to the northwest corner of township one (1) south of range twenty-five (25) east; thence south along
the west boundary line of township one (1) south of range twenty-five (25) east to the southwest
corner of said township; thence east along the south boundary lines of sections thirty-one (31) and
thirty-two (32), township one (1) south of range twenty-five (25) east to the northwest corner of
section four (4), township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east; thence south along the west
boundary lines of sections four (4) and nine (9), to the west quarter corner of section nine (9),
township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east; thence east along the center lines of sections
nine (9), ten (10), eleven (11), and twelve (12) township two (2) south of range twenty-five (25) east
to the Colorado state line; thence north along the Colorado state line to the point of beginning.
Section 33.
Section
17-50-210
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-9 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-1-9]. 17-50-210. Davis County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Davis County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
in the middle of the channel of the Weber River where crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch
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Range, thence westerly down the middle of said channel to a point north of the northwest corner of
Kingston's Fort; thence west to the east shore of Great Salt Lake; thence southwesterly along and to
the middle point of a straight line running between said point on the east shore and a point on the
west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees north; thence southeasterly along a straight line running
between Black Rock on the southern shore of said lake and said middle point of said line to the base
line of the United States survey; thence northeasterly and equidistant between Antelope Island and
the south shore of said lake to a point west of the mouth of the Jordan River on the west line of range
1 west; thence east to the mouth of the Jordan River; thence southeasterly up the middle of the
channel of the Jordan River to a point west of a point 136 rods north of hot spring in the northern
part of Salt Lake City; thence east to the summit of the spur range terminating at said hot spring;
thence northeasterly along said last mentioned summit to its intersection with, and thence northerly
along, the summit of the Wasatch Range to the point of beginning.
Section 34.
Section
17-50-211
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-10 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-10]. 17-50-211. Duchesne County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Duchesne County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the summit of the Uintah mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of the point where the
Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence southwesterly along
the summit of the mountains to a point due north of the center line between the east and west range
lines of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence south intersecting and thence following
the center line of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian to a point where it intersects with the
second standard parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian (which point is also an extension east
from the Salt Lake base and meridian); thence east to the line between ranges 9 and 10 east of Salt
Lake meridian; thence south to the township line between townships 11 and 12 south of the Salt Lake
base and meridian; thence east along this township line to a point south of a point located two
sections and one-fifth mile west of the Uintah special meridian at the south boundary of the former
Uintah Indian Reservation; thence north parallel with the 110 degrees and 00 minutes west longitude
to said point; thence northerly, adjacent to and west of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two
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sections and one-fifth mile to the point of beginning.
Section 35.
Section
17-50-212
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-11 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-11]. 17-50-212. Emery County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Emery County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the third standard parallel south with the middle of the main channel of the Green
River, thence west to the summit of the watershed next east of Huntington Creek; thence
northwesterly along said summit to the section line running north and south through the middle of
range 6 east; thence south to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the line between ranges
5 and 6 east; thence south to parallel 38 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, thence east to the middle
of the main channel of the Green River; thence northerly up the middle of said channel to the point
of beginning.
Section 36.
Section
17-50-213
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-12 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-12]. 17-50-213. Garfield County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Garfield County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the main channel of the Colorado River with the line between townships 30 and 31
south, thence west along said township line to the line between ranges 5 and 6 west; thence south to
the line between townships 33 and 34 south; thence west to the line between ranges 6 and 7 west;
thence south to the line between townships 34 and 35 south; thence west to the line between ranges
7 and 8 west; thence south to the line between townships 37 and 38 south; thence east along said line
to the main channel of the Colorado River; thence northeasterly up said channel to the point of
beginning.
Section 37.
Section
17-50-214
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-13 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-13]. 17-50-214. Grand County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Grand County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the summit of the Brown Cliffs with the eastern boundary of the state, thence westerly
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along the summit of said cliffs to the third standard parallel south; thence west to the middle of the
main channel of the Green River; thence southerly down the middle of said channel to parallel 38
degrees 30 minutes north latitude; thence east to the state boundary; thence north to the point of
beginning.
Section 38.
Section
17-50-215
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-14 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-14]. 17-50-215. Iron County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Iron County are described as follows: Beginning at the
northwest corner of township 31 south, range 5 west, thence west to the boundary of the state;
thence south to the line between townships 36 and 37 south; thence east to the line between ranges
16 and 15 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence
east to the northeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence south to the southeast
corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the southeast corner of township 37
south,
range 13 west; thence south to the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 13 west;
thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges 12 and 11 west;
thence south on that range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 11
west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges 11 and 10
west; thence north along the range line to the southwest corner of section 18, township 38 south,
range 10 west; thence east on the section lines to the intersection of the range line between ranges
11 and 10 west, at the northeast corner of section 24, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence north
to the line separating townships 37 and 38 south; thence east to the line between ranges 8 and 7 west;
thence north to the northwest corner of township 35 south, range 7 west; thence east to the northeast
corner of said township 35 south, range 7 west; thence north to the northwest corner of township 34
south, range 6 west; thence east to the northeast corner of township 34 south, range 6 west; thence
north to the point of beginning.
Section 39.
Section
17-50-216
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-15 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-15]. 17-50-216. Juab County -- Description.
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The geographic boundaries of Juab County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the second standard parallel south with the divide between Cherry and Faust Creeks,
thence west to the boundary of the state; thence south to a point due west of the mouth of the lower
canyon of the Sevier River; thence east on township line between townships 14 and 15 south to the
middle of the channel of said river; thence northeasterly up the channel of said river to its point of
intersection with the summit, if prolonged, of the range separating Oak Creek District from Little
Valley; thence southerly along the summit of said last mentioned range to the summit of the high
ground and mountains between the Round and Little Valleys; thence east on section line nearest the
last mentioned summit to the southeast corner of section 16, township 17 south, range 2 west; thence
south to the southwest corner of section 22 near the top of the dugway on Sevier Hill; thence east
on the section line to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west; thence
north on the range line between ranges 1 west and 2 west to the northwest corner of lot 11 in section
18, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake base and meridian; thence east on section line to the
southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south, range 1 west, Salt Lake base and meridian; thence
north on section line to the southwest corner of section 32, township 16 south, range 1 west, said
section corner being about half a mile northerly of the Upper Bluffs or Painted Rocks on the Sevier
River; thence east on the township line to the southwest corner of section 34, township 16 south,
range 1 west; thence north on section line to the northwest corner of said section 34; thence east on
section line to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16 south, range 1 east; thence north on
the range line between ranges 1 and 2 east to the northwest corner of township 16 south, range 2
east; thence east on township line between townships 15 and 16 south, range 2 east, to the northwest
corner of section 4, township 16 south, range 2 east; thence north on section line to the northwest
corner of section 16, township 13 south, range 2 east; thence east on section line to the quarter
section corner common to sections 10 and 15 of said township and range; thence north on quarter
line through section 10 to the quarter corner common to sections 3 and 10; thence east on section
line to the southwest corner of section 2; thence north on section line to the quarter corner common
to sections 2 and 3; thence east on the quarter section line through said section 2 to the quarter corner
common to sections 1 and 2; thence north to the northeast corner of said section 2; thence east on
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the township line between townships 12 and 13 south to the southwest corner of township 12 south,
range 3 east; thence north on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the northwest corner of
section 31, township 12 south, range 3 east; thence east on section line to the southwest corner of
section 27; thence north on section line to the southeast corner of section 9; thence west on section
line to the southwest corner of section 8; thence north on section line to the northwest corner of
section 8; thence west on section line to the southwest corner of section 6; thence north on range line
between ranges 2 and 3 east to the northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence west
on township line between townships 11 and 12 south to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence
northerly along the summit of the Nebo Range to the summit of the high ground and range between
the Utah and Juab Valleys; thence along the last mentioned summit and the summit between the
Goshen and Juab Valleys and the summit between the Tintic Valley and the Cedar and Goshen
Valleys and the summit between the Tintic and Rush Valleys to the point of beginning.
Section 40.
Section
17-50-217
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-16 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-16]. 17-50-217. Kane County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Kane County are described as follows: Beginning at the middle
of the main channel of the Colorado river where intersected by the line separating townships 37 and
38 south, thence west to the line separating ranges 9 and 10 west; thence south to the boundary of
the state; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Colorado river; thence northeasterly
up the middle of said channel to the point of beginning.
Section 41.
Section
17-50-218
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-17 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-17]. 17-50-218. Millard County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Millard County are described as follows: Beginning at the
southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2 west, Salt Lake base and meridian, on
range line between ranges 1 and 2 west, thence west to the southwest corner of section 22 near the
summit of Sevier Hill; thence north to the southeast corner of section 16; thence west on section line
to the summit of the range separating Oak Creek district from the Little Valley; thence northerly
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following the last mentioned summit to its point of intersection, if prolonged, with the middle of the
channel of the Sevier River; thence southwesterly down the middle of said channel to the mouth of
the lower Sevier Canyon; thence west on the township line between townships 14 and 15 south to
the boundary of the state; thence south to a point west of a point two miles south of the south side
of Fort Wilden on Cove Creek; thence east to the summit of the range separating the Sevier Valley
from the Pavant and Round Valleys; thence to the southwest corner of section 31, township 25 south,
range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence north two miles; thence east one mile; thence north
three miles; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile to the northwest corner, section 4,
township 25 south, range 5 west; thence east one-half mile; thence north one mile; thence east one
mile; thence north one-half mile; thence east five miles to the center of section 28, township 24 south,
range 4-1/2 west; thence south one-half mile; thence east two and one-half miles; thence north
one-half mile; thence east one mile; thence north one-fourth of a mile; thence east one-half mile;
thence north one mile; thence east one-half mile; thence north one-fourth mile to the northwest corner
of section 20, township 24 south, range 4 west; thence east one mile; thence north one-half mile;
thence east three-fourths miles; thence north one-half mile; thence east one-fourth of a mile to the
southwest corner of section 10, township 24 south, range 4 west; thence north one-half mile; thence
east one mile; thence north two and one-half miles; thence west one-half mile; thence north five miles
to the quarter section corner on the north side of section 3, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence
north along section line between sections 31 and 32 to the northwest corner of section 32, township
22 south, range 3 west; thence east two miles to the southeast corner section 28, township 22 south,
range 3 west; thence north one mile; thence east one mile; thence north two miles; thence east one
mile; thence east one mile to the southeast corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 3 west;
thence north one and one-half miles more or less to the southwest corner of section 21, township 21
south, range 2-1/2 west; thence east to the quarter section corner on the south side of section 19,
township 21 south, range 2 west; thence north two miles; thence east one-half mile to the southeast
corner of section 7, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence north one-half mile; thence east two
miles; thence north to the northwest corner of section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence east
to the southeast corner of section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west: thence north on the range line
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between ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west to the southeast corner of section 24, township 17 south, range 2
west, Salt Lake base and meridian to the point of beginning.
Section 42.
Section
17-50-219
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-18 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-18]. 17-50-219. Morgan County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Morgan County are described as follows: Beginning at the
point on the summit of the Wasatch range of mountains nearest to the eastern headwaters of the
Ogden river, thence southwesterly along the summit of said range passing south around the
headwaters of the Ogden river to the summit of the main Wasatch range southeast of Ogden City;
thence southerly along the summit of said range crossing the Weber canyon and river to the summit
of the cross range through which the upper canyon of East Canyon creek runs; thence easterly along
the summit of said last mentioned range to, and thence northerly along, the summit of the range
between East Canyon creek and the Weber river to the Weber river; thence northeasterly across said
river and along the summit of the high land between Lost and Echo Canyon creeks to the summit of
the Wasatch range separating the valley of the Bear river from the valley of the Weber river; thence
northwesterly along the last mentioned summit to the point of beginning.
Section 43.
Section
17-50-220
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-19 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-19]. 17-50-220. Piute County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Piute County are described as follows: Beginning at the
northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south,
range 1 east of the Salt Lake meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to section line to the
range line between 2 and 3 west; thence north on range line to the northeast corner of the southeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section 25, township 26 south, range 3 west of the Salt Lake
meridian; thence westerly along the 40-line parallel to the section line, to the northwest corner of the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 34, township 26 south, range 6 west to the
summit of the range separating Beaver and Pavant Valleys from Sevier Valley; thence southerly
following said last mentioned summit to the line between townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to
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the Salt Lake meridian; thence north to the intersection of said meridian with the summit of the range
separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence northeasterly along said summit to the point of
beginning.
Section 44.
Section
17-50-221
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-20 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-20]. 17-50-221. Rich County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Rich County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
of intersection of the boundaries of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming, thence west to the summit of the
watershed separating Cache and Bear Lake Valleys; thence southerly along the summit of said
watershed to the summit of the Wasatch Range lying north and east of the headwaters of the Ogden
River; thence southeasterly along the summit of the last mentioned range to, and thence along the
summit of the mountains separating the valley of the Bear River from the valley of the Weber River
to a point opposite and nearest to the Union Pacific Railroad, one mile east of Wasatch Station;
thence southerly to the north side of said railroad; thence northeasterly along the north side of said
railroad to the summit west of the Bear River Valley; thence east to the state boundary; thence north
to the point of beginning.
Section 45.
Section
17-50-222
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-21 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-21]. 17-50-222. Salt Lake County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Salt Lake County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the spur range terminating at the
hot spring in the northern part of Salt Lake City, thence southwesterly along said last mentioned
summit to a point east of a point 136 rods north of said hot spring; thence west to the middle of the
channel of the Jordan River; thence down the middle of said channel to the mouth of said river; thence
west to the west line of range 1 west; thence southwesterly and equidistant between Antelope Island
and the south shore of Great Salt Lake to the base line of the United States Survey where intersected
by a straight line drawn between Black Rock on the south shore of said lake and the middle point of
a line running from the west shore of the said lake at latitude 41 degrees north to a point on the east
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shore of said lake west of the middle channel of the Weber River where said channel lies north of the
northwest corner of Kingston's Fort; thence southeasterly through Black Rock to the northern end
of, and thence along, the summit of the Oquirrh Range to the summit of the cross range between the
Oquirrh and Wasatch Ranges; thence easterly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the
Wasatch Range; thence northwesterly along said last mentioned summit to the point of beginning.
Section 46.
Section
17-50-223
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-22 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-22]. 17-50-223. San Juan County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of San Juan County are described as follows: Beginning on the
eastern boundary of the state at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west to the middle
of the main channel of the Green River; thence southwesterly down the middle of the channels of the
Green and Colorado Rivers to the southern boundary of the state; thence east to the eastern boundary
of the state; thence north to the point of beginning.
Section 47.
Section
17-50-224
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-23 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-23]. 17-50-224. Sanpete County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Sanpete County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the line between townships 11 and 12 south and the section line running north and
south through the middle of range 6 east, Salt Lake meridian, thence west along the township line
between townships 11 and 12 south to the northwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east;
thence south on range line between ranges 2 and 3 east to the southwest corner of section 6,
township
12 south, range 3 east; thence east on section line to the northwest corner of section 8; thence south
on section line to the southwest corner of section 8; thence east on section line to the southeast
corner of section 9; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 27; thence west
on section line to the northwest corner of section 31; thence south on the range line between ranges
2 and 3 east, to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 3 east; thence west on township
line between townships 12 and 13 south to the northeast corner of section 2, township 13 south,
range 2 east; thence south on section line to the quarter corner common to sections 1 and 2; thence
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west on the quarter section line through said section 2 to quarter corner common to sections 2 and
3; thence south on section line to the southwest corner of section 2; thence west on section line to
quarter corner common to sections 3 and 10; thence south on quarter line through section 10 to the
quarter corner common to sections 10 and 15; thence west on section line to the northwest corner
of section 16; thence south on section line to the northwest corner of section 4, township 16 south,
range 2 east; thence west on township line between townships 15 and 16 south, range 2 east to the
northwest corner of township 16 south, range 2 east; thence south on range line between ranges 1
and 2 east to the southeast corner of section 25, township 16 south, range 1 east; thence west on the
section line to the northwest corner of section 34, township 16 south, range 1 west; thence south on
section lines to the southwest corner of section 34; thence west on the township line to the southwest
corner of section 32, township 16 south, range 1 west, said section corner being about half a mile
northerly of the Upper Bluffs or Painted Rocks on the Sevier River; thence south on section line to
the southwest corner of section 8, township 17 south, range 1 west; thence west on section line to
the northwest corner of lot 11 in section 18, township 17 south, range 1 west; thence south on the
range line between ranges 1 and 2 west and between ranges 1-1/2 west and 2 west to a point west
of the point where the road between Gunnison and Salina crosses Willow Creek at the forks of said
creek; thence east to the east bank of the Sevier River; thence southerly along the east bank of said
river to a point one mile north of the fourth standard parallel south; thence east to the line between
ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the line running
north and south through the middle of range 6 east; thence north to the point of beginning.
Section 48.
Section
17-50-225
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-24 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-24]. 17-50-225. Sevier County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Sevier County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the line between the ranges 5 and 6 east one mile north of fourth standard parallel south, thence
west to the east bank of the Sevier River; thence northerly along the east bank of said river to a point
west of a point where the road between Gunnison and Salina crosses Willow Creek at the forks of
said creek; thence west to the range line between ranges 1-1/2 and 2 west, township 20 south; thence
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south to the southeast corner, section 36, township 20 south, range 2 west; thence west to the
northwest corner, section 3, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence south to the one-fourth corner
on the east side of section 9, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west two miles; thence south
one-half mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south two miles; thence west one-half mile to the
southwest corner of section 19, township 21 south, range 2 west; thence west to the southwest
corner
of section 21, township 21 south, range 2-1/2 west; thence south to the southeast corner of section
36, township 21 south, range 3 west; thence west one mile; thence south two miles; thence west one
mile; thence south two miles; thence west one mile; thence south one mile; thence west two miles to
the southeast corner of section 30, township 22 south, range 3 west; thence south along the section
line between sections 31 and 32 to the quarter corner on the north side of section 3, township 23
south, range 4 west; thence south five miles; thence east one-half mile; thence south one mile to the
southeast corner of section 34, township 23 south, range 4 west; thence south one and one-half miles;
thence west one mile; thence south one-half mile; thence west one-fourth mile; thence south one-half
mile; thence west three-fourths mile; thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south
one-fourth mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south one mile; thence west one-half mile; thence
south one-fourth mile; thence west one mile; thence south one-half mile to the southeast corner of
section 26, township 24 south, range 4-1/2 west; thence west two and one-half miles; thence north
one-half mile; thence west five miles; thence south one-half mile; thence west one mile; thence south
one mile; thence west one-half mile to the southeast corner of section 32, township 24 south, range
5 west; thence one mile south; thence one-half mile west; thence south three miles; thence west one
mile; thence south two miles; thence west one-half mile to the southwest corner of section 31,
township 25 south, range 5 west; thence to the northeast corner of Beaver County at the summit of
the range separating Sevier Valley from Round and Pavant Valleys; thence southwesterly along the
summit of said range to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of
section 34, township 26 south, range 6 west; thence easterly along the 40-line parallel to the section
line to the range line between 2 and 3 west; thence south on range line to the 40-line running east
through the south one-half of section 31, township 26 south, range 2 west of the Salt Lake meridian;
thence easterly along said 40-line parallel to the section line to the northeast corner of the southeast
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quarter of the southwest quarter of section 35, township 26 south, range 1 east, Salt Lake meridian
to the summit of the range separating Grass and Rabbit Valleys; thence northeasterly along said
summit to a point due east of the point at which the wagon road crosses the summit between
Marysvale and Monroe; thence east to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to the point
of beginning.
Section 49.
Section
17-50-226
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-25 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-25]. 17-50-226. Summit County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Summit County are described as follows: Beginning on the
northern boundary of the state at longitude 110 degrees west, thence west to the southwest corner
of Wyoming; thence north to a point east of the point where the north side of the Union Pacific
Railroad crosses the summit first west of Bear River Valley; thence west to the north side of said
railroad; thence southwesterly along the north side of said road to a point one mile east of Wasatch
Station; thence northerly to the nearest point of the summit of the range of mountains between Bear
River and Weber Valleys; thence southwesterly along said last mentioned summit to its intersection
with the summit of the high land between Echo and Lost Creeks; thence southwesterly down said last
mentioned summit to and directly across the Weber River; thence southerly along the summit of the
range separating East Canyon from Weber Valley to the summit of the cross range through which the
upper canyon of East Canyon Creek runs; thence westerly to the summit of the Wasatch Range;
thence southeasterly along said summit to the summit of the range next south of the headwaters of
Silver and East Canyon Creeks; thence easterly along said last mentioned summit to the point where
it is crossed by the road between Rhoads Valley and Salt Lake City; thence southerly to the middle
of the channel of the Provo River at the high bluff below Goddard's Ranch; thence easterly along the
middle of said channel to the headwaters of the said river farthest east; thence east to the summit of
the Uintah Range; thence northeasterly to the one hundred and tenth meridian of west longitude;
thence north to the point of beginning.
Section 50.
Section
17-50-227
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-26 is renumbered
and amended to read:
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[17-1-26]. 17-50-227. Tooele County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Tooele County are described as follows: Beginning at the
middle point of a straight line drawn between a point on the west shore of Great Salt Lake at latitude
41 degrees north and a point on the east shore of said lake due west of the middle of the channel of
the Weber River and north of the northwest corner of Kingston's Fort, thence southwesterly along
said line to the west shore of said lake; thence west to the western boundary of the state; thence south
to the second standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the divide between Cherry and
Faust Creeks; thence along the summit of the range next east of the Rush and Tooele Valleys to the
northern end of said summit; thence northeasterly on a straight line through Black Rock on the shore
of Great Salt Lake to the point of beginning.
Section 51.
Section
17-50-228
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-27 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-27]. 17-50-228. Uintah County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Uintah County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the summit of the Uintah Mountains two sections and one-fifth mile west of a point where the
Uintah special meridian intersects the summit of the Uintah Mountains, thence southerly, adjacent to
and west of the Uintah special meridian a distance of two sections and one-fifth mile to the south
boundary of the former Uintah Indian Reservation; thence south parallel with the 110 degrees and
00 minutes west longitude to the line between townships 11 and 12 south, Salt Lake base and
meridian; thence east to the middle of the main channel of the Green River; thence down the channel
to the third standard parallel south; thence east to the summit of the Brown Cliffs; thence
northeasterly to the state boundary; thence north to the east quarter corner of section twelve (12),
township 2 south of range 25 east of Salt Lake base and meridian; thence west along the center lines
of sections twelve (12), eleven (11), ten (10), and nine (9), to the west quarter corner of section nine
(9), township 2 south of range 25 east; thence north along the west boundary lines of sections nine
(9), and four (4) to the northwest corner of section four (4), township 2 south of range 25 east;
thence west along the south boundary lines of sections thirty-two (32), and thirty-one (31) township
1 south of range 25 east to the southwest corner of said township; thence north along the west
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boundary line of said township 1 south of range 25 east to the northwest corner of the township and
range; thence west along the south boundary line of township 1 north of range 24 east to the
southwest corner of section thirty-six (36), township 1 north of range 24 east; thence north along the
west boundary line of section thirty-six (36), to the northwest corner of said section thirty-six (36);
thence west along the south boundary lines of sections twenty-six (26), and twenty-seven (27),
township 1 north of range 24 east to the southwest corner of section twenty-seven (27), or range and
township; thence north along the west boundary lines of sections twenty-seven (27), twenty-two (22),
fifteen (15), ten (10) and three (3) to the northwest corner of section three (3), township 1 north of
range 24 east; thence west along the south boundary lines of townships 2 north of ranges 24, 23 and
22 east to the northwest corner of section one (1), township one (1) north of range twenty-two (22)
east; thence south along the west boundary line of sections one (1), twelve (12), thirteen (13),
twenty-four (24) and twenty-five (25), township one (1) north of range twenty-two (22) east to the
west quarter corner section twenty-five (25), township one (1) north, range twenty-two (22) east;
thence westerly to the monument at the top of Mt. Lena, thence in a westerly direction following the
water parting line along the summit of the Uintah Mountains to the point of beginning.
Section 52.
Section
17-50-229
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-28 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-28]. 17-50-229. Utah County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Utah County are described as follows: Beginning at the point
of intersection of the Wasatch Range with the summit of the range crossing from the Wasatch to the
Oquirrh Mountains, thence westerly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the range
between the Cedar and Rush Valleys; thence southerly along said summit to the summit of the range
between the Tintic Valley and the Goshen and CedarValleys; thence southerly along said last
mentioned summit to, and thence easterly along, the summit between Goshen and Juab Valleys to,
and thence northeasterly along, the summit of the high ground and range of mountains between Utah
and Juab Valleys to the summit of the Nebo Range; thence southeasterly along said summit to the line
between townships 11 and 12 south; thence east to the line between ranges 9 and 10 east; thence
north to the township line between townships 10 and 11 south; thence west to a point due south of
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the point where the wagon road from Spanish Fork to White River as it existed in February, 1880,
crossed the summit of the divide south of the Strawberry Valley; thence north to said last mentioned
point of crossing; thence northwesterly along the summit of the range passing around the headwaters
of Spanish Fork and Hobble Creeks to a point south of the point on the Provo River one-fourth of
a mile upstream from the middle of the mouth of the north fork of said river; thence north to the
summit of the range passing around the headwaters of Battle and American Fork Creeks; thence
following said summit to the point of beginning.
Section 53.
Section
17-50-230
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-29 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-29]. 17-50-230. Wasatch County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Wasatch County are described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the summit of the Uintah Range due north of the center line between the east and west range line
of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian, thence southwesterly along the summit of said range
to a point east of the headwaters of the Provo River farthest east; thence west to the said headwaters;
thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the high bluff below Goddard's Ranch; thence
northerly to the point where the road between the Rhodes Valley and Salt Lake City crosses the
summit of the range south and east of the headwaters of East Canyon and Silver Creeks; thence north
to said point of crossing; thence southwesterly along said last mentioned summit to the summit of the
Wasatch Range at a point north of a point on the Provo River one-fourth of a mile upstream from the
middle of the mouth of the north fork of said river; thence south to the summit of the range east of
the headwaters of Hobble and Spanish Fork Creeks; thence southeasterly along said last mentioned
summit to the point where the White River and Spanish Fork Road crossed said summit in February,
1880; thence south to the second standard parallel south, Salt Lake base and meridian (which point
is also an extension east from the Salt Lake base line of the line between townships 10 and 11 south
of Salt Lake meridian); thence east along this line to its intersection with the center line between the
east and west range lines of range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian; thence following the center
line of the said range 9 west of the Uintah special meridian to its northern extremity; thence due north
to the point of beginning.
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Section 54.
Section
17-50-231
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-30 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-30]. 17-50-231. Washington County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Washington County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the line between townships 36 and 37 south and the western boundary of the state of
Utah, thence east to the line between ranges 15 and 16 west; thence north to the northwest corner
of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to the northeast corner of township 37 south, range
15 west; thence south to the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 15 west; thence east to
the southeast corner of township 37 south, range 13 west; thence south to the northeast corner of
section 24, township 38 south, range 13 west; thence east on the section line to the intersection of
the range line between ranges 11 and 12 west; thence south on that range line to the southwest corner
of section 18, township 38 south, range 11 west; thence east on the section line to the intersection
of the range line between ranges 10 and 11 west; thence north along the range line to the southwest
corner of section 18, township 38 south, range 10 west; thence east on the section line to the
intersection of the range line between ranges 9 and 10 west at the northeast corner of section 24,
township 38 south, range 10 west; thence south on that range line to the south boundary line of the
state of Utah; thence west along the Utah-Arizona boundary line to the west boundary line of the
state of Utah; thence north along said west boundary line to the point of beginning.
Section 55.
Section
17-50-232
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-31 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-31]. 17-50-232. Wayne County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Wayne County are described as follows: Beginning at the
middle of the channel of the Green River at latitude 38 degrees and 30 minutes north, thence west
to the line between ranges 5 and 6 east; thence north to a point east of the point where the wagon
road crosses the summit between Marysvale and Monroe; thence west to the summit of the range
between the Rabbit and Grass Valleys; thence southwesterly along said summit to the Salt Lake
meridian; thence south to the line between townships 30 and 31 south; thence east to the middle of
the channel of the Colorado River; thence northerly up the channels of the Colorado and Green
Rivers
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to the point of beginning.
Section 56.
Section
17-50-233
, which is renumbered from Section 17-1-32 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-1-32]. 17-50-233. Weber County -- Description.
The geographic boundaries of Weber County are described as follows: Beginning at the
intersection of the summit of the Wasatch Range north and east of the Ogden Valley and the summit
of the range separating the Bear Lake Valley from the Cache Valley, thence westerly to the hot
springs near the county road north of Ogden along the summits of the Wasatch Range and the spur
range terminating at said hot springs; thence west to the line between ranges 3 and 4 west; thence
southwesterly in a straight line to the middle point of a line drawn from a point on the east shore of
Great Salt Lake west of the middle of the channel of the Weber River north of the northwest corner
of Kingston's Fort to a point on the west shore of said lake at latitude 41 degrees north; thence
northeasterly along said last described line to the east shore of Great Salt Lake; thence east to the
middle of the channel of the Weber River; thence up the middle of said channel to a point where
crossed by the summit line of the Wasatch Range; thence northeasterly along the summit of said range
around the headwaters of the Ogden River to the point of beginning.
Section 57.
Section
17-50-301
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-2 is renumbered and
amended to read:
Part 3. County Powers
[17-4-2]. 17-50-301. Exercise of county powers.
The powers of a county [can] may be exercised only by the county executive and county
legislative body or by agents and officers acting under their authority or under authority of law.
Section 58.
Section
17-50-302
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-3 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-3]. 17-50-302. General county powers.
(1) A county may:
(a) as prescribed by statute, levy, assess, and collect taxes, borrow money, and levy and
collect special assessments for benefits conferred; and
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(b) provide services, exercise powers, and perform functions that are reasonably related to
the safety, health, morals, and welfare of their inhabitants, except as limited or prohibited by statute.
(2) A county [has power] may:
[(1) To] (a) sue and be sued[.];
[(2) To] (b) acquire land, including at a tax sale, and hold [land within its limits] it as
necessary and proper for county purposes[, and on tax sales.];
[(3) To] (c) make such contracts and [to] purchase and hold such personal property as may
be necessary to the exercise of its powers[.]; and
[(4) To] (d) manage and dispose of its property as the interests of its inhabitants may require.
[(5) To levy and collect such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are
authorized by law.]
Section 59.
Section
17-50-303
, which is renumbered from Section 17-4-4 is renumbered and
amended to read:
[17-4-4]. 17-50-303. Count may not give or lend credit -- County may borrow in
anticipation of revenues -- Purposes.
[No] (1) A county [shall in any manner] may not give or lend its credit to or in aid of any
person or corporation, or appropriate money in aid of any private enterprise. [The]
(2) A county [legislative body] may borrow money in anticipation of the collection of taxes
and other county revenues [of the county] in the manner and subject to the conditions of [the] Title
11, Chapter 14, Utah Municipal Bond Act. [This]
(3) A county may incur indebtedness [may be incurred] under Subsection (2) for any purpose
for which funds of the county may be expended.
Section 60.
Section
17-50-304
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-229 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-229]. 17-50-304. Police, building, and sanitary regulations.
[They] A county may make and enforce within the limits of the county, outside the limits of
[incorporated] cities and towns, all such local, police, building, and sanitary regulations as are not in
conflict with general laws.
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Section 61.
Section
17-50-305
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-232 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-232]. 17-50-305. County powers to acquire, construct, and control roads and
other facilities -- Retainage.
(1) [They] A county may:
(a) contract for, purchase, or otherwise acquire, when necessary, rights of way for county
roads over private property, and may institute proceedings for acquiring such rights of way as
provided by law[, and];
(b) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage county roads, sidewalks, ferries and
bridges within the county, outside of [incorporated] cities[, may] and towns;
(c) designate the county roads to be maintained by the county within or extending through
any [incorporated] city or town, which [in no case shall] may not be more than three in the same
direction[, and may];
(d) abolish or abandon [such] county roads [as] that are unnecessary for the use of the public,
in the manner provided by law[. They may also ]; and
(e) lay out, construct, maintain, control, and manage landing fields and hangars for the use
of airplanes or other vehicles for aerial travel [anywhere within the county].
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct county roads,
sidewalks, ferries, and bridges under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or
withheld and released as provided in Section
13-8-5
.
Section 62.
Section
17-50-306
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-233 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-233]. 17-50-306. Granting franchises over public roads -- Limitation.
[They] (1) A county may grant franchises along and over the public roads and highways for
all lawful purposes, upon such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in the judgment of the [board
may be] county legislative body are necessary and proper, to be exercised in such manner as to
present the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the traveling public[, but such permission
shall].
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(2) A franchise under Subsection (1) may not be granted for a [longer] period longer than
50 years.
Section 63.
Section
17-50-307
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-234 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-234]. 17-50-307. Franchises for toll roads.
[They] (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may grant, on such terms, conditions, and
restrictions as in the judgment of the [board may be] county executive are necessary and proper,
licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways whenever in the judgment of the
[board] county executive the expense of operating or maintaining [such] the roads or highways as free
public highways is too great to justify the county in operating or maintaining them[; provided, that
it shall always be a condition attached to the granting of such licenses and franchises].
(2) Each license and franchise granted under Subsection (1) shall contain the condition that
[such] the roads and highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the persons to whom such licenses
or franchises [may be] are granted.
Section 64.
Section
17-50-308
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-235 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-235]. 17-50-308. Franchises for ferries and bridges.
[They] (1) A county may grant licenses and franchises for constructing and keeping in repair
roads, bridges, and ferries and for the taking of tolls [thereon] on them. [All persons]
(2) Each person operating any toll boat or ferry for the transportation of persons, vehicles,
or livestock across any stream, river, or body of water in this state shall obtain a franchise for [the]
its operation [of the same] from the county executive of the county [or counties] in which such boat
or ferry is operated. [Whenever]
(3) If such boat or ferry is operated on a stream or body of water forming the boundary line
between two adjoining counties, the person operating the boat or ferry shall obtain a franchise [shall
be obtained] from the county executive of each [of such counties] county.
Section 65.
Section
17-50-309
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-236 is renumbered
and amended to read:
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[17-5-236]. 17-50-309. Regulation of use of roads.
[They] A county may enact ordinances and make regulations not in conflict with law for the
control, construction, alteration, repair, and use of all public roads and highways in the county outside
of [incorporated] cities and towns.
Section 66.
Section
17-50-310
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-237 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-237]. 17-50-310. County powers regarding property, water rights, and water
facilities -- Retainage.
(1) [They] A county may:
(a) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any real or personal property or water rights
necessary for the use of the county; [may]
(b) purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary real estate upon which to sink wells to obtain
water for sprinkling roads and for other county purposes and [may] erect thereon pumping apparatus,
tanks, and reservoirs for [the] obtaining and [storage of] storing water for such purposes[; may] and
preserve, take care of, manage, and control [the same] that real estate and those facilities; [may]
(c) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any water rights or stock or rights in reservoirs
or storage companies or associations for the use of citizens of the county; [may]
(d) construct dams and canals for the storage and distribution of [such] waters referred to
in Subsection (1)(c); and [may]
(e) fix the price for and sell [such] water, water rights, stock, or rights in reservoir or storage
companies or associations, with the dams and canals, as are not required for public use to citizens of
the county.
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct dams and canals under
this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section
13-8-5
.
Section 67.
Section
17-50-311
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-239 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-239]. 17-50-311. Courthouse, jail, hospital, and other public buildings _
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Retainage.
(1) [They] A county may erect, repair or rebuild, and furnish a courthouse, jail, hospital, and
such other public buildings as may be necessary, and join with cities and towns in the construction,
ownership, and operation of hospitals.
(2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to erect, repair, or rebuild public
buildings under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as
provided in Section
13-8-5
.
Section 68.
Section
17-50-312
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-242 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-242]. 17-50-312. Acquisition, management, and disposal of property.
(1) [The] A county may purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise acquire and
dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in such property that it determines to be in
the public interest.
(2) Any property interest acquired by the county shall be held in the name of the county
unless specifically otherwise provided by law.
(3) The county legislative body shall provide by ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation for
the manner in which property shall be acquired, managed, and disposed of.
Section 69.
Section
17-50-313
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-243 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-243]. 17-50-313. Provisions for general health -- Creation of health
department.
[The board of health] Each county shall:
(1) make provisions for the preservation of health in the county and pay the related expenses;
and
(2) in cooperation with municipalities in the county, create a local health department as
provided in Title 26A, Chapter 1, Part 1, Local Health Department Act.
Section 70.
Section
17-50-314
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-245 is renumbered
and amended to read:
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[17-5-245]. 17-50-314. Powers of cities and towns not affected.
Nothing [contained] in this chapter [is intended] may be construed to diminish, impair, or [in
any wise] affect the power conferred upon [incorporated] cities and towns.
Section 71.
Section
17-50-315
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-264 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-264]. 17-50-315. Study and improvement of county government -- Charges and
expenses.
(1) [The several counties of the state of Utah are authorized and empowered, either singly]
A county may, individually or in association with other counties, [to] study the processes and
methods of county government with a view to improvement and [to] cause to be assembled and
presented to the Legislature [of the state of Utah] or the Congress of the United States, or to or
before the appropriate committees of either or both, such information and factual data with respect
to the effect upon [said] counties, the taxpayers, and the people, of existing, pending or proposed
legislation, as in the judgment of county executives and legislative bodies, will be in the interest of
and beneficial to [said] counties, taxpayers, and people[; and the].
(2) The charges and expenses incurred under Subsection (1) shall be proper claim against
[the] county funds [of such counties], to be audited and paid as other county claims.
Section 72.
Section
17-50-316
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-265 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-265]. 17-50-316. Development of county resources.
[The county legislative bodies of the respective counties within the state are authorized and
empowered to] A county may provide for the development of the county's mineral, water, manpower,
industrial, historical, cultural, and other resources.
Section 73.
Section
17-50-317
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-271 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-271]. 17-50-317. Expenditure of county funds authorized to develop county
resources.
[The] A county [legislative body] may expend county funds as are considered advisable to
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carry out the purposes of [this act] Section
17-50-316
.
Section 74.
Section
17-50-318
, which is renumbered from Section 17-5-275 is renumbered
and amended to read:
[17-5-275]. 17-50-318. Mental health and substance abuse services.
[The county legislative body of each] Each