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         January 31, 2000


Mr. President:

    The State and Local Affairs Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 142, CREATION OF LOCAL DISTRICTS, by Senator R. Evans, with the following amendments:
1.    Page 1, Line 1:    After "DISTRICTS" insert "AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS"
2.    Page 1, Line 8:    After "DISTRICTS;" insert "ESTABLISHING A CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTION FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISTRICTS;"
3.    Page 1, Line 13:    After line 13 insert:
        "ENACTS:
         17A-2-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953"
4.    Page 3, Line 61:    After line 61 insert:
        "Section 2. Section 17A-2-103 is enacted to read:
        17A-2-103. Conclusive presumption regarding creation and existence.
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an independent special district under this chapter created on or after May 4, 1999 shall be

conclusively presumed to have been lawfully created and existing if:
        (1) for two years following the district's creation:
        (a) the district has:
        (i) levied and collected a tax; or
        (ii) collected a fee, charge, assessment, or tax increment for a commodity, service, facility, or improvement provided by the district; and
        (b) no challenge has been filed in court to the existence or creation of the district; and
        (2) the district has complied with Subsections 17A-1-102(1) and 17A-1-504(1)."

         Renumber remaining sections accordingly.

        Respectfully,


        R. Mont Evans
        Committee Chair



Voting: 4-0-2
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