Section 17-41-602 - Use of money - Criteria - Administration(1) The county treasurer shall: (a) pay rollback taxes in accordance with Sections 59-2-506, 59-2-511, 59-2-1705, and 59-2-1710; and(b) deposit 20% of the rollback tax funds into an account or fund of the county set aside for preserving or restoring open land and agricultural land.(2) The percentage of rollback tax funds described in Subsection (1)(b):(a) may be used to establish a conservation easement under Title 57, Chapter 18, Land Conservation Easement Act, or to fund similar methods to preserve open land or agricultural land; and(b) if the property to be purchased is in a public land county, may not be used to purchase a fee interest in real property to preserve open land or agricultural land, unless, the governmental entity purchasing the property contemporaneously transfers to the private ownership real property, in the same public land county, that is roughly equivalent in size to the property to be purchased.(3) Eminent domain may not be used or threatened in connection with any purchase using the percentage of rollback tax funds described in Subsection (1)(b).(4) The funds collected by the account or fund of the county may roll over from year-to-year.Added by Chapter 180, 2023 General Session ,§ 7, eff. 5/3/2023.