Utah Code § 17B-1-1303

Current with legislation effective through 5/2/2024

Section 17B-1-1303 - Initiation of dissolution process

The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:

(1) for an inactive special district:

(a)

(i) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or

(ii) for all other districts:

(A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:

(I) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;

(II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and

(III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or

(B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or

(b) a resolution adopted by the administrative body;

(2) for an active special district, a petition signed by:

(a) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district;

(b) for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:

(i) are diverted within the district; and

(ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or

(c) for all other districts:

(i) the owners of private real property that:

(A) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;

(B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and

(C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or

(ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved ; or

(3) for an infrastructure financing district, a resolution adopted by the board of trustees.

Utah Code § 17B-1-1303

Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 45, eff. 5/1/2024.

Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session ,§ 158, eff. 2/27/2023.

Amended by Chapter 248, 2017 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2017.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session.