Section 17B-2a-806 - Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a public transit district - Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to public transit district - Equitable allocation of resources within the public transit district(1) The state or an agency of the state may: (a) make public contributions to a public transit district as in the judgment of the Legislature or governing board of the agency are necessary or proper;(b) authorize a public transit district to perform, or aid and assist a public transit district in performing, an activity that the state or agency is authorized by law to perform; or(c) perform any action that the state agency is authorized by law to perform for the benefit of a public transit district.(2)(a) A county or municipality involved in the establishment and operation of a public transit district may provide funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district.(b) A county's use of property tax funds to establish and operate a public transit district within any part of the county is a county purpose under Section 17-53-220.(3)(a) To allocate resources and funds for development and operation of a public transit district, whether received under this section or from other sources, and subject to Section 72-1-203 pertaining to fixed guideway capital development within a large public transit district, a public transit district may: (i) give priority to public transit services that feed rail fixed guideway services; and(ii) allocate funds according to population distribution within the public transit district.(b) The comptroller of a public transit district shall report the criteria and data supporting the allocation of resources and funds in the statement required in Section 17B-2a-812.Amended by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 22, 2023 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 69, 2022 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 121, 2017 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/9/2017.Enacted by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session.