Utah Code 17B-2a-904. Regional service areas to become service areas — Change from regional service area to service area not to affect rights, obligations, board makeup, or property of former regional service area
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(1) Each regional service area, created and operating under the law in effect before April 30, 2007, becomes on that date a service area, governed by and subject to Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts, and this part.
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-904
- Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Service area: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The change of an entity from a regional service area to a service area under Subsection (1) does not affect:
(2)(a) the entity’s basic structure and operations or its nature as a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state;
(2)(b) the ability of the entity to provide the service that the entity:
(2)(b)(i) was authorized to provide before the change; and
(2)(b)(ii) provided before the change;
(2)(c) the validity of the actions taken, bonds issued, or contracts or other obligations entered into by the entity before the change;
(2)(d) the ability of the entity to continue to impose and collect taxes, fees, and other charges for the service it provides;
(2)(e) the makeup of the board of trustees;
(2)(f) the entity’s ownership of property acquired before the change; or
(2)(g) any other powers, rights, or obligations that the entity had before the change, except as modified by this part.