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An area may be designated as a recycling market development zone only if:
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-13-104- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
| (a) |
the county or municipality agrees to make a qualifying local contribution under Section 19-13-105; and |
| (b) |
the county or municipality provides for postconsumer waste collection for recycling within the county or municipality. |
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| (2) |
The executive authority of any municipality or county desiring to be designated as a recycling market development zone shall:
| (a) |
obtain the written approval of the municipality or county’s legislative body; and |
| (b) |
file an application with the department demonstrating the county or municipality meets the requirements of this part. |
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| (3) |
The application shall be in a form prescribed by the department, and shall include:
| (a) |
a plan developed by the county or municipality that identifies local contributions meeting the requirements of Section 19-13-105; |
| (b) |
a county or municipality development plan that outlines:
| (i) |
the specific investment or development reasonably expected to take place; |
| (ii) |
any commitments obtained from businesses to participate, and in what capacities regarding recycling markets; |
| (iii) |
the county’s or municipality’s economic development plan and demonstration of coordination between the zone and the county or municipality in overall development goals; |
| (iv) |
zoning requirements demonstrating that sufficient portions of the proposed zone area are zoned as appropriate for the development of commercial, industrial, or manufacturing businesses; |
| (v) |
the county’s or municipality’s long-term waste management plan and evidence that the zone will be adequately served by the plan; and |
| (vi) |
the county or municipality postconsumer waste collection infrastructure; |
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| (c) |
the county’s or municipality’s proposed means of assessing the effectiveness of the development plan or other programs implemented within the zone; |
| (d) |
state whether within the zone either of the following will be established:
| (i) |
commercial manufacturing or industrial processes that will produce end products that consist of not less than 50% recovered materials, of which not less than 25% is postconsumer waste material; or |
| (ii) |
commercial composting; |
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| (e) |
any additional information required by the department; and |
| (f) |
any additional information the county or municipality considers relevant to its designation as a recycling market development zone. |
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| (4) |
A county or municipality applying for designation as a recycling market development zone shall pay to the department an application fee determined under Section 63J-1-504. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 360, 2020 General Session
