Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 4 > Part 1 - Local Amendments to International Building Code

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Board: means the board of trustees of a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Commission: means the Conservation Commission, created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of the department. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Conservation district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-3-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Creating entity: means the county, municipality, or development authority that approves the creation of a public infrastructure district. See Utah Code 17D-4-102
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food, created in Section 4-2-102. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
• Development authority: means :

  (a)	the Utah Inland Port Authority created in Section 11-58-201;

  (b)	the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority created in Section 11-59-201; or

  (c)

  the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201. See Utah Code 17D-4-102 Devise: To gift property by will. Division: means a division of a public infrastructure district: (a)  that is relatively equal in number of eligible voters or potential eligible voters to all other divisions within the public infrastructure district, taking into account existing or potential developments which, when completed, would increase or decrease the population within the public infrastructure district; and (b)  which a member of the board represents. See Utah Code 17D-4-102 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5