11-65-504.  Those executing bonds not personally liable — Limitation of obligations under bonds — Negotiability.

(1)  A member of the board or other person executing a lake authority bond is not liable personally on the bond.

Terms Used In Utah Code 11-65-504

  • Board: means the lake authority's governing body, created in Section 11-65-301. See Utah Code 11-65-101
  • Lake authority: means the Utah Lake Authority, created in Section 11-65-201. See Utah Code 11-65-101
  • 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
  • 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) 

(a)  A bond issued by the lake authority is not a general obligation or liability of the state or any of the state’s political subdivisions and does not constitute a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of the state or any of the state’s political subdivisions.

(b)  A bond issued by the lake authority is not payable out of any funds or properties other than those of the lake authority.

(c)  The state and the state’s political subdivisions are not and may not be held liable on a bond issued by the lake authority.

(d)  A bond issued by the lake authority does not constitute indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation.

(3)  A bond issued by the lake authority under this part is fully negotiable.

Enacted by Chapter 59, 2022 General Session