Utah Code 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 pub…
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:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-806
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
Public transit: means regular, continuing, shared-ride, surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
Public transit district: means a special district that provides public transit services. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
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
(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 72-1-202 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.
