17C-1-301.5.  Agency property exempt from taxation — Exception.

(1)  Agency property acquired or held for purposes of this title is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and, subject to Subsection (2), is exempt from taxation by a taxing entity.

Terms Used In Utah Code 17C-1-301.5

  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Taxing entity: means a public entity that:
(a) levies a tax on property located within a project area; or
(b) imposes a sales and use tax under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
(2)  The exemption in Subsection (1) does not apply to property that the agency leases to a lessee unless the lessee is entitled to a tax exemption with respect to the property.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 350, 2016 General Session