Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 11 > Chapter 60 - Political Subdivision Lien Authority

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Agreement: means a short-term agreement or a long-term agreement. See Utah Code 73-10d-3
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Average weekly wages: means the average weekly wages as determined under Section 34A-2-409. See Utah Code 34A-2-102
• Award: means a final order of the commission as to the amount of compensation due:

  (i)	an injured employee; or

  (ii)

  a dependent of a deceased employee. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Board: means the Board of Water Resources created in Section 73-10-1. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Bonds: means obligations issued by a municipality or a county under Title 11, Chapter 17, Utah Industrial Facilities and Development Act, and the provisions of this chapter. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Brother or sister: includes a half brother or sister. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Certified mail: means a method of mailing by any carrier that is accompanied by proof of delivery. See Utah Code 34A-1-102 Child: includes : (i)  a posthumous child; or (ii)  a child legally adopted prior to an injury. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Commissioner: means the commissioner of the commission appointed under Section 34A-1-201. See Utah Code 34A-1-102 Compensation: means the payments and benefits provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 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. Cost: means , with respect to any privatization project or facility related thereto, without limitation: (a)  all costs of designing, planning, acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, modifying, improving, maintaining, equipping, extending, furnishing, and placing in service any privatization project, including architectural, planning, engineering, legal, and fiscal advisors' fees or costs, and any costs incident to the acquisition of any necessary property, easement, or right-of-way; (b)  any costs incurred for preliminary planning to determine the economic or engineering feasibility of a proposed privatization project, including, without limitation, costs of economic investigations and studies, surveys, preparation of designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, and inspection and supervision of the construction of any facility; (c)  all costs incident to the purchase, installation, or financing of equipment, machinery, and other personal property required by a privatization project; (d)  all costs incident to the authorization and issuance of bonds, including accountants' fees, attorneys' fees, financial advisors' fees, underwriting fees, including bond discount, and other professional services and printing costs; (e)  all costs incident to the establishment and funding of appropriate reserve funds; and (f)  interest estimated to accrue on any bonds issued to finance a privatization project for a reasonable period of time prior to construction, during construction, and for a reasonable period of time after construction. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Council: means the Water Development Coordinating Council created by Sections 79-2-201 and 73-10c-3. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Credit enhancement agreement: means an agreement entered into according to this chapter between the Drinking Water Board or the Water Quality Board, on behalf of the state, and a political subdivision, for the purpose of providing methods and assistance to political subdivisions to improve the security for and marketability of drinking water project obligations and wastewater project obligations. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Decedent: A deceased person. Decision: includes : (A)  an award or denial of a medical, disability, death, or other related benefit under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act; or (B)  another adjudicative ruling in accordance with this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Direct charge: means a charge, fee, assessment, or amount, other than a property tax, that a political subdivision charges to a property owner. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Disability: means an administrative determination that may result in an entitlement to compensation as a consequence of becoming medically impaired as to function. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source: Division: means the Division of Industrial Accidents. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings. Drinking Water Board: means the Drinking Water Board appointed according to Section 19-4-103. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Drinking water or wastewater project obligation: means , as appropriate, any bond, note, or other obligation of a political subdivision issued to finance all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, expanding, upgrading, or improving a drinking water project or wastewater project. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Drinking water project: includes : (i)  collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under the control of the operator and used primarily with the system; (ii)  collection pretreatment or storage facilities used primarily in connection with the system but not under operator's control; and (iii)  studies, planning, education activities, and design work that will promote protecting the public from waterborne health risks. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. 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 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. Facility: means any structure, building, machinery, system, land, water right, or other property necessary or desirable to provide the services contemplated by a privatization project, including, without limitation, all related and appurtenant easements and rights-of-way, improvements, utilities, landscaping, sidewalks, roads, curbs and gutters, and equipment and furnishings. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Financial assistance programs: means the various programs administered by the state whereby loans, grants, and other forms of financial assistance are made available to political subdivisions of this state to finance the costs of water and wastewater projects. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 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. Governing authority: means the persons, board, body, or entity in which the legislative powers of a political subdivision are vested. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Governing body: means the body in which the general legislative powers of a municipality or county are vested. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Hardship Grant Assessment: means the charge the Water Quality Board or Drinking Water Board assesses to recipients of loans made from the subaccount created in Subsection 73-10c-5(2)(b) or 73-10c-5(3)(b) in lieu of or in addition to interest charged on these loans. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Impairment: is a purely medical condition reflecting an anatomical or functional abnormality or loss. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC 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 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Lineal descendant: Direct descendant of the same ancestors. Long-term agreement: means an agreement or contract having a term of more than five years and less than 50 years. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Municipality: means : (a)  a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class; (b)  a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or (c)  a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Municipality: means any incorporated city or town in the state, including cities or towns operating under home rule charters. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Nonpoint source project: means a facility, system, practice, study, activity, or mechanism that abates, prevents, or reduces the pollution of waters of this state by a nonpoint source. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Nonrecurring tax notice charge: means a tax notice charge that a political subdivision certifies to the county treasurer on a one-time or case-by-case basis rather than regularly over multiple calendar years. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Notice of lien: means a notice that: (a)  a political subdivision records in the office of the recorder of the county in which a property that is the subject of a nonrecurring tax notice charge is located; and (b)  describes the nature and amount of the nonrecurring tax notice charge and whether the political subdivision intends to certify the charge to the county treasurer under statutory authority that allows the treasurer to place the charge on the property tax notice described in Section 59-2-1317. See Utah Code 11-60-102 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. Order: means an action of the commission that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other interests of one or more specific persons, but not a class of persons. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment: includes an injury caused by the willful act of a third person directed against an employee because of the employee's employment. See Utah Code 34A-2-102 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, improvement district, water conservancy district, special service district, drainage district, metropolitan water district, irrigation district, separate legal or administrative entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other entity constituting a political subdivision under the laws of this state. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Political subdivision: means the state or any municipality, county improvement district, water conservancy district, special service district, drainage district, metropolitan water district, irrigation district, separate legal or administrative entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other entity constituting a political subdivision under the laws of the state. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Political subdivision: means : (a)  a county, as that term is defined in Section 17-50-101; (b)  a municipality, as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104; (c)  a special district, as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102; (d)  a special service district, as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102; (e)  an interlocal entity, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103; (f)  a community reinvestment agency created under Title 17C, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Community Reinvestment Agency Act; (g)  a local building authority, as that term is defined in Section 17D-2-102; (h)  a conservation district, as that term is defined in Section 17D-3-102; or (i)  a local entity, as that term is defined in Sections 11-42-102 and 11-42a-102. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Political subdivision lien: means a lien that a statute expressly authorizes a political subdivision to hold and record, including a direct charge that constitutes, according to an express statutory provision, a lien. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Privatization project: means all or part of any drinking water, water, or wastewater project which is owned or operated by a private owner/operator, and provides the related services to political subdivisions. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 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 Property tax: means a tax imposed on real property under Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act, Title 59, Chapter 3, Tax Equivalent Property Act, or Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 11-60-102 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. Security fund: means the Water Development Security Fund created in Section 73-10c-5. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 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 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Supervising agency: means the Water Development Coordinating Council created in Section 73-10c-3. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Tax notice charge: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-1301. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Tax sale: means the tax sale described in 13. See Utah Code 11-60-102 Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104 Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate. Wastewater project: means : (a)  a sewer, storm or sanitary sewage system, sewage treatment facility, lagoon, sewage collection facility and system, and related pipelines, and all similar systems, works, and facilities necessary or desirable to collect, hold, cleanse, or purify any sewage or other polluted waters of this state; and (b)  a study, pollution prevention activity, or pollution education activity that will protect the waters of this state. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Wastewater project: means any sewer, sewage system, sewage treatment facility, lagoon, sewage collection facility and system and related pipelines, and all similar systems, works, and facilities necessary or desirable to collect, hold, cleanse, or purify any sewage or other polluted waters of this state, and related structures and facilities. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Water Quality Board: means the Water Quality Board appointed according to Section 19-5-103. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Waters of this state: means any stream, lake, pond, marsh, watercourse, waterway, well, spring, irrigation system, drainage system, or other body or accumulation of water whether surface, underground, natural, artificial, public, private, or other water resource of the state which is contained within or flows in or through the state. See Utah Code 73-10c-2 Waters of this state: means any stream, lake, pond, marsh, watercourse, waterway, well, spring, irrigation system, drainage system, or other body or accumulation of water, whether surface, underground, natural, artificial, public or private, or other water resource of the state, which is contained within or flows in or through the state. See Utah Code 73-10d-3 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5