Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 3 > Part 3 - Statewide Amendments to International Plumbing Code

• Active project area: means a project area that has not been dissolved in accordance with Section 17C-1-702. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
• Adjudicative proceeding: means :

  (a)	a division or board action or proceeding determining the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including actions to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, permit, or license; or

  (b)

  judicial review of a division or board action or proceeding specified in Subsection (1)(a). See Utah Code 40-8-4 Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Adjusted tax increment: means the percentage of tax increment, if less than 100%, that an agency is authorized to receive: (a)  for a pre-July 1, 1993, project area plan, under Section 17C-1-403, excluding tax increment under Subsection 17C-1-403(3); (b)  for a post-June 30, 1993, project area plan, under Section 17C-1-404, excluding tax increment under Section 17C-1-406; (c)  under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee; or (d)  under an interlocal agreement that authorizes the agency to receive a taxing entity's tax increment. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Adjutant general: means the commanding general of the Utah National Guard as appointed by the governor under Section 39A-1-201. See Utah Code 39A-1-102 Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote. Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths. Affordable housing: means housing owned or occupied by a low or moderate income family, as determined by resolution of the agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Agency funds: means money that an agency collects or receives for agency operations, implementing a project area plan or an implementation plan as defined in Section 17C-1-1001, or other agency purposes, including: (a)  project area funds; (b)  income, proceeds, revenue, or property derived from or held in connection with the agency's undertaking and implementation of project area development or agency-wide project development as defined in Section 17C-1-1001; (c)  a contribution, loan, grant, or other financial assistance from any public or private source; (d)  project area incremental revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001; or (e)  property tax revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Agency-wide project development: means activity within the agency's boundaries that, as determined by the board, encourages, promotes, or provides development or redevelopment for the purpose of achieving the results described in an implementation plan, including affordable housing. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 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. Annual income: means the same as that term is defined in regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 C. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant. Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal. Applicant: means a person who has filed a notice of intent to commence mining operations, or who has applied to the board for a review of a notice or order. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Appraisal: A determination of property value. 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 Approved notice of intention: means a formally filed notice of intention to commence mining operations, including revisions to the notice of intention that is approved under Section 40-8-13. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Armed forces: means the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Assessment roll: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-102. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court. Basalt: means fine-grained mafic igneous rock formed in the tertiary or quaternary periods. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Base taxable value: means , unless otherwise adjusted in accordance with provisions of this title, a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Base year: means , except as provided in Subsection 17C-1-402(4)(c), the year during which the assessment roll is last equalized: (a)  for a pre-July 1, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, before the project area plan's effective date; (b)  for a post-June 30, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to a taxing entity committee: (i)  before the date on which the taxing entity committee approves the project area budget; or (ii)  if taxing entity committee approval is not required for the project area budget, before the date on which the community legislative body adopts the project area plan; (c)  for a project on an inactive airport site, after the later of: (i)  the date on which the inactive airport site is sold for remediation and development; or (ii)  the date on which the airport that operated on the inactive airport site ceased operations; or (d)  for a community development project area plan or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to an interlocal agreement, as described in the interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Basic levy: means the portion of a school district's tax levy constituting the minimum basic levy under Section 59-2-902. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Bequest: Property gifted by will. Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Bond: means : (a)  a written obligation to repay borrowed money, whether denominated a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or otherwise; and (b)  a lease agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other agreement that: (i)  includes an obligation by the district to pay money; and (ii)  the district's board of trustees, in its discretion, treats as a bond for purposes of Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act, or Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Budget hearing: means the public hearing on a proposed project area budget required under Subsection 17C-2-201(2)(d) for an urban renewal project area budget, Subsection 17C-3-201(2)(d) for an economic development project area budget, or Subsection 17C-5-302(2)(e) for a community reinvestment project area budget. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Certified mail: means : (a)  a method of mailing that is offered by the United States Postal Service and provides evidence of mailing; or (b)  a method of mailing that is accompanied by a certificate of mailing executed by the individual who caused the notice to be mailed. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Certified tax rate: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-924. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Closed military base: means land within a former military base that the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission has voted to close or realign when that action has been sustained by the president of the United States and Congress. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Combined incremental value: means the combined total of all incremental values from all project areas, except project areas that contain some or all of a military installation or inactive industrial site, within the agency's boundaries under project area plans and project area budgets at the time that a project area budget for a new project area is being considered. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action. Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Community development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under 1. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Community legislative body: means the legislative body of the community that created the agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 community reinvestment agency: means a separate body corporate and politic, created under Section 17C-1-201. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Community reinvestment project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under 1. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Condensate: means hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that: (a)  occur naturally in the gaseous phase in the reservoir; and (b)  are separated from the natural gas as liquids through the process of condensation either in the reservoir, in the wellbore, or at the surface in field separators. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Conference: means an informal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the division or board. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Consenting owner: means an owner who, in the manner and within the time frame established by the board in rule, consents to the drilling and operation of a well and agrees to bear the owner's proportionate share of the costs of the drilling and operation of the well. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Contest: means to file a written complaint in the district court of the county in which the agency is located. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Contractor: means any person who, under contract with the owner or an operator designated by an owner, performs work upon or furnishes materials or equipment for any production unit. See Utah Code 38-10-101 Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Cooperative development project: means project area development with impacts that extend beyond an agency's geographic boundaries to the benefit of two or more communities. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 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. Correlative rights: means the opportunity of each owner in a pool to produce the owner's just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool without waste. See Utah Code 40-6-2 County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Crude oil: means hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that: (a)  are produced at the wellhead in liquid form; and (b)  (i)  occur naturally in the liquid phase in the reservoir; or (ii)  are produced through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c). See Utah Code 40-6-2 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Default: means the failure to perform in a timely manner any obligation or duty described in this chapter or the rental agreement. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. Dependent: means the spouse and children of a service member or any other individual dependent upon the service member for support. See Utah Code 39A-6-101 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Development: means the work performed in relation to a deposit following the deposit's discovery but before and in contemplation of production mining operations, aimed at preparing the site for mining operations, defining further the ore deposit by drilling or other means, conducting pilot plant operations, constructing roads or ancillary facilities, and other related activities. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Development impediment: means a condition of an area that meets the requirements described in Section 17C-2-303 for an urban renewal project area or Section 17C-5-405 for a community reinvestment project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Development impediment hearing: means a public hearing regarding whether a development impediment exists within a proposed: (a)  urban renewal project area under Subsection 17C-2-102(1)(a)(i)(C) and Section 17C-2-302; or (b)  community reinvestment project area under Section 17C-5-404. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Development impediment study: means a study to determine whether a development impediment exists within a survey area as described in Section 17C-2-301 for an urban renewal project area or Section 17C-5-403 for a community reinvestment project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Devise: To gift property by will. Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial. Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103, except as provided in: (a)  4; and (b)  Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act. See Utah Code 15A-1-102 Economic development project: means project area development for the purpose of: (a)  creating, developing, attracting, and retaining business; (b)  creating or preserving jobs; (c)  stimulating business and economic activity; or (d)  providing a local incentive as required by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity under Title 63N, Economic Opportunity Act. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 Economic development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under 1. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Eligible taxing entity: means a taxing entity that: (a)  is a municipality, a county, or a school district; and (b)  contains an agency partially or completely within the taxing entity's geographic boundaries. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 Email: means an electronic message or an executable program or computer file that contains an image of a message that is transmitted between two or more computers or electronic terminals, including electronic messages that are transmitted within or between computer networks. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Emergency order: means an order issued by the board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act. See Utah Code 40-8-4 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 Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. 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. Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent Executor: includes "administrator" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Exploration: includes : (i)  sinking shafts; (ii)  tunneling; (iii)  drilling holes and digging pits or cuts; (iv)  building of roads, and other access ways; and (v)  constructing and operating other facilities related to the activities described in this Subsection (12)(b). See Utah Code 40-8-4 facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Fair share ratio: means the ratio derived by: (a)  for a municipality, comparing the percentage of all housing units within the municipality that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing units to the percentage of all housing units within the county in which the municipality is located that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing units; or (b)  for the unincorporated part of a county, comparing the percentage of all housing units within the unincorporated county that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing units to the percentage of all housing units within the whole county that are publicly subsidized income targeted housing units. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Family: means the same as that term is defined in regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 C. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it. Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. 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. Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor Gas: means natural gas, as defined in Subsection (10), natural gas liquids, as defined in Subsection (11), other gas, as defined in Subsection (17), or any mixture of them. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Gravel: means a naturally occurring unconsolidated to moderately consolidated accumulation of rock and mineral particles, the dominant size range being between 4 millimeters and 75 millimeters, that has been deposited by sedimentary processes. See Utah Code 40-8-4 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 Hazardous waste: means any substance defined, regulated, or listed as a hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, toxic waste, pollutant, contaminant, or toxic substance, or identified as hazardous to human health or the environment, under state or federal law or regulation. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Hearing: means a formal adjudicative proceeding conducted by the board under the board's procedural rules. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Housing allocation: means project area funds allocated for housing under Section 17C-2-203, 17C-3-202, or 17C-5-307 for the purposes described in Section 17C-1-412. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Housing fund: means a fund created by an agency for purposes described in Section 17C-1-411 or 17C-1-412 that is comprised of: (a)  project area funds, project area incremental revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001, or property tax revenue as defined in Section 17C-1-1001 allocated for the purposes described in Section 17C-1-411; or (b)  an agency's housing allocation. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 illegal gas: means oil or gas that has been produced from any well within the state in violation of this chapter or any rule or order of the board. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Implementation plan: means a plan adopted in accordance with Section 17C-1-1004 that: (a)  describes how the agency uses property tax revenue; and (b)  guides and controls agency-wide project development. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 Inactive airport site: includes a perimeter of up to 2,500 feet around the land described in Subsection (30)(a). See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Inactive industrial site: includes a perimeter of up to 1,500 feet around the land described in Subsection (31)(a). See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Income targeted housing: means housing that is owned or occupied by a family whose annual income is at or below 80% of the median annual income for a family within the county in which the housing is located. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Incremental value: means a figure derived by multiplying the marginal value of the property located within a project area on which tax increment is collected by a number that represents the adjusted tax increment from that project area that is paid to the agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Interest: includes service charges, renewal charges, fees, or any other charges in respect to any obligation or liability. See Utah Code 39A-6-101 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 Land affected: means the surface and subsurface of an area within the state where mining operations are being or will be conducted, including: (i)  on-site private ways, roads, and railroads; (ii)  land excavations; (iii)  exploration sites; (iv)  drill sites or workings; (v)  refuse banks or spoil piles; (vi)  evaporation or settling ponds; (vii)  stockpiles; (viii)  leaching dumps; (ix)  placer areas; (x)  tailings ponds or dumps; and (xi)  work, parking, storage, or waste discharge areas, structures, and facilities. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Last known address: means the postal address provided by an occupant in a rental agreement or, if the occupant provides a subsequent written notice of a change of address, the postal address provided in the written notice of a change of address. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff. 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 Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Lien claimant: means contractors and subcontractors who claim a lien under this chapter. See Utah Code 38-10-101 Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Loan fund board: means the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Board, established under 5. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Local government building: means a building owned and operated by a community for the primary purpose of providing one or more primary community functions, including: (i)  a fire station; (ii)  a police station; (iii)  a city hall; or (iv)  a court or other judicial building. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Major transit investment corridor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-103. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Marginal value: means the difference between actual taxable value and base taxable value. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Metro township: means : (a)  a metro township for which the electors at an election under Section 10-2a-404 chose a metro township that is included in a municipal services district; or (b)  a metro township that subsequently joins a municipal services district. See Utah Code 17B-2a-1102 Mine: means a mining claim, mineral deposit, ore deposit, quarry, or mining lease and any related shaft, tunnel, incline, drift, or excavation. See Utah Code 38-10-101 mineral deposit: means an accumulation of mineral matter in the form of consolidated rock, unconsolidated material, solutions, or occurring on the surface, beneath the surface, or in the waters of the land from which any product useful to man may be produced, extracted, or obtained or which is extracted by underground mining methods for underground storage. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Mining operation: means activities conducted on the surface of the land for the exploration for, development of, or extraction of a mineral deposit, including surface mining and the surface effects of underground and in situ mining, on-site transportation, concentrating, milling, evaporation, and other primary processing. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Municipal: means of or relating to a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Municipal services: means one or more of the services identified in Section 17-34-1, 17-36-3, or 17B-1-202. See Utah Code 17B-2a-1102 Municipal services district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 11, Municipal Services District Act. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township as defined in Section 10-2a-403. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 National Guard: means the Utah National Guard created in Section 39A-3-101 and in accordance with Utah Constitution Article XV. See Utah Code 39A-1-102 Natural gas: includes coalbed methane gas. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Natural gas liquids: means hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are separated from natural gas as liquids in gas processing plants through the process of condensation, absorption, adsorption, or other methods. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Nonconsenting owner: means an owner who does not, after written notice and in the manner and within the time frame established by the board in rule, consent to the drilling and operation of a well or agree to bear the owner's proportionate share of the costs. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Notice: means : (a)  notice of intention, as defined in this chapter; or (b)  written information given to an operator by the division describing compliance conditions at a mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Notice of intention: means a notice to commence mining operations, including revisions to the notice. See Utah Code 40-8-4 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. Occupant: means a person, or the person's sublessee, successor, or assignee, entitled to the use of a storage space at a self-service storage facility under a rental agreement, to the exclusion of others. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Off-site: means the land areas that are outside of or beyond the on-site land. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Oil: includes tar sands produced at the wellhead in liquid form through enhanced recovery operations authorized by the board in accordance with Subsection 40-6-5(3)(c). See Utah Code 40-6-2 Oil and gas operations: means to explore for, develop, or produce oil and gas. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Oil and gas proceeds: includes a royalty interest, overriding royalty interest, production payment interest, or working interest. See Utah Code 40-6-2 On-site: means the surface lands on or under which surface or underground mining operations are conducted. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Operator: means a person who has been designated by the owners or the board to operate a well or unit. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Operator: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mining operation or proposed mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Order: means written information provided by the division or board to an operator or other parties, describing the compliance status of a permit or mining operation. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Other gas: includes hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, helium, and nitrogen. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Owner: means : (a)  the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility; (b)  an agent of a person described in Subsection (7)(a); or (c)  any other person authorized by a person described in Subsection (7)(a) to manage the facility or to receive rent from an occupant under a rental agreement. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Owner: means a person holding any operating right, working interest, or interest in the legal or equitable title, to any real property, mine, oil lease, gas lease, well, or any combination of these, unless otherwise provided in this chapter. See Utah Code 38-10-101 Owner: means a person who has the right: (a)  to drill into and produce from a reservoir; and (b)  to appropriate the oil and gas produced for that person or for that person and others. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Owner: means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, owning, controlling, or managing a mineral deposit or the surface of lands employed in mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Participant: means one or more persons that enter into a participation agreement with an agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Participation agreement: means a written agreement between a person and an agency that: (a)  includes a description of: (i)  the project area development that the person will undertake; (ii)  the amount of project area funds the person may receive; and (iii)  the terms and conditions under which the person may receive project area funds; and (b)  is approved by resolution of the board. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Payor: means the person who undertakes to distribute oil and gas proceeds to the persons entitled to them, whether as the first purchaser of that production, as operator of the well from which the production was obtained, or as lessee under the lease on which royalty is due. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Permit: means a permit or notice to conduct mining operations issued by the division. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Permit area: means the area of land indicated on the approved map submitted by the operator with the application or notice to conduct mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Permittee: means a person holding, or who is required by Utah law to hold, a valid permit or notice to conduct mining operations. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Person: means the same as that term is defined in Section 68-3-12. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Person: means an individual, partnership, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, or other governmental or business organization. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Personal property: means movable property not affixed to land and includes goods, merchandise, and household items. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Plan hearing: means the public hearing on a proposed project area plan required under Subsection 17C-2-102(1)(a)(vi) for an urban renewal project area plan, Subsection 17C-3-102(1)(d) for an economic development project area plan, Subsection 17C-4-102(1)(d) for a community development project area plan, or Subsection 17C-5-104(3)(e) for a community reinvestment project area plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, metro township, special district under this title, special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, an entity created by interlocal cooperation agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or any other governmental entity designated in statute as a political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Pool: means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas or both. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Pooling: means the bringing together of separately owned interests for the common development and operation of a drilling unit. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Pore space: means subsurface porous material possessing free space, naturally or artificially created, between the mineral grains. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Producer: means the owner or operator of a well capable of producing oil and gas. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Product: means any commodity made from oil and gas. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Production unit: means : (a)  the drilling unit for a well established by lawful order or rule of the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining in which the well is located; or if not applicable, 40 acres comprising the quarter-quarter section, or equivalent legal subdivision, in which the well is located; or (b)  a mine, and if work is performed upon or materials or equipment furnished to any part of the mine from which two or more mines are worked, the production unit shall extend to the owner's interest in the mines so worked. See Utah Code 38-10-101 Project area: means the geographic area described in a project area plan within which the project area development described in the project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Project area budget: means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to a project area prepared in accordance with: (a)  for an urban renewal project area, Section 17C-2-201; (b)  for an economic development project area, Section 17C-3-201; (c)  for a community development project area, Section 17C-4-204; or (d)  for a community reinvestment project area, Section 17C-5-302. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Project area development: means activity within a project area that, as determined by the board, encourages, promotes, or provides development or redevelopment for the purpose of implementing a project area plan, including: (a)  promoting, creating, or retaining public or private jobs within the state or a community; (b)  providing office, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, parking, or other facilities or improvements; (c)  planning, designing, demolishing, clearing, constructing, rehabilitating, or remediating environmental issues; (d)  providing residential, commercial, industrial, public, or other structures or spaces, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant to the structures or spaces; (e)  altering, improving, modernizing, demolishing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating existing structures; (f)  providing open space, including streets or other public grounds or space around buildings; (g)  providing public or private buildings, infrastructure, structures, or improvements; (h)  relocating a business; (i)  improving public or private recreation areas or other public grounds; (j)  eliminating a development impediment or the causes of a development impediment; (k)  redevelopment as defined under the law in effect before May 1, 2006; or (l)  any activity described in this Subsection (48) outside of a project area that the board determines to be a benefit to the project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Project area funds: means tax increment or sales and use tax revenue that an agency receives under a project area budget adopted by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Project area funds collection period: means the period of time that: (a)  begins the day on which the first payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement; and (b)  ends the day on which the last payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Project area incremental revenue: means the amount of revenue generated by the incremental value that a taxing entity receives after a project area funds collection period ends. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 Project area plan: means an urban renewal project area plan, an economic development project area plan, a community development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that, after the project area plan's effective date, guides and controls the project area development. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Property tax: includes a privilege tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Property tax revenue: means the amount of revenue generated by an agency from the property within the agency using the current taxable value of the property and the agency's certified tax rate. See Utah Code 17C-1-1001 Public entity: means : (a)  the United States, including an agency of the United States; (b)  the state, including any of the state's departments or agencies; or (c)  a political subdivision of the state, including a county, municipality, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or interlocal cooperation entity. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Public entity: means : (a)  the United States or an agency of the United States; (b)  the state or an agency of the state; (c)  a political subdivision of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state; (d)  another state or an agency of that state; or (e)  a political subdivision of another state or an agency of that political subdivision. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Publicly owned infrastructure and improvements: means water, sewer, storm drainage, electrical, natural gas, telecommunication, or other similar systems and lines, streets, roads, curb, gutter, sidewalk, walkways, parking facilities, public transportation facilities, or other facilities, infrastructure, and improvements benefitting the public and to be publicly owned or publicly maintained or operated. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. real property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Reclamation: means actions performed during or after mining operations to shape, stabilize, revegetate, or treat the land affected in order to achieve a safe, stable ecological condition and use that is consistent with local environmental conditions. See Utah Code 40-8-4 record owner of property: means the owner of real property, as shown on the records of the county in which the property is located, to whom the property's tax notice is sent. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 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. Rental agreement: means any written agreement or lease that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, or any other provisions relating to the use and occupancy of a unit or space at a self-service storage facility. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Rock aggregate: means those consolidated rock materials associated with a sand deposit, a gravel deposit, or a sand and gravel deposit that were created by alluvial sedimentary processes. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Sales and use tax revenue: means revenue that is: (a)  generated from a tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; and (b)  distributed to a taxing entity in accordance with Sections 59-12-204 and 59-12-205. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Sand: means a naturally occurring unconsolidated to moderately consolidated accumulation of rock and mineral particles, the dominant size range being between . See Utah Code 40-8-4 Self-service storage facility: means real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who have access to the facility for the purpose of storing personal property. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Service area: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 9, Service Area Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a county service area or a regional service area under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Service member: means any member of the Utah National Guard or Utah State Defense Force serving on active military service in an organized military unit. See Utah Code 39A-6-101 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Small mining operations: means mining operations that disturb or will disturb 20 or less surface acres at any given time in an unincorporated area of a county or 10 or less surface acres at any given time in an incorporated area of a county. See Utah Code 40-8-4 Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in: (a)  this chapter; or (b)  (i)  this chapter; and (ii)  (A)  1; (B)  2; (C)  3; (D)  4; (E)  5; (F)  6; (G)  7; (H)  8; (I)  9; (J)  10; or (K)  11. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 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 State military service: means active, full-time service with a recognized military unit called into service by the governor for at least 30 days. See Utah Code 39A-6-101 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Subcontractor: means any person, other than the contractor, who, under contract with a contractor or another subcontractor, performs work upon or furnishes materials or equipment for any production unit. See Utah Code 38-10-101 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Surface land: means privately owned land: (a)  overlying privately owned oil and gas resources; (b)  upon which oil and gas operations are conducted; and (c)  owned by a surface land owner. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Surface land owner: means a person who owns, in fee simple absolute, all or part of the surface land as shown by the records of the county where the surface land is located. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Surface use agreement: means an agreement between an owner or operator and a surface land owner addressing: (a)  the use and reclamation of surface land owned by the surface land owner; and (b)  compensation for damage to the surface land caused by oil and gas operations that result in: (i)  loss of the surface land owner's crops on the surface land; (ii)  loss of value of existing improvements owned by the surface land owner on the surface land; and (iii)  permanent damage to the surface land. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Survey area: means a geographic area designated for study by a survey area resolution to determine whether: (a)  one or more project areas within the survey area are feasible; or (b)  a development impediment exists within the survey area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Survey area resolution: means a resolution adopted by a board that designates a survey area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Tax increment: means the difference between: (i)  the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which tax increment is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and (ii)  the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Taxable value: means : (a)  the taxable value of all real property a county assessor assesses in accordance with 3, for the current year; (b)  the taxable value of all real and personal property the commission assesses in accordance with 2, for the current year; and (c)  the year end taxable value of all personal property a county assessor assesses in accordance with 3, contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the taxing entity. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Taxable value: means the taxable value of property as computed from the most recent equalized assessment roll for county purposes. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 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 Taxing entity committee: means a committee representing the interests of taxing entities, created in accordance with Section 17C-1-402. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held. Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC Unincorporated: means not within a municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Unincorporated: means not included within a municipality. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Urban renewal project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under 1. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Vehicle: means personal property required to be registered with the Motor Vehicle Division pursuant to 2, Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles, or Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act. See Utah Code 38-8-1 Waste: means : (a)  the inefficient, excessive, or improper use or the unnecessary dissipation of oil or gas or reservoir energy; (b)  the inefficient storing of oil or gas; (c)  the locating, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well in a manner that causes: (i)  a reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a reservoir under prudent and economical operations; (ii)  unnecessary wells to be drilled; or (iii)  the loss or destruction of oil or gas either at the surface or subsurface; or (d)  the production of oil or gas in excess of: (i)  transportation or storage facilities; or (ii)  the amount reasonably required to be produced as a result of the proper drilling, completing, testing, or operating of a well or otherwise utilized on the lease from which it is produced. See Utah Code 40-6-2 Water conservancy district: means a special district that operates under and is subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act, including an entity that was created and operated as a water conservancy district under the law in effect before April 30, 2007. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Works: includes a dam, reservoir, well, canal, conduit, pipeline, drain, tunnel, power plant, and any facility, improvement, or property necessary or convenient for supplying or treating water for any beneficial use, and for otherwise accomplishing the purposes of a special district. See Utah Code 17B-1-102 Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5