Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 15A > Chapter 3 > Part 4 - Statewide Amendments to International Mechanical Code

• Adequate protests: means written protests timely filed by:

  (a)	the owners of private real property that: (i)  is located within the applicable area; (ii)  covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the applicable area; and (iii)  is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the applicable area; or

  (b)

  registered voters residing within the applicable area equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the applicable area for the office of president of the United States at the most recent election prior to the adoption of the resolution or filing of the petition. See Utah Code 17D-1-102 Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. 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. Applicable area: means : (a)  for a proposal to create a special service district, the area included within the proposed special service district; (b)  for a proposal to annex an area to an existing special service district, the area proposed to be annexed; (c)  for a proposal to add a service to the service or services provided by a special service district, the area included within the special service district; and (d)  for a proposal to consolidate special service districts, the area included within each special service district proposed to be consolidated. See Utah Code 17D-1-102 Appraisal: A determination of property value. Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Bequest: Property gifted by will. Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Carbon dioxide: means carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been captured from an emission source or direct air capture, plus incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and the capture process, and any substances added to the carbon dioxide to enable or improve the injection process. See Utah Code 40-11-1 City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Community: means a county or municipality. 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 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. County legislative body: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. 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. Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1 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 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. facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special service 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 17D-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. 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. Geologic carbon storage: means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Geologic carbon storage activity: means activity associated with the development, production, processing, and storage of carbon dioxide as set forth in Title 40, Chapter 11, Geologic Carbon Storage, and includes: (a)  drilling; (b)  development of storage facilities; (c)  completion, maintenance, reworking, recompletion, disposal, plugging, and abandonment of storage facilities; (d)  construction activities; (e)  recovery techniques; (f)  remediation activities; and (g)  any other activity related to geologic carbon storage that the board identifies. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Governing body: means : (a)  the legislative body of the county or municipality that creates the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has not delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301; or (b)  the administrative control board of the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 17D-1-102 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 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 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. 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. Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township as defined in Section 10-2a-403. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 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. Participant: means one or more persons that enter into a participation agreement with an agency. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Permit: means a permit issued by the division and approved by the board allowing a person to operate a storage facility. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 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 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. 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. 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 Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings. Reservoir: means a subsurface sedimentary stratum, formation, aquifer, cavity, or void, whether natural or artificially created, including oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, and coal seams suitable for or capable of being made suitable for geologic carbon storage. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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 17D-1-102 Special assessment bond: means a bond payable from special assessments. See Utah Code 17D-1-102 Special service district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-1-103, that: (a)  is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, Section 7; and (b)  operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-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 Storage facility: means the reservoir, underground equipment, and surface facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a geologic carbon storage operation. See Utah Code 40-11-1 Storage operator: means a person holding or applying for a permit. See Utah Code 40-11-1 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 and revenue anticipation bond: means a bond: (a)  issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes or other revenues or a combination of taxes and other revenues; and (b)  that matures within the same fiscal year as the fiscal year in which the bond is issued. See Utah Code 17D-1-102 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 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services. Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5