Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 30 > Chapter 4 - Separate Maintenance

• 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.
• 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 Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 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 Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Community development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 4, Part 1, Community Development Project Area Plan. 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 project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 5, Part 1, Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. County executive: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime. 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 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 Economic development project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 3, Part 1, Economic Development Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-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. 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 Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 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. 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. Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. 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 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 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 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. Road: includes :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 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 Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, for the current year; (b)  the taxable value of all real and personal property the commission assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 2, Assessment of Property, for the current year; and (c)  the year end taxable value of all personal property a county assessor assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the taxing entity. See Utah Code 17C-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 Urban renewal project area plan: means a project area plan adopted under Chapter 2, Part 1, Urban Renewal Project Area Plan. See Utah Code 17C-1-102