Utah § 17B-1-1303 Initiation of dissolution process.

Utah Statutes

§ 17B-1-1303 — Initiation of dissolution process.

Utah·Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts·Ch. 17B-1 Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts·Part 17B-1-13 Dissolution of a Special District

The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:

(1)for an inactive special district:

(1)(a) (1)(a)(i) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or

(1)(a)(ii) for all other districts:

(1)(a)(ii)(A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:

(1)(a)(ii)(A)(I) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;

(1)(a)(ii)(A)(II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and

(1)(a)(ii)(A)(III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the spe

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The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:
(1) for an inactive special district:
(1)(a) (1)(a)(i) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or
(1)(a)(ii) for all other districts:
(1)(a)(ii)(A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:
(1)(a)(ii)(A)(I) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
(1)(a)(ii)(A)(II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and
(1)(a)(ii)(A)(III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
(1)(a)(ii)(B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or
(1)(b) a resolution adopted by the administrative body;
(2) for an active special district, a petition signed by:
(2)(a) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district;
(2)(b) for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:
(2)(b)(i) are diverted within the district; and
(2)(b)(ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or
(2)(c) for all other districts:
(2)(c)(i) the owners of private real property that:
(2)(c)(i)(A) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;
(2)(c)(i)(B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and
(2)(c)(i)(C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or
(2)(c)(ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved; or
(3) for an infrastructure financing district, a resolution adopted by the board of trustees.