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

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Effective 5/1/2024

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

(1)for an inactive special district:

(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

(ii)for all other districts:

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

(I)is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;

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

(III)is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or

(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

(b)a resolution adopted by the administrative body;

(2)for an active special district, a petition signed by:

(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;

(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:

(i)are diverted within the district; and

(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

(c)for all other districts:

(i)the owners of private real property that:

(A)is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;

(B)covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and

(C)is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or

(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.

Amended by Chapter 388 , 2024 General Session