17D-3-201. Commission authority to approve the creation, consolidation, division, and dissolution of conservation districts -- Notice and hearing requirements.

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(1)As provided in this part, the commission may:

(a)pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202 , approve the creation of a conservation district; or

(b)pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202 or on its own motion, approve:

(i)the consolidation of two or more existing conservation districts;

(ii)the division of an existing conservation district into two or more conservation districts; or

(iii)the dissolution of an existing conservation district.

(2)Before taking an action authorized under Subsection

(1), the commission shall:

(a)cause notice of a hearing on the proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution to be published:

(i)no more than 30 days after, as the case may be:

(A)the filing of a petition under Section 17D-3-202 , for a proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution; or

(B)adoption of the commission's own motion, for a proposed consolidation, division, or dissolution; and

(ii)within:

(A)for a proposed creation, the area of the proposed conservation district;

(B)for a proposed consolidation, the area of each conservation district proposed to be consolidated; and

(C)for a proposed division or dissolution, within the area of the conservation district proposed to be divided or dissolved; and

(b)hold a public hearing on the desirability and necessity of the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution.

Enacted by Chapter 360 , 2008 General Session