§ 19-31-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Public Improvement District Act.”
§ 19-31-11. District manager; powers and duties; compensation; treasurer; district funds; audit; depository for district funds
The board shall employ and fix the compensation of a district manager. The district manager shall have charge and supervision of the works of the district and shall be responsible for (a) preserving and maintaining any improvement or facility constructed or erected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, (b) maintaining and operating the equipment […]
§ 19-31-13. Compliance with county budget law; submission of proposed annual budget 60 days prior to adoption
The district shall comply with Sections 19-11-1 through 19-11-27, the County Budget Law. At least sixty (60) days before adoption of the annual budget, the district board shall submit to the local governing authorities having jurisdiction over the area included in the district for purposes of disclosure and information only, the proposed annual budget for […]
§ 19-31-15. Full disclosure of information relating to public financing and maintenance of improvements
The district shall take affirmative steps to provide for the full disclosure of information relating to the public financing and maintenance of improvements to real property undertaken by the district. Such information shall be made available to all existing residents and to all prospective residents of the district. The district shall furnish each developer of […]
§ 19-31-17. Powers of district
The district shall have, and the board may exercise, the power: To sue and be sued in the name of the district. To adopt and use a seal and authorize the use of a facsimile thereof. To acquire, by purchase, gift, devise or otherwise, and to dispose of, real and personal property. To dedicate, donate […]
§ 19-31-19. Special powers relating to public improvements and community facilities
The district shall have, and the board may exercise, any or all of the special powers relating to public improvements and community facilities authorized by this chapter. The district shall have the power to finance, fund, establish, acquire, construct or reconstruct, enlarge or extend, equip, operate and maintain systems, facilities, projects and basic infrastructures that […]
§ 19-31-21. Public hearing and determination of public interest required before district may purchase, sell, dedicate, donate or convey in any manner, or enter into management contract for public wastewater utility
No public improvement district may purchase, sell, dedicate, donate or convey in any manner a water or wastewater utility that provides service to the public, or enter into a management contract for such facilities, until the board has held a public hearing on the purchase, sale, dedication, donation, conveyance or management contract and has made […]
§ 19-31-23. District authorized to issue bonds, notes, and other evidences of debt; public hearing before issuing bonds or entering into contribution agreement with public entity; notice; investment of monies not immediately needed
The district may issue and sell from time to time bonds, notes, negotiable notes, tax anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, other fund anticipation notes, renewal notes, refunding bonds, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, certificates of participation, debentures, warrants, commercial paper or other obligations or evidences of indebtedness to provide funds for and to fulfill and […]
§ 19-31-25. Pledge made by district valid and binding; recording or filing not required for perfection of lien or security interest in pledged property
Any pledge made by the district shall be valid and binding from time to time when the pledge is made without the need for physical delivery of any pledged property. The money, assets or revenues of the district so pledged and thereafter received by the district shall be immediately subject to the lien of such […]
§ 19-31-27. Creation and operation of district a public and governmental purpose; district exempt from state and local taxes
It is hereby determined that the creation of the district and the carrying out of its public functions and corporate purposes is, in all respects, a public and governmental purpose for the benefit of the people of the state and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, prosperity and security, that such functions and […]
§ 19-31-29. Bonds
Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be limited obligations of the district payable solely from the sources pledged for the payment thereof. All such bonds shall contain a statement on their face substantially to the effect that neither the full faith and credit of the state nor the full faith and credit […]
§ 19-31-3. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds that: There is a need for uniform, focused and fair procedures in state law to provide a reasonable alternative for the establishment, power, operation and duration of independent districts to manage and finance basic public improvement services; and that, based upon a proper and fair determination of applicable facts, an independent district […]
§ 19-31-31. Authorization for certain persons to use certain funds for purchase of district-issued obligations
The state and all public officers, any county, municipality or other subdivision or instrumentality of the state, any political subdivision, any bank, banker, trust company, savings bank and institution, building and loan association, savings and loan association, investment company or any person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company or business, insurance […]
§ 19-31-33. Benefit special assessments; maintenance special assessments; levy, collection and enforcement; compensation of tax assessor and collector; installments; prepayment of benefit special assessments
The board shall annually determine, order and levy the annual installment of the total benefit special assessments for bonds issued and related expenses to finance district facilities and projects that are levied under this chapter. These assessments may be due and collected during each year that county taxes are due and collected, in which case […]
§ 19-31-35. Enforcement of liens
Any lien in favor of the district arising under this chapter may be enforced by the district in a court of competent jurisdiction as provided by law.
§ 19-31-37. Compliance with public purchasing provisions of Title 31, Chapter 7
The district shall comply with the provisions of Section 31-7-1 et seq., regarding the construction of public works or the purchase of materials or supplies.
§ 19-31-39. Establishment and collection of rates, fees, rentals, or other charges for use of district facilities and services; public hearing; notice
The district may prescribe, fix, establish and collect rates, fees, rentals or other charges for the facilities and services furnished by the district, within the limits of the district, including, but not limited to, recreational facilities, water management and control facilities and water and sewer systems. The district may also recover the costs of making […]
§ 19-31-41. Nonpayment, delinquency charges, and discontinuance of service
The district shall provide by ordinance with respect to nonpayment, delinquency charges and discontinuance of service for water and sewer services provided by the district.
§ 19-31-43. Change in district boundaries; termination or dissolution of district
The boundaries of the district may be contracted or expanded in the same manner in which the district was created pursuant to this chapter; however, the petition must be filed by the board and must contain the written consent of all landowners within only the proposed area of expansion or contraction. Subject to the limitations […]
§ 19-31-45. Disclosure statement in contracts and instruments of conveyance of parcels of real property
After the establishment of a district under this chapter, each contract and instrument of conveyance of a parcel of real property within the district shall include, immediately before the space reserved in the contract and instrument of conveyance for the signature of the purchaser, the following disclosure statement in boldfaced and conspicuous type which is […]