Section 1303 – Initiation of dissolution process.

Effective 7/1/2017
17B-1-1303. Initiation of dissolution process.
The process to dissolve a local district may be initiated by:

• (1) for an inactive local district:
  • (a)
    • (i) for a local 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 local district; or
    • (ii) for all other districts:
      • (A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:
        • (I) is located within the local district proposed to be dissolved;
        • (II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the local district; and
        • (III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the local district; or
      • (B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the local 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; and

• (2) for an active local district, a petition signed by:
  • (a) for a local 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 local district;
  • (b) for a local 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 local district proposed to be dissolved;
      • (B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the local district; and
      • (C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the local district; or
    • (ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the local district proposed to be dissolved.

Amended by Chapter 248, 2017 General Session