(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may grant, on such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in the judgment of the county executive are necessary and proper, licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways whenever in the judgment of the county executive the expense of operating or maintaining the roads or highways as free public highways is too great to justify the county in operating or maintaining them.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-50-307

  • County executive: means :
         (7)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
         (7)(b) the county executive, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; or
         (7)(c) the county manager, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:
         (2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and
         (2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
(2) Each license and franchise granted under Subsection (1) shall contain the condition that the roads and highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the persons to whom such licenses or franchises are granted.

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