Utah Code 17B-2a-806. Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a public transit district — Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to public transit district — Equitable allocation of resources within the pub…
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(1) The state or an agency of the state may:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17B-2a-806
- Fixed guideway: means the same as that term is defined in Section
59-12-102 . See Utah Code 17B-2a-802 - Large public transit district: means a public transit district that provides public transit to an area that includes:(11)(a) more than 65% of the population of the state based on the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Census Bureau; and(11)(b) two or more counties. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
- Municipality: means a city or town. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Public transit: means regular, continuing, shared-ride, surface transportation services that are open to the general public or open to a segment of the general public defined by age, disability, or low income. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
- Public transit district: means a special district that provides public transit services. See Utah Code 17B-2a-802
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) make public contributions to a public transit district as in the judgment of the Legislature or governing board of the agency are necessary or proper;(1)(b) authorize a public transit district to perform, or aid and assist a public transit district in performing, an activity that the state or agency is authorized by law to perform; or(1)(c) perform any action that the state agency is authorized by law to perform for the benefit of a public transit district.
(2)
(2)(a) A county or municipality involved in the establishment and operation of a public transit district may provide funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district.
(2)(b) A county’s use of property tax funds to establish and operate a public transit district within any part of the county is a county purpose under Section 17-53-220 .
(3)
(3)(a) To allocate resources and funds for development and operation of a public transit district, whether received under this section or from other sources, and subject to Section 72-1-203 pertaining to fixed guideway capital development within a large public transit district, a public transit district may:
(3)(a)(i) give priority to public transit services that feed rail fixed guideway services; and
(3)(a)(ii) allocate funds according to population distribution within the public transit district.
(3)(b) The comptroller of a public transit district shall report the criteria and data supporting the allocation of resources and funds in the statement required in Section 17B-2a-812 .