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

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17D-3-201

  • Commission: means the Conservation Commission, created in Section 4-18-104. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
  • Conservation district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-3-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-3-102
     (1)(a) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202, approve the creation of a conservation district; or
     (1)(b) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202 or on its own motion, approve:

          (1)(b)(i) the consolidation of two or more existing conservation districts;
          (1)(b)(ii) the division of an existing conservation district into two or more conservation districts; or
          (1)(b)(iii) the dissolution of an existing conservation district.
(2) Before taking an action authorized under Subsection (1), the commission shall:

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

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

               (2)(a)(i)(A) the filing of a petition under Section 17D-3-202, for a proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution; or
               (2)(a)(i)(B) adoption of the commission’s own motion, for a proposed consolidation, division, or dissolution; and
          (2)(a)(ii) within:

               (2)(a)(ii)(A) for a proposed creation, the area of the proposed conservation district;
               (2)(a)(ii)(B) for a proposed consolidation, the area of each conservation district proposed to be consolidated; and
               (2)(a)(ii)(C) for a proposed division or dissolution, within the area of the conservation district proposed to be divided or dissolved; and
     (2)(b) hold a public hearing on the desirability and necessity of the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution.