Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 13 > Chapter 74 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Adjutant general: means the commanding general of the Utah National Guard as appointed by the governor under Section 39A-1-201. See Utah Code 39A-1-102
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Base taxable value: means , unless otherwise adjusted in accordance with provisions of this title, a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Base year: means , except as provided in Subsection 17C-1-402(4)(c), the year during which the assessment roll is last equalized:
       (9)(a) for a pre-July 1, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, before the project area plan's effective date;
       (9)(b) for a post-June 30, 1993, urban renewal or economic development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to a taxing entity committee:

            (9)(b)(i) before the date on which the taxing entity committee approves the project area budget; or

            (9)(b)(ii) if taxing entity committee approval is not required for the project area budget, before the date on which the community legislative body adopts the project area plan;
       (9)(c) for a project on an inactive airport site, after the later of:

            (9)(c)(i) the date on which the inactive airport site is sold for remediation and development; or

            (9)(c)(ii) the date on which the airport that operated on the inactive airport site ceased operations; or
       (9)(d) for a community development project area plan or a community reinvestment project area plan that is subject to an interlocal agreement, as described in the interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Board: means the governing body of an agency, as described in Section 17C-1-203. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• community reinvestment agency: means a separate body corporate and politic, created under Section Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Marginal value: means the difference between actual taxable value and base taxable value. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Municipality: means a cityor town. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• National Guard: means the Utah National Guard created in Section 39A-3-101 and in accordance with Utah Constitution Article XV. See Utah Code 39A-1-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Project area: means the geographic area described in a project area plan within which the project area development described in the project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area budget: means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to a project area prepared in accordance with:
       (47)(a) for an urban renewal project area, Section 17C-2-201;
       (47)(b) for an economic development project area, Section 17C-3-201;
       (47)(c) for a community development project area, Section 17C-4-204; or
       (47)(d) for a community reinvestment project area, Section 17C-5-302. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area development: means activity within a project area that, as determined by the board, encourages, promotes, or provides development or redevelopment for the purpose of implementing a project area plan, including:
       (48)(a) promoting, creating, or retaining public or private jobs within the state or a community;
       (48)(b) providing office, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, parking, or other facilities or improvements;
       (48)(c) planning, designing, demolishing, clearing, constructing, rehabilitating, or remediating environmental issues;
       (48)(d) providing residential, commercial, industrial, public, or other structures or spaces, including recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant to the structures or spaces;
       (48)(e) altering, improving, modernizing, demolishing, reconstructing, or rehabilitating existing structures;
       (48)(f) providing open space, including streets or other public grounds or space around buildings;
       (48)(g) providing public or private buildings, infrastructure, structures, or improvements;
       (48)(h) relocating a business;
       (48)(i) improving public or private recreation areas or other public grounds;
       (48)(j) eliminating a development impediment or the causes of a development impediment;
       (48)(k) redevelopment as defined under the law in effect before May 1, 2006; or
       (48)(l) any activity described in this Subsection (48) outside of a project area that the board determines to be a benefit to the project area. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area funds: means tax increment or sales and use tax revenue that an agency receives under a project area budget adopted by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area funds collection period: means the period of time that:
       (50)(a) begins the day on which the first payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement; and
       (50)(b) ends the day on which the last payment of project area funds is distributed to an agency under a project area budget approved by a taxing entity committee or an interlocal agreement. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Project area plan: means an urban renewal project area plan, an economic development project area plan, a community development project area plan, or a community reinvestment project area plan that, after the project area plan's effective date, guides and controls the project area development. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property tax: includes a privilege tax imposed under Title 59, Chapter 4, Privilege Tax. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Public entity: means :
       (53)(a) the United States, including an agency of the United States;
       (53)(b) the state, including any of the state's departments or agencies; or
       (53)(c) a political subdivision of the state, including a county, municipality, school district, special district, special service district, community reinvestment agency, or interlocal cooperation entity. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• 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
• Tax increment: means the difference between:
            (61)(a)(i) the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a project area designated in the project area plan as the area from which tax increment is to be collected, using the current assessed value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and
            (61)(a)(ii) the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value of the property and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Taxable value: means :
       (60)(a) the taxable value of all real property a county assessor assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, for the current year;
       (60)(b) the taxable value of all real and personal property the commission assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 2, Assessment of Property, for the current year; and
       (60)(c) the year end taxable value of all personal property a county assessor assesses in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 3, County Assessment, contained on the prior year's tax rolls of the taxing entity. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
• Taxing entity: means a public entity that:
       (62)(a) levies a tax on property located within a project area; or
       (62)(b) imposes a sales and use tax under Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act. See Utah Code 17C-1-102