Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 3 - Creating New Counties

• 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 the taxable value of land within the fairpark district boundary as of January 1, 2024, as determined under Subsection 11-70-206(9). See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Board: means the fairpark district's governing body, created in Section 11-70-301. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• County legislative body: means :
       (8)(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;
       (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
       (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Development: means :
       (5)(a) the demolition, construction, reconstruction, modification, expansion, or improvement of a building, utility, infrastructure, landscape, parking lot, park, trail, recreational amenity, or other facility, including public infrastructure and improvements; and
       (5)(b) the planning of, arranging for, or participation in any of the activities listed in Subsection (5)(a). See Utah Code 11-70-101
• 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
• Fair park authority: means the State Fair Park Authority created in Section 11-68-201. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Fairpark district: means the Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District, created in Section 11-70-201. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Fairpark district boundary: means a line or set of lines that:
       (12)(a) defines the geographic boundary of the fairpark district, consisting of the interior space within each polygon described by the line or set of lines; and
       (12)(b) is delineated in the electronic shapefile that is the electronic component of H. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Franchise agreement: means a legally binding and valid agreement under which:
       (15)(a) a franchise is confirmed for a major league sports team that before January 1, 2024 had not been located in the state; and
       (15)(b) the major league sports team agrees to play home games in a stadium to be constructed within the fairpark district boundary. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Franchise agreement date: means the date that a franchise agreement is fully executed and in effect. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
       (3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
       (3)(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 legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
• Major league sports team: means a team:
       (18)(a) consisting of professional athletes;
       (18)(b) that is part of a professional sports league; and
       (18)(c) that is engaged in the business of presenting live sporting events before primarily a paying audience. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• Personal property: includes :
       (25)(a) money;
       (25)(b) goods;
       (25)(c) chattels;
       (25)(d) effects;
       (25)(e) evidences of a right in action;
       (25)(f) a written instrument by which a pecuniary obligation, right, or title to property is created, acknowledged, transferred, increased, defeated, discharged, or diminished; and
       (25)(g) a right or interest in an item described in Subsections (25)(a) through (f). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Project area: means land described in a project area plan or draft project area plan, where the development project set forth in the project area plan or draft project area plan takes place or is proposed to take place. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Project area budget: means a multiyear projection of annual or cumulative revenues and expenses and other fiscal matters pertaining to the project area. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Project area plan: means a written plan that, after its effective date, guides and controls the development within a project area. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Property tax: includes each levy on an ad valorem basis on tangible or intangible personal or real property. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Public entity: means :
       (28)(a) the state, including each department, division, or other agency of the state; or
       (28)(b) a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, interlocal cooperation entity, community reinvestment agency, or other political subdivision of the state, including the fairpark district. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Public infrastructure and improvements: includes :
            (29)(b)(i) facilities, lines, or systems that provide:

                 (29)(b)(i)(A) water, chilled water, or steam; or

                 (29)(b)(i)(B) sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, electricity, energy storage, renewable energy, microgrids, or telecommunications service;
            (29)(b)(ii) streets, roads, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, walkways, solid waste facilities, parking facilities, rail lines, intermodal facilities, multimodal facilities, and public transportation facilities;
            (29)(b)(iii) a qualified stadium;
            (29)(b)(iv) public trails and pathways associated with and rehabilitation of and improvements to the Jordan River; and
            (29)(b)(v) agricultural and related exhibit facilities on fair park land. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Qualified owner: means an owner of at least 65 contiguous acres of privately owned land within the fairpark district boundary, or the owner's affiliate. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Qualified stadium: includes parking structures or facilities, lighting facilities, plazas, and open space associated with a stadium described in Subsection (31)(a). See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Road: includes :
       (33)(a) a public bridge;
       (33)(b) a county way;
       (33)(c) a county road;
       (33)(d) a common road; and
       (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Stadium contribution: means the principal amount of bonds that the district issues to pay for the development and construction of a qualified stadium, plus any other amount the district pays toward the development and construction of a qualified stadium. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Taxing entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 59-2-102, excluding a public infrastructure district that the fairpark district creates under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act. See Utah Code 11-70-101
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5