Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 40 > Chapter 11 - Geologic Carbon Storage

• Adequate protests: means written protests timely filed by:
       (1)(a) the owners of private real property that:

            (1)(a)(i) is located within the applicable area;

            (1)(a)(ii) covers at least 25% of the total private land area within the applicable area; and

            (1)(a)(iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of the value of all private real property within the applicable area; or
       (1)(b) registered voters residing within the applicable area equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the applicable area for the office of president of the United States at the most recent election prior to the adoption of the resolution or filing of the petition. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• Applicable area: means :
       (2)(a) for a proposal to create a special service district, the area included within the proposed special service district;
       (2)(b) for a proposal to annex an area to an existing special service district, the area proposed to be annexed;
       (2)(c) for a proposal to add a service to the service or services provided by a special service district, the area included within the special service district; and
       (2)(d) for a proposal to consolidate special service districts, the area included within each special service district proposed to be consolidated. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bequest: Property gifted by will.
• Board: means the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Carbon dioxide: means carbon dioxide (CO2) that has been captured from an emission source or direct air capture, plus incidental associated substances derived from the source materials and the capture process, and any substances added to the carbon dioxide to enable or improve the injection process. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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
• 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
• Devise: To gift property by will.
• Division: means the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• facilities: includes any structure, building, system, land, water right, water, or other real or personal property required to provide a service that a special service district is authorized to provide, including any related or appurtenant easement or right-of-way, improvement, utility, landscaping, sidewalk, road, curb, gutter, equipment, or furnishing. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• Fund: means the Carbon Dioxide Storage Fund created under Section 40-11-23. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Geologic carbon storage: means the permanent or short-term underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Geologic carbon storage activity: means activity associated with the development, production, processing, and storage of carbon dioxide as set forth in Title 40, Chapter 11, Geologic Carbon Storage, and includes:
       (7)(a) drilling;
       (7)(b) development of storage facilities;
       (7)(c) completion, maintenance, reworking, recompletion, disposal, plugging, and abandonment of storage facilities;
       (7)(d) construction activities;
       (7)(e) recovery techniques;
       (7)(f) remediation activities; and
       (7)(g) any other activity related to geologic carbon storage that the board identifies. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Governing body: means :
       (5)(a) the legislative body of the county or municipality that creates the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has not delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301; or
       (5)(b) the administrative control board of the special service district, to the extent that the county or municipal legislative body has delegated authority to an administrative control board created under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• Guaranteed bonds: means bonds:
       (6)(a) issued by a special service district; and
       (6)(b) the debt service of which is guaranteed by one or more taxpayers owning property within the special service district. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• 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
• 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}
• Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Permit: means a permit issued by the division and approved by the board allowing a person to operate a storage facility. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• 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: All property that is not real property.
• 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
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• real property: includes :
       (31)(a) land;
       (31)(b) a tenement;
       (31)(c) a hereditament;
       (31)(d) a water right;
       (31)(e) a possessory right; and
       (31)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• Reservoir: means a subsurface sedimentary stratum, formation, aquifer, cavity, or void, whether natural or artificially created, including oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, and coal seams suitable for or capable of being made suitable for geologic carbon storage. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Special assessment: means an assessment levied against property to pay all or a portion of the costs of making improvements that benefit the property. See Utah Code 17D-1-102
• Special service district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17D-1-103, that:
       (12)(a) is created under authority of the Utah Constitution Article XI, § 7; and
       (12)(b) operates under, is subject to, and has the powers set forth in this chapter. See Utah Code 17D-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
• Storage facility: means the reservoir, underground equipment, and surface facilities and equipment used or proposed to be used in a geologic carbon storage operation. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Storage operator: means a person holding or applying for a permit. See Utah Code 40-11-1
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5