Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 4 > Chapter 17 - Utah Noxious Weed Act

• Administrative agency: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 15-4-1 v2
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Alternative fuel vehicle: means a motor vehicle that is not powered exclusively by a petroleum fuel source. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Animal: means a cat or dog. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Animal control officer: means any person employed or appointed by a county or a municipality who is authorized to investigate violations of laws and ordinances concerning animals, to issue citations in accordance with Utah law, and to take custody of animals as appropriate in the enforcement of laws and ordinances concerning animals. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Animal shelter: includes a private humane society or private animal welfare organization. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• Annual financial report: means a comprehensive annual financial report or similar financial report required by Section 51-2a-201. See Utah Code 11-50-102
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assessment bonds: means bonds that are:
       (3)(a) issued under Section 11-42-605; and
       (3)(b) payable in part or in whole from assessments levied in an assessment area, improvement revenues, and a guaranty fund or reserve fund. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Assessment fund: means a special fund that a local entity establishes under Section 11-42-412. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Authority: means the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Authority jurisdictional land: means land within the authority boundary delineated:
       (2)(a) in the electronic shapefile that is the electronic component of H. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Authorized officer: means any individual required or permitted by any law or by the issuing public entity to execute on behalf of the public entity, a certificated registered public obligation or a writing relating to an uncertificated registered public obligation. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Base taxable value: means :
       (3)(a)

            (3)(a)(i) except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(ii), for a project area that consists of the authority jurisdictional land, the taxable value of authority jurisdictional land in calendar year 2018; and

            (3)(a)(ii) for an area described in Section Utah Code 11-58-102
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Board: means the authority's governing body, created in Section 11-58-301. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Bonds: means assessment bonds and refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Business plan: means a plan designed to facilitate, encourage, and bring about development of the authority jurisdictional land to achieve the goals and objectives described in Subsection 11-58-203(1), including the development and establishment of an inland port. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Cash price: means the price at which the lessor would have sold the property to the consumer for cash on the date of the rental purchase agreement. See Utah Code 15-8-3
• Catastrophic public nuisance: means a condition on state or federal land where natural resources and biota have been managed or neglected to such an extent as to cause:
       (1)(a) the threat of a catastrophic wildfire demonstrated by:

            (1)(a)(i) stand density, basal area, or ground fuel load greater than 150% of land health standards; or

            (1)(a)(ii) an insect or disease infestation severe enough to threaten the mortality of at least 20% of the trees in the area; or
       (1)(b) a condition in the area that threatens the:

            (1)(b)(i) quantity or quality of the public water supply of a political subdivision;

            (1)(b)(ii) health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of a political subdivision;

            (1)(b)(iii) air quality of a nonattainment area; or

            (1)(b)(iv) vegetative resources required to support land health and authorized livestock grazing. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Certificated registered public obligation: means a registered public obligation which is represented by an instrument. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Chief administrative officer: means the chief administrative officer designated in accordance with Section 11-50-202. See Utah Code 11-50-102
• Chief executive officer: means :
       (2)(a) for a municipality:

            (2)(a)(i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or

            (2)(a)(ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government;
       (2)(b) for a county:

            (2)(b)(i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;

            (2)(b)(ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive form of government; or

            (2)(b)(iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Chief financial officer: means the chief financial officer designated in accordance with Section 11-50-202. See Utah Code 11-50-102
• Child: means the same as that term is defined in Section 81-6-101. See Utah Code 15-4-1 v2
• City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Code: means the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Commission: means the county legislative body of each county of this state. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Commission: means the Utah Horse Racing Commission created by this chapter. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food or the commissioner's representative. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• Community cat: means a feral or free-roaming cat that is without visibly discernable or microchip owner identification of any kind, and has been sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped. See Utah Code 11-46-302
• Community cat caretaker: means any person other than an owner who provides food, water, or shelter to a community cat or community cat colony. See Utah Code 11-46-302
• Community cat colony: means a group of cats that congregate together. See Utah Code 11-46-302
• Community cat program: means a program pursuant to which feral cats are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, ear-tipped, and returned to the location where they congregate. See Utah Code 11-46-302
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Consumer: means a natural person who rents personal property under a rental purchase agreement to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. See Utah Code 15-8-3
• Consummation: means the time at which a consumer becomes contractually obligated on a rental purchase agreement. See Utah Code 15-8-3
• Contaminated land: means land:
       (6)(a) within a project area; and
       (6)(b) that contains hazardous materials, as defined in Section 19-6-302, hazardous substances, as defined in Section 19-6-302, or landfill material on, in, or under the land. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• 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.
• Cost savings: means a decrease in an expenditure, including a future replacement expenditure, by a political subdivision resulting from a performance efficiency measure adopted under this chapter. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Counterclaim: A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff.
• 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
• County noxious weed: means any plant that is:
       (3)(a) not on the state noxious weed list;
       (3)(b) especially troublesome in a particular county; and
       (3)(c) declared by the county legislative body to be a noxious weed within the county. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• County sheriff: means an individual:
       (3)(a) elected to the office of county sheriff; and
       (3)(b) who fulfills the duties described in Subsection 17-22-1. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Credit report: A detailed report of an individual's credit history prepared by a credit bureau and used by a lender in determining a loan applicant's creditworthiness. ^{Source: OCC}
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Development: means :
       (7)(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
       (7)(b) the planning of, arranging for, or participation in any of the activities listed in Subsection (7)(a). See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Development project: means a project for the development of land within a project area. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Energy code: means the energy efficiency code adopted under Section 15A-1-204. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• Energy efficiency project: means :
            (2)(a)(i) for an existing building, a retrofit to improve energy efficiency; or
            (2)(a)(ii) for a new building, an enhancement to improve energy efficiency beyond the minimum required by the energy code. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• Energy efficiency projects: include the following expenses:
            (2)(b)(i) construction;
            (2)(b)(ii) engineering;
            (2)(b)(iii) energy audit; or
            (2)(b)(iv) inspection. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the commission. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Facility: means a building, structure, or other improvement that is constructed on property owned by a political subdivision. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Facsimile signature: means the reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of a manual signature. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
• Federal agency: means the:
       (4)(a) United States Bureau of Land Management;
       (4)(b) United States Forest Service;
       (4)(c) United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
       (4)(d) National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Federally managed land: means land that is managed by a federal agency. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Financial intermediary: means a bank, broker, clearing corporation or other person, or the nominee of any of them, which in the ordinary course of its business maintains registered public obligation accounts for its customers. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
  • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
  • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
  • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
• Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
• Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Fund: means the Energy Efficiency Fund created in Part 2, Energy Efficiency Fund. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• 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 :
       (22)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
       (22)(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
       (22)(c) for a special service district:

            (22)(c)(i) the legislative body of the county, city, or town that established the special service district, if no administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301; or

            (22)(c)(ii) the administrative control board of the special service district, if an administrative control board has been appointed under Section 17D-1-301;
       (22)(d) for the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201, the board, as defined in Section 63H-1-102;
       (22)(e) for the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201, the board, as defined in Section 11-58-102; and
       (22)(f) for a public infrastructure district, the board of the public infrastructure district as defined in Section 17D-4-102. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Governing body: means :
       (4)(a) for a county, city, or town, the legislative body of the county, city, or town;
       (4)(b) for a special district, the board of trustees of the special district;
       (4)(c) for a school district, the local board of education; or
       (4)(d) for a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act:

            (4)(d)(i) the governing body of the county or municipality that created the special service district, if no administrative control board has been established under Section 17D-1-301; or

            (4)(d)(ii) the administrative control board, if one has been established under Section 17D-1-301. See Utah Code 11-50-102
• Guaranty fund: means the fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-701. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Inland port: means one or more sites that:
       (10)(a) contain multimodal facilities, intermodal facilities, or other facilities that:

            (10)(a)(i) are related but may be separately owned and managed; and

            (10)(a)(ii) together are intended to:

                 (10)(a)(ii)(A) allow global trade to be processed and altered by value-added services as goods move through the supply chain;

                 (10)(a)(ii)(B) provide a regional merging point for transportation modes for the distribution of goods to and from ports and other locations in other regions;

                 (10)(a)(ii)(C) provide cargo-handling services to allow freight consolidation and distribution, temporary storage, customs clearance, and connection between transport modes; and

                 (10)(a)(ii)(D) provide international logistics and distribution services, including freight forwarding, customs brokerage, integrated logistics, and information systems; and
       (10)(b) may include a satellite customs clearance terminal, an intermodal facility, a customs pre-clearance for international trade, or other facilities that facilitate, encourage, and enhance regional, national, and international trade. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Inland port use: means a use of land:
       (11)(a) for an inland port;
       (11)(b) that directly implements or furthers the purposes of an inland port, as stated in Subsection (10);
       (11)(c) that complements or supports the purposes of an inland port, as stated in Subsection (10); or
       (11)(d) that depends upon the presence of the inland port for the viability of the use. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• 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}
• Intermodal facility: means a facility for transferring containerized cargo between rail, truck, air, or other transportation modes. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Issuer: means a public entity which issues an obligation. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• 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.
• Jurisdictional boundaries: means :
       (30)(a) for a county, the boundaries of the unincorporated area of the county; and
       (30)(b) for each other local entity, the boundaries of the local entity. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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
• Landfill material: means garbage, waste, debris, or other materials disposed of or placed in a landfill. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• 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}
• Lessor: means a person who regularly provides the use of property through rental purchase agreements and to whom rental payments are initially payable on the face of a rental purchase agreement. See Utah Code 15-8-3
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, poultry, domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102, or any other domestic animal or domestic furbearer raised or kept for profit. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Local entity: means :
       (31)(a) a county, city, town, special service district, or special district;
       (31)(b) an interlocal entity as defined in Section 11-13-103;
       (31)(c) the military installation development authority, created in Section 63H-1-201;
       (31)(d) a public infrastructure district under Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, including a public infrastructure district created by a development authority;
       (31)(e) the Utah Inland Port Authority, created in Section 11-58-201; or
       (31)(f) any other political subdivision of the state. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Local entity obligations: means assessment bonds, refunding assessment bonds, interim warrants, and bond anticipation notes issued by a local entity. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Male: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions to fertilize the ova of a female. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• Noxious weed: means any plant the commissioner determines to be especially injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property. See Utah Code 4-17-102
• 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.
• Obligation: includes a liability in tort and contractual obligations. See Utah Code 15-4-1
• Obligation: means an agreement by a public entity to pay principal and any interest on the obligation, whether in the form of a contract to repay borrowed money, a lease, an installment purchase agreement, or otherwise, and includes a share, participation, or other interest in any such agreement. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Obligee: includes a creditor and a person having a right based on a tort. See Utah Code 15-4-1
• Obligor: includes a debtor and a person liable for a tort. See Utah Code 15-4-1
• Office: means the Office of Energy Development created in Section 79-6-401. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• Official actions: means the actions by statute, order, ordinance, resolution, contract, or other authorized means by which the issuer provides for issuance of a registered public obligation. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• official body: means the person or group of persons that is empowered to provide for the original issuance of an obligation of the issuer, by defining the obligation and its terms, conditions, and other incidents, or to perform duties with respect to a registered public obligation and any successor of such person or group of persons. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Organization: means a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Performance efficiency agreement: means an agreement between a political subdivision and a qualified performance efficiency service provider for evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of one or more performance efficiency measures. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Performance efficiency measure: includes :
            (5)(b)(i) insulation installed in a wall, roof, floor, foundation, or heating and cooling distribution system;
            (5)(b)(ii) a storm window or door, multiglazed window or door, heat absorbing or heat reflective glazed and coated window or door system, additional glazing, or reduction in glass area;
            (5)(b)(iii) an automatic energy control system;
            (5)(b)(iv) a heating, ventilating, or air conditioning and distribution system modification or replacement in a facility;
            (5)(b)(v) caulking and weatherstripping;
            (5)(b)(vi) a replacement or modification of a lighting fixture to increase the energy efficiency of the lighting system without increasing the overall illumination of a facility unless the increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable building code for the proposed lighting system;
            (5)(b)(vii) an energy recovery system;
            (5)(b)(viii) a cogeneration system that produces steam or another form of energy for use primarily within a facility;
            (5)(b)(ix) a renewable energy or alternate energy system;
            (5)(b)(x) a change in operation or maintenance practice;
            (5)(b)(xi) a procurement of a low-cost energy supply, including electricity, natural gas, or water;
            (5)(b)(xii) an indoor air quality improvement that conforms to applicable building code requirements;
            (5)(b)(xiii) a daylighting system;
            (5)(b)(xiv) a building operation program that provides cost savings, including computerized energy management and consumption tracking programs or staff and occupant training;
            (5)(b)(xv) a service to reduce utility costs by identifying utility errors and optimizing rate schedules; or
            (5)(b)(xvi) the purchase and operation of an alternative fuel vehicle and the infrastructure to support the operation of alternative fuel vehicles. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Performance efficiency program: means a program established by a political subdivision under this chapter to adopt a performance efficiency measure. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
• Person: means an individual, an entity, or a representative of an entity. See Utah Code 11-46-102
• 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
• Political subdivision: means a county, city, town, or school district. See Utah Code 11-45-102
• Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 11-50-102
• Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51a-102
• Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
• Prior bonds: means the assessment bonds that are refunded in part or in whole by refunding assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Project area: means :
       (16)(a) the authority jurisdictional land, subject to Section 11-58-605; or
       (16)(b) land outside the authority jurisdictional land, whether consisting of a single contiguous area or multiple noncontiguous areas, 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 11-58-102
• Project area plan: means a written plan that, after its effective date, guides and controls the development within a project area. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Proof of sterilization: means a written document signed by a veterinarian licensed under Title 58, Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act, stating:
       (1)(a) a specified animal has been sterilized;
       (1)(b) the date on which the sterilization was performed; and
       (1)(c) the location where the sterilization was performed. See Utah Code 11-46-202
• Property: includes real property and any interest in real property, including water rights and leasehold rights. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property tax: includes a privilege tax and each levy on an ad valorem basis on tangible or intangible personal or real property. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• public entity: includes , without limitation, this state, an entity deriving powers from and acting pursuant to a state constitution or legislative act, a county, city, town, a municipal corporation, a quasi-municipal corporation, a state university or college, a school district, a special service district, a special district, a separate legal or administrative entity created under the Interlocal Cooperation Act or other joint agreement entity, a community reinvestment agency, any other political subdivision, a public authority or public agency, a public trust, a nonprofit corporation, or other organizations. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Public entity: means :
       (21)(a) the state, including each department, division, or other agency of the state; or
       (21)(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 authority. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Public infrastructure and improvements: includes :
            (22)(b)(i) facilities, lines, or systems that provide:

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

                 (22)(b)(i)(B) sewer, storm drainage, natural gas, electricity, energy storage, clean energy, microgrids, or telecommunications service;
            (22)(b)(ii) streets, roads, curb, gutter, sidewalk, walkways, solid waste facilities, parking facilities, rail lines, intermodal facilities, multimodal facilities, and public transportation facilities;
            (22)(b)(iii) an inland port; and
            (22)(b)(iv) infrastructure, improvements, facilities, or buildings that are developed as part of a remediation project. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Qualified performance efficiency service provider: means a person who:
       (7)(a) has a record of successful performance efficiency agreements; or
       (7)(b) has:

            (7)(b)(i) experience in the design, implementation, and installation of performance efficiency measures;

            (7)(b)(ii) technical capabilities to ensure that a performance efficiency measure generates cost savings; and

            (7)(b)(iii) the ability to secure the financing necessary to support the proposed performance efficiency measure. See Utah Code 11-44-102
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Race meet: means the entire period of time for which a licensee has been approved to hold horse races. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Racetrack facility: means a racetrack within Utah approved by the commission for the racing of horses, including the track surface, grandstands, clubhouse, all animal housing and handling areas, and other areas in which a person may enter only upon payment of an admission fee or upon presentation of authorized credentials. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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
• Recipient: means the person to whom an animal shelter transfers an animal for adoption. See Utah Code 11-46-202
• Recognized race meet: means a race meet recognized by a national horse breed association. See Utah Code 4-38-102
• Refunding assessment bonds: means assessment bonds that a local entity issues under Section 11-42-607 to refund, in part or in whole, assessment bonds. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• Registered public obligation: means an obligation issued by a public entity which is issued pursuant to a system of registration. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Remediation: includes :
       (23)(a) activities for the cleanup, rehabilitation, and development of contaminated land; and
       (23)(b) acquiring an interest in land within a remediation project area. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Remediation project: means a project for the remediation of contaminated land that:
       (25)(a) is owned by:

            (25)(a)(i) the state or a department, division, or other instrumentality of the state;

            (25)(a)(ii) an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102; or

            (25)(a)(iii) a political subdivision of the state; and
       (25)(b) became contaminated land before the owner described in Subsection (24)(a) obtained ownership of the land. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Remediation project area: means a project area consisting of contaminated land that is or is expected to become the subject of a remediation project. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Rental purchase agreement: means an agreement for the use of personal property by a natural person primarily for personal, family, or household purposes for an initial period of four months or less that is automatically renewable with each payment after the initial period, but which does not obligate or require the consumer to continue renting or using the property beyond the initial period, and that permits the consumer to become the owner of the property. See Utah Code 15-8-3
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Reserve fund: means a fund established by a local entity under Section 11-42-702. See Utah Code 11-42-102
• 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
• School fee: includes :
            (4)(b)(i) an admission fee;
            (4)(b)(ii) a transportation charge; or
            (4)(b)(iii) a charge, deposit, rent, or other mandatory payment imposed by a third party in connection with an activity or function sponsored by a school described in Subsection (4)(a). See Utah Code 15-4-1
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Several obligors: means obligors severally bound for the same performance. See Utah Code 15-4-1
• Shapefile: means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Sponsor: means any person or organization that traps feral cats, sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and ear-tips them before returning them to the location where they were trapped. See Utah Code 11-46-302
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Sterilization deposit: means the portion of a fee charged by an animal shelter to a recipient or claimant of an unsterilized animal to ensure the animal is timely sterilized in accordance with an agreement between the recipient or the claimant and the animal shelter. See Utah Code 11-46-202
• Sterilized: means that an animal has been surgically altered either by the spaying of a female animal or by the neutering of a male animal, so it is unable to reproduce. See Utah Code 11-46-202
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Taxable value: means the value of property as shown on the last equalized assessment roll. See Utah Code 11-58-102
• Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Transfer: means that an animal shelter sells, gives away, places for adoption, or transfers an animal to a recipient. See Utah Code 11-46-202
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Uncertificated registered public obligation: means a registered public obligation which is not represented by an instrument. See Utah Code 15-7-2
• Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. ^{Source: OCC}
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.
• Waiver: means the act of not requiring an individual to pay an amount that the individual otherwise owes. See Utah Code 15-4-1
• 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