Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 63N > Chapter 4 > Part 8 - Rural Opportunity Act

• Advisory committee: means the Rural Opportunity Advisory Committee created in Section 63N-4-804. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Association of governments: means an association of political subdivisions of the state, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Business entity: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• CEO board: means a County Economic Opportunity Advisory Board as described in Section 63N-4-803. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• 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 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
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. ^{Source: U.S. Courts}
• 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 office. See Utah Code 63N-1a-102
• Fund: means the Rural Opportunity Fund created in Section 63N-4-805. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• 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.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• program: means the Rural Opportunity Program created in Section 63N-4-802. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Qualified project: means a project to build or improve one or more qualified assets for a rural community, including:
       (7)(a) telecom and high-speed Internet infrastructure;
       (7)(b) power and energy infrastructure;
       (7)(c) water and sewerage infrastructure;
       (7)(d) healthcare infrastructure; or
       (7)(e) other infrastructure as defined by rule made by the office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Rural community: means a rural county or rural municipality. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Rural county: means a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Rural health care special district: means a special service district created to provide health care under Subsection 17D-1-201(6) that is located in a rural county or rural municipality. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• Rural municipality: means a cityor town located within the boundaries of:
       (11)(a) a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class; or
       (11)(b) a county of the second class, if the municipality has a population of 10,000 or less. See Utah Code 63N-4-801
• 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
• Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5