Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 9 > Chapter 8a > Part 4 - Historic Sites

• Act: means the National Community and Service Trust Act of 1993, Utah Code 9-20-102
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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.
• 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
• Board: means the Board of State History created in Section 9-8-204. See Utah Code 9-8a-101
• Commission: means the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism created in Section 9-20-201. See Utah Code 9-20-102
• Commission: means the Utah Multicultural Commission created in Section 9-21-301. See Utah Code 9-21-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
• Director: means the director of the Division of Multicultural Affairs. See Utah Code 9-21-102
• Division: means the Division of Multicultural Affairs created in Section 9-21-201. See Utah Code 9-21-102
• Effect: means an alteration to one or more characteristics of a historic property that qualify the historic property for inclusion in, or that make the historic property eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places. See Utah Code 9-8a-402
• 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}
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. See Utah Code 9-1-102
• 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.
• Fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 10-5-102.5
• General fund: is a s defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board as reflected in the Uniform Accounting Manual for All Local Governments prepared by the Office of the Utah State Auditor. See Utah Code 10-5-102.5
• Governing body: means collectively the legislative body and the executive of any municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Historic property: means any historic or prehistoric district, site, building, structure, or object that is at least 50 years old and that is included in, or that is eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places. See Utah Code 9-8a-402
• Human rights commission: means the Utah Martin Luther King, Jr. See Utah Code 9-21-102
• 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}
• Interfund loan: means a loan of cash from one fund to another, subject to future repayment. See Utah Code 10-5-102.5
• 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
• 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.
• Office: means the State Historic Preservation Office created in Section 9-8a-201. See Utah Code 9-8a-101
• Officer: means the state historic preservation officer, appointed in accordance with Section 9-8a-202. See Utah Code 9-8a-101
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• 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
• State register: means a register of cultural sites and localities, historic and prehistoric sites, and districts, buildings, and objects significant in Utah history. See Utah Code 9-8a-402
• Town: means a municipality classified by population as a town under Section 10-2-301. See Utah Code 10-1-104
• Town general fund: means the general fund used by a town. See Utah Code 10-5-102.5
• Undertaking: means a project, activity, or program funded in whole or in part under the direct or indirect jurisdiction of a state agency, including a project, activity, or program:
            (1)(d)(i) carried out by or on behalf of a state agency;
            (1)(d)(ii) carried out with financial assistance from the state; or
            (1)(d)(iii) that requires a state permit, license, or approval. See Utah Code 9-8a-402
• 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