17B-1-1303. Initiation of dissolution process.
The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:
(1) for an inactive special district: for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or for all other districts: a petition signed by the owners of private real property that: is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved; covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or a resolution adopted by the administrative body;
(2) for an active special district, a petition signed by: for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section, the owners of groundwater rights that: 73-5-15 are diverted within the district; and cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or for all other districts: the owners of private real property that: is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved; covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or 33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved; or
(3) for an infrastructure financing district, a resolution adopted by the board of trustees.