17D-3-201. Commission authority to approve the creation, consolidation, division, and dissolution of conservation districts -- Notice and hearing requirements.
(1) As provided in this part, the commission may:
(a) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202, approve the creation of a conservation district; or
(b) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202 or on its own motion, approve:
(i) the consolidation of two or more existing conservation districts;
(ii) the division of an existing conservation district into two or more conservation districts; or
(iii) the dissolution of an existing conservation district.
(2) Before taking an action authorized under Subsection (1), the commission shall:
(a) cause notice of a hearing on the proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution to be published:
(i) no more than 30 days after, as the case may be:
(A) the filing of a petition under Section 17D-3-202, for a proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution; or
(B) adoption of the commission's own motion, for a proposed consolidation, division, or dissolution; and
(ii) within:
(A) for a proposed creation, the area of the proposed conservation district;
(B) for a proposed consolidation, the area of each conservation district proposed to be consolidated; and
(C) for a proposed division or dissolution, within the area of the conservation district proposed to be divided or dissolved; and
(b) hold a public hearing on the desirability and necessity of the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution.