Title 11, Title 11: Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units

11-65-202. Lake authority powers and duties. (1) The lake authority has land use authority over publicly owned land within the lake authority boundary. The lake authority shall work with other government entities with jurisdiction over sovereign land and the watershed affecting U…

11-65-203. Policies and objectives of the lake authority -- Additional duties of the lake authority. (1) The policies and objectives of the lake authority are to: protect and improve: the quality of Utah Lake's water, consistent with the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et se…

11-65-204. Management plan. (1) The board shall prepare, adopt, and, subject to Subsection, implement a management plan. (1)(b) The lake authority may not begin to implement a management plan until April 1, 2023. (2) In preparing a management plan, the board shall: consult with a…

11-65-205. Project for the improvement of Utah Lake -- Role of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands -- Allowing the use of Utah Lake in exchange for the implementation of an improvement project. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Forestry, Fi…

11-65-206. Applicability of other law -- Cooperation of state and local governments -- Authority of other agencies not affected -- Attorney general to provide legal services. (1) The lake authority is subject to and governed by Sections,,,,, and, but is not otherwise subject to o…

11-65-301. Utah Lake Authority board -- Delegation of power. (1) The lake authority shall be governed by a board which shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the lake authority and shall determine all questions of lake authority policy. (2) All powers of the lake au…

11-65-302. Number of board members -- Appointment -- Vacancies. (1) The lake authority's board shall consist of 15 members, as provided in Subsection. (2) (2) The governor shall appoint two board members, at least one of whom shall be from the Governor's Office of Economic Develo…

11-65-303. Term of board members -- Quorum -- Compensation. (1) The term of a board member appointed under Subsectionis four years, except that the initial term is two years for: 11-65-302(2) one of the two members appointed under Subsection, as designated by the governor; 11-65-…

11-65-304. Limitations on board members and executive director -- Annual conflict of interest disclosure statement -- Exception -- Penalties. (1) As used in this section: "Direct financial benefit": means any form of financial benefit that accrues to an individual directly, inclu…

11-65-305. Executive director. (1) The director of the Utah Lake Commission shall be the initial full-time executive director of the authority. Subsectiondoes not affect the status of the executive director as an at-will employee. (1)(a) (2) The executive director is the chief ex…

11-65-306. Development of standards and criteria to measure progress toward achieving lake authority policies and objectives -- Annual report. (1) The board shall develop standards and criteria by which to measure: the condition of Utah Lake as of 2022; and the extent to which ef…

11-65-401. Preparation of project area plan -- Required contents of project area plan. (1) The lake authority board's adoption of a project area plan is governed by this part. In order to adopt a project area plan, the lake authority board shall: prepare a draft project area plan…

11-65-402. Public meetings to consider and discuss draft project area plan -- Notice -- Adoption of plan. (1) The lake authority board shall hold at least two public meetings to: receive public comment on the draft project area plan; and consider and discuss the draft project are…

11-65-403. Notice of project area plan adoption -- Effective date of plan -- Time limit on challenge to plan or project area. (1) Upon the board's adoption of a project area plan, the board shall provide notice as provided in Subsectionby publishing or causing to be published leg…

11-65-404. Amendment to a project area plan. (1) The lake authority may amend a project area plan by following the same procedure under this part as applies to the adoption of a project area plan. (2) The provisions of this part apply to the lake authority's adoption of an amendm…

11-65-405. Project area budget. (1) Before the lake authority may use authority funds to implement the management plan, the authority board shall prepare and adopt a project area budget. (2) The lake authority board may amend an adopted project area budget as and when the lake au…

11-65-501. Resolution authorizing issuance of lake authority bonds -- Characteristics of bonds -- Time limit for contesting bonds. (1) The lake authority may not issue bonds under this part unless the board first: adopts a parameters resolution for the bonds that sets forth: the …

11-65-502. Sources from which bonds may be made payable -- Lake authority powers regarding bonds. (1) The principal and interest on bonds issued by the lake authority may be made payable from: the income and revenues of the projects financed with the proceeds of the bonds; the in…

11-65-503. Purchase of lake authority bonds. (1) Any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision of the state, or other entity or public or private officer may purchase bonds issued by the lake authority under this part with funds owned or controlled by the purc…

11-65-504. Those executing bonds not personally liable -- Limitation of obligations under bonds -- Negotiability. (1) A member of the board or other person executing a lake authority bond is not liable personally on the bond. (2) A bond issued by the lake authority is not a gener…

11-65-505. Obligee rights -- Board may confer other rights. (1) In addition to all other rights that are conferred on an obligee of a bond issued by the lake authority under this part, and subject to contractual restrictions binding on the obligee, an obligee may: by mandamus, su…

11-65-506. Bonds exempt from taxes -- Lake authority may purchase its own bonds. (1) A bond issued by the lake authority under this part is issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and is, together with interest on and income from the bond, exempt from all state ta…

11-65-601. Annual lake authority budget -- Fiscal year -- Public hearing required -- Auditor forms -- Requirement to file annual budget. (1) The board shall prepare and adopt for the lake authority an annual budget of revenues and expenditures for each fiscal year. (2) An annual …

11-65-602. Amending the lake authority annual budget. (1) The board may by resolution amend an annual lake authority budget. (2) An amendment of the annual lake authority budget that would increase the total expenditures may be made only after a public hearing following notice pu…

11-65-603. Lake authority report. Before November 30 of each year, the board shall present a report to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature, as the Executive Appropriations Committee directs, that includes: (1) an accounting of how lake authority funds have b…

11-65-604. Audit requirements. The lake authority shall comply with the audit requirements of.

11-65-605. Audit report. (1) The lake authority shall, within 180 days after the end of the lake authority's fiscal year, file a copy of the audit report with the county auditor and the state auditor. (2) Each audit report under Subsectionshall include: (1) the outstanding princi…

11-65-606. Lake authority chief financial officer is a public treasurer -- Certain lake authority funds are public funds. (1) The lake authority's chief financial officer: is a public treasurer, as defined in Section; and 51-7-3 shall invest the lake authority funds specified in …

11-65-701. Dissolution of lake authority -- Restrictions -- Notice of dissolution -- Disposition of lake authority property -- Lake authority records -- Dissolution expenses. (1) The lake authority may not be dissolved unless the lake authority has no outstanding bonded indebtedn…