{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-1-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-1-302","heading":"Purpose and intent.","body":"The Legislature finds that:\n(1) the energy industry has previously been highly regulated and monopolistic;\n(2) municipalities have historically raised town or city, respectively, general fund revenues by collecting franchise and business license revenues from the energy industry;\n(3) substantial restructuring of the energy industry has created an opportunity for increased competition within the energy industry;\n(4) the restructuring of the energy industry has diminished the effectiveness and fairness of the revenues collected by municipalities;\n(5) to provide for a stable revenue source for municipalities and to create a more competitive environment for the energy industry, it is necessary to enact taxing authority for municipalities that accomplishes those goals; and\n(6) this part does not alter or affect the municipalities' authority to grant or regulate franchises, or to control municipal streets, highways, or other property.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-1 General Provisions","Part 10-1-3 Municipal Energy Sales and Use Tax Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter1/10-1-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"eae3aa42f877b2f340e6b3597e58c105e5e8b7b59d37019be43db4bb1b9097ec","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-1-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-1-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}