{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-2a-1403","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17B-2a-1403","heading":"Creation and status.","body":"(1) The council may create the Utah Energy Infrastructure Service District by adopting a resolution that:\n(a) declares the council's intent to create the district;\n(b) describes the service area, including the geographic boundaries of the area within which the district will operate; and\n(c) identifies the type of energy infrastructure facility proposed or located within the service area.\n(2) No later than 30 days after adopting a resolution under Subsection (1), the council shall file with the lieutenant governor:\n(a) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Section 67-1a-6.5; and\n(b) a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, depicting the service area boundary.\n(3) The district is created and exists as a legal entity upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of incorporation under Section 67-1a-6.5.\n(4) Upon creation, the district:\n(a) is a body politic and corporate with perpetual succession;\n(b) is a political subdivision of the state;\n(c) is separate and distinct from the state and from any other political subdivision of the state; and\n(d) may sue and be sued.\n(5) The debts, obligations, and liabilities of the district:\n(a) are the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the district alone; and\n(b) are not the debts, obligations, or liabilities of the state or any other political subdivision of the state.\n(6) Notwithstanding Chapter 1, Part 2, Creation of a Special District, the district:\n(a) may only be created as provided in this section; and\n(b) is not subject to the petition and creation requirements of Sections 17B-1-203 through 17B-1-214.\n(7) Following the issuance of a certificate of incorporation under Subsection (3), the board shall annually register the district with the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section 67-1a-15.","path":["Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts","Chapter 17B-2a Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts","Part 17B-2a-14 Utah Energy Infrastructure Service District"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17B/Chapter2a/17B-2a-S1403.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"ddf33bbfc3efc35df9aacd8b4cda5a69438e40f8d31a4b888236e7692e35c8fd","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-2a-1402","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-2a-1404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}