{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63n-4-801","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63N-4-801","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part:\n(1) \"Advisory committee\" means the Rural Opportunity Advisory Committee created in Section 63N-4-804.\n(2) \"Association of governments\" means an association of political subdivisions of the state, established pursuant to an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.\n(3)\n(a) \"Business entity\" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, association, joint venture, corporation, firm, trust, foundation, or other organization or entity used in carrying on a business.\n(b) \"Business entity\" does not include a business primarily engaged in the following:\n(i) construction;\n(ii) staffing;\n(iii) retail trade; or\n(iv) public utility activities.\n(4) \"CEO board\" means a County Economic Opportunity Advisory Board as described in Section 63N-4-803.\n(5) \"Fund\" means the Rural Opportunity Fund created in Section 63N-4-805.\n(6) \"Qualified asset\" means a physical asset that provides or supports an essential public service.\n(7) \" Qualified project\" means a project to build or improve one or more qualified assets for a rural community, including:\n(a) telecom and high-speed Internet infrastructure;\n(b) power and energy infrastructure;\n(c) water and sewerage infrastructure;\n(d) healthcare infrastructure; or\n(e) other infrastructure as defined by rule made by the office in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.\n(8) \"Rural community\" means a rural county or rural municipality.\n(9) \"Rural county\" means:\n(a) a county of the fourth, fifth, or sixth class, as classified in Section 17-60-104; or\n(b) a county of the third class, as classified in Section 17-60-104, if the county of the third class has no municipality with a population of 100,000 or more.\n(10) \"Rural health care special district\" means a special service district created to provide health care under Subsection 17D-1-201(6) that is located in a rural county or rural municipality.\n(11) \"Rural municipality\" means a city or town located within the boundaries of:\n(a) a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class; or\n(b) a county of the second class, if the municipality has a population of 10,000 or less.\n(12) \"Rural Opportunity Program\" or \"program\" means the Rural Opportunity Program created in Section 63N-4-802.","path":["Title 63N Economic Opportunity Act","Chapter 63N-4 Rural Development Act","Part 63N-4-8 Rural Opportunity Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63N/Chapter4/63N-4-S801.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"cc5d0951c8681c43191d6bbe14917d71c9eb2ae6a8ed6e57786ea9876d40cb7f","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63n-4-504","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63n-4-802"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}