2006 Utah Code - 17A-2-1314 — Rights, powers, and authority of special service district.

     17A-2-1314.   Rights, powers, and authority of special service district.
     (1) In addition to all other rights, powers, and authority granted by law or by other provisions of this part, a service district has the following rights, powers and authority:
     (a) The right to sue and be sued.
     (b) The power to exercise all powers of eminent domain possessed by the county or municipality which established the service district.
     (c) The power to enter into contracts considered desirable by the governing authority of the service district to carry out the functions of the service district, including, without limitation, the power to enter into contracts with the government of the United States or any of its agencies, the State of Utah, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other public corporations, districts, or political subdivisions including institutions of higher education. These contracts may include, without limitation, provisions concerning the use, operation, and maintenance of any facilities of the service district and the collection of fees or charges with respect to commodities, services, or facilities provided by the service district.
     (d) The power to acquire or construct facilities, to purchase, take, receive, lease, take by gift, devise or bequest, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, finance, and otherwise deal in and with real and personal property, or any interest in them, wherever situated, either within or outside of the service district, including water and water rights, and including the power to acquire other than by condemnation property or interests in property owned or held by institutions of higher education.
     (e) The power to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of or contract with respect to the use, operation, and maintenance of, all or any part of its property and assets, including water and water rights.
     (f) The power to accept governmental grants, loans, or funds and to comply with the conditions of them.
     (g) The right to utilize any officers, employees, property, equipment, offices, or facilities of the county or municipality which established the service district, and for which the governing authority of the service district shall reimburse the county or municipality from service district funds, a reasonable amount for the services so rendered or for the property, equipment, offices, or facilities so used.
     (h) The right to employ officers, employees, and agents for the service district, including engineers, accountants, attorneys, and financial consultants, and to fix their compensation.
     (i) The right to adopt an official seal for the service district.
     (2) The county legislative body shall by ordinance establish those classes of contracts of a service district which shall be subject to the requirements of Title 11, Chapter 39, Building Improvements and Public Works Projects, or of any law hereafter enacted for the same purpose.
     (3) The governing authority of a municipality shall by ordinance establish those classes of contracts of a service district which shall be subject to the requirements of Title 11, Chapter 39, Building Improvements and Public Works Projects, or of any law hereafter enacted for the same purpose.

Amended by Chapter 259, 2003 General Session