2006 Utah Code - 17A-2-1449 — Validation of proceedings and actions -- Changes in validated contracts, bond proceedings or bonds authorized.

     17A-2-1449.   Validation of proceedings and actions -- Changes in validated contracts, bond proceedings or bonds authorized.
     (1) All proceedings that have been adopted and actions taken before May 13, 1969, under authority of this part, purporting to create any water conservancy district thereunder or purporting to provide for the inclusion of any additional area or areas in any such district, including all petitions filed and all notices given, published and mailed in connection with any such creation and any such inclusion, are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with any one or more pertinent statutory provisions and each such district as so created or enlarged is declared to be a validly created and existing district.
     (2) It is expressly determined that all taxable property lying in each such district shall be benefitted by any improvements constructed before or after this part takes effect to an amount not less than the aggregate of the taxes and assessments levied against such property to pay for the cost of such improvements.
     (3) All proceedings and actions taken with respect to the appointment, election and organization of a board of trustees and officers thereof for each such district are validated, ratified and confirmed and each such board of trustees is declared to be the de facto and de jure governing body of each such district. If in any such district an election has been held, before May 13, 1969, on the question of approving a contract with the United States of America or on the question of the issuance of the bonds of the district, or both, all proceedings and actions concerned with the calling, holding and conduct of any such elections are validated, ratified and confirmed despite any irregularities which may have occurred in connection therewith.
     (4) Any contract so approved at such an election and any bonds so authorized at such an election are validated, ratified and confirmed. The board of trustees and officers of each such district may do all things necessary to execute any such contract or issue such bonds, and each such contract when executed and all such bonds when delivered and paid for shall be valid and binding obligations of such district in accordance with the tenor and terms thereof. Any contracts made by such district for the construction or acquisition of works or facilities for such district are validated, ratified and confirmed and shall be valid obligations of such district in accordance with the terms thereof. Changes made after May 13, 1969 by the board of trustees of any such district in any contract, bond proceedings or bonds hereby validated shall be considered not to nullify any curative effect of this section.

Amended by Chapter 9, 2001 General Session