2006 Utah Code - 17A-2-1805 — Body corporate -- Authority.

     17A-2-1805.   Body corporate -- Authority.
     (1) Beginning on the effective date of the resolution reorganizing a county service area as a regional service area, the regional service area shall be a body corporate and politic and a quasi-municipal public corporation.
     (2) The regional service area, acting through its board of trustees, shall, without in any way limiting the powers granted to regional service areas by the provisions of this part, have the following authority:
     (a) The right to sue and be sued.
     (b) The power to enter into contracts to carry out the functions of the regional service area, including the power to enter into contracts with the United States of America and any of its agencies, municipal corporations, counties, or other public corporations, county service areas or districts, or any other political subdivision of the state, including any entity created under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act (and any county, municipal or other public corporation, or political subdivision shall have the power to enter into contracts with regional service areas organized under this part).
     (c) The regional service area, the county, and any municipality lying in whole or in part within the boundaries of the regional service area, are encouraged to coordinate and cooperate with one another regarding such matters as traffic control and planning and zoning approvals in the vicinity of facilities owned or operated by the regional service area, signs approaching or on property owned or operated by the regional service area, approvals for mass gatherings for special events, and security and crowd control at facilities owned or operated by the regional service area. This coordination and cooperation may take the form of one or more interlocal cooperation agreements. Any bond obligations of a legal or administrative entity created under the Utah Interlocal Cooperation Act with which a regional service area may contract as provided in this section may not be counted as an obligation of the regional service area for purposes of this part.
     (d) The power to impose and collect charges or fees for any commodities, services, or facilities afforded by the regional service area to its customers and to pledge all or any part of the revenues so derived to the payment of any bonds of the regional service area, whether the bonds are issued as revenue bonds or as general obligations of the regional service area. Where revenue bonds are issued payable solely from the revenues of commodities, services, and facilities, the fees and charges imposed shall always be sufficient to carry out the provisions of the resolution authorizing the bonds. The board of trustees may act and adopt the regulations necessary to assure the collection and enforcement of all fees and charges imposed. Any of the commodities, services, and facilities furnished to a consumer by the regional service area may be suspended if any fees and charges due the regional service area are not paid in full when due. Higher fees may be charged for services provided to participants who reside outside the boundaries of the regional service area.
     (e) The power to sell, lease, mortgage, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any properties owned by the regional service area under the terms and conditions approved by the board of trustees.
     (f) The power to own any property or property interests approved by the board of trustees to carry out the purposes of the regional service area and the power to acquire the same by purchase, lease, gift, devise, bequest, or any other lawful means.
     (g) The power to exercise all powers of eminent domain possessed by counties in the

manner provided by law for the exercise of eminent domain power by counties.
     (h) The right to employ officers, employees, consultants, and agents, including attorneys, accountants, engineers, and fiscal agents, and to fix their compensation.
     (i) The power to cause to be levied taxes on all taxable property in the regional service area as provided in this part.
     (j) The right to set meeting times.
     (k) The right to adopt an official seal.
     (l) The right to adopt bylaws and regulations for the conduct of its business.
     (m) The right to operate under a trade name or an assumed name.
     (n) The right to establish a fiscal year, beginning either on January 1 or July 1.
     (o) Other rights and powers as are reasonably necessary for the efficient operation of the regional service area or to undertake any lawful activity, including all the rights, powers, and authority of the former county service area, and the authority to provide all the services and facilities that were provided by the former county service area.

Amended by Chapter 1, 2000 General Session