2006 Utah Code - 17A-3-805 — District a political subdivision -- Functions, powers, and duties.

     17A-3-805.   District a political subdivision -- Functions, powers, and duties.
     Each district organized under this part is a political subdivision of the state and has and shall exercise the following functions, powers, and duties to:
     (1) employ, subject to available funds, clerical and staff personnel, including legal staff;
     (2) conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to soil erosion, floodwater, nonpoint water pollution, flood control, water pollution, sediment damage, and watershed development;
     (3) devise and implement measures for the prevention of soil erosion, floodwater and sediment damages, nonpoint water pollution, and for the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water on state or private lands with the consent of the land occupier, and in the case of school and institutional trust lands as defined in Section 53C-1-103, with the consent of the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, acting in accordance with Sections 53C-1-102 and 53C-1-303;
     (4) construct, improve, operate, and maintain any structures considered necessary or convenient for the performance of any operation authorized by this part, and acquire property, both real and personal, through purchase, or otherwise, and maintain, improve, and administer such property consistent with the purposes of this part;
     (5) enter into contracts or agreements in the name of the district, and sue and be sued;
     (6) receive funds from any federal or state agency or from any county, city, or other political subdivision within the state or from any private source;
     (7) annually submit to the commission on or before January 30, of each year, a copy of the minutes of each district meeting, a copy of its annual work plan, and an accounting of the district's financial affairs. The accounting shall be prepared by a disinterested person and show the district's debits and credits including accounts payable and accounts receivable, the purpose of each debit, the source of each credit, and the actual cash balance on hand; and
     (8) do all other things necessary or convenient for the efficient and effective administration of the district.

Amended by Chapter 39, 2005 General Session