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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The state or an agency of the state may:
(a) make public contributions to a public transit district as in the judgment of the Legislature or governing board of the agency are necessary or proper;
(b) authorize a public transit district to perform, or aid and assist a public transit district in performing, an activity that the state or agency is authorized by law to perform; or
(c) perform any action that the state agency is authorized by law to perform for the benefit of a public transit district.
(2)(a) A county or municipality involved in the establishment and operation of a public transit district may provide funds necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district.
(b) A county's use of property tax funds to establish and operate a public transit district within any part of the county is a county purpose under Section 17-53-220.
(3)(a) To allocate resources and funds for development and operation of a public transit district, whether received under this section or from other sources, and subject to Section 72-1-203 pertaining to fixed guideway capital development within a large public transit district, a public transit district may:
(i) give priority to public transit services that feed rail fixed guideway services; and
(ii) allocate funds according to population distribution within the public transit district.
(b) The comptroller of a public transit district shall report the criteria and data supporting the allocation of resources and funds in the statement required in Section 17B-2a-812.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 17B. Limited Purpose Local Government Entities--Special Districts § 17B-2a-806. Authority of the state or an agency of the state with respect to a public transit district--Counties and municipalities authorized to provide funds to public transit district--Equitable allocation of resources within the public transit district - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-17b-limited-purpose-local-government-entities-special-districts/ut-code-sect-17b-2a-806/
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