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[TITLE 17. Table of Contents]
17-8-1 Powers of county - Contracts with United States - Construction of flood control project.
A county may contract with the United States of America,
or any agency thereof, for the construction of any flood
control project within the county designed to abate or control
flood waters or any excessive or unusual accumulation of
water in any natural or artificial basin, stream, or body
of water or for the protection of life and property against
the danger, menace, injury or damage resulting from said
waters.
1993
17-8-2 Maintenance of project - Acquisition of property.
A county may contract to maintain such flood control projects
after the construction work is completed, which maintenance
may be without expense to the United States of America, and
may contract to and acquire easements and rights of way to
relocate public roads or bridges when the replacement shall
be rendered necessary by the construction of any flood control
project and may give satisfactory assurance to the United
States of America, or any agency thereof, that the location,
relocation, building or rebuilding of such roads, rights
of way, or bridges shall be done without expense to the United
States of America or any agency thereof.
1993
17-8-3 Distribution of waters - Operation of projects.
The duty of distributing the waters of and operating the
flood control project when completed shall rest upon the
state engineer of the state of Utah provided, that the cost
of such distribution and operation of the project by the
state engineer shall be borne by the county entering into
the cooperative contract with the United States of America
for the construction and the operation of the flood control
project.
1953
17-8-4 Joint action of two or more counties.
Whenever the construction of a flood control project,
as hereinabove provided, shall be for the mutual benefit
of two or more counties, the boards of commissioners of counties
may jointly enter into such co-operative contracts with the
United States of America, or any agency thereof, for the
construction of such flood control project.
1953
17-8-5 Clearing, improving, fencing, and construction of natural channels, sewers, and drains - Enforcement of laws and regulations.
In anticipation of and to provide for the carrying away
and the safe disposal of natural storm and flood waters,
the county may remove any obstacle from any natural channels
within the county and the incorporated municipalities in
the county. For the same purpose the county may plan for
and construct new channels, storm sewers, and drains to serve
as though they were natural channels. The county may cause
such channels, storm sewers, and drains to be surveyed, and
the county legislative body may, by ordinance, establish
their location and dimensions. The county legislative body
may promulgate regulations to prevent the destruction or
obstruction of these channels, storm sewers, and drains,
and may provide for the enforcement of those regulations.
The county legislative body may also provide for the maintenance,
improvement, and fencing of all such channels, including
covering or replacement with buried conduits. To implement
the establishment, clearing, protection, and continued use
of such channels, storm sewers, and drains, the county may
acquire, by right of eminent domain necessary easements and
rights of way. All laws and sanitary regulations against
the pollution of water in natural streams, canals, and lakes
shall be enforced by the county executives in their respective
counties, or, by the state, through the attorney general
and in co-operation with the state board of health, state
fish and game commission, and the several county legislative
bodies.
1993
17-8-5.5 Protection of channels and flood plains - Acquisition of land.
The county legislative body may also provide by ordinance
for the protection and use of flood channels and present
flood plains on rivers, streams, and canals located within
the county and the incorporated municipalities in the county
and may establish by ordinance the boundaries of these flood
channels and present flood plains. The county may acquire
and hold by gift or purchase, such lands, rights of way,
easements, or other interests in property within the established
boundaries of these flood channels and present flood plains.
Flood plain as used herein means the lands along the course
of the river or stream which is periodically flooded and
for which flood control protective works would normally be
provided or desirable.
1993
17-8-6 Taxation by counties.
Counties are authorized to levy a tax on real and personal
property therein.
1961
17-8-7 Declaration of drought emergency - Appropriation - Tax levy.
The county legislative body of each county may at any
regular meeting or at a special meeting called for such purpose,
declare that an emergency drought exists in said county;
and thereupon may appropriate from the moneys not otherwise
appropriated in the county general fund such funds as shall
be necessary for the gathering of information upon, and aiding
in any program for increased precipitation within said county
or in conjunction with any other county or counties, or that
if there are not sufficient funds available in the county
general fund for such purpose, the county legislative body
may, during any such emergency so declared by them, assess,
levy, and direct the county to collect annually to aid in
any program of increased precipitation. The provisions of
Sections
17-19-1
to
17-19-28
relating to budgeting shall not apply to appropriations
necessitated by such an emergency.
1993
