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Utah State Constitutional Convention 1895 (2020 Edition)
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled to Adopt a Constitution for the State of Utah
Committee on Municipal Corporations
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Prohibiting Municipalities from Selling or Disposing of or Leasing the Water-Works, Water Rights, and Water Supplies [File No. 64]
A Proposition Prohibiting Municipalities from Selling, Disposing, or Leasing their Water-Works. Water Rights, and Water Supply
Section 1 No municipal corporation shall in any manner, directly or indirectly, lease, sell, alien or dispose of any water-works, water rights or sources of water supply now or hereafter owned or controlled by it, but all such water-works, water rights and sources of water supply now owned or hereafter acquired by any municipal corporation shall be preserved, maintained and operated by it for the supply to its inhabitants with water at reasonable charges: PROVIDED That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any such municipal corporation from exchanging any water rights or source of water supply for other water rights or sources of water supply of equal value and to be devoted in like manner to the public supply of its inhabitants with water.
Sec 2. No municipal corporation shall grant any franchise, privilege, easement or right in the use of its streets, highways or public places for the supply of water to its inhabitants or any of them for a longer period than twenty years, nor without determining in the the grant the maximum rates to be charged by the grantee or grantees for water supply, nor without a reservation to such municipal corporation in such grant of the option to purchase at the end of such period all water rights, source of water supply, water-works, pipes, conduits and appliances of such grantee or grantees or any of them, t the actual value of the tangible property itself at the time of purchase and without regard to the value of the franchise, privilege, monopoly or purpose for or in connection with which such property is used.
Decisions yet to be taken
- Prohibiting Municipalities from Selling or Disposing of or Leasing the Water-Works, Water Rights, and Water Supplies [File No. 64] (introduced on 1895-03-16 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e697463) [This document]
Document Timeline
- Prohibiting Municipalities from Selling or Disposing of or Leasing the Water-Works, Water Rights, and Water Supplies [File No. 64] (introduced on 1895-03-16 10:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e697463) [This document] [view current proposal at this moment]