Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an increase in urban services for development near cities, effective immediately.

Highlights:

• Authorizes a land owner within the urban growth boundary of an urban service district to connect to the service district (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes the land owner to connect to the services of another provider if the current provider is unwilling or unable to provide services (Sec. 2).

• Authorizes service providers to charge the land owners for costs associated with connecting and delivering urban services (Sec. 2).    

• Authorizes a city or district that provides an urban service to annex the new territory by resolution or ordinance without approval by voters (Sec. 4a & 4b).

• Defines “urban service” as including, but not limited to, the following services (Sec.3):
• Sanitary;
• Water;
• Fire Protection; and
• Streets, roads and mass transit.

• Requires a city that has annexed an area comprising part of a service district to provide the services previously provided by the district (Sec. 6).

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