County prohibited from providing municipal-type services to certain facilities managing high-level nuclear waste.
Utah Code § 17-60-504
in effect17-60-504. County prohibited from providing municipal-type services to certain facilities managing high-level nuclear waste.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Greater than class C radioactive waste" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(b) "High-level nuclear waste" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(c) "Municipal-type services" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(d) "Placement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(e) "Storage facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(f) "Transfer facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-3-303.
(2) A county may not:
(a) provide, contract to provide, or agree in any manner to provide municipal-type services to any area under consideration for a storage facility or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste, or greater than class C radioactive waste; or
(b) seek to fund services for a storage facility or transfer facility by:
(i) levying a tax; or
(ii) charging a service charge or fee to persons benefiting from the municipal-type services.
Enacted by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter60/17-60-S504.html?v=C17-60-S504_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026