Definitions.
Utah Code § 20A-13-101.1
in effect20A-13-101.1. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Census block" means any one of the 71,207 individual geographic areas into which the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce has divided the state of Utah, to each of which the Bureau of the Census has attached a discrete population tabulation from the 2020 decennial census.
(2) "Congressional block equivalency file" means the electronic file that:
(a) assigns each of Utah's 71,207 census blocks to a particular Congressional district; and
(b) is designated as:
(i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), HB2004_BEF.txt; and
(ii) SB1012_BEF.txt only during a period in which:
(A) a court enjoins the electronic file described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
(B) Title 20A, Chapter 19, Utah Independent Redistricting Commission and Standards Act, is in effect.
(3) "Congressional shapefile" means the electronic shapefile that:
(a) is the resulting projection of the Congressional block equivalency file; and
(b) stores the boundary of each of the four United States Congressional district boundaries for Utah.
(4) "Shapefile" means the digital vector storage format for storing geometric location and associated attribute information.
Amended by Chapter 2, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter13/20A-13-S101.1.html?v=C20A-13-S101.1_2025120620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026