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Commission authority to approve the creation, consolidation, division, and dissolution of conservation districts -- Notice and hearing requirements.

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(1) As provided in this part, the commission may:
- (a) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202, approve the creation of a conservation district; or
- (b) pursuant to a petition under Section 17D-3-202 or on its own motion, approve:
  - (i) the consolidation of two or more existing conservation districts;
  - (ii) the division of an existing conservation district into two or more conservation districts; or
  - (iii) the dissolution of an existing conservation district.

(2) Before taking an action authorized under Subsection (1), the commission shall:
- (a) cause notice of a hearing on the proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution to be published:
  - (i) no more than 30 days after, as the case may be:
    - (A) the filing of a petition under Section 17D-3-202, for a proposed creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution; or
    - (B) adoption of the commission's own motion, for a proposed consolidation, division, or dissolution; and
  - (ii) within:
    - (A) for a proposed creation, the area of the proposed conservation district;
    - (B) for a proposed consolidation, the area of each conservation district proposed to be consolidated; and
    - (C) for a proposed division or dissolution, within the area of the conservation district proposed to be divided or dissolved; and
- (b) hold a public hearing on the desirability and necessity of the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution.

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