SB 230 - Under this act, property separated by easements or rights-of-way shall be considered contiguous for transportation development district purposes.

Under the act, districts formed by property owners need not contain contiguous properties if:

1. The petition provides that the sole funding method is a sales tax;

2. A court finds that all the property within the proposed district will benefit district projects;

3. Each parcel within the district is within 5 miles of every other parcel.

ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF CREATING A DISTRICT - This act provides an alternative method for forming a transportation development district. The act allows two or more local transportation authorities which have adopted a resolution calling for the joint establishment of a district to form a transportation development district. The proposed district area shall be contiguous and may contain all or any portion of a county or city. The act outlines the requirements of the petition.

The act allows the alternatively formed development district to impose a sales tax contingent upon voter approval. The act also provides that the district may impose a funding mechanism other than a sales tax if approved by the voters within the district. The act sets forth the requirements of who may sit on the board of directors of the alternatively formed district.
STEPHEN WITTE