1. (1) Each regional service area, created and operating under the law in effect before April 30, 2007, becomes on that date a service area, governed by and subject to Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts, and this part.

2. (2) The change of an entity from a regional service area to a service area under Subsection (1) does not affect:

   1. (a) the entity's basic structure and operations or its nature as a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the state;

   2. (b) the ability of the entity to provide the service that the entity:

      1. (i) was authorized to provide before the change; and
      2. (ii) provided before the change;
   3. (c) the validity of the actions taken, bonds issued, or contracts or other obligations entered into by the entity before the change;
   4. (d) the ability of the entity to continue to impose and collect taxes, fees, and other charges for the service it provides;
   5. (e) the makeup of the board of trustees;
   6. (f) the entity's ownership of property acquired before the change; or
   7. (g) any other powers, rights, or obligations that the entity had before the change, except as modified by this part.

Amended by Chapter 15, 2023 General Session