(1) To maintain in effect sales and use tax ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 59-12-204, a county, city, or town shall adopt amendments to the county's, city's, or town's sales and use tax ordinances:

1. (a) within 30 days of the day on which the state makes an amendment to an applicable provision of Part 1, Tax Collection; and
2. (b) as required to conform to the amendments to Part 1, Tax Collection.

(2) Except as provided in Subsections (3) through (5) and subject to Subsection (6):

1. (a) 50% of each dollar collected from the sales and use tax authorized by this part shall be distributed to each county, city, and town on the basis of the percentage that the population of the county, city, or town bears to the total population of all counties, cities, and towns in the state; and

2. (b)

   1. (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), 50% of each dollar collected from the sales and use tax authorized by this part shall be distributed to each county, city, and town on the basis of the location of the transaction as determined under Sections 59-12-211 through 59-12-215; and
   2. (ii) 50% of each dollar collected from the sales and use tax authorized by this part within a project area described in a project area plan adopted by the military installation development authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act, shall be distributed to the military installation development authority created in Section 63H-1-201.

(3)

1. (a) Beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2022, the commission shall distribute annually to a county, city, or town the distribution required by this Subsection (3) if:

   1. (i) the county, city, or town is a:

      1. (A) county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class;
      2. (B) city of the fifth class; or
      3. (C) town;
   2. (ii) the county, city, or town received a distribution under this section for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, that was less than the distribution under this section that the county, city, or town received for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2007;

   3. (iii)

      1. (A) for a county described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A), the county had located within the unincorporated area of the county for one or more days during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, an establishment described in NAICS Industry Group 2121, Coal Mining, or NAICS Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, of the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; or
      2. (B) for a city described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B) or a town described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(C), the city or town had located within the city or town for one or more days during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, an establishment described in NAICS Industry Group 2121, Coal Mining, or NAICS Code 213113, Support Activities for Coal Mining, of the 2002 North American Industry Classification System of the federal Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; and

   4. (iv)

      1. (A) for a county described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A), at least one establishment described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(A) located within the unincorporated area of the county for one or more days during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, was not the holder of a direct payment permit under Section 59-12-107.1; or
      2. (B) for a city described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(B) or a town described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)(C), at least one establishment described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii)(B) located within a city or town for one or more days during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, was not the holder of a direct payment permit under Section 59-12-107.1.

2. (b) The commission shall make the distribution required by this Subsection (3) to a county, city, or town described in Subsection (3)(a):

   1. (i) from the distribution required by Subsection (2)(a); and
   2. (ii) before making any other distribution required by this section.

3. (c)

   1. (i) For purposes of this Subsection (3), the distribution is the amount calculated by multiplying the fraction calculated under Subsection (3)(c)(ii) by $333,583.

   2. (ii) For purposes of Subsection (3)(c)(i):

      1. (A) the numerator of the fraction is the difference calculated by subtracting the distribution a county, city, or town described in Subsection (3)(a) received under this section for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2008, from the distribution under this section that the county, city, or town received for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2007; and
      2. (B) the denominator of the fraction is $333,583.
4. (d) A distribution required by this Subsection (3) is in addition to any other distribution required by this section.

(4)

1. (a) As used in this Subsection (4):

   1. (i) "Eligible county, city, or town" means a county, city, or town that:

      1. (A) for fiscal year 2012-13, received a tax revenue distribution under Subsection (4)(b) equal to the amount described in Subsection (4)(b)(ii); and
      2. (B) does not impose a sales and use tax under Section 59-12-2103 on or before July 1, 2016.
   2. (ii) "Minimum tax revenue distribution" means the total amount of tax revenue distributions an eligible county, city, or town received from a tax imposed in accordance with this part for fiscal year 2004-05.

2. (b) An eligible county, city, or town shall receive a tax revenue distribution for a tax imposed in accordance with this part equal to the greater of:

   1. (i) the payment required by Subsection (2); or
   2. (ii) the minimum tax revenue distribution.

(5)

1. (a) For purposes of this Subsection (5):

   1. (i) "Annual local contribution" means the lesser of $200,000 or an amount equal to 1.8% of the participating local government's tax revenue distribution amount under Subsection (2)(a) for the previous fiscal year.
   2. (ii) "Participating local government" means a county or municipality, as defined in Section 10-1-104, that is not an eligible municipality or grant eligible entity certified in accordance with Section 35A-8-609.

2. (b) For revenue collected from the tax authorized by this part that is distributed on or after January 1, 2019, the commission, before making a tax revenue distribution under Subsection (2)(a) to a participating local government, shall:

   1. (i) subtract one-twelfth of the annual local contribution for each participating local government from the participating local government's tax revenue distribution under Subsection (2)(a); and
   2. (ii) deposit the amount described in Subsection (5)(b)(i) into the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section 35A-8a-606.
3. (c) The commission shall make the calculation and distribution described in this Subsection (5) after making the distributions described in Subsections (3) and (4).

(6)

1. (a) Population figures for purposes of this section shall be based on the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census.
2. (b) If a needed population estimate is not available from the United States Bureau of the Census, population figures shall be derived from the estimate from the Utah Population Committee.
3. (c) The population of a county for purposes of this section shall be determined only from the unincorporated area of the county.