Section 17D-3-201 - Commission authority to approve the creation, consolidation, division, and dissolution of conservation districts - Notice and hearing requirements(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.Enacted by Chapter 360, 2008 General Session .