UT HB0212

Municipalities in counties with population over 1,000,000 can initiate new county formation by adopting a "triggering resolution" if they represent at least one-third of the county population, as an alternative to the existing voter petition process

Requires a feasibility study before any county formation election, examining population, demographics, service costs, tax projections, and assets needed for both the new and seceding counties over a five-year period

Rural properties of 1,500+ contiguous acres, or those in agricultural/mining/industrial protection areas, may remain in the seceding county without owner consent

Seceding county shall continue levying property taxes on new county territory to pay off existing general obligation or revenue bonds until the debt is satisfied

New county must impose local option transportation sales and use taxes at the same rate as the seceding county, and both counties share joint responsibility for the divided county's liabilities until resolved through interlocal agreement