Section 403 – Conservation rules.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-403. Conservation rules. The department may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to: (1) establish requirements for the training described in Section 4-46-402; and (2) establish the procedures the division shall follow in coordinating state conservation efforts. Enacted by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
Section 103 – Application of chapter to wildlife issues.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-103. Application of chapter to wildlife issues. This chapter may not be construed or applied to supersede or interfere with the powers and duties of the Division of Wildlife Resources or the Wildlife Board under Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, over: (1) conservation and management of protected wildlife within the state; […]
Section 104 – Transition.
Affected by 63I-2-204 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-104. Transition. (1) A grant that is entered into or issued by the Quality Growth Commission on or before July 1, 2022, remains in effect, except that: (a) the agency administrating the grant shall be transferred to the board in the same manner as the statutory responsibility is […]
Section 201 – Land Conservation Board.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-201. Land Conservation Board. (1) There is created a Land Conservation Board consisting of: (a) the director of the Division of Conservation or the director’s designee; (b) the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food or the commissioner’s designee; (c) the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, or […]
Section 202 – Board duties and powers — No regulatory authority — Criteria.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-202. Board duties and powers — No regulatory authority — Criteria. (1) The board shall: (a) administer the program as provided in this chapter; and (b) fulfill other responsibilities imposed on the board by the Legislature. (2) The board may not exercise any regulatory authority. (3) In carrying out the board’s powers and […]
Section 301 – LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-301. LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program. (1) There is created a program entitled the “LeRay McAllister Critical Land Conservation Program.” (2) Funding for the program shall be a line item in the budget of the board. The line item shall be nonlapsing. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session
Section 302 – Use of money in program — Criteria — Administration.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-302. Use of money in program — Criteria — Administration. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the board may authorize the use of money in the program, by grant, to: (a) a local entity; (b) the Department of Natural Resources created under Section 79-2-201; (c) an entity within the department; or (d) a charitable […]
Section 303 – Board to report annually.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-303. Board to report annually. The board shall submit an annual report to the Infrastructure and General Government and Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittees: (1) specifying the amount of each disbursement from the program; (2) identifying the recipient of each disbursement and describing the project for which money was disbursed; […]
Section 401 – Division of Conservation created — Director.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-401. Division of Conservation created — Director. (1) Within the department there is created the Division of Conservation. (2) (a) The director is the executive and administrative head of the division. (b) The director shall administer this part subject to the administration and general supervision of the commissioner. (3) The division shall coordinate […]
Section 402 – Training — Coordination with conservation districts.
Effective 7/1/2022 4-46-402. Training — Coordination with conservation districts. (1) The division shall provide training to the conservation commission concerning: (a) funding state conservation efforts; and (b) coordinating state conservation efforts. (2) The division shall work with the conservation commission in coordinating with a conservation district. Enacted by Chapter 68, 2022 General Session