Section 102 – Rulemaking.
Effective 3/21/2022 65A-16-102. Rulemaking. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and Subsection 65A-16-201(5)(c), the division may make rules to administer the program in accordance with this chapter. Enacted by Chapter 78, 2022 General Session
Section 201 – Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program established.
Effective 3/21/2022 65A-16-201. Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program established. (1) There is created the “Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program” to issue grant money to establish a water trust to implement projects, programs, or voluntary arrangements that: (a) retain or enhance water flows to: (i) sustain the Great Salt Lake and the Great Salt […]
Section 202 – Oversight.
Effective 3/21/2022 65A-16-202. Oversight. (1) The division shall oversee whether a grantee and the water trust that the grantee establishes comply with this chapter. (2) (a) The division, in consultation with the council and the Division of Water Quality, shall establish by rule made in accordance with Section 65A-16-102, interventions for a grantee or water […]
Section 203 – Grantee requirements.
Effective 3/21/2022 65A-16-203. Grantee requirements. A grantee that receives grant money under this chapter shall: (1) comply with Section 51-2a-201.5, Subsection 63J-1-220(2), and other applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, or rules; and (2) use grant money to carry out the objectives of Subsection 65A-16-201(1) and to operate the water trust in a manner required by Section […]
Section 301 – Water trust — Powers and duties — Advisory councils.
Effective 3/21/2022 65A-16-301. Water trust — Powers and duties — Advisory councils. (1) The grantee under this chapter shall establish a water trust that: (a) is organized: (i) as a private nonprofit organization; or (ii) as an agreement between two or more conservation organizations; and (b) complies with this section. (2) A water trust created […]
Section 104 – Rulemaking.
65A-14-104. Rulemaking. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules necessary to fulfill the purposes of this chapter. Enacted by Chapter 21, 2010 General Session
Section 201 – Registration for bioprospecting.
65A-14-201. Registration for bioprospecting. (1) (a) On and after July 1, 2011, before engaging in an act of bioprospecting, a person shall register with the division. (b) A registration under this chapter expires on June 30 of each year. (2) To register with the division or renew a registration, a person shall: (a) submit a […]
Section 202 – Reservation of economic interests — Agreement to negotiate in good faith.
65A-14-202. Reservation of economic interests — Agreement to negotiate in good faith. (1) The right of a person to engage in an act of bioprospecting in this state is subject to the state’s reservation of any right the state may have to an economic benefit derived from: (a) the act of bioprospecting; (b) a microorganism, […]
Section 301 – Economic benefits of bioprospecting denied.
65A-14-301. Economic benefits of bioprospecting denied. (1) A person who engages in an act of bioprospecting in violation of this chapter is guilty of criminal trespass punishable in accordance with Section 76-6-206. (2) If found guilty of a violation under this chapter, a court may in addition to a penalty imposed under Section 76-6-206, order […]
Section 103 – Legislative findings.
Effective 5/8/2018 65A-15-103. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that: (1) Utah Lake currently faces serious challenges, including: (a) fluctuating lake levels; (b) uncontrolled, toxic algal blooms; (c) loss of native vegetation; (d) invasive fish and plant species; (e) loss of littoral zone plants; (f) suspended silt on the lake bottom; (g) poor water clarity; (h) […]