Effective 5/4/2022
63L-10-103. Statewide resource management plan adopted.
63L-10-103. Statewide resource management plan adopted.
- (1) The statewide resource management plan, dated November 10, 2021, and on file with the office, is hereby adopted.
- (2) The office shall, to the extent possible and as funding allows, monitor federal, state, and local government compliance with the plan.
- (3)
- (a) If the office finds the need to modify the plan, the office shall notify the commission of the modification and the office’s reasoning for the modification.
- (b) The office shall coordinate with the commission to discuss policy direction and to draft any modifications to the plan.
- (c) A modification to the plan takes effect only after being approved by the Legislature.
- (4)
- (a) The commission may request additional information of the office regarding any modifications to the plan, as described in Subsection (3).
- (b) The office shall promptly respond to any request for additional information, as described in Subsection (4)(a).
- (c) The commission may make a recommendation that the Legislature approve a modification or disapprove a modification, or the commission may decline to take action.
- (5) The office shall annually:
- (a) prepare a report detailing what changes, if any, are recommended for the plan and deliver the report to the commission before August 31; and
- (b) report on the implementation of the plan at the federal, state, and local levels to the commission before August 31.
- (6) If the commission makes a recommendation that the Legislature approve a modification, the commission shall prepare a bill in anticipation of the annual general session of the Legislature to implement the change.
Amended by Chapter 55, 2022 General Session