Effective 7/1/2020
22-3-502. Disbursement from principal.
22-3-502. Disbursement from principal.
- (1) Subject to Section 22-3-505, and except as otherwise provided in Subsection 22-3-601(3)(b) or (c), a fiduciary shall disburse from principal:
- (a) the balance of the disbursements described in Subsections 22-3-501(1) and (3), after application of Subsection 22-3-501(2);
- (b) the fiduciary’s compensation calculated on principal as a fee for acceptance, distribution, or termination;
- (c) a payment of an expense to prepare for or execute a sale or other disposition of property;
- (d) a payment on the principal of a trust debt;
- (e) a payment of an expense of an accounting, judicial or nonjudicial proceeding, or other matter that involves primarily principal, including a proceeding to construe the terms of the trust or protect property;
- (f) a payment of a premium for insurance, including title insurance, not described in Subsection 22-3-501(4), of which the fiduciary is the owner and beneficiary;
- (g) a payment of an estate or inheritance tax or other tax imposed because of the death of a decedent, including penalties, apportioned to the trust; and
- (h) a payment:
- (i) related to environmental matters, including:
- (A) reclamation;
- (B) assessing environmental conditions;
- (C) remedying and removing environmental contamination;
- (D) monitoring remedial activities and the release of substances;
- (E) preventing future releases of substances;
- (F) collecting amounts from persons liable or potentially liable for the costs of activities described in Subsections (1)(h)(i)(A) through (E);
- (G) penalties imposed under environmental laws or regulations;
- (H) other actions to comply with environmental laws or regulations;
- (I) statutory or common law claims by third parties; and
- (J) defending claims based on environmental matters; and
- (ii) for a premium for insurance for matters described in Subsection (1)(h)(i).
- (i) related to environmental matters, including:
- (2) If a principal asset is encumbered with an obligation that requires income from the asset to be paid directly to a creditor, the fiduciary shall transfer from principal to income an amount equal to the income paid to the creditor in reduction of the principal balance of the obligation.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 495, 2019 General Session