Affected by 63I-1-279 on 7/1/2023 Effective 7/1/2022 79-2-201. Department of Natural Resources created. (1) There is created the Department of Natural Resources. (2) The department comprises the following: (a) Board of Water Resources, created in Section 73-10-1.5; (b) Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining, created in Section 40-6-4; (c) Board of State Parks, created in […]
Effective 7/1/2022 79-2-202. Executive director — Appointment — Removal — Compensation — Responsibilities. (1) (a) The chief administrative officer of the department is an executive director appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The executive director may be removed at the will of the governor. (c) The executive director […]
79-2-203. Policy board members. (1) Members of a policy board within the department shall be appointed consistent with the following criteria: (a) geographical distribution; (b) expertise or personal experience with subject matter; (c) diversity of opinion and political preference; and (d) gender, cultural, and ethnic representation. (2) The governor may remove a member at any […]
79-2-204. Division directors — Appointment — Removal — Jurisdiction of executive director. (1) (a) The chief administrative officer of a division within the department is a director appointed by the executive director with the concurrence of the board having policy authority for the division. (b) The director of a division may be removed from office […]
79-2-205. Procedures — Adjudicative proceedings. Except as provided by Sections 40-10-13, 63G-4-102, and 73-2-25, a division, board, council, or committee referred to in Section 79-2-201 shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, in an adjudicative proceeding. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 General Session
Affected by 63I-2-279 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2022 79-2-206. Transition. (1) In accordance with Laws of Utah 2021 Chapter 280, the Department of Natural Resources assumes the policymaking functions, regulatory, and enforcement powers, rights, and duties of the Office of Energy Development existing on June 30, 2021. (2) (a) Rules issued by the Office of Energy […]
