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UT Code § 63M-13-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 13 - Governor's Early Childhood Commission|Part 2 - Governor's Early Childhood Commission|Section 201 - Creation of the Governor's Early Childhood Commission.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63M-13-201. Creation of the Governor's Early Childhood Commission.    (1) There is created within the governor's office the Governor's Early Childhood Commission consisting of the following five members:   (a) the lieutenant governor, who shall serve as chair of the commission;     (b) the executive director of the Department of Workforce Services or the deputy director if designated by the executive director;     (c) the executive director of the Department of Health or the deputy director if designated by the executive director;     (d) the executive director of the Department of Human Services or the deputy director if designated by the executive director; and     (e) the state superintendent of public instruction or a deputy superintendent if designated by the superintendent.       (2) The chair of the commission, with the approval of the commission, shall appoint a vice chair of the commission.     (3) The commission chair:   (a) is responsible for the call and conduct of meetings;     (b) shall call and hold meetings of the commission at least quarterly;     (c) shall call additional meetings upon request by a majority of the commission's members; and     (d) may delegate duties to the vice chair.       (4) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum of the commission at any meeting and the action of the majority of members present is the action of the commission.     (5) A member of the commission may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance in accordance with Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (6) The Department of Workforce Services shall provide administrative staff support to the commission.    Enacted by Chapter 34, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63M-13-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 13 - Governor's Early Childhood Commission|Part 2 - Governor's Early Childhood Commission|Section 203 - Annual report.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63M-13-203. Annual report.    (1) On or before October 1 of each year, the commission shall provide a report to the governor and the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee.     (2) The annual report shall:   (a) describe how the commission fulfilled its statutory duties during the year;     (b) describe the commission's progress in developing and coordinating a comprehensive delivery system of services for children in early childhood; and     (c) include recommendations on how the state should act to address issues related to providing services for children in early childhood.      Enacted by Chapter 34, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Colorado River Authority of Utah Act." Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Appointing authority" means an authority named in Section 63M-14-202 that appoints an authority member for a Colorado River authority area.     (2) "Authority" means the Colorado River Authority of Utah created by Section 63M-14-201.     (3) "Authority member" means a person appointed as a member of the authority under Section 63M-14-202 or designated as a member of the authority.     (4) "Chair" means the chair of the authority.     (5) "Colorado River Basin States" means Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.     (6) "Colorado River authority area" means the geographic area designated by Subsection 63M-14-202(2).     (7) "Colorado River system" means the entire drainage of the Colorado River in Utah including both the main stem of the Colorado River and the Colorado River's tributaries.     (8) "Law of the river" means the compacts, federal laws, treaties, court decisions and decrees, contracts, and regulatory guidelines that underlie and authorize the management and operation of the Colorado River.     (9) "Restricted account" means the Colorado River Authority Restricted Account created in Section 63M-14-501.     (10) "River commissioner" means the person appointed under Section 63M-14-301.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Scope of chapter.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-103. Scope of chapter.    (1) This chapter may not be interpreted to override, supersede, or modify any water right within the state, or the role and authority of the state engineer.     (2) The Division of Water Resources shall coordinate with the authority and river commissioner in the implementation of this chapter.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 201 - Authority created.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-201. Authority created.  There is created within the governor's office the Colorado River Authority of Utah. Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 203 - Authority operation -- Participation of the Department of Natural Resources.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-203. Authority operation -- Participation of the Department of Natural Resources.    (1) An authority member has one vote on authority matters.     (2)   (a) Four members of the authority constitute a quorum to conduct authority business.     (b) A vote of four members is needed to pass authority business.       (3)   (a)   (i) The river commissioner appointed by the governor before March 16, 2021, shall serve as the chair of the authority until June 30, 2027, if the river commissioner is a member of the authority.     (ii) Beginning on July 1, 2027, the river commissioner shall be appointed under Section 63M-14-301 and shall serve as chair of the authority for a term of six years in accordance with Section 63M-14-302.       (b) The authority may elect other officers such as vice chair, secretary, and treasurer.     (c) The chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer are required to be authority members.     (d) Other officers of the authority are not required to be authority members. The authority shall adopt rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for job responsibilities and terms of offices for the officers appointed under this Subsection (3)(d).     (e) If an authority officer no longer serves as an officer of the authority, the authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the officer who is no longer serving.       (4)   (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall cooperate with the authority.     (b) At the request of the authority, the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources shall:   (i) provide to the authority data or information collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and     (ii) ensure that the Department of Natural Resources present information to the authority.        Revisor instructions Chapter 179, 2021 General SessionEnacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 204 - Authority's general powers and mission -- Management plan.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-204. Authority's general powers and mission -- Management plan.    (1) The authority may advise, support, gather information, and provide input to the river commissioner.     (2) The mission of the authority is to protect, conserve, use, and develop Utah's waters of the Colorado River system.     (3) The authority may develop a management plan to ensure that Utah can protect and develop the Colorado River system and to work to ensure that Utah can live within the state's apportionment of the Colorado River system.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 205 - Records.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-205. Records.    (1) The records of the authority and the river commissioner shall be maintained by the authority.     (2) The authority may classify a record in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, including a record described in Subsection 63G-2-305(82).    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 206 - Adoption of rules.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-206. Adoption of rules.  The authority may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, adopt rules when expressly authorized by this chapter. Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 207 - Reports.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-207. Reports.    (1) The authority shall prepare an annual report of the authority's and river commissioner's activities and submit the report to the following:   (a) the governor; and     (b) the Legislative Management Committee.       (2) The authority shall respond to and participate in meetings as requested by a legislative committee or by the governor.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-208 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 208 - Authority meetings.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-208. Authority meetings.  The authority shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, in holding meetings. Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-209 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 209 - Advisory councils authorized -- Consultations.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-209. Advisory councils authorized -- Consultations.    (1)   (a) The authority may create authorized advisory councils of interested persons for consultations with the authority.     (b) The authority shall, by no later than December 31, 2021, make rules governing:   (i) authorized advisory councils;     (ii) authorized advisory council members;     (iii) authorized advisory council leadership; and     (iv) authorized topic areas of interest for each authorized advisory council that directly relate to the mission and objectives of the authority.       (c) The authority may consult with authorized advisory councils and consider data, information, and input from these authorized advisory councils relevant to the mission and objectives of the authority.       (2) The authority may consult with relevant watershed councils created under Title 73, Chapter 10g, Part 3, Watershed Councils Act.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-210 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 2 - Authority|Section 210 - Application of state laws.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-210. Application of state laws.    (1)   (a) The authority is not an executive branch procurement unit under Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, and is not subject to that chapter.     (b) The authority shall make by rule a procurement procedure substantially similar to Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, or a procurement code adopted by an appointing authority.     (c) The authority may contract with an appointing authority that has a local procurement procedure to deal with procurement in manner consistent with the rules made under Subsection (1)(b).       (2)   (a) The authority shall comply with Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act, except as provided in this Subsection (2).     (b)   (i) The authority may approve, upon recommendation of the chair, that exemption for specific positions under Subsections 63A-17-301(1) and 63A-17-307(2) is required to enable the authority to efficiently fulfill the authority's responsibilities under the law.     (ii) The chair shall consult with the executive director of the Division of Human Resource Management before making a recommendation under Subsection (2)(b)(i).     (iii) The position of executive director is exempt under Subsections 63A-17-301(1) and 63A-17-307(2).       (c)   (i) The executive director shall set salaries for exempted positions, except for the executive director, after consultation with the executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management, within ranges approved by the authority. The chair shall set the salary of the executive director.     (ii) The authority and executive director shall consider salaries for similar positions in private enterprise and other public employment when setting salary ranges.        Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 301 - Appointment of river commissioner.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-301. Appointment of river commissioner.    (1)   (a) If the governor appoints the river commissioner before March 16, 2021, that appointment expires on June 30, 2027.     (b) If the river commissioner appointed by the governor is also appointed as a member of the authority, the river commissioner shall serve as the chair of the authority for a term expiring June 30, 2027.     (c) After June 30, 2027, the authority shall elect a chair, who shall also serve, subject to the approval of the governor, as the river commissioner.       (2) The term of a river commissioner runs concurrently with the term of the chair as provided in Sections 63M-14-203 and 63M-14-302.     (3) If the river commissioner no longer serves as river commissioner, the authority shall fill the vacancy in accordance with Section 63M-14-203.     (4) Notwithstanding Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act, a river commissioner may hold another government position at the same time as being a river commissioner without creating a conflict of interest.    Revisor instructions Chapter 179, 2021 General SessionEnacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 302 - Term -- Removal of river commissioner.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-302. Term -- Removal of river commissioner.    (1) The term of the river commissioner is six years.     (2) The authority, with the consent of the governor, may remove the river commissioner if the authority finds that the river commissioner has engaged in neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. If the river commissioner is removed under this Subsection (2), the removed river commissioner may not serve as chair of the authority or as a member of the authority.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 303 - Compensation.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-303. Compensation.  The river commissioner shall serve without compensation, but may receive travel expenses in accordance with:  (1) Section 63A-3-107; and     (2) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Section 63A-3-107.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 304 - Duties and powers.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-304. Duties and powers.    (1) Before legal action on behalf of the state or the users of the waters of the Colorado River system may be taken under this chapter, the river commissioner shall request that the governor and attorney general take legal action on behalf of the state and the users of the waters of the Colorado River system to assure, conserve, protect, and preserve Utah's allocation of the waters of the Colorado River system as authorized by the law of the river.     (2) Except as provided in Section 63M-14-402, the attorney general shall represent the river commissioner and the authority, including the authority's members and officers, in all matters related to the Colorado River. At the request of the authority or the river commissioner, the attorney general may institute or join legal actions against any party to enforce or defend the state's rights in matters related to the Colorado River.     (3) The river commissioner shall act for the state and the Utah Colorado River users in consultations or negotiations with:   (a) the Upper Colorado River Commission;     (b) the states in the Colorado River Compact; and     (c) the government of the United States.       (4) The river commissioner may make and enter into a compact between Utah and Colorado River Basin States, either jointly or severally. A compact that defines the rights of the states or of the United States in the waters of the Colorado River system is not binding on Utah until ratified and approved by:   (a) the Utah State Legislature by joint resolution;     (b) the governor of this state; and     (c) the appropriate federal agency when the federal agency's approval is required.       (5) The river commissioner within the limits of the river commissioner's authority shall:   (a) represent and act for the state in consultation with other states, the United States, foreign countries, and private persons, and negotiate and enter into agreements between the state and those entities, jointly or severally;     (b) represent and act for the state as a member of an interstate or international commission or other body as may be established relating to the Colorado River system in transactions with Colorado River Basin States, the federal government, or a foreign country; and     (c) report to the governor the measures or legislative actions that the river commissioner considers necessary to carry out the provisions of any law relating to the powers and duties of the authority.       (6) The river commissioner shall perform the duties imposed by this chapter and perform all other things the river commissioner considers necessary or expedient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 305 - Authority consultation with river commissioner.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-305. Authority consultation with river commissioner.    (1) The river commissioner shall consult with the authority in exercising the powers and performing the duties of the river commissioner enumerated in this chapter.     (2) The river commissioner shall report and make recommendations to the authority at the request of the authority or when the river commissioner considers it proper.     (3) The purpose of consulting with and reporting to the authority is to safeguard and protect the rights and interests of Utah, Utah's agencies, and Utah's citizens in respect of the waters of the Colorado River system.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 3 - River Commissioner|Section 306 - Investigative powers -- Storage of data relating to the use of the Colorado River system.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-306. Investigative powers -- Storage of data relating to the use of the Colorado River system.    (1) The river commissioner may investigate past, present, and potential uses of the water of the Colorado River system within and without the state.     (2) The river commissioner shall investigate, coordinate, collate, and preserve information, facts, and data bearing upon the claims of states and of public or private agencies within and without the state to and in respect of the water and the use of water of the Colorado River system.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 4 - Employees of the Authority|Section 401 - Executive director.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-401. Executive director.    (1) The chair may hire an executive director.     (2) The executive director:   (a) is responsible for the administering and carrying out the policies of the authority;     (b) shall direct and supervise the technical and administrative activities of the authority;     (c) subject to the supervision of the chair, is responsible for the conduct of the administrative function of the river commissioner and the authority; and     (d) shall perform any lawful act necessary to carry out the duties of the authority.       (3) The executive director shall, within the limits of available funding, employ the employees necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the executive director. The employees have the duties prescribed by the executive director.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63M-14-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63M - Governor's Programs|Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act|Part 4 - Employees of the Authority|Section 402 - Consultants or other professionals.

 Effective 3/16/2021  63M-14-402. Consultants or other professionals.  To advise the authority on matters relating to the authority, the executive director may:  (1) employ one or more consultants or other professionals; and     (2) employ or retain legal counsel, with the consent of the attorney general, to advise the authority or river commissioner on matters relating to the authority's or river commissioner's operations.    Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session