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UT Code § 73-10g-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 2 - Agricultural Water Optimization|Section 203 - Duties of the task force.

 Effective 1/1/2021  73-10g-203. Duties of the task force.    (1) The task force created in Section 73-10g-202 shall:   (a) identify critical issues facing the state's long-term water supply, particularly in regard to how the state should optimize agricultural water supply and use in light of future population growth, and the future water needs of Utah agriculture;     (b) identify current obstacles to, and constraints upon, quantification of agricultural water use, and recommend means, methods, technologies, or other opportunities to improve the quantification of agricultural water use on a basin level; and     (c) identify means, methods, systems, or technologies with the potential to maintain or increase agricultural production while reducing the agriculture industry's water diversion and consumption.       (2) The task force shall issue requests for proposals and award grants to study the issues identified in Subsection (1), prioritizing proposals and grants as necessary.     (3) In identifying critical issues as described in Subsection (1), and prioritizing requests for proposals and grants as described in Subsection (2), the task force shall:   (a) identify, develop, and apply sound science and relevant research on optimizing agricultural water use;     (b) measure gains at the basin level;     (c) take into account the variety of agricultural products, opportunities to improve water use practices, and local needs;     (d) address and account for farm economics at the enterprise and community level;     (e) work within existing agricultural markets or encourage market behavior that financially rewards improved practices;     (f) recognize established water rights;     (g) create meaningful benefits for farmers to optimize water use and protect water quality;     (h) monitor funded research projects and evaluate the efficacy of completed research; and     (i) disseminate research findings.       (4) The task force shall report on the task force's progress under this section by November 30, of each year, to:   (a) the Legislative Water Development Commission;     (b) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and     (c) the Utah Water Task Force within the Department of Natural Resources.       (5) As part of the report required by Subsection (4), and based on the information acquired under Subsections (1) through (3), the task force shall recommend legislation, if any, that addresses the issues listed in Subsection (3).    Amended by Chapter 33, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 2 - Agricultural Water Optimization|Section 204 - Agricultural Water Optimization Account.

 Affected by 63I-1-273 on 7/1/2025  Effective 3/16/2018  73-10g-204. Agricultural Water Optimization Account.    (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund called the Agricultural Water Optimization Account.     (2) The Agricultural Water Optimization Account consists of appropriations from the Legislature and donations.     (3) The task force created in Section 73-10g-202 may, subject to appropriation, expend money in the Agricultural Water Optimization Account to fulfill the duties of Section 73-10g-203.    Enacted by Chapter 143, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 301 - Title -- Implementation of part.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-301. Title -- Implementation of part.    (1) This part is known as the "Watershed Councils Act."     (2) This part shall be liberally construed to:   (a) develop diverse and balanced stakeholder forums for discussion of water policy and resource issues at watershed and state levels that are not vested with regulatory, infrastructure financing, or enforcement powers or responsibilities; and     (b) use local expertise and resources found in universities and other research institutions or in regional, state, and federal agencies.      Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 302 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-302. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Council" means the state council or a local council created under this part.     (2) "Local council" means a local watershed council created in accordance with Section 73-10g-306.     (3) "State council" means the Utah Watersheds Council created in Section 73-10g-304.     (4) "Utah Water Task Force" means a task force created by the Department of Natural Resources to review and make recommendations regarding water issues.    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 303 - Watersheds.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-303. Watersheds.  For the purposes of this part, the state is divided into the following watersheds, corresponding to those found on hydrologic basin maps maintained by the division:  (1) the Bear River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Box Elder, Cache, Rich, and Summit counties that drain into the Bear River or Great Salt Lake;     (2) the Weber River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Weber, Davis, Morgan, and Summit counties that drain into the Weber River or Great Salt Lake;     (3) the Jordan River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Salt Lake and Utah counties that drain into the Jordan River or Great Salt Lake;     (4) the Utah Lake Watershed, comprised of the portions of Utah, Wasatch, Juab, and Summit counties that drain into Utah Lake;     (5) the West Desert Watershed, comprised of the portions of Box Elder, Tooele, Juab, Millard, Beaver, and Iron counties that drain into Great Salt Lake or have no outlet, as well as the portion of Box Elder County that drains into the Columbia River watershed;     (6) the Sevier River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Kane, Garfield, Wayne, Piute, Emery, Sevier, Sanpete, Carbon, Utah, Juab, Tooele, Millard, and Beaver counties that drain into the Sevier River;     (7) the Cedar-Beaver Watershed, comprised of the portions of Washington, Iron, Beaver, Garfield, Piute, and Millard counties that historically drained into Sevier Lake;     (8) the Uintah Watershed, comprised of the portions of Daggett, Summit, Duchesne, Uintah, Wasatch, Carbon, Grand, and Emery counties that drain into the Green and Colorado rivers;     (9) the West Colorado River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Duchesne, Wasatch, Carbon, Sanpete, Sevier, Emery, Grand, Wayne, San Juan, Garfield, and Kane counties that drain into the Colorado River;     (10) the Southeast Colorado River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Grand, Wayne, San Juan, and Garfield counties that drain into the San Juan and Colorado rivers;     (11) the Kanab Creek-Virgin River Watershed, comprised of the portions of Iron, Washington, and Kane counties that drain into the Colorado River; and     (12) the Great Salt Lake Watershed, comprised of the West Desert, Bear River, Weber River, Jordan River, and Utah Lake watersheds.    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 305 - Role of the state council.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-305. Role of the state council.    (1) The state council is directed to:   (a) serve as a forum to encourage and facilitate discussion and collaboration by and among the stakeholders relative to the water-related interests of the state and the state's people and institutions;     (b) facilitate communication and coordination between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture and Food, the Department of Environmental Quality, and other state and federal agencies in the administration and implementation of water-related activities;     (c) facilitate the establishment of local watershed councils by certifying a local council:   (i) for the watersheds defined in Section 73-10g-303; and     (ii) after reviewing the proceedings and documents submitted by proposed local councils, to ensure that the local council meets the certification requirements in Section 73-10g-306;       (d) provide resources and support for the administration of local councils;     (e) consult and seek guidance from local councils; and     (f) provide advice to the governor and Legislature on water issues.       (2) The state council shall provide updates on the state council's activities annually, or as invited, to:   (a) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee;     (b) the Legislative Water Development Commission; and     (c) the Utah Water Task Force.      Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 306 - Local watershed councils -- Creation.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-306. Local watershed councils -- Creation.    (1) A proposed local watershed council may be certified by the Utah Watersheds Council under Subsection 73-10g-305(1)(c) if:   (a) the organizing documents and policies of the proposed local watershed council:   (i) provide for an open and equitable system of governance;     (ii) encourage participation by a water user or group of water users, other watershed groups, mutual irrigation companies, distribution system committees, and other stakeholders within the watershed; and     (iii) require that:   (A) a majority of the members of the local council constitutes a quorum; and     (B) an action of the local council be approved by no less than a majority of the members of the local council;         (b) in a balance appropriate for the watershed, the proposed local council membership includes watershed stakeholders who reside or work within the watershed or own or control the right to divert or use water within the watershed and is representative, where feasible, of at least these interests:   (i) agriculture;     (ii) industry;     (iii) Indian tribes;     (iv) public water suppliers, as defined in Section 73-1-4;     (v) water planning and research institutions;     (vi) water quality;     (vii) fish and wildlife;     (viii) water dependent habitat and environments;     (ix) watershed management, such as distribution system committees functioning within the watershed;     (x) mutual irrigation companies; and     (xi) local sponsors of reclamation projects;       (c) for each of the five watersheds that drain into Great Salt Lake, the proposed local council includes a person designated by the Great Salt Lake local watershed council, if the Great Salt Lake local watershed council is certified; and     (d) for the Great Salt Lake watershed, the proposed local council includes a person designated by each of the five watersheds that drain into Great Salt Lake that has a certified local watershed council.       (2) A local council may invite state and federal agencies to name representatives as liaisons to the local council.    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 307 - Local watershed councils -- Roles and governance.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-307. Local watershed councils -- Roles and governance.    (1) A local council shall provide a forum to encourage and facilitate discussion of and collaboration on local watershed issues.     (2) A local council shall:   (a) select the local council's representative to the state council;     (b) hold meetings at times and locations as the local council determines; and     (c) make the local council's policies available to the public:   (i) at each meeting of the local council; and     (ii) on a public website maintained by the division for council business.        Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 308 - Conditions applicable to all watershed councils.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-308. Conditions applicable to all watershed councils.    (1) A council:   (a) is a public body as defined in Section 52-4-103 and shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and     (b) shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.       (2) A member of a council 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 pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (3) Creation of the state council or a local council does not:   (a) supersede, usurp, or replace any other watershed oriented organization within the relevant watershed unless otherwise agreed upon by the watershed oriented organization; or     (b) create a stakeholder for purposes of compliance with any state or federal law, including the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.       (4) A council does not have separate or inherent adjudicative, regulatory, infrastructure development, infrastructure financing, enforcement, or other powers or responsibilities beyond those stated in this part.    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-10g-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 10g - Water Infrastructure and Long-term Planning|Part 3 - Watershed Councils Act|Section 309 - Review of Watershed Councils Act.

 Effective 5/12/2020  73-10g-309. Review of Watershed Councils Act.    (1) The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee shall direct a review of this part, which shall begin no later than October 1, 2024, and end before September 30, 2025.     (2) The state council shall clearly identify for the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee the public purposes and interests for which the councils were originally created and whether those public purposes and interests are still relevant and are being adequately addressed through the councils.     (3) The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee shall consider the extent to which the councils have operated in the public interest and served as valuable forums for water-related discussions among stakeholders.     (4) The interim committee shall submit a report of its recommendations, including proposed legislation and recommendations concerning the part to the Legislature before January 1, 2026.    Enacted by Chapter 309, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

73-18c-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act."  Amended by Chapter 211, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Liability not limited to face amount of owner's security.

73-18c-103. Liability not limited to face amount of owner's security.    (1) If a person maintains owner's security under this chapter, it does not limit the person's liability to the face amount of the owner's security.     (2) Nothing in this chapter prevents the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon other processes provided by law.    Enacted by Chapter 348, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 2 - Administration|Section 201 - Division to administer and enforce chapter -- Division may adopt rules.

 Effective 7/1/2021  73-18c-201. Division to administer and enforce chapter -- Division may adopt rules.    (1)   (a) The division shall administer this chapter.     (b) A law enforcement officer authorized under Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications, may enforce this chapter in the rules made under this chapter.       (2) The division, after consultation with the commission, may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.    Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 3 - Owner's or Operator's Security Requirement|Section 301 - Requirement of owner's or operator's security.

73-18c-301. Requirement of owner's or operator's security.    (1) Each resident owner of a motorboat shall maintain owner's or operator's security in effect at any time that the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.     (2) Each nonresident owner of a motorboat that has been physically present in this state for 90 or fewer days during the preceding 365 days shall maintain the type and amount of owner's or operator's security required in his or her place of residence at any time the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.     (3) Each nonresident owner of a motorboat that has been physically present in this state more than 90 days during the preceding 365 days shall thereafter maintain owner's or operator's security in effect at any time the motorboat is operated on waters of the state.     (4) The state and each of its political subdivisions and their respective departments, institutions, or agencies shall maintain owner's or operator's security in effect at any time their personal watercraft are operated on waters of the state.     (5) Any other state is considered a nonresident owner of its motorboat and is subject to Subsection (2) or (3).     (6) The United States, any political subdivision of it, or any of its agencies may maintain owner's or operator's security in effect for their motorboats.    Amended by Chapter 211, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 3 - Owner's or Operator's Security Requirement|Section 302 - Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.

 Effective 5/12/2015  73-18c-302. Operating motorboats without owner's or operator's security -- Penalty.    (1) Any owner of a motorboat on which owner's or operator's security is required under Section 73-18c-301, who operates the motorboat or permits it to be operated on waters of the state without owner's security being in effect is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.     (2) Any other person who operates a motorboat upon waters of the state with the knowledge that the owner does not have owner's security in effect for the motorboat is also guilty of a class C misdemeanor, unless that person has in effect owner's or operator's security on a Utah-registered motorboat or its equivalent that covers the operation, by him or her, of the motorboat in question.    Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 3 - Owner's or Operator's Security Requirement|Section 303 - Condition to obtaining registration.

73-18c-303. Condition to obtaining registration.  The owner of a motorboat required to maintain owner's security under Section 73-18c-301 shall be required to swear or affirm, in writing, that he or she has owner's security in effect at the time of registering the motorboat.  Amended by Chapter 211, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 73-18c-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 73 - Water and Irrigation|Chapter 18c - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act|Part 3 - Owner's or Operator's Security Requirement|Section 304 - Evidence of owner's or operator's security to be carried when operating motorboat -- Defense -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/12/2015  73-18c-304. Evidence of owner's or operator's security to be carried when operating motorboat -- Defense -- Penalties.    (1)   (a)   (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), a person operating a motorboat shall:   (A) have in the person's immediate possession evidence of owner's or operator's security for the motorboat the person is operating; and     (B) display it upon demand of a peace officer.       (ii) A person operating a government-owned or government-leased motorboat is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(i).       (b) Evidence of owner's or operator's security includes any one of the following:   (i) the operator's:   (A) insurance policy;     (B) binder notice;     (C) renewal notice; or     (D) card issued by an insurance company as evidence of insurance;       (ii) a copy of a surety bond, certified by the surety, which conforms to Section 73-18c-102;     (iii) a certificate of the state treasurer issued under Section 73-18c-305; or     (iv) a certificate of self-funded coverage issued under Section 73-18c-306.         (2) It is an affirmative defense to a charge under this section that the person had owner's or operator's security in effect for the motorboat the person was operating at the time of the person's citation or arrest.     (3)   (a) A letter from an insurance producer or company verifying that the person had the required liability insurance coverage on the date specified is considered proof of owner's or operator's security for purposes of Subsection (2).     (b) The court considering a citation issued under this section shall allow the letter under Subsection (3)(a) and a copy of the citation to be faxed or mailed to the clerk of the court to satisfy Subsection (2).       (4) A violation of this section is a class C misdemeanor.     (5) If a person is convicted of a violation of this section and if the person is the owner of a motorboat, the court shall:   (a) require the person to surrender the person's registration materials to the court; and     (b) forward the registration materials, together with a copy of the conviction, to the division.       (6)   (a) Upon receiving notification from a court of a conviction for a violation of this section, the division shall revoke the person's motorboat registration.     (b) Any registration revoked shall be renewed in accordance with Section 73-18-7.      Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session