2023 Utah Code › Title 11 - Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units › Chapter 65 - Utah Lake Authority Act › Part 2 - Utah Lake Authority › Section 204 - Management plan.

Effective 5/3/2023
11-65-204.
Management plan.
(1)
(a) The board shall prepare, adopt, and, subject to Subsection (1)(b), implement a management plan.
(b) The lake authority may not begin to implement a management plan until April 1, 2023.
(2) In preparing a management plan, the board shall:
(a) consult with and seek and consider input from the legislative or governing body of each adjacent political subdivision;
(b) work cooperatively with and receive input from the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands; and
(c) consider how the interests of adjacent political subdivisions would be affected by implementation of the management plan.
(3) A management plan shall:
(a) describe in general terms the lake authority's:
(i) vision and plan for achieving and implementing the policies and objectives stated in Section 11-65-203; and
(ii) overall plan for the management of Utah Lake, including an anticipated timetable and any anticipated phases of management;
(b) accommodate and advance, without sacrificing the policies and objectives stated in Section 11-65-203, the compatible interests of adjacent political subdivisions;
(c) describe in general terms how the lake authority anticipates cooperating with adjacent political subdivisions to pursue mutually beneficial goals in connection with the management of Utah Lake;
(d) identify the anticipated sources of revenue for implementing the management plan; and
(e) be consistent with management planning conducted by the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, to pursue the objectives of:
(i) improving the clarity and quality of the water in Utah Lake;
(ii) not interfering with water rights or with water storage or water supply functions of Utah Lake;
(iii) removing invasive plant and animal species, including phragmites and carp, from Utah Lake;
(iv) improving littoral zone and other plant communities in and around Utah Lake;
(v) improving and conserving native fish and other aquatic species in Utah Lake;
(vi) cooperating in the June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program;
(vii) increasing the suitability of Utah Lake and Utah Lake's surrounding areas for shore birds, waterfowl, and other avian species;
(viii) improving navigability of Utah Lake;
(ix) enhancing and ensuring recreational access to and opportunities on Utah Lake; and
(x) otherwise improving the use of Utah Lake for residents and visitors.
(4) A management plan may not interfere with or impair:
(a) a water right;
(b) a water project; or
(c) the management of Utah Lake necessary for the use or operation of a water facility associated with Utah Lake.
(5)
(a) Before adopting a management plan, the board shall:
(i) provide a copy of the proposed management plan to:
(A) the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources;
(B) the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality;
(C) the state engineer; and
(D) each adjacent political subdivision; and
(ii) provide a copy of the proposed management plan, for Utah County, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 30 days.
(b) Comments or suggestions relating to the proposed management plan may be submitted to the board within the deadline established under Subsection (5)(c).
(c) The board shall establish a deadline for submitting comments or suggestions to the proposed management plan that is at least 30 days after the board provides a copy of the proposed management plan under Subsection (5)(a)(i).
(d) Before adopting a management plan, the board shall consider comments and suggestions that are submitted by the deadline established under Subsection (5)(c).
Amended by Chapter 435, 2023 General Session