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First Substitute H.B. 60
Representative Fred R Hunsaker proposes the following substitute bill:
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WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES SAFETY
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ACT
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2010 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Fred R Hunsaker
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Senate Sponsor:
Ralph Okerlund
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill addresses management plans for water conveyance facilities.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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. defines terms;
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. requires certain water conveyance facilities to have a promptly adopted management
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plan as a condition of receiving state money;
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. establishes the requirements for a management plan;
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. requires the sharing of certain information with municipalities and counties;
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. authorizes the division to provide information and technical resources;
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. addresses providing information to the board or division;
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. provides that a management plan is a protected record under Title 63G, Chapter 2,
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Government Records Access and Management Act;
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. requires a report by the board;
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. addresses scope of the section;
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. addresses the introduction of certain information into evidence; and
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. makes technical and conforming amendments.
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Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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63G-2-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 64 and 121
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ENACTS:
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73-10-33, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
63G-2-305
is amended to read:
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63G-2-305. Protected records.
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The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
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(1) trade secrets as defined in Section
13-24-2
if the person submitting the trade secret
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has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section
63G-2-309
;
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(2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
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person if:
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(a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
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competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
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governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
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(b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
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than the public in obtaining access; and
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(c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
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the information specified in Section
63G-2-309
;
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(3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
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to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
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commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
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substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
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(4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
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competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
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defined in Subsection
11-13-103
(4);
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(5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
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employment, or academic examinations;
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(6) records the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement
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proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or
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agreement with a governmental entity, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this
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Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to have access to, once the contract or
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grant has been awarded, a bid, proposal, or application submitted to or by a governmental
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entity in response to:
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(a) a request for bids;
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(b) a request for proposals;
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(c) a grant; or
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(d) other similar document;
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(7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
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or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
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before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
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(a) public interest in obtaining access to the information outweighs the governmental
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entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
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(b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
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duty of confidentiality to the entity;
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(c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
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property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
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(d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
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property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value
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of the property; or
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(e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
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and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
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the property as required under Section
78B-6-505
;
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(8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
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compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
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disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value
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of the subject property, unless:
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(a) the public interest in access outweighs the interests in restricting access, including
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the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the transaction; or
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(b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
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the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
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under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
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(9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
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purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
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release of the records:
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(a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
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enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
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(b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
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proceedings;
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(c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
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hearing;
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(d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
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generally known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of
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an investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
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government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
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(e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
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procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
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interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
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(10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an
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individual;
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(11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
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property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft,
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or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
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(12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
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facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere
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with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
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(13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
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Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
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Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
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employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's
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jurisdiction;
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(14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
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procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
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audits or collections;
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(15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
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until the final audit is released;
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(16) records prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity solely in anticipation of
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litigation that are not available under the rules of discovery;
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(17) records disclosing an attorney's work product, including the mental impressions or
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legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a governmental entity concerning
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litigation;
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(18) records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney
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representing, retained, or employed by the governmental entity if the communications would be
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privileged as provided in Section
78B-1-137
;
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(19) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
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from a member of the Legislature; and
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(ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of
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legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
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(b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
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with the preparation of legislation between:
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(A) members of a legislative body;
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(B) a member of a legislative body and a member of the legislative body's staff; or
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(C) members of a legislative body's staff; and
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(ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
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legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
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(20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
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General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
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legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the
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legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
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(b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
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Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
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asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
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time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
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(21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
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General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
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in response to these requests;
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(22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
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(23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about collective bargaining or
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pending litigation;
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(24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
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may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
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Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
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(25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
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concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
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personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
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(26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
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biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
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valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
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(27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would
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conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
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(28) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
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Section
53B-1-102
regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
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retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
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accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
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the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
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admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
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(29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
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proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
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policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected
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those policies or courses of action or made them public;
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(30) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,
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revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
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recommendations in these areas;
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(31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
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that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
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records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure
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if retained by it;
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(32) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
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except as provided in Section
52-4-206
;
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(33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
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final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
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disclosure;
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(34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
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administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
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other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
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(35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
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by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
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or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
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person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
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be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
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(36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
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the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
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copyrights, and trade secrets;
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(37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
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institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
53B-1-102
, and other
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information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of
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the donor, provided that:
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(a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
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(b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
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classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and
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(c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
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Section
53B-1-102
, the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
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in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
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over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
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by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
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(38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections
41-6a-404
,
41-12a-202
, and
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73-18-13
;
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(39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
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34A-2-205
;
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(40) (a) the following records of an institution within the state system of higher
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education defined in Section
53B-1-102
, which have been developed, discovered, disclosed to,
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or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the institution:
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(i) unpublished lecture notes;
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(ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
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(A) relating to research; and
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(B) of:
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(I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
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53B-1-102
; or
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(II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
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(iii) unpublished manuscripts;
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(iv) creative works in process;
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(v) scholarly correspondence; and
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(vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
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(b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
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information required pursuant to Subsection
53B-16-302
(2)(a) or (b); and
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(c) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
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(41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
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that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to the
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date that audit is completed and made public; and
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(b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
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Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that
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the records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would
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reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
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protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
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(42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
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other document that indicates the location of:
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(a) a production facility; or
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(b) a magazine;
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(43) information:
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(a) contained in the statewide database of the Division of Aging and Adult Services
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created by Section
62A-3-311.1
; or
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(b) received or maintained in relation to the Identity Theft Reporting Information
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System (IRIS) established under Section
67-5-22
;
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(44) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
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Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
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(45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
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National Guard's federal mission;
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(46) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
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agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
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Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
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(47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
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by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
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(48) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to Section
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63G-2-106
, records related to an emergency plan or program prepared or maintained by the
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Division of Homeland Security the disclosure of which would jeopardize:
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(a) the safety of the general public; or
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(b) the security of:
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(i) governmental property;
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(ii) governmental programs; or
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(iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of Homeland Security
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information;
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(49) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food relating to the National
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Animal Identification System or any other program that provides for the identification, tracing,
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or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under Title 4, Chapter 24,
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Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act or Title 4, Chapter 31, Livestock Inspection and
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Quarantine;
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(50) as provided in Section
26-39-501
:
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(a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
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regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
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substantiate; and
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(b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
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from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
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(51) unless otherwise classified as public under Section
63G-2-301
and except as
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provided under Section
41-1a-116
, an individual's home address, home telephone number, or
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personal mobile phone number, if:
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(a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
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ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
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(b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
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kept confidential due to:
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(i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
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(ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order;
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(52) the name, home address, work addresses, and telephone numbers of an individual
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that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical or scientific research that is:
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(a) conducted within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section
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53B-1-102
; and
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(b) conducted using animals;
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(53) an initial proposal under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
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Private Proposal Program, to the extent not made public by rules made under that chapter;
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(54) information collected and a report prepared by the Judicial Performance
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Evaluation Commission concerning a judge, unless Section
20A-7-702
or Title 78A, Chapter
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12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act, requires disclosure of, or makes public,
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the information or report;
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(55) (a) records of the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust created under Section
305
53B-8a-103
if the disclosure of the records would conflict with its fiduciary obligations;
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(b) proposals submitted to the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust; and
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(c) contracts entered into by the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust and the related
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payments;
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(56) records contained in the Management Information System created in Section
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62A-4a-1003
;
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(57) records provided or received by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in
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furtherance of any contract or other agreement made in accordance with Section
63J-4-603
;
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[and]
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(58) information requested by and provided to the Utah State 911 Committee under
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Section
53-10-602
[.]; and
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(59) in accordance with Section
73-10-33
:
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(a) a management plan for a water conveyance facility in the possession of the Division
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of Water Resources or the Board of Water Resources; or
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(b) an outline of an emergency response plan in possession of the state or a county or
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municipality.
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Section 2.
Section
73-10-33
is enacted to read:
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73-10-33. Management plan for water conveyance facilities.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Board" means the Board of Water Resources created by Section
73-10-1.5
.
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(b) "Conservation district" means a conservation district created under Title 17D,
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Chapter 3, Conservation District Act.
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(c) "Division" means the Division of Water Resources created by Section
73-10-18
.
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(d) "Facility owner or operator" means:
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(i) a water company as defined in Subsection
73-3-3.5
(1)(b); or
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(ii) an owner or operator of a water conveyance facility.
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(e) "Management plan" means a written document meeting the requirements of
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Subsection (3).
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(f) "Potential risk" means a condition where, if a water conveyance facility fails, the
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failure would create a high probability of:
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(i) causing loss of human life; or
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(ii) causing extensive economic loss, including damage to critical transportation
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facilities, utility facilities, or public buildings.
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(g) "Potential risk location" means a segment of a water conveyance facility that
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constitutes a potential risk due to:
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(i) location;
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(ii) elevation;
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(iii) soil conditions;
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(iv) structural instability;
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(v) water volume or pressure; or
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(vi) other conditions.
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(h) (i) "Water conveyance facility" means a water conveyance defined in Section
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57-13a-101
.
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(ii) "Water conveyance facility" does not include:
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(A) a pipeline conveying water for industrial use, or municipal use within a public
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water system as defined in Section
19-4-102
;
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(B) a natural channel used to convey water for use within a water conveyance facility;
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or
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(C) a fully piped, pressurized irrigation system.
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(2) (a) For a water conveyance facility that has a potential risk location, the board or
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division may issue a grant or loan to the facility owner or operator, and the facility owner or
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operator may receive state money for water development or water conveyance facility repair or
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improvements, only if the facility owner or operator promptly adopts a management plan in
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accordance with this section.
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(b) For a management plan to be considered to be promptly adopted for purposes of
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this Subsection (2), the facility owner or operator shall:
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(i) adopt the management plan by an affirmative vote of the facility owner or operator's
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board of directors, or persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions before
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receiving money under Subsection (2)(a);
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(ii) (A) adopt the management plan as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) by no later
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than:
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(I) May 1, 2013, for a water conveyance facility in operation on May 11, 2011; or
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(II) for a water conveyance facility that begins operation after May 11, 2011, one year
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after the day on which the water conveyance facility begins operation; or
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(B) (I) adopt the management plan as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
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(II) provide written justification satisfactory to the board as to why the facility owner or
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operator was unable to adopt a management plan during the time period provided in Subsection
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(2)(b)(ii)(A); and
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(iii) update the management plan adopted under Subsection (2)(b)(i) no less frequently
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than every 10 years.
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(3) A management plan described in Subsection (2) shall include at least the following:
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(a) a GIS coverage or drawing of each potential risk location of a water conveyance
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facility identifying any:
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(i) existing canal and lateral alignment of the canal facility;
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(ii) point of diversion;
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(iii) bridge;
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(iv) culvert;
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(v) screen or trash rack; and
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(vi) spill point;
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(b) an evaluation of any potential slope instability that may cause a potential risk,
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including:
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(i) failure of the facility;
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(ii) land movement that might result in failure of the facility; or
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(iii) land movement that might result from failure of the facility;
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(c) proof of insurance coverage or other means of financial responsibility against
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liability resulting from failure of the water conveyance facility;
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(d) a maintenance and improvement plan;
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(e) a schedule for implementation of a maintenance and improvement plan;
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(f) an emergency response plan that:
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(i) is developed after consultation with local emergency response officials;
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(ii) is updated annually; and
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(iii) includes, in the case of an emergency, how a first responder can:
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(A) contact the facility owner or operator; and
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(B) obtain information described in Subsection (3)(a);
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(g) any potential source of financing for maintenance and improvements under a
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maintenance and improvement plan;
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(h) identification of each municipality or county through which water is conveyed or
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delivered by the water conveyance facility;
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(i) a statement concerning whether storm water enters the water conveyance facility;
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and
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(j) if storm water enters the water conveyance facility:
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(i) an estimate of the maximum volume and flow of all water present in the water
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conveyance facility as a result of a six-hour, 25-year storm event;
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(ii) on the basis of information provided in accordance with Subsection (4),
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identification of the points at which any storm structures introduce water into the water
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conveyance facility and the anticipated flow that may occur at each structure; and
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(iii) the name of each governmental agency that has responsibility for storm water
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management within the area from which storm water drains into the water conveyance facility.
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(4) A private or public entity that introduces storm water into a water conveyance
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facility shall provide the facility owner or operator with an estimate of the maximum volume
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and flow of water that may occur at each structure that introduces storm water into the water
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conveyance facility.
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(5) (a) A facility owner or operator of a water conveyance facility shall provide a
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municipality or county in which is located a potential risk location of the water conveyance
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facility an outline of the information provided in Subsection (3)(f).
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(b) A facility owner or operator shall give notice to the planning and zoning
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department of each municipality and county identified in Subsection (3)(h) outlining the
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information provided in Subsections (3)(f), (i), and (j).
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(c) An outline of information provided under this Subsection (5) is a protected record
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under Section
63G-2-305
.
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(6) (a) The division may provide information and technical resources to a facility
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owner or operator of a water conveyance facility, regardless of whether the water conveyance
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facility has a potential risk location.
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(b) In providing the information and resources described in Subsection (5)(a), the
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division may coordinate with efforts of any association of conservation districts that may
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provide similar information and technical resources.
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(c) The information and technical resources described in Subsection (5)(a) include:
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(i) engaging state and local water users in voluntary completion of a management plan;
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(ii) developing standard guidelines, checklists, or templates that may be used by a
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facility owner or operator;
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(iii) using conservation districts as points of contact with a facility owner or operator;
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(iv) providing training to help a facility owner or operator to adopt a management plan;
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and
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(v) assisting, at the request and under the direction of, a facility owner or operator with
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efforts to adopt or implement a management plan.
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(7) (a) A facility owner or operator of a water conveyance facility that has a potential
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risk location shall provide the board or division upon request:
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(i) written certification signed under oath by a person authorized to act for the board of
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directors or persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, certifying that
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the management plan complies with this section; and
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(ii) an opportunity to review a management plan.
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(b) A management plan received by the board or division under this section is a
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protected record under Section
63G-2-305
.
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(8) The board shall report concerning compliance with this section to the Natural
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Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee of the Legislature before
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November 30, 2013.
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(9) The division and board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, concerning the requirements of this section.
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(10) This section does not:
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(a) create a private right of action for a violation of this section; or
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(b) limit, impair, or enlarge a person's right to sue and recover damages from a facility
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owner or operator in a civil action for a cause of action that is not based on a violation of this
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section.
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(11) The following may not be introduced as evidence in any civil litigation on the
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issue of negligence, injury, or the calculation of damages:
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(a) a management plan prepared in accordance with this section;
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(b) the failure to prepare or adopt a management plan in accordance with this section;
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or
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(c) the failure to update a management plan in accordance with this section.
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