2nd Sub. S.B. 108
         JOINT USE OF A CANAL OR DITCH

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 1 February 16, 2011 9:04 AM



Senator Dennis E. Stowell proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 9 :    

             9          This bill requires a person to negotiate in good faith to form a
  written       contract before the use or


2.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 19 :    

             13          .    requires a person to negotiate in good faith to form a
  written       contract before the use or

             14      enlargement of another person's canal or ditch to convey water;
             15          .    prohibits a person seeking to use or enlarge another person's canal or ditch from
             16      relying on the
{   right of way   }        right-of-way       provisions of Section 73-1-6 unless the person has, after

             17      negotiating in good faith, failed to enter into a
  written       contract;

             18          .    describes certain obligations of a person using another person's canal or ditch unless
             19      otherwise agreed to by
  written       contract; and


3.    Page 2, Lines 32 through 40 :    

             32          (1) When [any] a person
  with no existing shareholder or contractual rights in the canal or ditch described in this Subsection (1)       desires to convey water for irrigation or any other beneficial

             33      purpose and there is a canal or ditch already constructed that can be used or enlarged to convey
             34      the required quantity of water, [such] the person [shall have the right to] may use or enlarge
             35      [such] the canal or ditch already constructed[, by compensating] if:
             36          (a) the canal or ditch can be:
             37          (i) used without displacing current users or exceeding free board capacity; or
             38          (ii) enlarged to convey the required quantity of water necessary to deliver all water
             39      authorized for delivery to
{   existing   }        authorized       users of the canal or ditch, provide adequate free board

             40      capacity, and carry the additional quantity of water requested by the person;

4.    Page 3, Line 58 :    

             58      seeking to use or enlarge the canal or ditch shall negotiate in good faith to enter into a
  written       contract


5.    Page 3, Lines 64 through 74 :    

             64          (5) A person seeking to use or enlarge a canal or ditch in accordance with this section
             65      may not rely on the
{   right of way   }        right-of-way       provisions of Section 73-1-6 against:

             66
         (a) an owner of the canal or ditch unless the person has:
             67          (i) attempted in good faith to enter into a
  written       contract pursuant to Subsection 4(a); and

             68          (ii) failed to enter into a
  written       contract;        and      

             69          (b) a landowner whose land is encumbered by an easement related to the canal or ditch
             70      if the carrying of additional water will expand the scope of the easement unless the person has:
             71          (i) attempted in good faith to enter into a
  written       contract pursuant to Subsection (4)(b); and

             72          (ii) failed to enter into a
  written       contract.

             73          (6) Unless otherwise agreed to in the
  written       contract referenced in Subsection (4)(a), a person

             74      using an existing canal or ditch under this section:

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