Title 73 Water and Irrigation
Chapter 16 Amended Bear River Compact
Section 4 Members of commission.
73-16-4. Members of commission.
There shall be three members of the Bear River Compact commission from the state of
Utah. One member shall be the interstate stream commissioner of Utah and he shall be chairman
of the Utah delegation. The other two commissioners from Utah shall be appointed by the state
water and power board with the consent of the governor, and they shall hold office at the pleasure
of the water and power board and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified.
Each member shall be a bona fide resident of the state of Utah and one shall be a landowner and
irrigator actually residing on and operating a farm within the lower division as defined by the
compact and one shall be a landowner and irrigator actually residing on and operating a farm
within the upper division as defined by the compact. The Utah water and power board may with
the consent of the governor appoint two alternate members of the Bear River commission. One
such alternate shall be a bona fide resident of the state of Utah and a landowner and irrigator
actually residing on and operating a farm within the lower division as defined by the compact and
he shall be entitled to act at all regular and special meetings of the Bear River commission
whenever the regular member of the commission from this same area is unable to serve and act.
One such alternate shall be a bona fide resident of the state of Utah and shall be a landowner and
irrigator actually residing on and operating a farm within the upper division as defined by the
compact and he shall be entitled to act at all regular and special meetings of the Bear River
commission whenever the regular member of the commission from this same area is unable to
serve and act. Each member of the commission from Utah shall receive a per diem plus
necessary expenses, as provided by law.
Amended by Chapter 320, 1983 General Session
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