Section 1. Section 10-20-625 is enacted to read:10-20-625. Regulation of use of overhead spray irrigation.(1)As used in this section:(a)"Active use" means regular use for a community purpose, playing, exercise, recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as:(i)a sports field;(ii)a social gathering area;(iii)an amphitheater;(iv)a park;(v)the playing area, including a rough, driving range, or chipping or putting green of a golf course; or(vi)a cemetery.(b)"Agricultural land" means "land in agricultural use" as defined in Section 59-2-502.(c)"Common interest community" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-25-102.(d)"Functional turf" means turf that:(i)is dedicated to active use; or(ii)(A)is installed or maintained on an area with a slope of not more than 25%;(B)is at least eight feet wide at the turf's narrowest point;(C)is a native plant, has been hybridized for arid conditions, or has been designated as low water use by the Utah State University Extension; and(D)is watered to the plant's needs and does not require overhead spray irrigation unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology.(e)"Great Salt Lake drainage" means the area within:(i)the surveyed meander line of the Great Salt Lake;(ii)the drainage areas of the Bear River or the Bear River's tributaries;(iii)the drainage areas of Bear Lake or Bear Lake's tributaries;(iv)the drainage areas of the Weber River or the Weber River's tributaries;(v)the drainage areas of the Jordan River or the Jordan River's tributaries;(vi)the drainage areas of Utah Lake or Utah Lake's tributaries;(vii)other water drainages lying between the Bear River and the Jordan River that are tributary to the Great Salt Lake and not included in the drainage areas described in Subsections (1)(e)(ii) through (vi); and(viii)the drainage area of Tooele Valley.(f)"Landscaped area" means those portions of specified land that are not, or will not be, occupied by:(i)a permanent structure; or(ii)an impervious surface associated with vehicular or pedestrian access or use, such as a driveway, sidewalk, or parking lot.(g)"Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-102.(h)"Land use permit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-102.(i)"New development" means a project for the conversion in use of previously undeveloped land into a developed state.(j)"Overhead spray irrigation" means above ground irrigation heads that spray water through a nozzle.(k)"Redevelopment" means a project for renovation, alteration, improvement, or repair of developed land that affects more than 25% of the landscaped area existing before the redevelopment.(l)(i)Subject to Subsection (1)(l)(ii), "specified land" means real property within the Great Salt Lake drainage on which the owner proposes new development or redevelopment, including real property:(A)in a common interest community; or(B)in a commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed use, or multifamily project.(ii)"Specified land" does not mean:(A)agricultural land;(B)a landscaped area within a common interest community that is not a common area;(C)new development or redevelopment of a single-family detached residential dwelling;(D)local entity property as defined in Section 11-39-108;(E)school property as defined in Section 53G-7-225;(F)state government grounds as defined in Section 63A-5b-1108; or(G)landscaping in a highway construction project governed by Section 72-7-112.(m)"Turf" means a natural living ground cover that:(i)produces a dense cover of contiguous plant coverage and an interconnected subsurface root network;(ii)is installed or maintained on nonagricultural land; and(iii)is closely mowed, managed grasses.(n)"Weather or soil based monitoring technology" means one of the following technologies that allow watering schedules to better match a plant's water needs:(i)a weather-based irrigation controller that uses local weather and landscape conditions to tailor watering schedules; or(ii)a soil moisture-based irrigation controller or soil moisture sensor that monitors moisture levels in the soil to prevent irrigation when water is not needed.(2)(a)A municipality may include a notice on or with a land use approval or land use permit for specified land stating, "Section 10-20-625 of the Utah Code may prohibit the use of overhead spray irrigation for your project to irrigate turf that is not functional turf unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology."(b)A municipality is encouraged to:(i)review and either approve or disapprove a plan for new development or redevelopment of specified land with turf that is not functional turf for which the municipality approves a land use application or issues a land use permit;(ii)inspect specified land for compliance with this section upon completion of new development or redevelopment; and(iii)address noncompliance with this section.(3)(a)An owner of specified land who undertakes new development or redevelopment of the specified land on or after January 1, 2028, may not install, maintain, or use overhead spray irrigation unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology to irrigate turf that is not functional turf in a landscaped area of the specified land.(b)This Subsection (3) does not prohibit an owner from using a reasonable amount of water to spray a landscaped area for a non-irrigation purpose, such as dust control for a specific event.(4)This section does not apply to a business activity regulated under Title 40, Mines and Mining.

Section 2. Section 17-79-621 is enacted to read:17-79-621. Regulation of use of overhead spray irrigation.(1)As used in this section:(a)"Active use" means regular use for a community purpose, playing, exercise, recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as:(i)a sports field;(ii)a social gathering area;(iii)an amphitheater;(iv)a park;(v)the playing area, including a rough, driving range, or chipping or putting green of a golf course; or(vi)a cemetery.(b)"Agricultural land" means "land in agricultural use" as defined in Section 59-2-502.(c)"Common interest community" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-25-102.(d)"Functional turf" means turf that:(i)is dedicated to active use; or(ii)(A)is installed or maintained on an area with a slope of not more than 25%;(B)is at least eight feet wide at the turf's narrowest point;(C)is a native plant, has been hybridized for arid conditions, or has been designated as low water use by the Utah State University Extension; and(D)is watered to the plant's needs and does not require overhead spray irrigation unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology.(e)"Great Salt Lake drainage" means the area within:(i)the surveyed meander line of the Great Salt Lake;(ii)the drainage areas of the Bear River or the Bear River's tributaries;(iii)the drainage areas of Bear Lake or Bear Lake's tributaries;(iv)the drainage areas of the Weber River or the Weber River's tributaries;(v)the drainage areas of the Jordan River or the Jordan River's tributaries;(vi)the drainage areas of Utah Lake or Utah Lake's tributaries;(vii)other water drainages lying between the Bear River and the Jordan River that are tributary to the Great Salt Lake and not included in the drainage areas described in Subsections (1)(e)(ii) through (vi); and(viii)the drainage area of Tooele Valley.(f)"Landscaped area" means those portions of specified land that are not, or will not be, occupied by:(i)a permanent structure; or(ii)an impervious surface associated with vehicular or pedestrian access or use, such as a driveway, sidewalk, or parking lot.(g)"Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-79-102.(h)"Land use permit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-79-102.(i)"New development" means a project for the conversion in use of previously undeveloped land into a developed state.(j)"Overhead spray irrigation" means above ground irrigation heads that spray water through a nozzle.(k)"Redevelopment" means a project for renovation, alteration, improvement, or repair of developed land that affects more than 25% of the landscaped area existing before the redevelopment.(l)(i)Subject to Subsection (1)(l)(ii), "specified land" means real property within the Great Salt Lake drainage on which the owner proposes new development or redevelopment, including real property:(A)in a common interest community; or(B)in a commercial, industrial, institutional, mixed use, or multifamily project.(ii)"Specified land" does not mean:(A)agricultural land;(B)a landscaped area within a common interest community that is not a common area;(C)new development or redevelopment of a single-family detached residential dwelling;(D)local entity property as defined in Section 11-39-108;(E)school property as defined in Section 53G-7-225;(F)state government grounds as defined in Section 63A-5b-1108; or(G)landscaping in a highway construction project governed by Section 72-7-112.(m)"Turf" means a natural living ground cover that:(i)produces a dense cover of contiguous plant coverage and an interconnected subsurface root network;(ii)is installed or maintained on nonagricultural land; and(iii)is closely mowed, managed grasses.(n)"Weather or soil based monitoring technology" means one of the following technologies that allow watering schedules to better match a plant's water needs:(i)a weather-based irrigation controller that uses local weather and landscape conditions to tailor watering schedules; or(ii)a soil moisture-based irrigation controller or soil moisture sensor that monitors moisture levels in the soil to prevent irrigation when water is not needed.(2)(a)A county may include a notice on or with a land use approval or land use permit for specified land stating, "Section 17-79-621 of the Utah Code may prohibit the use of overhead spray irrigation for your project to irrigate turf that is not functional turf unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology."(b)A county is encouraged to:(i)review and either approve or disapprove a plan for new development or redevelopment of specified land with turf that is not functional turf for which the county approves a land use application or issues a land use permit;(ii)inspect specified land for compliance with this section upon completion of new development or redevelopment; and(iii)address noncompliance with this section.(3)(a)An owner of specified land who undertakes new development or redevelopment of the specified land on or after January 1, 2028, may not install, maintain, or use overhead spray irrigation unless the overhead spray irrigation system has activated weather or soil based monitoring technology to irrigate turf that is not functional turf in a landscaped area of the specified land.(b)This Subsection (3) does not prohibit an owner from using a reasonable amount of water to spray a landscaped area for a non-irrigation purpose, such as dust control for a specific event.(4)This section does not apply to a business activity regulated under Title 40, Mines and Mining.

Section 3. Effective Date.This bill takes effect on May 5, 2027.