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S.B. 67

This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at 10:22 AM by smaeser. --> This document includes Senate 2nd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 12:04 PM by smaeser. --> This document includes Senate 3rd Reading Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 at 11:08 AM by rday. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 11:22 AM by chopkin. -->              1     

CONSERVATION EASEMENT RESTRICTED

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ACCOUNTS

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans

             6     
House Sponsor: Ronda Rudd Menlove

             7     

             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill creates the Natural Resources Conservation Easement Account and the
             11      Agriculture Conservation Easement Account.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    creates within the General Fund two restricted accounts consisting of grants and
             15      donations from foundations, the Quality Growth Commission, local governments,
             16      the state, the federal government, and landowners; and
             17          .    specifies that the funds are to be used to monitor and enforce compliance with
             18      conservation easements held by the Department of Natural Resources and the
             19      Department of Agriculture and Food respectively.
             20      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             21          None
             22      Other Special Clauses:
             23          None
             24      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             25      ENACTS:
             26          4-2-8.3, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             27          63-34-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953



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House Floor Amendments 2-16-2006 ch/erb

Senate 3rd Reading Amendments 2-1-2006 rd/erb

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Senate 2nd Reading Amendments 1-31-2006 sm/erb
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             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 4-2-8.3 is enacted to read:
             31          4-2-8.3. Agriculture Conservation Easement Account.
             32          (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
             33      Agriculture Conservation Easement Account.
             34          (2) The Agriculture Conservation Easement Account consists of:
             35          (a) grants from private foundations;
             36          (b) grants from local governments, the state, or the federal government;
             37          (c) grants from the Quality Growth Commission created under Section 11-38-201 ;
             38          (d) donations from landowners for monitoring and enforcing compliance with
             39      conservation easements;
             40          (e) donations from any other person; and
             41          (f) interest on account monies.
             42          (3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of Agriculture and Food
             43      shall use monies from the account to monitor and enforce compliance with conservation
             44      easements held by the department.
             45           H. [ (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), the department may expend donations as directed
             46      by the donor without appropriation by the Legislature.
] .H

             46a      S.     (5) The department may not receive or expend donations from the account to acquire
             46ab      conservation
             46b      easements. .S    
             47          Section 2. Section 63-34-20 is enacted to read:
             48          63-34-20. Natural Resources Conservation Easement Account.
             49          (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Natural
             50      Resources Conservation Easement Account.
             51          (2) The Natural Resources Conservation Easement Account consists of:
             52          (a) grants from private foundations;
             53          (b) grants from local governments, the state, or the federal government;
             54          (c) grants from the Quality Growth Commission created under Section 11-38-201 ;
             55          (d) donations from landowners for monitoring and enforcing compliance with
             56      conservation easements;
             57          (e) donations from any other person; and
             58          (f) interest on account monies.



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House Floor Amendments 2-16-2006 ch/erb

Senate 2nd Reading Amendments 1-31-2006 sm/erb

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Senate Committee Amendments 1-24-2006 sm/erb
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         (3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Department of S. [ Agriculture and Food ]
             59a      Natural Resources .S
             60      shall use monies from the account to monitor and enforce compliance with conservation
             61      easements held by the department.
             62           H. [ (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), the department may expend donations as directed
             63      by the donor without appropriation by the Legislature.
] .H

             63a      S.     (5) The department may not receive or expend donations from the account to acquire
             63ab      conservation
             63b      easements. .S





Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-16-06 9:51 AM


Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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