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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

             2     
ACT

             3     
2010 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Fred R Hunsaker

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Ralph Okerlund

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill addresses management plans for water conveyance facilities.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    requires certain water conveyance facilities to have a promptly adopted management
             15      plan as a condition of receiving state money;
             16          .    establishes the requirements for a management plan;
             17          .    requires the sharing of certain information with municipalities and counties;
             18          .    authorizes the division to provide information and technical resources;
             19          .    addresses providing information to the board or division;
             20          .    provides that a management plan is a protected record under Title 63G, Chapter 2,
             21      Government Records Access and Management Act;
             22          .    requires a report by the board;
             23          .    addresses scope of the section;
             24          .    addresses the introduction of certain information into evidence; and
             25          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.


             26      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None
             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          None
             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          63G-2-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 64 and 121
             33      ENACTS:
             34          73-10-33, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             35     
             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 63G-2-305 is amended to read:
             38           63G-2-305. Protected records.
             39          The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
             40          (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
             41      has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             42          (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
             43      person if:
             44          (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
             45      competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
             46      governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
             47          (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
             48      than the public in obtaining access; and
             49          (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
             50      the information specified in Section 63G-2-309 ;
             51          (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
             52      to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
             53      commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
             54      substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
             55          (4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
             56      competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as


             57      defined in Subsection 11-13-103 (4);
             58          (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
             59      employment, or academic examinations;
             60          (6) records the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement
             61      proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or
             62      agreement with a governmental entity, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this
             63      Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to have access to, once the contract or
             64      grant has been awarded, a bid, proposal, or application submitted to or by a governmental
             65      entity in response to:
             66          (a) a request for bids;
             67          (b) a request for proposals;
             68          (c) a grant; or
             69          (d) other similar document;
             70          (7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
             71      or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
             72      before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
             73          (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information outweighs the governmental
             74      entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
             75          (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
             76      duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             77          (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
             78      property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
             79          (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
             80      property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value
             81      of the property; or
             82          (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
             83      and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
             84      the property as required under Section 78B-6-505 ;
             85          (8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
             86      compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
             87      disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value


             88      of the subject property, unless:
             89          (a) the public interest in access outweighs the interests in restricting access, including
             90      the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the transaction; or
             91          (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
             92      the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
             93      under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
             94          (9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
             95      purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
             96      release of the records:
             97          (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
             98      enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
             99          (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
             100      proceedings;
             101          (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
             102      hearing;
             103          (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
             104      generally known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of
             105      an investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
             106      government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
             107          (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
             108      procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
             109      interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
             110          (10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an
             111      individual;
             112          (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
             113      property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft,
             114      or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
             115          (12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
             116      facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere
             117      with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
             118          (13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of


             119      Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
             120      Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
             121      employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's
             122      jurisdiction;
             123          (14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
             124      procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
             125      audits or collections;
             126          (15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
             127      until the final audit is released;
             128          (16) records prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity solely in anticipation of
             129      litigation that are not available under the rules of discovery;
             130          (17) records disclosing an attorney's work product, including the mental impressions or
             131      legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a governmental entity concerning
             132      litigation;
             133          (18) records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney
             134      representing, retained, or employed by the governmental entity if the communications would be
             135      privileged as provided in Section 78B-1-137 ;
             136          (19) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
             137      from a member of the Legislature; and
             138          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of
             139      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
             140          (b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
             141      with the preparation of legislation between:
             142          (A) members of a legislative body;
             143          (B) a member of a legislative body and a member of the legislative body's staff; or
             144          (C) members of a legislative body's staff; and
             145          (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
             146      legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
             147          (20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
             148      General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
             149      legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the


             150      legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
             151          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
             152      Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
             153      asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
             154      time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
             155          (21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
             156      General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
             157      in response to these requests;
             158          (22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
             159          (23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about collective bargaining or
             160      pending litigation;
             161          (24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
             162      may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
             163      Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
             164          (25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
             165      concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
             166      personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
             167          (26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
             168      biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
             169      valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
             170          (27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would
             171      conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
             172          (28) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             173      Section 53B-1-102 regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
             174      retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
             175      accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
             176      the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
             177      admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
             178          (29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
             179      proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
             180      policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected


             181      those policies or courses of action or made them public;
             182          (30) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,
             183      revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
             184      recommendations in these areas;
             185          (31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
             186      that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
             187      records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure
             188      if retained by it;
             189          (32) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
             190      except as provided in Section 52-4-206 ;
             191          (33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
             192      final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
             193      disclosure;
             194          (34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
             195      administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
             196      other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
             197          (35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
             198      by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
             199      or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
             200      person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
             201      be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
             202          (36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
             203      the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
             204      copyrights, and trade secrets;
             205          (37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
             206      institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , and other
             207      information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of
             208      the donor, provided that:
             209          (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
             210          (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
             211      classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and


             212          (c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
             213      Section 53B-1-102 , the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
             214      in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
             215      over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
             216      by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
             217          (38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6a-404 , 41-12a-202 , and
             218      73-18-13 ;
             219          (39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
             220      34A-2-205 ;
             221          (40) (a) the following records of an institution within the state system of higher
             222      education defined in Section 53B-1-102 , which have been developed, discovered, disclosed to,
             223      or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the institution:
             224          (i) unpublished lecture notes;
             225          (ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
             226          (A) relating to research; and
             227          (B) of:
             228          (I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
             229      53B-1-102 ; or
             230          (II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
             231          (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
             232          (iv) creative works in process;
             233          (v) scholarly correspondence; and
             234          (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
             235          (b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
             236      information required pursuant to Subsection 53B-16-302 (2)(a) or (b); and
             237          (c) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
             238          (41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
             239      that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to the
             240      date that audit is completed and made public; and
             241          (b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
             242      Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that


             243      the records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would
             244      reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
             245      protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
             246          (42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
             247      other document that indicates the location of:
             248          (a) a production facility; or
             249          (b) a magazine;
             250          (43) information:
             251          (a) contained in the statewide database of the Division of Aging and Adult Services
             252      created by Section 62A-3-311.1 ; or
             253          (b) received or maintained in relation to the Identity Theft Reporting Information
             254      System (IRIS) established under Section 67-5-22 ;
             255          (44) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
             256      Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
             257          (45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
             258      National Guard's federal mission;
             259          (46) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
             260      agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
             261      Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
             262          (47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
             263      by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             264          (48) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to Section
             265      63G-2-106 , records related to an emergency plan or program prepared or maintained by the
             266      Division of Homeland Security the disclosure of which would jeopardize:
             267          (a) the safety of the general public; or
             268          (b) the security of:
             269          (i) governmental property;
             270          (ii) governmental programs; or
             271          (iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of Homeland Security
             272      information;
             273          (49) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food relating to the National


             274      Animal Identification System or any other program that provides for the identification, tracing,
             275      or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under Title 4, Chapter 24,
             276      Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act or Title 4, Chapter 31, Livestock Inspection and
             277      Quarantine;
             278          (50) as provided in Section 26-39-501 :
             279          (a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
             280      regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
             281      substantiate; and
             282          (b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
             283      from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
             284          (51) unless otherwise classified as public under Section 63G-2-301 and except as
             285      provided under Section 41-1a-116 , an individual's home address, home telephone number, or
             286      personal mobile phone number, if:
             287          (a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
             288      ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
             289          (b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
             290      kept confidential due to:
             291          (i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
             292          (ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order;
             293          (52) the name, home address, work addresses, and telephone numbers of an individual
             294      that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical or scientific research that is:
             295          (a) conducted within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section
             296      53B-1-102 ; and
             297          (b) conducted using animals;
             298          (53) an initial proposal under Title 63M, Chapter 1, Part 26, Government Procurement
             299      Private Proposal Program, to the extent not made public by rules made under that chapter;
             300          (54) information collected and a report prepared by the Judicial Performance
             301      Evaluation Commission concerning a judge, unless Section 20A-7-702 or Title 78A, Chapter
             302      12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act, requires disclosure of, or makes public,
             303      the information or report;
             304          (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;
             306          (b) proposals submitted to the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust; and
             307          (c) contracts entered into by the Utah Educational Savings Plan Trust and the related
             308      payments;
             309          (56) records contained in the Management Information System created in Section
             310      62A-4a-1003 ;
             311          (57) records provided or received by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in
             312      furtherance of any contract or other agreement made in accordance with Section 63J-4-603 ;
             313      [and]
             314          (58) information requested by and provided to the Utah State 911 Committee under
             315      Section 53-10-602 [.]; and
             316          (59) in accordance with Section 73-10-33 :
             317          (a) a management plan for a water conveyance facility in the possession of the Division
             318      of Water Resources or the Board of Water Resources; or
             319          (b) an outline of an emergency response plan in possession of the state or a county or
             320      municipality.
             321          Section 2. Section 73-10-33 is enacted to read:
             322          73-10-33. Management plan for water conveyance facilities.
             323          (1) As used in this section:
             324          (a) "Board" means the Board of Water Resources created by Section 73-10-1.5 .
             325          (b) "Conservation district" means a conservation district created under Title 17D,
             326      Chapter 3, Conservation District Act.
             327          (c) "Division" means the Division of Water Resources created by Section 73-10-18 .
             328          (d) "Facility owner or operator" means:
             329          (i) a water company as defined in Subsection 73-3-3.5 (1)(b); or
             330          (ii) an owner or operator of a water conveyance facility.
             331          (e) "Management plan" means a written document meeting the requirements of
             332      Subsection (3).
             333          (f) "Potential risk" means a condition where, if a water conveyance facility fails, the
             334      failure would create a high probability of:
             335          (i) causing loss of human life; or


             336          (ii) causing extensive economic loss, including damage to critical transportation
             337      facilities, utility facilities, or public buildings.
             338          (g) "Potential risk location" means a segment of a water conveyance facility that
             339      constitutes a potential risk due to:
             340          (i) location;
             341          (ii) elevation;
             342          (iii) soil conditions;
             343          (iv) structural instability;
             344          (v) water volume or pressure; or
             345          (vi) other conditions.
             346          (h) (i) "Water conveyance facility" means a water conveyance defined in Section
             347      57-13a-101 .
             348          (ii) "Water conveyance facility" does not include:
             349          (A) a pipeline conveying water for industrial use, or municipal use within a public
             350      water system as defined in Section 19-4-102 ;
             351          (B) a natural channel used to convey water for use within a water conveyance facility;
             352      or
             353          (C) a fully piped, pressurized irrigation system.
             354          (2) (a) For a water conveyance facility that has a potential risk location, the board or
             355      division may issue a grant or loan to the facility owner or operator, and the facility owner or
             356      operator may receive state money for water development or water conveyance facility repair or
             357      improvements, only if the facility owner or operator promptly adopts a management plan in
             358      accordance with this section.
             359          (b) For a management plan to be considered to be promptly adopted for purposes of
             360      this Subsection (2), the facility owner or operator shall:
             361          (i) adopt the management plan by an affirmative vote of the facility owner or operator's
             362      board of directors, or persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions before
             363      receiving money under Subsection (2)(a);
             364          (ii) (A) adopt the management plan as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) by no later
             365      than:
             366          (I) May 1, 2013, for a water conveyance facility in operation on May 11, 2011; or


             367          (II) for a water conveyance facility that begins operation after May 11, 2011, one year
             368      after the day on which the water conveyance facility begins operation; or
             369          (B) (I) adopt the management plan as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
             370          (II) provide written justification satisfactory to the board as to why the facility owner or
             371      operator was unable to adopt a management plan during the time period provided in Subsection
             372      (2)(b)(ii)(A); and
             373          (iii) update the management plan adopted under Subsection (2)(b)(i) no less frequently
             374      than every 10 years.
             375          (3) A management plan described in Subsection (2) shall include at least the following:
             376          (a) a GIS coverage or drawing of each potential risk location of a water conveyance
             377      facility identifying any:
             378          (i) existing canal and lateral alignment of the canal facility;
             379          (ii) point of diversion;
             380          (iii) bridge;
             381          (iv) culvert;
             382          (v) screen or trash rack; and
             383          (vi) spill point;
             384          (b) an evaluation of any potential slope instability that may cause a potential risk,
             385      including:
             386          (i) failure of the facility;
             387          (ii) land movement that might result in failure of the facility; or
             388          (iii) land movement that might result from failure of the facility;
             389          (c) proof of insurance coverage or other means of financial responsibility against
             390      liability resulting from failure of the water conveyance facility;
             391          (d) a maintenance and improvement plan;
             392          (e) a schedule for implementation of a maintenance and improvement plan;
             393          (f) an emergency response plan that:
             394          (i) is developed after consultation with local emergency response officials;
             395          (ii) is updated annually; and
             396          (iii) includes, in the case of an emergency, how a first responder can:
             397          (A) contact the facility owner or operator; and


             398          (B) obtain information described in Subsection (3)(a);
             399          (g) any potential source of financing for maintenance and improvements under a
             400      maintenance and improvement plan;
             401          (h) identification of each municipality or county through which water is conveyed or
             402      delivered by the water conveyance facility;
             403          (i) a statement concerning whether storm water enters the water conveyance facility;
             404      and
             405          (j) if storm water enters the water conveyance facility:
             406          (i) an estimate of the maximum volume and flow of all water present in the water
             407      conveyance facility as a result of a six-hour, 25-year storm event;
             408          (ii) on the basis of information provided in accordance with Subsection (4),
             409      identification of the points at which any storm structures introduce water into the water
             410      conveyance facility and the anticipated flow that may occur at each structure; and
             411          (iii) the name of each governmental agency that has responsibility for storm water
             412      management within the area from which storm water drains into the water conveyance facility.
             413          (4) A private or public entity that introduces storm water into a water conveyance
             414      facility shall provide the facility owner or operator with an estimate of the maximum volume
             415      and flow of water that may occur at each structure that introduces storm water into the water
             416      conveyance facility.
             417          (5) (a) A facility owner or operator of a water conveyance facility shall provide a
             418      municipality or county in which is located a potential risk location of the water conveyance
             419      facility an outline of the information provided in Subsection (3)(f).
             420          (b) A facility owner or operator shall give notice to the planning and zoning
             421      department of each municipality and county identified in Subsection (3)(h) outlining the
             422      information provided in Subsections (3)(f), (i), and (j).
             423          (c) An outline of information provided under this Subsection (5) is a protected record
             424      under Section 63G-2-305 .
             425          (6) (a) The division may provide information and technical resources to a facility
             426      owner or operator of a water conveyance facility, regardless of whether the water conveyance
             427      facility has a potential risk location.
             428          (b) In providing the information and resources described in Subsection (5)(a), the


             429      division may coordinate with efforts of any association of conservation districts that may
             430      provide similar information and technical resources.
             431          (c) The information and technical resources described in Subsection (5)(a) include:
             432          (i) engaging state and local water users in voluntary completion of a management plan;
             433          (ii) developing standard guidelines, checklists, or templates that may be used by a
             434      facility owner or operator;
             435          (iii) using conservation districts as points of contact with a facility owner or operator;
             436          (iv) providing training to help a facility owner or operator to adopt a management plan;
             437      and
             438          (v) assisting, at the request and under the direction of, a facility owner or operator with
             439      efforts to adopt or implement a management plan.
             440          (7) (a) A facility owner or operator of a water conveyance facility that has a potential
             441      risk location shall provide the board or division upon request:
             442          (i) written certification signed under oath by a person authorized to act for the board of
             443      directors or persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, certifying that
             444      the management plan complies with this section; and
             445          (ii) an opportunity to review a management plan.
             446          (b) A management plan received by the board or division under this section is a
             447      protected record under Section 63G-2-305 .
             448          (8) The board shall report concerning compliance with this section to the Natural
             449      Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee of the Legislature before
             450      November 30, 2013.
             451          (9) The division and board may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
             452      Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, concerning the requirements of this section.
             453          (10) This section does not:
             454          (a) create a private right of action for a violation of this section; or
             455          (b) limit, impair, or enlarge a person's right to sue and recover damages from a facility
             456      owner or operator in a civil action for a cause of action that is not based on a violation of this
             457      section.
             458          (11) The following may not be introduced as evidence in any civil litigation on the
             459      issue of negligence, injury, or the calculation of damages:


             460          (a) a management plan prepared in accordance with this section;
             461          (b) the failure to prepare or adopt a management plan in accordance with this section;
             462      or
             463          (c) the failure to update a management plan in accordance with this section.


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