1st Sub.
S.B.
245
MULE DEER PROTECTION ACT
Senate Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 2, 2012 9:18 AM
Senator Ralph Okerlund proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 1, Line 14 :
14 . grants rulemaking authority to the
{
Wildlife Board
}
Division of Wildlife Resources
to
establish programs that reduce
2. Page 1, Line 21 through Page 2, Line 28 :
21 . permits the Division of Wildlife Resources to contract with a vendor to reduce and
22 control the coyote population in areas where mule deer predation occurs;
and
23 . permits the Division of Wildlife Resources to prepare and distribute training
24 materials related to mule deer protection
{
;
25 . authorizes the Wildlife Board to establish fees under programs that control and
26 reduce the coyote population; and
27 . authorizes the Division of Wildlife Resources to collect fees established by the
28 Wildlife Board under programs that control and reduce the coyote population. }
.
3. Page 2, Lines 30 through 43 :
30 This bill appropriates:
31 . to the General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account, as an ongoing
32 appropriation:
33 . from the General Fund, $500,000;
34 . to the Division of Wildlife Resources - Wildlife Section, as an ongoing
35 appropriation:
36 . from the General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account, $500,000
{
;
}
,
subject to intent language that the appropriation is non-lapsing;
37 . to the General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention
38 Account, as an ongoing appropriation:
39 . from the General Fund, $250,000; and
40 . to the Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control, as an
41 ongoing appropriation:
42 . from the General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage
43 Prevention Account, as an ongoing appropriation, $250,000
{
.
}
, subject to intent language that the
appropriation is non-lapsing.
4. Page 2, Lines 47 through 52 :
47 ENACTS:
48 23-30-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
49 23-30-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
50 23-30-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51 23-30-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
52
{
23-30-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
}
5. Page 3, Lines 72 through 82 :
72 (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Mule
73 Deer Protection Restricted Account."
74 (a) The restricted account shall consist of:
75 (i) appropriations made by the Legislature;
and
76 (ii) grants or donations from:
77 (A) the federal government;
78 (B) a state agency;
79 (C) a local government; or
80 (D) a person
{
; and
81 (iii) revenue from fees collected under Section 23-30-105 . }
.
82 (b) The division shall administer the restricted account.
6. Page 4, Lines 91 through 95 :
91 23-30-104.
{
Predatory animal control.
}
Rulemaking authority, coordination, and
administration for predator control.
92 (1) The
{
Wildlife Board shall
}
division may
make rules, in accordance with Title 63G,
Chapter 3, Utah
93 Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish programs to accomplish targeted predator control
94 or general predator control, including programs that offer incentives or compensation to
95 participants who remove a predatory animal that is detrimental to mule deer production.
7. Page 4, Lines 109 through 117 :
109
{
Section 5.
Section
23-30-105
is enacted to read:
110 23-30-105. Authorization to establish and collect fees.
111 (1) (a) The Wildlife Board may, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 , establish fees
112 for participation in a program established under Subsection 23-30-104 (1).
113 (b) The division shall collect a fee established under Subsection (1).
114 (2) Fees collected under Subsection (1) shall be:
115 (a) deposited into the Mule Deer Protection Restricted Account established in Section
116 23-30-103 ; and
117 (b) expended in accordance with the requirements of Section 23-30-103 . }
8. Page 4, Line 118 through Page 5, Line 141 :
118 Section
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6.
}
5.
Appropriation.
119 Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
120 following sums of money are appropriated from resources not otherwise appropriated, or
121 reduced from amounts previously appropriated, out of the funds or accounts indicated for the
122 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013. These are additions to any
123 amounts previously appropriated for fiscal year 2013.
124 To General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account
125 From General Fund
$500,000
126 Schedule of Programs:
127 Mule Deer Protection Account $500,000
128 To Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife Resources
129 From General Fund Restricted - Mule Deer Protection Account
$500,000
130 Schedule of Programs:
131 Wildlife Section $500,000
The Legislature intends that, under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the appropriation from the
Mule Deer Protection Account to the Division of Wildlife Resources not lapse at the close of fiscal year
2013.
132 To General Fund Restricted - Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account
133 From General Fund
$250,000
134 Schedule of programs:
135 Agriculture and Wildlife Damage
136 Prevention Account $250,000
137 To Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control
138 From General Fund Restricted -
139 Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account
$250,000
140 Schedule of programs:
141 Predatory Animal Control $250,000
The Legislature intends that, under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the appropriation from the
Agriculture and Wildlife Damage Prevention Account to the Department of Agriculture and Food not
lapse at the close of fiscal year 2013.
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