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LEGISLATIVE WATER DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

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AMENDMENTS

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2018 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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House Sponsor: Keith Grover

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8     LONG TITLE
9     Committee Note:
10          The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
11     recommended this bill.
12     General Description:
13          This bill deals with the duties of the Legislative Water Development Commission.
14     Highlighted Provisions:
15          This bill:
16          ▸     removes the sunset date for the Legislative Water Development Commission;
17          ▸     authorizes the Legislative Water Development Commission to meet up to six times
18     per calendar year without approval from the Legislative Management Committee;
19     and
20          ▸     makes technical changes.
21     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
22          None
23     Other Special Clauses:
24          None
25     Utah Code Sections Affected:
26     AMENDS:
27          63I-1-273, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 148, 311 and renumbered
28     and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
29          73-27-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 309
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31     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32          Section 1. Section 63I-1-273 is amended to read:
33          63I-1-273. Repeal dates, Title 73.
34          [(1) Title 73, Chapter 27, State Water Development Commission, is repealed
35     December 31, 2018.]
36          [(2)] The instream flow water right for trout habitat established in Subsection
37     73-3-30(3) is repealed December 31, 2018.
38          Section 2. Section 73-27-103 is amended to read:
39          73-27-103. Duties of commission.
40          (1) The commission shall consider and make recommendations to the Legislature and
41     governor on the following issues:
42          (a) how the water needs of the state's growing municipal and industrial sectors will be
43     met;
44          (b) what the impact of federal regulations and legislation will be on the ability of the
45     state to manage and develop its compacted water rights;
46          (c) how the state will fund water projects;
47          (d) whether the state should become an owner and operator of water projects;
48          (e) how the state will encourage the implementation of water conservation programs;
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50          (f) other water issues of statewide importance.
51          (2) The commission shall:
52          (a) consult with the Division of Water Resources and the Board of Water Resources
53     regarding:
54          (i) recommendations for rules, criteria, targets, processes, and plans described in
55     Subsection 73-10g-105(3); and
56          (ii) the scope of any request for proposals that may be issued by the Division of Water
57     Resources and Board of Water Resources to assist in creating the rules, criteria, targets,
58     processes, and plans described in Subsection 73-10g-105(3); and
59          (b) report the recommendations described in Subsection (2)(a) to the Natural
60     Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and the Legislative Management
61     Committee by October 30, 2016.
62          (3) The commission may:
63          (a) form one or more working groups from the membership of the commission to
64     consider and study the issues described in this section[.]; and
65          (b) meet up to six times per calendar year without approval from the Legislative
66     Management Committee.




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