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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill modifies provisions related to the Legislative Water Development
11 Commission.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ authorizes the Legislative Water Development Commission to open committee bill
15 files related to the commission's duties.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 73-27-103, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 50
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 73-27-103 is amended to read:
26 73-27-103. Duties and powers of commission.
27 (1) The commission shall consider and make recommendations to the Legislature and
28 governor on the following issues:
29 (a) how the water needs of the state's growing agricultural, municipal, and industrial
30 sectors will be met;
31 (b) what the impact of federal regulations and legislation will be on the ability of the
32 state to manage and develop its compacted water rights;
33 (c) how the state will fund water projects;
34 (d) whether the state should become an owner and operator of water projects;
35 (e) how the state will encourage the implementation of water conservation programs;
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37 (f) other water issues of statewide importance.
38 (2) The commission shall consult with the Division of Water Resources and the Board
39 of Water Resources regarding:
40 (a) recommendations for rules, criteria, targets, processes, and plans described in
41 Subsection 73-10g-105(3); and
42 (b) the scope of any request for proposals that may be issued by the Division of Water
43 Resources and Board of Water Resources to assist in creating the rules, criteria, targets,
44 processes, and plans described in Subsection 73-10g-105(3) .
45 (3) The commission shall support community efforts to develop a unified, state water
46 strategy to promote water conservation and efficiency that:
47 (a) is consistent with Section 73-1-21;
48 (b) is created with the aid of stakeholders including water conservancy districts created
49 under Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 10, Water Conservancy District Act;
50 (c) includes model ordinances or policies consistent with the unified, statewide water
51 strategy that may be adopted by political subdivisions; and
52 (d) respects different needs of different political subdivisions or geographic regions of
53 the state.
54 (4) The commission may:
55 (a) form one or more working groups from the membership of the commission to
56 consider and study the issues described in this section; [
57 (b) meet up to six times per calendar year without approval from the Legislative
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59 (c) open one or more committee bill files that relate to the commission's duties under
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