H.B. 562 Water Rights Inventory Requirements
| Bill Sponsor:  Rep. Lyman, Phil |
- Drafting Attorney: Patricia Owen
- Fiscal Analyst: Lacey K. Moore
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- Last Action: 3 Mar 2023, House/ filed
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1 WATER RIGHTS INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS
22023 GENERAL SESSION
3STATE OF UTAH
4Chief Sponsor: Phil Lyman
5Senate Sponsor: ____________
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses an entity submitting an inventory of water rights related information.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ requires the submission of a comprehensive inventory;
14 ▸ makes the comprehensive inventory a public record;
15 ▸ provides that the comprehensive inventory is not an official verification or approval
16 of the information in the comprehensive inventory;
17 ▸ authorizes rulemaking regarding the comprehensive inventory; and
18 ▸ directs the Division of Water Rights to publish a comprehensive inventory on a
19 public website.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 None
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 73-5-8.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27
28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 73-5-8.5 is enacted to read:
30 73-5-8.5. Water rights inventory.
31 (1) As used in this section:
32 (a) "Comprehensive inventory" means the information required to be submitted under
33 Subsection (2).
34 (b) "Division" means the Division of Water Rights.
35 (2) A public water provider required to file an annual water use report with the
36 Division of Water Rights under Section 73-5-8 shall include with the annual water use data
37 report a comprehensive inventory that includes, at a minimum, a list of:
38 (a) water rights that the public water provider claims to own and the amount in
39 acre-feet of water that the water rights represent, including:
40 (i) a certificated water right;
41 (ii) an approved water right; or
42 (iii) a water right to supply water for municipal, industrial, commercial, livestock,
43 irrigation, or other uses;
44 (b) water contracts that the person claims to have executed that are in effect at the time
45 of filing and the amount in acre-feet of water that the water contracts represent;
46 (c) water shares that the person claims to own and the amount in acre-feet of water that
47 the shares represent;
48 (d) water rights described in Subsection (2)(a) for which a nonuse application has been
49 filed under Section 73-1-4 and the amount in acre-feet of water that the water rights represent;
50 (e) a list of the unapproved applications to appropriate water filed by the person and
51 the amount in acre-feet of water that the unapproved applications represent; and
52 (f) a break down of inventory by surface water and underground water.
53 (3) The person filing the information required under Subsection (2) shall report the
54 information in the maximum amount of acre-feet for each item listed in Subsection (2).
55 (4) The comprehensive inventory provided to the division under this section is a public
56 record.
57 (5) Submission of the comprehensive inventory in acre-feet with the division does not
58 constitute official verification or approval of a claim made in the comprehensive inventory.
59 (6) The state engineer may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
60 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, require additional information related to the
61 comprehensive inventory including reporting:
62 (a) amounts in acre-feet;
63 (b) depletion or usage;
64 (c) comparisons of the comprehensive inventory over time;
65 (d) waste;
66 (e) unaccounted water or leakage by meter; or
67 (f) evaporation.
68 (7) The division shall publish the comprehensive inventory on a public website.
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3
4
5
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses an entity submitting an inventory of water rights related information.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ requires the submission of a comprehensive inventory;
14 ▸ makes the comprehensive inventory a public record;
15 ▸ provides that the comprehensive inventory is not an official verification or approval
16 of the information in the comprehensive inventory;
17 ▸ authorizes rulemaking regarding the comprehensive inventory; and
18 ▸ directs the Division of Water Rights to publish a comprehensive inventory on a
19 public website.
20 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
21 None
22 Other Special Clauses:
23 None
24 Utah Code Sections Affected:
25 ENACTS:
26 73-5-8.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
27
28 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
29 Section 1. Section 73-5-8.5 is enacted to read:
30 73-5-8.5. Water rights inventory.
31 (1) As used in this section:
32 (a) "Comprehensive inventory" means the information required to be submitted under
33 Subsection (2).
34 (b) "Division" means the Division of Water Rights.
35 (2) A public water provider required to file an annual water use report with the
36 Division of Water Rights under Section 73-5-8 shall include with the annual water use data
37 report a comprehensive inventory that includes, at a minimum, a list of:
38 (a) water rights that the public water provider claims to own and the amount in
39 acre-feet of water that the water rights represent, including:
40 (i) a certificated water right;
41 (ii) an approved water right; or
42 (iii) a water right to supply water for municipal, industrial, commercial, livestock,
43 irrigation, or other uses;
44 (b) water contracts that the person claims to have executed that are in effect at the time
45 of filing and the amount in acre-feet of water that the water contracts represent;
46 (c) water shares that the person claims to own and the amount in acre-feet of water that
47 the shares represent;
48 (d) water rights described in Subsection (2)(a) for which a nonuse application has been
49 filed under Section 73-1-4 and the amount in acre-feet of water that the water rights represent;
50 (e) a list of the unapproved applications to appropriate water filed by the person and
51 the amount in acre-feet of water that the unapproved applications represent; and
52 (f) a break down of inventory by surface water and underground water.
53 (3) The person filing the information required under Subsection (2) shall report the
54 information in the maximum amount of acre-feet for each item listed in Subsection (2).
55 (4) The comprehensive inventory provided to the division under this section is a public
56 record.
57 (5) Submission of the comprehensive inventory in acre-feet with the division does not
58 constitute official verification or approval of a claim made in the comprehensive inventory.
59 (6) The state engineer may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
60 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, require additional information related to the
61 comprehensive inventory including reporting:
62 (a) amounts in acre-feet;
63 (b) depletion or usage;
64 (c) comparisons of the comprehensive inventory over time;
65 (d) waste;
66 (e) unaccounted water or leakage by meter; or
67 (f) evaporation.
68 (7) The division shall publish the comprehensive inventory on a public website.
Bill Status / Votes
• Senate Actions • House Actions • Fiscal Actions • Other Actions
| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/24/2023 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/24/2023 | Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/24/2023 | LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/24/2023 | House/ received bill from Legislative Research | Clerk of the House | |
| 2/24/2023 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | House Rules Committee | |
| 2/27/2023 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | House Rules Committee | |
| 2/28/2023 | LFA/ fiscal note publicly available | House Rules Committee | |
| 2/28/2023 | House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | House Rules Committee | |
| 3/3/2023 | House/ strike enacting clause | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/3/2023 | House/ filed | House file for bills not passed |
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