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SNAKE VALLEY AQUIFER ADVISORY COUNCIL

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AMENDMENTS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks

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Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall

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8     LONG TITLE
9     Committee Note:
10          The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
11     recommended this bill.
12               Legislative Vote:     16 voting for     1 voting against     2 absent
13     General Description:
14          This bill removes provisions related to the Snake Valley Aquifer.
15     Highlighted Provisions:
16          This bill:
17          ▸     repeals the Snake Valley Aquifer Council chapter;
18          ▸     removes language citing provisions of that chapter, including:
19               •     a sunset provision; and
20               •     a provision related to the duties of the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office;
21     and
22          ▸     makes technical changes.
23     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24          None
25     Other Special Clauses:
26          None
27     Utah Code Sections Affected:
28     AMENDS:
29          63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 33, 47, 104, 109, 139, 155,
30     212, 218, 249, 270, 448, 489, and 534
31          63L-11-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 160
32     REPEALS:
33          63C-12-101, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
34          63C-12-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
35          63C-12-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
36          63C-12-104, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
37          63C-12-105, as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 286
38          63C-12-106, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
39          63C-12-107, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
40          63C-12-108, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 262
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42     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
43          Section 1. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
44          63I-1-263. Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
45          (1) Subsection 63A-5b-405(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
46     improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
47          (2) Section 63A-5b-1003, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
48     2023.
49          (3) Sections 63A-9-301 and 63A-9-302, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
50     Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
51          (4) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
52     1, 2028.
53          (5) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
54     2025.
55          [(6) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
56     2024.]
57          [(7)] (6) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act,
58     is repealed July 1, 2023.
59          [(8)] (7) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is
60     repealed December 31, 2026.
61          [(9)] (8) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
62     repealed July 1, 2026.
63          [(10)] (9) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
64          [(11)] (10) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1,
65     2026.
66          [(12)] (11) Title 63C, Chapter 29, Domestic Violence Data Task Force, is repealed
67     December 31, 2024.
68          [(13)] (12) Title 63C, Chapter 31, State Employee Benefits Advisory Commission, is
69     repealed on July 1, 2028.
70          [(14)] (13) Section 63G-6a-805, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with
71     Disabilities Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
72          [(15)] (14) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed
73     July 1, 2028.
74          [(16)] (15) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed
75     July 1, 2024.
76          [(17)] (16) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1,
77     2026.
78          [(18)] (17) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(25), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
79     Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
80          [(19)] (18) Section 63L-11-204, creating a canyon resource management plan to Provo
81     Canyon, is repealed July 1, 2025.
82          [(20)] (19) Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
83     Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
84          [(21)] (20) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council,
85     on January 1, 2033:
86          (a) Sections 63M-7-301, 63M-7-302, 63M-7-303, 63M-7-304, and 63M-7-306 are
87     repealed;
88          (b) Section 63M-7-305, the language that states "council" is replaced with
89     "commission";
90          (c) Subsection 63M-7-305(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
91          "(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice."; and
92          (d) Subsection 63M-7-305(2) is repealed and replaced with:
93          "(2) The commission shall:
94          (a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
95     Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
96          (b) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-104 and related provisions in
97     Subsections 77-18-103(2)(c) and (d).".
98          [(22)] (21) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
99     63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2027.
100          [(23)] (22) Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 8, Sex Offense Management Board, is repealed
101     July1, 2026.
102          [(24)] (23) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1,
103     2026.
104          [(25)] (24) Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is
105     repealed January 1, 2025.
106          [(26)] (25) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
107          [(27)] (26) Section 63N-2-512, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed
108     July 1, 2028.
109          [(28)] (27) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is
110     repealed July 1, 2027.
111          [(29)] (28) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant
112     Program, is repealed July 1, 2025.
113          [(30)] (29) In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2028:
114          (a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
115     and
116          (b) Subsection 63N-4-805(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
117     Program, is repealed.
118          [(31)] (30) In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
119          (a) Subsection 63N-2-511(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
120          (b) Subsections 63N-2-511(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
121     repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
122          (c) Subsection 63N-7-101(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
123          (d) Subsection 63N-7-102(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
124     approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
125          (e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
126          [(32)] (31) Subsection 63N-8-103(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of
127     Economic Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions,
128     is repealed on July 1, 2024.
129          Section 2. Section 63L-11-202 is amended to read:
130          63L-11-202. Powers and duties of the office and executive director.
131          (1) The office shall:
132          (a) make a report to the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section
133     63C-4a-202 concerning R.S. 2477 rights and other public lands issues under Title 63C, Chapter
134     4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act;
135          (b) provide staff assistance to the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section
136     63C-4a-202 for meetings of the council;
137          (c) (i) prepare and submit a constitutional defense plan under Section 63C-4a-403; and
138          (ii) execute any action assigned in a constitutional defense plan;
139          (d) develop public lands policies by:
140          (i) developing cooperative contracts and agreements between the state, political
141     subdivisions, and agencies of the federal government for involvement in the development of
142     public lands policies;
143          (ii) producing research, documents, maps, studies, analysis, or other information that
144     supports the state's participation in the development of public lands policy;
145          (iii) preparing comments to ensure that the positions of the state and political
146     subdivisions are considered in the development of public lands policy; and
147          (iv) partnering with state agencies and political subdivisions in an effort to:
148          (A) prepare coordinated public lands policies;
149          (B) develop consistency reviews and responses to public lands policies;
150          (C) develop management plans that relate to public lands policies; and
151          (D) develop and maintain a statewide land use plan that is based on cooperation and in
152     conjunction with political subdivisions;
153          (e) facilitate and coordinate the exchange of information, comments, and
154     recommendations on public lands policies between and among:
155          (i) state agencies;
156          (ii) political subdivisions;
157          (iii) the Office of Rural Development created under Section 63N-4-102;
158          (iv) the coordinating committee;
159          (v) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created under Section
160     53C-1-201;
161          (vi) the committee created under Section 63A-16-507 to award grants to counties to
162     inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, associated structures, and other features; and
163          (vii) the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section 63C-4a-202;
164          (f) perform the duties established in Title 9, Chapter 8a, Part 3, Antiquities, and Title 9,
165     Chapter 8a, Part 4, Historic Sites;
166          (g) consistent with other statutory duties, encourage agencies to responsibly preserve
167     archaeological resources;
168          (h) maintain information concerning grants made under Subsection (1)(j), if available;
169          (i) report annually, or more often if necessary or requested, concerning the office's
170     activities and expenditures to:
171          (i) the Constitutional Defense Council; and
172          (ii) the Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim
173     Committee jointly with the Constitutional Defense Council;
174          (j) make grants of up to 16% of the office's total annual appropriations from the
175     Constitutional Defense Restricted Account to a county or statewide association of counties to
176     be used by the county or association of counties for public lands matters if the executive
177     director, with the advice of the Constitutional Defense Council, determines that the action
178     provides a state benefit;
179          [(k) provide staff services to the Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council created in
180     Section 63C-12-103;]
181          [(l) coordinate and direct the Snake Valley Aquifer Research Team created in Section
182     63C-12-107;]
183          [(m)] (k) conduct the public lands transfer study and economic analysis required by
184     Section 63L-11-304; and
185          [(n)] (l) fulfill the duties described in Section 63L-10-103.
186          (2) The executive director shall comply with Subsection 63C-4a-203(8) before
187     submitting a comment to a federal agency, if the governor would be subject to Subsection
188     63C-4a-203(8) in submitting the comment.
189          (3) The office may enter into an agreement with another state agency to provide
190     information and services related to:
191          (a) the duties authorized by Title 72, Chapter 3, Highway Jurisdiction and
192     Classification Act;
193          (b) legal actions concerning Title 72, Chapter 3, Highway Jurisdiction and
194     Classification Act, or R.S. 2477 matters; or
195          (c) any other matter within the office's responsibility.
196          (4) In fulfilling the duties under this part, the office shall consult, as necessary, with:
197          (a) the Department of Natural Resources;
198          (b) the Department of Agriculture and Food;
199          (c) the Department of Environmental Quality;
200          (d) other applicable state agencies;
201          (e) political subdivisions of the state;
202          (f) federal land management agencies; and
203          (g) elected officials.
204          Section 3. Repealer.
205          This bill repeals:
206          Section 63C-12-101, Title.
207          Section 63C-12-102, Definitions.
208          Section 63C-12-103, Council creation -- Members -- Terms.
209          Section 63C-12-104, Advisory council duties -- Meetings.
210          Section 63C-12-105, Compensation of members -- Expenses.
211          Section 63C-12-106, Staff.
212          Section 63C-12-107, Research team.
213          Section 63C-12-108, Research team duties.
214          Section 4. Effective date.
215          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.