Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 31 > Part 3 - Contract Water Banks

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Applicant: means :
       (1)(a) a record holder of a perfected water right or a valid diligence claim applying for board approval of a statutory water bank under Part 2, Statutory Water Banks; or
       (1)(b) a public entity applying for board approval of a contract water bank under Part 3, Contract Water Banks. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Application: means an application submitted to the board to approve a water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Contract water bank: means a water bank created pursuant to Part 3, Contract Water Banks. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Loaned water rights: means a banked water right that is used pursuant to an approved delivery request. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 73-1-4 except for the United States or an agency of the United States. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Reporting year: means November 1 through October 31. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Service area: means the geographic area where a water bank is approved to operate and operates. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Water bank: means a contract water bank or a statutory water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Water banking website: means a website overseen by the board in accordance with Section 73-31-103. See Utah Code 73-31-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5