Utah Code 23A-3-204. Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Restricted Account
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(1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the “Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Account.”
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-3-204
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Person: means an individual, association, partnership, government agency, corporation, or an agent of the individual, association, partnership, government agency, or corporation. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- 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
- Wildlife: means :
(61)(a) crustaceans, including brine shrimp and crayfish;(61)(b) mollusks; and(61)(c) vertebrate animals living in nature, except feral animals. See Utah Code 23A-1-101(2) The Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Account consists of:(2)(a) grants from private foundations;(2)(b) grants from local governments, the state, or the federal government;(2)(c) grants from the Land Conservation Board created under Section 4-46-201;(2)(d) donations from landowners for monitoring and managing conservation easements;(2)(e) donations from any other person; and(2)(f) interest on account money.(3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the division shall use money from the Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Account to monitor and manage conservation easements held by the division.(4) The division may not receive or expend donations from the Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Account to acquire conservation easements.