(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the board may not expend money for construction costs for any phase of the project until:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-28-202

  • Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Construction costs: means all costs related to the construction of the project, including the environmental mitigation costs. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Preconstruction costs: means any of the following costs incurred before project construction begins:
         (8)(a) planning;
         (8)(b) design;
         (8)(c) engineering studies;
         (8)(d) legal work;
         (8)(e) permitting;
         (8)(f) acquisition of land and rights-of-way;
         (8)(g) compensation for impairment of existing water rights;
         (8)(h) environmental studies; or
         (8)(i) any combination of Subsections (8)(a) through (h). See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Project: means the Lake Powell Pipeline project and associated facilities, including:
              (9)(a)(i) facilities associated with environmental mitigation;
              (9)(a)(ii) hydroelectric generating works and incidental electrical facilities;
              (9)(a)(iii) pipelines; and
              (9)(a)(iv) pumping stations. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
     (1)(a) the board has contracted with the districts for the sale of at least 70% of the water developed by that phase of the project; and
     (1)(b) all permits required by the environmental impact statement have been obtained.
(2) Construction of the project and implementation of any environmental mitigation requirements may proceed concurrently.
(3) The board may make expenditures for preconstruction costs if money is expressly appropriated or earmarked by statute for that purpose by the Legislature.