Utah Code 4-46-304. Agriculture Conservation Easement Account
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(1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Agriculture Conservation Easement Account.
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-46-304
- 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
- Board: means the Land Conservation Board established in Section 4-46-201. See Utah Code 4-46-102
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Fund: means the LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund created in Section 4-46-301. See Utah Code 4-46-102
- 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 a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- 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
(2) The Agriculture Conservation Easement Account consists of:(2)(a) conservation easement stewardship fees;(2)(b) grants from private foundations;(2)(c) grants from local governments, the state, or the federal government;(2)(e) donations from landowners for monitoring and enforcing compliance with conservation easements;(2)(f) donations from any other person; and(2)(g) interest on account money.(3) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall use money from the account to monitor and enforce compliance with conservation easements held by the department.(4) The department may not receive or expend donations from the account to acquire conservation easements.