Utah Code 73-10g-602. Unified water infrastructure plan — Annual reporting
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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-10g-602
- Agency plan: means a water infrastructure plan adopted by a relevant agency. See Utah Code 73-10g-601
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Relevant agency: means :(3)(a) the Division of Water Resources;(3)(b) the Division of Drinking Water;(3)(c) the Division of Water Quality;(3)(d) the Housing and Community Development Division; and(3)(e) the Department of Agriculture and Food. See Utah Code 73-10g-601
- 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
- State council: means the Water Development Coordinating Council created in Sections
73-10c-3 and79-2-201 . See Utah Code 73-10g-601- Utah Watersheds Council: means the Utah Watersheds Council created in Section
73-10g-304 . See Utah Code 73-10g-601- Water infrastructure project: means :
(5)(a) the following for the supply, control, measurement, treatment, distribution, storage, or transport of water:(5)(a)(i) planning;(5)(a)(ii) design;(5)(a)(iii) construction;(5)(a)(iv) reconstruction;(5)(a)(v) improvement;(5)(a)(vi) renovation;(5)(a)(vii) acquisition; or(5)(a)(viii) seismic upgrade; or(5)(b) a project to engage in planning consistent with Part 6, Planning and Prioritization. See Utah Code 73-10g-102(1)(a) The state council shall adopt a unified water infrastructure plan in accordance with this section by no later than March 1, 2026.(1)(b) The state council shall update the unified water infrastructure plan as needed, but at least every four years.(1)(c) A relevant agency may request that the state council amend the unified water infrastructure plan.(2) A unified water infrastructure plan shall:(2)(a) describe water infrastructure projects:(2)(a)(i) needed to maintain the reliable supply of safe and clean water within the state; and(2)(a)(ii) organized in 10-year phases up to at least a 20-year plan;(2)(b) be consistent with the policies, goals, and recommendations of the state water plan; and(2)(c) be based primarily on agency plans submitted by the relevant agencies.(3) Beginning on June 30, 2025, a relevant agency shall:(3)(a) annually adopt a water infrastructure agency plan that describes and ranks needed water infrastructure projects under the jurisdiction of the relevant agency;(3)(b) include in the agency plan ranking justifications and descriptions of whether a water infrastructure project is:(3)(b)(i) ready for construction;(3)(b)(ii) planning for construction; or(3)(b)(iii) a future project;(3)(c) organize an agency plan under this section in 10-year phases up to at least a 20-year plan; and(3)(d) annually submit the agency plan to the state council by no later than June 30.(4) Before adopting or amending a unified water infrastructure plan, the state council shall provide a draft of the proposed unified water infrastructure plan to the Utah Watersheds Council and the Utah Watersheds Council may advise the state council concerning the unified water infrastructure plan.(5)(5)(a) Beginning September 1, 2024, a relevant agency shall annually prepare a report and submit it to the state council concerning the funds or accounts that the relevant agency administers.(5)(b) The report required by this Subsection (5) shall provide for the fund or account:(5)(b)(i) the balance at the beginning of the fiscal year of the report;(5)(b)(ii) revenues received from any source during the fiscal year;(5)(b)(iii) the ending balance after the close of the fiscal year; and(5)(b)(iv) projected revenues and disbursements for the coming fiscal year.(5)(c) The state council shall compile the reports submitted pursuant to this Subsection (5) by no later than October 1 and distribute the compiled report to:(5)(c)(i) the governor;(5)(c)(ii) the Legislative Management Committee;(5)(c)(iii) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and(5)(c)(iv) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee.