Utah Code 73-31-102. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(1) “Applicant” means:
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-31-102
- Application: means an application submitted to the board to approve a water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- 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
- Approved change application: means a change application that the state engineer approves to authorize a water right holder to deposit a water right in a water bank pursuant to this chapter and Section 73-3-3 or Utah Code 73-31-102
- Banked water right: means a water right, or a portion of a water right, deposited in a water bank that the state engineer has authorized for use in a water bank through an approved change application. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- Borrower: means a person seeking to use a banked water right within a water bank's service area. 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
- Delivery request: means a request to use a banked water right made by a borrower in accordance with a water bank's policies approved under the water bank's application. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- Deposit: means depositing a banked water right for use within the service area of a water bank. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- Perfected water right: means a water right evidenced by:(14)(a) a decree;(14)(b) a certificate of appropriation; or(14)(c) a proposed determination or court order issued in a general adjudication. 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- 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
- 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
- State engineer: means the state engineer appointed under Section 73-2-1. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- Statutory water bank: means a water bank created pursuant to Part 2, Statutory Water Banks. See Utah Code 73-31-102
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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
(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.(2) “Application” means an application submitted to the board to approve a water bank.(3) “Approved change application” means a change application that the state engineer approves to authorize a water right holder to deposit a water right in a water bank pursuant to this chapter and Section 73-3-3 or 73-3-3.5.(4) “Banked water right” means a water right, or a portion of a water right, deposited in a water bank that the state engineer has authorized for use in a water bank through an approved change application.(5) “Board” means the Board of Water Resources.(6) “Borrower” means a person seeking to use a banked water right within a water bank’s service area.(7) “Contract water bank” means a water bank created pursuant to Part 3, Contract Water Banks.(8) “Delivery request” means a request to use a banked water right made by a borrower in accordance with a water bank’s policies approved under the water bank’s application.(9) “Deposit” means depositing a banked water right for use within the service area of a water bank.(10) “Depositor” means a person seeking to deposit a water right in a water bank.(11) “Hereafter use” means the conditions of use the state engineer authorizes for a banked water right during the term of an approved change application.(12) “Heretofore use” means the authorized conditions of use that were in effect before the state engineer approved a change application authorizing new conditions for the use of a banked water right.(13) “Loaned water rights” means a banked water right that is used pursuant to an approved delivery request.(14) “Perfected water right” means a water right evidenced by:(14)(a) a decree;(14)(b) a certificate of appropriation; or(14)(c) a proposed determination or court order issued in a general adjudication.(15) “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.(16) “Reporting year” means November 1 through October 31.(17) “Service area” means the geographic area where a water bank is approved to operate and operates.(18) “State engineer” means the state engineer appointed under Section 73-2-1.(19) “Statutory water bank” means a water bank created pursuant to Part 2, Statutory Water Banks.(20) “Water bank” means a contract water bank or a statutory water bank.(21) “Water banking website” means a website overseen by the board in accordance with Section 73-31-103. - Person: means :