As used in this part:

(1) “Compensatory mitigation” means avoiding, minimizing, rectifying, reducing, or eliminating impacts on sage grouse habitat by providing substitute sage grouse habitat through conservation projects or conservation banks.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 79-2-502

  • Compensatory mitigation: means avoiding, minimizing, rectifying, reducing, or eliminating impacts on sage grouse habitat by providing substitute sage grouse habitat through conservation projects or conservation banks. See Utah Code 79-2-502
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Program: means the Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Program created under Section 79-2-504. See Utah Code 79-2-502
  • Sage grouse: means the greater sage-grouse, or the species centrocercus urophasianus. See Utah Code 79-2-502
  • 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) “Conservation plan” means the current version of the “Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in Utah” developed by the state and approved by the governor.
(3) “Permanently disturb” means an action that disrupts the common activities of sage grouse for a period of more than five years and includes all areas where the effects of the action could be expected to disrupt the common activities of sage grouse for a period of more than five years.
(4) “Person” means:

     (4)(a) an individual;
     (4)(b) a corporation;
     (4)(c) a limited liability company;
     (4)(d) a partnership;
     (4)(e) an association;
     (4)(f) a trust; or
     (4)(g) a voluntary organization.
(5) “Program” means the Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Program created under Section 79-2-504.
(6) “Sage grouse” means the greater sage-grouse, or the species centrocercus urophasianus.