Title 79, Natural Resources

79-2-204. Division directors -- Appointment -- Removal -- Jurisdiction of executive director. (1)(a) The chief administrative officer of a division within the department is a director appointed by the executive director with the concurrence of the board having policy authority fo…

79-2-205. Procedures -- Adjudicative proceedings. Except as provided by Sections 40-10-13, 63G-4-102, and 73-2-25, a division, board, council, or committee referred to in Subsection 79-2-201(2) shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrat…

79-2-301. Budget. (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor, to be included in the budget to be submitted to the Legislature, a budget of the department's requirements for expenses in carrying out the provisions of law during the fiscal year next following the c…

79-2-302. Fees. (1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the department may adopt a schedule of fees assessed for services provided by the department. (2) A fee described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) be reasonable and fair; and (b) reflect the cost of services provided. (3) The …

79-2-401. Volunteer workers authorized. (1) The department and its divisions may use volunteer workers to supplement the salaried work force. (2) A volunteer may be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred, including transportation, meals, lodging, uniforms, and …

79-2-403. Rulemaking for sale of real property -- Licensed or certified appraisers -- Exceptions. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, if the department buys, sells, or exchanges real property, the department shall make rules to ensure …

79-2-404. Contracting powers of department -- Health insurance coverage. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Aggregate" means the sum of all contracts, change orders, and modifications related to a single project. (b) "Change order" means the same as that term is defined in Section…

79-2-406. Wetlands -- Study. (1) Before October 30, 2027, the department shall complete a study on the status of wetlands in counties of the first or second class, as described in Section 17-60-104. (2) The study described in Subsection (1) shall include: (a) a determination on h…

79-2-408. Utah Water Ways. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Partnership" means the nonprofit, statewide partnership described in Subsections (2) and (3). (b) "Water supply entity" means an entity supplying either culinary or irrigation water to a water user. (2) The department s…

79-2-502. Definitions. 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. (2) "Conserv…

79-2-503. Scope. Nothing in this part requires a person, whether public or private, to participate in the program.

79-2-504. Program creation -- Administration. (1) There is created the Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Program to mitigate the impacts of development or disturbance of sage grouse habitat by: (a) creating and preserving habitat for the long-term conservation of sage grouse in…

79-2-505. Department duties. (1) In administering the program created in Section 79-2-504, the department shall: (a) create a system through which: (i) a person may: (A) generate a mitigation credit from the department if the person creates a conservation bank by enhancing and de…

79-2-601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Administrative costs" means the costs of administering the initiative, including costs for staffing, rent, data processing, legal, finance, accounting, travel, maintenance, and office supplies. (2) "Director" means the director of…

79-2-602. Watershed Restoration Initiative -- Creation -- Objectives. (1) There is created within the department the Watershed Restoration Initiative under the general supervision of the executive director. (2) The policies and objectives of the initiative are to manage, restore,…

79-2-603. Director -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Staff. (1) The executive director shall appoint a director to administer the initiative. (2) The director shall: (a) be the executive and administrative head of the initiative; and (b) have demonstrated the necessary administ…

79-2-605. Reporting. (1) The initiative shall prepare and submit an annual report on or before November 1 of each year to: (a) the Utah Forest Restoration Institute; (b) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; and (c) the Natural Resources, Agricult…

79-2-606. Watershed Restoration Expendable Special Revenue Fund -- Creation -- Source of funds -- Use of funds. (1) As used in this section, "fund" means the Watershed Restoration Expendable Special Revenue Fund created in Subsection (2). (2) There is created an expendable specia…

79-2-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Division" means the Division of Law Enforcement. (2) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. (3)(a) "Natural resources officer" means a full-time, permanent employee of the division w…

79-2-702. Division creation -- Purpose. (1) There is created within the department a Division of Law Enforcement. (2) Subject to the priorities defined by the director, the primary function of the division is to enforce: (a) Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act; (b) Title 41, Chapte…

79-2-703. Division director -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Special deputies. (1) The director is the executive and administrative head of the division, appointed in accordance with Section 79-2-204. (2) The director shall demonstrate: (a) experience as a sworn law enforcement off…

79-2-704. Powers and duties of division -- Enforcement authority -- Ability to initiate civil proceedings. (1) An employee of the division who is a POST certified law enforcement officer: (a) has all the powers of a law enforcement officer and natural resources officer in the sta…

79-2-705. Division authorized to enter into contracts and agreements. (1) The division, with the approval of the executive director, may enter into contracts and agreements as needed to: (a) support law enforcement operations for the department; (b) improve and maintain the prope…

79-2-706. Aquatic Invasive Species Interdiction Account. (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Aquatic Invasive Species Interdiction Account." (2) The Aquatic Invasive Species Interdiction Account shall consist of: (a) nonresident aquatic…