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).

Terms Used In Utah Code 79-2-606

  • Director: means the director of the initiative who is appointed under Section 79-2-602. See Utah Code 79-2-601
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Restoration: means to assist the recovery of ecosystems and ecosystem services that have been mismanaged, degraded, or destroyed. See Utah Code 79-2-601
  • 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
  • Watershed: means the geographical surface area that drains water into a stream, river, or other body of water. See Utah Code 79-2-601
(2)  There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Watershed Restoration Expendable Special Revenue Fund.”

(3)  The fund consists of:

(a)  gifts, grants, donations, contributions, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from public or private sources; and

(b)  interest and earnings on fund money.

(4)  The state treasurer shall:

(a)  invest money in the fund in accordance with the Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; and

(b)  deposit interest and earnings derived from investing fund money into the fund.

(5)  The director may only use fund money for a watershed restoration project designated or approved by the donor.

Enacted by Chapter 51, 2022 General Session