Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 29 - Public Waters Access Act

• Applicant: means a person who requests assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Cash assistance: means the monthly dollar amount a recipient is eligible to receive under the Family Employment Program under Section 35A-3-302. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Civic organization: includes a community service club or organization, a charitable health care or service organization, a fraternal organization, a labor union, a minority or ethnic organization, a commercial or industrial organization, a commerce or business club, a private nonprofit organization, a private nonprofit corporation that provides funding to a community service organization, an organization that advocates or provides for the needs of persons with low incomes, a religious organization, and an organization that fosters strong neighborhoods and communities. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
• Director: means the director of the division assigned by the department to administer a program. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• diversion payment: means a one-time cash assistance payment under Section 35A-3-303 to a recipient who is eligible for cash assistance, but does not require extended cash assistance under 3. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 73-29-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Floating access: means the right to access public water flowing over private property for floating and fishing while floating upon the water. See Utah Code 73-29-102
• Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Navigable water: means a water course that in its natural state without the aid of artificial means is useful for commerce and has a useful capacity as a public highway of transportation. See Utah Code 73-29-102
• Performance monitoring system: means a process to regularly collect and analyze performance information, including performance indicators and performance goals. See Utah Code 35A-3-102
• Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Public access area: means the limited part of privately owned property that:

  (a)	lies beneath or within three feet of a public water or that is the most direct, least invasive, and closest means of portage around an obstruction in a public water; and

  (b)	is open to public recreational access under Section 73-29-203; and

  (c)

  can be accessed from an adjoining public assess area or public right-of-way. See Utah Code 73-29-102 Public recreational access: means the right to engage in recreational access established in accordance with Section 73-29-203. See Utah Code 73-29-102 Public water: means water: (i)  described in Section 73-1-1; and (ii)  flowing or collecting on the surface: (A)  within a natural or realigned channel; or (B)  in a natural lake, pond, or reservoir on a natural or realigned channel. See Utah Code 73-29-102 Recipient: means a person who is qualified to receive, is receiving, or has received assistance under this chapter. See Utah Code 35A-3-102 Recreational access: means to use a public water and to touch a public access area incidental to the use of the public water for: (i)  floating; (ii)  fishing; or (iii)  waterfowl hunting conducted: (A)  in compliance with applicable law or rule, including Sections 23-20-8, 73-29-203, and 76-10-508; and (B)  so that the individual who engages in the waterfowl hunting shoots a firearm only while within a public access area and no closer than 600 feet of any dwelling. See Utah Code 73-29-102 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. SNAP: means the federal "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" under Title 7, U. See Utah Code 35A-1-102 social capital: means the value provided to the state by a civic organization, including values, cooperation, strength to families and neighborhoods, and ensuring livable communities and nurturing environments. See Utah Code 35A-3-502 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 Vessel: when used with reference to shipping, includes a steamboat, canal boat, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5