(1) The board shall allocate project costs based on the economic costs and benefits of the developed water and electricity among the following water uses:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-28-401

  • Board: means the Board of Water Resources. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Developed water: means surface water developed by the project. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Project: means the Lake Powell Pipeline project and associated facilities, including:
              (9)(a)(i) facilities associated with environmental mitigation;
              (9)(a)(ii) hydroelectric generating works and incidental electrical facilities;
              (9)(a)(iii) pipelines; and
              (9)(a)(iv) pumping stations. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • Project costs: include preconstruction costs, construction costs, and project operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement costs. See Utah Code 73-28-103
  • 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
     (1)(a) municipal and industrial;
     (1)(b) electricity;
     (1)(c) public recreation; and
     (1)(d) fish and wildlife.
(2) The state shall pay the nonreimbursable project costs allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife.