Utah Code 4-20-105. Rangeland Improvement Account — Administered by department

(1)

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-20-105

Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Fees: means the revenue collected by the United States secretary of interior from assessments on livestock using public lands. See Utah Code 4-20-102
Grazing district: means an administrative unit of land:

(a)	designated by the commissioner as valuable for grazing and for raising forage crops; and

(b)

that consists of any combination of the following:

(i)	public lands;

(ii)	private land;

(iii)

state land; and

(iv)

school and institutional trust land as defined in Section 53C-1-103. See Utah Code 4-20-102

Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}

leases: means the sale or lease, respectively, of isolated or disconnected tracts of public lands by the United States secretary of interior. See Utah Code 4-20-102

Restricted account: means the Rangeland Improvement Account created in Section 4-20-105. See Utah Code 4-20-102

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

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the “Rangeland Improvement Account.”

(b)

The restricted account shall consist of:

(i)	money received by the state from the United States Secretary of Interior under the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. § 315 et seq., for sales, leases, and fees;

(ii)	grants or appropriations from the state or federal government; and

(iii)

grants from private foundations.

(c)	Interest earned on the restricted account shall be deposited into the General Fund.

(2)

The department shall:

(a)	administer the restricted account;

(b)

obtain from the United States Department of Interior the receipts collected from:

(i)	fees in each grazing district; and

(ii)	the receipts collected from the sale or lease of public lands; and

(c)	distribute restricted account money in accordance with Section 4-20-106.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session

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