| (1) |
There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Plant Pest Fund.” |
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-35-106
- Agriculture: means the science and art of the production of plants and animals useful to man, including the preparation of plants and animals for human use and disposal by marketing or otherwise. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food. See Utah Code 4-35-102
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the Plant Pest Fund created by Section 4-35-106. See Utah Code 4-35-102
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
| (2) |
The fund is funded from:
| (a) |
money the plant industry division within the department receives under this title; |
| (c) |
appropriations from the Legislature; |
| (d) |
federal money deposited into the fund; and |
| (e) |
the interest and earnings on the fund. |
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| (3) |
The department may only use money in the fund to fund survey, detection, eradication, or suppression efforts for plant pests with the exception designated in Subsection (4). |
| (4) |
The department may annually use an amount not to exceed the lesser of the following for staff or administrative costs to carry out the department’s duties under this chapter:
| (a) |
10% of the fund annually; or |
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| (5) |
| (a) |
The fund may not exceed $10,000,000 of money deposited under Subsections (2)(a), (c), and (e). |
| (b) |
The Division of Finance shall transfer the money described in Subsection (5)(a) in excess of $10,000,000 at the end of a fiscal year into the General Fund. |
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| (6) |
Federal money deposited into the fund shall be accounted for separately. |
| (7) |
Fund money may be used as matching funds for participation in programs of the United States Department of Agriculture for survey, detection, eradication, or suppression efforts of plant pests. |
Amended by Chapter 79, 2022 General Session
Amended by Chapter 326, 2020 General Session
