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The board shall have the following powers and duties to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 73-10-4- 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
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authorize studies, investigations, and plans for the full development, use, and promotion of the water and power resources of the state, including preliminary surveys, stream gauging, examinations, tests, and other estimates either separately or in consultation with federal, state and other agencies; |
| (b) |
enter into contracts subject to the provisions of this chapter for the construction of conservation projects that in the opinion of the board will conserve and use for the best advantage of the people of this state the water and power resources of the state, including projects beyond the boundaries of the state of Utah located on interstate waters when the benefit of such projects accrues to the citizens of the state; |
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sue and be sued in accordance with applicable law; |
| (d) |
supervise in cooperation with the governor and the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, matters affecting interstate compact negotiations and the administration of the compacts affecting the waters of interstate rivers, lakes and other sources of supply, with the exception of:
| (ii) |
state representation under:
| (A) |
the Bear River Compact as provided in Section 73-16-4; or |
| (B) |
the Columbia Interstate Compact as provided in Section 73-19-9; |
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contract with federal and other agencies and with the National Water Resources Association and to make studies, investigations and recommendations and do all other things on behalf of the state for any purpose that relates to the development, conservation, protection and control of the water and power resources of the state; |
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consult and advise with the Utah Water Users’ Association and other organized water users’ associations in the state; |
| (g) |
consider and make recommendations on behalf of the state of reclamation projects or other water development projects for construction by any agency of the state or United States and in so doing recommend the order in which projects shall be undertaken; or |
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