(1) The board shall convey the project‘s title and its associated water rights to the districts if:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 73-28-405

  • 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
  • District: means :
         (5)(a) the Central Iron County Water Conservancy District;
         (5)(b) the Kane County Water Conservancy District;
         (5)(c) the Washington County Water Conservancy District; or
         (5)(d) any combination of those districts listed in Subsections (5)(a) through (c). 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
  • 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) the state has been fully compensated for all of its reimbursable costs;
     (1)(b) the board finds that the conveyance of the project’s title would be in the best interest of the state, the districts, and those receiving developed water; and
     (1)(c) the districts enter into an agreement with each other and the board that would ensure the continued operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the project.
(2) The board shall convey the project’s title and its associated water rights to the districts in proportion to the amount each district paid for the developed water it received.