19-1-303.5. Reimbursement of extraordinary expenses from civil penalty -- Requirements -- Rulemaking.
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Effective 5/6/2026
19-1-303.5. Reimbursement of extraordinary expenses from civil penalty -- Requirements -- Rulemaking.
(1)The provisions of this section apply to a civil penalty and fine collected under the authority of this title.
(a)The department may reimburse the department, a local government, or a local health department from money collected from a civil penalty or fine for a qualifying extraordinary expense incurred in a qualifying environmental enforcement activity.
(b)To request reimbursement for a qualifying extraordinary expense incurred in a qualifying environmental enforcement activity, a local government or local health department shall submit to the department:
(i)documentation necessary to support a claim for a qualifying extraordinary expense, as defined in department rule;
(ii)proof of a request by the department for assistance in the qualifying environmental enforcement activity; and
(iii)timely written notice of the expected extraordinary expense.
(3)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3 , Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules to:
(a)establish a procedure for a local government or local health department to claim a reimbursement described in Subsection
(2);
(b)define a qualifying environmental enforcement activity;
(c)define a qualifying extraordinary expense;
(d)define timely written notice described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) ; and
(e)establish the documentation necessary to support a claim for an extraordinary expense as described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) .
Enacted by Chapter 434 , 2026 General Session