4-20-103. Utah Grazing Improvement Program Advisory Board -- Duties.

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Effective 5/4/2022

(a)There is created within the department the Utah Grazing Improvement Program Advisory Board.

(b)The commissioner shall appoint the following members:

(i)one member from each regional board;

(ii)one member from the Conservation Commission, created in Section 4-18-104 ;

(iii)one representative of the Department of Natural Resources;

(iv)two livestock producers at-large; and

(v)one representative of the oil, gas, or mining industry.

(2)The term of office for a state board member is four years.

(3)Members of the state board shall elect a chair, who shall serve for two years.

(4)A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a)Section 63A-3-106 ;

(b)Section 63A-3-107 ; and

(c)rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .

(5)The state board shall:

(a)receive:

(i)advice and recommendations from a regional board concerning:

(A)management plans for public lands, state lands, and school and institutional trust lands as defined in Section 53C-1-103 , within the regional board's region; and

(B)any issue that impacts grazing on private lands, public lands, state lands, or school and institutional trust lands as defined in Section 53C-1-103 , in its region; and

(ii)requests for restricted account money from the entities described in Subsections (5)(c)(i) through

(iv);

(b)recommend state policy positions and cooperative agency participation in federal and state land management plans to the department and to the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, created under Section 63L-11-201 ; and

(c)advise the department on the requests and recommendations of:

(i)regional boards;

(ii)county weed control boards, created in Section 4-17-105 ;

(iii)cooperative weed management associations; and

(iv)conservation districts created under the authority of Title 17D, Chapter 3, Conservation District Act .

Amended by Chapter 84 , 2022 General Session

Amended by Chapter 382 , 2021 General Session