73-32-204. Strategic plan.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(a)In accordance with this section, the commissioner shall prepare a strategic plan and obtain the approval of the governor of that strategic plan.

(b)A strategic plan prepared by the commissioner may not be implemented until the governor approves the strategic plan, except as provided in Subsection (4).

(2)The commissioner shall base the strategic plan on a holistic approach that balances the diverse interests related to the health of the Great Salt Lake, and includes provisions concerning:

(a)coordination of efforts related to the Great Salt Lake;

(b)a sustainable water supply for the Great Salt Lake, while balancing competing needs;

(c)human health and quality of life;

(d)a healthy ecosystem;

(e)economic development;

(f)water conservation, including municipal and industrial uses and agricultural uses;

(g)water and land use planning;

(h)regional water sharing; and

(i)other provisions that the commissioner determines would be for the benefit of the Great Salt Lake.

(3)The governor may approve a strategic plan only after consulting with the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate.

(4)Once a strategic plan is approved by the governor, the commissioner may make substantive changes to the strategic plan without the approval of the governor, except that the commissioner shall:

(a)inform the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate of a substantive change to the strategic plan; and

(b)submit the strategic plan every five years for the approval of the governor in a process that requires:

(i)the submission of the proposed strategic plan to the governor, speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate;

(ii)approval by the governor; and

(iii)the commissioner to provide to the following a copy of the strategic plan approved by the governor under this Subsection

(4):

(A)the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee;

(B)the department;

(C)the Department of Environmental Quality; and

(D)the Department of Agriculture and Food.

(5)The commissioner may work with the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands in coordinating the comprehensive management plan created under Section 65A-17-201 with the strategic plan.

Amended by Chapter 492 , 2026 General Session