Utah § 79-2-505 Department duties.

Utah Statutes

§ 79-2-505 — Department duties.

Utah § 79-2-505

Title 79Natural Resources

Ch. 79-2Department of Natural Resources

Part 79-2-5Sage Grouse Management and Protection

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Utah Code Ann. § 79-2-505 (2026).

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(1)In administering the program created in Section 79-2-504, the department shall:

(1)(a) create a system through which:

(1)(a)(i) a person may:

(1)(a)(i)(A) generate a mitigation credit from the department if the person creates a conservation bank by enhancing and dedicating land for sage grouse habitat and conservation; and

(1)(a)(i)(B) sell a mitigation credit generated under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) to another person that permanently disturbs sage grouse habitat;

(1)(a)(ii) the state may generate a mitigation credit by enhancing and dedicating land for sage grouse habitat and conservation;

(1)(a)(iii) a person may purchase a mitigation credit generated by the state under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) for no less than the state's total cost of enhancing and dedicating the land; and

(1)(a)(iv)

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(1) In administering the program created in Section 79-2-504, the department shall:

(1)(a) create a system through which:
(1)(a)(i) a person may:

(1)(a)(i)(A) generate a mitigation credit from the department if the person creates a conservation bank by enhancing and dedicating land for sage grouse habitat and conservation; and
(1)(a)(i)(B) sell a mitigation credit generated under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) to another person that permanently disturbs sage grouse habitat;
(1)(a)(ii) the state may generate a mitigation credit by enhancing and dedicating land for sage grouse habitat and conservation;
(1)(a)(iii) a person may purchase a mitigation credit generated by the state under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) for no less than the state's total cost of enhancing and dedicating the land; and
(1)(a)(iv) a person may use a mitigation credit to permanently disturb sage grouse habitat to the extent that the person possesses sufficient mitigation credits;
(1)(b) create a system for tracking mitigation credits that are created, purchased, sold, or used under Subsection (1);
(1)(c) establish procedures and criteria to identify and approve land that a person or a governmental entity may use for compensatory mitigation; and
(1)(d) consistent with this chapter, integrate and coordinate the program with other state, local, private, and non-profit plans to protect and manage sage grouse habitat.
(2) The state's total cost described under Subsection (1)(a)(iii) may include costs associated with the department's administration of the program.