4-18-6.5 - Grants to improve manure management or control runoff at animal feeding operations. - Utah Statutes

4-18-6.5. Grants to improve manure management or control runoff at animalfeeding operations.
(1) (a) The commission may make grants to owners or operators of animal feedingoperations to pay for costs of plans or projects to improve manure management or control surfacewater runoff, including costs of preparing or implementing comprehensive nutrient managementplans.
(b) The commission shall make the grants described in Subsection (1)(a) from fundsappropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
(2) (a) In awarding grants, the commission shall consider the following criteria:
(i) the ability of the grantee to pay for costs of plans or projects to improve manuremanagement or control surface water runoff;
(ii) the availability of:
(A) matching funds provided by the grantee or another source; or
(B) material, labor, or other items of value provided in lieu of money by the grantee oranother source; and
(iii) the benefits that accrue to the general public by the awarding of a grant.
(b) The commission may establish by rule additional criteria for the awarding of grants.
(3) The commission shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, UtahAdministrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this section.

Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session