4-20-3 - Rangeland Improvement Account distribution. - Utah Statutes

4-20-3. Rangeland Improvement Account distribution.
(1) The department shall distribute restricted account money as provided in this section.
(a) The department shall:
(i) distribute pro rata to each school district the monies received by the state underSubsection 4-20-2(1)(b)(i) from the sale or lease of public lands based upon the amount ofrevenue generated from the sale or lease of public lands within the district; and
(ii) ensure that all monies generated from the sale or lease of public lands within a schooldistrict are credited and deposited to the general school fund of that school district.
(b) (i) After the commissioner approves a request from a regional board, the departmentshall distribute pro rata to each regional board monies received by the state under Subsection4-20-2(1)(b)(i) from fees based upon the amount of revenue generated from the imposition offees within that grazing district.
(ii) The regional board shall expend monies received in accordance with Subsection (2).
(c) (i) The department shall distribute or expend monies received by the state underSubsections 4-20-2(1)(b)(ii) through (iv) for the purposes outlined in Subsection (2).
(ii) The department may require entities seeking funding from sources outlined inSubsections 4-20-2(1)(b)(ii) through (iv) to provide matching funds.
(2) The department shall ensure that restricted account distributions or expendituresunder Subsections (1)(b) and (c) are used for:
(a) range improvement and maintenance;
(b) the control of predatory and depredating animals;
(c) the control, management, or extermination of invading species, range damagingorganisms, and poisonous or noxious weeds;
(d) the purchase or lease of lands for the benefit of a grazing district;
(e) watershed protection, development, distribution, and improvement; and
(f) the general welfare of livestock grazing within a grazing district.

Amended by Chapter 278, 2010 General Session