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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Committee" means the West Traverse Sentinel Landscape Coordinating Committee created in Section 39-10-103.
(b) "Fund" means the West Traverse Sentinel Landscape Fund.
(2) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the West Traverse Sentinel Landscape Fund.
(3) The fund shall consist of:
(a) appropriations from the Legislature; and
(b) grants or donations from other public or private sources.
(4) The fund shall be administered by the Utah National Guard and the committee.
(5) The purpose of the fund shall be to provide:
(a) matching funds for established federal funding programs concerning sentinel landscapes;
(b) matching funds for local and private funding programs that assist with sentinel landscape designations;
(c) incentives for landowners who voluntarily participate in land management practices that are consistent with Camp Williams's military missions;
(d) sentinel landscape monitoring, community outreach, and education;
(e) costs associated with due diligence and administration of purchasing land and easements; and
(f) administrative costs as approved by the Utah National Guard and the committee.
(6) The committee may make an appropriation request through the Utah National Guard to the Legislature for necessary funds to carry out the committee's purpose.
(7) Upon appropriation, funds may only be used for landscapes that qualify under:
(a) the Army Compatible Use Buffer Program guidelines or similar regulations as a federal program whose purpose is to secure landscapes that serve to buffer military installations;
(b) Internal Revenue Code guidelines in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 170(h); or
(c) local municipal or county guidelines established through the committee and consistent with Camp Williams's military mission.