Public Lands Litigation Expendable Special Revenue Fund -- Creation -- Source of funds -- Use of funds -- Reports.

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Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2028

Effective 5/14/2019
63C-4a-405. Public Lands Litigation Expendable Special Revenue Fund -- Creation -- Source of funds -- Use of funds -- Reports.

• (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Public Lands Litigation Expendable Special Revenue Fund.

• (2) The fund shall consist of gifts, grants, donations, or any other conveyance of money that may be made to the fund from private sources and other states.

• (3) The fund shall be administered by the Division of Finance in accordance with Subsection (4).

• (4)
  • (a) The fund may be used only for the purpose of asserting, defending, or litigating state and local government rights to the disposition and use of federal lands within the state as those rights are granted by the United States Constitution, the Utah Enabling Act, and other applicable law.
  • (b) Before each disbursement from the fund, the Division of Finance shall report to the commission regarding:
    • (i) the sources of the money in the fund;
    • (ii) who will receive the disbursement;
    • (iii) the planned use of the disbursement; and
    • (iv) the amount of the disbursement.
  • (c) The commission may, upon receiving the report under Subsection (4)(b):
    • (i) advise the Legislature and the Division of Finance of the commission finding that the disbursement is consistent with the purposes in Subsection (4)(a); or
    • (ii) advise the Legislature and the Division of Finance of the commission finding that the disbursement is not consistent with the purposes in Subsection (4)(a).

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