Utah HB0439 amends water planning regulations, including nonuse applications, exactions, and property reconveyance.

Utah HB0439 amends water planning regulations by defining and modifying terms related to water rights and nonuse applications. The bill allows the state engineer to grant nonuse applications for qualified entities' water rights. It mandates that counties, municipalities, and special districts adopt a written plan for determining the reasonable future water requirement of the public before imposing a water exaction. The state engineer is required to make rules to establish standards for the written plan.

Utah HB0439 amends water planning regulations, including nonuse applications, exactions, and property reconveyance.

Utah HB0439 amends water planning regulations by defining and modifying terms related to water rights and nonuse applications. The bill allows the state engineer to grant nonuse applications for qualified entities' water rights. It mandates that counties, municipalities, and special districts adopt a written plan for determining the reasonable future water requirement of the public before imposing a water exaction. The state engineer is required to make rules to establish standards for the written plan.