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Utah Code § 79-2-502

Definitions

Enacted by Chapter 358, 2016 General Session

As used in this part:

(1) "Compensatory mitigation" means avoiding, minimizing, rectifying, reducing, or eliminating impacts on sage grouse habitat by providing substitute sage grouse habitat through conservation projects or conservation banks.

(2) "Conservation plan" means the current version of the "Conservation Plan for Greater Sage-grouse in Utah" developed by the state and approved by the governor.

(3) "Permanently disturb" means an action that disrupts the common activities of sage grouse for a period of more than five years and includes all areas where the effects of the action could be expected to disrupt the common activities of sage grouse for a period of more than five years.

(4) "Person" means:

(a) an individual;

(b) a corporation;

(c) a limited liability company;

(d) a partnership;

(e) an association;

(f) a trust; or

(g) a voluntary organization.

(5) "Program" means the Sage Grouse Compensatory Mitigation Program created under Section 79-2-504.

(6) "Sage grouse" means the greater sage-grouse, or the species centrocercus urophasianus.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.