2006 Utah Code - 63-11-17.8 — Riverway enhancement grants -- Matching funds requirements -- Rules.

     63-11-17.8.   Riverway enhancement grants -- Matching funds requirements -- Rules.
     (1) (a) The Division of Parks and Recreation may give grants to local governments and state agencies for riverway enhancement projects with funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose.
     (b) Each grant recipient must provide matching funds having a value that is equal to or greater than the grant funds received. However, the Board of Parks and Recreation may allow a grant recipient to provide property, material, or labor in lieu of money, provided the grant recipient's contribution has a value that is equal to or greater than the grant funds received.
     (2) The Board of Parks and Recreation shall:
     (a) make rules setting forth procedures and criteria for the awarding of grants for riverway enhancement projects; and
     (b) determine to whom grant funds shall be awarded after considering the recommendations of and after consulting with the Riverway Enhancement Advisory Council and the division.
     (3) Rules for the awarding of grants for riverway enhancement projects shall provide that:
     (a) each riverway enhancement project for which grant funds are awarded must be along a river or stream that is impacted by high density populations or prone to flooding; and
     (b) riverway enhancement proposals that include a plan to provide employment opportunities for youth, including at-risk youth, as defined in Section 63-11a-501, in the development of the riverway enhancement project shall be encouraged.

Amended by Chapter 20, 2000 General Session