2006 Utah Code - 63-34-6 — Division directors -- Appointment -- Removal -- Jurisdiction of executive director -- Natural resources planning.

     63-34-6.   Division directors -- Appointment -- Removal -- Jurisdiction of executive director -- Natural resources planning.
     (1) (a) The chief administrative officer of each division within the Department of Natural Resources shall be a director appointed by the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources with the concurrence of the board having policy authority for the division.
     (b) The director of each division may be removed from office by the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources.
     (c) The appointment and term of office of the state engineer, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, shall be in accordance with Section 73-2-1.
     (2) (a) The executive director of the Department of Natural Resources shall have administrative jurisdiction over each of the division directors for the purpose of implementing department policy as established by the division boards.
     (b) The executive director of the Department of Natural Resources may consolidate personnel and service functions in the respective divisions under his administrative jurisdiction to effectuate efficiency and economy in the operations of the department, and may establish a departmental services division to perform service functions.
     (c) This jurisdiction includes the authority of the executive director to employ law enforcement officers and special function officers within the Department of Natural Resources. These law enforcement officers shall have all of the powers of conservation officers provided in Title 23, Fish and Game, and law enforcement officers, with the exception of the power to serve civil process.
     (3) (a) The executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the governmental entities having policymaking authority regarding natural resources, may engage in studies and comprehensive planning for the development and conservation of the state's natural resources.
     (b) The executive director shall submit any plans to the governor for review and approval.

Amended by Chapter 282, 1998 General Session