2016 Utah Code
Title 73 - Water and Irrigation
Chapter 18 - State Boating Act
Section 22 - Boating Account created -- Contents -- Use of money.

Effective 7/1/2015
73-18-22. Boating Account created -- Contents -- Use of money.

• (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Boating Account.

• (2) The restricted account shall consist of:
  • (a) except as provided under Sections 73-18-24 and 73-18-25, all registration fees and related money collected by the division or an authorized agent, less the costs of collecting motorboat and sailboat registration fees by an authorized agent; and
  • (b) aquatic invasive species mitigation fees collected under Section 73-18-26.

• (3) The amount retained by an authorized agent under Subsection (2)(a) may not exceed 20% of the fees charged in Section 73-18-7.

• (4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), money in the Boating Account may be used for:
  • (a) the construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of publicly owned boating facilities;
  • (b) boater education; and
  • (c) the payment of the costs and expenses of the division in administering and enforcing this chapter.

• (5) Fees collected under Section 73-18-26 and deposited into the Boating Account shall be used for aquatic invasive species interdiction.

Amended by Chapter 36, 2015 General Session