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The Legislative Water Development Commission recommended this bill.

Legislative Vote:8 voting for 0 voting against 6 absent ] ←Ĥ General Description:

73-5-18, Utah Code Annotated 1953 20 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

H (a) "Large pond" means a pond for livestock watering that is larger than a small pond..pond.

B(c) ."Small pond" means a pond for livestock watering that has a volume equal to or less than two acre feet.

(c)(d) "Small"Sub-basin pond" means a pond for livestock watering thatclaim" hasmeans a Ĥ→water [surfaceright arearecognized equal6 26a to orbe ]used ←Ĥto 3water Ĥ→livestock [lessfrom thanexisting 900surface squarewater feetsources andin a depthgeographically equaldefined tosub-drainage orboundary lessapproved thanby fivethe feet]state 27aengineer. volume equal to or less than two acre feet ←Ĥ .

(d) "Sub-basin livestock watering claim" means a water right recognized to be used to H.B.

63 02-03 14:42 water livestock from existing surface water sources in a geographically defined sub-drainage boundary approved by the state engineer.

(i)(A)H.B. evidenced by a means identified in Section 73-1-10;

63 Enrolled Copy (i)(A) evidenced by a means identified in Section 73-1-10;

and -(ii) 2on -historically 02-03documented 14:42livestock H.B.watering rights when the water use is initiated before and continues consistently since the enactment of the state water law governing the use.

63- (ii)2 on- historicallyEnrolled documentedCopy livestockH.B. watering rights when the water use is initiated before and continues consistently since the enactment of the state water law governing the use.

63 (b) The state engineer may not authorize a sub-basin livestock watering claim without the written consent of the beneficial user.