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Casey Snider 3 LONG TITLE CommitteeGeneral Note:Description:
The Legislative Water Development Commission recommended this bill.
Legislative Vote:10 voting for 0 voting against 4 absent General Description:
B(a) ."Active use" means regular use for a community purpose, playing, exercise, recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as:
(a)(i) "Active use" means regular use for a communitysports purpose,field; playing, exercise, 4 recreation, or regular outdoor activities, such as:
6 (i) a sports field;
(iv) a park;
46 01-27Enrolled 11:12Copy (iv)(v) the playing area, including a park;rough, driving range, or chipping and putting green, of a golf course;
(v) the playing area, including a rough, driving range, or chipping and putting green, of a golf course;
-(ii) 2"State -agency" 01-27includes 11:12an S.B.institution of higher education.
46- (ii)2 "State- agency"Enrolled includesCopy anS.B. institution of higher education.
46 [(f)] (j)(i) "State government facility" means a building, structure, or other improvement that is constructed on property owned by the state, the state's departments, commissions, institutions, or other state agency.
or (ii) a soil moisture-based irrigation controller or soil moisture sensor that monitors -moisture 3levels -in S.B.the soil to prevent irrigation when water is not needed.
46- 01-273 11:12- moistureS.B. levels in the soil to prevent irrigation when water is not needed.
46 Enrolled Copy (2)(a) Unless exempted under Subsection (2)(b), a state agency that owns or occupies a state government facility that is built or reconstructed on or after [May 4, 2022] May 6, 2026, may not have [more than ] turf that is not functional turf:
-(a) 4follow -weekly 01-27lawn 11:12watering S.B.guides if issued by the division;
46- (a)4 follow- weeklyEnrolled lawnCopy wateringS.B. guides if issued by the division;
46 (b) manually shut off overhead spray irrigation systems during rain and wind events if the landscape irrigation system does not have [rain and wind shutoff functions] activated weather or soil based monitoring technology;
-Section 52. - S.B.
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This- bill5 takes- effectS.B. on May 6, 2026.
46 Enrolled Copy This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.