Utah § 17-78-303 - Distribution of waters -- Operation of projects.

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§ 17-78-303. Distribution of waters -- Operation of projects.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-78-303.  Distribution of waters -- Operation of projects.
     The duty of distributing the waters of and operating the flood control project when completed shall rest upon the state engineer described in Section 73-2-1, provided, that the cost of such distribution and operation of the project by the state engineer shall be borne by the county entering into the cooperative contract with the United States of America for the construction and the operation of the flood control project.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 14, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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