65A-2-8. Jordan River improvement projects -- Grants.
(1) As used in this section, "commission" means the Jordan River Commission created by interlocal agreement.
(2) Subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws and Subsections (3) through (5), the division may expend money for:
(a) enhancing safety, recreation, and conservation along the Jordan River;
(b) a capital improvement project that increases access to a recreational activity on the Jordan River;
(c) a partnership to increase access to a recreational activity on the Jordan River, including a bike or boat rental concessionaire, an animal preserve or sanctuary, or other partnership;
(d) hiring or contracting personnel:
(i) to provide, for the benefit of the Jordan River:
(A) trail, river, and parkway maintenance;
(B) invasive species removal and revegetation;
(C) emergency care; and
(D) environmental education; and
(ii) to report to the appropriate public official a health, safety, or law enforcement concern along the Jordan River; and
(e) partnering or contracting with local law enforcement or a certified peace officer to provide patrol, security, and law enforcement along the Jordan River.
(3) Before expending money for an activity described in Subsection (2), the division shall consult with the commission.
(4) The commission shall work with the Department of Transportation, created in Section 72-1-201, to:
(a) have the Department of Transportation post, as funding allows, consistent and attractive signs where a highway that is designated as a state highway under Title 72, Chapter 4, Designation of State Highways Act, but is not a freeway crosses the Jordan River; and
(b) advise in the development of methods to provide access from a state highway to the trails along the Jordan River where the trail can be safely accessed.
(5)
(a) The activities described in this section may only be implemented as appropriations from the Legislature allow.
(b)
(i) Money appropriated to an activity in this section is managed by the division in accordance with this section and may include the division issuing grants.
(ii) The division shall:
(A) issue a five-year grant to a zoo, aviary, nature center, or other educational program located along the Jordan River; and
(B) renew the grant described in Subsection (5)(b)(ii)(A) every five years.
(iii) The division may issue a matching grant to a county, municipality, or the commission for an improvement project that increases recreational access on the Jordan River, if the county, municipality, or commission:
(A) provides at least an equal amount of matching funds; and
(B) certifies that the county, municipality, or commission will spend the grant funds on an improvement project that increases recreational access or improves public safety along the Jordan River.
(c) Money that the Legislature appropriates to an activity or program described in this section is nonlapsing in accordance with Section 63J-1-602.2.
Amended by Chapter 427, 2026 General Session
