Environmental Institutional Control Act

Utah Code tit. 19, ch. 19-10

in effect

Utah Code § 19-10-101 Scope.

19-10-101. Scope. (1) This chapter applies to an environmental institutional control created before May 1, 2006. (2) Title 57, Chapter 25, Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, governs an environmental covenant created on or after May 1, 2006. Amended by Chapter 492, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-102 Definitions.

19-10-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Environmental institutional control" or "institutional control" means, with respect to real property, a deed restriction, restrictive covenant, easement, reservation, environmental notice, engineering control, or other restriction or obligation that is designed to protect human health or the environment and: (a) is established in connection with a cleanup or risk assessment that is reviewed, overseen, conducted, or administered by the department; and (b) (i) limits the use of the real property, groundwater, or surface water; (ii) limits activities that may be performed on or at the property; or (iii) requires maintenance of an engineering or other control. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality or the executive director's designated representative. Amended by Chapter 492, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-103 Establishment of environmental institutional controls.

19-10-103. Establishment of environmental institutional controls. An owner of real property may, with the approval of the executive director, restrict the use of the real property by imposing on the real property appropriate environmental institutional controls to mitigate the risk posed to the public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment. Enacted by Chapter 44, 2003 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-104 Requirements for creation of institutional control.

19-10-104. Requirements for creation of institutional control. An environmental institutional control shall: (1) be in writing and shall be recorded by the owner of the real property in the county recorder's office in the county where the real property is located; (2) contain a legal description of the area of the real property that is subject to the institutional control; (3) include a statement documenting any requirements for maintenance of the institutional control, including a description of the institutional control and the reason it must remain in place to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment; (4) include a statement that the institutional control runs with the land and is binding on all successors in interest unless or until the institutional control is removed as provided in Section 19-10-105; (5) include a statement acknowledging the department's right of access to the property at all reasonable times to verify that the institutional controls are being maintained; (6) include a statement explaining how the institutional control can be modified or terminated and stating that if any person desires to cancel or modify the institutional control in the future, the person shall obtain prior written approval from the executive director pursuant to this chapter; (7) include a notarized signature of the executive director indicating approval of the environmental institutional control; and (8) include the notarized signature of the property owner indicating approval of the environmental institutional control. Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-105 Termination of institutional control.

19-10-105. Termination of institutional control. (1) An owner may request in writing that the executive director approve termination or modification of the environmental institutional control. (2) An environmental institutional control may be terminated or modified, in whole or in part, if the executive director determines an unacceptable risk is not posed to public health, safety, or welfare, or the environment. (3) (a) The executive director shall review the request and provide to the owner a written decision approving or denying the request within 120 days from the executive director's receipt of the request. (b) If the executive director denies the request, the executive director shall send the owner a written explanation for the denial. (c) If the executive director approves an owner's request to terminate or modify all or a portion of the environmental institutional controls, the owner shall file the approval with the county recorder in the county in which the real property is located. Enacted by Chapter 44, 2003 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-106 Enforcement and inspection regarding institutional controls.

19-10-106. Enforcement and inspection regarding institutional controls. (1) An environmental institutional control may be enforced or protected by a temporary restraining order or an injunction obtained in a court of competent jurisdiction by the department or other affected parties. (2) In addition to injunctive relief, the department is entitled to recover costs for actions which, in its discretion, it may take in enforcing and protecting the institutional controls. (3) The department may enter the property at reasonable times to ensure compliance with the environmental institutional controls. Enacted by Chapter 44, 2003 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-107 Records regarding institutional controls.

19-10-107. Records regarding institutional controls. The department shall maintain a record of the properties subject to environmental institutional controls established under this chapter. The department may archive the records. Enacted by Chapter 44, 2003 General Session

Utah Code § 19-10-108 Appeals of institutional control decisions.

19-10-108. Appeals of institutional control decisions. Any determination by the executive director under this chapter may be appealed as provided in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act. Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session

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