State Weed Committee Amendments

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4-17-104
63I-1-204
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State Weed Committee Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
House Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht
LONG TITLE
Committee Note:
The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee recommended
this bill.
Legislative Vote:
11 voting for
0 voting against
8 absent
General Description:
This bill extends the repeal date for the State Weed Committee.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
extends the repeal date for the State Weed Committee to July 1, 2036; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
4-17-104
,
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
as last amended by Laws of Utah
2021, Chapter 126
63I-1-204
,
Effective
05/06/26
as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 94, 286
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
4-17-104
is amended to read:
4-17-104
Effective
05/06/26
Repealed
07/01/26
. Creation of State Weed
Committee -- Membership -- Powers and duties -- Expenses.
(1)
There is created a State Weed Committee composed of eight members, with each
member representing one of the following:
(a)
the Department of Agriculture and Food
created in Section
4-2-102
;
(b)
the Department of Natural Resources
created in Section
79-2-201
;
(c)
the Utah State University Agricultural Experiment Station;
(d)
the Utah State University Extension Service;
(e)
the Utah Association of Counties;
(f)
private agricultural industry;
(g)
the Utah Weed Control Association; and
(h)
the Utah Weed Supervisors Association.
(2)
The commissioner shall select the members of the committee from those nominated by
each of the respective groups or agencies
described in Subsection
(1)
following approval
by the executive committee of the Agricultural Advisory Board.
(3)
(a)
Except as required by Subsection
(3)(b)
, as terms of current committee members
expire, the commissioner shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a
four-year term.
(b)
Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection
(3)(a)
, the commissioner shall, at
the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that
the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the
committee is appointed every two years.
(4)
(a)
Members may be removed by the commissioner for cause.
(b)
When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(5)
The State Weed Committee shall:
(a)
confer and advise on matters pertaining to the planning, implementation, and
administration of the state noxious weed program;
(b)
recommend
names
nominees to the commissioner
for membership on the
committee; and
(c)
serve as members of the executive committee of the Utah Weed Control Association.
(6)
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may
receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a)
Section
63A-3-106
;
(b)
Section
63A-3-107
; and
(c)
rules made by the Division of Finance
pursuant to
under
Sections
63A-3-106
and
63A-3-107
.
Section 2. Section
63I-1-204
is amended to read:
63I-1-204
Effective
05/06/26
. Repeal dates: Title 4.
(1)
Section
4-2-108
, Agricultural Advisory Board created -- Composition -- Responsibility
-- Terms of office -- Compensation -- Executive committee, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(2)
Section
4-17-104
, Creation of State Weed Committee -- Membership -- Powers and
duties -- Expenses, is repealed July 1,
2026
2036
.
(3)
Title 4, Chapter 18, Part 3, Utah Soil Health Program, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(4)
Section
4-20-103
, Utah Grazing Improvement Program Advisory Board -- Duties, is
repealed July 1, 2032.
(5)
Section
4-23-104
, Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board created --
Composition -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Compensation, is repealed July 1,
2034.
(6)
Section
4-23-105
, Board responsibilities -- Damage prevention policy -- Rules --
Methods to control predators and depredating birds and animals, is repealed July 1, 2034.
(7)
Section
4-24-104
, Livestock Brand Board created -- Composition -- Terms -- Removal
-- Quorum for transaction of business -- Compensation -- Duties, is repealed July 1,
2035.
(8)
Section
4-39-104
, Domesticated Elk Act advisory council, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(9)
Title 4, Chapter 46, Part 2, Land Conservation Board, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(10)
Subsection
4-46-304
(2)(d), regarding the Land Conservation Board, is repealed July 1,
2027.
(11)
Subsection
4-46-401
(3)(a), regarding the Land Conservation Board, is repealed July 1,
2027.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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