(1)
- (a) The statewide resource management plan, dated May 6, 2026, and on file with the office, is adopted.
- (b) The plan described in Subsection (1)(a) replaces and supersedes the plan dated May 7, 2025.
- (2) The office shall, to the extent possible and as funding allows, monitor federal, state, and local government compliance with the plan.
(3)
- (a) If the office finds the need to modify the plan, the office shall notify the commission of the modification and the office's reasoning for the modification.
- (b) The office shall coordinate with the commission to discuss policy direction and to draft any modifications to the plan.
(4)
- (a) The commission may request additional information of the office regarding any modifications to the plan, as described in Subsection (3).
- (b) The office shall promptly respond to any request for additional information, as described in Subsection (4)(a).
- (c) The commission may make a recommendation that the Legislature approve a modification or disapprove a modification, or the commission may decline to take action.
(5) The office shall annually:
- (a) prepare a report detailing any modifications the office recommends for the plan and deliver the report to the commission before August 31; and
- (b) report on the implementation of the plan at the federal, state, and local levels to the commission before August 31.
(6)
- (a) If the commission makes a recommendation that the Legislature approve a modification to the plan, the commission shall prepare a bill in anticipation of the annual general session of the Legislature for approval of the modification.
- (b) A modification to the plan does not take effect until approved by the Legislature.
Amended by Chapter 479, 2026 General Session