As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Authority" means the Colorado River Authority of Utah created by Section 73-35-201.
- (2) "Authority member" means a person appointed as a member of the authority under Section 73-35-202 or designated as a member of the authority.
- (3) "Chair" means the chair of the authority.
- (4) "Colorado River Basin States" means Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
- (5) "Colorado River authority area" means the geographic area designated by Subsection 73-35-202(2).
- (6) "Colorado River system" means the entire drainage of the Colorado River in Utah including both the main stem of the Colorado River and the Colorado River's tributaries.
- (7) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
- (8) "Law of the river" means the compacts, federal laws, treaties, court decisions and decrees, contracts, and regulatory guidelines that underlie and authorize the management and operation of the Colorado River.
- (9) "River commissioner" means the person appointed under Section 73-35-301.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 370, 2026 General Session