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Show ( 6) Qualify for, accept and administer grants, gifts, or other funds from the federal government and other sources, for carrying out any functions under this chapter. ( 7) Determine the need for public works and utilities for the lake area. ( 8) Implement the comprehensive plan through state and local entities or agencies. ( 9) Coordinate the activities of the various divisions within the Department of Natural Resources with respect to the lake. ( 10) Perform all other acts reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. ( 11) Retain and encourage the continued activity of the Great Salt Lake Technical Team." Division of Wildlife Resources Title 23 of the Utah Code establishes DWR and the Wildlife Board and establishes their duties and powers. Section 23- 14- 1 provides, " The Division of Wildlife Resources is the wildlife authority for Utah, and is vested with the functions, powers, duties, rights and responsibilities provided in this title and other law." The section goes on to provide, " Subject to the broad policy making authority of the Wildlife Board, the Division of Wildlife Resources shall protect, propagate, manage, conserve, and distribute protected wildlife throughout the state." maintenance and management of wildlife management areas, fishing waters, and other recreational activities" ( Section 23- 21- 5, Utah Code). Not all lands so authorized are now under management by the division for the authorized purposes. Division of Parks and Recreation Chapter 63- 11 of the Utah Code establishes the division and the Board of Parks and Recreation, and sets forth their responsibilities. The division manages AISP, Willard Bay State Park and the Great Salt Lake Marina on the south shore of the lake. DPR is also directly responsible for boating enforcement on GSL. DPR personnel also work closely with five county sheriff offices ( Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Weber) to respond to search and rescue needs on the lake. Division of Water Rights DWRi regulates the appropriation and distribution of water in the State of Utah, pursuant to Title 73 of the Utah Code. The State Engineer, who is the director of DWRi, gives approval for the diversion and use of any water, regulates the alteration of natural streams and has the authority to regulate dams to protect public safety. All diversions from the lake for all purposes, including mineral extraction by evaporation, require the prior approval of the State Engineer. Any dam or dike placed in the lake requires consultation from the division. The division manages wildlife areas on GSL, regulates hunting, manages all protected wildlife species and regulates the commercial harvest of brine shrimp from the lake. The legislature has authorized the division to utilize all or parts of 39 townships of sovereign lands on the lake for the " creation, operation, 8 |
