local development option
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    In the CUPCA legislation, PL102-575, Section 206(a) and (b) state that:
  • Optional Rebate to Counties
    1. After two years from the date of enactment of this Act, the District shall, at the option of an eligible county as provided in paragraph (2), rebate to such county all of the ad valorem tax contributions paid by such county to the District, with interest but less the value of any benefits received by such county and less the administrative expenses incurred by the District to that date.
    2. Counties eligible to receive the rebate provided for in paragraph (1) include any county within the District, except for Salt Lake County and Utah County, in which the construction of Central Utah Project water storage or delivery features authorized in this Act has not commenced and -
      1. in which there are no binding contracts as required under section 202(1)(C); or
      2. in which the authorization for the project or feature was repealed pursuant to section 201(b) or expired pursuant to section 202(1)(B) of this Act.
  • Local Development Option
    1. Upon the request of any eligible county that elects not to participate in the project as provided in subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide as a grant to such county an amount that, when matched with the rebate received by such county, shall constitute 65 percent of the cost of implementation of measures identified in paragraph (2).
      1. The grant provided for in this subsection shall be available for the following purposes:
        1. Potable water distribution and treatment.
        2. Wastewater collection and treatment.
        3. Agricultural water management.
        4. Other public infrastructure improvements as may be approved by the Secretary.
      2. Funds made available under this subsection may not be used for:
        1. draining of wetlands;
        2. dredging of natural water courses; or
        3. planning or constructing water impoundments of greater than 5,000 acre-feet, except for the proposed Hatch Town Dam on the Sevier River in southern Garfield County, Utah.
      3. All Federal environmental laws shall be applicable to any projects or features developed pursuant to this section.
    2. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by section 201, not more than $40,000,000 may be available for the purposes of this subsection.