(1) For purposes of this title, an owner of a groundwater right, is on the date of the filing of a groundwater right owner petition or groundwater right owner request, the owner according to: (a) a deed recorded with the county recorder in accordance with Section 73-1-10; or (b) a water right of record filed in the state engineer's office in accordance with Section 73-1-10.
(a) a deed recorded with the county recorder in accordance with Section 73-1-10; or
(b) a water right of record filed in the state engineer's office in accordance with Section 73-1-10.
(2) For purposes of each provision of this title that requires the owners of groundwater rights covering a percentage of the total groundwater rights within the proposed local district to sign a request, petition, or protest: (a) a groundwater right may not be included in the calculation of the required percentage unless the request or petition is signed by: (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority ownership interest in that groundwater right; or (ii) if the groundwater right is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of that groundwater right; (b) the signature of a person signing a request or petition in a representative capacity on behalf of an owner is invalid unless: (i) the person's representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents are indicated on the request or petition with the person's signature; and (ii) the person provides documentation accompanying the request or petition that reasonably substantiates the person's representative capacity; and (c) subject to Subsection (2)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a request or petition on behalf of the estate of a deceased owner.
(a) a groundwater right may not be included in the calculation of the required percentage unless the request or petition is signed by: (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority ownership interest in that groundwater right; or (ii) if the groundwater right is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of that groundwater right;
(i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), owners representing a majority ownership interest in that groundwater right; or
(ii) if the groundwater right is owned by joint tenants or tenants by the entirety, 50% of the number of owners of that groundwater right;
(b) the signature of a person signing a request or petition in a representative capacity on behalf of an owner is invalid unless: (i) the person's representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents are indicated on the request or petition with the person's signature; and (ii) the person provides documentation accompanying the request or petition that reasonably substantiates the person's representative capacity; and
(i) the person's representative capacity and the name of the owner the person represents are indicated on the request or petition with the person's signature; and
(ii) the person provides documentation accompanying the request or petition that reasonably substantiates the person's representative capacity; and
(c) subject to Subsection (2)(b), a duly appointed personal representative may sign a request or petition on behalf of the estate of a deceased owner.
(3) For an election by groundwater right owners described in this title, each owner of a groundwater right is entitled to cast one vote.
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