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Division briefs commission on boating grant rulemaking, new TRT funding and ORI project progress
Summary
Division staff described the new Utah Boating Recreation Grant rulemaking, changes from recent bills including a transient room tax allocation to outdoor recreation grants (roughly $7 million/year), and updates on Outdoor Recreation Initiative projects and council activity; no vote was taken.
Division of Outdoor Recreation staff updated the commission on implementation steps for the Utah Boating Recreation Grant and summarized legislation and project activity affecting outdoor recreation.
Jorge Vasquez, who oversees the boating grant program, told the commission the grant was created by legislation passed in 2023 (HB 299) and that recent technical changes under 2024 watercraft amendments (SB 200) altered the uniform fee and set an effective date for the new boating grant tax in January 2026. Vasquez said the division has submitted administrative rules for the new grant and is preparing to launch the program; he described the change as revenue neutral and said the office is ready to administer the grant in the coming year.
Jason Curry provided a legislative debrief summarizing bills that affect the division and outdoor recreation stakeholders. Highlights included:
- HB 456 (transient room tax changes): added flexibility for counties to adjust TRT and enacted a statewide 0.75 percentage‑point increase distributed…
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