{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-78-306","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-78-306","heading":"Protection of channels and flood plains -- Acquisition of land.","body":"(1) The county legislative body may also provide by ordinance for the protection and use of flood channels and present flood plains on rivers, streams, and canals located within the county and the incorporated municipalities in the county and may establish by ordinance the boundaries of these flood channels and present flood plains.\n(2) The county may acquire and hold by gift or purchase, such lands, rights-of-way, easements, or other interests in property within the established boundaries of these flood channels and present flood plains.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-78 County Property, Programs, and Entities","Part 17-78-3 Flood Control Projects and Drought Emergencies"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter78/17-78-S306.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1355438a491f0d530da1e614cd5a417c4dff4bc5a62b3859be32c561a7d545b1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-78-305","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-78-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}