1st Sub.
H.B.
209
UTAH LANDS PROTECTION ACT
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 29, 2012 12:44 PM
Representative Fred C. Cox proposes the following amendments:
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PROTECTION ACT
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AND SCHOOL TRUST FUND AMENDMENTS
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17 . defines "public lands of the state";
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. prohibits the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands from selling or
19 substantially changing the use of certain public lands of the state; }
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50 (b) "Public lands of the state" does not include property
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owned
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purchased
by the federal
51 government in accordance with the United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 17,
52 or trust lands, as defined in Subsection 53C-1-103 (7).
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62 Section 2. Section 65A-10-1 is amended to read:
63 65A-10-1. Authority of division to manage sovereign lands
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and public lands of the state.
64 (1) (a) The division is the management authority for sovereign lands, and may
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67 (b) The division is the management authority for public lands of the state that are not
68 obtained specifically for use by another department or agency of the state
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, and may, except as
69 provided in Subsections (5) and (6), exchange, sell, or lease public lands of the state, but only
70 in the quantities and for the purposes that serve the public interest and do not interfere with the
71 public trust. }
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95 government at the time that the lands became public lands of the state.
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(5) If public lands of the state described in Subsection (4)(a) are not obtained
97 specifically for use by a department or agency of the state other than the division, the division
98 may not substantially change the use of those lands unless the division:
99 (a) makes a written finding that the change serves the public interest and does not
100 interfere with the public trust; and
101 (b) submits a copy of the finding to:
102 (i) (A) the Legislative Management Committee; or
103 (B) another committee designated by the Legislative Management Committee; and
104 (ii) the office of the lieutenant governor.
105 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if any of the following become
106 public lands of the state, the division may not sell the lands or substantially change the use of
107 the lands from the use of the lands that existed on January 1, 2012:
108 (a) Arches National Park;
109 (b) Bryce Canyon National Park;
110 (c) Canyonlands National Park;
111 (d) Capitol Reef National Park; or
112 (e) Zion National Park. }
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