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H.B. 164

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STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

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JURISDICTIONAL AMENDMENTS

             3     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Marc K. Roberts

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies Title 11, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units, by creating the
             11      "Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land Act."
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines terms;
             15          .    describes actions that may be taken by a chief executive officer of a municipality or
             16      county, or a county sheriff, to respond to action taken, or action not being taken, by
             17      the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the United States Forest
             18      Service (Forest Service) on federally managed land in the state that adversely
             19      affects, or may adversely affect, the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the
             20      municipality or county, which actions may include:
             21              .    providing written notice to the BLM or Forest Service; and
             22              .    entry onto the federally managed land to mitigate the risk to the health, safety,
             23      or welfare of the people of the municipality, if, after receiving notice, the BLM
             24      or Forest Service does not mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of
             25      the people of the municipality or county; and
             26          .    provides that the state shall indemnify a chief executive officer, a county sheriff, or
             27      an employee or agent of the chief executive officer or county sheriff against an


             28      action brought by the United States or a federal representative, if the indemnified person was
             29      acting in good faith to follow the requirements of this act.
             30      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          None
             32      Other Special Clauses:
             33          None
             34      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             35      ENACTS:
             36          11-50-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37          11-50-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38          11-50-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39          11-50-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             41      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             42          Section 1. Section 11-50-101 is enacted to read:
             43     
CHAPTER 50. LOCAL JURISDICTION RELATED TO FEDERALLY

             44     
MANAGED LAND ACT

             45          11-50-101. Title.
             46          This chapter is known as the "Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land
             47      Act."
             48          Section 2. Section 11-50-102 is enacted to read:
             49          11-50-102. Definitions.
             50          As used in this chapter:
             51          (1) "Chief executive officer" means:
             52          (a) for a municipality:
             53          (i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government
             54      other than the council-manager form of government; or
             55          (ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form
             56      of government; or
             57          (b) for a county:
             58          (i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county


             59      commission or expanded county commission form of government;
             60          (ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive
             61      council form of government; or
             62          (iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of
             63      government.
             64          (2) "County sheriff" means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the
             65      state who meets the qualifications described in Section 17-22-1.5 .
             66          (3) "Federal agency" means the United States Bureau of Land Management or the
             67      United States Forest Service.
             68          (4) "Federally managed land" means land that is managed by the United States Bureau
             69      of Land Management or the United States Forest Service.
             70          (5) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county.
             71          Section 3. Section 11-50-103 is enacted to read:
             72          11-50-103. Local jurisdiction related to federally managed land.
             73          The authority of a chief executive officer of a political subdivision or county sheriff to
             74      exercise jurisdiction over federally managed land in the state that is encompassed by or
             75      adjacent to the political subdivision includes the following:
             76          (1) if the action or inaction of a federal agency related to federally managed land
             77      adversely affects, or may adversely affect, the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the
             78      political subdivision, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may provide written notice to
             79      the federal agency, which notice shall:
             80          (a) be delivered to the federal agency by hand or by certified mail and a copy provided
             81      by certified mail to the governor, the state attorney general, and the state's Congressional
             82      delegation;
             83          (b) include a detailed explanation of how the action or inaction of the federal agency
             84      related to federally managed land adversely affects, or may adversely affect, the health, safety,
             85      or welfare of the people of the political subdivision;
             86          (c) include a detailed description of the action the federal agency should take to
             87      mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision; and
             88          (d) provide a specific date by which time the federal agency should respond to the
             89      notice; and


             90          (2) if after receiving notice as described in Subsection (1)(a), the federal agency does
             91      not respond by the date requested in the notice, or otherwise indicates that it is unwilling to
             92      take action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political
             93      subdivision described in the notice, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may exercise
             94      jurisdictional authority by taking action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of
             95      the people of the political subdivision, which action may include:
             96          (a) entry onto the federally managed land by the chief executive officer or county
             97      sheriff and employees or agents of the chief executive officer or county sheriff as necessary to
             98      mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision; and
             99          (b) authorizing any vehicle as defined in Section 41-6a-102 and any equipment to be
             100      brought onto federally managed land and used as necessary to mitigate the risk to the health,
             101      safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision.
             102          Section 4. Section 11-50-104 is enacted to read:
             103          11-50-104. Indemnification.
             104          If the United States or a federal representative brings an action or a proceeding against a
             105      chief executive officer, a county sheriff, or an employee or agent of a chief executive officer or
             106      county sheriff for exercising the jurisdictional authority described in this chapter, the state shall
             107      indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the chief executive officer, the county sheriff, or the
             108      employee or agent, if the chief executive officer, the county sheriff, or the employee or agent:
             109          (1) acted in good faith in responding to a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the
             110      people of the political subdivision;
             111          (2) acted in good faith to follow the requirements of this chapter; and
             112          (3) for an employee or agent, acted in good faith to follow the express direction of the
             113      chief executive officer or county sheriff in any entry, or mitigation action performed, on
             114      federally managed land.




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    as of 2-27-13 12:38 PM


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