H.B. 341

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FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITION AMENDMENTS

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

             5     
Senate Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends Title 63L, Lands.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    amends provisions relating to the Legislature's approval of conveyances of school
             13      trust lands.
             14      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             15          None
             16      Other Special Clauses:
             17          None
             18      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             19      AMENDS:
             20           63L-2-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 247
             21     
             22      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             23          Section 1. Section 63L-2-201 is amended to read:
             24           63L-2-201. Federal government acquisition of real property in the state.
             25          (1) As used in this section:
             26          (a) "Agency" is defined in Section 63G-10-102 .
             27          (b) "Agency" includes:


             28          (i) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in Section
             29      53C-1-201 ; and
             30          (ii) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees created in Section
             31      53C-1-202 .
             32          (2) (a) Before legally binding the state by executing an agreement to sell or transfer to
             33      the United States government 10,000 or more acres of any state lands or school and
             34      institutional trust lands, an agency shall submit the agreement or proposal:
             35          (i) to the Legislature for its approval or rejection; or
             36          (ii) in the interim, to the Legislative Management Committee for review of the
             37      agreement or proposal.
             38          (b) The Legislative Management Committee may:
             39          (i) recommend that the agency execute the agreement or proposal;
             40          (ii) recommend that the agency reject the agreement or proposal; or
             41          (iii) recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the
             42      Legislature to review and approve or reject the agreement or proposal.
             43          (3) Before legally binding the state by executing an agreement to sell or transfer to the
             44      United States government less than 10,000 acres of any state lands or school and institutional
             45      trust lands, an agency shall notify the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim
             46      Committee.
             47          (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3), the Legislature approves all conveyances
             48      of school trust lands to the United States government made for the purpose of completing the
             49      Red Cliffs [Desert Reserve] National Conservation Area in Washington County.




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    as of 2-5-14 5:40 PM


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