House of Representatives
State of Utah
March 4, 2014
Madam Speaker:
The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee reports a favorable
recommendation on H.B. 160, UTAH WILDERNESS ACT, by Representative S. Handy, with the
following amendments:
Respectfully,
Michael E. Noel
Voting: 11-2-3
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(b) recognize and protect in perpetuity areas where the earth and its
community of life
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are untrammeled by humans and where humans are visitors that do not remain;
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(c)
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(b)
provide a window into the natural world, into which our pioneer
forebears ventured
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and formed our collective story and character;
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(d)
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(c)
recognize that the preservation of wilderness shall be part of a
balanced pattern of
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multiple land uses;
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(e)
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(d)
demonstrate the proper stewardship of certain primitive lands by
providing the
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protection to allow natural forces to operate; and
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(f)
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(e)
create a Utah wilderness preservation system.
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(d) is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled
by humans,
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where humans are visitors who do not remain, and where the imprint of human
work is
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substantially unnoticeable;
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(e)
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(d)
has at least 5,000 contiguous acres of land, or is of sufficient size
as to make
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practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition;
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(f)
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(e)
has outstanding opportunities for solitude, or a primitive and
unconfined type of
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recreation; and
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(g)
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(f)
may contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific,
educational,
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scenic, or historical value.
3. Page
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(b) Before identifying a parcel of land as a conservation area, the director of PLPCO
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shall:
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(i) inform
the board of trustees of
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the School and Institutional Trust Lands
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Administration that a parcel is being considered for designation as a conservation area;
and
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(ii) provide
the board of trustees of
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the School and Institutional Trust
Lands
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Administration with the opportunity to trade out land owned by the School and
Institutional
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Trust Lands Administration for the parcel in question
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(b) measures may be taken, under the direction of the director of the Division of
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Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, as necessary to
suppress and
maintain
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manage
fire, insects,
habitat,
and
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diseases.
Committee Chair
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Bill Number
*HB0160*
HB0160