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UTAH WILDERNESS ACT
House Committee Amendments
Amendment 3 March 4, 2014 9:37 AM
Representative
Roger E. Barrus
proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 2, Lines 48 through 56 :
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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.
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