WHEREAS, the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution reserves to the states powers not delegated to the federal government;WHEREAS, the 10th Amendment was part of the original Bill of Rights, which was proposed on September 25, 1789, ratified by three-fourths of the states, and went into effect on December 15, 1791;WHEREAS, as the United States Supreme Court once explained, the 10th Amendment serves to "allay fears that the new national government might seek to exercise powers not granted, and that the states might not be able to exercise fully their reserved powers";WHEREAS, the 10th Amendment is the cornerstone of constitutional federalism and acts as a bulwark against federal intrusion on state authority and individual liberty;WHEREAS, the federal government is a government of limited jurisdiction and powers;WHEREAS, the state has inherent, general jurisdiction and authority under the state's traditional police powers to enact legislation and regulations in subject areas affecting public welfare, safety, health, and morality, as recognized under the Tenth Amendment, including over natural resources, water resources and rights, agriculture, education, and energy resources;WHEREAS, the balance of governing powers between states and the federal government protects the diversity of the states and ensures the self-governing voice of the people;WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court recently reinforced the principle of federalism in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (the "Loper Bright" decision);WHEREAS, the Loper Bright decision eliminated the Chevron doctrine, a longstanding precedent that required courts to defer to a federal agency's interpretation of law and resulted in arbitrary and unchecked federal rulemaking;WHEREAS, the federalism canon, as acknowledged by the United States Supreme Court in the Loper Bright decision, requires courts to presume that federal law does not preempt state law because of the sovereignty states enjoy under the United States Constitution; andWHEREAS, the Loper Bright decision restores the courts' constitutional role in interpreting the law and deters the federal government from exercising powers not given to it:NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah reaffirms Utah's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment to the United States Constitution and pledges to safeguard the state's sovereignty from unconstitutional federal overreach.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah recognizes the significance of the Loper Bright decision in preventing unjustified intrusions into state sovereignty and urges state agencies to review the federal regulations impacting the state to ensure those regulations are lawfully authorized.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah calls on the federal government to reign in its regulatory apparatus and uphold the balance of powers where the Constitution of the United States established it.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this joint resolution be sent to the Majority and Minority Leader of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, and to each member of Utah's congressional delegation.