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S.B. 237 Enrolled

                 

PIONEER AND COMMUNITY HERITAGE

                 
AMENDMENTS

                 
2004 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This bill establishes the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This bill:
                      .    establishes the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center in connection with Utah State
                  University to coordinate interdepartmental research and extension efforts in
                  recreation, heritage tourism, and agricultural extension services; and
                      .    provides that the center may enter into cooperative contracts with the United States
                  Departments of Agriculture and Interior, state, county and city officers, public and
                  private organizations, and individuals to enhance Mormon pioneer heritage.
                  Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
                      None
                  Other Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Utah Code Sections Affected:
                  ENACTS:
                      53B-18-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      53B-18-1002, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                 
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 53B-18-1001 is enacted to read:
                 
Part 10. Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center


                      53B-18-1001. Definitions.
                      As used in this part:
                      (1) "Alliance" means the Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance.
                      (2) "Center" means the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center.
                      (3) "Counties" means the counties of Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield, and Kane.
                      Section 2. Section 53B-18-1002 is enacted to read:
                      53B-18-1002. Establishment of the center -- Purpose -- Duties and responsibilities.
                      (1) There is established the Mormon Pioneer Heritage Center in connection with Utah
                  State University.
                      (2) The purpose of the center is to coordinate interdepartmental research and extension
                  efforts in recreation, heritage tourism, and agricultural extension service and to enter into
                  cooperative contracts with the United States Departments of Agriculture and Interior, state,
                  county, and city officers, public and private organizations, and individuals to enhance Mormon
                  pioneer heritage.
                      (3) The center has the following duties and responsibilities:
                      (a) to support U.S. Congressional findings that the landscape, architecture, traditions,
                  products, and events in the counties convey the heritage of pioneer settlements and their role in
                  agricultural development;
                      (b) to coordinate with extension agents in the counties to assist in the enhancement of
                  heritage businesses and the creation of heritage products;
                      (c) to foster a close working relationship with all levels of government, the private sector,
                  residents, business interests, and local communities;
                      (d) to support U.S. Congressional findings that the historical, cultural, and natural
                  heritage legacies of Mormon colonization and settlement are nationally significant;
                      (e) to encourage research and studies relative to the variety of heritage resources along
                  the 250-mile Highway 89 corridor from Fairview to Kanab, Utah, and Highways 12 and 24, the
                  All American Road, to the extent those resources demonstrate:
                      (i) the colonization of the western United States; and

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                      (ii) the expansion of the United States as a major world power;
                      (f) to demonstrate that the great relocation to the western United States was facilitated
                  by:
                      (i) the 1,400 mile trek from Illinois to the Great Salt Lake by the Mormon Pioneers; and
                      (ii) the subsequent colonization effort in Nevada, Utah, the southeast corner of Idaho, the
                  southwest corner of Wyoming, large areas of southeastern Oregon, much of southern California,
                  and areas along the eastern border of California; and
                      (g) to assist in interpretive efforts that demonstrate how the Boulder Loop, Capitol Reef
                  National Park, Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and the Highway 89 area convey
                  the compelling story of how early settlers:
                      (i) interacted with Native Americans; and
                      (ii) established towns and cities in a harsh, yet spectacular, natural environment.
                      (4) The center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Interior, the National Park
                  Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service, the Utah Department of
                  Community and Economic Development, the Utah Division of State History, and the alliance and
                  its intergovernmental local partners, shall:
                      (a) assist in empowering communities in the counties to conserve, preserve, and enhance
                  the heritage of the communities while strengthening future economic opportunities;
                      (b) help conserve, interpret, and develop the historical, cultural, natural, and recreational
                  resources within the counties; and
                      (c) expand, foster, and develop heritage businesses and products relating to the cultural
                  heritage of the counties.
                      (5) The center, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Interior, the National
                  Park Service, and with funding from the alliance, shall develop a heritage management plan.

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