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Second Substitute H.B. 264

Representative Michael E. Noel proposes the following substitute bill:


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STATE LAND USE MANAGEMENT PLANS

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AMENDMENTS

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2005 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the duties of the state planning coordinator to require the state
             10      planning coordinator to consider certain findings and policy considerations when
             11      developing state policies, plans, and programs relating to federal lands and natural
             12      resources on federal lands.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    establishes certain findings to be considered when developing state policies relating
             16      to federal lands and natural resources located on federal lands;
             17          .    establishes considerations for recognition of state and local interests in the federal
             18      land use management process;
             19          .    establishes planning policies related to:
             20              .    managing for the sustainability and health of the renewable resources such as
             21      water, timber, forage, recreation, and wildlife;
             22              .    managing public land for wilderness considerations;
             23              .    allocation of grazing animal unit months;
             24              .    transportation to and across federal land;
             25              .    management of river segments;


             26              .    designation of areas of critical environmental concern; and
             27              .    creation of roadless or unroaded areas on federal lands;
             28          .    requires that the state planning coordinator work in conjunction with state agencies
             29      and political subdivisions when developing policies, plans, and programs;
             30          .    requires that the state planning coordinator uphold and promote the policies, plans,
             31      programs, and desired outcomes of the state and counties where federal lands are
             32      located; and
             33          .    makes technical changes.
             34      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             35          None
             36      Other Special Clauses:
             37          This bill provides a coordination clause.
             38      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             39      AMENDS:
             40          63-38d-401, as last amended by Chapter 184, Laws of Utah 2004
             41     
             42      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             43          Section 1. Section 63-38d-401 is amended to read:
             44           63-38d-401. Planning duties of the planning coordinator and office.
             45          (1) The state planning coordinator shall:
             46          (a) act as the governor's adviser on state, regional, metropolitan, and local
             47      governmental planning matters relating to public improvements and land use;
             48          (b) counsel with the authorized representatives of the Department of Transportation,
             49      the State Building Board, the Department of Health, the Department of Workforce Services,
             50      the Labor Commission, the Department of Natural Resources, the School and Institutional
             51      Trust Lands Administration, and other proper persons concerning all state planning matters;
             52          (c) when designated to do so by the governor, receive funds made available to Utah by
             53      the federal government;
             54          (d) receive and review plans of the various state agencies and political subdivisions
             55      relating to public improvements and programs;
             56          (e) when conflicts occur between the plans and proposals of state agencies, prepare


             57      specific recommendations for the resolution of the conflicts and submit the recommendations
             58      to the governor for a decision resolving the conflict;
             59          (f) when conflicts occur between the plans and proposals of a state agency and a
             60      political subdivision or between two or more political subdivisions, advise these entities of the
             61      conflict and make specific recommendations for the resolution of the conflict;
             62          (g) act as the governor's planning agent in planning public improvements and land use
             63      and, in this capacity, undertake special studies and investigations;
             64          (h) provide information and cooperate with the Legislature or any of its committees in
             65      conducting planning studies;
             66          (i) cooperate and exchange information with federal agencies and local, metropolitan,
             67      or regional agencies as necessary to assist with federal, state, regional, metropolitan, and local
             68      programs; and
             69          (j) make recommendations to the governor that the planning coordinator considers
             70      advisable for the proper development and coordination of plans for state government and
             71      political subdivisions.
             72          (2) The state planning coordinator may:
             73          (a) perform regional and state planning and assist [city, county, metropolitan, regional,
             74      and] state government planning agencies in performing [local, metropolitan, regional, and]
             75      state planning; [and]
             76          (b) provide planning assistance to Indian tribes regarding planning for Indian
             77      reservations[.]; and
             78          [(3) The state planning coordinator may prepare plans, programs, or processes, and
             79      shall coordinate the:]
             80          [(a) development of policies concerning the management and use of federal lands and
             81      natural resources on federal lands in Utah that promote maximum recognition of state and local
             82      interest in the federal land use management process;]
             83          [(b) development,]
             84          (c) assist city, county, metropolitan, and regional planning agencies in performing
             85      local, metropolitan, and regional planning, provided that the state planning coordinator and his
             86      agents and designees recognize and promote the plans, policies, programs, processes, and
             87      desired outcomes of each planning agency whenever possible.


             88          (3) When preparing or assisting in the preparation of plans, policies, programs, or
             89      processes related to the management or use of federal lands or natural resources on federal
             90      lands in Utah, the state planning coordinator shall:
             91          (a) incorporate the plans, policies, programs, processes, and desired outcomes of the
             92      counties where the federal lands or natural resources are located, to the maximum extent
             93      consistent with state and federal law, provided that this requirement shall not be interpreted to
             94      infringe upon the authority of the governor;
             95          (b) identify inconsistencies or conflicts between the plans, policies, programs,
             96      processes, and desired outcomes prepared under Subsection (3)(a) and the plans, programs,
             97      processes, and desired outcomes of local government as early in the preparation process as
             98      possible, and seek resolution of the inconsistencies through meetings or other conflict
             99      resolution mechanisms involving the necessary and immediate parties to the inconsistency or
             100      conflict;
             101          (c) present to the governor the nature and scope of any inconsistency or other conflict
             102      that is not resolved under the procedures in Subsection (3)(b) for the governor's decision about
             103      the position of the state concerning the inconsistency or conflict;
             104          (d) develop, research, and use [of] factual information, legal analysis, and statements of
             105      desired future condition for the state, or subregion of the state, as [are] necessary to support the
             106      plans, policies, programs, processes, [or policies] and desired outcomes of the state and the
             107      counties where the federal lands or natural resources are located;
             108          [(c) establishment of] (e) establish and coordinate agreements between the state and
             109      federal land management agencies, federal natural resource management agencies, and federal
             110      natural resource regulatory agencies [which] to facilitate state and local participation in the
             111      development, revision, and implementation of land use plans, guidelines, regulations, other
             112      instructional memoranda, or similar documents proposed or promulgated for lands and natural
             113      resources administered by federal agencies; and
             114          [(d) establishment of] (f) work in conjunction with political subdivisions to establish
             115      agreements with federal land management agencies, federal natural resource management
             116      agencies, and federal natural resource regulatory agencies [which] to provide a process for state
             117      and local participation in the preparation of, or coordinated state and local response to,
             118      environmental impact analysis documents and similar documents prepared pursuant to law by


             119      state or federal agencies.
             120          (4) [If the] The state planning coordinator [submits] shall comply with the
             121      requirements of Subsection 63C-4-102 (7) before submitting any comments on a draft
             122      environmental impact statement or on an environmental assessment for a proposed land
             123      management plan[, before submission, the state planning coordinator shall comply with the
             124      requirements of Subsection 63C-4-102 (7)].
             125          (5) The state planning coordinator shall cooperate with and work in conjunction with
             126      appropriate state agencies and political subdivisions to develop policies, plans, programs, [or]
             127      processes, and desired outcomes authorized by this section [in cooperation with appropriate
             128      state agencies and political subdivisions] by coordinating the development of positions:
             129          (a) through the Resource Development Coordinating Committee;
             130          (b) in [consultation] conjunction with local government officials concerning general
             131      local government plans; [and]
             132          (c) by soliciting public comment through the Resource Development Coordinating
             133      Committee[.]; and
             134          (d) by working with the public lands policy coordinating office.
             135          (6) The state planning coordinator [shall take into consideration the following findings
             136      in the preparation of] shall recognize and promote the following principles when preparing any
             137      policies, plans, programs, [or] processes, or desired outcomes relating to federal lands and
             138      natural resources on federal lands pursuant to this section:
             139          (a) (i) the citizens of the state are best served by [the application of] applying
             140      multiple-use and sustained-yield principles [when making decisions concerning the
             141      management and use of the lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the
             142      U.S. Forest Service;] in public land use planning and management; and
             143          [(b)] (ii) multiple-use and sustained-yield management means that federal agencies
             144      should develop and implement management plans and make other resource-use decisions
             145      [which facilitate land and natural resource use allocation which would support the] that:
             146          (A) achieve and maintain in perpetuity a high-level annual or regular periodic output of
             147      mineral and various renewable resources from public lands;
             148          (B) support valid existing transportation, mineral, and grazing privileges at the highest
             149      reasonably sustainable levels;


             150          (C) support the specific plans, programs, processes, and policies of state agencies and
             151      local governments [and which are];
             152          (D) are designed to produce and provide the desired vegetation for the watersheds,
             153      timber, food, fiber, livestock forage, and wildlife forage, and minerals that are necessary to
             154      meet present needs and future economic growth [needs,] and community expansion[, and]
             155      without permanent impairment of the productivity of the land;
             156          (E) meet the recreational needs and the personal and business-related transportation
             157      needs of the citizens of the state [without permanent impairment of the productivity of the
             158      land] by providing access throughout the state;
             159          (F) meet the recreational needs of the citizens of the state;
             160          (G) meet the needs of wildlife;
             161          (H) provide for the preservation of cultural resources, both historical and
             162      archaeological;
             163          (I) meet the needs of economic development;
             164          (J) meet the needs of community development; and
             165          (K) provide for the protection of water rights.
             166          (b) managing public lands for "wilderness characteristics" circumvents the statutory
             167      wilderness process and is inconsistent with the multiple-use and sustained-yield management
             168      standard that applies to all Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service lands that are
             169      not wilderness areas or wilderness study areas;
             170          (c) [the] all waters of the state are [the property of the citizens of the state,]:
             171          (i) owned exclusively by the state in trust for its citizens;
             172          (ii) are subject to appropriation for beneficial use[,]; and
             173          (iii) are essential to the future prosperity of the state and the quality of life within the
             174      state;
             175          (d) the state has the right to develop and use its entitlement to interstate rivers;
             176          (e) all water rights desired by the federal government must be obtained through the
             177      state water appropriation system;
             178          (f) land management and resource-use decisions which affect federal lands should give
             179      priority to and support the purposes of the compact between the state and the United States
             180      related to school and institutional trust lands;


             181          (g) development of the solid, fluid, and gaseous mineral resources of the state is an
             182      important part of the economy of the state, and of local regions within the state;
             183          (h) [Utah has] the state should foster and support industries that take advantage of the
             184      state's outstanding opportunities for outdoor recreation;
             185          (i) wildlife constitutes an important resource and provides recreational and economic
             186      opportunities for the state's citizens[, and];
             187          (j) proper stewardship of the land and natural resources is necessary to ensure [a viable
             188      wildlife population within the state] the health of the watersheds, timber, forage, and wildlife
             189      resources to provide for a continuous supply of resources for the people of the state and the
             190      people of the local communities who depend on these resources for a sustainable economy;
             191          [(j)] (k) forests, rangelands, timber, and other vegetative resources:
             192          (i) provide forage for livestock[,];
             193          (ii) provide forage and habitat for wildlife[,];
             194          (iii) provide resources for the state's timber and logging industries;
             195          (iv) contribute to the state's economic stability and growth[,]; and
             196          (v) are important for a wide variety of recreational pursuits;
             197          [(k)] (l) management programs and initiatives [which] that improve watersheds,
             198      forests, and increase forage for the mutual benefit of [the agricultural industry and] wildlife
             199      species and livestock, logging, and other agricultural industries by utilizing proven techniques
             200      and tools are vital to the state's economy and the quality of life in Utah; and
             201          (m) (i) land management plans, programs, and initiatives should provide that the
             202      amount of domestic livestock forage, expressed in animal unit months, for permitted, active
             203      use as well as the wildlife forage included in that amount, be no less than the maximum
             204      number of animal unit months sustainable by range conditions in grazing allotments and
             205      districts, based on an on the ground and scientific analysis;
             206          (ii) the state opposes the relinquishment or retirement of grazing animal unit months in
             207      favor of conservation, wildlife, and other uses;
             208          (iii) (A) the state favors the best management practices that are jointly sponsored by
             209      cattlemen's, sportsmen's, and wildlife management groups such as chaining, logging, seeding,
             210      burning, and other direct soil and vegetation prescriptions that are demonstrated to restore
             211      forest and rangeland health, increase forage, and improve watersheds in grazing districts and


             212      allotments for the mutual benefit of domestic livestock and wildlife;
             213          (B) when practices described in Subsection (6)(m)(iii)(A) increase a grazing
             214      allotment's forage beyond the total permitted forage use that was allocated to that allotment in
             215      the last federal land use plan or allotment management plan still in existence as of January 1,
             216      2005, a reasonable and fair portion of the increase in forage beyond the previously allocated
             217      total permitted use should be allocated to wildlife as recommended by a joint, evenly-balanced
             218      committee of livestock and wildlife representatives that is appointed and constituted by the
             219      governor for that purpose;
             220          (C) quickly and effectively adjusting wildlife population goals and population census
             221      numbers in response to variations in the amount of available forage caused by drought or other
             222      climatic adjustments, and that state agencies responsible for managing wildlife population
             223      goals and population census numbers will give due regard to both the needs of the livestock
             224      industry and the need to prevent the decline of species to a point where listing under the terms
             225      of the Endangered Species Act when making such adjustments;
             226          (iv) the state opposes the transfer of grazing animal unit months to wildlife for
             227      supposed reasons of rangeland health;
             228          (v) reductions in domestic livestock animal unit months must be temporary and
             229      scientifically based upon rangeland conditions;
             230          (vi) policies, plans, programs, initiatives, resource management plans, and forest plans
             231      may not allow the placement of grazing animal unit months in a suspended use category unless
             232      there is a rational and scientific determination that the condition of the rangeland allotment or
             233      district in question will not sustain the animal unit months sought to be placed in suspended
             234      use;
             235          (vii) any grazing animal unit months that are placed in a suspended use category should
             236      be returned to active use when range conditions improve;
             237          (viii) policies, plans, programs, and initiatives related to vegetation management
             238      should recognize and uphold the preference for domestic grazing over alternate forage uses in
             239      established grazing districts while upholding management practices that optimize and expand
             240      forage for grazing and wildlife in conjunction with state wildlife management plans and
             241      programs in order to provide maximum available forage for all uses; and
             242          (ix) in established grazing districts, animal unit months that have been reduced due to


             243      rangeland health concerns should be restored to livestock when rangeland conditions improve,
             244      and should not be converted to wildlife use.
             245          (7) The state planning coordinator shall recognize and promote the following findings
             246      in the preparation of any policies, plans, programs, processes, or desired outcomes relating to
             247      federal lands and natural resources on federal lands under this section:
             248          (a) as a coholder of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way with the counties, the state supports its
             249      recognition by the federal government and the public use of R.S. 2477 rights-of-way and urges
             250      the federal government to fully recognize the rights-of-way and their use by the public as
             251      expeditiously as possible;
             252          (b) it is the policy of the state to use reasonable administrative and legal measures to
             253      protect and preserve valid existing rights-of-way granted by Congress under R.S. 2477, and to
             254      support and work in conjunction with counties to redress cases where R.S. 2477 rights-of-way
             255      are not recognized or are impaired; and
             256          [(l)] (c) transportation and access routes to and across federal lands, including all
             257      rights-of-way vested under R.S. 2477, are vital to the state's economy and to the quality of life
             258      in [Utah.] the state, and must provide, at a minimum, a network of roads throughout the
             259      resource planning area that provides for:
             260          (i) movement of people, goods, and services across public lands;
             261          (ii) reasonable access to a broad range of resources and opportunities throughout the
             262      resource planning area, including:
             263          (A) livestock operations and improvements;
             264          (B) solid, fluid, and gaseous mineral operations;
             265          (C) recreational opportunities and operations, including motorized and nonmotorized
             266      recreation;
             267          (D) search and rescue needs;
             268          (E) public safety needs; and
             269          (F) access for transportation of wood products to market;
             270          (iii) access to federal lands for people with disabilities and the elderly; and
             271          (iv) access to state lands and school and institutional trust lands to accomplish the
             272      purposes of those lands.
             273          [(7)] (8) The state planning coordinator shall [take into consideration] recognize and


             274      promote the following findings in the preparation of any [policies,] plans, policies, programs,
             275      [or] processes, or desired outcomes relating to federal lands and natural resources on federal
             276      lands pursuant to this section:
             277          (a) the state's support for the addition of a river segment to the National Wild and
             278      Scenic Rivers System, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1271 et seq., will be withheld until:
             279          (i) it is clearly demonstrated that water is present and flowing at all times;
             280          (ii) it is clearly demonstrated that the required water-related value is considered
             281      outstandingly remarkable within a region of comparison consisting of one of the three
             282      physiographic provinces in the state, and that the rationale and justification for the conclusions
             283      are disclosed;
             284          (iii) it is clearly demonstrated that the inclusion of each river segment is consistent
             285      with the plans and policies of the state and the county or counties where the river segment is
             286      located as those plans and policies are developed according to Subsection (3);
             287          [(iii)] (iv) the effects of the addition upon the local and state economies, agricultural
             288      and industrial operations and interests, [tourism] outdoor recreation, water rights, water quality,
             289      water resource planning, and access to and across river corridors in both upstream and
             290      downstream directions from the proposed river segment have been evaluated in detail by the
             291      relevant federal agency;
             292          [(iv)] (v) it is clearly demonstrated that the provisions and terms of the process for
             293      review of potential additions have been applied in a consistent manner by all federal agencies;
             294      [and]
             295          [(v)] (vi) the rationale and justification for the proposed addition, including a
             296      comparison with protections offered by other management tools, is clearly analyzed within the
             297      multiple-use mandate, and the results disclosed;
             298          (vii) it is clearly demonstrated that the federal agency with management authority over
             299      the river segment, and which is proposing the segment for inclusion in the National Wild and
             300      Scenic River System will not use the actual or proposed designation as a basis to impose
             301      management standards outside of the federal land management plan;
             302          (viii) it is clearly demonstrated that the terms and conditions of the federal land and
             303      resource management plan containing a recommendation for inclusion in the National Wild
             304      and Scenic River System:


             305          (A) evaluates all eligible river segments in the resource planning area completely and
             306      fully for suitability for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System;
             307          (B) does not suspend or terminate any studies for inclusion in the National Wild and
             308      Scenic River System at the eligibility phase;
             309          (C) fully disclaims any interest in water rights for the recommended segment as a result
             310      of the adoption of the plan; and
             311          (D) fully disclaims the use of the recommendation for inclusion in the National Wild
             312      and Scenic River System as a reason or rationale for an evaluation of impacts by proposals for
             313      projects upstream, downstream; or within the recommended segment;
             314          (ix) it is clearly demonstrated that the agency with management authority over the river
             315      segment commits not to impose Visual Resource Management Class I or II management
             316      prescriptions that do not comply with the provisions of Subsection (8)(t); and
             317          (x) it is clearly demonstrated that including the river segment and the terms and
             318      conditions for managing the river segment as part of the National Wild and Scenic River
             319      System will not prevent, reduce, impair, or otherwise interfere with:
             320          (A) the state and its citizens' enjoyment of complete and exclusive water rights in and
             321      to the rivers of the state as determined by the laws of the state; or
             322          (B) local, state, regional, or interstate water compacts to which the state or any county
             323      is a party;
             324          (b) the conclusions of all studies related to potential additions to the National Wild and
             325      Scenic River System, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1271 et seq., are submitted to the state for review and
             326      action by the Legislature and governor, and the results, in support of or in opposition to, are
             327      included in any planning documents or other proposals for addition and are forwarded to the
             328      United States Congress;
             329          (c) the state's support for designation of an Area of Critical Environmental Concern
             330      (ACEC), as defined in 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1702, within federal land management plans will be
             331      withheld until:
             332          (i) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed area satisfies all the definitional
             333      requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. Sec.
             334      1702(a);
             335          (ii) it is clearly demonstrated that the area proposed for designation as an ACEC is


             336      limited in geographic size and that the proposed management prescriptions are limited in scope
             337      to the minimum necessary to specifically protect and prevent irreparable damage to the relevant
             338      and important values identified, or limited in geographic size and management prescriptions to
             339      the minimum required to specifically protect human life or safety from natural hazards;
             340          (iii) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed area is limited only to areas that are
             341      already developed or used or to areas where no development is required;
             342          (iv) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed area contains relevant and important
             343      historic, cultural or scenic values, fish or wildlife resources, or natural processes which are
             344      unique or substantially significant on a regional basis, or contain natural hazards which
             345      significantly threaten human life or safety;
             346          [(ii)] (v) the federal agency has analyzed regional values, resources, processes, or
             347      hazards [have been analyzed by the federal agency for impacts] for irreparable damage and its
             348      potential causes resulting from potential actions which are consistent with the multiple-use,
             349      sustained-yield principles, and [that this] the analysis describes the rationale for any special
             350      management attention required to protect, or prevent irreparable damage to the values,
             351      resources, processes, or hazards;
             352          (vi) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed designation is consistent with the plans
             353      and policies of the state and of the county where the proposed designation is located as those
             354      plans and policies are developed according to Subsection (3);
             355          (vii) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed ACEC designation will not be applied
             356      redundantly over existing protections provided by other state and federal laws for federal lands
             357      or resources on federal lands, and that the federal statutory requirement for special management
             358      attention for a proposed ACEC will discuss and justify any management requirements needed
             359      in addition to those specified by the other state and federal laws;
             360          [(iii)] (viii) the difference between special management attention required for an ACEC
             361      and normal multiple-use management has been identified and justified, and that any
             362      determination of irreparable damage has been analyzed and justified for short and long-term
             363      horizons;
             364          [(iv)] (ix) it is clearly demonstrated that the proposed designation:
             365          (A) is not a substitute for a wilderness suitability recommendation; [and]
             366          (B) is not a substitute for managing areas inventoried for wilderness characteristics


             367      after 1993 under the BLM interim management plan for valid wilderness study areas; and
             368          (C) it is not an excuse or justification to apply de facto wilderness management
             369      standards; and
             370          [(v)] (x) the conclusions of all studies are submitted to the state, as a cooperating
             371      agency, for review, and the results, in support of or in opposition to, are included in all
             372      planning documents;
             373          (d) sufficient federal lands are made available for government-to-government
             374      exchanges of school and institutional trust lands and federal lands without regard for a
             375      resource-to-resource correspondence between the surface or mineral characteristics of the
             376      offered trust lands and the offered federal lands;
             377          (e) federal agencies should support government-to-government exchanges of land with
             378      the state based on a fair process of valuation which meets the fiduciary obligations of both the
             379      state and federal governments toward trust lands management, and which assures that revenue
             380      authorized by federal statute to the state from mineral or timber production, present or future, is
             381      not diminished in any manner during valuation, negotiation, or implementation processes;
             382          (f) [prime] agricultural and grazing lands should continue to produce the food and fiber
             383      needed by the citizens of the state and the nation, and the rural character and open landscape of
             384      rural Utah should be preserved through a healthy and active agricultural and grazing industry,
             385      consistent with private property rights and state fiduciary duties;
             386          (g) the resources of the forests and rangelands of the state should be integrated as part
             387      of viable, robust, and sustainable state and local economies, and available forage should be
             388      evaluated for the full complement of herbivores the rangelands can support in a sustainable
             389      manner, and forests should contain a diversity of timber species, and disease or insect
             390      infestations in forests should be controlled using logging or other best management practices;
             391          (h) the state opposes any additional evaluation of national forest service lands as
             392      "roadless" or "unroaded" beyond the forest service's second roadless area review evaluation and
             393      opposes efforts by agencies to specially manage those areas in a way that:
             394          (i) closes or declassifies existing roads unless multiple side by side roads exist running
             395      to the same destination and state and local governments consent to close or declassify the extra
             396      roads;
             397          (ii) permanently bars travel on existing roads;


             398          (iii) excludes or diminishes traditional multiple-use activities, including grazing and
             399      proper forest harvesting;
             400          (iv) interferes with the enjoyment and use of valid, existing rights, including water
             401      rights, local transportation plan rights, R.S. 2477 rights, grazing allotment rights, and mineral
             402      leasing rights; or
             403          (v) prohibits development of additional roads reasonably necessary to pursue
             404      traditional multiple-use activities;
             405          (i) the state's support for any forest plan revision or amendment will be withheld until
             406      the appropriate plan revision or plan amendment clearly demonstrates that:
             407          (i) established roads are not referred to as unclassified roads or a similar classification;
             408          (ii) lands in the vicinity of established roads are managed under the multiple-use,
             409      sustained-yield management standard; and
             410          (iii) no roadless or unroaded evaluations or inventories are recognized or upheld
             411      beyond those that were recognized or upheld in the forest service's second roadless area review
             412      evaluation;
             413          (j) the state's support for any recommendations made under the statutory requirement to
             414      examine the wilderness option during the revision of land and resource management plans by
             415      the U.S. Forest Service will be withheld until it is clearly demonstrated that:
             416          (i) the duly adopted transportation plans of the state and county or counties within the
             417      planning area are fully and completely incorporated into the baseline inventory of information
             418      from which plan provisions are derived;
             419          (ii) valid state or local roads and rights-of-way are recognized and not impaired in any
             420      way by the recommendations;
             421          (iii) the development of mineral resources by underground mining is not affected by
             422      the recommendations;
             423          (iv) the need for additional administrative or public roads necessary for the full use of
             424      the various multiple-uses, including recreation, mineral exploration and development, forest
             425      health activities, and grazing operations is not unduly affected by the recommendations;
             426          (v) analysis and full disclosure is made concerning the balance of multiple-use
             427      management in the proposed areas, and that the analysis compares the full benefit of
             428      multiple-use management to the recreational, forest health and economic needs of the state and


             429      the counties to the benefits of the requirements of wilderness management; and
             430          (vi) the conclusions of all studies related to the requirement to examine the wilderness
             431      option are submitted to the state for review and action by the Legislature and governor, and the
             432      results, in support of or in opposition to, are included in any planning documents or other
             433      proposals that are forwarded to the United States Congress;
             434          [(h)] (k) the invasion of noxious weeds and undesirable invasive plant species into
             435      [Utah] the state should be reversed, their presence eliminated, and their return prevented;
             436          [(i)] (l) management and resource-use decisions by federal land management and
             437      regulatory agencies concerning the vegetative resources within the state should reflect serious
             438      consideration of the proper optimization of the yield of water within the watersheds of [Utah]
             439      the state;
             440          (m) (i) it is the policy of the state that:
             441          (A) mineral and energy production and environmental protection are not mutually
             442      exclusive;
             443          (B) it is technically feasible to permit appropriate access to mineral and energy
             444      resources while preserving nonmineral and nonenergy resources;
             445          (C) resource management planning should seriously consider all available mineral and
             446      energy resources;
             447          [(j)] (D) the development of the solid, fluid, and gaseous mineral resources of the state
             448      and the renewable resources of the state should be encouraged[,];
             449          (E) the waste of fluid and gaseous minerals within developed areas should be
             450      prohibited[,]; and
             451          (F) requirements to mitigate or reclaim mineral development projects should be based
             452      on credible evidence of significant impacts to natural or cultural resources;
             453          (ii) the state's support for mineral development provisions within federal land
             454      management plans will be withheld until the appropriate land management plan environmental
             455      impact statement clearly demonstrates:
             456          (A) that the authorized planning agency has:
             457          (I) considered and evaluated the mineral and energy potential in all areas of the
             458      planning area as if the areas were open to mineral development under standard lease
             459      agreements; and


             460          (II) evaluated any management plan prescription for its impact on the area's baseline
             461      mineral and energy potential;
             462          (B) that the development provisions do not unduly restrict access to public lands for
             463      energy exploration and development;
             464          (C) that the authorized planning agency has supported any closure of additional areas
             465      to mineral leasing and development or any increase of acres subject to no surface occupancy
             466      restrictions by adhering to:
             467          (I) the relevant provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
             468      U.S.C. Sec. 1701 et seq.;
             469          (II) other controlling mineral development laws; and
             470          (III) the controlling withdrawal and reporting procedures set forth in the Federal Land
             471      Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1701 et seq.;
             472          (D) that the authorized planning agency evaluated whether to repeal any moratorium
             473      that may exist on the issuance of additional mining patents and oil and gas leases;
             474          (E) that the authorized planning agency analyzed all proposed mineral lease
             475      stipulations and considered adopting the least restrictive necessary to protect against damage to
             476      other significant resource values;
             477          (F) that the authorized planning agency evaluated mineral lease restrictions to
             478      determine whether to waive, modify, or make exceptions to the restrictions on the basis that
             479      they are no longer necessary or effective;
             480          (G) that the authorized federal agency analyzed all areas proposed for no surface
             481      occupancy restrictions, and that the analysis evaluated:
             482          (I) whether directional drilling is economically feasible and ecologically necessary for
             483      each proposed no surface occupancy area;
             484          (II) whether the directional drilling feasibility analysis, or analysis of other
             485      management prescriptions, demonstrates that the proposed no surface occupancy prescription,
             486      in effect, sterilizes the mineral and energy resources beneath the area; and
             487          (III) whether, if the minerals are effectively sterilized, the area must be reported as
             488      withdrawn under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act; and
             489          (H) that the authorized planning agency has evaluated all directional drilling
             490      requirements in no surface occupancy areas to determine whether directional drilling is feasible


             491      from an economic, ecological, and engineering standpoint;
             492          [(k)] (n) motorized, human, and animal-powered outdoor recreation should be
             493      integrated into a fair and balanced allocation of resources within the historical and cultural
             494      framework of multiple-uses in rural Utah, and outdoor recreation should be supported as part
             495      of a balanced plan of state and local economic support and growth;
             496          [(l)] (o) off-highway vehicles should be used responsibly, [and] the management of
             497      off-highway vehicles should be uniform across all jurisdictions, and laws related to the use of
             498      off-highway vehicles should be uniformly applied across all jurisdictions;
             499          [(m)] (p) (i) rights-of-way granted and vested under the provisions of R.S. 2477 should
             500      be preserved and acknowledged;
             501          (ii) land use management plans, programs, and initiatives should be consistent with
             502      both state and county transportation plans developed according to Subsection (3) in order to
             503      provide a network of roads throughout the planning area that provides for:
             504          (A) movement of people, goods, and services across public lands;
             505          (B) reasonable access to a broad range of resources and opportunities throughout the
             506      planning area, including access to livestock, water, and minerals;
             507          (C) economic and business needs;
             508          (D) public safety;
             509          (E) search and rescue;
             510          (F) access for people with disabilities and the elderly;
             511          (G) access to state lands; and
             512          (H) recreational opportunities;
             513          [(n)] (q) transportation and access provisions for all other existing routes, roads, and
             514      trails across federal, state, and school trust lands within the state should be determined and
             515      identified, and agreements should be executed and implemented, as necessary to fully authorize
             516      and determine responsibility for maintenance of all routes, roads, and trails;
             517          [(o)] (r) the reasonable development of new routes and trails for motorized, human, and
             518      animal-powered recreation should be implemented; [and]
             519          [(p)] (s) (i) forests, rangelands, and watersheds, in a healthy condition, are necessary
             520      and beneficial for wildlife, livestock grazing, and other multiple-uses;
             521          (ii) [that] management programs and initiatives [which] that are implemented to


             522      increase forage for the mutual benefit of the agricultural industry, livestock operations, and
             523      wildlife species should utilize all proven techniques and tools;
             524          (iii) [that] the continued viability of livestock operations and the livestock industry
             525      should be supported on the federal lands within [Utah] the state by management of the lands
             526      and forage resources, by the proper optimization of animal unit months for livestock, in
             527      accordance with the multiple-use provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
             528      of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., the provisions of the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, 43 U.S.C.
             529      315 et seq., and the provisions of the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978, 43 U.S.C.
             530      1901 et seq.;
             531          (iv) [that] provisions for predator control initiatives or programs under the direction of
             532      state and local authorities should be implemented; and
             533          (v) [that] resource-use and management decisions by federal land management and
             534      regulatory agencies should support state-sponsored initiatives or programs designed to stabilize
             535      wildlife populations that may be experiencing a scientifically demonstrated decline in those
             536      populations[.]; and
             537          (t) management and resource use decisions by federal land management and regulatory
             538      agencies concerning the scenic resources of the state must balance the protection of scenery
             539      with the full management requirements of the other authorized uses of the land under
             540      multiple-use management, and should carefully consider using Visual Resource Management
             541      Class I protection only for areas of inventoried Class A scenery or equivalent.
             542          [(8)] (9) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to restrict or supersede the
             543      planning powers conferred upon state departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or advisory
             544      councils of the state or the planning powers conferred upon political subdivisions by any other
             545      existing law.
             546          [(9)] (10) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect any lands withdrawn from
             547      the public domain for military purposes, which are administered by the United States Army,
             548      Air Force, or Navy.
             549          Section 2. Coordinating H.B. 264 with S.B. 239.
             550          If this H.B. 264 passes and S.B. 239, Public Lands Policy Coordination, does not pass,
             551      it is the intent of the Legislature that Subsection 63-38d-401 (5)(d) be deleted and that
             552      Subsections 63-38d-401 (5)(b) and (c) read as follows:


             553          "(b) in conjunction with local government officials concerning general local
             554      government plans; and
             555          (c) by soliciting public comment through the Resource Development Coordinating
             556      Committee."


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