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S.B. 32 Enrolled

                 

LIMITATION OF LANDOWNER LIABILITY

                 
FOR PUBLIC RECREATION

                 
2005 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Sponsor: Gregory S. Bell

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This bill modifies the Real Estate Code by amending provisions related to the limitation
                  of landowner liability for certain public recreation.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This bill:
                      .    amends the definition of land to include railway corridors as land covered under the
                  limitation of landowner liability for public recreation provisions;
                      .    amends the definition of recreational purpose to include:
                          .    engaging in equestrian activities; and
                          .    riding certain rail cars on a narrow gauge track;
                      .    provides that the state or a subdivision of the state is not considered to have charged
                  an admission fee for use of a railway corridor if the state or a political subdivision
                  of the state owns the railway corridor, allows recreational use of the corridor, and
                  does not charge a fee for that use, even if the user pays a fee to travel on a privately
                  owned rail car that crosses over the railway corridor; and
                      .    makes technical changes.
                  Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
                      None
                  Other Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Utah Code Sections Affected:
                  AMENDS:


                      57-14-2, as last amended by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1997
                      57-14-6, as last amended by Chapters 32, 62 and 258, Laws of Utah 1997
                 
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
                      Section 1. Section 57-14-2 is amended to read:
                       57-14-2. Definitions.
                      As used in this chapter:
                      (1) (a) "Land" means any land within the territorial limits of [the state of] Utah [and].
                      (b) "Land" includes roads, railway corridors, water, water courses, private ways and
                  buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty.
                      (2) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in the land, whether public or private
                  land, a tenant, a lessor, a lessee, and an occupant or person in control of the premises.
                      (3) "Recreational purpose" includes, but is not limited to, any of the following or any
                  combination thereof:
                      (a) hunting[,];
                      (b) fishing[,];
                      (c) swimming[,];
                      (d) skiing[,];
                      (e) snowshoeing[,];
                      (f) camping[,];
                      (g) picnicking[,];
                      (h) hiking[,];
                      (i) studying nature[,];
                      (j) waterskiing[,];
                      (k) engaging in water sports[,];
                      (l) engaging in equestrian activities;
                      (m) using boats[,];
                      (n) mountain biking[,];


                      (o) riding narrow gauge rail cars on a narrow gauge track that does not exceed 24 inch
                  gauge;
                      (p) using off-highway vehicles or recreational vehicles[,]; and
                      (q) viewing or enjoying historical, archaeological, scenic, or scientific sites.
                      (4) "Charge" means the admission price or fee asked in return for permission to enter or
                  go upon the land.
                      (5) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, maturity, or experience, who enters
                  upon or uses land for recreational purposes.
                      Section 2. Section 57-14-6 is amended to read:
                       57-14-6. Liability not limited where willful or malicious conduct involved or
                  admission fee charged.
                      (1) Nothing in this [act] chapter shall limit any liability which otherwise exists for:
                      (a) willful or malicious failure to guard or warn against a dangerous condition, use,
                  structure, or activity;
                      (b) deliberate, willful, or malicious injury to persons or property; or
                      (c) an injury suffered where the owner of land charges a person to enter or go on the land
                  or use the land for any recreational purpose[, except].
                      (2) For purposes of Subsection (1)(c), if the land is leased to the state or a subdivision of
                  the state, any consideration received by the owner for the lease is not a charge within the meaning
                  of this section.
                      [(2)] (3) Any person who hunts upon a cooperative wildlife management unit, as
                  authorized by Title 23, Chapter 23, Cooperative Wildlife Management Units, is not considered to
                  have paid a fee within the meaning of this section.
                      [(3)] (4) Owners of a dam or reservoir who allow recreational use of the dam or reservoir
                  and its surrounding area and do not themselves charge a fee for that use, are considered not to
                  have charged for that use within the meaning of Subsection (1)(c), even if the user pays a fee to
                  the Division of Parks and Recreation for the use of the services and facilities at that dam or
                  reservoir.


                      (5) The state or a subdivision of the state that owns property purchased for a railway
                  corridor is considered not to have charged for use of the railway corridor within the meaning of
                  Subsection (1)(c), even if the user pays a fee for travel on a privately owned rail car that crosses
                  or travels over the railway corridor if the state or a subdivision of the state:
                      (a) allows recreational use of the railway corridor and its surrounding area; and
                      (b) does not charge a fee for that use.


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