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Third Substitute H.B. 187

Representative Ben C. Ferry proposes the following substitute bill:


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RECREATIONAL USE OF PUBLIC WATERS ON PRIVATE

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PROPERTY

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Ben C. Ferry

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill enacts provisions relating to the recreational use of public waters that flow
             11      over privately owned beds.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines terms;
             15          .    clarifies a provision relating to fencing;
             16          .    establishes a criminal penalty for:
             17              .    cutting a fence; and
             18              .    violating a provision in a part;
             19          .    authorizes a person to engage in certain recreational activities in specified public
             20      waters;
             21          .    authorizes a person in certain circumstances to touch certain private beds beneath
             22      specified public waters;
             23          .    specifies the public waters on certain private property in which a person may engage
             24      in a recreational activity;
             25          .    creates a Recreational Access Board;


             26          .    establishes membership and duties for the Recreational Access Board;
             27          .    authorizes the Recreational Access Board to make a rule listing public waters in
             28      which a person may engage in a recreational activity; and
             29          .    establishes procedures for applications to the Recreational Access Board.
             30      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             31          None
             32      Other Special Clauses:
             33          This bill coordinates with H.B. 153, Trespass Law Amendments, by modifying
             34      language.
             35      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             36      AMENDS:
             37          4-26-4, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1979, Chapter 2
             38          63-34-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1996, Chapter 159
             39          63I-1-273, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 148, 311 and renumbered
             40      and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             41      ENACTS:
             42          73-6a-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43          73-6a-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          73-6a-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45          73-6a-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             46          73-6a-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             47          73-6a-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             48          73-6a-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             49          73-6a-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             50          73-6a-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             51          73-6a-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             52          73-6a-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             53     
             54      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             55          Section 1. Section 4-26-4 is amended to read:
             56           4-26-4. Failure to close entrance to enclosure -- Class "B" or "C" misdemeanor --


             57      Damages.
             58          [Any person who willfully]
             59          (1) A person is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if the person willfully:
             60          (a) throws down a fence; or
             61          (b) (i) opens bars or gates into any enclosure [other than] that is not:
             62          (A) the person's own enclosure; or [into any]
             63          (B) an enclosure jointly owned or occupied by [such] the person and others[,]; and
             64          (ii) leaves [it] the enclosure open [is guilty of a class "C" misdemeanor, and is].
             65          (2) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person willfully cuts a fence.
             66          (3) A person who performs an act described is this section is also liable in damage for
             67      any injury sustained by any person as a result of [such an] the act.
             68          Section 2. Section 63-34-3 is amended to read:
             69           63-34-3. Department of Natural Resources created -- Boards, councils, and
             70      divisions within department.
             71          (1) There is created within state government the Department of Natural Resources.
             72          (2) The Department of Natural Resources comprises the following boards, councils,
             73      and divisions:
             74          (a) Board of Water Resources;
             75          (b) Forestry, Fire and State Lands Advisory Council;
             76          (c) Board of Oil, Gas and Mining;
             77          (d) Board of Parks and Recreation;
             78          (e) Wildlife Board;
             79          (f) Riverway Enhancement Advisory Council;
             80          (g) Board of the Utah Geological Survey;
             81          (h) Water Development Coordinating Council;
             82          (i) Division of Water Rights;
             83          (j) Division of Water Resources;
             84          (k) Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands;
             85          (l) Division of Oil, Gas and Mining;
             86          (m) Division of Parks and Recreation;
             87          (n) Division of Wildlife Resources; [and]


             88          (o) Utah Geological Survey[.]; and
             89          (p) Recreational Access Board, created in Section 73-6a-301 .
             90          Section 3. Section 63I-1-273 is amended to read:
             91           63I-1-273. Repeal dates, Title 73.
             92          (1) Title 73, Chapter 27, State Water Development Commission, is repealed December
             93      31, 2018.
             94          (2) The instream flow water right for trout habitat established in Subsection 73-3-30 (3)
             95      is repealed December 31, 2018.
             96          (3) Title 73, Chapter 6a, Part 3, Recreational Access Board, is repealed July 1, 2015.
             97          Section 4. Section 73-6a-101 is enacted to read:
             98     
CHAPTER 6a. RECREATIONAL USE OF PUBLIC WATER

             99     
Part 1. General Provisions

             100          73-6a-101. Title.
             101          This chapter is known as "Recreational Use of Public Water."
             102          Section 5. Section 73-6a-102 is enacted to read:
             103          73-6a-102. Definitions.
             104          As used in this chapter:
             105          (1) "Bed" means an area that is:
             106          (a) adjacent within five feet of a water body; and
             107          (b) beneath the ordinary high water mark.
             108          (2) "Board" means the Recreational Access Board created in Section 73-6a-301 .
             109          (3) "Indian land" means land that is:
             110          (a) held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe;
             111      or
             112          (b) owned by an Indian or Indian tribe and is subject to restrictions against alienation.
             113          (4) "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized
             114      group or community that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services
             115      provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
             116          (5) "Navigable water body" means a natural watercourse that is useful for commerce in
             117      the water body's ordinary condition in the customary modes of trade and travel as of January 4,
             118      1896.


             119          (6) "Ordinary high water mark" means the line that a water body impresses on the soil:
             120          (a) by covering the soil long enough to ordinarily deprive the soil of terrestrial
             121      vegetation; and
             122          (b) at the level where the water body would normally stand during the high water
             123      period when the water body is not affected by a flood or drought.
             124          (7) "Permission" is as defined in Section 23-20-14 .
             125          (8) "Private bed" means the bed of a water body that is not a navigable water body.
             126          (9) "Private water" means water that a person, with a valid right to use the water, has
             127      reduced to actual, physical possession and exclusive control by placing the water in a
             128      receptacle for storage or conveyance.
             129          (10) "Property to which access is restricted" means real property:
             130          (a) that is cultivated land, as defined in Section 23-20-14 ;
             131          (b) that is:
             132          (i) properly posted, as defined in Section 23-20-14 ; or
             133          (ii) posted as described in Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(iii);
             134          (c) that is fenced or enclosed as described in Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(ii); or
             135          (d) that the owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf has requested a
             136      person to leave as provided by:
             137          (i) Section 23-20-14 ; or
             138          (ii) Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(i).
             139          (11) (a) "Public water" means water:
             140          (i) described in Section 73-1-1 ; and
             141          (ii) flowing on the surface:
             142          (A) within a natural channel; or
             143          (B) ponded in a natural lake or reservoir on a natural channel.
             144          (b) "Public water" does not include private water.
             145          (12) "Recreational activity" means an activity that is:
             146          (a) lawful;
             147          (b) engaged in:
             148          (i) for a recreational purpose; or
             149          (ii) a commercial purpose if a person is guiding or outfitting another person who is


             150      engaging in an activity listed in Subsection (12)(c) for a recreational purpose; and
             151          (c) one of the following:
             152          (i) fishing;
             153          (ii) swimming; or
             154          (iii) floating on a vessel.
             155          (13) (a) "Single family dwelling" means a structure constructed and customarily
             156      occupied by one or more persons for the principle use as a single unit of residential housing.
             157          (b) "Single family dwelling" does not include a:
             158          (i) mobile home;
             159          (ii) trailer;
             160          (iii) duplex;
             161          (iv) multi-unit apartment building;
             162          (v) commercial structure;
             163          (vi) outbuilding;
             164          (vii) barn;
             165          (viii) shed; or
             166          (ix) structure with a purpose similar to the structures listed in Subsections (13)(b)(i)
             167      through (viii), regardless of human occupancy.
             168          (14) "Vessel" means a watercraft capable of floating and transporting a person on the
             169      surface of the water, including a:
             170          (a) boat;
             171          (b) raft;
             172          (c) canoe; or
             173          (d) kayak.
             174          Section 6. Section 73-6a-201 is enacted to read:
             175     
Part 2. Recreational Use of Private Beds

             176          73-6a-201. Recreational use of public waters over private beds.
             177          (1) Except as provided by Subsection (2), a person who touches a private bed is subject
             178      to liability for trespass under:
             179          (a) Section 23-20-14 ;
             180          (b) Section 76-6-206 ; and


             181          (c) a civil action for a claim arising out of touching the private bed.
             182          (2) A person may engage in a recreational activity:
             183          (a) on or within a public water:
             184          (i) listed in:
             185          (A) Section 73-6a-202 ; or
             186          (B) a rule made by the board under Section 73-6a-302 ;
             187          (ii) located on or adjacent to property to which access is restricted; and
             188          (iii) with enough water to support the recreational activity; and
             189          (b) by incidentally touching the bed of a public water described in Subsection (2)(a).
             190          (3) While engaging in a recreational activity as authorized by Subsection (2), a person
             191      may leave the bed if:
             192          (a) the person has permission to leave the bed; or
             193          (b) (i) an obstruction materially interferes with the recreational activity; and
             194          (ii) the person walks or portages around the obstruction in the most direct and least
             195      obtrusive manner to re-enter the public water at the nearest safe point above or below the
             196      obstruction.
             197          (4) Except as provided by Subsection (3), a person engaging in a recreational activity
             198      as authorized by Subsection (2), may only enter or exit the surface or bed of a public water:
             199          (a) on public property as authorized by the entity with jurisdiction over the use of the
             200      public property;
             201          (b) on private property that is not property to which access is restricted; or
             202          (c) on private property if an easement or other lawful access is obtained.
             203          (5) A person may not engage in a recreational activity authorized by Subsection (2) if
             204      the recreational activity:
             205          (a) destroys, damages, removes, or alters real or personal property, including a:
             206          (i) fence, as provided in Section 4-26-4 ;
             207          (ii) structure;
             208          (iii) diversion works;
             209          (iv) vegetation;
             210          (v) soil; or
             211          (vi) rock;


             212          (b) alters or obstructs water flows;
             213          (c) involves construction or maintenance of a structure on the bed; or
             214          (d) is undertaken on:
             215          (i) horseback;
             216          (ii) a motor vehicle, as defined in Section 41-6a-102 ; or
             217          (iii) an off-highway vehicle, as defined in Section 41-22-2 .
             218          Section 7. Section 73-6a-202 is enacted to read:
             219          73-6a-202. Public waters available for recreational use.
             220          As authorized by Section 73-6a-201 , a person may engage in a recreational activity on
             221      or in the following public waters, except where the public water flows over Indian land:
             222          (1) Bear River from the Idaho state line in Cache County to the Great Salt Lake in Box
             223      Elder County;
             224          (2) East Fork of the Little Bear River and Little Bear River from the outlet of
             225      Porcupine Reservoir downstream to Highway 30;
             226          (3) Logan River from Highway 30 upstream to the United States Forest Service
             227      boundary line in Logan Canyon;
             228          (4) Price River from the confluence with the White River and Lower Fish Creek
             229      downstream to the State Road 10 bridge;
             230          (5) Jordan River from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake;
             231          (6) Duchesne River from the Highway 40 bridge in Myton upstream to the United
             232      States Forest Service boundary line on both the North Fork and West Fork of the Duchesne
             233      River;
             234          (7) Strawberry River from the confluence with the Duchesne River upstream to the
             235      Strawberry Reservoir dam;
             236          (8) Sevier River from the confluence with Asay Creek south of the Highway 89 bridge
             237      downstream to Yuba Reservoir;
             238          (9) Weber River from the confluence with the Gardners Fork in Summit County near
             239      the United States National Forest Service Road 138 downstream to the Great Salt Lake;
             240          (10) Bear River from the Wyoming state line east of Woodruff downstream to the
             241      Wyoming state line northeast of Sage Creek Junction;
             242          (11) Bear River from the Wyoming state line upstream to the confluence with the East


             243      Fork of the Bear River;
             244          (12) Provo River from Utah Lake upstream to the Soapstone Guard Station off State
             245      Road 150 in Wasatch County;
             246          (13) Ogden River from the Pineview Reservoir dam downstream to the confluence
             247      with the Weber River;
             248          (14) South Fork of the Ogden River from Pineview Reservoir upstream to the Causey
             249      Reservoir dam;
             250          (15) Lower Sevier River from the Yuba dam downstream to Sevier Lake;
             251          (16) White River from the Colorado state line in Uintah County downstream to the
             252      confluence with the Green River;
             253          (17) Blacksmith Fork River from the State Road 165 bridge upstream to Lions Hollow;
             254          (18) Logan River from the Red Banks Campground to the Idaho state line;
             255          (19) Currant Creek from the confluence with the Strawberry River upstream to the
             256      United States Forest Service boundary line;
             257          (20) Lake Fork River upstream from the Highway 87 bridge to the United States Forest
             258      Service boundary line;
             259          (21) Diamond Fork from the confluence with Spanish Fork River upstream to the
             260      United States Forest Service boundary line;
             261          (22) East Fork of the Sevier River from the Garfield County and Kane County line to
             262      the confluence with the Sevier River;
             263          (23) East Canyon Creek from the confluence with the Weber River upstream to the
             264      Interstate 80 bridge;
             265          (24) Lost Creek from the Lost Creek Reservoir dam downstream to the confluence
             266      with the Weber River;
             267          (25) Thistle Creek from the confluence with Spanish Fork River upstream to the
             268      confluence with Nebo Creek;
             269          (26) Beaver River from Minersville Reservoir downstream to the State Road 130
             270      bridge in Minersville;
             271          (27) Spanish Fork River from Utah Lake to the confluence with Thistle Creek at the
             272      Thistle mudslide dam;
             273          (28) Fremont River from the State Road 24 bridge east of Loa to Capitol Reef National


             274      Park;
             275          (29) Huntington Creek from the United States Forest Service boundary line in
             276      Huntington Canyon downstream to the State Road 10 bridge; and
             277          (30) Lower Fish Creek from Scofield Dam to the confluence with the White River.
             278          Section 8. Section 73-6a-203 is enacted to read:
             279          73-6a-203. Penalty.
             280          A person who violates this part is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
             281          Section 9. Section 73-6a-301 is enacted to read:
             282     
Part 3. Recreational Access Board

             283          73-6a-301. Recreational Access Board -- Creation -- Membership.
             284          (1) There is created within the Department of Natural Resources the Recreational
             285      Access Board consisting of nine members appointed by the governor with the consent of the
             286      Senate.
             287          (2) The board shall consist of:
             288          (a) one member of the general public; and
             289          (b) members nominated by the following interests:
             290          (i) one individual from among nominees of the Department of Agriculture and Food;
             291          (ii) one individual from among nominees of an organization that promotes the
             292      agricultural industry;
             293          (iii) one individual from among nominees of an organization that promotes private real
             294      property interests;
             295          (iv) one individual from among nominees of the Division of Wildlife Resources;
             296          (v) one individual who promotes floating on a vessel from among nominees of the
             297      Division of Parks and Recreation;
             298          (vi) one individual from among nominees of an organization that promotes sport
             299      fishing;
             300          (vii) one individual from among nominees of an organization that promotes
             301      conservation districts; and
             302          (viii) one individual from among nominees of an organization that promotes the
             303      industry of outfitting a person to fish or float on a vessel.
             304          (3) (a) Each nominating entity shall nominate at least two, but no more than four,


             305      individuals to the governor for the applicable position or vacancy that occurs on the board.
             306          (b) The candidates nominated under Subsection (2) and the members appointed by the
             307      governor may not be:
             308          (i) an employee of the nominating entity; or
             309          (ii) a member of the Legislature.
             310          (4) (a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), the governor shall appoint a member to
             311      a three-year term.
             312          (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the governor shall, at the
             313      time of appointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board members are
             314      staggered so at least three members are appointed each year.
             315          (c) If a vacancy occurs, the nominating entity shall submit a list of nominees as
             316      provided in Subsection (3) to the governor and the governor shall appoint a replacement for the
             317      unexpired term.
             318          (d) A board member may serve two terms unless the governor determines an additional
             319      term is necessary due to exceptional circumstances.
             320          (5) (a) The board shall elect a chair and vice chair from its membership.
             321          (b) Five members of the board shall constitute a quorum.
             322          (c) A vote of the majority of the quorum at a meeting is necessary to take action on
             323      behalf of the board.
             324          (d) The executive director of the Department of Natural Resources or the executive
             325      director's designee shall act as secretary to the board but is not a voting member of the board.
             326          (6) (a) The board shall hold a sufficient number of meetings each year to expeditiously
             327      conduct its business.
             328          (b) A meeting may be called by the chair upon five days notice to the board members.
             329          (c) A meeting may be held at the Salt Lake City office of the Department of Natural
             330      Resources or elsewhere in the state as determined by the board.
             331          (7) (a) (i) A member who is not a government employee may not receive compensation
             332      or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the
             333      performance of the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance
             334      under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             335          (ii) A member may decline to receive per diem and expenses for the member's service.


             336          (b) (i) A state government officer and employee member who does not receive salary,
             337      per diem, or expenses from the agency the member represents for the member's service may
             338      receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at
             339      the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
             340          (ii) A state government officer and employee member may decline to receive per diem
             341      and expenses for the member's service.
             342          (8) The governor may remove at any time a member for:
             343          (a) official misconduct; or
             344          (b) habitual or willful neglect of duty.
             345          Section 10. Section 73-6a-302 is enacted to read:
             346          73-6a-302. Recreational Access Board -- Authority -- Responsibility.
             347          (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and
             348      this part, the board may make rules to:
             349          (a) establish an application form;
             350          (b) establish procedures relating to the application process;
             351          (c) apply and quantify the criteria established under Section 73-6a-303 ; and
             352          (d) create a list of public waters on or within which a person may engage in a
             353      recreational activity as authorized by Section 73-6a-201 .
             354          (2) By rule, the board may add a public water segment to the list created under
             355      Subsection (1) if:
             356          (a) a person submits an application under Section 73-6a-304 ; and
             357          (b) the board:
             358          (i) meets the notice and meeting requirements of Section 73-6a-304 ; and
             359          (ii) determines that the public water segment meets the criteria established in
             360      Subsection 73-6a-303 (1).
             361          (3) By rule, the board may remove a public water segment from the list created under
             362      Subsection (1) if:
             363          (a) a person submits an application under Section 73-6a-304 ; and
             364          (b) the board:
             365          (i) meets the notice and meeting requirements of Section 73-6a-304 ; and
             366          (ii) determines that the public water segment meets the criteria established in


             367      Subsection 73-6a-303 (2).
             368          (4) The board may only make one rule each year that is:
             369          (a) authorized by Subsection (1)(d);
             370          (b) based on the decisions made under Subsection 73-6a-304 (3)(c)(iv); and
             371          (c) effective on the day on which the rule made by Wildlife Board establishing the
             372      fishing proclamation takes effect.
             373          (5) On or before the day on which the Division of Administrative Rules publishes the
             374      proposed rule in the Utah State Bulletin, the board shall submit a copy of the proposed rule to
             375      the Administrative Rules Review Committee and the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
             376      Environment Interim Committee.
             377          Section 11. Section 73-6a-303 is enacted to read:
             378          73-6a-303. Criteria or action for a recommendation by the Recreational Access
             379      Board.
             380          (1) The board may add a public water segment to the list created by rule under Section
             381      73-6a-302 if the public water:
             382          (a) has a year-round water depth and flow capable of providing an opportunity to
             383      engage in a recreational activity;
             384          (b) would provide significant opportunity for the public to engage in a recreational
             385      activity;
             386          (c) (i) is of a nature that extending the authorization to engage in a recreational activity
             387      established in this chapter will not unreasonably impair the bed owner's property rights; and
             388          (ii) (A) was closed to public access after May 12, 1989, by the owner of the property on
             389      which the public water is located; and
             390          (B) (I) was open to public access for at least 20 years prior to the closure described in
             391      Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A); and
             392          (II) was freely, notoriously, and continuously used by the public:
             393          (Aa) without permission of the owner of the property on which the public water is
             394      located; and
             395          (Bb) to an extent and under circumstances that the owner of the property on which the
             396      public water is located would reasonably recognize the need to protect vulnerable property
             397      rights; and


             398          (d) does not meet the description in Subsection (2)(b).
             399          (2) The board may remove a public water segment from the list created by rule under
             400      Section 73-6a-302 or recommend the Legislature remove a public water or a segment of a
             401      public water from the list provided in Section 73-6a-202 if:
             402          (a) the public water does not meet the criteria described in Subsection (1); or
             403          (b) as of May 12, 2009:
             404          (i) the public water is within the incorporated limits of a municipality;
             405          (ii) legal public access, other than provided by this chapter, is not available:
             406          (A) on the public water's surface;
             407          (B) on the public water's bed; or
             408          (C) between the public water's bed and the single family dwellings described in this
             409      Subsection (2);
             410          (iii) four or more single family dwellings are located within a 150-yard segment of the
             411      public water; and
             412          (iv) each of the single family dwellings in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) is located 100 feet or
             413      less from the bed.
             414          Section 12. Section 73-6a-304 is enacted to read:
             415          73-6a-304. Application and procedures.
             416          (1) (a) A person may submit to the board:
             417          (i) a recreational access application fee; and
             418          (ii) a written, signed application requesting that the board:
             419          (A) add a public water segment to the list created by rule under Section 73-6a-302 ;
             420          (B) remove a public water segment from the list created by rule under Section
             421      73-6a-302 ; or
             422          (C) recommend the Legislature remove a public water segment from the list provided
             423      in Section 73-6a-202 .
             424          (b) The application shall contain the following information:
             425          (i) the applicant's name, address, and phone number;
             426          (ii) a detailed description of the one public water segment that is the subject of the
             427      application, including the sections, township, and range where the public water is located;
             428          (iii) a clear and concise statement identifying the relief sought;


             429          (iv) an explanation of the facts and circumstances justifying the relief sought based on
             430      the criteria provided in Section 73-6a-303 ; and
             431          (v) the name and current address of each person or entity owning real property abutting
             432      or underlying the segment of the public water that is the subject of the application.
             433          (2) The recreational access application fee shall consist of:
             434          (a) the fee set by the Department of Natural Resources under Section 63-34-5 ; and
             435          (b) the actual cost of notification required by Subsection (3)(a).
             436          (3) (a) Upon receipt of an application, the board shall notify by certified mail:
             437          (i) each county or municipality in which the segment of the public water is located; and
             438          (ii) each person owning real property abutting or underlying the segment of the public
             439      water that is the subject of the application.
             440          (b) The notice required by Subsection (3)(a) shall state that:
             441          (i) the board has received an application; and
             442          (ii) the recipient may file with the board a written response within 30 days of receipt of
             443      the notice.
             444          (c) The board shall schedule a meeting no sooner than 45 days following mailing of the
             445      last notice required by this section where the board:
             446          (i) shall allow the applicant to orally present facts and arguments to the board in
             447      support of the application;
             448          (ii) may accept and consider public comment at the meeting in support or opposition to
             449      the application;
             450          (iii) shall discuss and consider the responses submitted by a person described in
             451      Subsection (3)(a); and
             452          (iv) shall enter a decision consistent with the requirements of this chapter either to
             453      grant, deny, or grant in part the relief requested in the application.
             454          Section 13. Section 73-6a-401 is enacted to read:
             455     
Part 4. Miscellaneous

             456          73-6a-401. Applicability of the chapter.
             457          The provisions of this chapter do not affect:
             458          (1) the title or ownership of the surface waters, beds, or portage routes of public water;
             459          (2) sovereign lands, as defined in Section 65A-1-1 ; or


             460          (3) the rights recognized in Section 23-21-4 .
             461          Section 14. Section 73-6a-402 is enacted to read:
             462          73-6a-402. Landowner liability.
             463          An owner with a private bed that is subject to the authorization recognized in this
             464      chapter has the liability protection afforded by Title 57, Chapter 14, Limitation of Landowner
             465      Liability - Public Recreation.
             466          Section 15. Coordinating H.B. 187 with H.B. 153 -- Modifying language.
             467          If this H.B. 187 and H.B. 153, Trespass Law Amendments, both pass, it is the intent of
             468      the Legislature that, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, the Office of
             469      Legislative Research and General Counsel shall modify:
             470          (1) Subsection 73-6a-102 (10)(b) to read:
             471          "(b) that is:
             472          (i) properly posted, as defined in Section 23-20-14 ; or
             473          (ii) posted as described in:
             474          (A) Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(iii); or
             475          (B) Subsection 76-6-206.3 (2)(c);";
             476          (2) Subsection 73-6a-102 (10)(c) to read:
             477          "(c) that is fenced or enclosed as described in:
             478          (i) Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(ii); or
             479          (ii) Subsection 76-6-206.3 (2)(b); or";
             480          (3) Subsection 73-6a-102 (10)(d) to read:
             481          "(d) that the owner or a person authorized to act on the owner's behalf has requested a
             482      person to leave as provided by:
             483          (i) Section 23-20-14 ;
             484          (ii) Subsection 76-6-206 (2)(b)(i); or
             485          (iii) Subsection 76-6-206.3 (2)(a)."; and
             486          (4) Subsection 73-6a-201 (1) to read:
             487          "(1) Except as provided by Subsection (2), a person who touches a private bed is
             488      subject to liability for trespass under:
             489          (a) Section 23-20-14 ;
             490          (b) Section 76-6-206 ;


             491          (c) Section 76-6-206.3 ; and
             492          (d) a civil action for a claim arising out of touching the private bed."


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