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H.B. 176

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COUNTY LAND USE PLANS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill enacts a process for a county to recommend to the Legislature proposed
             10      congressional land use legislation concerning federal land use within the county.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    enacts a process for a county to recommend to the Legislature proposed
             15      congressional land use legislation concerning federal land use within the county;
             16          .    allows a county to prepare a report on and a draft concurrent resolution in support of
             17      the proposed congressional land use legislation to the Public Lands Policy
             18      Coordinating Office;
             19          .    enacts language relating to the substance of a report prepared by the county;
             20          .    authorizes the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to evaluate a report and
             21      assist, as requested, the county in preparing a report;
             22          .    requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to submit a county's report
             23      and an evaluation of that report to a legislative committee;
             24          .    enacts language related to a legislative committee's review of the report and possible
             25      action on a proposed concurrent resolution;
             26          .    allows the governor to call a special session to consider the concurrent resolution;
             27      and


             28          .    makes technical corrections.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          This bill provides an immediate effective date.
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          63J-8-102, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 49
             36          63J-8-105, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 49
             37      ENACTS:
             38          63J-8-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39      REPEALS AND REENACTS:
             40          63J-8-106, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 49
             41     
             42      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             43          Section 1. Section 63J-8-102 is amended to read:
             44           63J-8-102. Definitions.
             45          As used in this chapter:
             46          (1) "ACEC" means an area of critical environmental concern as defined in 43 U.S.C.
             47      Sec. 1702.
             48          (2) "AUM" means animal unit months, a unit of grazing forage.
             49          (3) "BLM" means the United States Bureau of Land Management.
             50          (4) "BLM recommended wilderness" means a wilderness study area recommended for
             51      wilderness designation in the final report of the president of the United States to the United
             52      States Congress in 1993.
             53          [(4)] (5) "FLPMA" means the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976, 43
             54      U.S.C. Sec. 1701 et seq.
             55          (6) "Federal land use designation" means one or a combination of the following
             56      congressional or federal actions included in proposed congressional land use legislation:
             57          (a) designation of wilderness within the National Wilderness Preservation System;
             58          (b) designation of a national conservation area;


             59          (c) designation of a watercourse within the National Wild and Scenic River System;
             60          (d) designation of an ACEC;
             61          (e) designation of a national monument in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906,
             62      16 U.S.C. Sec. 431 et seq. or by Congress;
             63          (f) designation of a national park within the National Park System; or
             64          (g) designation of a national recreational area.
             65          [(5)] (7) "Forest service" means the United States Forest Service within the United
             66      States Department of Agriculture.
             67          [(6)] (8) "Multiple use" means proper stewardship of the subject lands pursuant to
             68      Section 1031(C) of FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. Sec. [170] 1702(C).
             69          (9) "National conservation area" means an area designated by Congress and managed
             70      by the BLM.
             71          (10) "National wild and scenic river" means a watercourse:
             72          (a) identified in a BLM or Forest Service planning process; or
             73          (b) designated as part of the National Wild and Scenic River System.
             74          (11) "National Wild and Scenic River System" means the National Wild and Scenic
             75      River System established in 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1271 et seq.
             76          (12) "Office" means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office created in Section
             77      63J-4-602 .
             78          [(7)] (13) "OHV" means off-highway vehicle as defined in Section 41-22-2 .
             79          (14) "Proposed congressional land use legislation" means draft congressional
             80      legislation prepared by a person that includes a federal land use designation.
             81          (15) "RARE II" means the second United States Forest Service Roadless Area Review
             82      and Evaluation report of 1984.
             83          (16) "R.S. 2477 right-of-way" means a right-of-way established in accordance with 43
             84      U.S.C. Sec. 932 repealed by FLPMA 1976.
             85          [(8)] (17) "Settlement Agreement" means the written agreement between the state and
             86      the Department of the Interior in 2003 (revised in 2005) that resolved the case of State of Utah
             87      v. Gale Norton, Secretary of Interior (United States District Court, D. Utah, Case No.
             88      2:96cv0870).
             89          [(9)] (18) "SITLA" means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration as


             90      created in Section 53C-1-201 .
             91          [(10)] (19) (a) "Subject lands" means the following non-WSA BLM lands:
             92          (i) in Beaver County:
             93          (A) Mountain Home Range South, Jackson Wash, The Toad, North Wah Wah
             94      Mountains, Central Wah Wah Mountains, and San Francisco Mountains according to the
             95      region map entitled "Great Basin Central" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal
             96      for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             97      existed on February 17, 2011; and
             98          (B) White Rock Range, South Wah Wah Mountains, and Granite Peak according to the
             99      region map entitled "Great Basin South" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             100      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             101      existed on February 17, 2011;
             102          (ii) in Box Elder County: Little Goose Creek, Grouse Creek Mountains North, Grouse
             103      Creek Mountains South, Bald Eagle Mountain, Central Pilot Range, Pilot Peak, Crater Island
             104      West, Crater Island East, Newfoundland Mountains, and Grassy Mountains North according to
             105      the region map entitled "Great Basin North" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal
             106      for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             107      existed on February 17, 2011;
             108          (iii) in Carbon County: Desbrough Canyon and Turtle Canyon according to the region
             109      map entitled "Book Cliffs" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in
             110      Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             111      February 17, 2011;
             112          (iv) in Daggett County: Goslin Mountain, Home Mountain, Red Creek Badlands,
             113      O-wi-yu-kuts, Lower Flaming Gorge, Crouse Canyon, and Diamond Breaks according to the
             114      region map entitled "Dinosaur" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             115      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             116      existed on February 17, 2011;
             117          (v) in Duchesne County: Desbrough Canyon according to the region map entitled
             118      "Book Cliffs" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             119      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             120      2011;


             121          (vi) in Emery County:
             122          (A) San Rafael River and Sweetwater Reef, according to the region map entitled
             123      "Canyonlands Basin" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in
             124      Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             125      February 17, 2011;
             126          (B) Flat Tops according to the region map entitled "Glen Canyon," which is available
             127      by clicking the link entitled "Dirty Devil" at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             128      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             129      existed on February 17, 2011; and
             130          (C) Price River, Lost Spring Wash, Eagle Canyon, Upper Muddy Creek, Molen Reef,
             131      Rock Canyon, Mussentuchit Badland, and Muddy Creek, according to the region map entitled
             132      "San Rafael Swell" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah"
             133      at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             134      2011;
             135          (vii) in Garfield County:
             136          (A) Pole Canyon, according to the region map entitled "Great Basin South" linked in
             137      the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             138      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             139      2011;
             140          (B) Dirty Devil, Fiddler Butte, Little Rockies, Cane Spring Desert, and Cane Spring
             141      Desert Adjacents, according to the region map entitled "Glen Canyon," which is available by
             142      clicking the link entitled "Dirty Devil" at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             143      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             144      existed on February 17, 2011;
             145          (C) Lampstand, Wide Hollow, Steep Creek, Brinkerhof Flats, Little Valley Canyon,
             146      Death Hollow, Studhorse Peaks, Box Canyon, Heaps Canyon, North Escalante Canyon, Colt
             147      Mesa, East of Bryce, Slopes of Canaan Peak, Horse Spring Canyon, Muley Twist Flank,
             148      Pioneer Mesa, Slopes of Bryce, Blue Hills, Mud Springs Canyon, Carcass Canyon, Willis
             149      Creek North, Kodachrome Basin, and Kodachrome Headlands, according to the region map
             150      entitled "Grand Staircase Escalante" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             151      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage


             152      existed on February 17, 2011; and
             153          (D) Notom Bench, Mount Ellen, Bull Mountain, Dogwater Creek, Ragged Mountain,
             154      Mount Pennell, Mount Hillers, Bullfrog Creek, and Long Canyon, according to the region map
             155      entitled "Henry Mountains" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness
             156      in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             157      February 17, 2011;
             158          (viii) in Iron County: Needle Mountains, Steamboat Mountain, Broken Ridge, Paradise
             159      Mountains, Crook Canyon, Hamlin, North Peaks, Mount Escalante, and Antelope Ridge,
             160      according to the region map entitled "Great Basin South" linked in the webpage entitled
             161      "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             162      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             163      2011;
             164          (ix) in Juab County: Deep Creek Mountains, Essex Canyon, Kern Mountains, Wild
             165      Horse Pass, Disappointment Hills, Granite Mountain, Middle Mountains, Tule Valley, Fish
             166      Springs Ridge, Thomas Range, Drum Mountains, Dugway Mountains, Keg Mountains West,
             167      Keg Mountains East, Lion Peak, and Rockwell Little Sahara, according to the region map
             168      entitled "Great Basin Central" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             169      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             170      existed on February 17, 2011;
             171          (x) in Kane County:
             172          (A) Willis Creek North, Willis Creek, Kodachrome Badlands, Mud Springs Canyon,
             173      Carcass Canyon, Scorpion, Bryce Boot, Paria-Hackberry Canyons, Fiftymile Canyon,
             174      Hurricane Wash, Upper Kanab Creek, Timber Mountain, Nephi Point, Paradise Canyon,
             175      Wahweap Burning Hills, Fiftymile Bench, Forty Mile Gulch, Sooner Bench 1, 2, & 3, Rock
             176      Cove, Warm Bench, Andalex Not, Vermillion Cliffs, Ladder Canyon, The Cockscomb, Nipple
             177      Bench, Moquith Mountain, Bunting Point, Glass Eye Canyon, and Pine Hollow, according to
             178      the region map entitled "Grand Staircase Escalante" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's
             179      Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the
             180      webpage existed on February 17, 2011; and
             181          (B) Orderville Canyon, Jolley Gulch, and Parunuweap Canyon, according to the region
             182      map entitled "Zion/Mohave" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness


             183      in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             184      February 17, 2011;
             185          (xi) in Millard County: Kern Mountains, Wild Horse Pass, Disappointment Hills,
             186      Granite Mountain, Middle Mountains, Tule Valley, Swasey Mountain, Little Drum Mountains
             187      North, Little Drum Mountains South, Drum Mountains, Snake Valley, Coyote Knoll, Howell
             188      Peak, Tule Valley South, Ledger Canyon, Chalk Knolls, Orr Ridge, Notch View, Bullgrass
             189      Knoll, Notch Peak, Barn Hills, Cricket Mountains, Burbank Pass, Middle Burbank Hills, King
             190      Top, Barn Hills, Red Tops, Middle Burbank Hills, Juniper, Painted Rock Mountain, Black
             191      Hills, Tunnel Springs, Red Canyon, Sand Ridge, Little Sage Valley, Cat Canyon, Headlight
             192      Mountain, Black Hills, Mountain Range Home North, Tweedy Wash, North Wah Wah
             193      Mountains, Jackson Wash, and San Francisco Mountains, according to the region map entitled
             194      "Great Basin Central" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in
             195      Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             196      February 17, 2011;
             197          (xii) in Piute County: Kingston Ridge, Rocky Ford, and Phonolite Hill, according to
             198      the region map entitled "Great Basin South" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal
             199      for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             200      existed on February 17, 2011;
             201          (xiii) in San Juan County:
             202          (A) Horseshoe Point, Deadhorse Cliffs, Gooseneck, Demon's Playground, Hatch
             203      Canyon, Lockhart Basin, Indian Creek, Hart's Point, Butler Wash, Bridger Jack Mesa, and Shay
             204      Mountain, according to the region map entitled "Canyonlands Basin" linked in the webpage
             205      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             206      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             207      2011;
             208          (B) Dark Canyon, Copper Point, Fortknocker Canyon, White Canyon, The Needle, Red
             209      Rock Plateau, Upper Red Canyon, and Tuwa Canyon, according to the region map entitled
             210      "Glen Canyon," which is available by clicking the link entitled "Dirty Devil" at the webpage
             211      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             212      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             213      2011;


             214          (C) Hunters Canyon, Behind the Rocks, Mill Creek, and Coyote Wash, according to
             215      the region map entitled "Moab/La Sal" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             216      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             217      existed on February 17, 2011; and
             218          (D) Hammond Canyon, Allen Canyon, Mancos Jim Butte, Arch Canyon, Monument
             219      Canyon, Tin Cup Mesa, Cross Canyon, Nokai Dome, Grand Gulch, Fish and Owl Creek
             220      Canyons, Comb Ridge, Road Canyon, The Tabernacle, Lime Creek, San Juan River, and
             221      Valley of the Gods, according to the region map entitled "San Juan" linked at the webpage
             222      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             223      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             224      2011;
             225          (xiv) in Sevier County: Rock Canyon, Mussentuchit Badland, Limestone Cliffs, and
             226      Jones' Bench, according to the region map entitled "San Rafael Swell" linked at the webpage
             227      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             228      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             229      2011;
             230          (xv) in Tooele County:
             231          (A) Silver Island Mountains, Crater Island East, Grassy Mountains North, Grassy
             232      Mountains South, Stansbury Island, Cedar Mountains North, Cedar Mountains Central, Cedar
             233      Mountains South, North Stansbury Mountains, Oquirrh Mountains, and Big Hollow, according
             234      to the region map entitled "Great Basin North" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's
             235      Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the
             236      webpage existed on February 17, 2011, excluding the areas that Congress designated as
             237      wilderness under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006; and
             238          (B) Ochre Mountain, Deep Creek Mountains, Dugway Mountains, Indian Peaks, and
             239      Lion Peak, according to the region map entitled "Great Basin Central" linked in the webpage
             240      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             241      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             242      2011;
             243          (xvi) in Uintah County:
             244          (A) White River, Lower Bitter Creek, Sunday School Canyon, Dragon Canyon, Wolf


             245      Point, Winter Ridge, Seep Canyon, Bitter Creek, Hideout Canyon, Sweetwater Canyon, and
             246      Hell's Hole, according to the region map entitled "Book Cliffs" linked in the webpage entitled
             247      "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             248      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             249      2011; and
             250          (B) Lower Flaming Gorge, Crouse Canyon Stone Bridge Draw, Diamond Mountain,
             251      Wild Mountain, Split Mountain Benches, Vivas Cake Hill, Split Mountain Benches South,
             252      Beach Draw, Stuntz Draw, Moonshine Draw, Bourdette Draw, and Bull Canyon, according to
             253      the region map entitled "Dinosaur" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for
             254      Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             255      existed on February 17, 2011;
             256          (xvii) in Washington County: Couger Canyon, Docs Pass, Slaughter Creek, Butcher
             257      Knife Canyon, Square Top, Scarecrow Creek, Beaver Dam Wash, Beaver Dam Mountains
             258      North, Beaver Dam Mountains South, Joshua Tree, Beaver Dam Wilderness Expansion, Red
             259      Mountain, Cottonwood Canyon, Taylor Canyon, LaVerkin Creek, Beartrap Canyon, Deep
             260      Creek, Black Ridge, Red Butte, Kolob Creek, Goose Creek, Dry Creek, Zion National Park
             261      Adjacents, Crater Hill, The Watchman, and Canaan Mountain, according to the region map
             262      entitled "Zion/Mohave" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in
             263      Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on
             264      February 17, 2011, excluding the areas that Congress designated as wilderness and
             265      conservation areas under the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009; and
             266          (xviii) in Wayne County:
             267          (A) Sweetwater Reef, Upper Horseshoe Canyon, and Labyrinth Canyon, according to
             268      the region map entitled "Canyonlands Basin" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal
             269      for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage
             270      existed on February 17, 2011;
             271          (B) Flat Tops and Dirty Devil, according to the region map entitled "Glen Canyon,"
             272      which is available by clicking the link entitled "Dirty Devil" at the webpage entitled "Citizen's
             273      Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the
             274      webpage existed on February 17, 2011;
             275          (C) Fremont Gorge, Pleasant Creek Bench, Notom Bench, Mount Ellen, and Bull


             276      Mountain, according to the region map entitled "Henry Mountains" linked at the webpage
             277      entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             278      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             279      2011; and
             280          (D) Capital Reef Adjacents, Muddy Creek, Wild Horse Mesa, North Blue Flats, Red
             281      Desert, and Factory Butte, according to the region map entitled "San Rafael Swell" linked at
             282      the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             283      http://www.protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17,
             284      2011.
             285          (b) "Subject lands" also includes all BLM and Forest Service lands in the state that are
             286      not Wilderness Area or Wilderness Study Areas;
             287          (c) "Subject lands" does not include the following lands that are the subject of
             288      consideration for a possible federal lands bill and should be managed according to the 2008
             289      Price BLM Field Office Resource Management Plan until a federal lands bill provides
             290      otherwise:
             291          (i) Turtle Canyon and Desolation Canyon according to the region map entitled "Book
             292      Cliffs" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             293      http://protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17, 2011;
             294          (ii) Labyrinth Canyon, Duma Point, and Horseshoe Point, according to the region map
             295      entitled "Canyonlands Basin" linked in the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness
             296      in Utah" at http://protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February
             297      17, 2011; and
             298          (iii) Devil's Canyon, Sid's Mountain, Mexican Mountain, San Rafael Reef, Hondu
             299      Country, Cedar Mountain, and Wild Horse, according to the region map entitled "San Rafael
             300      Swell" linked at the webpage entitled "Citizen's Proposal for Wilderness in Utah" at
             301      http://protectwildutah.org/proposal/index.html as the webpage existed on February 17, 2011[;].
             302          (20) "Wilderness" is as defined in 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1131.
             303          [(11)] (21) "Wilderness area" means those BLM and Forest Service lands added to the
             304      National Wilderness Preservation System by an act of Congress.
             305          (22) "Wilderness Preservation System" means the Wilderness Preservation System
             306      established in 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1131 et seq.


             307          [(12)] (23) "WSA" and "Wilderness Study Area" mean the BLM lands in Utah that
             308      were identified as having the necessary wilderness character and were classified as wilderness
             309      study areas during the BLM wilderness review conducted between 1976 and 1993 by authority
             310      of [Section 603 of FLPMA] 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1782 and labeled as Wilderness Study Areas within
             311      the final report of the President of the United States to the United States Congress in 1993.
             312          Section 2. Section 63J-8-105 is amended to read:
             313           63J-8-105. Maps available for public review.
             314          A printed copy of the maps referenced in Subsection 63J-8-102 [(10)](19) shall be
             315      available for inspection by the public at the offices of the Utah Association of Counties.
             316          Section 3. Section 63J-8-106 is repealed and reenacted to read:
             317          63J-8-106. County supported federal land use designation proposed in
             318      congressional land use legislation -- Process for legislative review of proposed federal
             319      land use within a county.
             320          (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Legislature may, in
             321      accordance with this section, recommend to the Utah congressional delegation proposed
             322      congressional land use legislation that is supported by a county.
             323          (2) If a county supports proposed congressional land use legislation concerning federal
             324      land use within the county, the county may recommend the proposed congressional land use
             325      legislation to the Legislature by:
             326          (a) preparing a report on the proposed congressional land use legislation in accordance
             327      with Subsection (3);
             328          (b) drafting a concurrent resolution for a legislative committee's consideration, in
             329      accordance with Subsection (7), in support of the proposed congressional land use legislation;
             330      and
             331          (c) subject to Subsection (4)(a), delivering the report and draft concurrent resolution to
             332      the office.
             333          (3) The report required in Subsection (2) shall include:
             334          (a) a draft of the proposed congressional land use legislation;
             335          (b) a detailed description of the land or watercourse proposed for a federal land use
             336      designation, including:
             337          (i) the total acres of federal land proposed for a federal land use designation;


             338          (ii) (A) a map showing the location of the land or watercourse; and
             339          (B) the proposed type of federal land use designation for each location;
             340          (iii) a proposed land conveyance or land proposed for auction by the BLM, if any; and
             341          (iv) (A) school and institutional trust land, as defined in Section 53C-1-103 , proposed
             342      for a land exchange, if any; and
             343          (B) whether the county has coordinated with SITLA on the proposed land exchange;
             344          (c) an explanation of whether a federal land use designation will assist in resolving
             345      long-standing public lands issues, such as wilderness disputes, economic development,
             346      recreational use, and access to public lands;
             347          (d) a narrative description of the economic, recreational, and cultural impacts, taken as
             348      a whole, on a county and the state that would occur if Congress adopted the proposed
             349      congressional land use legislation, including an impact on state revenues;
             350          (e) an account of actions, if any, proposed in a federal land use designation to minimize
             351      impacts on:
             352          (i) resource extraction activities occurring on the land or in the watercourse proposed
             353      for a federal land use designation, including mining and energy development; and
             354          (ii) motorized recreational use and public access;
             355          (f) a summary of potential benefits gained by the county and state if Congress adopts
             356      the proposed congressional land use legislation;
             357          (g) a description of the stakeholders and their positions on a federal land use
             358      designation;
             359          (h) whether land identified for a federal land use designation is BLM recommended
             360      wilderness;
             361          (i) an explanation of what the proposed congressional land use legislation proposes for
             362      federal land located in the county other than land identified for the federal land use designation;
             363          (j) (i) a description of the impact that, if adopted by Congress, the proposed
             364      congressional land use legislation would have on access to roads currently identified as part of
             365      an adopted county transportation plan as described in Section 63J-4-401 ; and
             366          (ii) if a federal land use designation proposes to close a road described in Subsection
             367      (3)(j)(i), an explanation for the road closure;
             368          (k) (i) a description of a proposed resolution for an R.S. 2477 right-of-way, if any,


             369      located within the area identified in a federal land use designation; and
             370          (ii) whether a proposed resolution described in Subsection (3)(k)(i) would include a
             371      quiet title action concerning an R.S. 2477 right-of-way;
             372          (l) an explanation of whether a federal land use designation proposes a hard release of
             373      all public lands and watercourses not included in the federal land use designation, placing the
             374      land and watercourses in multiple use management;
             375          (m) an explanation of whether a federal land use designation proposes a prohibition on
             376      further federal action under the Antiquities Act of 1906, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 431 et seq.;
             377          (n) a narrative description of a federal land use designation's interaction with, if any, a
             378      regional haze rule adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;
             379          (o) an explanation of whether a federal land use designation would authorize best
             380      management practices as part of an active effort to control on the land or watercourse proposed
             381      for a federal land use designation:
             382          (i) wildfire;
             383          (ii) invasive species, including insects; and
             384          (iii) disease;
             385          (p) if applicable, a statement as to whether a federal land use designation would allow
             386      for the continuation of existing grazing permits;
             387          (q) a statement as to the presence or need of passive water management facilities or
             388      activities for livestock or wildlife, such as guzzlers or fencing, for the management of wildlife
             389      or livestock;
             390          (r) if a federal land use designation identifies land that has oil, gas, or mineral deposits,
             391      an explanation as to why the federal land use designation includes the land;
             392          (s) (i) a statement as to whether a federal land use designation:
             393          (A) affects land or a watercourse located exclusively within the county; or
             394          (B) affects, whether by an actual federal land use designation or by implication if a
             395      federal land use designation is adopted, land or a watercourse located in another county; and
             396          (ii) if the land use proposal would affect land or a watercourse located in another
             397      county, whether that county supports the proposed congressional land use legislation; and
             398          (t) an explanation of whether a proposed land use designation designates land as
             399      wilderness in the National Wilderness Preservation System or designates land as a national


             400      conservation area that is not part of:
             401          (i) BLM recommended wilderness; or
             402          (ii) Forest Service land recommended for wilderness designation in RARE II.
             403          (4) (a) No later than 90 days before delivering a report and draft concurrent resolution
             404      in accordance with Subsection (2), a county shall contact and inform the office of the county's
             405      intention to prepare and deliver the report and draft concurrent resolution.
             406          (b) The office may give general guidance to a county described in Subsection (4)(a), as
             407      requested, as to compliance with this section.
             408          (5) The office shall prepare an evaluation of the county's report, including whether the
             409      county has addressed each matter described in Subsection (3).
             410          (6) The office shall deliver the evaluation described in Subsection (5), including a copy
             411      of the county's report, the proposed congressional land use legislation, and the draft concurrent
             412      resolution, no later than 30 days after receiving the county's report:
             413          (a) if the Legislature is not in session, and subject to Subsection (6)(b), the chair of the
             414      Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee; or
             415          (b) if the Legislature is in session or there are no scheduled meetings of the Natural
             416      Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee before the beginning of the next
             417      legislative session, to the chair of either the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
             418      Environment Committee or the Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
             419      Committee.
             420          (7) At a committee's next scheduled meeting after receiving a report, the draft
             421      concurrent resolution, and a copy of the proposed congressional land use legislation, the
             422      committee shall:
             423          (a) review:
             424          (i) the county's report;
             425          (ii) the draft concurrent resolution, if the concurrent resolution has a legislative
             426      sponsor; and
             427          (iii) the office's evaluation;
             428          (b) if the draft concurrent resolution is presented to the committee, consider whether to
             429      approve, reject, or recommend modifications to the draft concurrent resolution; and
             430          (c) take any additional action the committee finds necessary.


             431          (8) The governor may call a special session to consider the concurrent resolution
             432      presented to and approved by a committee described in Subsection (7).
             433          (9) If the legislation described in Subsection (8) is adopted by the Legislature and
             434      signed by the governor, the Office of the Governor shall forward a copy of the concurrent
             435      resolution, the county's report, and the proposed congressional land use legislation to Utah's
             436      congressional delegation.
             437          Section 4. Section 63J-8-107 is enacted to read:
             438          63J-8-107. Authority of the governor.
             439          Nothing in this chapter may be construed to alter, affect, or diminish the authority of the
             440      governor.
             441          Section 5. Effective date.
             442          If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect
             443      upon approval by the governor, or the day following the constitutional time limit of Utah
             444      Constitution Article VII, Section 8, without the governor's signature, or in the case of a veto,
             445      the date of veto override.




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