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STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION

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JURISDICTIONAL AMENDMENTS

             3     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Marc K. Roberts

             6     
Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins

             7      Cosponsors:
             8      Jacob L. Anderegg
             9      Jerry B. Anderson
             10      Stewart Barlow
             11      Roger E. Barrus
             12      Derek E. Brown
             13      Melvin R. Brown
             14      Kay J. Christofferson
             15      Spencer J. Cox
             16      Susan DuckworthBrian M. Greene
Keith Grover
Stephen G. Handy
Ken Ivory
John Knotwell
Dana L. Layton
David E. Lifferth
Mike K. McKell
Jim Nielson
Michael E. NoelCurtis Oda
Jeremy A. Peterson
Douglas V. Sagers
V. Lowry Snow
Jon E. Stanard
Keven J. Stratton
John R. Westwood
Ryan D. Wilcox              17     
             18      LONG TITLE
             19      General Description:
             20          This bill modifies Title 11, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units, by creating the
             21      "Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land Act."
             22      Highlighted Provisions:
             23          This bill:
             24          .    defines terms; and
             25          .    describes the jurisdictional authority that may be exercised by a chief executive
             26      officer of a municipality or county, or a county sheriff, in response to action taken,
             27      or action not being taken, by the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
             28      or the United States Forest Service (Forest Service) on federally managed land in


             29      the state that adversely affects or constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare
             30      of the people of the municipality or county, which includes:
             31              .    providing written notice to the BLM or Forest Service; and
             32              .    taking action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of
             33      the municipality, if, after receiving notice, the BLM or Forest Service does not
             34      mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the
             35      municipality or county.
             36      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             37          None
             38      Other Special Clauses:
             39          None
             40      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             41      ENACTS:
             42          11-50-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43          11-50-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          11-50-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 11-50-101 is enacted to read:
             48     
CHAPTER 50. LOCAL JURISDICTION RELATED TO FEDERALLY

             49     
MANAGED LAND ACT

             50          11-50-101. Title.
             51          This chapter is known as the "Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land
             52      Act."
             53          Section 2. Section 11-50-102 is enacted to read:
             54          11-50-102. Definitions.
             55          As used in this chapter:
             56          (1) "Chief executive officer" means:


             57          (a) for a municipality:
             58          (i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government
             59      other than the council-manager form of government; or
             60          (ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form
             61      of government; or
             62          (b) for a county:
             63          (i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county
             64      commission or expanded county commission form of government;
             65          (ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive
             66      council form of government; or
             67          (iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of
             68      government.
             69          (2) "County sheriff" means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the
             70      state who meets the qualifications described in Section 17-22-1.5 .
             71          (3) "Federal agency" means the United States Bureau of Land Management or the
             72      United States Forest Service.
             73          (4) "Federally managed land" means land that is managed by the United States Bureau
             74      of Land Management or the United States Forest Service.
             75          (5) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county.
             76          Section 3. Section 11-50-103 is enacted to read:
             77          11-50-103. Local jurisdiction related to federally managed land -- Written notice
             78      -- Mitigation action.
             79          The authority of a chief executive officer of a political subdivision or county sheriff to
             80      exercise jurisdiction over federally managed land in the state that is encompassed by or
             81      adjacent to the political subdivision includes the following:
             82          (1) if the action or inaction of a federal agency related to federally managed land
             83      adversely affects or constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the people
             84      of the political subdivision, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may provide written


             85      notice to the federal agency, which notice shall:
             86          (a) be delivered to the federal agency by hand or by certified mail and a copy provided
             87      by certified mail to the governor, the state attorney general, and the state's Congressional
             88      delegation;
             89          (b) include a detailed explanation of how the action or inaction of the federal agency
             90      related to federally managed land adversely affects or constitutes an imminent threat to the
             91      health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision;
             92          (c) include a detailed description of the action the federal agency should take to
             93      mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision; and
             94          (d) provide a specific date by which time the federal agency should respond to the
             95      notice; and
             96          (2) if after receiving notice as described in Subsection (1)(a), the federal agency does
             97      not respond by the date requested in the notice, or otherwise indicates that it is unwilling to
             98      take action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political
             99      subdivision described in the notice, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may take
             100      action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political
             101      subdivision.


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