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GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK EXPANSION

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2015 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason

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Senate Sponsor: Aaron Osmond

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires the Division of Parks and Recreation to seek to expand Goblin Valley
10     State Park.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires the Division of Parks and Recreation to seek to expand Goblin Valley State
14     Park by:
15               •     entering into a land transfer agreement with the United States Bureau of Land
16     Management; and
17               •     if a transfer is not possible, pursuing a lease agreement with the United States
18     Bureau of Land Management.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
22          None
23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     ENACTS:
25          79-4-605, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

28          Section 1. Section 79-4-605 is enacted to read:
29          79-4-605. Goblin Valley State Park Expansion.
30          (1) The division shall seek to expand Goblin Valley State Park by:
31          (a) entering into a land transfer agreement with the United States Bureau of Land
32     Management; and
33          (b) if a land transfer is not possible, pursuing a purchase or lease agreement with the
34     United States Bureau of Land Management through the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,
35     43 U.S.C. Sec. 869 et seq.
36          (2) Any land transferred, sold, or leased to the state pursuant to Subsection (1) shall:
37          (a) be included within the state park system; and
38          (b) become part of Goblin Valley State Park.
39          (3) The maximum boundaries of the proposed Goblin Valley State Park are fully
40     described on a map on file with the division.






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     as of 1-30-15 10:03 AM


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