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6 Cosponsors:
7 Jacob L. Anderegg
8 Stewart Barlow
9 Melvin R. Brown
10 Scott H. Chew
11 LaVar Christensen
12 Kay J. Christofferson
13 Kim Coleman
14 Fred C. Cox
15 Rich Cunningham
16 Brad M. Daw
17 Brad L. Dee
18 Jack R. Draxler
19 Rebecca P. Edwards
20 Steve Eliason
21 Gage Froerer
Francis D. Gibson
Brian M. Greene
Keith Grover
Stephen G. Handy
Gregory H. Hughes
Don L. Ipson
Ken Ivory
Michael S. Kennedy
Bradley G. Last
David E. Lifferth
Kay L. McIff
Mike K. McKell
Merrill F. Nelson
Curtis Oda
Derrin Owens
Lee B. Perry
Jeremy A. Peterson
Val L. Peterson
Dixon M. Pitcher
Paul Ray
Marc K. Roberts
Douglas V. Sagers
Scott D. Sandall
Mike Schultz
V. Lowry Snow
Jon E. Stanard
Keven J. Stratton
Norman K Thurston
Raymond P. Ward
R. Curt Webb
John R. Westwood
Brad R. Wilson
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23 LONG TITLE
24 General Description:
25 This bill enacts the Utah Public Land Management Act.
26 Highlighted Provisions:
27 This bill:
28 ▸ defines terms;
29 ▸ makes findings;
30 ▸ requires the director of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining to make a report to the
31 Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands;
32 ▸ establishes duties for the director of the Department of Natural Resources and the
33 commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food;
34 ▸ authorizes fees;
35 ▸ establishes the:
36 • Public Land Protection Fund;
37 • Public Land Management Fund;
38 • Timber Fund; and
39 • Grazing Land Fund;
40 ▸ establishes a procedure to issue a right-of-way or use authorization on public land;
41 ▸ creates the Division of Land Management within the Department of Natural
42 Resources;
43 ▸ creates the Public Land Management Advisory Board;
44 ▸ requires reports to the Legislature; and
45 ▸ makes technical changes.
46 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
47 None
48 Other Special Clauses:
49 None
50 Utah Code Sections Affected:
51 AMENDS:
52 40-6-16, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 227
53 79-2-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 413
54 ENACTS:
55 63L-8-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
56 63L-8-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
57 63L-8-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
58 63L-8-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
59 63L-8-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
60 63L-8-201, Utah Code Annotated 1953
61 63L-8-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953
62 63L-8-203, Utah Code Annotated 1953
63 63L-8-301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
64 63L-8-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
65 63L-8-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
66 63L-8-304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
67 63L-8-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
68 63L-8-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953
69 63L-8-307, Utah Code Annotated 1953
70 63L-8-308, Utah Code Annotated 1953
71 63L-8-309, Utah Code Annotated 1953
72 63L-8-310, Utah Code Annotated 1953
73 63L-8-311, Utah Code Annotated 1953
74 63L-8-312, Utah Code Annotated 1953
75 63L-8-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
76 63L-8-402, Utah Code Annotated 1953
77 63L-8-403, Utah Code Annotated 1953
78 63L-8-501, Utah Code Annotated 1953
79 63L-8-502, Utah Code Annotated 1953
80 63L-8-503, Utah Code Annotated 1953
81 63L-8-504, Utah Code Annotated 1953
82 63L-8-505, Utah Code Annotated 1953
83 63L-8-506, Utah Code Annotated 1953
84 63L-8-507, Utah Code Annotated 1953
85 63L-8-508, Utah Code Annotated 1953
86 63L-8-509, Utah Code Annotated 1953
87 63L-8-510, Utah Code Annotated 1953
88 63L-8-511, Utah Code Annotated 1953
89 63L-8-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
90 63L-8-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
91 79-6-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
92 79-6-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
93 79-6-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
94 79-6-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
95 79-6-105, Utah Code Annotated 1953
96
97 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
98 Section 1. Section 40-6-16 is amended to read:
99 40-6-16. Duties of division.
100 (1) In addition to the duties assigned by the board, the division shall:
101 [
102 limited to production data, pre-drilling checks, and site security reviews;
103 [
104 [
105 [
106 be presented to the board;
107 [
108 and orders enacted under Section 40-6-5; and
109 [
110 in writing of the issuance of a drilling permit.
111 (2) The director shall, by October 30, 2016, report to the Commission for the
112 Stewardship of Public Lands regarding the division's recommendations for how the state shall
113 deal with oil, gas, and mining issues in the Utah Public Land Management Act.
114 Section 2. Section 63L-8-101 is enacted to read:
115
116
117 63L-8-101. Title.
118 (1) This chapter is known as the "Utah Public Land Management Act."
119 (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
120 Section 3. Section 63L-8-102 is enacted to read:
121 63L-8-102. Definitions.
122 As used in this chapter:
123 (1) "Board" means the board created in Section 79-6-104.
124 (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and
125 Food, or the commissioner's designee.
126 (3) "DAF" means the Department of Agriculture and Food.
127 (4) "Director" means the director of the Division of Land Management or the director's
128 designee.
129 (5) "DLM" means the Division of Land Management, a division created within the
130 Department of Natural Resources in Section 79-6-102.
131 (6) "Grazing permit" means a document, issued by the Division of Land Management,
132 authorizing use of public land for the purpose of grazing domestic livestock.
133 (7) "Land use authorization" means an easement, lease, permit, or license to occupy,
134 use, or traverse public land granted for a particular purpose.
135 (8) "Minerals" means all classes of inorganic material upon, within, or beneath the
136 surface of public land, including silver, gold, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, gemstones, potash,
137 gypsum, clay, salts, sand, rock, gravel, oil, oil shale, oil sands, gas, coal, and all carboniferous
138 materials.
139 (9) "Multiple use" means:
140 (a) the management of the public land and the public land's various resource values so
141 resources are best utilized in the combination that will meet the present and future needs of the
142 citizens of Utah;
143 (b) making the most judicious use of land for some or all of the resources or related
144 services over areas large enough to provide sufficient latitude for periodic adjustments in use to
145 conform to changing needs and conditions;
146 (c) a combination of balanced and diverse resource uses that take into account the
147 long-term needs of future generations for renewable and non-renewable resources, including
148 recreation, range, timber, minerals, watershed, wildlife and fish, and natural scenic, scientific,
149 and historic values; and
150 (d) harmonious and coordinated management of the various resources without
151 permanent impairment of the productivity of the land and the quality of the environment with
152 consideration being given to the relative values of the resources.
153 (10) "Public land" means any land or land interest acquired by the state from the
154 federal government pursuant to Section 63L-6-103, except:
155 (a) areas subsequently designated as a protected wilderness area, as described in Title
156 63L, Chapter 7, Utah Wilderness Act; and
157 (b) lands managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration pursuant
158 to Title 53C, School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act.
159 (11) "Rangeland" means open public land used for grazing domestic livestock.
160 (12) "Sustained yield" means the achievement and maintenance in perpetuity of a
161 high-level annual or regular periodic output of the various renewable resources of the public
162 land consistent with multiple use.
163 (13) "Wilderness" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63L-7-103.
164 Section 4. Section 63L-8-103 is enacted to read:
165 63L-8-103. Principal or major use.
166 Each parcel of public land in this state shall be managed, as much as possible, to
167 promote the following principal or major uses of the land, consistent with the principles of
168 multiple use and sustained yield:
169 (1) domestic livestock grazing;
170 (2) fish and wildlife development and utilization;
171 (3) mineral exploration and production;
172 (4) rights-of-way;
173 (5) outdoor recreation;
174 (6) timber production; and
175 (7) wilderness conservation.
176 Section 5. Section 63L-8-104 is enacted to read:
177 63L-8-104. Declaration of policy.
178 (1) The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state that:
179 (a) public land be retained in state ownership consistent with the provisions of this
180 chapter;
181 (b) public land may not be sold, except:
182 (i) as consistent with this chapter;
183 (ii) as consistent with local land use plans;
184 (iii) with the approval of the director and the board;
185 (iv) after sufficient opportunity for public comment; and
186 (v) for an important public interest;
187 (c) goals and objectives be established by law as guidelines for public land use
188 planning, and that management be on the basis of multiple use and sustained yield, unless
189 otherwise provided by statute; and
190 (d) the public land be managed in a manner that will:
191 (i) recognize the state's need for domestic sources of minerals, food, timber, and fiber;
192 (ii) protect the quality of scientific, scenic, historical, ecological, environmental, air
193 and atmospheric, water resource, and archeological values;
194 (iii) where appropriate, preserve and protect certain public land in its natural condition;
195 (iv) provide food and habitat for fish, wildlife, and domestic animals; and
196 (v) provide for outdoor recreation, human occupancy, and other human use.
197 (2) All rules made to effectuate the purposes of this chapter shall be made in
198 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
199 Section 6. Section 63L-8-105 is enacted to read:
200 63L-8-105. Interdepartmental cooperation.
201 (1) The director, subject to periodic review of the Legislature, may establish programs
202 to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting and other activities on public
203 land.
204 (2) (a) The director shall provide management policies and programs for all uses of
205 public land, including the principal or major uses described in Section 63L-8-103.
206 (b) The director shall consult with the commissioner, who may make recommendations
207 to the director on rangeland management issues on public land, including:
208 (i) determining the number of domestic animals that may be sustained on a tract of land
209 while maintaining that land for wildlife and fish use and future grazing use; and
210 (ii) issuing grazing permits.
211 (c) The director shall consult with other state agencies having management
212 responsibility over natural resources that may be impacted by management decisions and
213 actions on public land.
214 Section 7. Section 63L-8-201 is enacted to read:
215
216 63L-8-201. Title.
217 This part is known as "Identification and Land Use Planning."
218 Section 8. Section 63L-8-202 is enacted to read:
219 63L-8-202. Land use planning.
220 (1) The director, in consultation with the board, the commissioner, and other state
221 agencies with management authority over other state owned land and resources affected by
222 land use planning shall, with public involvement, develop, maintain, and revise land use plans
223 that address the use and conservation of public land in the state.
224 (2) In the development and revision of land use plans, the director shall:
225 (a) use and observe the principles of multiple use and sustained yield;
226 (b) develop rules describing the degree of planning necessary for each category of
227 activity upon, or conservation of, public land;
228 (c) provide for compliance with applicable pollution control laws;
229 (d) make determinations concerning the management, protection, and conservation of
230 plant species officially designated as endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered
231 Species Act of 1973, as amended, on public land; and
232 (e) to the extent consistent with the laws governing the administration of the public
233 land:
234 (i) coordinate the land use inventory, planning, and management activities for public
235 land with the land use planning and management programs of the county government within
236 which the public land is located; and
237 (ii) involve the public and local county officials in the development of land use
238 programs, land use rules, and land use decisions for public land, including early public notice
239 of proposed decisions, programs, or regulations that may have a significant impact on
240 non-public land.
241 (3) The director shall, to the maximum extent possible and consistent with this chapter,
242 implement land use plans that provide for consistent results with local land use plans.
243 (4) (a) Management decisions shall remain subject to reconsideration, modification,
244 and termination through revision by the director, subject to contractual rights granted by any
245 land use authorization issued by the division.
246 (b) The director shall report to the speaker of the House of Representatives and the
247 president of the Senate on a management program or policy decision that eliminates, for two or
248 more years, one or more of the principal or major uses of a tract of public land of 1,000 acres or
249 more.
250 (5) The director shall:
251 (a) allow an opportunity for public involvement; and
252 (b) establish rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
253 Rulemaking Act, to give governments and the public adequate notice and opportunity to
254 comment upon and participate in the formulation of plans, programs, and policies relating to
255 the management of the public land.
256 Section 9. Section 63L-8-203 is enacted to read:
257 63L-8-203. Honoring pre-existing claims and rights.
258 (1) Upon receiving title to a tract of federal public land, the state shall honor all
259 pre-existing rights that run appurtenant to that tract of federal public land.
260 (2) The state shall develop an adjudicative process to deal with competing claims to
261 rights that run appurtenant to a tract of federal public land.
262 Section 10. Section 63L-8-301 is enacted to read:
263
264 63L-8-301. Title.
265 This part is known as "Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act."
266 Section 11. Section 63L-8-302 is enacted to read:
267 63L-8-302. Division of Land Management.
268 Except as otherwise provided by law, the Division of Land Management, created in
269 Section 79-6-102, shall provide necessary staff support for the implementation of this chapter.
270 Section 12. Section 63L-8-303 is enacted to read:
271 63L-8-303. Management of use, occupancy, and development of public land.
272 (1) As used in this section, "casual" means activity that:
273 (a) occurs irregularly; and
274 (b) is non-commercial.
275 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the director shall manage the public
276 land under principles of multiple use and sustained yield, in accordance with land use plans
277 developed by the DLM.
278 (b) Where a tract of public land has been dedicated to a specific use according to a
279 provision of law, legal encumbrance, or contractual obligation, it shall be managed in
280 accordance with those provisions.
281 (3) (a) The director shall, subject to Subsection (3)(b) and other applicable law,
282 authorize use of the public land through land use authorizations.
283 (b) The director may permit state departments, agencies, and local governments to use,
284 occupy, and develop public land through rights-of-way or other cooperative agreements.
285 (c) The director may authorize use of the land through specific programs, such as:
286 (i) the collection of firewood, nuts, or the casual gathering of other organic products;
287 (ii) camping or other casual use;
288 (iii) rockhounding, building stone, or the gathering of other rock products; or
289 (iv) other casual uses.
290 (d) The programs described in Subsection (3)(c) may require the issuance of a permit
291 and collection of a reasonable fee, if necessary.
292 (e) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as:
293 (i) authorizing the director to:
294 (A) require permits to hunt and fish on public land and adjacent water beyond those
295 approved by the Wildlife Board pursuant to Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code of Utah; or
296 (B) to close public land or areas of public land to hunting, fishing, or trapping, except
297 as provided in Subsection (3)(f); or
298 (ii) enlarging or diminishing the responsibility and authority of the Wildlife Board or
299 Division of Wildlife Resources for management of fish and resident wildlife on public land
300 pursuant to Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code of Utah.
301 (f) The director may designate areas of public land where, and establish periods when,
302 no hunting will be permitted on public land for reasons of public safety, administration, or
303 compliance with provisions of applicable law.
304 (4) Subject to Subsection (5), the director shall insert in any land use authorization
305 providing for the use, occupancy, or development of the public land, a provision authorizing
306 revocation or suspension, after notice and hearing, of the authorization upon a final
307 administrative finding of a violation of any term or condition of the authorization.
308 (5) (a) The director may immediately revoke or suspend a land use authorization if,
309 after notice and administrative hearing, there is an administrative finding that the holder
310 violated a term or condition of the authorization.
311 (b) If a holder of an authorization rectifies the violation that formed the basis of the
312 director's suspension under Subsection (5)(a), the director may terminate the suspension.
313 (6) The director may order an immediate temporary suspension before a hearing or
314 final administrative finding if the director determines that a suspension is necessary to protect:
315 (a) health or safety; or
316 (b) the environment.
317 (7) Use of public land pursuant to a general authorization under this section shall be
318 limited to areas where the use is consistent with the applicable land use plans prepared
319 pursuant to Section 63L-8-202.
320 (8) A general authorization for the use of public land shall be subject to:
321 (a) a requirement that the using party shall be responsible for any necessary cleanup
322 and decontamination of the land used; and
323 (b) terms and conditions, including restrictions on use of off-road or all-terrain
324 vehicles, as the director deems appropriate.
325 (9) A general authorization issued pursuant to this section:
326 (a) may not be for a term exceeding five years; and
327 (b) shall be revoked in whole or in part, as the director finds necessary, upon a
328 determination by the director that:
329 (i) there has been a failure to comply with its terms and conditions; or
330 (ii) activities permitted by the authorization have had, or might have, a significant
331 adverse impact on the resources or values of the affected lands.
332 (10) Each specific use of a particular area of public land pursuant to a general
333 authorization under this section is subject to:
334 (a) specific authorization by the director; and
335 (b) appropriate terms and conditions, as described in this section.
336 (11) An authorization under this section may not authorize the construction of
337 permanent structures or facilities on the public land.
338 (12) No one may use or occupy public land without appropriate authorization.
339 Section 13. Section 63L-8-304 is enacted to read:
340 63L-8-304. Enforcement authority.
341 (1) The director shall issue rules as necessary to implement the provisions of this
342 chapter with respect to the management, use, and protection of the public land and property
343 located on the public land.
344 (2) At the request of the director, the attorney general may institute a civil action in a
345 district court for an injunction or other appropriate remedy to prevent any person from utilizing
346 public land in violation of this chapter or rules issued by the director under this chapter.
347 (3) The use, occupancy, or development of any portion of the public land contrary to
348 any rule issued by the DLM in accordance with this chapter, and without proper authorization,
349 is unlawful and prohibited.
350 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(b) and (c), the local county sheriff is the
351 primary law enforcement authority with jurisdiction on public land to enforce this chapter and
352 rules issued by the director pursuant to Subsection (1).
353 (b) The director may employ and utilize within the DLM certified peace officers that, if
354 and when deployed, will be the primary law enforcement authority with jurisdiction on public
355 land to enforce this chapter and rules issued pursuant to Subsection (1).
356 (c) Conservation officers employed by the Division of Wildlife Resources are the
357 primary law enforcement authority with jurisdiction on public land to enforce the laws and
358 regulations under Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, for the sake of protected wildlife.
359 (d) Nothing herein shall be construed as enlarging or diminishing the responsibility or
360 authority of a state certified peace officer in performing the officer's duties on public land.
361 Section 14. Section 63L-8-305 is enacted to read:
362 63L-8-305. Fees, charges, and commissions.
363 (1) The director may establish reasonable filing and service fees with respect to
364 applications and other documents relating to the public land, in accordance with Section
365 63J-1-504.
366 (2) The director is authorized to require a deposit of any payments intended to
367 reimburse the state for reasonable costs with respect to applications and other documents
368 relating to such land.
369 (3) The money received under this subsection shall be:
370 (a) deposited in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308; and
371 (b) authorized to be appropriated and made available until expended.
372 (4) (a) As used in this section "reasonable costs" include:
373 (i) the costs of special studies;
374 (ii) environmental reviews;
375 (iii) monitoring construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of any
376 authorized facility; or
377 (iv) other special activities.
378 (b) In determining whether costs are reasonable, the director may take into
379 consideration:
380 (i) actual costs, exclusive of management overhead;
381 (ii) the monetary value of the rights or privileges sought by the applicant;
382 (iii) the efficiency of the government processing involved;
383 (iv) that portion of the cost incurred for the benefit of the general public interest rather
384 than for the exclusive benefit of the applicant;
385 (v) the public service provided; and
386 (vi) other factors relevant to determining the reasonableness of the costs.
387 Section 15. Section 63L-8-306 is enacted to read:
388 63L-8-306. Availability of excess fees.
389 All fees authorized by this chapter, excluding mining claim fees, not otherwise
390 dedicated by law for a specific distribution shall:
391 (1) be deposited in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308;
392 and
393 (2) remain available until expended.
394 Section 16. Section 63L-8-307 is enacted to read:
395 63L-8-307. Public Land Protection Fund -- Forfeitures and deposits.
396 (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Public Land
397 Protection Fund."
398 (2) The fund shall consist of:
399 (a) money appropriated by the Legislature;
400 (b) money received by the state as a result of:
401 (i) the forfeiture of a bond or other security by a resource developer or purchaser or
402 permittee who does not fulfill the requirements of a contract or permit or does not comply with
403 rules issued under this chapter; or
404 (ii) a compromise or settlement of any claim involving present or potential damage to
405 the public land;
406 (c) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and
407 (d) interest earned on money in the fund.
408 (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund to cover the cost of any improvement,
409 protection, or rehabilitation work on public land, which is rendered necessary by the action that
410 led to a forfeiture, compromise, or settlement.
411 (4) If the director finds that any portion of a deposit or amount forfeited under this
412 chapter is in excess of the cost of doing the work authorized under this chapter, the director
413 may issue a refund of the amount in excess to be made from applicable funds.
414 Section 17. Section 63L-8-308 is enacted to read:
415 63L-8-308. Public Land Management Fund.
416 (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Public Land
417 Management Fund."
418 (2) The fund shall consist of:
419 (a) fees collected by the DLM under this chapter;
420 (b) money appropriated to the fund by the Legislature;
421 (c) money collected under Section 63L-8-505;
422 (d) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and
423 (e) interest earned on the fund.
424 (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund on:
425 (a) administration costs;
426 (b) project planning;
427 (c) a payment authorized by this chapter; and
428 (d) other duties required under this chapter.
429 (4) The DLM shall annually expend money in the fund to pay a county in lieu of taxes
430 the county cannot levy on public land owned by the state:
431 (a) in an amount no less than the highest amount ever fully authorized by Congress for
432 payment to the county under the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools
433 programs, according to the most recent federal formulas before the effective date of this
434 chapter, as described in Section 63L-8-602; and
435 (b) as funding allows.
436 Section 18. Section 63L-8-309 is enacted to read:
437 63L-8-309. Timber Fund.
438 (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Timber Fund."
439 (2) The fund described in Subsection (1) shall consist of:
440 (a) money received from the disposal of timber prepared for sale from public lands;
441 (b) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and
442 (c) interest earned on the fund.
443 (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund for the purposes of:
444 (a) planning and preparing timber for disposal;
445 (b) the administration of timber sales;
446 (c) site preparation and reforestation;
447 (d) wildfire suppression and rehabilitation on forested public land; and
448 (e) overhead and direct costs associated with timber management.
449 Section 19. Section 63L-8-310 is enacted to read:
450 63L-8-310. Grazing Land Fund.
451 (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Grazing Land
452 Fund."
453 (2) The fund shall consist of:
454 (a) money received from grazing fees, as described in Section 63L-8-402;
455 (b) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and
456 (c) interest earned on the fund.
457 (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund for:
458 (a) on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements on public land
459 that is grazed;
460 (b) seeding and reseeding;
461 (c) fence construction;
462 (d) weed control;
463 (e) water development;
464 (f) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement;
465 (g) wildfire suppression; and
466 (h) overhead and direct costs associated with rangeland and grazing management.
467 Section 20. Section 63L-8-311 is enacted to read:
468 63L-8-311. Implementation provisions.
469 (1) (a) The director may conduct investigations, studies, and experiments involving the
470 management, protection, development, acquisition, and transfer of public land.
471 (b) The director may work with other departments, agencies, or political subdivisions
472 in conducting an investigation, study, or experiment, as described in Subsection (1)(a).
473 (c) (i) Where an investigation, study, or experiment described in Subsection (1)(a)
474 finds that the transfer of a tract of public land in excess of 200 acres would promote economic
475 land management or serve an important public interest, including the expansion of
476 communities and economic development, the director shall recommend the transfer to the
477 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and include the basis for
478 the recommendation.
479 (ii) No transfer of a tract of public land in excess of 200 acres may be authorized until
480 approved by the Legislature and the governor.
481 (2) The director may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements involving the
482 management, protection, and development of public land.
483 (3) (a) The director may accept voluntary contributions or donations of money,
484 services, and real or personal property for:
485 (i) the management, protection, and development of public land, including the
486 acquisition of rights-of-way;
487 (ii) any purpose described in Sections 63L-8-307, 63L-8-308, 63L-8-309, and
488 63L-8-310; or
489 (iii) cadastral surveying performed on public land and intermingled land.
490 (b) The director shall deposit any money donated or contributed under this section in
491 the account designated by the donor or, if not specified, in the Public Land Management Fund
492 created in Section 63L-8-308.
493 Section 21. Section 63L-8-312 is enacted to read:
494 63L-8-312. Annual reports.
495 (1) The director shall:
496 (a) prepare a report on the public land in accordance with Subsection (2); and
497 (b) submit the report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim
498 Committee no later than October 31 annually.
499 (2) A list of programs and specific information to be included in the report described in
500 Subsection (1) shall be developed by the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment
501 Interim Committee before the end of each fiscal year.
502 Section 22. Section 63L-8-401 is enacted to read:
503
504 63L-8-401. Title.
505 This part is known as "Range Management."
506 Section 23. Section 63L-8-402 is enacted to read:
507 63L-8-402. Grazing fees -- Feasibility study -- Contents -- Submission of report --
508 Annual distribution and use of range betterment funds -- Nature of distributions.
509 (1) The Legislature finds that, as of 2016, a substantial amount of the rangelands on the
510 public land is deteriorating in quality due to federal mismanagement, and that installation of
511 additional range improvements could arrest much of the continuing deterioration and lead to
512 substantial betterment of forage conditions with resulting benefits to wildlife, watershed
513 protection, and livestock production.
514 (2) The director, in consultation with the commissioner, shall:
515 (a) conduct a study to determine necessary range improvements on public land; and
516 (b) establish a fee, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, to be charged for domestic
517 livestock grazing on public land that is equitable to the:
518 (i) state and the state's citizens; and
519 (ii) holders of grazing permits and leases on rangeland.
520 (3) The director shall report the result of the study described in Subsection (2)(a) to the
521 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee, together with
522 recommendations to implement a reasonable grazing fee schedule.
523 (4) (a) Fifty percent of all money received by the state as fees for grazing domestic
524 livestock on public land shall be deposited into the Grazing Land Fund created in Section
525 63L-8-310.
526 (b) Fifty percent of money received by the state as fees for grazing domestic livestock
527 on the public land shall be deposited into the Public Land Management Fund created in Section
528 63L-8-308.
529 Section 24. Section 63L-8-403 is enacted to read:
530 63L-8-403. Grazing permits and leases.
531 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), permits and leases for domestic livestock
532 grazing on public land issued by the director may not exceed a term of five years, subject to
533 terms and conditions the director determines to be appropriate and consistent with this chapter.
534 (b) The director shall have authority to cancel, suspend, or modify a grazing permit or
535 lease, in whole or in part:
536 (i) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the permit or lease;
537 (ii) for any violation of:
538 (A) this chapter or a grazing rule implemented under this chapter; or
539 (B) any term or condition of the grazing permit or lease; or
540 (iii) to protect rangeland health from overutilization pursuant to Subsection (7).
541 (2) The holder of an expiring permit or lease shall be given first priority for receipt of
542 the new permit or lease, provided:
543 (a) the land for which the permit or lease is issued remains available for domestic
544 livestock grazing in accordance with a land use plan prepared pursuant to Section 63L-8-202;
545 (b) the permittee or lessee is in compliance with:
546 (i) the provisions of this chapter and the grazing rules issued by the DLM, in
547 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
548 (ii) the terms and conditions in the permit or lease specified by the director;
549 (c) the permittee or lessee accepts the terms and conditions included by the director in
550 the new permit or lease; and
551 (d) range conditions on the tract of public land are sufficient to support continued
552 livestock grazing, as determined by the director pursuant to Subsection (7).
553 (3) All permits and leases for domestic livestock grazing issued under this part may be
554 incorporated in an allotment management plan developed by the director.
555 (4) (a) If the director elects to develop an allotment management plan for a given area,
556 the director shall do so in consultation, cooperation, and coordination with:
557 (i) the lessees, permittees, and landowners involved;
558 (ii) the commissioner;
559 (iii) the State Grazing Advisory Board established under Section 4-20-1.5; and
560 (iv) the political subdivision having land within the area covered by the proposed
561 allotment management plan.
562 (b) An allotment management plan shall be:
563 (i) tailored to the specific range condition of the area covered by the plan; and
564 (ii) reviewed on a periodic basis to determine:
565 (A) the efficacy of the plan in improving range conditions on the involved land; and
566 (B) whether the land can be better managed.
567 (5) The director may revise or terminate plans, or develop new plans, after review and
568 consideration, consultation, cooperation, and coordination with the parties listed in Subsection
569 (4)(a).
570 (6) (a) In all cases where the director has not completed an allotment management plan
571 or determines that an allotment management plan is not necessary for management of livestock
572 operations, the director shall incorporate in grazing permits and leases all necessary terms and
573 conditions for the appropriate management of the permitted or leased land.
574 (b) The director, in consultation with the commissioner:
575 (i) shall specify the number of animals to be grazed and the seasons of use; and
576 (ii) may reexamine the condition of the range and forage utilization at any time.
577 (7) If the director finds that the condition of the range requires adjustment in the
578 amount or other aspect of grazing use, the permittee or lessee shall adjust the permittee or
579 lessee's use to the extent required by the director.
580 (8) An allotment management plan may not refer to livestock operations or range
581 improvements on non-public land, except where the non-public land is intermingled with
582 public land and the consent of the owner of the non-public land and the permittee or lessee
583 involved with the plan is obtained.
584 (9) (a) Whenever a permit or lease for grazing domestic livestock on public land is
585 canceled, in whole or in part, in order to devote the land covered by the permit or lease to
586 another public purpose, the permittee or lessee shall receive from the state reasonable
587 compensation for the adjusted value, to be determined by the director, of the permittee's or
588 lessee's interest in authorized permanent improvements placed or constructed by the permittee
589 or lessee on lands covered by such permit or lease.
590 (b) The compensation described in Subsection (9)(a) may not exceed the fair market
591 value of the terminated portion of the permittee's or lessee's interest.
592 (10) Except in cases of emergency, no permit or lease shall be canceled under this
593 subsection without one year's notification.
594 Section 25. Section 63L-8-501 is enacted to read:
595
596 63L-8-501. Title.
597 This part is known as "Rights-of-Way Authorization."
598 Section 26. Section 63L-8-502 is enacted to read:
599 63L-8-502. Rights-of-way for roads or facilities.
600 (1) If the state receives title to public land from the federal government, the director
601 shall, subject to Subsection (2), honor all:
602 (a) pre-existing rights-of-way granted to individuals, corporations, or political
603 subdivisions, subject to Subsection (2); and
604 (b) rights-of-way asserted in quiet title lawsuits filed by the state or a county in federal
605 court prior to taking ownership of the subject property.
606 (2) If the director determines it is in the best interest of the state, the director may
607 modify the fees, if any, charged to the holder of a right-of-way.
608 Section 27. Section 63L-8-503 is enacted to read:
609 63L-8-503. Grant, issue, or renewal of land use authorizations on public lands.
610 (1) The director is authorized to grant, issue, or renew land use authorizations over,
611 upon, under, or through public land for:
612 (a) a reservoir, canal, ditch, flume, lateral, pipe, pipeline, tunnel, or other facility or
613 system for the impoundment, storage, transportation, or distribution of water;
614 (b) a pipeline or other system for the transportation or distribution of:
615 (i) liquid and gas other than water;
616 (ii) natural gas, synthetic liquid, or gaseous fuels; or
617 (iii) a refined product produced from natural gas, synthetic liquid, or gaseous fuels;
618 (c) a storage or terminal facility in connection with the pipeline and other system
619 described in Subsection (1)(b);
620 (d) a pipeline, slurry and emulsion system, conveyor belt for transportation and
621 distribution of solid materials, or facility for the storage of solid materials in connection with a
622 pipeline, slurry and emulsion system, or conveyor belt;
623 (e) a system for generation, transmission, and distribution of electric energy, if the
624 applicant is in compliance with relevant state and federal requirements;
625 (f) a system for transmission or reception of radio, television, telephone, telegraph,
626 Internet, or other electronic signal used in communication;
627 (g) a road, trail, highway, railroad, canal, tunnel, tramway, airway, livestock driveway,
628 or other means of transportation, except where facilities are constructed and maintained in
629 connection with commercial recreation facilities on lands in the state park system; or
630 (h) other necessary transportation systems or facilities that are in the public interest and
631 that require rights-of-way over, upon, under, or through public land.
632 (2) The director shall require, before granting, issuing, or renewing a right-of-way, that
633 the applicant submit and disclose plans, contracts, agreements, or other information reasonably
634 related to the use, or intended use, of the right-of-way, that the director considers necessary for
635 a determination on:
636 (a) whether a right-of-way shall be granted, issued, or renewed; and
637 (b) the terms and conditions that should be included in the right-of-way.
638 (3) After the state receives title to public land, any alteration to the substantive terms of
639 a right-of-way, lease, or other authorization granted before the transfer of the land shall require
640 issuance of a new authorization.
641 (4) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the director may, in accordance with
642 Section 63L-8-509, terminate or suspend a right-of-way, easement, or authorization issued
643 under this section, except for the road rights-of-way granted pursuant to Subsection (1)(b).
644 (b) An easement issued under this section may be terminated by the DLM without
645 cause if the water system for which the easement was issued is used for any purpose other than
646 agricultural irrigation, livestock watering, industrial use, or private or public culinary use.
647 (5) For purposes of this chapter, non-use for a continuous five-year period of a water
648 system developed for agricultural irrigation, livestock watering, or private or public culinary
649 purposes shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of abandonment of the easement and the
650 facilities comprising the water system.
651 (6) Except as provided in Title 73, Water and Irrigation, nothing in this part shall
652 confer on the director or other state official any power or authority to regulate or control the
653 appropriation, diversion, or use of water for any purpose, or to require the conveyance or
654 transfer to the state of any right or claim to the appropriation, diversion, or use of water.
655 (7) If a right-of-way issued under this section deteriorates to the point of threatening a
656 person or property, and the holder of the right-of-way, after consultation with the director,
657 refuses to perform the repair and maintenance necessary to remove the threat, the director may:
658 (a) (i) undertake such repair and maintenance on the right-of-way; and
659 (ii) assess the holder for the costs of the repair and maintenance; or
660 (b) suspend or terminate the right-of-way pursuant to Section 63L-8-509.
661 Section 28. Section 63L-8-504 is enacted to read:
662 63L-8-504. Roads.
663 (1) The director, with respect to public land, is authorized to provide for the
664 authorization, construction, and maintenance of new and necessary roads within the public land
665 that will permit utilization of the natural resources on such land, including the seven principal
666 or major uses described in Section 63L-8-103.
667 (2) The roads described in Subsection (1) shall be constructed to standards sufficient to
668 provide for the safety of the authorized users of the road, and to protect the environment to the
669 best available management standards applicable.
670 (3) Financing of the roads described in Subsection (1) may be accomplished by:
671 (a) the director utilizing appropriated funds;
672 (b) requirements on authorized users of the natural resources and other products from
673 the public land, including provisions for amortization of road costs in contracts;
674 (c) cooperative financing with other public agencies and with private agencies or
675 persons; or
676 (d) a combination of these methods, provided that:
677 (i) where roads of a higher standard than that needed for harvesting or removing
678 natural resources and other products from public land covered by a particular sale are to be
679 constructed, the authorized user may not be required to bear that part of the costs necessary to
680 meet such higher standard; or
681 (ii) when natural resource products are offered with the condition that the purchaser
682 build a road or roads in accordance with standards specified in the offer, the authorized user is
683 responsible for paying the full costs of road construction.
684 Section 29. Section 63L-8-505 is enacted to read:
685 63L-8-505. Maintenance of facilities.
686 (1) (a) The director may require a user of a road, trail, land, or other facility
687 administered by the DLM, or authorized by a DLM issued land use authorization, to:
688 (i) maintain facilities in a satisfactory condition commensurate with the particular use
689 requirements of each; or
690 (ii) reconstruct the facility when the reconstruction is determined necessary to
691 accommodate use.
692 (b) If maintenance or reconstruction cannot be provided, or if the director determines
693 that maintenance or reconstruction by a user would not be practical, the director may require
694 that sufficient funds be deposited by the user to provide the user's portion of the total
695 maintenance or reconstruction.
696 (2) Whenever the director obtains money for use on, or in connection with, a new or
697 existing road or the right to use such roads, the money shall be placed in the Public Land
698 Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308.
699 Section 30. Section 63L-8-506 is enacted to read:
700 63L-8-506. Right-of-way corridors -- Criteria and procedures applicable for
701 designation.
702 (1) Utilization of a right-of-way in common is suggested to the extent practical in order
703 to minimize adverse environmental impacts and the proliferation of separate rights-of-way.
704 (2) In designating a right-of-way corridor, the director shall take into consideration:
705 (a) national, state, and local land use policies;
706 (b) environmental quality;
707 (c) economic efficiency;
708 (d) national security;
709 (e) safety;
710 (f) good engineering and technological practices; and
711 (g) wildlife and wildlife habitat impacts.
712 (3) The director shall issue rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
713 Administrative Rulemaking Act, containing the criteria and procedures the DLM shall use in
714 designating such a corridor.
715 (4) An existing transportation or utility corridor may be designated as a transportation
716 or utility corridor without further review.
717 Section 31. Section 63L-8-507 is enacted to read:
718 63L-8-507. General requirements.
719 (1) (a) Each land use authorization granted, issued, or renewed shall be limited to a
720 reasonable term in light of all circumstances concerning the project, not exceeding 5 years.
721 (b) In determining the duration of a land use authorization, the director shall:
722 (i) take into consideration the cost of the facility, the facility's useful life, and any
723 public purpose the facility serves; and
724 (ii) specify whether the land use authorization is or is not renewable and the terms and
725 conditions applicable to the renewal.
726 (2) A land use authorization shall be granted, issued, or renewed:
727 (a) pursuant to this chapter;
728 (b) consistent with rules issued by the DLM in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
729 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
730 (c) subject to such terms and conditions as the director prescribes regarding extent,
731 duration, survey, location, construction, maintenance, transfer or assignment, and termination.
732 (3) Before granting or issuing a land use authorization pursuant to this part for a new
733 project that may have a significant impact on the environment, the director shall require the
734 applicant to submit a plan of construction, operation, mitigation, and rehabilitation for the land
735 use authorization.
736 (4) The director shall issue rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
737 Administrative Rulemaking Act, with respect to the terms and conditions that will be included
738 in a land use authorization.
739 (5) The director shall provide for cost-sharing agreements for the construction and
740 maintenance of land use authorization facilities, pursuant to rules for such arrangements issued
741 by the DLM.
742 (6) Money received for reimbursement of reasonable costs shall be:
743 (a) deposited into the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308;
744 and
745 (b) authorized to be appropriated and made available until expended.
746 (7) (a) The director shall promulgate rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
747 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, specifying the extent to which a holder of a right-of-way
748 may be liable to the state for damage or injury incurred by the state caused by the use and
749 occupancy of the land use authorization.
750 (b) The rules described in Subsection (7)(a) shall also specify the extent to which a
751 holder of a right-of-way shall indemnify or hold harmless the state for liabilities, damages, or
752 claims caused by the use and occupancy of the right-of-way.
753 (8) The director may require a holder of a land use authorization to furnish a bond or
754 other security to secure all or any of the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the
755 right-of-way.
756 (9) The director may grant, issue, or renew a land use authorization under this part if
757 the director is satisfied that the applicant has the technical and financial capability to construct
758 the project for which the right-of-way is requested.
759 Section 32. Section 63L-8-508 is enacted to read:
760 63L-8-508. Terms and conditions.
761 Each land use authorization shall contain terms and conditions that:
762 (1) carry out the purposes of this chapter and rules issued under this chapter in
763 accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
764 (2) minimize damage to scenic and esthetic values, fish and wildlife habitat, and
765 otherwise protect the environment;
766 (3) require compliance with applicable air and water quality standards established by
767 applicable federal or state law;
768 (4) require compliance with state standards for public health and safety, environmental
769 protection, siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of or for rights-of-way for similar
770 purposes if those standards are more stringent than applicable federal standards; and
771 (5) are necessary to:
772 (a) protect state property and economic interests;
773 (b) efficiently manage the land that is subject to the land use authorization; and
774 (c) protect the other lawful users of the lands adjacent to or traversed by the land that is
775 subject to the land use authorization.
776 Section 33. Section 63L-8-509 is enacted to read:
777 63L-8-509. Suspension or termination -- Grounds -- Procedures applicable.
778 (1) The following are grounds for suspension or termination of a land use
779 authorization:
780 (a) abandonment; or
781 (b) noncompliance with:
782 (i) a provision of this chapter;
783 (ii) an applicable rule established by the DLM in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
784 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
785 (iii) a term or condition of the land use authorization.
786 (2) The director may terminate or suspend a land use authorization by providing notice
787 to the land use authorization holder and, if required, an administrative proceeding, upon finding
788 that:
789 (a) a condition described in Subsection (1) has been met; and
790 (b) the suspension or termination serves the best interest of:
791 (i) the citizens of the state; or
792 (ii) a land use plan established pursuant to Section 63L-8-202.
793 (3) The administrative proceeding described in Subsection (2):
794 (a) shall be conducted according to rules established by the DLM, in accordance with
795 Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
796 (b) shall comply with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act; and
797 (c) is not required if the land use authorization, by its terms, terminates on the
798 occurrence of a fixed or agreed-upon condition, event, or time.
799 (4) If the director determines that an immediate temporary suspension of activities
800 within a land use authorization for violation of its terms and conditions is necessary to protect
801 public health or safety or the environment, the director may abate the activities before an
802 administrative proceeding.
803 (5) Before commencing a proceeding to suspend or terminate a land use authorization,
804 the director shall give written notice to the holder of the grounds for suspension or termination.
805 (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), failure of the land use authorization
806 holder to use the right-of-way for the purpose for which it was granted, issued, or renewed, for
807 any continuous five-year period, shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of abandonment of
808 the right-of-way.
809 (b) Where the failure of the holder to use the land use authorization for the purpose for
810 which it was granted, issued, or renewed for any continuous five-year period is due to
811 circumstances beyond the holder's control, the director is not required to commence
812 proceedings to suspend or terminate the right-of-way.
813 Section 34. Section 63L-8-510 is enacted to read:
814 63L-8-510. Rights-of-way for state departments and agencies.
815 The director may issue a land use authorization upon or under public land to a
816 department or agency of the state, subject to such terms and conditions as the director imposes.
817 Section 35. Section 63L-8-511 is enacted to read:
818 63L-8-511. Applicability.
819 (1) No land use authorization shall be granted, issued, or renewed over, upon, under, or
820 through public land, except as described in this part.
821 (2) Nothing in this part shall be construed to preclude the use of public land covered by
822 this section for a highway purpose.
823 Section 36. Section 63L-8-601 is enacted to read:
824
825 63L-8-601. Title.
826 This part is known as "Contingent Effective Date."
827 Section 37. Section 63L-8-602 is enacted to read:
828 63L-8-602. Effective date.
829 This chapter becomes effective upon the day the state receives title to at least 100,000
830 acres of public land from the federal government pursuant to Section 63L-6-103.
831 Section 38. Section 79-2-201 is amended to read:
832 79-2-201. Department of Natural Resources created.
833 (1) There is created the Department of Natural Resources.
834 (2) The department comprises the following:
835 (a) Board of Water Resources, created in Section 73-10-1.5;
836 (b) Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining, created in Section 40-6-4;
837 (c) Board of Parks and Recreation, created in Section 79-4-301;
838 (d) Wildlife Board, created in Section 23-14-2;
839 (e) Board of the Utah Geological Survey, created in Section 79-3-301;
840 (f) Water Development Coordinating Council, created in Section 73-10c-3;
841 (g) Division of Water Rights, created in Section 73-2-1.1;
842 (h) Division of Water Resources, created in Section 73-10-18;
843 (i) Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, created in Section 65A-1-4;
844 (j) Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, created in Section 40-6-15;
845 (k) Division of Parks and Recreation, created in Section 79-4-201;
846 (l) Division of Wildlife Resources, created in Section 23-14-1;
847 (m) Division of Land Management, created in Section 79-6-102;
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854 Section 39. Section 79-6-101 is enacted to read:
855
856 79-6-101. Title.
857 This chapter is known as the "Division of Land Management."
858 Section 40. Section 79-6-102 is enacted to read:
859 79-6-102. Creation of the Division of Land Management.
860 (1) There is created a Division of Land Management within the Department of Natural
861 Resources, created in Section 79-2-201.
862 (2) The division shall be staffed:
863 (a) upon the state receiving title to at least 100,000 acres of public land from the
864 federal government pursuant to Section 63L-6-103;
865 (b) as funding is appropriated by the Legislature and allows; and
866 (c) as determined by the director of the Department of Natural Resources.
867 (3) The division may sue and be sued as required to carry out the purposes of this
868 chapter and Title 63L, Chapter 8, Utah Public Land Management Act.
869 Section 41. Section 79-6-103 is enacted to read:
870 79-6-103. Director.
871 (1) Upon the requirements described in Subsection 79-6-102(2) being fulfilled, the
872 executive director of the Department of Natural Resources shall appoint a director of the
873 Division of Land Management, and thereafter hire personnel to staff the division.
874 (2) The director shall:
875 (a) be the executive and administrative head of the Division of Land Management;
876 (b) have demonstrated ability and experience in the administration and management of
877 state or federal lands; and
878 (c) not hold any other public office or be involved in a political party or organization.
879 (3) The director of the Division of Land Management, under administrative direction
880 of the executive director, shall have:
881 (a) executive authority and control of the Division of Land Management; and
882 (b) authority over all personnel matters.
883 Section 42. Section 79-6-104 is enacted to read:
884 79-6-104. Public Land Management Advisory Board.
885 (1) There is created the Public Land Management Advisory Board.
886 (2) The board consists of the following 11 members:
887 (a) the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee;
888 (b) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of oil,
889 gas, and mining;
890 (c) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of
891 agriculture;
892 (d) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of
893 outdoor recreation;
894 (e) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of
895 environmental groups;
896 (f) three representatives, appointed by the governor, who represent the interests of
897 county commissioners;
898 (g) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of rural
899 transportation;
900 (h) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of
901 wildlife management; and
902 (i) one representative, appointed by the governor, who represents the interests of forest
903 management.
904 (3) (a) Members shall be appointed for a term of four years.
905 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the
906 time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms of the members described in
907 Subsections (2)(b) through (i) to ensure that the terms of board members are staggered so that
908 half of the appointed board is appointed every two years.
909 (4) A member may serve more than one term.
910 (5) A member shall hold office until the expiration of the member's term and until the
911 member's successor is appointed, but not more than 90 days after the expiration of the
912 member's term.
913 (6) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, a replacement shall be
914 appointed for the unexpired term.
915 (7) The board shall elect annually a chair and a vice chair from the board's members.
916 (8) (a) The board shall meet at least quarterly.
917 (b) Special meetings may be called by the chair upon the chair's own initiative, upon
918 the request of the director, or upon the request of three members of the board.
919 (c) Three days' notice shall be given to each member of the board before a meeting.
920 (9) Six members constitute a quorum at a meeting, and the action of a majority of
921 members present is the action of the board.
922 (10) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but
923 may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
924 (a) Section 63A-3-106;
925 (b) Section 63A-3-107; and
926 (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and
927 63A-3-107.
928 Section 43. Section 79-6-105 is enacted to read:
929 79-6-105. Division of Land Management duties.
930 Under the direct supervision of the executive director and in consultation with the
931 board, the division shall manage and administer all public land, as defined in Section
932 63L-8-102, consistent with the procedures, policies, and directives in Title 63L, Chapter 8,
933 Utah Public Land Management Act.