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8 General Description:
9 This bill establishes and modifies Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ establishes Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones in Beaver County; and
13 ▸ makes technical changes.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 63J-8-105.8, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2015, Chapter 87
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 63J-8-105.8 is amended to read:
24 63J-8-105.8. Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones established --
25 Findings -- Management and land use priorities.
26 (1) There are established Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones in the counties
27 of Beaver, Emery, Garfield, Kane, Piute, Iron, Sanpete, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and
28 Wayne for the purpose of:
29 (a) preserving and protecting the agricultural livestock industry from ongoing threats;
30 (b) preserving and protecting the history, culture, custom, and economic value of the
31 agricultural livestock industry from ongoing threats; and
32 (c) maximizing efficient and responsible restoration, reclamation, preservation,
33 enhancement, and development of forage and watering resources for grazing and wildlife
34 practices and affected natural, historical, and cultural activities.
35 (2) The titles, land area, and boundaries of the zones are as follows:
36 (a) "Escalante Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
37 lands in the following townships in Garfield and Kane counties, as more fully illustrated in the
38 map jointly prepared by the Garfield County and Kane County Geographic Information
39 Systems departments entitled "Escalante Region Grazing Zone":
40 (i) in Garfield County, Township 32S Range 6E, Township 32S Range 7E, Township
41 33S Range 4E, Township 33S Range 5E, Township 33S Range 6E, Township 33S Range 7E,
42 Township 33S Range 8E, Township 34S Range 2E, Township 34S Range 3E, Township 34S
43 Range 4E, Township 34S Range 5E, Township 34S Range 6E, Township 34S Range 7E,
44 Township 34S Range 8E, Township 35S Range 1E, Township 35S Range 2E, Township 35S
45 Range 3E, Township 35S Range 4E, Township 35S Range 5E, Township 35S Range 6E,
46 Township 35S Range 7E, Township 35S Range 8E, Township 36S Range 1W, Township 36S
47 Range 2W, Township 36S Range 3W, Township 36S Range 1E, Township 36S Range 2E,
48 Township 36S Range 3E, Township 36S Range 4E, Township 36S Range 5E, Township 36S
49 Range 6E, Township 36S Range 7E, Township 36S Range 8E, Township 36S Range 9E,
50 Township 37S Range 1W, Township 37S Range 2W, Township 37S Range 3W, Township 37S
51 Range 4W, Township 37S Range 1E, Township 37S Range 2E, Township 37S Range 3E,
52 Township 37S Range 4E, Township 37S Range 5E, Township 37S Range 6E, Township 37S
53 Range 7E, Township 37S Range 8E, and Township 37S Range 9E; and
54 (ii) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 1W, Township 38S Range 2W, Township
55 38S Range 3W, Township 38S Range 4W, Township 38S Range 1E, Township 38S Range 2E,
56 Township 38S Range 3E, Township 38S Range 4E, Township 38S Range 5E, Township 38S
57 Range 6E, Township 38S Range 7E, Township 38S Range 8E, Township 38S Range 9E,
58 Township 39S Range 1W, Township 39S Range 2W, Township 39S Range 3W, Township 39S
59 Range 4W, Township 39S Range 4.5W, Township 39S Range 1E, Township 39S Range 2E,
60 Township 39S Range 3E, Township 39S Range 4E, Township 39S Range 5E, Township 39S
61 Range 6E, Township 39S Range 7E, Township 39S Range 8E, Township 39S Range 9E,
62 Township 40S Range 1W, Township 40S Range 2W, Township 40S Range 3W, Township 40S
63 Range 4W, Township 40S Range 4.5W, Township 40S Range 5W, Township 40S Range 1E,
64 Township 40S Range 2E, Township 40S Range 3E, Township 40S Range 4E, Township 40S
65 Range 5E, Township 40S Range 6E, Township 40S Range 7E, Township 40S Range 8E,
66 Township 40S Range 9E, Township 40.5S Range 9E, Township 41S Range 1W, Township
67 41S Range 2W, Township 41S Range 3W, Township 41S Range 4W, Township 41S Range
68 4.5W, Township 41S Range 5W, Township 41S Range 1E, Township 41S Range 2E,
69 Township 41S Range 3E, Township 41S Range 4E, Township 41S Range 5E, Township 41S
70 Range 6E, Township 41S Range 7E, Township 41S Range 8E, Township 41S Range 9E,
71 Township 42S Range 1W, Township 42S Range 2W, Township 42S Range 3W, Township 42S
72 Range 4W, Township 42S Range 4.5W, Township 42S Range 5W, Township 42S Range 1E,
73 Township 42S Range 2E, Township 42S Range 3E, Township 42S Range 4E, Township 42S
74 Range 5E, Township 42S Range 6E, Township 42S Range 7E, Township 42S Range 8E,
75 Township 42S Range 9E, Township 42.5S Range 6.5E, Township 42.5S Range 7E, Township
76 43S Range 1W, Township 43S Range 2W, Township 43S Range 3W, Township 43S Range
77 4W, Township 43S Range 4.5W, Township 43S Range 5W, Township 43S Range 1E,
78 Township 43S Range 2E, Township 43S Range 3E, Township 43S Range 4E, Township 43S
79 Range 5E, Township 43S Range 6E, Township 44S Range 1W, Township 44S Range 2W,
80 Township 44S Range 3W, Township 44S Range 4W, Township 44S Range 4.5W, Township
81 44S Range 5W, Township 44S Range 1E, Township 44S Range 2E, Township 44S Range 3E,
82 Township 44S Range 4E, and Township 44S Range 5E;
83 (b) "Beaver County Southwest Desert Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
84 BLM lands in the following townships in Beaver County, as more fully illustrated in the map
85 prepared by the Beaver County Geographic Information Systems Departments entitled "Beaver
86 County Southeast Desert Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 11W, Township 27S Range
87 11W, Township 28S Range 11W, Township 29S Range 11W, Township 30S Range 11W,
88 Township 26S Range 12W, Township 27S Range 12W, Township 28S Range 12W, Township
89 29S Range 12W, Township 30S Range 12W, Township 26S Range 13W, Township 27S
90 Range 13W, Township 28S Range 13W, Township 29S Range 13W, Township 30S Range
91 13W, Township 26S Range 14W, Township 27S Range 14W, Township 28S Range 14W,
92 Township 29S Range 14W, Township 30S Range 14W, Township 26S Range 15W, Township
93 27S Range 15W, Township 28S Range 15W, Township 29S Range 15W, Township 30S
94 Range 15W, Township 26S Range 16W, Township 27S Range 16W, Township 28S Range
95 16W, Township 29S Range 16W, Township 30S Range 16W, Township 26S Range 17W,
96 Township 27S Range 17W, Township 28S Range 17W, Township 29S Range 17W, Township
97 30S Range 17W, Township 26S Range 18W, Township 27S Range 18W, Township 28S
98 Range 18W, Township 29S Range 18W, Township 30S Range 18W, Township 26S Range
99 19W, Township 27S Range 19W, Township 28S Range 19W, Township 29S Range 19W,
100 Township 30S Range 19W, Township 26S Range 20W, Township 27S Range 20W, Township
101 28S Range 20W, Township 29S Range 20W, and Township 30S Range 20W;
102 (c) "Beaver County Central Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
103 following townships in Beaver County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
104 Beaver County Geographic Information Systems Department entitled "Beaver County Central
105 Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 7W, Township 26S Range 8W, Township 26S Range
106 9W, Township 26S Range 10W, Township 27S Range 7W, Township 27S Range 8W,
107 Township 27S Range 9W, Township 27S Range 10W, Township 28S Range 7W, Township
108 28S Range 8W, Township 28S Range 9W, Township 28S Range 10W, Township 29S Range
109 7W, Township 29S Range 8W, Township 29S Range 9W, Township 29S Range 10W,
110 Township 30S Range 7W, Township 30S Range 8W, Township 30S Range 9W, and Township
111 30S Range 10W;
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113 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Beaver, Garfield, and Piute counties, as
114 more fully illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Beaver, Garfield, and Piute counties
115 GIS departments in February 2014, entitled "Tushar Mountain Region Grazing Zone":
116 (i) in Beaver County, Township 28S Range 4W, Township 29S Range 4W, Township
117 27S Range 5W, Township 28S Range 5W, Township 29S Range 5W, Township 30S Range
118 5W, Township 26S Range 6W, Township 27S Range 6W, Township 28S Range 6W,
119 Township 29S Range 6W, and Township 30S Range 6W;
120 (ii) in Piute County, Township 26S Range 6W, Township 27S Range 6W, Township
121 26S Range 5W, Township 27S Range 5W, Township 28S Range 5W, Township 29S Range
122 5W, Township 30S Range 5W, Township 26S Range 4.5W, Township 26S Range 4W,
123 Township 27S Range 4W, Township 28S Range 4W, Township 29S Range 4W, and Township
124 30S Range 4W; and
125 (iii) in Garfield County, Township 32S Range 5 1/2 W, Township 31S Range 5W,
126 Township 32S Range 5W, Township 33S Range 5W, Township 32S Range 4 1/2W, Township
127 33S Range 4 1/2W, Township 31S Range 4W, and Township 31S Range 3W;
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129 Service lands in the following townships in Sevier County, as more fully illustrated in the map
130 prepared by the Sevier County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Last Chance Region
131 Grazing Zone": Township 23S Range 5E, Township 24S Range 4E, Township 24S Range 5E,
132 Township 25S Range 5E, and Township 26S Range 5E;
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134 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
135 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Muddy Creek Region Grazing
136 Zone": Township 22S Range 7E, Township 23S Range 7E, Township 24S Range 7E,
137 Township 25S Range 7E, Township 22S Range 8E, Township 23S Range 8E, Township 24S
138 Range 8E, Township 25S Range 8E, Township 23S Range 9E, and Township 24S Range 9E;
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140 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
141 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "McKay Flat Region Grazing Zone":
142 Township 25S Range 9E, Township 26S Range 9E, Township 23S Range 10E, Township 24S
143 Range 10E, Township 25S Range 10E, Township 24S Range 11E, and Township 25S Range
144 11E;
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146 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
147 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sinbad Region Grazing Zone":
148 Township 20S Range 11E, Township 21S Range 11E, Township 21S Range 12E, Township
149 22S Range 12E, Township 23S Range 12E, Township 21S Range 13E, Township 22S Range
150 13E, and Township 23S Range 13E;
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152 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
153 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Robbers Roost Region Grazing
154 Zone": Township 25S Range 13E, Township 26S Range 13E, Township 25S Range 14E,
155 Township 26S Range 14E, Township 25S Range 15E, and Township 26S Range 15E;
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157 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Iron County, as more fully illustrated in the
158 map prepared by the Iron County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Western Iron
159 County Region Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 7W, Township 31S Range 8W,
160 Township 31S Range 9W, Township 31S Range 10W, Township 31S Range 11W, Township
161 31S Range 12W, Township 31S Range 13W, Township 31S Range 14W, Township 31S
162 Range 15W, Township 31S Range 16W, Township 31S Range 17W, Township 31S Range
163 18W, Township 31S Range 19W, Township 31S Range 20W, Township 32S Range 8W,
164 Township 32S Range 9W, Township 32S Range 10W, Township 32S Range 11W, Township
165 32S Range 12W, Township 32S Range 13W, Township 32S Range 14W, Township 32S
166 Range 15W, Township 32S Range 16W, Township 32S Range 17W, Township 32S Range
167 18W, Township 32S Range 19W, Township 32S Range 20W, Township 33S Range 8W,
168 Township 33S Range 9W, Township 33S Range 10W, Township 33S Range 11W, Township
169 33S Range 12W, Township 33S Range 13W, Township 33S Range 14W, Township 33S
170 Range 15W, Township 33S Range 16W, Township 33S Range 17W, Township 33S Range
171 18W, Township 33S Range 19W, Township 33S Range 20W, Township 34S Range 9W,
172 Township 34S Range 10W, Township 34S Range 11W, Township 34S Range 12W, Township
173 34S Range 13W, Township 34S Range 14W, Township 34S Range 15W, Township 34S
174 Range 17W, Township 34S Range 18W, Township 34S Range 19W, Township 34S Range
175 20W, Township 35S Range 10W, Township 35S Range 12W, Township 35S Range 13W,
176 Township 35S Range 14W, Township 35S Range 15W, Township 35S Range 17W, Township
177 35S Range 18W, Township 35S Range 19W, Township 35S Range 20W, Township 36S
178 Range 11W, Township 36S Range 12W, Township 36S Range 13W, Township 36S Range
179 14W, Township 36S Range 15W, Township 36S Range 17W, Township 36S Range 18W,
180 Township 36S Range 19W, Township 36S Range 20W, Township 37S Range 12W, Township
181 37S Range 13W, Township 37S Range 14W, and Township 38S Range 12W;
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183 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Iron County, as more fully illustrated in the
184 map prepared by the Iron County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Eastern Iron
185 County Region Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 6W, Township 31S Range 7W,
186 Township 32S Range 6W, Township 32S Range 7W, Township 33S Range 6W, Township 33S
187 Range 7W, Township 33S Range 8W, Township 34S Range 7W, Township 34S Range 8W,
188 Township 34S Range 9W, Township 35S Range 8W, Township 35S Range 9W, Township 35S
189 Range 10W, Township 36S Range 8W, Township 36S Range 9W, Township 36S Range 10W,
190 Township 36S Range 11W, Township 37S Range 8W, Township 37S Range 9W, Township
191 37S Range 11W, Township 37S Range 12W, Township 38S Range 11W, Township 38S
192 Range 12W, Township 38S Range 10W, Township 38S Range 11W, and Township 38S Range
193 12W, excluding Zion National Park;
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195 Service lands in the following townships in Kane and Garfield counties, as more fully
196 illustrated in the map prepared by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled
197 "Panguitch Lake Region Grazing Zone":
198 (i) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 9W, Township 38S Range 8W, Township
199 38S Range 7W, Township 38S Range 6W, Township 39S Range 8W, and Township 39S
200 Range 7W; and
201 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 35S Range 7W, Township 36S Range 7W,
202 Township 34S Range 6W, Township 35S Range 6W, Township 36S Range 6W, Township 37S
203 Range 6W, Township 34S Range 5W, Township 35S Range 5W, Township 36S Range 5W,
204 and Township 37S Range 5W;
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206 Service lands in the following townships in Kane and Garfield counties, as more fully
207 illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Kane and Garfield counties GIS departments in
208 February 2014, entitled "East Fork Region Grazing Zone":
209 (i) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 5W, Township 38S Range 4.5W, Township
210 39S Range 5W, and Township 39S Range 4.5W; and
211 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 34S Range 4 1/2W, Township 35S Range 4 1/2W,
212 Township 36S Range 4 1/2W, Township 37S Range 4 1/2W, Township 33S Range 4W,
213 Township 34S Range 4W, Township 35S Range 4W, Township 36S Range 4W, Township 37S
214 Range 4W, Township 33S Range 3W, Township 34S Range 3W, Township 35S Range 3W,
215 Township 36S Range 3W, Township 33S Range 2W, Township 34S Range 2W, and Township
216 35S Range 2W;
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218 Service lands in the following townships in Piute County, as more fully illustrated in the map
219 prepared by the Piute GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sevier River Region Grazing
220 Zone": Township 27S Range 3W, Township 28S Range 3W, and Township 29S Range 3W;
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222 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Piute and Garfield counties, as more fully
223 illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Piute and Garfield counties GIS departments in
224 February 2014, entitled "Kingston Canyon Region Grazing Zone":
225 (i) in Piute County, Township 30S Range 3W, Township 30S Range 2.5W, and
226 Township 30S Range 2W; and
227 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 32S Range 4W, Township 31S Range 3W,
228 Township 32S Range 3W, Township 31S Range 2 1/2W, Township 31S Range 2W, Township
229 32S Range 2W, Township 31S Range 1W, and Township 32S Range 1W;
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231 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Piute County, as more fully illustrated in the
232 map prepared by the Piute County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Monroe
233 Mountain Region Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 3W, Township 27S Range 2.5W,
234 Township 28S Range 2.5W, Township 29S Range 2.5W, Township 26S Range 2W, Township
235 27S Range 2W, Township 28S Range 2W, Township 29S Range 2W, Township 26S Range
236 1W, and Township 27S Range 1W;
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238 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in
239 the map prepared by the Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Parker
240 Mountain Region Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 2E, Township 27S Range 2E,
241 Township 28S Range 2E, Township 29S Range 2E, and Township 30S Range 2E;
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243 lands in the following townships in Wayne and Garfield counties, as more fully illustrated in
244 the map jointly prepared by the Wayne and Garfield counties GIS departments in February
245 2014, entitled "Boulder Mountain Region Grazing Zone":
246 (i) in Wayne County, Township 30S Range 3E, Township 30S Range 4E, and
247 Township 30S Range 5E; and
248 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 35S Range 3W, Township 33S Range 2W,
249 Township 34S Range 2W, Township 35S Range 2W, Township 31S Range 1W, Township 32S
250 Range 1W, Township 33S Range 1W, Township 34S Range 1W, Township 35S Range 1W,
251 Township 31S Range 1E, Township 32S Range 1E, Township 33S Range 1E, Township 34S
252 Range 1E, Township 31S Range 2E, Township 32S Range 2E, Township 33S Range 2E,
253 Township 34S Range 2E, Township 31S Range 3E, Township 32S Range 3E, Township 33S
254 Range 3E, Township 31S Range 4E, Township 32S Range 4E, Township 33S Range 4E,
255 Township 30 1/2S Range 5E, Township 31S Range 5E, Township 32S Range 5E, and
256 Township 31S Range 6E;
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258 lands in the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map
259 prepared by the Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Thousand Lake
260 Region Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 4E, Township 27S Range 4E, and Township 28S
261 Range 4E;
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263 lands in the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map
264 prepared by the Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Hartnet-Middle
265 Desert Region Grazing Zone": Township 28S Range 7E, Township 27S Range 8E, and
266 Township 28S Range 8E;
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268 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
269 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sandy No. 1 Region Grazing
270 Zone": Township 29S Range 8E and Township 30S Range 8E;
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272 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
273 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Blue Benches Region Grazing
274 Zone": Township 29S Range 9E, Township 29S Range 10E, and Township 30S Range 10E;
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276 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
277 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Wild Horse Region Grazing Zone":
278 Township 27S Range 10E and Township 27S Range 11E;
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280 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
281 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Hanksville Region Grazing Zone":
282 Township 29S Range 11E, Township 30S Range 11E, Township 28S Range 12E, Township
283 29S Range 12E, Township 30S Range 12E, and Township 30S Range 13E;
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285 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
286 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Jeffery Wells Region Grazing
287 Zone": Township 27S Range 14E and Township 27S Range 15E;
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289 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
290 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Robbers Roost Region Grazing
291 Zone": Township 29S Range 14E;
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293 the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
294 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "French Springs Region Grazing
295 Zone": Township 30S Range 16E;
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297 lands in the following townships in Sanpete County, as more fully illustrated in the map
298 prepared by the Sanpete County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "12 Mile C&H
299 Region Grazing Zone": Township 19S Range 3E and Township 20S Range 3E;
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301 lands in the following townships in Sanpete County, as more fully illustrated in the map
302 prepared by the Sanpete County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Horseshoe Region
303 Grazing Zone": Township 14S Range 5E, Township 14S Range 6E, Township 15S Range 5E,
304 and Township 15S Range 6E;
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306 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
307 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
308 entitled "Nokai Dome Region Grazing Zone": Township 38S Range 11E, Township 38S Range
309 12E, Township 39S Range 11E, Township 39S Range 12E, Township 39S Range 13E,
310 Township 39S Range 14E, Township 39S Range 15E, Township 40S Range 10E, Township
311 40S Range 11E, Township 40S Range 12E, Township 40S Range 13E, Township 40S Range
312 14E, Township 41S Range 9E, Township 41S Range 10E, Township 41S Range 11E, and
313 Township 41S Range 12E;
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315 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
316 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
317 entitled "Grand Gulch Region Grazing Zone": Township 37S Range 17E, Township 37S Range
318 18E, Township 38S Range 16E, Township 38S Range 17E, Township 38S Range 18E,
319 Township 39S Range 14E, Township 39S Range 15E, Township 39S Range 16E, Township
320 39S Range 17E, Township 39S Range 18E, Township 40S Range 14E, Township 40S Range
321 15E, Township 40S Range 16E, Township 40S Range 17E, and Township 40S Range 18E;
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323 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
324 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
325 entitled "Cedar Mesa East Region Grazing Zone": Township 36S Range 20E, Township 37S
326 Range 18E, Township 37S Range 19E, Township 37S Range 20E, Township 37S Range 21E,
327 Township 38S Range 18E, Township 38S Range 19E, Township 38S Range 20E, Township
328 38S Range 21E, Township 39S Range 18E, Township 39S Range 19E, Township 39S Range
329 20E, Township 39S Range 21E, Township 40S Range 18E, Township 40S Range 19E,
330 Township 40S Range 20E, Township 40S Range 21E, Township 41S Range 18E, Township
331 41S Range 19E, Township 41S Range 20E, and Township 41S Range 21E;
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333 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
334 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
335 entitled "Mancos Mesa Region Grazing Zone": Township 35S Range 13E, Township 36S
336 Range 12E, Township 36S Range 13E, Township 36S Range 14E, Township 37S Range 12E,
337 Township 37S Range 13E, Township 37S Range 14E, Township 37S Range 15E, Township
338 38S Range 11E, Township 38S Range 12E, Township 38S Range 13E, Township 38S Range
339 14E, Township 38S Range 15E, Township 38S Range 18E, Township 39S Range 13E,
340 Township 39S Range 14E, and Township 39S Range 15E;
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342 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
343 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
344 entitled "Red Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 33S Range 14E, Township 34S Range
345 13E, Township 34S Range 14E, Township 34S Range 15E, Township 35S Range 13E,
346 Township 35S Range 14E, Township 35S Range 15E, Township 36S Range 14E, Township
347 36S Range 15E, Township 36S Range 16E, Township 36S Range 17E, Township 37S Range
348 14E, Township 37S Range 15E, Township 37S Range 16E, Township 37S Range 17E,
349 Township 38S Range 15E, and Township 38S Range 16E;
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351 National Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
352 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
353 entitled "White Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 33S Range 14E, Township 33S
354 Range 15E, Township 33S Range 16E, Township 34S Range 14E, Township 34S Range 15E,
355 Township 34S Range 16E, Township 34S Range 17E, Township 35S Range 15E, Township
356 35S Range 16E, Township 35S Range 17E, Township 35S Range 18E, Township 36S Range
357 15E, Township 36S Range 16E, Township 36S Range 17E, Township 36S Range 18E,
358 Township 37S Range 17E, and Township 37S Range 18E;
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360 certain Forest Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully
361 illustrated in the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014,
362 entitled "Dark Canyon/Hammond Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 34S Range 17E,
363 Township 34S Range 18E, Township 34S Range 19E, Township 34S Range 20E, Township
364 35S Range 17E, Township 35S Range 18E, Township 35S Range 19E, Township 35S Range
365 20E, Township 36S Range 18E, Township 36S Range 19E, Township 36S Range 20E, and
366 Township 37S Range 19E;
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368 Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in the
369 map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled
370 "Chippean/Indian Creek Region Grazing Zone": Township 32S Range 21E, Township 32S
371 Range 22E, Township 33S Range 21E, Township 33S Range 22E, Township 34S Range 20E,
372 Township 34S Range 21E, Township 34S Range 22E, Township 35S Range 20E, Township
373 35S Range 21E, and Township 35S Range 22E;
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375 the following townships in Garfield County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
376 the Garfield County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Henry Mountain Region
377 Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 7E, Township 31S Range 8E, Township 32S Range 8E,
378 Township 33S Range 8E, Township 34S Range 8E, Township 31S Range 9E, Township 32S
379 Range 9E, Township 33S Range 9E, Township 34S Range 9E, Township 35S Range 9E,
380 Township 31S Range 10E, Township 32S Range 10E, Township 33S Range 10E, Township
381 34S Range 10E, Township 35S Range 10E, Township 31S Range 11E, Township 32S Range
382 11E, Township 33S Range 11E, Township 34S Range 11E, Township 32S Range 12E,
383 Township 33S Range 12E, and Township 34S Range 12E;
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385 National Park Service lands in the following townships in Garfield County, as more fully
386 illustrated in the map prepared by the Garfield County GIS department in February 2014,
387 entitled "Glen Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 36S Range 9E, Township 36S Range
388 10E, Township 37S Range 10E, Township 35S Range 11E, Township 36S Range 11E,
389 Township 37S Range 11E, Township 31S Range 12E, Township 32S Range 12E, Township
390 33S Range 12E, Township 34S Range 12E, Township 35S Range 12E, Township 35 1/2S
391 Range 12E, Township 36S Range 12E, Township 37S Range 12E, Township 31S Range 13E,
392 Township 32S Range 13E, Township 33S Range 13E, Township 34S Range 13E, Township
393 35S Range 13E, Township 35 1/2S Range 13E, Township 36S Range 13E, Township 31S
394 Range 14E, Township 32S Range 14E, Township 32 1/2S Range 14E, Township 33S Range
395 14E, Township 31S Range 15E, Township 32S Range 15E, Township 32 1/2S Range 15E,
396 Township 33S Range 15E, Township 30 1/2S Range 16E, Township 31S Range 16E,
397 Township 32S Range 16E, Township 30 1/2S Range 17E, Township 31S Range 17E,
398 Township 32S Range 17E, Township 30 1/2S Range 18E, and Township 31S Range 18E;
399 [
400 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Kane County, as more fully illustrated in the
401 map prepared by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Glendale Bench
402 Region Grazing Zone": Township 39S Range 6W, Township 39S Range 5W, Township 39S
403 Range 4.5W, Township 40S Range 7W, Township 40S Range 6W, Township 41S Range 7W,
404 and Township 41S Range 6W;
405 [
406 Service lands in the following townships in Kane County, as more fully illustrated in the map
407 prepared by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "John R. Region
408 Grazing Zone": Township 41S Range 7W, Township 41S Range 6W, Township 42S Range
409 7W, Township 42S Range 6W, Township 43S Range 6W, and Township 44S Range 6W;
410 [
411 lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map
412 prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 17 West,
413 Township 43 South Range 18 West, Township 43 South Range 19 West, Township 43 South
414 Range 20 West, Township 42 South Range 18 West, Township 42 South Range 19 West,
415 Township 42 South Range 20 West, Township 41 South Range 17 West, Township 41 South
416 Range 18 West, Township 41 South Range 19 West, Township 41 South Range 20 West,
417 Township 40 South Range 18 West, Township 40 South Range 19 West, and Township 40
418 South Range 20 West;
419 [
420 BLM lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the
421 map prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 40 South Range 17 West,
422 Township 40 South Range 18 West, Township 40 South Range 19 West, Township 40 South
423 Range 20 West, Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39 South Range 17 West,
424 Township 39 South Range 18 West, Township 39 South Range 19 West, Township 39 South
425 Range 20 West, Township 38 South Range 18 West, Township 38 South Range 19 West, and
426 Township 38 South Range 20 West;
427 [
428 Service lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the
429 map prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 37 South Range 17 West
430 and Township 37 South Range 18 West;
431 [
432 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
433 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 16 West, Township 42
434 South Range 17 West, Township 43 South Range 16 West, and Township 43 South Range 17
435 West;
436 [
437 the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
438 by the Washington County GIS department: Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39
439 South Range 17 West, Township 40 South Range 16 West, Township 40 South Range 17
440 West, Township 41 South Range 16 West, Township 41 South Range 17 West, and Township
441 41 South Range 18 West;
442 [
443 Forest Service lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully
444 illustrated in the map prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 37 South
445 Range 15 West, Township 37 South Range 16 West, Township 37 South Range 17 West,
446 Township 37 South Range 18 West, Township 37 South Range 19 West, Township 37 South
447 Range 20 West, Township 38 South Range 13 West, Township 38 South Range 14 West,
448 Township 38 South Range 15 West, Township 38 South Range 16 West, Township 38 South
449 Range 17 West, Township 38 South Range 18 West, Township 38 South Range 19 West,
450 Township 39 South Range 13 West, Township 39 South Range 14 West, Township 39 South
451 Range 15 West, Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39 South Range 17 West, and
452 Township 39 South Range 18 West;
453 [
454 the following township in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
455 the Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 13 West;
456 [
457 following township in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
458 Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 11 West;
459 [
460 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
461 the Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 10 West and Township 39
462 South Range 10 West;
463 [
464 BLM lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the
465 map prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 39 South Range 11 West,
466 Township 39 South Range 12 West, Township 39 South Range 13 West, Township 40 South
467 Range 11 West, Township 40 South Range 12 West, Township 40 South Range 13 West,
468 Township 41 South Range 11 West, Township 41 South Range 12 West, and Township 41
469 South Range 13 West;
470 [
471 following townships in Washington County: Township 41 South Range 11 West, Township 41
472 South Range 12 West, Township 41 South Range 13 West, Township 42 South Range 11
473 West, Township 42 South Range 12 West, and Township 42 South Range 13 West;
474 [
475 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
476 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 13 West, Township 42
477 South Range 14 West, Township 42 South Range 15 West, Township 43 South Range 13
478 West, Township 43 South Range 14 West, and Township 43 South Range 15 West;
479 [
480 the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
481 by the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 11 West, Township 42
482 South Range 12 West, Township 42 South Range 13 West, Township 43 South Range 11
483 West, Township 43 South Range 12 West, and Township 43 South Range 13 West; and
484 [
485 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
486 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 9.5 West, Township 42
487 South Range 10 West, Township 42 South Range 11 West, Township 43 South Range 9.5
488 West, Township 43 South Range 10 West, and Township 43 South Range 11 West.
489 (3) Printed copies of the maps referenced in Subsection (2) shall be available for
490 inspection by the public at the offices of the Utah Association of Counties.
491 (4) The state finds with respect to the grazing zones described in Subsection (2) that:
492 (a) agricultural livestock industry on the lands comprising these zones has provided a
493 significant contribution to the history, customs, culture, economy, welfare, and other values of
494 each area for more than 100 years;
495 (b) the potential for abundant natural and vegetative resources exists within these zones
496 if managed properly, that will support and expand continued, responsible agricultural livestock
497 activities and wildlife habitat;
498 (c) agricultural livestock activities in these zones and the associated historic resources,
499 human history, shaping of human endeavors, variety of cultural resources, landmarks,
500 structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest are worthy of recognition,
501 preservation, and protection;
502 (d) (i) the highest management priority for lands within these zones is the preservation,
503 restoration, and enhancement of watershed and rangeland health to sustain and expand forage
504 production for both livestock grazing and wildlife habitat, and the restoration and development
505 of historic, existing, and future livestock grazing and wildlife habitat resources in order to
506 provide protection for the resources, objects, customs, culture, and values identified above; and
507 (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (4)(d)(i), if part or all of any zone lies within a sage
508 grouse management area, then the management priorities for such part shall be consistent with
509 the management priorities set forth in Subsection (4)(d)(i) to the maximum extent consistent
510 with the management priorities of the sage grouse management area;
511 (e) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), responsible development of any deposits of energy
512 and mineral resources, including oil, natural gas, oil shale, oil sands, coal, phosphate, gold,
513 uranium, and copper, as well as areas with wind and solar energy potential, that may exist in
514 these zones is compatible with the management priorities of Subsection (4)(d)(i) in these
515 zones; and
516 (f) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), responsible development of any recreation
517 resources, including roads, campgrounds, water resources, trails, OHV use, sightseeing,
518 canyoneering, hunting, fishing, trapping, and hiking resources that may exist in these grazing
519 zones is compatible with the management priorities of Subsection (4)(d)(i) in these grazing
520 zones.
521 (5) The state finds with respect to the zones described in Subsection (2) that the
522 historic levels of livestock grazing activity and other values identified in Subsection (4) in each
523 zone have greatly diminished, or are under other serious threat, due to:
524 (a) unreasonable, arbitrary, and unlawfully restrictive federal management policies,
525 including:
526 (i) de facto managing for wilderness in nonwilderness areas and non-WSAs;
527 (ii) ignoring the chiefly valuable for grazing designation of the Secretary of the Interior
528 applicable to each of these zones; and
529 (iii) the arbitrary administrative reductions in animal unit months of permitted forage;
530 (b) inflexible federal grazing practices that disallow grazing at different times each year
531 proven to be most effective for maintaining and enhancing rangeland conditions;
532 (c) mismanagement of wild horses and burros resulting in competition for forage by
533 excess and mismanaged populations of wild horses and burros in Beaver and Emery counties;
534 (d) improper management of vegetation resulting in the overgrowth of pinion, invasive
535 species, and juniper, and other woody vegetation that:
536 (i) compromise watershed and rangeland health;
537 (ii) crowd out grazing forage;
538 (iii) degrade habitat and limit wildlife populations;
539 (iv) reduce water yield; and
540 (v) heighten the risk of catastrophic wildfire; and
541 (e) other practices that degrade overall rangeland health.
542 (6) To protect and preserve against the threats described in Subsection (5), the state
543 supports the following with respect to the zones described in Subsection (2):
544 (a) efficient and sustained policies, programs, and practices directed at preserving,
545 restoring, and enhancing watershed and rangeland health to maximize:
546 (i) all permitted forage production for livestock grazing and other compatible uses,
547 including flexible grazing on and off dates adaptive to yearly climate and range conditions; and
548 (ii) forage for fish and wildlife;
549 (b) a cooperative management approach by federal agencies, the state, and local
550 government agencies to achieve broadly supported management plans for the full development
551 of:
552 (i) forage resources for grazing livestock and wildlife; and
553 (ii) other uses compatible with livestock grazing and wildlife utilization;
554 (c) effective and responsible management of wild horses and burros to eliminate excess
555 populations; and
556 (d) effective and responsible management of wildlife habitat.
557 (7) The state requests that the federal agencies that administer lands within each
558 grazing zone:
559 (a) fully cooperate and coordinate with the state and the respective counties within
560 which each grazing zone is situated to develop, amend, and implement land and resource
561 management plans, and implement management decisions that are consistent with the
562 purposes, goals, and policies described in this section to the maximum extent allowed under
563 federal law;
564 (b) expedite the processing, granting, and streamlining of grazing permits, range
565 improvements, and applications to enhance and otherwise develop all existing and permitted
566 grazing resources located within each grazing zone, including renewable vegetative resources;
567 (c) allow continued maintenance and increased development of roads, power lines,
568 pipeline infrastructure, and other utilities necessary to achieve the goals, purposes, and policies
569 described in this section and consistent with multiple use and sustained yield principles;
570 (d) refrain from any planning decisions and management actions that will undermine,
571 restrict, or diminish the goals, purposes, and policies for each grazing zone as stated in this
572 section;
573 (e) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), refrain from implementing a policy that is contrary
574 to the goals and purposes described within this section; and
575 (f) refrain from implementing utilization standards less than 50%, unless:
576 (i) implementing a standard of less than 50% utilization on a temporary basis is
577 necessary to resolve site-specific concerns; and
578 (ii) the federal agency consults, coordinates, and cooperates fully with local
579 governments.
580 (8) (a) If a grazing zone described in Subsection (2) is managed or neglected in such a
581 way as to increase the risk of catastrophic wildfire, and if the chief executive officer of a
582 county or a county sheriff finds that the catastrophic wildfire risk adversely affects the health,
583 safety, and welfare of the people of the political subdivision and that increased livestock
584 grazing in part or all of the grazing zone would substantially reduce that adverse effect:
585 (i) Subsections 11-51-103(1)(a) and (b) shall govern and apply to the chief executive
586 officer and the county sheriff with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in
587 the grazing zone; and
588 (ii) Subsection 11-51-103(1)(b) shall govern and apply to the attorney general with
589 respect to making increased livestock grazing available in the grazing zone.
590 (b) If a grazing zone described in Subsection (2) is managed or neglected in such a way
591 as to increase the risk of catastrophic wildfire, and if the chief executive officer of a county or a
592 county sheriff finds that the catastrophic wildfire risk constitutes an imminent threat to the
593 health, safety, and welfare of the people of the political subdivision and that increased livestock
594 grazing in part or all of the grazing zone would substantially reduce that imminent threat:
595 (i) Subsections 11-51-103(2) and (3) shall govern and apply to the chief executive
596 officer and the county sheriff with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in
597 the grazing zone; and
598 (ii) Subsection 11-51-103(3) and Section 11-51-104 shall govern and apply to the
599 attorney general with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in the grazing
600 zone.
601 (9) (a) The state recognizes the importance of all grazing districts on Utah BLM and
602 Forest Service lands but establishes the grazing zones described in Subsection (2) to provide
603 special protection and preservation against the identified threats found in Subsection (5) to
604 exist in these zones.
605 (b) It is the intent of the state to designate additional grazing agricultural commodity
606 zones in future years, if circumstances warrant special protection and preservation for new
607 zones.
608 (10) The state calls upon applicable federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate with
609 each other and establish applicable intergovernmental standing commissions, with membership
610 consisting of representatives from the United States government, the state, and local
611 governments to coordinate and achieve consistency in planning decisions and management
612 actions in zones described in Subsection (2) in order to achieve the goals, purposes, and
613 policies described in this section.
614 (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, and subject to Subsection
615 (4)(d)(ii), the state's mineral, oil, gas, and energy policies and plans on land within the zones
616 described in Subsection (2) shall be governed by Sections 63J-4-401 and 63J-8-104.
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