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GRAZING ZONE AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael E. Noel

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Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

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7     LONG TITLE
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;
112          [(c)] (d) "Tushar Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
128          [(d)] (e) "Last Chance Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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;
133          [(e)] (f) "Muddy Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
139          [(f)] (g) "McKay Flat Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
145          [(g)] (h) "Sinbad Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
151          [(h)] (i) "Robbers Roost Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the

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;
156          [(i)] (j) "Western Iron County Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
182          [(j)] (k) "Eastern Iron County Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and

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;
194          [(k)] (l) "Panguitch Lake Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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;
205          [(l)] (m) "East Fork Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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;
217          [(m)] (n) "Sevier River Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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;
221          [(n)] (o) "Kingston Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
230          [(o)] (p) "Monroe Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
237          [(p)] (q) "Parker Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
242          [(q)] (r) "Boulder Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service
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;
257          [(r)] (s) "Thousand Lake Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service
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;
262          [(s)] (t) "Hartnet-Middle Desert Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM
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;
267          [(t)] (u) "Sandy No. 1 Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
271          [(u)] (v) "Blue Benches Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
275          [(v)] (w) "Wild Horse Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the

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;
279          [(w)] (x) "Hanksville Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
284          [(x)] (y) "Jeffery Wells Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
288          [(y)] (z) "Robbers Roost Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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;
292          [(z)] (aa) "French Springs Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
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;
296          [(aa)] (bb) "12 Mile C&H Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service
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;
300          [(bb)] (cc) "Horseshoe Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service
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;
305          [(cc)] (dd) "Nokai Dome Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
314          [(dd)] (ee) "Grand Gulch Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
322          [(ee)] (ff) "Cedar Mesa East Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
332          [(ff)] (gg) "Mancos Mesa Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
341          [(gg)] (hh) "Red Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
350          [(hh)] (ii) "White Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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;
359          [(ii)] (jj) "Dark Canyon/Hammond Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of
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;
367          [(jj)] (kk) "Chippean/Indian Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest
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;
374          [(kk)] (ll) "Henry Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
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;
384          [(ll)] (mm) "Glen Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and
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          [(mm)] (nn) "Glendale Bench Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and

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          [(nn)] (oo) "John R. Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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          [(oo)] (pp) "Beaver Dam Scope Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM
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          [(pp)] (qq) "Square Top Daggett Flat Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
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          [(qq)] (rr) "Enterprise Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
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          [(rr)] (ss) "Apex Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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          [(ss)] (tt) "Veyo/Gunlock Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
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          [(tt)] (uu) "Pine Valley Dixie National Forest Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
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          [(uu)] (vv) "New Harmony Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
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          [(vv)] (ww) "Kanarra Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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          [(ww)] (xx) "Kolob Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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          [(xx)] (yy) "La Verkin Creek/Dry Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
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          [(yy)] (zz) "Grafton Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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          [(zz)] (aaa) "Hurricane Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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          [(aaa)] (bbb) "Little Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
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          [(bbb)] (ccc) "Canaan Mountain Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
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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