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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 and modifies Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones in Garfield
13 County; and
14 ▸ makes technical changes.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 63J-8-105.8, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 121
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 63J-8-105.8 is amended to read:
25 63J-8-105.8. Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones established --
26 Findings -- Management and land use priorities.
27 (1) There are established Utah Grazing Agricultural Commodity Zones in the counties
28 of Beaver, Emery, Garfield, Kane, Piute, Iron, Sanpete, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and
29 Wayne for the purpose of:
30 (a) preserving and protecting the agricultural livestock industry from ongoing threats;
31 (b) preserving and protecting the history, culture, custom, and economic value of the
32 agricultural livestock industry from ongoing threats; and
33 (c) maximizing efficient and responsible restoration, reclamation, preservation,
34 enhancement, and development of forage and watering resources for grazing and wildlife
35 practices and affected natural, historical, and cultural activities.
36 (2) The titles, land area, and boundaries of the zones are as follows:
37 (a) "Escalante Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM, National Park
38 Service, and Forest Service lands in the following townships in Garfield and Kane counties, as
39 more fully illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Garfield County and Kane County
40 Geographic Information Systems departments entitled "Escalante Region Grazing Zone":
41 (i) in Garfield County, Township 32S Range 6E, Township 32S Range 7E, Township
42 33S Range 4E, Township 33S Range 5E, Township 33S Range 6E, Township 33S Range 7E,
43 Township 33S Range 8E, Township 34S Range 2E, Township 34S Range 3E, Township 34S
44 Range 4E, Township 34S Range 5E, Township 34S Range 6E, Township 34S Range 7E,
45 Township 34S Range 8E, Township 35S Range 1E, Township 35S Range 2E, Township 35S
46 Range 3E, Township 35S Range 4E, Township 35S Range 5E, Township 35S Range 6E,
47 Township 35S Range 7E, Township 35S Range 8E, Township 36S Range 1W, Township 36S
48 Range 2W, Township 36S Range 3W, Township 36S Range 1E, Township 36S Range 2E,
49 Township 36S Range 3E, Township 36S Range 4E, Township 36S Range 5E, Township 36S
50 Range 6E, Township 36S Range 7E, Township 36S Range 8E, Township 36S Range 9E,
51 Township 37S Range 1W, Township 37S Range 2W, Township 37S Range 3W, Township 37S
52 Range 4W, Township 37S Range 1E, Township 37S Range 2E, Township 37S Range 3E,
53 Township 37S Range 4E, Township 37S Range 5E, Township 37S Range 6E, Township 37S
54 Range 7E, Township 37S Range 8E, and Township 37S Range 9E; and
55 (ii) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 1W, Township 38S Range 2W, Township
56 38S Range 3W, Township 38S Range 4W, Township 38S Range 1E, Township 38S Range 2E,
57 Township 38S Range 3E, Township 38S Range 4E, Township 38S Range 5E, Township 38S
58 Range 6E, Township 38S Range 7E, Township 38S Range 8E, Township 38S Range 9E,
59 Township 39S Range 1W, Township 39S Range 2W, Township 39S Range 3W, Township 39S
60 Range 4W, Township 39S Range 4.5W, Township 39S Range 1E, Township 39S Range 2E,
61 Township 39S Range 3E, Township 39S Range 4E, Township 39S Range 5E, Township 39S
62 Range 6E, Township 39S Range 7E, Township 39S Range 8E, Township 39S Range 9E,
63 Township 40S Range 1W, Township 40S Range 2W, Township 40S Range 3W, Township 40S
64 Range 4W, Township 40S Range 4.5W, Township 40S Range 5W, Township 40S Range 1E,
65 Township 40S Range 2E, Township 40S Range 3E, Township 40S Range 4E, Township 40S
66 Range 5E, Township 40S Range 6E, Township 40S Range 7E, Township 40S Range 8E,
67 Township 40S Range 9E, Township 40.5S Range 9E, Township 41S Range 1W, Township
68 41S Range 2W, Township 41S Range 3W, Township 41S Range 4W, Township 41S Range
69 4.5W, Township 41S Range 5W, Township 41S Range 1E, Township 41S Range 2E,
70 Township 41S Range 3E, Township 41S Range 4E, Township 41S Range 5E, Township 41S
71 Range 6E, Township 41S Range 7E, Township 41S Range 8E, Township 41S Range 9E,
72 Township 42S Range 1W, Township 42S Range 2W, Township 42S Range 3W, Township 42S
73 Range 4W, Township 42S Range 4.5W, Township 42S Range 5W, Township 42S Range 1E,
74 Township 42S Range 2E, Township 42S Range 3E, Township 42S Range 4E, Township 42S
75 Range 5E, Township 42S Range 6E, Township 42S Range 7E, Township 42S Range 8E,
76 Township 42S Range 9E, Township 42.5S Range 6.5E, Township 42.5S Range 7E, Township
77 43S Range 1W, Township 43S Range 2W, Township 43S Range 3W, Township 43S Range
78 4W, Township 43S Range 4.5W, Township 43S Range 5W, Township 43S Range 1E,
79 Township 43S Range 2E, Township 43S Range 3E, Township 43S Range 4E, Township 43S
80 Range 5E, Township 43S Range 6E, Township 44S Range 1W, Township 44S Range 2W,
81 Township 44S Range 3W, Township 44S Range 4W, Township 44S Range 4.5W, Township
82 44S Range 5W, Township 44S Range 1E, Township 44S Range 2E, Township 44S Range 3E,
83 Township 44S Range 4E, and Township 44S Range 5E;
84 (b) "Beaver County Southwest Desert Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
85 BLM lands in the following townships in Beaver County, as more fully illustrated in the map
86 prepared by the Beaver County Geographic Information Systems Departments entitled "Beaver
87 County Southeast Desert Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 11W, Township 27S Range
88 11W, Township 28S Range 11W, Township 29S Range 11W, Township 30S Range 11W,
89 Township 26S Range 12W, Township 27S Range 12W, Township 28S Range 12W, Township
90 29S Range 12W, Township 30S Range 12W, Township 26S Range 13W, Township 27S
91 Range 13W, Township 28S Range 13W, Township 29S Range 13W, Township 30S Range
92 13W, Township 26S Range 14W, Township 27S Range 14W, Township 28S Range 14W,
93 Township 29S Range 14W, Township 30S Range 14W, Township 26S Range 15W, Township
94 27S Range 15W, Township 28S Range 15W, Township 29S Range 15W, Township 30S
95 Range 15W, Township 26S Range 16W, Township 27S Range 16W, Township 28S Range
96 16W, Township 29S Range 16W, Township 30S Range 16W, Township 26S Range 17W,
97 Township 27S Range 17W, Township 28S Range 17W, Township 29S Range 17W, Township
98 30S Range 17W, Township 26S Range 18W, Township 27S Range 18W, Township 28S
99 Range 18W, Township 29S Range 18W, Township 30S Range 18W, Township 26S Range
100 19W, Township 27S Range 19W, Township 28S Range 19W, Township 29S Range 19W,
101 Township 30S Range 19W, Township 26S Range 20W, Township 27S Range 20W, Township
102 28S Range 20W, Township 29S Range 20W, and Township 30S Range 20W;
103 (c) "Beaver County Central Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
104 Service lands in the following townships in Beaver County, as more fully illustrated in the map
105 prepared by the Beaver County Geographic Information Systems Department entitled "Beaver
106 County Central Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 7W, Township 26S Range 8W,
107 Township 26S Range 9W, Township 26S Range 10W, Township 27S Range 7W, Township
108 27S Range 8W, Township 27S Range 9W, Township 27S Range 10W, Township 28S Range
109 7W, Township 28S Range 8W, Township 28S Range 9W, Township 28S Range 10W,
110 Township 29S Range 7W, Township 29S Range 8W, Township 29S Range 9W, Township 29S
111 Range 10W, Township 30S Range 7W, Township 30S Range 8W, Township 30S Range 9W,
112 and Township 30S Range 10W;
113 (d) "Tushar Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
114 Service lands in the following townships in Beaver, Garfield, and Piute counties, as more fully
115 illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Beaver, Garfield, and Piute counties GIS
116 departments in February 2014, entitled "Tushar Mountain Region Grazing Zone":
117 (i) in Beaver County, Township 28S Range 4W, Township 29S Range 4W, Township
118 27S Range 5W, Township 28S Range 5W, Township 29S Range 5W, Township 30S Range
119 5W, Township 26S Range 6W, Township 27S Range 6W, Township 28S Range 6W,
120 Township 29S Range 6W, and Township 30S Range 6W;
121 (ii) in Piute County, Township 26S Range 6W, Township 27S Range 6W, Township
122 26S Range 5W, Township 27S Range 5W, Township 28S Range 5W, Township 29S Range
123 5W, Township 30S Range 5W, Township 26S Range 4.5W, Township 26S Range 4W,
124 Township 27S Range 4W, Township 28S Range 4W, Township 29S Range 4W, and Township
125 30S Range 4W; and
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129 (e) "Last Chance Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
130 lands in the following townships in Sevier County, as more fully illustrated in the map
131 prepared by the Sevier County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Last Chance Region
132 Grazing Zone": Township 23S Range 5E, Township 24S Range 4E, Township 24S Range 5E,
133 Township 25S Range 5E, and Township 26S Range 5E;
134 (f) "Muddy Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
135 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
136 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Muddy Creek Region Grazing
137 Zone": Township 22S Range 7E, Township 23S Range 7E, Township 24S Range 7E,
138 Township 25S Range 7E, Township 22S Range 8E, Township 23S Range 8E, Township 24S
139 Range 8E, Township 25S Range 8E, Township 23S Range 9E, and Township 24S Range 9E;
140 (g) "McKay Flat Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
141 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
142 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "McKay Flat Region Grazing Zone":
143 Township 25S Range 9E, Township 26S Range 9E, Township 23S Range 10E, Township 24S
144 Range 10E, Township 25S Range 10E, Township 24S Range 11E, and Township 25S Range
145 11E;
146 (h) "Sinbad Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the following
147 townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the Emery County
148 GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sinbad Region Grazing Zone": Township 20S
149 Range 11E, Township 21S Range 11E, Township 21S Range 12E, Township 22S Range 12E,
150 Township 23S Range 12E, Township 21S Range 13E, Township 22S Range 13E, and
151 Township 23S Range 13E;
152 (i) "Robbers Roost Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
153 following townships in Emery County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
154 Emery County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Robbers Roost Region Grazing
155 Zone": Township 25S Range 13E, Township 26S Range 13E, Township 25S Range 14E,
156 Township 26S Range 14E, Township 25S Range 15E, and Township 26S Range 15E;
157 (j) "Western Iron County Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
158 Service lands in the following townships in Iron County, as more fully illustrated in the map
159 prepared by the Iron County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Western Iron County
160 Region Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 7W, Township 31S Range 8W, Township 31S
161 Range 9W, Township 31S Range 10W, Township 31S Range 11W, Township 31S Range
162 12W, Township 31S Range 13W, Township 31S Range 14W, Township 31S Range 15W,
163 Township 31S Range 16W, Township 31S Range 17W, Township 31S Range 18W, Township
164 31S Range 19W, Township 31S Range 20W, Township 32S Range 8W, Township 32S Range
165 9W, Township 32S Range 10W, Township 32S Range 11W, Township 32S Range 12W,
166 Township 32S Range 13W, Township 32S Range 14W, Township 32S Range 15W, Township
167 32S Range 16W, Township 32S Range 17W, Township 32S Range 18W, Township 32S
168 Range 19W, Township 32S Range 20W, Township 33S Range 8W, Township 33S Range 9W,
169 Township 33S Range 10W, Township 33S Range 11W, Township 33S Range 12W, Township
170 33S Range 13W, Township 33S Range 14W, Township 33S Range 15W, Township 33S
171 Range 16W, Township 33S Range 17W, Township 33S Range 18W, Township 33S Range
172 19W, Township 33S Range 20W, Township 34S Range 9W, Township 34S Range 10W,
173 Township 34S Range 11W, Township 34S Range 12W, Township 34S Range 13W, Township
174 34S Range 14W, Township 34S Range 15W, Township 34S Range 17W, Township 34S
175 Range 18W, Township 34S Range 19W, Township 34S Range 20W, Township 35S Range
176 10W, Township 35S Range 12W, Township 35S Range 13W, Township 35S Range 14W,
177 Township 35S Range 15W, Township 35S Range 17W, Township 35S Range 18W, Township
178 35S Range 19W, Township 35S Range 20W, Township 36S Range 11W, Township 36S
179 Range 12W, Township 36S Range 13W, Township 36S Range 14W, Township 36S Range
180 15W, Township 36S Range 17W, Township 36S Range 18W, Township 36S Range 19W,
181 Township 36S Range 20W, Township 37S Range 12W, Township 37S Range 13W, Township
182 37S Range 14W, and Township 38S Range 12W;
183 (k) "Eastern Iron County Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
184 Service lands in the following townships in Iron County, as more fully illustrated in the map
185 prepared by the Iron County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Eastern Iron County
186 Region Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 6W, Township 31S Range 7W, Township 32S
187 Range 6W, Township 32S Range 7W, Township 33S Range 6W, Township 33S Range 7W,
188 Township 33S Range 8W, Township 34S Range 7W, Township 34S Range 8W, Township 34S
189 Range 9W, Township 35S Range 8W, Township 35S Range 9W, Township 35S Range 10W,
190 Township 36S Range 8W, Township 36S Range 9W, Township 36S Range 10W, Township
191 36S Range 11W, Township 37S Range 8W, Township 37S Range 9W, Township 37S Range
192 11W, Township 37S Range 12W, Township 38S Range 11W, Township 38S Range 12W,
193 Township 38S Range 10W, Township 38S Range 11W, and Township 38S Range 12W,
194 excluding Zion National Park;
195 (l) "Panguitch Lake Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
196 Service lands in the following townships in Kane and Garfield counties, as more fully
197 illustrated in the map prepared by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled
198 "Panguitch Lake Region Grazing Zone," and the map prepared by the Garfield County GIS
199 department in February 2017 entitled "Panguitch Lake Region Grazing Zone":
200 (i) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 9W, Township 38S Range 8W, Township
201 38S Range 7W, Township 38S Range 6W, Township 39S Range 8W, and Township 39S
202 Range 7W; and
203 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 35S Range 7W, Township 36S Range 7W,
204 Township 37S Range 7W, Township 34S Range 6W, Township 35S Range 6W, Township 36S
205 Range 6W, and Township 37S Range 6W[
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207 (m) "East Fork Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
208 lands in the following townships in Kane and Garfield counties, as more fully illustrated in the
209 map jointly prepared by the Kane and Garfield counties GIS departments in February [
210 2017, entitled "East Fork Region Grazing Zone":
211 (i) in Kane County, Township 38S Range 5W, Township 38S Range 4.5W, Township
212 39S Range 5W, and Township 39S Range 4.5W; and
213 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 36S Range 5W, Township 37S Range 5W,
214 Township 32S Range 4.5W, Township 33S Range 4.5W, Township 34S Range [
215 4.5W, Township 35S Range [
216 37S Range [
217 33S Range 4W, Township 34S Range 4W, Township 35S Range 4W, Township 36S Range
218 4W, Township 37S Range 4W, Township 31S Range 3W, Township 32S Range 3W,
219 Township 33S Range 3W, Township 34S Range 3W, Township 35S Range 3W, Township 36S
220 Range 3W, Township 37S Range 3W, Township 31S Range 2.5W, Township 32S Range 2W,
221 Township 33S Range 2W, Township 34S Range 2W, and Township 35S Range 2W;
222 (n) "Sevier River Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
223 lands in the following townships in Piute County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
224 by the Piute GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sevier River Region Grazing Zone":
225 Township 27S Range 3W, Township 28S Range 3W, and Township 29S Range 3W;
226 (o) "Kingston Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
227 Service lands in the following townships in Piute and Garfield counties, as more fully
228 illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Piute and Garfield counties GIS departments in
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230 (i) in Piute County, Township 30S Range 3W, Township 30S Range 2.5W, and
231 Township 30S Range 2W; and
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234 Township 32S Range 2W, Township 31S Range 1W, and Township 32S Range 1W;
235 (p) "Monroe Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
236 Service lands in the following townships in Piute County, as more fully illustrated in the map
237 prepared by the Piute County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Monroe Mountain
238 Region Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 3W, Township 27S Range 2.5W, Township 28S
239 Range 2.5W, Township 29S Range 2.5W, Township 26S Range 2W, Township 27S Range
240 2W, Township 28S Range 2W, Township 29S Range 2W, Township 26S Range 1W, and
241 Township 27S Range 1W;
242 (q) "Parker Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
243 Service lands in the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map
244 prepared by the Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Parker Mountain
245 Region Grazing Zone": Township 26S Range 2E, Township 27S Range 2E, Township 28S
246 Range 2E, Township 29S Range 2E, and Township 30S Range 2E;
247 (r) "Boulder Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
248 Service lands in the following townships in Wayne and Garfield counties, as more fully
249 illustrated in the map jointly prepared by the Wayne and Garfield counties GIS departments in
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251 (i) in Wayne County, Township 30S Range 3E, Township 30S Range 4E, and
252 Township 30S Range 5E; and
253 (ii) in Garfield County, Township 35S Range 3W, Township 36S Range 3W,
254 Township 33S Range 2W, Township 34S Range 2W, Township 35S Range 2W, Township 36S
255 Range 2W, Township 31S Range 1W, Township 32S Range 1W, Township 33S Range 1W,
256 Township 34S Range 1W, Township 35S Range 1W, Township 36S Range 1W, Township 31S
257 Range 1E, Township 32S Range 1E, Township 33S Range 1E, Township 34S Range 1E,
258 Township 35S Range 1E, Township 36S Range 1E, Township 37S Range 1E, Township 31S
259 Range 2E, Township 32S Range 2E, Township 33S Range 2E, Township 34S Range 2E,
260 Township 31S Range 3E, Township 32S Range 3E, Township 33S Range 3E, Township 34S
261 Range 3E, Township 31S Range 4E, Township 32S Range 4E, Township 33S Range 4E,
262 Township [
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264 (s) "Thousand Lake Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service lands
265 in the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
266 the Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Thousand Lake Region Grazing
267 Zone": Township 26S Range 4E, Township 27S Range 4E, and Township 28S Range 4E;
268 (t) "Hartnet-Middle Desert Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
269 the following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
270 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Hartnet-Middle Desert Region
271 Grazing Zone": Township 28S Range 7E, Township 27S Range 8E, and Township 28S Range
272 8E;
273 (u) "Sandy No. 1 Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
274 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
275 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Sandy No. 1 Region Grazing
276 Zone": Township 29S Range 8E and Township 30S Range 8E;
277 (v) "Blue Benches Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
278 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
279 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Blue Benches Region Grazing
280 Zone": Township 29S Range 9E, Township 29S Range 10E, and Township 30S Range 10E;
281 (w) "Wild Horse Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
282 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
283 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Wild Horse Region Grazing Zone":
284 Township 27S Range 10E and Township 27S Range 11E;
285 (x) "Hanksville Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
286 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
287 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Hanksville Region Grazing Zone":
288 Township 29S Range 11E, Township 30S Range 11E, Township 28S Range 12E, Township
289 29S Range 12E, Township 30S Range 12E, and Township 30S Range 13E;
290 (y) "Jeffery Wells Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
291 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
292 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Jeffery Wells Region Grazing
293 Zone": Township 27S Range 14E and Township 27S Range 15E;
294 (z) "Robbers Roost Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
295 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
296 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Robbers Roost Region Grazing
297 Zone": Township 29S Range 14E;
298 (aa) "French Springs Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
299 following townships in Wayne County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
300 Wayne County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "French Springs Region Grazing
301 Zone": Township 30S Range 16E;
302 (bb) "12 Mile C&H Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service lands
303 in the following townships in Sanpete County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
304 the Sanpete County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "12 Mile C&H Region Grazing
305 Zone": Township 19S Range 3E and Township 20S Range 3E;
306 (cc) "Horseshoe Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest Service lands in
307 the following townships in Sanpete County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
308 Sanpete County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Horseshoe Region Grazing Zone":
309 Township 14S Range 5E, Township 14S Range 6E, Township 15S Range 5E, and Township
310 15S Range 6E;
311 (dd) "Nokai Dome Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
312 Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
313 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Nokai
314 Dome Region Grazing Zone": Township 38S Range 11E, Township 38S Range 12E, Township
315 39S Range 11E, Township 39S Range 12E, Township 39S Range 13E, Township 39S Range
316 14E, Township 39S Range 15E, Township 40S Range 10E, Township 40S Range 11E,
317 Township 40S Range 12E, Township 40S Range 13E, Township 40S Range 14E, Township
318 41S Range 9E, Township 41S Range 10E, Township 41S Range 11E, and Township 41S
319 Range 12E;
320 (ee) "Grand Gulch Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
321 Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
322 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Grand
323 Gulch Region Grazing Zone": Township 37S Range 17E, Township 37S Range 18E, Township
324 38S Range 16E, Township 38S Range 17E, Township 38S Range 18E, Township 39S Range
325 14E, Township 39S Range 15E, Township 39S Range 16E, Township 39S Range 17E,
326 Township 39S Range 18E, Township 40S Range 14E, Township 40S Range 15E, Township
327 40S Range 16E, Township 40S Range 17E, and Township 40S Range 18E;
328 (ff) "Cedar Mesa East Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
329 Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
330 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Cedar
331 Mesa East Region Grazing Zone": Township 36S Range 20E, Township 37S Range 18E,
332 Township 37S Range 19E, Township 37S Range 20E, Township 37S Range 21E, Township
333 38S Range 18E, Township 38S Range 19E, Township 38S Range 20E, Township 38S Range
334 21E, Township 39S Range 18E, Township 39S Range 19E, Township 39S Range 20E,
335 Township 39S Range 21E, Township 40S Range 18E, Township 40S Range 19E, Township
336 40S Range 20E, Township 40S Range 21E, Township 41S Range 18E, Township 41S Range
337 19E, Township 41S Range 20E, and Township 41S Range 21E;
338 (gg) "Mancos Mesa Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
339 Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
340 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Mancos
341 Mesa Region Grazing Zone": Township 35S Range 13E, Township 36S Range 12E, Township
342 36S Range 13E, Township 36S Range 14E, Township 37S Range 12E, Township 37S Range
343 13E, Township 37S Range 14E, Township 37S Range 15E, Township 38S Range 11E,
344 Township 38S Range 12E, Township 38S Range 13E, Township 38S Range 14E, Township
345 38S Range 15E, Township 38S Range 18E, Township 39S Range 13E, Township 39S Range
346 14E, and Township 39S Range 15E;
347 (hh) "Red Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National Park
348 Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in the
349 map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Red Canyon
350 Region Grazing Zone": Township 33S Range 14E, Township 34S Range 13E, Township 34S
351 Range 14E, Township 34S Range 15E, Township 35S Range 13E, Township 35S Range 14E,
352 Township 35S Range 15E, Township 36S Range 14E, Township 36S Range 15E, Township
353 36S Range 16E, Township 36S Range 17E, Township 37S Range 14E, Township 37S Range
354 15E, Township 37S Range 16E, Township 37S Range 17E, Township 38S Range 15E, and
355 Township 38S Range 16E;
356 (ii) "White Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
357 Park Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
358 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "White
359 Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 33S Range 14E, Township 33S Range 15E,
360 Township 33S Range 16E, Township 34S Range 14E, Township 34S Range 15E, Township
361 34S Range 16E, Township 34S Range 17E, Township 35S Range 15E, Township 35S Range
362 16E, Township 35S Range 17E, Township 35S Range 18E, Township 36S Range 15E,
363 Township 36S Range 16E, Township 36S Range 17E, Township 36S Range 18E, Township
364 37S Range 17E, and Township 37S Range 18E;
365 (jj) "Dark Canyon/Hammond Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain
366 Forest Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in
367 the map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Dark
368 Canyon/Hammond Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 34S Range 17E, Township 34S
369 Range 18E, Township 34S Range 19E, Township 34S Range 20E, Township 35S Range 17E,
370 Township 35S Range 18E, Township 35S Range 19E, Township 35S Range 20E, Township
371 36S Range 18E, Township 36S Range 19E, Township 36S Range 20E, and Township 37S
372 Range 19E;
373 (kk) "Chippean/Indian Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest
374 Service lands in the following townships in San Juan County, as more fully illustrated in the
375 map prepared by the San Juan County GIS department in February 2014, entitled
376 "Chippean/Indian Creek Region Grazing Zone": Township 32S Range 21E, Township 32S
377 Range 22E, Township 33S Range 21E, Township 33S Range 22E, Township 34S Range 20E,
378 Township 34S Range 21E, Township 34S Range 22E, Township 35S Range 20E, Township
379 35S Range 21E, and Township 35S Range 22E;
380 (ll) "Henry Mountain Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
381 Park Service lands in the following townships in Garfield County, as more fully illustrated in
382 the map prepared by the Garfield County GIS department in February [
383 "Henry Mountain Region Grazing Zone": Township 31S Range 7E, Township 32S Range 7E,
384 Township 31S Range 8E, Township 32S Range 8E, Township 33S Range 8E, Township 34S
385 Range 8E, Township 31S Range 9E, Township 32S Range 9E, Township 33S Range 9E,
386 Township 34S Range 9E, Township 35S Range 9E, Township 31S Range 10E, Township 32S
387 Range 10E, Township 33S Range 10E, Township 34S Range 10E, Township 35S Range 10E,
388 Township 31S Range 11E, Township 32S Range 11E, Township 33S Range 11E, Township
389 34S Range 11E, Township 31S Range 12E, Township 32S Range 12E, Township 33S Range
390 12E, and Township 34S Range 12E;
391 (mm) "Glen Canyon Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and National
392 Park Service lands in the following townships in Garfield County, as more fully illustrated in
393 the map prepared by the Garfield County GIS department in February [
394 "Glen Canyon Region Grazing Zone": Township 36S Range 9E, Township 37S Range 9E,
395 Township 36S Range 10E, Township 37S Range 10E, Township 35S Range 11E, Township
396 36S Range 11E, Township 37S Range 11E, Township 31S Range 12E, Township 32S Range
397 12E, Township 33S Range 12E, Township 34S Range 12E, Township 35S Range 12E,
398 Township [
399 Township 31S Range 13E, Township 32S Range 13E, Township 33S Range 13E, Township
400 34S Range 13E, Township 35S Range 13E, Township [
401 36S Range 13E, Township 31S Range 14E, Township 32S Range 14E, Township [
402 32.5S Range 14E, Township 33S Range 14E, Township 31S Range 15E, Township 32S Range
403 15E, Township [
404 30.5S Range 16E, Township 31S Range 16E, Township 32S Range 16E, Township [
405 30.5S Range 17E, Township 31S Range 17E, Township 32S Range 17E, Township [
406 30.5S Range 18E, and Township 31S Range 18E;
407 (nn) "Glendale Bench Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest
408 Service lands in the following townships in Kane County, as more fully illustrated in the map
409 prepared by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "Glendale Bench
410 Region Grazing Zone": Township 39S Range 6W, Township 39S Range 5W, Township 39S
411 Range 4.5W, Township 40S Range 7W, Township 40S Range 6W, Township 41S Range 7W,
412 and Township 41S Range 6W;
413 (oo) "John R. Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
414 lands in the following townships in Kane County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
415 by the Kane County GIS department in February 2014, entitled "John R. Region Grazing
416 Zone": Township 41S Range 7W, Township 41S Range 6W, Township 42S Range 7W,
417 Township 42S Range 6W, Township 43S Range 6W, and Township 44S Range 6W;
418 (pp) "Beaver Dam Scope Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
419 the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
420 by the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 17 West, Township 43
421 South Range 18 West, Township 43 South Range 19 West, Township 43 South Range 20
422 West, Township 42 South Range 18 West, Township 42 South Range 19 West, Township 42
423 South Range 20 West, Township 41 South Range 17 West, Township 41 South Range 18
424 West, Township 41 South Range 19 West, Township 41 South Range 20 West, Township 40
425 South Range 18 West, Township 40 South Range 19 West, and Township 40 South Range 20
426 West;
427 (qq) "Square Top Daggett Flat Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands
428 in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared
429 by the Washington County GIS department: Township 40 South Range 17 West, Township 40
430 South Range 18 West, Township 40 South Range 19 West, Township 40 South Range 20
431 West, Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39 South Range 17 West, Township 39
432 South Range 18 West, Township 39 South Range 19 West, Township 39 South Range 20
433 West, Township 38 South Range 18 West, Township 38 South Range 19 West, and Township
434 38 South Range 20 West;
435 (rr) "Enterprise Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM and Forest Service
436 lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map
437 prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 37 South Range 17 West and
438 Township 37 South Range 18 West;
439 (ss) "Apex Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the following
440 townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
441 Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 16 West, Township 42 South
442 Range 17 West, Township 43 South Range 16 West, and Township 43 South Range 17 West;
443 (tt) "Veyo/Gunlock Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
444 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
445 the Washington County GIS department: Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39
446 South Range 17 West, Township 40 South Range 16 West, Township 40 South Range 17
447 West, Township 41 South Range 16 West, Township 41 South Range 17 West, and Township
448 41 South Range 18 West;
449 (uu) "Pine Valley Dixie National Forest Grazing Zone," consisting of certain Forest
450 Service lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the
451 map prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 37 South Range 15 West,
452 Township 37 South Range 16 West, Township 37 South Range 17 West, Township 37 South
453 Range 18 West, Township 37 South Range 19 West, Township 37 South Range 20 West,
454 Township 38 South Range 13 West, Township 38 South Range 14 West, Township 38 South
455 Range 15 West, Township 38 South Range 16 West, Township 38 South Range 17 West,
456 Township 38 South Range 18 West, Township 38 South Range 19 West, Township 39 South
457 Range 13 West, Township 39 South Range 14 West, Township 39 South Range 15 West,
458 Township 39 South Range 16 West, Township 39 South Range 17 West, and Township 39
459 South Range 18 West;
460 (vv) "New Harmony Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
461 following township in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
462 Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 13 West;
463 (ww) "Kanarra Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
464 following township in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
465 Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 11 West;
466 (xx) "Kolob Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the following
467 townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by the
468 Washington County GIS department: Township 38 South Range 10 West and Township 39
469 South Range 10 West;
470 (yy) "La Verkin Creek/Dry Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM
471 lands in the following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map
472 prepared by the Washington County GIS department: Township 39 South Range 11 West,
473 Township 39 South Range 12 West, Township 39 South Range 13 West, Township 40 South
474 Range 11 West, Township 40 South Range 12 West, Township 40 South Range 13 West,
475 Township 41 South Range 11 West, Township 41 South Range 12 West, and Township 41
476 South Range 13 West;
477 (zz) "Grafton Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the following
478 townships in Washington County: Township 41 South Range 11 West, Township 41 South
479 Range 12 West, Township 41 South Range 13 West, Township 42 South Range 11 West,
480 Township 42 South Range 12 West, and Township 42 South Range 13 West;
481 (aaa) "Hurricane Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
482 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
483 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 13 West, Township 42
484 South Range 14 West, Township 42 South Range 15 West, Township 43 South Range 13
485 West, Township 43 South Range 14 West, and Township 43 South Range 15 West;
486 (bbb) "Little Creek Region Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
487 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
488 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 11 West, Township 42
489 South Range 12 West, Township 42 South Range 13 West, Township 43 South Range 11
490 West, Township 43 South Range 12 West, and Township 43 South Range 13 West; [
491 (ccc) "Canaan Mountain Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in the
492 following townships in Washington County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
493 the Washington County GIS department: Township 42 South Range 9.5 West, Township 42
494 South Range 10 West, Township 42 South Range 11 West, Township 43 South Range 9.5
495 West, Township 43 South Range 10 West, and Township 43 South Range 11 West[
496 (ddd) "Panguitch Valley Regional Grazing Zone," consisting of certain BLM lands in
497 the following townships in Garfield County, as more fully illustrated in the map prepared by
498 the Garfield County GIS department in February 2017, entitled "Panguitch Valley Region
499 Grazing Zone": Township 34S Range 6W, Township 35S Range 6W, Township 36S Range
500 6W, Township 37S Range 6W, Township 32S Range 5.5W, Township 31S Range 5W,
501 Township 32S Range 5W, Township 33S Range 5W, Township 34S Range 5W, Township 35S
502 Range 5W, Township 36S Range 5W, Township 37S Range 5W, Township 32S Range 4.5W,
503 Township 33S Range 4.5W, Township 34S Range 4.5W, Township 35S Range 4.5W,
504 Township 36S Range 4.5W, Township 31S Range 4W, and Township 31S Range 3W.
505 (3) Printed copies of the maps referenced in Subsection (2) shall be available for
506 inspection by the public at the offices of the Utah Association of Counties.
507 (4) The state finds with respect to the grazing zones described in Subsection (2) that:
508 (a) agricultural livestock industry on the lands comprising these zones has provided a
509 significant contribution to the history, customs, culture, economy, welfare, and other values of
510 each area for more than 100 years;
511 (b) the potential for abundant natural and vegetative resources exists within these zones
512 if managed properly, that will support and expand continued, responsible agricultural livestock
513 activities and wildlife habitat;
514 (c) agricultural livestock activities in these zones and the associated historic resources,
515 human history, shaping of human endeavors, variety of cultural resources, landmarks,
516 structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest are worthy of recognition,
517 preservation, and protection;
518 (d) (i) the highest management priority for lands within these zones is the preservation,
519 restoration, and enhancement of watershed and rangeland health to sustain and expand forage
520 production for both livestock grazing and wildlife habitat, and the restoration and development
521 of historic, existing, and future livestock grazing and wildlife habitat resources in order to
522 provide protection for the resources, objects, customs, culture, and values identified above; and
523 (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (4)(d)(i), if part or all of any zone lies within a sage
524 grouse management area, then the management priorities for such part shall be consistent with
525 the management priorities set forth in Subsection (4)(d)(i) to the maximum extent consistent
526 with the management priorities of the sage grouse management area;
527 (e) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), responsible development of any deposits of energy
528 and mineral resources, including oil, natural gas, oil shale, oil sands, coal, phosphate, gold,
529 uranium, and copper, as well as areas with wind and solar energy potential, that may exist in
530 these zones is compatible with the management priorities of Subsection (4)(d)(i) in these
531 zones; and
532 (f) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), responsible development of any recreation
533 resources, including roads, campgrounds, water resources, trails, OHV use, sightseeing,
534 canyoneering, hunting, fishing, trapping, and hiking resources that may exist in these grazing
535 zones is compatible with the management priorities of Subsection (4)(d)(i) in these grazing
536 zones.
537 (5) The state finds with respect to the zones described in Subsection (2) that the
538 historic levels of livestock grazing activity and other values identified in Subsection (4) in each
539 zone have greatly diminished, or are under other serious threat, due to:
540 (a) unreasonable, arbitrary, and unlawfully restrictive federal management policies,
541 including:
542 (i) de facto managing for wilderness in nonwilderness areas and non-WSAs;
543 (ii) ignoring the chiefly valuable for grazing designation of the Secretary of the Interior
544 applicable to each of these zones; and
545 (iii) the arbitrary administrative reductions in animal unit months of permitted forage;
546 (b) inflexible federal grazing practices that disallow grazing at different times each year
547 proven to be most effective for maintaining and enhancing rangeland conditions;
548 (c) mismanagement of wild horses and burros resulting in competition for forage by
549 excess and mismanaged populations of wild horses and burros in Beaver and Emery counties;
550 (d) improper management of vegetation resulting in the overgrowth of pinion, invasive
551 species, and juniper, and other woody vegetation that:
552 (i) compromise watershed and rangeland health;
553 (ii) crowd out grazing forage;
554 (iii) degrade habitat and limit wildlife populations;
555 (iv) reduce water yield; and
556 (v) heighten the risk of catastrophic wildfire; and
557 (e) other practices that degrade overall rangeland health.
558 (6) To protect and preserve against the threats described in Subsection (5), the state
559 supports the following with respect to the zones described in Subsection (2):
560 (a) efficient and sustained policies, programs, and practices directed at preserving,
561 restoring, and enhancing watershed and rangeland health to maximize:
562 (i) all permitted forage production for livestock grazing and other compatible uses,
563 including flexible grazing on and off dates adaptive to yearly climate and range conditions; and
564 (ii) forage for fish and wildlife;
565 (b) a cooperative management approach by federal agencies, the state, and local
566 government agencies to achieve broadly supported management plans for the full development
567 of:
568 (i) forage resources for grazing livestock and wildlife; and
569 (ii) other uses compatible with livestock grazing and wildlife utilization;
570 (c) effective and responsible management of wild horses and burros to eliminate excess
571 populations; and
572 (d) effective and responsible management of wildlife habitat.
573 (7) The state requests that the federal agencies that administer lands within each
574 grazing zone:
575 (a) fully cooperate and coordinate with the state and the respective counties within
576 which each grazing zone is situated to develop, amend, and implement land and resource
577 management plans, and implement management decisions that are consistent with the
578 purposes, goals, and policies described in this section to the maximum extent allowed under
579 federal law;
580 (b) expedite the processing, granting, and streamlining of grazing permits, range
581 improvements, and applications to enhance and otherwise develop all existing and permitted
582 grazing resources located within each grazing zone, including renewable vegetative resources;
583 (c) allow continued maintenance and increased development of roads, power lines,
584 pipeline infrastructure, and other utilities necessary to achieve the goals, purposes, and policies
585 described in this section and consistent with multiple use and sustained yield principles;
586 (d) refrain from any planning decisions and management actions that will undermine,
587 restrict, or diminish the goals, purposes, and policies for each grazing zone as stated in this
588 section;
589 (e) subject to Subsection (4)(d)(ii), refrain from implementing a policy that is contrary
590 to the goals and purposes described within this section; and
591 (f) refrain from implementing utilization standards less than 50%, unless:
592 (i) implementing a standard of less than 50% utilization on a temporary basis is
593 necessary to resolve site-specific concerns; and
594 (ii) the federal agency consults, coordinates, and cooperates fully with local
595 governments.
596 (8) (a) If a grazing zone described in Subsection (2) is managed or neglected in such a
597 way as to increase the risk of catastrophic wildfire, and if the chief executive officer of a
598 county or a county sheriff finds that the catastrophic wildfire risk adversely affects the health,
599 safety, and welfare of the people of the political subdivision and that increased livestock
600 grazing in part or all of the grazing zone would substantially reduce that adverse effect:
601 (i) Subsections 11-51-103(1)(a) and (b) shall govern and apply to the chief executive
602 officer and the county sheriff with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in
603 the grazing zone; and
604 (ii) Subsection 11-51-103(1)(b) shall govern and apply to the attorney general with
605 respect to making increased livestock grazing available in the grazing zone.
606 (b) If a grazing zone described in Subsection (2) is managed or neglected in such a way
607 as to increase the risk of catastrophic wildfire, and if the chief executive officer of a county or a
608 county sheriff finds that the catastrophic wildfire risk constitutes an imminent threat to the
609 health, safety, and welfare of the people of the political subdivision and that increased livestock
610 grazing in part or all of the grazing zone would substantially reduce that imminent threat:
611 (i) Subsections 11-51-103(2) and (3) shall govern and apply to the chief executive
612 officer and the county sheriff with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in
613 the grazing zone; and
614 (ii) Subsection 11-51-103(3) and Section 11-51-104 shall govern and apply to the
615 attorney general with respect to making increased livestock grazing available in the grazing
616 zone.
617 (9) (a) The state recognizes the importance of all grazing districts on Utah BLM and
618 Forest Service lands but establishes the grazing zones described in Subsection (2) to provide
619 special protection and preservation against the identified threats found in Subsection (5) to
620 exist in these zones.
621 (b) It is the intent of the state to designate additional grazing agricultural commodity
622 zones in future years, if circumstances warrant special protection and preservation for new
623 zones.
624 (10) The state calls upon applicable federal, state, and local agencies to coordinate with
625 each other and establish applicable intergovernmental standing commissions, with membership
626 consisting of representatives from the United States government, the state, and local
627 governments to coordinate and achieve consistency in planning decisions and management
628 actions in zones described in Subsection (2) in order to achieve the goals, purposes, and
629 policies described in this section.
630 (11) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, and subject to Subsection
631 (4)(d)(ii), the state's mineral, oil, gas, and energy policies and plans on land within the zones
632 described in Subsection (2) shall be governed by Sections 63J-4-401 and 63J-8-104.
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