S.C.R. 13 Concurrent Resolution on Public Lands Strategy
| Bill Sponsor:  Sen. Hinkins, David P. | Floor Sponsor:  Rep. Stratton, Keven J. |
- Substitute Sponsor: Sen. Hinkins, David P.
- Drafting Attorney: Christine R. Gilbert
- Fiscal Analyst: Ivan D. Djambov
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- Last Action: 28 Mar 2019, Governor Signed
- Last Location: Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
- Effective Date: 28 Mar 2019
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1 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON PUBLIC LANDS
2STRATEGY
32019 GENERAL SESSION
4STATE OF UTAH
5Chief Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
6House Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
7
8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution directs the state to pursue strategies for ensuring sound public lands
11 management policies.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 ▸ recognizes Utah as a public lands state and the state's commitment to perpetually
15 remain a public lands state;
16 ▸ recognizes that state officials should be involved in the creation and implementation
17 of public lands policies; and
18 ▸ directs state legislative bodies and agencies to work with federal legislative bodies,
19 agencies, and other like-minded states to pursue strategies that outline the state's
20 laws, principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies to
21 manage the state's public lands.
22 Special Clauses:
23 None
24
25 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
26 WHEREAS, the state of Utah is a public lands state and is committed to perpetually
27 remaining a public lands state;
28 WHEREAS, Utah's public lands are unparalleled in their beauty, solitude, ecosystems,
29 abundant natural resources, and productivity;
30 WHEREAS, Utah's public lands are for all those who visit and recreate in the state, but
31 the decisions made regarding public lands management and use directly impact the people of
32 Utah;
33 WHEREAS, public lands policies and issues implicate vital constitutional principles,
34 such as state sovereignty and the right to self-governance;
35 WHEREAS, in recent years, state and local officials have advocated for the transfer of
36 federal public lands to state ownership;
37 WHEREAS, the position of state and local officials has often been misunderstood or
38 mischaracterized, which has led to unproductive contention, conflict, and gridlock;
39 WHEREAS, from the beginning, the state has desired effective, efficient, and
40 predictable public lands stewardship strategies, which are vital to Utah's sovereignty, economy,
41 and quality of life;
42 WHEREAS, to account for and protect local and state interests, state officials should be
43 involved in both the creation and implementation of public lands policies;
44 WHEREAS, gridlock does not serve the interests of the state, the people of Utah, or the
45 millions of people who visit Utah every year;
46 WHEREAS, the challenges in public lands management can be overcome by
47 strengthening partnerships with federal agencies and exploring practical changes to federal
48 laws and regulations;
49 WHEREAS, in today's political climate, renewing a partnership between the state and
50 the federal government will likely be the most effective method for ensuring practical
51 legislative reform and sound land management practices;
52 WHEREAS, the state desires to pursue strategies that would outline the state's laws,
53 principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies in a more effective
54 and cooperative manner;
55 WHEREAS, the National Forest Management Act of 1976 requires the Secretary of
56 Agriculture to develop resource management plans for units of the National Forest System in
57 coordination with state and local resource management planning processes; and
58 WHEREAS, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) requires
59 the Secretary of the Interior to provide for meaningful involvement of state and local
60 government officials in the development of land use plans and requires those land use plans to
61 be consistent with state and local land use plans to the maximum extent that the Secretary of
62 the Interior finds consistent with federal law and the purposes of FLMPA:
63 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
64 Governor concurring therein, directs state legislative bodies and agencies to work with federal
65 legislative bodies, agencies, and other like-minded states to pursue strategies that outline the
66 state's laws, principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies to
67 manage the state's public lands.
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This resolution directs the state to pursue strategies for ensuring sound public lands
11 management policies.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 ▸ recognizes Utah as a public lands state and the state's commitment to perpetually
15 remain a public lands state;
16 ▸ recognizes that state officials should be involved in the creation and implementation
17 of public lands policies; and
18 ▸ directs state legislative bodies and agencies to work with federal legislative bodies,
19 agencies, and other like-minded states to pursue strategies that outline the state's
20 laws, principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies to
21 manage the state's public lands.
22 Special Clauses:
23 None
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25 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
26 WHEREAS, the state of Utah is a public lands state and is committed to perpetually
27 remaining a public lands state;
28 WHEREAS, Utah's public lands are unparalleled in their beauty, solitude, ecosystems,
29 abundant natural resources, and productivity;
30 WHEREAS, Utah's public lands are for all those who visit and recreate in the state, but
31 the decisions made regarding public lands management and use directly impact the people of
32 Utah;
33 WHEREAS, public lands policies and issues implicate vital constitutional principles,
34 such as state sovereignty and the right to self-governance;
35 WHEREAS, in recent years, state and local officials have advocated for the transfer of
36 federal public lands to state ownership;
37 WHEREAS, the position of state and local officials has often been misunderstood or
38 mischaracterized, which has led to unproductive contention, conflict, and gridlock;
39 WHEREAS, from the beginning, the state has desired effective, efficient, and
40 predictable public lands stewardship strategies, which are vital to Utah's sovereignty, economy,
41 and quality of life;
42 WHEREAS, to account for and protect local and state interests, state officials should be
43 involved in both the creation and implementation of public lands policies;
44 WHEREAS, gridlock does not serve the interests of the state, the people of Utah, or the
45 millions of people who visit Utah every year;
46 WHEREAS, the challenges in public lands management can be overcome by
47 strengthening partnerships with federal agencies and exploring practical changes to federal
48 laws and regulations;
49 WHEREAS, in today's political climate, renewing a partnership between the state and
50 the federal government will likely be the most effective method for ensuring practical
51 legislative reform and sound land management practices;
52 WHEREAS, the state desires to pursue strategies that would outline the state's laws,
53 principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies in a more effective
54 and cooperative manner;
55 WHEREAS, the National Forest Management Act of 1976 requires the Secretary of
56 Agriculture to develop resource management plans for units of the National Forest System in
57 coordination with state and local resource management planning processes; and
58 WHEREAS, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) requires
59 the Secretary of the Interior to provide for meaningful involvement of state and local
60 government officials in the development of land use plans and requires those land use plans to
61 be consistent with state and local land use plans to the maximum extent that the Secretary of
62 the Interior finds consistent with federal law and the purposes of FLMPA:
63 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
64 Governor concurring therein, directs state legislative bodies and agencies to work with federal
65 legislative bodies, agencies, and other like-minded states to pursue strategies that outline the
66 state's laws, principles, values, priorities, and willingness to work with federal agencies to
67 manage the state's public lands.
Bill Status / Votes
• Senate Actions • House Actions • Fiscal Actions • Other Actions
| Date | Action | Location | Vote |
| 2/28/2019 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/28/2019 | Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed | Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| 2/28/2019 | Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research | Waiting for Introduction in the Senate | |
| 2/28/2019 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst | Senate Rules Committee | |
| 3/4/2019 | Senate/ to standing committee | Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee | |
| 3/6/2019 | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee | 7 0 2 |
| 3/6/2019 (2:27:39 PM) | Senate/ committee report favorable | Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee | |
| 3/6/2019 (2:27:40 PM) | Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/7/2019 | LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/8/2019 | Senate/ to Printing with fiscal note | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/8/2019 (2:50:29 PM) | Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | |
| 3/8/2019 (2:51:32 PM) | Senate/ substituted from # 0 to # 1 | Senate 2nd Reading Calendar | Voice vote |
| 3/8/2019 (2:53:59 PM) | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | Clerk of the House | 24 0 5 |
| 3/8/2019 (2:54:00 PM) | Senate/ to House | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/8/2019 | House/ received from Senate | Clerk of the House | |
| 3/8/2019 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) | House Rules Committee | |
| 3/14/2019 | House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/14/2019 (3:27:40 PM) | House/ 2nd reading | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/14/2019 (5:17:32 PM) | House/ 3rd reading | House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills | |
| 3/14/2019 (5:24:36 PM) | House/ passed 3rd reading | House Speaker | 60 10 5 |
| 3/14/2019 (5:24:37 PM) | House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate | Senate President | |
| 3/14/2019 (5:24:38 PM) | House/ to Senate | Senate President | |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate/ received from House | Senate President | |
| 3/14/2019 | Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/15/2019 | Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/15/2019 | Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared | Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling | |
| 3/22/2019 | Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing | Senate Secretary | |
| 3/22/2019 | Senate/ to Governor | Executive Branch - Governor | |
| 3/28/2019 | Governor Signed | Lieutenant Governor's office for filing |
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