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8 General Description:
9 This bill requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to assist a county with
10 the preparation of a canyon resource management plan for Provo Canyon when
11 requested by the county.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ defines terms;
15 ▸ describes the requirements for a canyon resource management plan;
16 ▸ allows the office to seek assistance from state entities or officials to prepare the
17 plan;
18 ▸ requires a state entity or official to provide reasonable assistance to the office, upon
19 the office's request;
20 ▸ allows the office to coordinate with stakeholders, including public and private
21 landowners and land managers in political subdivisions; and
22 ▸ establishes a sunset date for repeal.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 63I-1-263, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 23, 34, 68, 153, 218, 236,
30 249, 274, 296, 313, 361, 362, 417, 419, and 472
31 ENACTS:
32 63L-11-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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34 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
35 Section 1. Section 63I-1-263 is amended to read:
36 63I-1-263. Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
37 (1) Subsection 63A-5b-405(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
38 improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
39 (2) Section 63A-5b-1003, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
40 2023.
41 (3) Sections 63A-9-301 and 63A-9-302, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
42 Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
43 (4) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
44 (a) Section 63A-18-102 is repealed;
45 (b) Section 63A-18-201 is repealed; and
46 (c) Section 63A-18-202 is repealed.
47 (5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
48 1, 2028.
49 (6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
50 2025.
51 (7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
52 2024.
53 (8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
54 repealed July 1, 2023.
55 (9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
56 July 1, 2023.
57 (10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
58 repealed July 1, 2026.
59 (11) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
60 (12) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1, 2026.
61 (13) Section 63G-6a-805, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
62 Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
63 (14) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
64 2028.
65 (15) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
66 2024.
67 (16) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
68 (17) Subsection 63J-1-602.1(17), relating to the Nurse Home Visiting Restricted
69 Account, is repealed July 1, 2026.
70 (18) Subsection 63J-1-602.2(6), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah Marriage
71 Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
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75 Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
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77 Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
78 (21) Section 63L-11-204, creating a canyon resource management plan for Provo
79 Canyon, is repealed July 1, 2025.
80 (22) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, on
81 January 1, 2033:
82 (a) Sections 63M-7-301, 63M-7-302, 63M-7-303, 63M-7-304, and 63M-7-306 are
83 repealed;
84 (b) Section 63M-7-305, the language that states "council" is replaced with
85 "commission";
86 (c) Subsection 63M-7-305(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
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88 (d) Subsection 63M-7-305(2) is repealed and replaced with:
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90 (a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
91 Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
92 (b) coordinate the implementation of Section 77-18-104 and related provisions in
93 Subsections 77-18-103(2)(c) and (d).".
94 (23) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
95 63M-7-504, is repealed July 1, 2027.
96 (24) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2026.
97 (25) Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is repealed
98 January 1, 2025.
99 (26) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
100 (27) Section 63N-2-512, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed July
101 1, 2028.
102 (28) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is repealed
103 July 1, 2027.
104 (29) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program, is
105 repealed July 1, 2025.
106 (30) In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2023:
107 (a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
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109 (b) Subsection 63N-4-805(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
110 Program, is repealed.
111 (31) In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
112 (a) Subsection 63N-2-511(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
113 (b) Subsections 63N-2-511(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
114 repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
115 (c) Subsection 63N-7-101(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
116 (d) Subsection 63N-7-102(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
117 approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
118 (e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
119 (32) Subsection 63N-8-103(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of Economic
120 Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions, is repealed
121 on July 1, 2024.
122 Section 2. Section 63L-11-204 is enacted to read:
123 63L-11-204. Canyon resource management plan.
124 (1) As used in this section:
125 (a) "Canyon" means Provo Canyon, located within Utah County and Wasatch County.
126 (b) "County" means Utah County or Wasatch County.
127 (c) "Interlocal agreement" means an agreement made between one or more political
128 subdivisions.
129 (d) "Office" means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office.
130 (e) "Plan" means a canyon resource management plan described in Subsection (2).
131 (f) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, local district, or special district.
132 (2) In accordance with this section:
133 (a) the office, upon request from a county or through an interlocal agreement, shall
134 coordinate with the county to assist with the creation of a canyon resource management plan
135 for the canyon; and
136 (b) the office may provide a portion of the funds necessary to create the plan as
137 appropriated by the Legislature.
138 (3) The plan shall:
139 (a) inventory the recreation assets, resources, and opportunities in the canyon;
140 (b) identify risks to recreation and options to mitigate those risks;
141 (c) identify and prioritize the present and future recreational needs of the canyon; and
142 (d) for each need identified under Subsection (3)(c):
143 (i) establish defined objectives; and
144 (ii) outline general policies and guidelines for how the objectives described in
145 Subsection (3)(d)(i) may be accomplished, including policies to incentivize stakeholders'
146 participation in accomplishing the objectives.
147 (4) The county may prepare the plan in a format that may be used as a template for the
148 creation of other canyon recreation and resource management plans.
149 (5) To prepare the plan the county may:
150 (a) utilize data and information prepared for the statewide resource management plan
151 described in Section 63L-10-101, a county resource management plan described in Section
152 63L-11-203, a comprehensive plan for the outdoor recreation resources of the state described in
153 Section 79-7-302, or other state or local plans or policies;
154 (b) request the reasonable assistance of an agency, department, division, institution, or
155 official of the state; or
156 (c) coordinate with the canyon's stakeholders, including:
157 (i) political subdivisions whose geographic boundaries include or abut the canyon;
158 (ii) owners of private property or water rights in the canyon;
159 (iii) federal agencies that manage property in the canyon; or
160 (iv) any state agency, department, division, or institution that owns or manages land in
161 the canyon.
162 (6) An agency, department, division, institution, or official of the state shall provide
163 reasonable assistance to the office upon the office's request under Subsection (5)(b).