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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF

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THE GREAT SALT LAKE SENTINEL LANDSCAPE

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Trevor Lee

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Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This resolution encourages the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs and
11     its partners to submit an application to establish the Great Salt Lake Sentinel
12     Landscape.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This resolution:
15          ▸     addresses open spaces in Utah;
16          ▸     recognizes the importance of protecting Utah's military missions;
17          ▸     promotes shared conservations of the natural beauty of Utah;
18          ▸     describes the Sentinel Landscape opportunity; and
19          ▸     encourages and supports the submission of an application to the Sentinel Landscape
20     Partnership.
21     Special Clauses:
22          None
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24     Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
25          WHEREAS, Utah has a rich agricultural and working land heritage and contains open
26     spaces and habitats that support recreational activities and numerous wildlife species;
27          WHEREAS, Utah is home to some of the nation's most important military installations
28     and ranges, including Hill Air Force Base, Little Mountain Test Facility, Utah Test and
29     Training Range, Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele Army Depot, Camp Williams, and the Utah

30     National Guard facilities in Salt Lake and Utah County;
31          WHEREAS, Utah's military installations contribute $19,300,000,000 to the Utah
32     economy and support over 211,000 jobs;
33          WHEREAS, Utah's military installations provide state-of-the-art and one of a kind
34     training facilities that are unique to Utah;
35          WHEREAS, preserving key landscapes near military installations strengthens the
36     economies of farms and forests and, in turn, strengthens the economy of Utah, while also
37     ensuring the military's ability to conduct vital test and training missions within these
38     installations and their areas of operations that anchor such landscapes;
39          WHEREAS, the preservation of Utah's military capabilities, missions, and installations
40     is critical to our nation's defense;
41          WHEREAS, the United States Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, and
42     Department of Interior created the Sentinel Landscape Partnership, a federal governmental
43     conservation policy, to designate, as Sentinel Landscapes, certain landscapes that are critical to
44     the nation's defense mission and to preserve the working economies and natural resources
45     within designated Sentinel Landscapes;
46          WHEREAS, a Sentinel Landscape designation for the Great Salt Lake region promotes
47     shared conservation of the natural beauty of Utah and Utah's vital resources;
48          WHEREAS, a Sentinel Landscape designation for the Great Salt Lake region promotes
49     common goals of clean water and a healthy and thriving Great Salt Lake for Utah's citizens;
50          WHEREAS, a Sentinel Landscape designation for the Great Salt Lake region promotes
51     current and future federal, state, and local intergovernmental resource sharing for the purposes
52     of conservation and creation of parks, nature preserves, agricultural, and other public open
53     spaces;
54          WHEREAS, a Sentinel Landscape designation improves communication and
55     collaboration between partner organizations and local communities, encourages partners to
56     develop new technical and financial assistance options, and leads to greater voluntary
57     landowner participation; and

58          WHEREAS, a Sentinel Landscape designation promotes shared values and equities of
59     air and water quality, access and value of public open spaces, protection of natural
60     infrastructure, and the rugged natural beauty of Utah:
61          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
62     Governor concurring therein, supports the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
63     and its partners in applying for the establishment of the Great Salt Lake Sentinel Landscape
64     encompassing Hill Air Force Base, Little Mountain Test Facility, Utah Test and Training
65     Range, Dugway Proving Ground, Tooele Army Depot, Camp Williams, and the Utah National
66     Guard facilities in Salt Lake and Utah County.