Utah Code Title 79. Natural Resources § 79-7-602. Governor's duties--Priority of federal property

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) During a fiscal emergency, the governor shall:

(a) if financially practicable, work with the federal government to open and maintain the operation of one or more national parks, national monuments, national forests, and national recreation areas in the state, in the order established under this section; and

(b) report to the speaker of the House and the president of the Senate on the need, if any, for additional appropriations to assist the division in opening and operating one or more national parks, national monuments, national forests, and national recreation areas in the state.

(2) The director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation, in consultation with the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, shall determine, by rule, the priority of national parks, national monuments, national forests, and national recreation areas in the state.

(3) In determining the priority described in Subsection (2), the director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation shall consider the:

(a) economic impact of the national park, national monument, national forest, or national recreation area in the state; and

(b) recreational value offered by the national park, national monument, national forest, or national recreation area.

(4) The director of the Division of Outdoor Recreation shall annually review the priority set under Subsection (2) to determine whether the priority list should be amended.

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