53C-2-106. Identification and recording of public roads located on trust lands.
(1) The director shall: subject to Subsection, using the State Geographic Information Database created in Section, and other available information, identify temporary public easements or rights of entry granted pursuant to Sectionfor roads located on trust lands within each county; and (2) 63A-16-506 72-5-203 subject to Section, record with the county recorder of the county in which the temporary public easement or right of entry is located a grant or permanent easement as described in Subsectionthat gives notice of the existence of the public road. 72-5-203 (4)
(2) Subject to Subsection, the director may complete the requirements of Subsectionover time and as resources allow. (2)(b) (1) For Carbon County, Garfield County, Grand County, Kane County, San Juan County, Uintah County, and Wayne County, the director shall complete the requirements described in Subsectionon or before January 5, 2026. (1) For a county not described in Subsection, the director shall strategically complete the requirements described in Subsectionas funding and staffing resources allow to promote and protect access to public lands. (2)(b) (1)
(3) The director is not required to identify or record notice of any class A, class B, or class C roads, as those terms are defined in Title 72, Chapter 3, Part 1, Highways in General.
(4) The grant of easement required in Subsectionshall include: (1)(b) a requirement that the roads remain open for public use; and a legal description, as described in Subsection, of the relevant roads sufficient for reasonable identification of the road. 57-3-105(4)
(5) If a parcel of trust lands is subject to a sale or an exchange as provided in this title, the director shall ensure that the requirements of Subsectionare completed before the sale or exchange is finalized. (1) The sale or exchange of trust lands is subject to the grant of permanent easement existing at the time of the sale or exchange.