Title 63L, Title 63L: Lands

63L-1-204. Concurrent jurisdiction with United States -- Taxation of businesses on federal lands. (1) The state of Utah retains concurrent jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, with the United States over all lands affected by this act. (2) The state and all of its political sub…

63L-1-205. Concurrent jurisdiction over certain minor violations at Dugway Proving Ground. The state of Utah hereby cedes to the United States, retaining also the same to itself, concurrent jurisdiction over class B and C misdemeanors and traffic violations no more serious than a…

63L-1-206. Concurrent jurisdiction. The state of Utah hereby accepts from the United States concurrent jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, with the United States over the following described boundaries in the county of Weber, state of Utah, in the Salt Lake Meridian: (1) As de…

63L-1-207. Concurrent jurisdiction -- Utah Test and Training Range. The state of Utah cedes to the United States, retaining also the same to itself, concurrent jurisdiction within the following described boundaries in the county of Tooele, state of Utah, in the Salt Lake Base and…

63L-2-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Transfer of State Lands to United States Government and Federal Designations."

63L-2-201. Federal government acquisition of real property in the state. (1) As used in this section: "Governmental entity" means: an agency, as that term is defined in Subsection; 63G-10-102(2) the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created in Section; 53C-1-201…

63L-2-202. Federal impacts related to critical mineral deposits. (1) As used in this section: "Critical mineral deposit" means a deposit of a mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 30 U.S.C. Sec. 1606. "…

63L-2-301. Promoting or lobbying for a federal designation within the state. (1) As used in this section: "Federal designation" means the designation of a: national monument; national conservation area; wilderness area or wilderness study area; area of critical environmental conc…

63L-3-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Private Property Protection Act."

63L-3-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Constitutional taking" or "taking" means a governmental action that results in a taking of private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by: the Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitutio…

63L-3-201. State agencies to adopt guidelines. (1) Each state agency shall adopt guidelines to assist them in the identification of actions that have constitutional taking implications. (2) In creating the guidelines, the state agency shall take into consideration recent court ru…

63L-3-202. Agency actions. (1) Using the guidelines prepared under Section, each state agency shall: 63L-3-201 determine whether an action has constitutional taking implications; and prepare an assessment of constitutional taking implications that includes an analysis of the foll…

63L-4-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Constitutional Takings Issues Act."

63L-4-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Constitutional taking issues" means actions involving the physical taking or exaction of private real property by a political subdivision that might require compensation to a private real property owner because of: the Fifth o…

63L-4-103. Applicability of chapter. This chapter does not apply when a political subdivision formally exercises its power of eminent domain.

63L-4-201. Political subdivisions to adopt guidelines. (1) Each political subdivision shall enact an ordinance establishing guidelines to assist them in identifying actions involving the physical taking or exaction of private real property that may have constitutional taking issu…

63L-4-301. Appeals of decisions. (1) Each political subdivision shall enact an ordinance that: establishes a procedure for review of actions that may have constitutional taking issues; and meets the requirements of this section. (2) Any owner of private property whose interest in…

63L-5-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Utah Religious Land Use Act."

63L-5-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Free exercise of religion" means an act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated by sincere religious belief, whether or not the act or refusal is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief, and incl…

63L-5-201. Protection of land use as religious exercise. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a government entity may not impose or implement a land use regulation in a manner that imposes a substantial burden on a person's free exercise of religion. (2) (2) A government entity …

63L-5-301. Remedies. (1) A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened by a government entity in violation of Sectionmay bring an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration. 63L-5-201 Notwithstanding Title…

63L-5-302. Notice of claim -- Government's right to accommodate. (1) A person may not bring an action under Sectionunless, 60 days before bringing the action, the person sends written notice of the intent to bring an action. 63L-5-301 (2) The notice shall be addressed to the gove…

63L-5-401. Burden on exercise of religion as defense. A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of this chapter may assert that violation as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding i…

63L-5-402. Establishment clause unaffected. (1) This chapter does not authorize government to burden a person's free exercise of religion. (2) The protection of religious freedom afforded by this chapter is in addition to the protections provided under federal law and the constit…

63L-5-403. Application to certain cases. This chapter does not affect and is not intended to affect the authority of government entities to adopt or apply land use regulations that do not involve the free exercise of religion.

63L-6-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Transfer of Public Lands Act."

63L-6-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Governmental entity" is as defined in Section. 59-2-511 (2) "Net proceeds" means the proceeds from the sale of public lands, after subtracting expenses incident to the sale of the public lands. (3) "Public lands" means lands w…

63L-6-103. Transfer of public lands. (1) On or before December 31, 2014, the United States shall: extinguish title to public lands; and transfer title to public lands to the state. (2) If the state transfers title to any public lands with respect to which the state receives title…

63L-6-104. Severability clause. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid by a final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without the invalid pro…

63L-6-105. Interstate compact -- Transfer of public land. The Interstate Compact on the Transfer of Public Lands is hereby enacted and entered into with all other jurisdictions that can legally join in the compact, which is, in form, substantially as follows:Whereas, the separati…

63L-7-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Utah Wilderness Act."

63L-7-102. Purpose. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to: secure for the people of Utah, present and future generations, as well as for visitors to Utah, the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness on designated state-owned lands; provide a window into the natural world, …

63L-7-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Acquisition date" means the day on which the state received title to land. (2) "Conservation area" means an area that potentially has wilderness characteristics. (3) "DNR" means the Department of Natural Resources. (4) "PLPCO"…

63L-7-104. Identification of a potential wilderness area. (1) Subject to Subsection, the advisor of PLPCO, within one year of the acquisition date, shall identify within a parcel of acquired land any conservation areas. (1)(b) Before identifying a parcel of land as a conservation…

63L-7-105. Report to the governor -- Governor's report to the Legislature -- Designation of a protected wilderness area -- Modification of a protected wilderness area -- Rulemaking authority. (1) Within five years of the acquisition date of a parcel of land, the advisor of PLPCO …

63L-7-106. Use of protected wilderness areas. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each agency administering any area designated as a protected wilderness area shall be responsible for preserving the wilderness character of the area and shall administer such area for…

63L-7-107. Private lands within wilderness areas. (1) In any case where privately owned land is completely surrounded by lands within areas designated by this chapter as protected wilderness: the private landowner shall be given rights as may be necessary to ensure adequate acces…

63L-7-108. Gifts, bequests, and contributions. (1) The executive director of DNR may accept gifts or bequests of land: within protected wilderness areas designated pursuant to this chapter for preservation as wilderness; and adjacent to designated protected wilderness areas, if t…

63L-7-109. Annual reports. (1) The advisor of PLPCO shall report to the governor, for transmission to the Legislature, on: the status of the Utah wilderness preservation system; regulations in effect; and other pertinent information. (2) The advisor of PLPCO shall report any reco…

63L-8-101. Title. (1) This chapter is known as the "Utah Public Land Management Act." (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."

63L-8-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board created in Section. 63L-9-104 (2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Food, or the commissioner's designee. (3) "DAF" means the Department of Agriculture and Food. …

63L-8-103. Principal or major use. Each parcel of public land in this state shall be managed, as much as possible, to promote the following principal or major uses of the land, consistent with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield: (1) domestic livestock grazing; (2)…

63L-8-104. Declaration of policy -- Sales and exchanges. (1) The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state that: public land be retained in state ownership consistent with the provisions of this chapter for the enjoyment and betterment of the public and the state; p…

63L-8-105. Interdepartmental cooperation. (1) The director, subject to periodic review of the Legislature, may establish programs to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting and other activities on public land. (2) The director shall provide management policie…

63L-8-201. Title. This part is known as "Identification and Land Use Planning."

63L-8-202. Land use planning. (1) The director, in consultation with the board, the commissioner, and other state agencies with management authority over other state owned land and resources affected by land use planning shall, with public involvement, develop, maintain, and revi…