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UT Code § 63L-8-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 305 - Fees, charges, and commissions.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-305. Fees, charges, and commissions.    (1) The director may establish reasonable filing and service fees with respect to applications and other documents relating to the public land, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504.     (2) The director is authorized to require a deposit of any payments intended to reimburse the state for reasonable costs with respect to applications and other documents relating to such land.     (3) The money received under this subsection shall be:   (a) deposited in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308; and     (b) authorized to be appropriated and made available until expended.       (4)   (a) As used in this section "reasonable costs" include:   (i) the costs of special studies;     (ii) environmental reviews;     (iii) monitoring construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of any authorized facility; or     (iv) other special activities.       (b) In determining whether costs are reasonable, the director may take into consideration:   (i) actual costs, exclusive of management overhead;     (ii) the monetary value of the rights or privileges sought by the applicant;     (iii) the efficiency of the government processing involved;     (iv) that portion of the cost incurred for the benefit of the general public interest rather than for the exclusive benefit of the applicant;     (v) the public service provided; and     (vi) other factors relevant to determining the reasonableness of the costs.         Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 306 - Availability of excess fees.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-306. Availability of excess fees.  All fees authorized by this chapter, excluding mining claim fees, not otherwise dedicated by law for a specific distribution shall:  (1) be deposited in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308; and     (2) remain available until expended.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 307 - Public Land Protection Fund -- Forfeitures and deposits.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-307. Public Land Protection Fund -- Forfeitures and deposits.    (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Public Land Protection Fund."     (2) The fund shall consist of:   (a) money appropriated by the Legislature;     (b) money received by the state as a result of:   (i) the forfeiture of a bond or other security by a resource developer or purchaser or permittee who does not fulfill the requirements of a contract or permit or does not comply with rules issued under this chapter; or     (ii) a compromise or settlement of any claim involving present or potential damage to the public land;       (c) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and     (d) interest earned on money in the fund.       (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund to cover the cost of any improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on public land, which is rendered necessary by the action that led to a forfeiture, compromise, or settlement.     (4) If the director finds that any portion of a deposit or amount forfeited under this chapter is in excess of the cost of doing the work authorized under this chapter, the director may issue a refund of the amount in excess to be made from applicable funds.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 308 - Public Land Management Fund.

 Effective 5/9/2017  63L-8-308. Public Land Management Fund.    (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Public Land Management Fund."     (2) The fund shall consist of:   (a) fees collected by the DLM under this chapter;     (b) money appropriated to the fund by the Legislature;     (c) money collected under Section 63L-8-505;     (d) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund;     (e) proceeds, as described in Subsection 63L-8-204(3); and     (f) interest earned on the fund.       (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund on:   (a) administration costs;     (b) project planning;     (c) a payment authorized by this chapter; and     (d) other duties required under this chapter, including the acquisition and improvement of public land, as described in Section 63L-8-104.       (4) The DLM shall annually expend money in the fund to pay a county in lieu of taxes the county cannot levy on public land owned by the state:   (a) in an amount no less than the highest amount ever fully authorized by Congress for payment to the county under the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools programs, according to the most recent federal formulas before the effective date of this chapter, as described in Section 63L-8-602; and     (b) as funding allows.       Amended by Chapter 451, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 309 - Timber Fund.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-309. Timber Fund.    (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Timber Fund."     (2) The fund described in Subsection (1) shall consist of:   (a) money received from the disposal of timber prepared for sale from public lands;     (b) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and     (c) interest earned on the fund.       (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund for the purposes of:   (a) planning and preparing timber for disposal;     (b) the administration of timber sales;     (c) site preparation and reforestation;     (d) wildfire suppression and rehabilitation on forested public land; and     (e) overhead and direct costs associated with timber management.       Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-310 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 310 - Grazing Land Fund.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-310. Grazing Land Fund.    (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Grazing Land Fund."     (2) The fund shall consist of:   (a) money received from grazing fees, as described in Section 63L-8-402;     (b) money voluntarily donated or contributed to the fund; and     (c) interest earned on the fund.       (3) The DLM may expend money in the fund for:   (a) on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements on public land that is grazed;     (b) seeding and reseeding;     (c) fence construction;     (d) weed control;     (e) water development;     (f) fish and wildlife habitat enhancement;     (g) wildfire suppression; and     (h) overhead and direct costs associated with rangeland and grazing management.       Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-311 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 311 - Implementation provisions.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-311. Implementation provisions.    (1)   (a) The director may conduct investigations, studies, and experiments involving the management, protection, development, acquisition, and transfer of public land.     (b) The director may work with other departments, agencies, or political subdivisions in conducting an investigation, study, or experiment, as described in Subsection (1)(a).     (c)   (i) Where an investigation, study, or experiment described in Subsection (1)(a) finds that the transfer of a tract of public land in excess of 200 acres would promote economic land management or serve an important public interest, including the expansion of communities and economic development, the director shall recommend the transfer to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and include the basis for the recommendation.     (ii) No transfer of a tract of public land in excess of 200 acres may be authorized until approved by the Legislature and the governor.         (2) The director may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements involving the management, protection, and development of public land.     (3)   (a) The director may accept voluntary contributions or donations of money, services, and real or personal property for:   (i) the management, protection, and development of public land, including the acquisition of rights-of-way;     (ii) any purpose described in Sections 63L-8-307, 63L-8-308, 63L-8-309, and 63L-8-310; or     (iii) cadastral surveying performed on public land and intermingled land.       (b) The director shall deposit any money donated or contributed under this section in the account designated by the donor or, if not specified, in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308.       Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-312 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 3 - Administration of the Utah Public Land Management Act|Section 312 - Annual reports.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-312. Annual reports.    (1) The director shall:   (a) prepare a report on the public land in accordance with Subsection (2); and     (b) submit the report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee no later than October 31 annually.       (2) A list of programs and specific information to be included in the report described in Subsection (1) shall be developed by the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee before the end of each fiscal year.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 4 - Range Management|Section 401 - Title.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-401. Title.  This part is known as "Range Management."  Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 4 - Range Management|Section 402 - Grazing fees -- Feasibility study -- Contents -- Submission of report -- Annual distribution and use of range betterment funds -- Nature of distributions.

 Effective 5/9/2017  63L-8-402. Grazing fees -- Feasibility study -- Contents -- Submission of report -- Annual distribution and use of range betterment funds -- Nature of distributions.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Animal unit" means one mature 1,000 pound cow and the cow's suckling calf.     (b) "Animal unit month" means the amount of forage needed by an animal unit grazing for one month.     (c) "Forage" means the food and water necessary to sustain a cow, according to the cow's metabolic weight.       (2) The Legislature finds that, as of 2016, a substantial amount of the rangelands on the public land is deteriorating in quality due to federal mismanagement, and that installation of additional range improvements could arrest much of the continuing deterioration and lead to substantial betterment of forage conditions with resulting benefits to wildlife, watershed protection, and livestock production.     (3) The director, in consultation with the commissioner, shall establish a fee, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, to be charged for domestic livestock grazing on public land that is equitable to the:   (a) state and the state's citizens; and     (b) holders of grazing permits and leases on rangeland.       (4) Subject to Subsection (5), the fee described in Subsection (3) shall be:   (a) determined using the following indices:   (i) the rental charge of pasturing cattle on private rangeland, or the forage value index (FVI);     (ii) the average annual sales price of beef cattle, or the beef cattle price index (BCPI); and     (iii) the cost of livestock production, or the prices paid index (PPI); and       (b) calculated as follows: ((FVI + BCPI - PPI)/100).       (5)   (a) The minimum grazing fee shall be $1.35 per animal unit month.     (b) The annual fee adjustment may not exceed 25% of the grazing fee from the previous fiscal year.       (6)   (a) Fifty percent of all money received by the state as fees for grazing domestic livestock on public land shall be deposited into the Grazing Land Fund created in Section 63L-8-310.     (b) Fifty percent of money received by the state as fees for grazing domestic livestock on the public land shall be deposited into the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308.       Amended by Chapter 451, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 501 - Title.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-501. Title.  This part is known as "Rights-of-Way Authorization."  Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 502 - Rights-of-way for roads or facilities.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-502. Rights-of-way for roads or facilities.    (1) If the state receives title to public land from the federal government, the director shall, subject to Subsection (2), honor all:   (a) pre-existing rights-of-way granted to individuals, corporations, or political subdivisions, subject to Subsection (2); and     (b) rights-of-way asserted in quiet title lawsuits filed by the state or a county in federal court prior to taking ownership of the subject property.       (2) If the director determines it is in the best interest of the state, the director may modify the fees, if any, charged to the holder of a right-of-way.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 504 - Roads.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-504. Roads.    (1) The director, with respect to public land, is authorized to provide for the authorization, construction, and maintenance of new and necessary roads within the public land that will permit utilization of the natural resources on such land, including the seven principal or major uses described in Section 63L-8-103.     (2) The roads described in Subsection (1) shall be constructed to standards sufficient to provide for the safety of the authorized users of the road, and to protect the environment to the best available management standards applicable.      (3) Financing of the roads described in Subsection (1) may be accomplished by:   (a) the director utilizing appropriated funds;     (b) requirements on authorized users of the natural resources and other products from the public land, including provisions for amortization of road costs in contracts;     (c) cooperative financing with other public agencies and with private agencies or persons; or     (d) a combination of these methods, provided that:   (i) where roads of a higher standard than that needed for harvesting or removing natural resources and other products from public land covered by a particular sale are to be constructed, the authorized user may not be required to bear that part of the costs necessary to meet such higher standard; or     (ii) when natural resource products are offered with the condition that the purchaser build a road or roads in accordance with standards specified in the offer, the authorized user is responsible for paying the full costs of road construction.         Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 505 - Maintenance of facilities.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-505. Maintenance of facilities.    (1)   (a) The director may require a user of a road, trail, land, or other facility administered by the DLM, or authorized by a DLM issued land use authorization, to:   (i) maintain facilities in a satisfactory condition commensurate with the particular use requirements of each; or     (ii) reconstruct the facility when the reconstruction is determined necessary to accommodate use.       (b) If maintenance or reconstruction cannot be provided, or if the director determines that maintenance or reconstruction by a user would not be practical, the director may require that sufficient funds be deposited by the user to provide the user's portion of the total maintenance or reconstruction.       (2) Whenever the director obtains money for use on, or in connection with, a new or existing road or the right to use such roads, the money shall be placed in the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-506 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 506 - Right-of-way corridors -- Criteria and procedures applicable for designation.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-506. Right-of-way corridors -- Criteria and procedures applicable for designation.    (1) Utilization of a right-of-way in common is suggested to the extent practical in order to minimize adverse environmental impacts and the proliferation of separate rights-of-way.     (2) In designating a right-of-way corridor, the director shall take into consideration:   (a) national, state, and local land use policies;     (b) environmental quality;     (c) economic efficiency;     (d) national security;     (e) safety;     (f) good engineering and technological practices; and     (g) wildlife and wildlife habitat impacts.       (3) The director shall issue rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, containing the criteria and procedures the DLM shall use in designating such a corridor.     (4) An existing transportation or utility corridor may be designated as a transportation or utility corridor without further review.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-507 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 507 - General requirements.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-507. General requirements.    (1)   (a) Each land use authorization granted, issued, or renewed shall be limited to a reasonable term in light of all circumstances concerning the project, not exceeding 5 years.     (b) In determining the duration of a land use authorization, the director shall:   (i) take into consideration the cost of the facility, the facility's useful life, and any public purpose the facility serves; and     (ii) specify whether the land use authorization is or is not renewable and the terms and conditions applicable to the renewal.         (2) A land use authorization shall be granted, issued, or renewed:   (a) pursuant to this chapter;     (b) consistent with rules issued by the DLM in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and     (c) subject to such terms and conditions as the director prescribes regarding extent, duration, survey, location, construction, maintenance, transfer or assignment, and termination.       (3) Before granting or issuing a land use authorization pursuant to this part for a new project that may have a significant impact on the environment, the director shall require the applicant to submit a plan of construction, operation, mitigation, and rehabilitation for the land use authorization.     (4) The director shall issue rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, with respect to the terms and conditions that will be included in a land use authorization.     (5) The director shall provide for cost-sharing agreements for the construction and maintenance of land use authorization facilities, pursuant to rules for such arrangements issued by the DLM.     (6) Money received for reimbursement of reasonable costs shall be:   (a) deposited into the Public Land Management Fund created in Section 63L-8-308; and     (b) authorized to be appropriated and made available until expended.       (7)   (a) The director shall promulgate rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, specifying the extent to which a holder of a right-of-way may be liable to the state for damage or injury incurred by the state caused by the use and occupancy of the land use authorization.     (b) The rules described in Subsection (7)(a) shall also specify the extent to which a holder of a right-of-way shall indemnify or hold harmless the state for liabilities, damages, or claims caused by the use and occupancy of the right-of-way.       (8) The director may require a holder of a land use authorization to furnish a bond or other security to secure all or any of the obligations imposed by the terms and conditions of the right-of-way.     (9) The director may grant, issue, or renew a land use authorization under this part if the director is satisfied that the applicant has the technical and financial capability to construct the project for which the right-of-way is requested.     Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 63L-8-508 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63L - Lands|Chapter 8 - Utah Public Land Management Act|Part 5 - Rights-of-way Authorization|Section 508 - Terms and conditions.

 Effective 5/10/2016  63L-8-508. Terms and conditions.  Each land use authorization shall contain terms and conditions that:  (1) carry out the purposes of this chapter and rules issued under this chapter in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;     (2) minimize damage to scenic and esthetic values, fish and wildlife habitat, and otherwise protect the environment;     (3) require compliance with applicable air and water quality standards established by applicable federal or state law;     (4) require compliance with state standards for public health and safety, environmental protection, siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of or for rights-of-way for similar purposes if those standards are more stringent than applicable federal standards; and     (5) are necessary to:   (a) protect state property and economic interests;     (b) efficiently manage the land that is subject to the land use authorization; and     (c) protect the other lawful users of the lands adjacent to or traversed by the land that is subject to the land use authorization.       Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session