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UT Code § 65A-6-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 6 - Mineral Leases|Section 12 - Agreements for the administration of mineral leases by a federal agency.

65A-6-12. Agreements for the administration of mineral leases by a federal agency.    (1) If the state has succeeded or will succeed to the position of the United States under a federal mineral or prospecting permit in which only a portion of the lands are subject to the permit, agreements may be entered into with the federal agency having jurisdiction over the remaining portion providing for the continued administration by that agency of the entire lease or permit or any lease pursuant to that permit.     (2) Consideration for continued administration of the federal agency may not exceed 10% of the revenue allocable to the state's portion.    Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-7-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 7 - Sale, Exchange, and Lease of State Lands|Section 1 - Division to make rules for the sale, exchange, or lease of state lands.

65A-7-1. Division to make rules for the sale, exchange, or lease of state lands.  The division shall establish criteria by rule for the sale, exchange, lease, or other disposition or conveyance of state lands including procedures for determining fair market value of those lands.  Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-7-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 7 - Sale, Exchange, and Lease of State Lands|Section 6 - Lease covenants.

65A-7-6. Lease covenants.  Each surface lease shall contain the following covenants:  (1) the lessee shall promptly pay the rent annually in advance;     (2) no waste shall be committed on the land;     (3) the premises shall be surrendered at the expiration of the term;     (4) the lessee may not sublet or assign without the written consent of the division;     (5) a failure to pay the agreed rent for a period of one month from the time rent is due shall result in a forfeiture of the lease after notice; and     (6) if improvements have been placed on the land by any person other than the lessee, the lessee shall allow the owner of the improvements to remove them within 90 days.    Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-7-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 7 - Sale, Exchange, and Lease of State Lands|Section 7 - Exchanges of sovereign lands -- Based on equal value -- Lands encumbered by a lease.

65A-7-7. Exchanges of sovereign lands -- Based on equal value -- Lands encumbered by a lease.    (1)   (a) In accordance with division rules and when in the best interest of the state, sovereign lands may be exchanged for other land or other assets within the state held by other proprietors.     (b) Upon request of the division, the governor shall execute and deliver the necessary patents to other proprietors and receive proper deeds of the lands so exchanged.     (c) An exchange may not be made by the division until a deed or patent for the land received in exchange has been issued by the proprietors.       (2)   (a) If sovereign lands are encumbered by an existing lease, the division, upon approval of an exchange, may, with the consent of the lessee, terminate the existing lease and issue a lease of the same type, on lands of comparable acreage or value, which may be acquired in the same exchange in which the leased lands are used as base.     (b) Upon acceptance of exchanged lands, the state shall honor all vested rights.      Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-7-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 7 - Sale, Exchange, and Lease of State Lands|Section 8 - Easements on state lands -- Division to make rules.

65A-7-8. Easements on state lands -- Division to make rules.    (1) The division shall establish rules for the issuance of easements on, through, and over any state land, and shall establish price schedules.     (2) A patent for state lands is subject to any existing easement or public right-of-way.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 101 - Title.

65A-8a-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Utah Forest Practices Act."  Enacted by Chapter 80, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 102 - Definitions.

65A-8a-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Commercial tree species" means:   (a) Abies concolor (white fir);     (b) Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir);     (c) Juniperus osteosperma (Utah juniper);     (d) Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper);     (e) Picea engelmannii (Engelmann spruce);     (f) Picea pungens (blue spruce);     (g) Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine);     (h) Pinus edulis (piñon pine);     (i) Pinus flexilis (limber pine);     (j) Pinus longaeva (bristlecone pine);     (k) Pinus monophylla (singleleaf piñon);     (l) Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine);     (m) Populous tremuloides (quaking aspen);     (n) Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas fir); or     (o) Quercus gambelii (gambel oak).       (2)   (a) "Forest practice" means, except as provided in Subsection (2)(b):   (i) the harvesting of commercial tree species;     (ii) new road construction associated with harvesting or accessing trees;     (iii) site preparation for regeneration of a timber stand;     (iv) reforestation; or     (v) the management of logging slash.       (b) "Forest practice" does not include:   (i) the operation of a nursery or Christmas tree farm;     (ii) the harvest of Christmas trees;     (iii) the harvest of trees for the noncommercial, personal use by the owner of forested land from which the trees are harvested;     (iv) a harvesting operation encompassing fewer than five contiguous acres of forested land;     (v) clearing land for defensible space in a wildland-urban interface; or     (vi) fuel reduction for a wildland-urban interface or hazardous fuel reduction project.         (3) "Forested land" means land, except land owned by the federal government or located within an incorporated city, growing commercial tree species that are, or could be at maturity, capable of furnishing raw material used in the manufacture of lumber or other forest products.     (4) "Forest Water Quality Guidelines" means the field-applicable practice guidelines adopted by the division for use during forestry activities to protect water quality and contained within a nonpoint source management plan.     (5) "Landowner" means a person who holds an ownership interest in forested land.     (6) "Operator" means a person who:   (a) is responsible for conducting forest practices; or     (b) through a contractual agreement with the landowner, is obligated to or entitled to conduct forest practices or to carry out a timber sale.       (7) "Wildland-urban interface" means the zone where structures and other human development meets, or intermingles with, undeveloped wildland.    Amended by Chapter 40, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 103 - Registration of operators.

65A-8a-103. Registration of operators.    (1) An operator intending to conduct forest practices in Utah, except a landowner conducting forest practices on the landowner's own land, shall register with the division.     (2) The operator shall submit the following information to the division:   (a) the name of the company;     (b) the name of the state where the company is incorporated; and     (c) the name, telephone number, and address of a company officer and an on-the-ground supervisor.       (3) In consultation with industry representatives, the division may establish, by rule, minimum requirements for registration of operators in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.     (4) The division shall make available to landowners a list of registered operators.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 104 - Notification of intent to conduct forest practices.

65A-8a-104. Notification of intent to conduct forest practices.    (1) No later than 30 days before an operator commences forest practices, the operator shall notify the division of the operator's intent to conduct forest practices.     (2) The notification shall include:   (a) the name and address of the operator;     (b) the name, address, and other current contact information of the landowner;     (c) a legal description of the area in which the forest practices are to be conducted;     (d) a description of the proposed forest practices to be conducted, including the number of acres with timber to be harvested; and     (e) an agreement granting the state forestry personnel permission to enter the area in which the forest practices are to be conducted to conduct an inspection, when the state forestry personnel reasonably consider an inspection necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.       (3) Upon the receipt of notification, the division shall, within 10 days, mail to the landowner and the operator:   (a) an acknowledgment of notification;     (b) information on Forest Water Quality Guidelines; and     (c) any other information the division believes would assist the landowner and operator in conducting forest practices.       (4)   (a) Failure to notify the division in accordance with this section is a class B misdemeanor.     (b) The division may file an action in the district court of any county in which the area in which the forest practices are to be conducted is located to enjoin an operator engaged in conduct violating this chapter from operating until the operator complies with this chapter.     (c) In an action by the division in accordance with Subsection (4)(b), the operator shall pay reasonable attorney fees and all court costs incurred by the division because of the action.      Amended by Chapter 40, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 105 - Division to promote implementation of Forest Water Quality Guidelines.

65A-8a-105. Division to promote implementation of Forest Water Quality Guidelines.    (1) The division shall promote implementation of Forest Water Quality Guidelines before, during, and after the conduct of forest practices on forested land in order to:   (a) preserve water quality and soil stability;     (b) prevent the hazard of fire and insect infestation;     (c) minimize waste of timber resources; and     (d) protect the regenerative and productive capacity of forested land.       (2) The division, in cooperation with Utah State University Extension Services:   (a) shall implement a program to develop demonstration areas, books, brochures, informational material, seminars and workshops, and other aids to display correct application of the Forest Water Quality Guidelines; and     (b) may aid private landowners by providing technical assistance to landowners and operators in implementing Forest Water Quality Guidelines.      Enacted by Chapter 80, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 65A-8a-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 8a - Utah Forest Practices Act|Section 106 - Division to provide technical assistance -- Administrative rules.

65A-8a-106. Division to provide technical assistance -- Administrative rules.    (1) The division may provide:   (a) advice and technical assistance to landowners and operators by:   (i) developing forest stewardship plans;     (ii) developing harvest or forest management plans; and     (iii) developing programs and activities promoting stewardship of forest and other lands;       (b) information about tax incentives or other financial incentives designed to enhance the productive potential of forested land; or     (c) federal cost-share incentives to eligible nonindustrial, private forest landowners, if available.       (2) The division, in cooperation with Utah State University Extension Services, shall:   (a) develop and implement a public education and awareness program to inform citizens about the benefits of long-term stewardship of forest and other lands; and     (b) provide technical assistance to landowners in developing management plans that may be required for financial incentive programs.       (3) The division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, governing the application, approval, implementation, and monitoring of a forest stewardship plan.    Amended by Chapter 40, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 65A-9-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 9 - Management of Range Resources|Section 1 - Responsibility of division to manage range resources.

65A-9-1. Responsibility of division to manage range resources.    (1) The division is responsible for the efficient management of all range resources on lands under its administration.     (2) Its management shall be based on sound conservation principles, including practices to improve range conditions.    Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-9-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 9 - Management of Range Resources|Section 2 - Grazing leases -- Maximum term -- Treatment of leases on federal lands acquired by the state.

65A-9-2. Grazing leases -- Maximum term -- Treatment of leases on federal lands acquired by the state.    (1) The division may issue grazing leases on state lands under terms and conditions established by rule.     (2) Those terms shall be based on the fair market value of the lease.     (3) No lease may be for a term in excess of 15 years.     (4) The division shall determine the number and kind of stock that may be grazed each year on state land, and regulate the number of days that the land may be grazed.     (5)   (a) Upon selecting, exchanging, or otherwise acquiring lands of the United States, the division shall honor all leases, permits, contracts, and terms and conditions of user agreements on United States' lands, including permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access rights, and all existing activities that currently or historically have dictated an understanding of usage between the land user and the federal government.     (b) Improvements by the permittee or lessee to the land shall be honored by the state in the acquisition of federal lands.      Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-9-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 9 - Management of Range Resources|Section 3 - Authority of division to control noxious weeds, plant species, and insects.

65A-9-3. Authority of division to control noxious weeds, plant species, and insects.  The division may enter into cooperative agreements with other public agencies and private landowners for the control of noxious weeds, new and invading plant species, insects, and disease infestations on state-owned and adjacent lands.  Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-10-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 10 - Management of Sovereign Lands|Section 1 - Authority of division to manage sovereign lands.

65A-10-1. Authority of division to manage sovereign lands.    (1) The division is the management authority for sovereign lands, and may exchange, sell, or lease sovereign lands but only in the quantities and for the purposes as serve the public interest and do not interfere with the public trust.     (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as asserting state ownership of the beds of nonnavigable lakes, bays, rivers, or streams.     (3) A lease for the construction of a highway facility over sovereign lakebed lands shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 65A-7-5(5).    Amended by Chapter 256, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 65A-10-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 10 - Management of Sovereign Lands|Section 2 - Recreational use of sovereign lands.

 Effective 7/1/2021  65A-10-2. Recreational use of sovereign lands.    (1) The division, with the approval of the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources and the governor, may set aside for public or recreational use any part of the lands claimed by the state as the beds of lakes or streams.     (2) Management of those lands may be delegated to the Division of State Parks, the Division of Recreation, the Division of Wildlife Resources, or any other state agency.    Amended by Chapter 280, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 65A-10-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 10 - Management of Sovereign Lands|Section 3 - Establishment of sovereign land boundaries.

65A-10-3. Establishment of sovereign land boundaries.    (1) The division, after consultation with the attorney general and affected state agencies, shall develop plans for the resolution of disputes over the location of sovereign land boundaries.     (2) The division, after notice to affected state agencies and any person with an ownership interest in the land, may enter into agreements with owners of land adjoining navigable lakes and streams to establish sovereign land boundaries.    Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-10-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 10 - Management of Sovereign Lands|Section 8 - Great Salt Lake -- Management responsibilities of the division.

65A-10-8. Great Salt Lake -- Management responsibilities of the division.  The division has the following powers and duties:  (1) Prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan for the lake which recognizes the following policies:   (a) develop strategies to deal with a fluctuating lake level;     (b) encourage development of the lake in a manner which will preserve the lake, encourage availability of brines to lake extraction industries, protect wildlife, and protect recreational facilities;     (c) maintain the lake's flood plain as a hazard zone;     (d) promote water quality management for the lake and its tributary streams;     (e) promote the development of lake brines, minerals, chemicals, and petro-chemicals to aid the state's economy;     (f) encourage the use of appropriate areas for extraction of brine, minerals, chemicals, and petro-chemicals;     (g) maintain the lake and the marshes as important to the waterfowl flyway system;     (h) encourage the development of an integrated industrial complex;     (i) promote and maintain recreation areas on and surrounding the lake;     (j) encourage safe boating use of the lake;     (k) maintain and protect state, federal, and private marshlands, rookeries, and wildlife refuges;     (l) provide public access to the lake for recreation, hunting, and fishing.       (2) Employ personnel and purchase equipment and supplies which the Legislature authorizes through appropriations for the purposes of this chapter.     (3) Initiate studies of the lake and its related resources.     (4) Publish scientific and technical information concerning the lake.     (5) Define the lake's flood plain.     (6) Qualify for, accept, and administer grants, gifts, or other funds from the federal government and other sources, for carrying out any functions under this chapter.     (7) Determine the need for public works and utilities for the lake area.     (8) Implement the comprehensive plan through state and local entities or agencies.     (9) Coordinate the activities of the various divisions within the Department of Natural Resources with respect to the lake.     (10) Perform all other acts reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.     (11) Retain and encourage the continued activity of the Great Salt Lake technical team.    Enacted by Chapter 121, 1988 General Session
UT Code § 65A-11-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 11 - Flood Control and Prevention|Section 1 - Authority of division to control and prevent floods.

65A-11-1. Authority of division to control and prevent floods.    (1) The division may authorize surveys of any state lands or other areas of the state for the purpose of controlling and preventing floods.     (2) If after a survey the division concludes that floods are likely to affect any state lands, and will endanger life, health, or property, then the division shall take action necessary to control or to prevent the occurrence of those floods.     (3) For the purpose of controlling and preventing floods, the division may cooperate with public and private entities.     (4) The division may authorize construction of necessary control works on a basis of equitable participation and for these purposes may acquire any additional lands, necessary for the control or the prevention of the floods, either by purchase, exchange, lease, condemnation, or gift.     (5) The division may transfer these lands to any existing agencies or agencies created to maintain prevention or control works.     (6) The division may cooperate with the federal government in acquiring watershed lands becoming barren and susceptible to flooding.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-12-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 12 - Lands Granted Under the Carey Act|Section 1 - Authority of division to manage lands granted under the Carey Act.

65A-12-1. Authority of division to manage lands granted under the Carey Act.  The selection, management, and disposal of lands granted by Congress under the Carey Act is vested in the division, which is authorized to make rules and contracts necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 65A-12-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 65A - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands|Chapter 12 - Lands Granted Under the Carey Act|Section 2 - Reclamation Trust Fund -- Carey Act Expense Fund.

65A-12-2. Reclamation Trust Fund -- Carey Act Expense Fund.    (1)   (a) All money received by the division from the sale of lands selected under this chapter shall be deposited with the state treasurer.     (b) Any sums necessary shall be available for the payment of the expenses of the division in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.       (2)   (a) Any balance remaining over and above the expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a trust fund to be used only for the reclamation of other arid lands.     (b)   (i) Until there is sufficient money in the Reclamation Trust Fund, the expenses of the division in carrying out the provisions of this chapter may be paid from a Carey Act Expense Fund to be appropriated by the Legislature.     (ii) The Division of Finance shall register claims paid out of the expense fund in the order of their presentation.       (c) Whenever, except as provided in this chapter, money in the reclamation trust fund equals a claim which has been paid out of the Carey Act Expense Fund, the Division of Finance shall draw a warrant on the reclamation fund to reimburse the state for sums that have been paid out of the Carey Act Expense Fund.       (3)   (a) The division shall draw by requisition on the Division of Finance the sums necessary to pay the United States in order to obtain patent to lands accepted in this chapter.     (b) The Division of Finance shall draw this warrant on the Reclamation Trust Fund giving precedence to sums to be paid to the United States over warrants to reimburse the state for expenses.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session