Opinion ID: 2624422
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: SUWA's GRAMA Record Request

Text: ¶ 7 In October of 2004, SUWA sent a letter to the Governor and the attorney general's office, pursuant to GRAMA, requesting all records concerning certain routes over public lands in Emery County that the State and County claim as R.S. 2477 rights-of-way. In particular, the request sought photographs, GIS Arc/Info coverages or shapefiles, email and telephone communications, affidavits, declarations, maintenance and funding records, and notes relating to the routes referenced in the State of Utah's Notice of Intent filed with the U.S. Department of the Interior in 2000. The attorney general's office released some documents, such as maintenance agreements, but withheld most of the requested records, arguing that under GRAMA the records were protected from disclosure. ¶ 8 Subsequently, on December 2, 2004, SUWA submitted a record request to the AGRC. This request was more specific than the request to the Governor and Attorney General and many of the records related to information contained in the SGID. Specifically, the SUWA requested the following documents: 1. Any and all maps and GIS data (or other electronic data) depicting Class D roads [6] in Emery County which were in existence as of October 21, 1976.... 2. Any and all maps and GIS data (or other electronic data) depicting Class D roads in Emery County which were established or constructed after October 21, 1976.... 3. Any and all maps, GIS data (or other electronic data) and/or information contained in or by the [SGID] depicting, in any way, R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County.... 4. Any and all records or information, dated prior to June 14, 2000, including cartographic, topographic, photographic, historical, and other data available to the [AGRC] and/or contained in or maintained by the [SGID] and/or the [AGRC] relating to, in any way, R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County.... 5. Any and all records or information, dated on or after June 14, 2000 but before August 31, 2004, including cartographic, topographic, photographic, historical, and other data available to the [AGRC] and/or contained in or maintained by the [SGID] and/or the [AGRC] relating to, in any way, R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County.... 6. Any and all records or information, dated prior to June 14, 2000 provided to the [AGRC] by any agencies and/or political subdivisions of the state relating in any way to R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County. 7. Any and all records or information, dated on or after June 14, 2000, provided to the [AGRC] by any agencies and/or political subdivisions of the state relating in any way to R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County. 8. Any photographs, including aerial or on-the-ground photographs, or any digital or electronic photographs or similar media, taken prior to, or depicting conditions prior to June 14, 2000, of or depicting the ... routes in Emery County identified by the State of Utah in its notice of intent to sue of August 31, 2004.... 9. The current plats and specific descriptions of the county roads in Emery County and any electronic or GIS data relating in any way to these plats and descriptions.... 10. Any oral histories or similar historical accounts, prepared prior to June 14, 2000, relating in any way to the [alleged] routes in Emery County..... 11. Any and all correspondences, including emails, and any records relating to correspondences, including emails and telephone calls with and from the United States Department of Interior and any of its subdivisions, ... related in any way to roads, including Class A-D roads, and R.S. 2477 rights-of-way in Emery County.... (footnote added).