§ 63L-11-204 — Canyon resource management plan.

(1) As used in this section:

(1)(a) "Canyon" means Provo Canyon, located within Utah County and Wasatch County.
(1)(b) "County" means Utah County or Wasatch County.
(1)(c) "Interlocal agreement" means an agreement made between one or more political subdivisions.
(1)(d) "Office" means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office.
(1)(e) "Plan" means a canyon resource management plan described in Subsection (2).
(1)(f) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, or special district.
(2) In accordance with this section:

(2)(a) the office, upon request from a county or through an interlocal agreement, shall coordinate with the county to assist with the creation of a canyon resource management plan for the canyon; and
(2)(b) the office may provide a portion of the funds necessary to create the plan as appropriated by the Legislature.
(3) The plan shall:

(3)(a) inventory the recreation assets, resources, and opportunities in the canyon;
(3)(b) identify risks to recreation and options to mitigate those risks;
(3)(c) identify and prioritize the present and future recreational needs of the canyon; and
(3)(d) for each need identified under Subsection (3)(c):
(3)(d)(i) establish defined objectives; and
(3)(d)(ii) outline general policies and guidelines for how the objectives described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) may be accomplished, including policies to incentivize stakeholders' participation in accomplishing the objectives.
(4) The county may prepare the plan in a format that may be used as a template for the creation of other canyon recreation and resource management plans.
(5) To prepare the plan the county may:

(5)(a) utilize data and information prepared for the statewide resource management plan described in Section 63L-10-101, a county resource management plan described in Section 63L-11-203, a comprehensive plan for the outdoor recreation resources of the state described in Section 79-7-302, or other state or local plans or policies;
(5)(b) request the reasonable assistance of an agency, department, division, institution, or official of the state; or
(5)(c) coordinate with the canyon's stakeholders, including:
(5)(c)(i) political subdivisions whose geographic boundaries include or abut the canyon;
(5)(c)(ii) owners of private property or water rights in the canyon;
(5)(c)(iii) federal agencies that manage property in the canyon; or
(5)(c)(iv) any state agency, department, division, or institution that owns or manages land in the canyon.
(6) An agency, department, division, institution, or official of the state shall provide reasonable assistance to the office upon the office's request under Subsection (5)(b).

Legislative History

Enacted by Chapter 104, 2023 General Session; Sunset by Section 63I-1-263