Utah § 72-5-201 Legislative finding -- Ensuring access.

Utah Statutes

§ 72-5-201 — Legislative finding -- Ensuring access.

Utah § 72-5-201

Title 72Transportation Code

Ch. 72-5Rights-Of-Way Act

Part 72-5-2Rights-Of-Way Across State Lands

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Utah Code Ann. § 72-5-201 (2026).

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(1)(1)(a) The Legislature finds that highways provide tangible benefits to private and public lands of the state by providing access, allowing development, and facilitating production of income.

(1)(b) Many of those highways traverse state lands, including lands held by the state in trust for the school children and public institutions of the state.

(1)(c) Many of the existing highways have been previously established without an official grant of an easement or right of entry from this state, yet these highways often are the only access to private and public lands of the state.

(2)The state shall ensure continued access to the private and public lands of the state for the good of the people, while fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities toward the schoolchildren by protecting their tru

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(1) (1)(a) The Legislature finds that highways provide tangible benefits to private and public lands of the state by providing access, allowing development, and facilitating production of income.
(1)(b) Many of those highways traverse state lands, including lands held by the state in trust for the school children and public institutions of the state.
(1)(c) Many of the existing highways have been previously established without an official grant of an easement or right of entry from this state, yet these highways often are the only access to private and public lands of the state.
(2) The state shall ensure continued access to the private and public lands of the state for the good of the people, while fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities toward the schoolchildren by protecting their trust holdings against loss.