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Utah House Bill HB0034

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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33 State Campgrounds Amendments
44 2025 GENERAL SESSION
55 STATE OF UTAH
66 Chief Sponsor: Steve Eliason
7-Senate Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall
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1110 LONG TITLE
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12+Committee Note:
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14+The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee recommended
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16+this bill.
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1319 General Description:
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1521 This bill addresses the designation of state campgrounds.
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1723 Highlighted Provisions:
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1925 This bill:
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2127 ▸ defines terms;
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2329 ▸ establishes the procedure for designating a state campground;
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2531 ▸ addresses management of state campgrounds; and
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2733 ▸ authorizes rulemaking by the Division of State Parks to:
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2935 ● establish the process for completing and submitting an application; and
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3137 ● administer management of a state campground.
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3339 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3541 None
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3743 Other Special Clauses:
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4147 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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4349 ENACTS:
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4551 79-4-1301, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4753 79-4-1302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4955 79-4-1303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5157 79-4-1304, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5561 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5763 Section 1. Section 79-4-1301 is enacted to read:
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6267 79-4-1301 . Definitions.
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6469 As used in this part:
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6671 (1) "Application" means a written application that a person submits to the division to
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6873 nominate a parcel of state land or an existing campground located on state land for
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7075 designation as a state campground.
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7277 (2)(a) "Campground" means real property made available to individuals for camping,
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7479 whether camping by tent, trailer, camper, cabin, recreational vehicle, or similar
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7681 equipment.
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7883 (b) "Campground" includes the outdoor recreational infrastructure, as that term is
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8085 defined in Section 51-9-901, located on the real property.
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8287 (3) "Committee" means:
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8489 (a) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee if the
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8691 Legislature is not in session; or
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8893 (b) the House or Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Standing
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9095 Committee if the Legislature is in session.
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9297 (4) "State campground" means a campground:
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9499 (a) located on state land;
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96101 (b) confined to the smallest area compatible with proper care and management of the
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98103 campground; and
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100105 (c) designated in accordance with this part.
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102107 (5) "State land" means land owned or managed by the state.
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104109 Section 2. Section 79-4-1302 is enacted to read:
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106111 79-4-1302 . Application for state campground -- Rulemaking -- Division duties --
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108113 Committee duties.
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110115 (1) The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
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112117 Administrative Rulemaking Act:
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114119 (a) to establish the process for the submission of an application; and
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116121 (b) for the administration of a state campground, subject to valid existing rights and
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118123 Section 79-4-1304.
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120125 (2) When the division receives a completed application, the division shall:
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122127 (a) evaluate the application;
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124129 (b) submit the completed application and the results of the division's evaluation
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126131 described in Subsection (2)(a) to the following entities or individuals for review, as
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128133 applicable:
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131136 (i) the legislative body of a county that contains some portion of the proposed state
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133138 campground within the county's geographic borders;
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135140 (ii) the legislative body of a municipality that contains some portion of the proposed
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137142 state campground within the municipality's geographic borders;
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139144 (iii) each legislator whose legislative district is located within the geographic borders
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141146 of the proposed state campground; and
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143148 (iv) a state agency if the proposed state campground is located within the
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145150 jurisdictional boundaries of the state agency; and
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147152 (c) provide a written report to a committee that includes:
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149154 (i) the results of the division's evaluation described in Subsection (2)(a); and
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151156 (ii) any resolution or comment the division received from an entity or individual
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153158 described in Subsection (2)(b).
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155160 (3) The division may:
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157162 (a) evaluate private and federal land with the potential to be purchased by, transferred to,
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159164 or leased to the state for potential designation as a state campground; and
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161166 (b) enter into negotiations with the relevant federal agency or private entity to pursue the
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163168 transfer, sale, or lease of private or federal land for the proposed state campground, as
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165170 appropriations allow.
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167172 (4) Except as provided in Subsection (5), after reviewing a report described in Subsection
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169174 (2)(c), a committee may:
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171176 (a) recommend that the Legislature and governor approve the proposed state
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173178 campground in accordance with Section 79-4-1303; or
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175180 (b) return the report to the division for further study and evaluation.
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177182 (5) A committee may not recommend a proposed state campground to the Legislature if:
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179184 (a) a county or municipality described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii) adopts a resolution
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181186 opposing the proposed state campground; or
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183188 (b) designating the state campground may cause a state agency to breach a fiduciary,
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185190 contractual, or other legal obligation governing management or use of land that is
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187192 included within the geographic borders of the proposed state campground.
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189194 Section 3. Section 79-4-1303 is enacted to read:
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191196 79-4-1303 . Designation.
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193198 (1) The Legislature and the governor shall designate a state campground through concurrent
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195200 resolution.
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197202 (2) Notwithstanding the requirements described in Section 79-4-1302, the Legislature and
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200205 governor may act under this section to designate a state campground.
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202207 Section 4. Section 79-4-1304 is enacted to read:
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204209 79-4-1304 . Management.
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206211 (1)(a) Subject to Subsection (2), the division is responsible for the management of a
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210215 (b) The division may contract with another agency or entity for management services
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212217 related to the management of a state campground.
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214219 (2) Upon Title 63L, Chapter 8, Utah Public Land Management Act, taking effect as
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216221 described in Section 63L-8-602, the government entity responsible for management of
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218223 the public lands is responsible for the management of a state campground.
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220225 Section 5. Effective date.
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222227 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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