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Letter to an elected official 2.0

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Feb-20-26 bill

🤖 Bill Summary

This bill makes Utah claim more control over federal lands (like national forests and parks) within the state. It requires a state office to create maps showing where these lands might be causing problems like forest fires or other issues.

💡 Real World Example

If you like camping at Zion National Park, this bill wouldn't change your visit, but it would have Utah officials mapping and monitoring the park to identify any areas they think the federal government isn't managing well enough.

✅ Argument For

Supporters say Utah knows its own land better than distant federal bureaucrats and should have more say in how it's managed.

This creates a systematic approach for Utah to document federal land management deficiencies and assert state interests in areas where federal oversight may be inadequate.

❌ Argument Against

Critics worry this could lead to conflicts between state and federal authorities over land that belongs to all Americans.

This appears to be laying groundwork for potential legal challenges to federal land ownership, which could create jurisdictional disputes and complicate existing land management agreements.

👥 Who's Affected

Federal land management agencies like the National Park Service and Forest Service, Utah state government employees, outdoor recreation businesses, environmental groups, local communities near national parks and forests

DMU Timestamp: February 10, 2026 00:42

Added February 20, 2026 at 12:53pm by Taylor Dunaway
Title: bill

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

Section 1. Section 23A-6-402 is amended to read: 23A-6-402. Right of access to lands for hunting, trapping, or fishing reserved to public -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in Section 65A-2-5 , there is reserved to the public the right of access to lands owned by the state, including those lands lying below the official government meander line or high water line of navigable waters, for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing. (2) When a department or agency of the state leases or sells land belonging to the state lying below the official government meander line or the high water line of the navigable waters within the state, the lease, contract of sale, or deed shall contain a provision that: (a) the lands shall be open to the public for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing during the lawful season, except as provided by Section 65A-2-5 ; and (b) the lessee, contractee, or grantee may not charge a person who desires to go upon the land for the purpose of hunting, trapping, or fishing. (3) Lands referred to in this section shall be regulated or closed to hunting, trapping, or fishing as provided in this title for other lands and waters. (4) The division may temporarily close that portion of a highway, as defined in Section 72-1-102 , that enters into or crosses land owned by the division if closure is needed for the benefit of wildlife.

DMU Timestamp: February 12, 2026 21:16





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