Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 163 (2020GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Hawkes, T.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/28/2020

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the Cultural Site Stewardship Program (stewardship program) within the Division of State History (division);
• describes stewardship program objectives and activities; and
• grants rulemaking authority to the division.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

CULTURAL STEWARDSHIP AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Timothy D. Hawkes
Senate Sponsor: 
Scott D. Sandall
Cosponsors:
Cheryl K. Acton
Carl R. Albrecht
Stewart E. Barlow
Joel K. Briscoe
Steve R. Christiansen
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Steve Eliason
Stephen G. Handy
Karianne Lisonbee
Phil Lyman
Michael K. McKell
Kelly B. Miles
Jefferson Moss
Merrill F. Nelson
Lee B. Perry
Candice B. Pierucci
Val K. Potter
Tim Quinn
Angela Romero
Douglas V. Sagers
Rex P. Shipp
V. Lowry Snow
Robert M. Spendlove
Jeffrey D. Stenquist
Christine F. Watkins
Elizabeth Weight
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates the Cultural Site Stewardship Program.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the Cultural Site Stewardship Program (stewardship program) within the
Division of State History (division);
▸ describes stewardship program objectives and activities; and
▸ grants rulemaking authority to the division.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
9-8-208
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
9-8-208
 is enacted to read:
 9-8-208.
Cultural Site Stewardship Program -- Definitions -- Creation --
Objectives -- Administration -- Activities.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) (i) "Cultural site" means a significant archaeological or paleontological site in the
state as determined by the division.
(ii) "Cultural site" may include a:
(A) site as defined in Section 
9-8-302
; and
(B) site as defined in Section 
79-3-102
.
(b) "Stewardship program" means the Cultural Site Stewardship Program created in
this section.
(c) "Vandalism" means to damage, destroy, or commit any other act that defaces or
harms a cultural site without the consent of the owner or appropriate governmental agency,
including inscribing, marking, etching, scratching, drawing, painting on, or affixing to the
cultural resource a mark, figure, or design.
(2) There is created within the division the Cultural Site Stewardship Program.
(3) The division shall seek to accomplish the following objectives through
administration of the stewardship program:
(a) protect cultural sites located in the state;
(b) increase public awareness of the significance and value of cultural sites and the
damage done to cultural sites by vandalism;
(c) discourage vandalism and the unlawful sale and trade of archaeological artifacts
and paleontological artifacts;
(d) support and encourage improved standards for investigating and researching
cultural sites in the state;
(e) promote cooperation among governmental agencies, private landowners, Native
American tribes, industry groups, and interested persons to protect cultural sites; and
(f) increase the inventory of cultural sites maintained in accordance with Subsections
9-8-304
(2)(b) and 
79-3-202
(1)(m).
(4) The division shall:
(a) maintain a position to oversee the operation of the stewardship program; and
(b) provide administrative services to the stewardship program.
(5) The division shall select, train, and certify volunteers to participate in the
stewardship program, based on rules made by the division in accordance with Title 63G,
Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(6) To accomplish the stewardship program's objectives, the division shall:
(a) enter into agreements with the entities described in Subsection (3)(e) to promote the
protection of cultural sites;
(b) establish a list of cultural sites suitable for monitoring, in cooperation with the
entities described in Subsection (3)(e);
(c) schedule periodic monitoring activities by volunteers of each cultural site included
on the list described in Subsection (6)(b), after obtaining approval of the landowner or
manager;
(d) establish rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, for reporting vandalism of a cultural site to the appropriate authority; and
(e) establish programs for educating members of the public about the significance and
value of cultural sites and the loss to members of the public resulting from vandalism of
cultural sites.
(7) The division shall coordinate the activities of governmental agencies, private
landowners, and Native American tribes, as necessary, to carry out the stewardship program.
(8) A volunteer participating in the stewardship program may not receive
compensation, benefits, per diem allowance, or travel expenses for the volunteer's service.
(9) The division may accept gifts, grants, donations, or contributions from any source
to assist the division in the administration of the stewardship program.
(10) Nothing in this section may be construed to alter or affect the division's duties
under Section 
9-8-404
.