Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 32 Second Substitute (2023GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Stratton, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/14/2023

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• describes the requirements for a canyon resource management plan;
• allows the office to seek assistance from state entities or officials to prepare the plan;
• requires a state entity or official to provide reasonable assistance to the office, upon the office's request;
• allows the office to coordinate with stakeholders, including public and private landowners and land managers in political subdivisions; and
• establishes a sunset date for repeal.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

PROVO CANYON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
Senate Sponsor: 
Scott D. Sandall
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill requires the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to assist a county with
the preparation of a canyon resource management plan for Provo Canyon when
requested by the county.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ describes the requirements for a canyon resource management plan;
▸ allows the office to seek assistance from state entities or officials to prepare the
plan;
▸ requires a state entity or official to provide reasonable assistance to the office, upon
the office's request;
▸ allows the office to coordinate with stakeholders, including public and private
landowners and land managers in political subdivisions; and
▸ establishes a sunset date for repeal.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-1-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 23, 34, 68, 153, 218, 236,
249, 274, 296, 313, 361, 362, 417, 419, and 472
ENACTS:
63L-11-204
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-1-263
 is amended to read:
63I-1-263.
Repeal dates: Titles 63A to 63N.
(1) Subsection 
63A-5b-405
(5), relating to prioritizing and allocating capital
improvement funding, is repealed July 1, 2024.
(2) Section 
63A-5b-1003
, State Facility Energy Efficiency Fund, is repealed July 1,
2023.
(3) Sections 
63A-9-301
 and 
63A-9-302
, related to the Motor Vehicle Review
Committee, are repealed July 1, 2023.
(4) In relation to the Utah Transparency Advisory Board, on January 1, 2025:
(a) Section 
63A-18-102
 is repealed;
(b) Section 
63A-18-201
 is repealed; and
(c) Section 
63A-18-202
 is repealed.
(5) Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(6) Title 63C, Chapter 6, Utah Seismic Safety Commission, is repealed January 1,
2025.
(7) Title 63C, Chapter 12, Snake Valley Aquifer Advisory Council, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(8) Title 63C, Chapter 17, Point of the Mountain Development Commission Act, is
repealed July 1, 2023.
(9) Title 63C, Chapter 18, Behavioral Health Crisis Response Commission, is repealed
July 1, 2023.
(10) Title 63C, Chapter 23, Education and Mental Health Coordinating Council, is
repealed July 1, 2026.
(11) Title 63C, Chapter 27, Cybersecurity Commission, is repealed July 1, 2032.
(12) Title 63C, Chapter 28, Ethnic Studies Commission, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(13) Section 
63G-6a-805
, which creates the Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities
Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(14) Title 63G, Chapter 21, Agreements to Provide State Services, is repealed July 1,
2028.
(15) Title 63H, Chapter 4, Heber Valley Historic Railroad Authority, is repealed July 1,
2024.
(16) Title 63H, Chapter 8, Utah Housing Corporation Act, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(17) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(17), relating to the Nurse Home Visiting Restricted
Account, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(18) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(6), referring to dedicated credits to the Utah Marriage
Commission, is repealed July 1, 2023.
[
(19) Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(7), referring to the Trip Reduction Program, is repealed
July 1, 2022.
]
[
(20)
] 
(19)
 Subsection 
63J-1-602.2
(26), related to the Utah Seismic Safety
Commission, is repealed January 1, 2025.
[
(21)
] 
(20)
 Title 63L, Chapter 11, Part 4, Resource Development Coordinating
Committee, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(21) Section 
63L-11-204
, creating a canyon resource management plan for Provo
Canyon, is repealed July 1, 2025.
(22) In relation to the Utah Substance Use and Mental Health Advisory Council, on
January 1, 2033:
(a) Sections 
63M-7-301
, 
63M-7-302
, 
63M-7-303
, 
63M-7-304
, and 
63M-7-306
 are
repealed;
(b) Section 
63M-7-305
, the language that states "council" is replaced with
"commission";
(c) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(1)(a) is repealed and replaced with:
[
"
](1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice[
."
]; and
(d) Subsection 
63M-7-305
(2) is repealed and replaced with:
[
"
](2) The commission shall:
(a) provide ongoing oversight of the implementation, functions, and evaluation of the
Drug-Related Offenses Reform Act; and
(b) coordinate the implementation of Section 
77-18-104
 and related provisions in
Subsections 
77-18-103
(2)(c) and (d).".
(23) The Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board, created in Section
63M-7-504
, is repealed July 1, 2027.
(24) Title 63M, Chapter 11, Utah Commission on Aging, is repealed July 1, 2026.
(25) Title 63N, Chapter 1b, Part 4, Women in the Economy Subcommittee, is repealed
January 1, 2025.
(26) Title 63N, Chapter 2, Part 2, Enterprise Zone Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
(27) Section 
63N-2-512
, related to the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, is repealed July
1, 2028.
(28) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 9, Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program, is repealed
July 1, 2027.
(29) Title 63N, Chapter 3, Part 11, Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program, is
repealed July 1, 2025.
(30) In relation to the Rural Employment Expansion Program, on July 1, 2023:
(a) Title 63N, Chapter 4, Part 4, Rural Employment Expansion Program, is repealed;
and
(b) Subsection 
63N-4-805
(5)(b), referring to the Rural Employment Expansion
Program, is repealed.
(31) In relation to the Board of Tourism Development, on July 1, 2025:
(a) Subsection 
63N-2-511
(1)(b), which defines "tourism board," is repealed;
(b) Subsections 
63N-2-511
(3)(a) and (5), the language that states "tourism board" is
repealed and replaced with "Utah Office of Tourism";
(c) Subsection 
63N-7-101
(1), which defines "board," is repealed;
(d) Subsection 
63N-7-102
(3)(c), which requires the Utah Office of Tourism to receive
approval from the Board of Tourism Development, is repealed; and
(e) Title 63N, Chapter 7, Part 2, Board of Tourism Development, is repealed.
(32) Subsection 
63N-8-103
(3)(c), which allows the Governor's Office of Economic
Opportunity to issue an amount of tax credit certificates only for rural productions, is repealed
on July 1, 2024.
Section 2. Section 
63L-11-204
 is enacted to read:
 63L-11-204.
Canyon resource management plan.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Canyon" means Provo Canyon, located within Utah County and Wasatch County.
(b) "County" means Utah County or Wasatch County.
(c) "Interlocal agreement" means an agreement made between one or more political
subdivisions.
(d) "Office" means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office.
(e) "Plan" means a canyon resource management plan described in Subsection (2).
(f) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, local district, or special district.
(2) In accordance with this section:
(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
(b) the office may provide a portion of the funds necessary to create the plan as
appropriated by the Legislature.
(3) The plan shall:
(a) inventory the recreation assets, resources, and opportunities in the canyon;
(b) identify risks to recreation and options to mitigate those risks;
(c) identify and prioritize the present and future recreational needs of the canyon; and
(d) for each need identified under Subsection (3)(c):
(i) establish defined objectives; and
(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:
(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;
(b) request the reasonable assistance of an agency, department, division, institution, or
official of the state; or
(c) coordinate with the canyon's stakeholders, including:
(i) political subdivisions whose geographic boundaries include or abut the canyon;
(ii) owners of private property or water rights in the canyon;
(iii) federal agencies that manage property in the canyon; or
(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).