2006 Utah Code - 63-38d-603 — Powers and duties of coordinator and office.

     63-38d-603.   Powers and duties of coordinator and office.
     (1) The coordinator and the office shall:
     (a) assist the state planning coordinator in fulfilling the duties outlined in Section 63-38d-401 as those duties relate to the development of public lands policies by:
     (i) developing cooperative contracts and agreements between the state, political subdivisions, and agencies of the federal government for involvement in the development of public lands policies;
     (ii) producing research, documents, maps, studies, analysis, or other information that supports the state's participation in the development of public lands policy;
     (iii) preparing comments to ensure that the positions of the state and political subdivisions are considered in the development of public lands policy;
     (iv) partnering with state agencies and political subdivisions in an effort to:
     (A) prepare coordinated public lands policies;
     (B) develop consistency reviews and responses to public lands policies;
     (C) develop management plans that relate to public lands policies; and
     (D) develop and maintain a statewide land use plan that is based on cooperation and in conjunction with political subdivisions; and
     (v) providing other information or services related to public lands policies as requested by the state planning coordinator; and
     (b) facilitate and coordinate the exchange of information, comments, and recommendations on public lands policies between and among:
     (i) state agencies;
     (ii) political subdivisions;
     (iii) the Rural Development Program created under Section 63-38f-1602;
     (iv) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created under Section 63-38d-501;
     (v) School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration created under Section 53C-1-201;
     (vi) the committee created under Section 63F-1-508 to award grants to counties to inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, associated structures, and other features; and
     (vii) the Constitutional Defense Council created under Section 63C-4-101;
     (c) perform the duties established in Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3, Antiquities, and Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 4, Historic Sites; and
     (d) consistent with other statutory duties, encourage agencies to responsibly preserve archaeological resources.
     (2) In providing assistance to the state planning coordinator under Subsection (1)(a), the coordinator and office shall take into consideration the:
     (a) findings provided under Subsections 63-38d-401(6) and (7); and
     (b) recommendations of the council.

Amended by Chapter 292, 2006 General Session