2016 Utah Code
Title 63L - Lands
Chapter 7 - Utah Wilderness Act
Section 102 - Purpose.

Effective 5/13/2014
63L-7-102. Purpose.

• (1) The purpose of this chapter is to:
  • (a) secure for the people of Utah, present and future generations, as well as for visitors to Utah, the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness on designated state-owned lands;
  • (b) provide a window into the natural world, into which our pioneer forebears ventured and formed our collective story and character;
  • (c) recognize that the preservation of wilderness shall be part of a balanced pattern of multiple land uses;
  • (d) demonstrate the proper stewardship of certain primitive lands by providing the protection to allow natural forces to operate; and
  • (e) create a Utah wilderness preservation system.

• (2) No state-owned lands may be designated as a protected wilderness area except as provided in this chapter.

• (3) This chapter does not apply to lands owned or acquired by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.

Enacted by Chapter 323, 2014 General Session