2020 Utah Code
Title 63C - State Commissions and Councils Code
Chapter 21 - Outdoor Adventure Commission
Part 2 - Commission and Strategic Plan
Section 201 - Outdoor Adventure Commission created.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2025

• (1) There is created the Outdoor Adventure Commission consisting of the following 14 members:
  • (a) one member of the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate;
  • (b) one member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
  • (c) the director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, or the director's designee;
  • (d) the managing director of the Utah Office of Tourism, or the managing director's designee;
  • (e) the director of the Division of Parks and Recreation, or the director's designee;
  • (f) the director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, or the director's designee;
  • (g) the coordinator of the Off-Highway Vehicle and Recreational Trails Program within the Division of Parks and Recreation;
  • (h) a representative of the agriculture industry appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;
  • (i) a representative of the natural resources development industry appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives;
  • (j) one representative of the Utah League of Cities and Towns appointed by the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
  • (k) one representative of the Utah Association of Counties appointed by the Utah Association of Counties;
  • (l) one individual appointed jointly by the Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties;
  • (m) a representative of conservation interests appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives; and
  • (n) a representative of the outdoor recreation industry appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

• (2)
  • (a) The senator appointed under Subsection (1)(a) is a cochair of the commission.
  • (b) The representative appointed under Subsection (1)(b) is a cochair of the commission.

• (3)
  • (a) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission appointed under Subsection (1)(a) or (b), or Subsections (1)(h) through (n), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
  • (b) A member appointed under Subsections (1)(h) through (n) serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.

• (4)
  • (a) Eight commission members constitutes a quorum.
  • (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the commission.

• (5)
  • (a) The salary and expenses of a commission member who is a legislator shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2, Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 2, Lodging, Meal, and Transportation Expenses, and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
  • (b) A commission member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the commission, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a commission member at the rates established by the Division of Finance under:
    • (i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
    • (ii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

• (6) The Department of Transportation shall serve as a technical advisor to the commission.

• (7) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall provide staff support to the commission.