This resolution urges the federal government and state entities to identify public lands for the state to manage for outdoor recreation.
This resolution:
- urges Congress to enact legislation establishing a framework for state operation of federal public lands to improve public land management and reduce federal expenditures;
- highlights the need to develop and maintain state parks, monuments, and campgrounds to provide the people of Utah with outdoor recreational opportunities;
- encourages the Division of State Parks (division) to work with federal agencies to acquire, lease, or manage properties considered suitable for a state park, monument, or campground;
- suggests land that the division may consider for a potential state park or campground;
- requests that the division petition the Bureau of Land Management to transfer title to the state of Utah for the creation of the Little Sahara State Park;
- requests that the division negotiate with the United States Forest Service to transfer the Antelope Flat Campground for the creation of the Flaming Gorge State Park; and
- requests that the division update the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee on the division's progress.