Key Votes
HB 148 - Authorizes the Transfer of Federal Lands to the State - Key Vote
Utah Key Votes
Stages
- March 23, 2012 Executive Signed
- March 7, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- March 7, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 29, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 15, 2012 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 23, 2012
Signed by Governor Gary Herbert
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (59-14) - March 7, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Transfer of Federal Lands to the State
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires the federal government to transfer the titles of public lands in Utah to the State of Utah.
Highlights:
- Requires the federal government to transfer the titles of public lands in Utah to the State of Utah by December 31, 2014 (Sec. 3).
- Defines “public lands” as all lands within the exterior boundaries of the state except those which are (Sec. 2):
- Privately owned;
- Held in trust by the state or an independent entity;
- Reserved for use by the state system of education or an institution of higher education;
- Designated as national parks as of January 1, 2012;
- Designated as national monuments as of January 1, 2012;
- Designated as wilderness areas as of January 1, 2012;
- Lands which have been ceded to the United States for military use;
- Tangible property of the United States within the boundaries of a municipality; or
- Lands or water rights belonging to Native Americans that are guaranteed to them by the United States.
- Specifies that if the state sells the public lands obtained from the federal government, the state will retain 5 percent of the sale price and pay 95 percent of the sale price to the federal government (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (21-6) - March 7, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Authorizes the Transfer of Federal Lands to the State
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the federal government to transfer the titles of public lands in Utah to the State of Utah.
Highlights:
- Requires the federal government to transfer the titles of public lands in Utah to the State of Utah by December 31, 2014 (Sec. 3).
- Defines “public lands” as all lands within the exterior boundaries of the state except those which are (Sec. 2):
- Privately owned;
- Held in trust by the state or an independent entity;
- Reserved for use by the state system of education or an institution of higher education;
- Designated as national parks as of January 1, 2012;
- Designated as national monuments as of January 1, 2012;
- Designated as wilderness areas as of January 1, 2012;
- Lands which have been ceded to the United States for military use;
- Tangible property of the United States within the boundaries of a municipality; or
- Lands or water rights belonging to Native Americans that are guaranteed to them by the United States.
- Specifies that if the state sells the public lands obtained from the federal government, the state will retain 5 percent of the sale price and pay 95 percent of the sale price to the federal government (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - Feb. 29, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 15, 2012
Title: Authorizes the Transfer of Federal Lands to the State
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Johnny Anderson (UT - R)
- Stewart Barlow (UT - R)
- Roger E. Barrus (UT - R)
- Jim Bird (UT - R)
- Derek Brown (UT - R)
- Melvin R. 'Mel' Brown (UT - R)
- David G. Butterfield (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- LaVar Christensen (UT - R)
- Bradley M. 'Brad' Daw (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brad L. Dee (UT - R)
- John Dougall (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack R. Draxler (UT - R)
- Susan D. 'Sue' Duckworth (UT - D)
- Jim Dunnigan (UT - R)
- Rebecca 'Becky' Edwards (UT - R)
- Steven Eliason (UT - R)
- Craig A. Frank (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gage Froerer (UT - R)
- Brad J. Galvez (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Francis D. Gibson (UT - R)
- Richard A. Greenwood (UT - R)
- Keith Grover (UT - R)
- Stephen G. 'Steve' Handy (UT - R)
- Wayne A. Harper (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Neal B. Hendrickson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Niles Herrod (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory 'Greg' Hughes (UT - R)
- Eric K. Hutchings (UT - R)
- Don L. Ipson (UT - R)
- Todd E. Kiser (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brad G. Last (UT - R)
- Rebecca D. 'Becky' Lockhart (UT - R)
- John G. Mathis (UT - R)
- Dan McCay (UT - R)
- Ronda Rudd Menlove (UT - R)
- Michael T. 'Mike' Morley (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merlynn T. Newbold (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Nielson (UT - R)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Noel (UT - R)
- Curtis M. Oda (UT - R)
- Patrick L. Painter (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee B. Perry (UT - R)
- Val Peterson (UT - R)
- Jeremy Peterson (UT - R)
- Dixon M. Pitcher (UT - R)
- Kraig J. Powell (UT - R)
- Paul Ray (UT - R)
- Douglas Sagers (UT - R)
- Stephen Eric Sandstrom (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dean Sanpei (UT - R)
- V. Lowry Snow (UT - R)
- Kenneth W. Sumsion (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Evan J. Vickers (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christine F. 'Chris' Watkins (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- R. Curt Webb (UT - R)
- Ryan Wilcox (UT - R)
- Brad R. Wilson (UT - R)
- Bill Wright (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
