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HB 187 - Restricting Access to Public Waters on Private Property - Key Vote
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Jennifer Seelig voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (31-43) - March 9, 2009
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: THIS VOTE RECONSIDERS A PREVIOUS VOTE.
Legislation - Bill Failed (House) (34-41) - March 3, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Restricting Access to Public Waters on Private Property
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits individuals from accessing public waters that are located on private land without the permission of the owner of the property, unless it is one of the public waters specified in this Act in which individuals are guaranteed access to for recreational activity, and establishes the Recreational Access Board to recommend additional public waters to which individuals should be guaranteed access.
- - Bear River from the Idaho state line in Cache County to the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County;
- Little Bear River from the outlet of Porcupine Reservoir downstream to Highway 30;
- Logan River from Highway 30 upstream to the U.S. Forest Service boundary line in Logan Canyon;
- Price River from the confluence with the White River and Lower Fish Creek downstream to the State Road 10 bridge;
- Jordan River from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake;
- Duchesne River from the Highway 40 bridge in Myton upstream to the U.S. Forest Service boundary line on the North Fork and West Fork of the Duchesne River;
- Strawberry River from the confluence with the Duchesne River upstream to the Strawberry Reservoir dam;
- Sevier River from the confluence with Asay Creek south of the Highway 89 bridge downstream to Yuba Reservoir;
- Weber River from the confluence with the Gardners Fork in Summit County near the U.S. National Forest Service Road 138 downstream to the confluence with the Ogden River;
- Bear River from the Wyoming state line east of Woodruff downstream to the Wyoming state line northeast of Sage Creek Junction;
- Bear River from the Wyoming state line upstream to the confluence with the East Fork of the Bear River;
- Provo River from Utah Lake upstream to the Soapstone Guard Station off State Road 150 in Wasatch County;
- Ogden River from the Pineview Reservoir dam to the Great Salt Lake;
- North Branch and South Branch of the South Fork of the Ogden River from Pineview Reservoir upstream to Highway 39;
- North Branch and South Branch of the South Fork of the Ogden River from Causey Reservoir dam downstream to county road 8700 East;
- Lower Sevier River from the Yuba dam downstream to Sevier Lake;
- White River from the Colorado state line in Uintah County downstream to the confluence with the Green River;
- Blacksmith Fork River from the State Road 165 bridge upstream to Lions Hollow;
- Logan River from the Red Banks Campground to the Idaho state line;
- Current Creek from the confluence with the Strawberry River upstream to U.S. Forest Service boundary line;
- Lake Fork River upstream from the Highway 87 bridge to U.S. Forest Service boundary line; and
- Diamond Fork from the confluence with Spanish Fork River upstream to U.S. Forest Service boundary line.
- - Year-round water depth and flow capable of providing opportunity to engage in recreational activity;
- Either has provided and continues to provide significant opportunity for recreational activity or was closed to public access after May 12, 1989 by the owner of the property on which the public water is located and was freely used by the public without permission of the owner; and
- Public access will not unreasonably impair the owner's property rights.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 11, 2009
Title: Restricting Access to Public Waters on Private Property
Sponsors
- Ben C. Ferry (UT - R) (Out Of Office)