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Kent Singleton, a Taggart property owner, described a range of disputes affecting his riverfront land: unclear boundary lines despite multiple surveys, accusations that he removed survey markers (which he denied), a dissolved walk‑in access contract that he said made posted signage misleading, alleged misstatements at a February county meeting describing state or county ownership of land he says is owned by himself and UDOT, and what he characterized as failures by the county to process a FEMA floodplain fence permit he submitted. Singleton asked for a comprehensive list of navigable streams and current walk‑in access registrations and requested a written response within 10 days.

Herbert Lay, vice president of the Utah Stream Access Coalition, addressed the council after Singleton and summarized the coalition’s position on navigability under current state law. Lay emphasized that the Public Waters Access Act affirms the public’s right to float on public waters and recommended the state undertake navigability reviews where historical evidence suggests waterways were used for commerce in territorial times. Lay said the coalition would seek legislative sponsorship to establish a process for reviewing and declaring navigability.

Both speakers asked the council and state agencies to clarify records and procedures related to navigability, walk‑in access contracts, and enforcement of trespass on private land adjacent to waterways. Council members received the public comments; no formal action was taken by the council during the meeting in response to these public‑comment items.

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Staff summarized two recently enacted bills: SB27, which clarified enforcement and insurance‑reporting language for certain motorboats (noting an exemption threshold the staff described as “motorboat greater than 50 horsepower” and seasonal restrictions on registration revocation), and SB52, which staff said clarified tax‑commission authority to use insurance‑reported data for determining a vessel’s state of operation. Staff also described a statutory change that will redirect a portion of length‑based fees into a new “Utah boating grant” account, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Division staff told the council that the state will pursue mandatory boating education for all operators—expanding beyond existing personal‑watercraft requirements—and that staff are pursuing an accredited course (described in the meeting as a National Association of State Voting Law Administrators–style accreditation in the transcript) so certificates could be recognized across state lines. Staff framed the initiative as intended to align Utah with other states that require boating education.

Staff announced a pilot search‑and‑rescue (SAR) funding opportunity: $60,000 total, with up to three awards of up to $20,000 each for sheriff search and rescue teams. The division has distributed application materials to all 29 counties and reported initial applications are under way.

The division also updated the council on two grant programs that will require council review later in the year: boating access grant funding (sometimes referred to during the meeting as the Utah boating grant) and Clean Vessel Act (CVA) applications. Staff said CVA applications are due Oct. 30 and that council review of boating‑access and CVA proposals will likely fall in October; the council set its next meeting for Oct. 21 to align with review timing.

Staff described ongoing training for division officers who patrol waterways and provide public safety and education services; they also noted that processing of some federal grant approvals has been delayed by federal agency staffing issues and expected decisions around July 1 for certain U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant submissions.

Council members thanked staff for the update and supported pursuing statewide boating education and grant program development. Members asked staff to provide more detail on grant timelines and to circulate materials to the council ahead of the October meeting for grant scoring and funding recommendations.

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The measure replaces the council's 2018 bylaws with a modern, article‑numbered format and includes a new sentence that bylaws may be changed “by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the council at any meeting of the council at which a quorum is present.” The council also voted to strike a proposed additional seat for search‑and‑rescue representation.

Council members said the new format is intended to make internal cross‑referencing easier and to reflect the Division of Outdoor Recreation’s organizational split from the former Division of Parks and Recreation. Shane Stroud, assistant attorney general representing the division, told the council the amended format follows the structure other advisory councils use and is intended to make references and paragraph numbering clearer for future rule or bylaw edits.

During debate, members discussed whether a search‑and‑rescue representative should hold a voting seat. Zach Williams moved to remove the proposed search‑and‑rescue seat; the motion was seconded and carried after council members raised concerns that adding a government‑affiliated seat could duplicate existing connections with sheriff offices and division law enforcement. Several members said search‑and‑rescue interests can be brought in as nonvoting advisors or through existing agency liaisons when needed.

The council also voted to change member term lengths. George (last name not specified in the record) moved to set initial appointments at four years with the option to apply for an additional four‑year term; the motion passed without recorded opposition. Members said four‑year terms are standard for this council and acceptable given the council's meeting frequency.

Council members asked staff to clarify the amendment procedure language to ensure bylaw changes require a quorum and appropriate agenda notice under the Open and Public Meetings Act; legal staff revised the text during the meeting and presented the clarified language before the final vote.

The amended and restated bylaws were adopted by unanimous vote. The council directed staff to publish a clean copy incorporating the agreed clarifications and to bring any future rule‑level changes back for the required rulemaking process if a change (such as adding a voting seat) requires that step.

Looking ahead, council members asked staff to prepare a final clean codified copy of the bylaws for publication and to ensure the council's webpage and contact procedures reflect the adopted governance changes.

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