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Utah House rejects third substitute to bill on recreational access to streams on private land
Summary
After extended debate and amendments, the Utah House on March 9, 2009, voted 31–43 to reject the third substitute of HB187, a bill that would have set criteria and a policy board for public use of streams on private property.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on March 9 rejected the third substitute of House Bill 187, a contentious measure that sought to define when recreational users can access streams running across private property and to create a policy board to set standards.
The final vote was 31 in favor and 43 opposed. The bill’s sponsor and supporters said the measure was intended to provide clarity and a process for adding or removing streams from a statutory list that determines where the public may recreate; opponents warned it would invite litigation and politicize river inclusion.
Representative Perry, in summation, said the third substitute grew out of a state Supreme Court ruling and expanded the…
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