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Utah House debates recreational-access bill and rejects single-word amendment that would ease stream listings
Summary
Lawmakers debated third substitute House Bill 187, which would create a policy board to publish a yearly list of private streams open for recreation. An amendment changing a single word — replacing 'and' with 'or' in a key standard — failed after extended floor debate and a division vote (32–41); the bill was then circled for later action.
The Utah House spent much of its March 6 floor session debating third substitute House Bill 187, a measure that would create a policy board to publish an annual list of streams and rivers on private land where the public may engage in recreational activities.
Representative Ferri, the bill sponsor, told the House the substitute replaces an advisory board with a policy board that will publish a single list each year to coincide with the state—s fishing proclamation, and will promulgate criteria and rules to ensure public access does not —unreasonably impair— landowners— property rights. He said the third substitute also adds 11 additional streams,…
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