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House adds aviation to recreational-use protections despite safety concerns
Summary
House Bill 208 was amended and passed to explicitly list 'aviation' (backcountry pilots) as a recreational activity covered by Utah's recreational-use statute; sponsor said it will encourage landowner participation, while opponents warned immunity could reduce incentives for caution. The bill passed 68–4.
The Utah House on Friday approved House Bill 208 to clarify the state's recreational-use statute to include aviation-related recreation — specifically backcountry pilots using private landing strips — and to protect landowners from liability when they allow noncommercial recreational access.
Representative Barris, the sponsor, said the change simply recognizes an existing class of recreation and will give…
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