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House passes 'Utah Wilderness Act' message bill, emphasizing state stewardship
Utah House of Representatives · March 7, 2014
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Summary
House approved HB 160, presented as a state-centered framework modeled in part on the 1964 federal Wilderness Act; sponsor and supporters said the bill does not itself designate wilderness but creates a process and signals Utah's conservation ethic; passage was 69–3.
Representative Handy introduced House Bill 1 60, calling it a Utah-centered framework to recognize state stewardship of public lands and to create a legislative process for potential future designations. "This act does not designate wilderness," Handy said…
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