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Senate advances bill tightening notice and trespass enforcement on school trust lands
Summary
Senate Bill 77, advanced to third reading, would require owners of unpatented federal mining claims on school trust lands to file notices and allows the state to treat failures to file as abandonment; it also authorizes directing some trespass penalties to local municipalities to support enforcement.
The Utah Senate advanced SB77 to third reading on Jan. 21 after debate over mining claims on school trust lands and enforcement for trespass.
Senator Dave Steele, sponsor, said the bill establishes an intent to have an effective filing system for unpatented federal mining claims on trust lands and requires owners to file notice of intent, legal description, and other information before Jan. 1, 1998. ‘‘Failure to file the…
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