Terms Used In Utah Code 11-51-101

  • Federally managed land: means land that is managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
     This chapter is known as the “Local Jurisdiction Related to Federally Managed Land Act.”

Enacted by Chapter 342, 2013 General Session