(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 11-51-103

  • Chief executive officer: means :
(a) for a municipality:
(i) the mayor, if the municipality is operating under a form of municipal government other than the council-manager form of government; or
(ii) the city manager, if the municipality is operating under the council-manager form of government; or
(b) for a county:
(i) the chair of the county commission, if the county is operating under the county commission or expanded county commission form of government;
(ii) the county executive officer, if the county is operating under the county-executive council form of government; or
(iii) the county manager, if the county is operating under the council-manager form of government. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • County sheriff: means an individual elected to the office of county sheriff in the state who meets the qualifications described in Section 17-22-1. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Federal agency: means the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the National Park Service. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • 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.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • National monument: means a national monument designated or declared in accordance with the Antiquities Act of 1906, 54 U. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • National recreation area: means a recreation area designated by an act of Congress. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Political subdivision: means a municipality or county. See Utah Code 11-51-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (a)  The authority of a chief executive officer of a political subdivision or county sheriff to exercise jurisdiction on federally managed land, a national monument, or a national recreation area in the state that is wholly or partially situated within a political subdivision includes the following:

    (i)  if the action or inaction of a federal agency related to federally managed land, a national monument, or a national recreation area threatens to adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may, after consulting with the attorney general, provide written notice to the federal agency, which notice shall:

    (ii)  be delivered to the federal agency by hand or by certified mail and a copy provided by certified mail to the governor, the attorney general, and the state’s congressional delegation;

    (iii)  include a detailed explanation of how the action or inaction of the federal agency related to federally managed land, a national monument, or a national recreation area threatens to adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision;

    (iv)  include a detailed description of the action the federal agency should take to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision; and

    (v)  provide a specific date by which time the federal agency should respond to the notice; and

    (b)  if after receiving notice as described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the federal agency does not respond by the date requested in the notice, or otherwise indicates that it is unwilling to take action to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision described in the notice:

    (i)  the chief executive officer or county sheriff shall consult with the county attorney and attorney general; and

    (ii)  the attorney general shall send within 20 days of consulting with the chief executive officer or county sheriff a written notice to the federal agency stating what legal steps, if any, the attorney general will take to protect the people of the political subdivision from the threat to their health, safety, or welfare.

    (2) 

    (a)  If an action or inaction of a federal agency related to federally managed land, a national monument, or a national recreation area constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may, after consulting with the attorney general, provide written notice to the federal agency.

    (b)  The chief executive officer or county sheriff shall:

    (i)  deliver the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the federal agency in person or by certified mail;

    (ii)  provide a copy of the notice by certified mail to the governor, the attorney general, and the state’s congressional delegation; and

    (iii)  include in the notice:

    (A)  a detailed explanation of how the federal agency’s action or inaction constitutes an imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision;

    (B)  a detailed description of the action that the federal agency should take to eliminate the imminent threat; and

    (C)  provide a specific date by which the federal agency should respond to the notice, either with action or by written communication.

    (3)  If a federal agency does not respond, either with action or in written communication, to a notice described in Subsection (2)(b) by the date described in Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(C), or otherwise indicates that the agency is unwilling to take action, the chief executive officer or county sheriff may, after additional consultation with the county attorney and attorney general, take action and exercise necessary jurisdictional authority to mitigate the risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the people of the political subdivision.

    Amended by Chapter 296, 2014 General Session

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