(1)  The executive director of DNR may accept gifts or bequests of land:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63L-7-108

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • DNR: means the Department of Natural Resources. See Utah Code 63L-7-103
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Protected wilderness area: means an area of wilderness that has been designated under this chapter as part of the Utah wilderness preservation system. See Utah Code 63L-7-103
  • Wilderness: means a roadless area of undeveloped state-owned land, other than land owned by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, that:
(a) is acquired by the state from the federal government through purchase, exchange, grant, or any other means of conveyance of title after May 13, 2014;
(b) retains its primeval character and influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation;
(c) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with minimal human impact;
(d) has at least 5,000 contiguous acres of land, or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition;
(e) has outstanding opportunities for solitude, or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; and
(f) may contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value. See Utah Code 63L-7-103
(a)  within protected wilderness areas designated pursuant to this chapter for preservation as wilderness; and

(b)  adjacent to designated protected wilderness areas, if the executive director of DNR gives 60 days advance notice to the governor.

(2)  Land accepted by the executive director of DNR under this section:

(a)  shall become part of the protected wilderness area involved; and

(b)  is subject to:

(i)  the same regulations made under this chapter; and

(ii)  any conditions that were made at the time the gift or bequest was made that are consistent with the regulations made under this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 323, 2014 General Session