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Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-1-4- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Sovereign lands: means those lands lying below the ordinary high water mark of navigable bodies of water at the date of statehood and owned by the state by virtue of its sovereignty. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
- 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
- State lands: means all lands administered by the division. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
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The Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is created within the Department of Natural Resources under the administration and general supervision of the executive director of the department. |
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The division is the executive authority for the management of sovereign lands, and the state’s mineral estates on lands other than school and institutional trust lands, and shall provide for forestry and fire control activities as required in Section 65A-8-101. |
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The director of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is the executive and administrative head of the division and shall be a person experienced in administration and management of natural resources. |
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An aggrieved party to a final action by the director may appeal that action to the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources within 20 days after the action. |
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The executive director shall rule on the director’s action within 20 days after receipt of the appeal. |
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Amended by Chapter 413, 2013 General Session
