(1)  The committee is authorized to acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve or extend, maintain and operate, either directly or through others by contract, lease, concession or otherwise, a passenger ropeway system for the transportation of persons and property between a point or points in the:

Terms Used In Utah Code 72-11-103

  • Committee: means the Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee created by Section 72-11-202. See Utah Code 72-11-102
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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)  Wasatch Mountain State Park; and

(b)  Uintah and Wasatch National Forests in the upper parts of Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood and American Fork Canyons in Salt Lake, Utah and Wasatch Counties.

(2)  The committee may acquire by purchase, contract, lease, permit, donation or otherwise, and to construct, maintain and operate, either directly or through others, by contract, lease, concession or otherwise, all property, rights of way, approach roads, parking and other areas, structures, facilities and services for the convenience and recreation of patrons of the transportation system and visitors to the Wasatch Mountain State Park.

(3)  Any contract, lease, concession, or other arrangement may be entered into in a manner and upon the terms and conditions as the committee may consider advisable.

Amended by Chapter 195, 1999 General Session