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S.B. 149 Natural Resources Modifications (2025)

Became lawWritten by Sen. Ronald M. Winterton · carried in the House by Rep. Carl R. Albrecht

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill creates a Guide, Outfitter, and Spotter Fund and requires guides, outfitters, and spotters to register with the Division of Wildlife Resources, with rules and penalties for prohibited activities, though not on private land. It also removes a constitutional defense plan requirement for the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, renames its executive director as the advisor on public lands, requires that advisor and the Office of Energy Development director be Senate-confirmed and report to the Department of Natural Resources executive director on request, repeals a committee that mapped R.S. 2477 rights-of-way, and repeals Professional Licensing hunting guide registration rules.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official description. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms
  • creates the Guide, Outfitter, and Spotter Fund
  • establishes when the use of a guide, outfitter, or spotter is unlawful
  • requires registration of a guide, outfitter, and spotter with the Division of Wildlife Resources (division)
  • provides for division rulemaking related to guides, outfitters, and spotters
  • outlines prohibited activities and penalties for violations related to guides, outfitters, and spotters
  • clarifies that the provisions related to guides, outfitters, and spotters do not apply to private land
  • removes a requirement for the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) to prepare and submit a constitutional defense plan
  • renames the executive director of PLPCO as the advisor on public lands
  • clarifies that the advisor of PLPCO and director of the Office of Energy Development:
  • are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate
  • report to the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, upon the executive director's request
  • repeals a committee required to inventory and map R.S. 2477 rights-of-way
  • repeals regulation related to hunting guide registration by the Division of Professional Licensing
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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