Honoring pre-existing claims and rights.
Utah Code § 63L-8-203
in effect63L-8-203. Honoring pre-existing claims and rights.
(1) Upon receiving title to a tract of federal public land, the state shall honor all pre-existing rights that run appurtenant to that tract of federal public land.
(2) The state shall develop an adjudicative process to deal with competing claims to rights that run appurtenant to a tract of federal public land.
Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63L/Chapter8/63L-8-S203.html?v=C63L-8-S203_2016051020160510Fetched: 10/26/2026
