Designation of highways as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road -- Legislative approval.
Utah Code § 72-4-301.5
in effect72-4-301.5. Designation of highways as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road -- Legislative approval.
(1) Except as provided in Section 72-4-304, a highway or state scenic byway may not be nominated for designation as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road unless the corridor management plan that will be submitted with the application for the highway or state scenic byway to be nominated for designation as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road is approved by the Legislature by concurrent resolution.
(2)
(a) In accordance with Subsection (1), the Legislature may, by concurrent resolution:
(i) approve the corridor management plan;
(ii) approve the corridor management plan with conditions specified by the Legislature; or
(iii) deny the corridor management plan.
(b) Upon a decision by the Legislature under Subsection (2)(a), the nominating entity is not required to move forward with the nomination for the National Scenic Byway or All-American Road designation.
Amended by Chapter 359, 2024 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title72/Chapter4/72-4-S301.5.html?v=C72-4-S301.5_2024050120240501Fetched: 10/26/2026