Utah Code 23A-6-204. Acquisition of lands by United States for migratory bird refuges
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Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-6-204
- County legislative body: means :(8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;(8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section
17-52a-203 ; and(8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section17-52a-204 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Hunting: means to take or pursue a reptile, amphibian, bird, or mammal by any means. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Land: includes :
(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) The state consents to acquisition by the United States of the areas of land or water in the state, as the United States may consider necessary, by and with the consent of the county legislative body of the county where the land or water are located and after approval of application, subject to the laws of the state for water rights, for the establishment and maintenance of migratory waterfowl refuges in accordance with and for the purpose of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. § 715 to 715s, as amended, and Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act, 16 U.S.C. § 718a to 718k, as amended.(1)(b) The United States may use the land or water described in this Subsection (1) as refuge for migratory birds, reserving to the state jurisdiction, both civil and criminal, of persons upon the areas acquired except so far as the punishment of offenses against the United States are concerned.(2)(2)(a) This section may not be construed to impose upon the state or an agency of the state an obligation to convey to the United States any interest in land or water owned or controlled by the state, except upon appropriate terms and for adequate consideration.(2)(b) The reservation to the state of coal and other minerals in lands sold by the state within areas so established and easements retained by the state to prospect for, mine, and remove the same are declared to be subject to rules and regulations prescribed from time to time by the Secretary of the Interior for the occupation, use, operation, protection, and administration of these areas as refuges for migratory birds.