(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.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63L-8-203

  • 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
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public land: means any land or land interest:
         (10)(a) acquired by the state from the federal government pursuant to Section 63L-6-103, except:
              (10)(a)(i) areas subsequently designated as a protected wilderness area, as described in Title 63L, Chapter 7, Utah Wilderness Act; and
              (10)(a)(ii) lands managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration pursuant to Title 53C, School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act; or
         (10)(b) for which the state is given management responsibility from the federal government. See Utah Code 63L-8-102
  • 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
(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.