Utah Code 72-4-301.5. Designation of highways as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road — Legislative approval
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(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.
Terms Used In Utah Code 72-4-301.5
- Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
- Corridor management plan: means a written document:(2)(a) required to be submitted for a highway to be nominated as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road that specifies the actions, procedures, controls, operational practices, and administrative strategies to maintain the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, archeological, and natural qualities of a scenic byway; and(2)(b) adopted by each municipality or county affected by the corridor management plan. See Utah Code 72-4-301
- Highway: means any public road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel, culvert, bridge, or structure laid out or erected for public use, or dedicated or abandoned to the public, or made public in an action for the partition of real property, including the entire area within the right-of-way. See Utah Code 72-1-102
- Road: includes :
(33)(a) a public bridge;(33)(b) a county way;(33)(c) a county road;(33)(d) a common road; and(33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- 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)(2)(a) In accordance with Subsection (1), the Legislature may, by concurrent resolution:(2)(a)(i) approve the corridor management plan;(2)(a)(ii) approve the corridor management plan with conditions specified by the Legislature; or(2)(a)(iii) deny the corridor management plan.(2)(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.