Utah Code 79-3-505. Paleontological landmarks
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Terms Used In Utah Code 79-3-505
- Board: means the Board of the Utah Geological Survey. See Utah Code 79-3-102
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - 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.
- Director: means the director of the survey. See Utah Code 79-3-102
- Excavate: means the recovery of critical paleontological resources. See Utah Code 79-3-102
- Museum: means the Utah Museum of Natural History. See Utah Code 79-3-102
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Site: means any paleontological deposit or other location that is the source of a specimen. See Utah Code 79-3-102
- 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
- Survey: means the Utah Geological Survey. See Utah Code 79-3-102
(1)(a) A site of significance or a site with exceptional fossils may be designated as a state paleontological landmark by:(1)(a)(i) recommendation to and approval of the board; or(1)(a)(ii) approval of the Legislature and the governor through concurrent resolution.(1)(b)(1)(b)(i) The director shall notify the board if a concurrent resolution described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is introduced by the Legislature.(1)(b)(ii) If the board receives a recommendation described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) or notice described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), the survey may prepare a report on the impacts of the proposed state paleontological landmark and submit the report to the Legislature and the governor.(1)(c) No privately owned site, a site on school or institutional trust lands, or a site on lands owned or controlled by a city that has a paleontology museum may be so designated without the written consent of the owner or the trust.(1)(d) The ownership or control of a site or the site’s fossils does not change upon designation as a state paleontological landmark.
(2) A person may not excavate on a privately owned state paleontological landmark without a permit from the survey unless the landmark is located in a city with a paleontological museum that employs a paleontologist.
(3) Before an alteration is commenced on a state paleontological landmark, three months notice of intent to alter the site shall be given the survey.