This bill requires certain counties to record the Right of Ways, & Easements that are on land controlled by the State on Class D roads as open roads. These roads can only be closed if the State and County Commission determines that it is the best interest of the county to close a road. The road may not be closed if it accesses other private property or if the road accesses any other Private, State or Federal Lands that offer multiple use.

This bill requires that any asset acquired by a state funded institution be disclosed to the State and the ownership of the asset becomes the property of the State of Utah. This applies to all transactions, but particularly if the institution gains undisclosed or additional benefits such as carbon credits or other natural assets, the State becomes the owner and fiduciary of that additional benefit.

Representative Pierucci sacrificed her bill to allow this one to be numbered. This bill  emphasizes that private property may not be owned in the State of Utah by anyone who has ever been in military service in a country that is adversarial to the United States. It sets a policy in place to identify, report and repossess the property that has been acquired. To report an illegal transaction a person simply reports it to the county. The county reports it to the State. All involvement from any person or county is then over, and the state will follow the transaction from that point to the end.

Senator Owens was the Senate sponsor to allow Juab County to negotiate with the Utah State Prison to house some prisoners in Juab County to help offset the cost to county taxpayers for the facility. This will be a great addition to the county and offer jobs and opportunities to law enforcement.