Utah Code § 63L-7-102: Purpose.

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to:

(a) secure for the people of Utah, present and future generations, as well as for visitors to Utah, the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness on designated state-owned lands;

(b) provide a window into the natural world, into which our pioneer forebears ventured and formed our collective story and character;

(c) recognize that the preservation of wilderness shall be part of a balanced pattern of multiple land uses;

(d) demonstrate the proper stewardship of certain primitive lands by providing the protection to allow natural forces to operate; and

(e) create a Utah wilderness preservation system.

(2) No state-owned lands may be designated as a protected wilderness area except as provided in this chapter.

(3) This chapter does not apply to lands owned or acquired by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.