{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-7-102","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63L-7-102","heading":"Purpose.","body":"(1) The purpose of this chapter is to:\n(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;\n(b) provide a window into the natural world, into which our pioneer forebears ventured and formed our collective story and character;\n(c) recognize that the preservation of wilderness shall be part of a balanced pattern of multiple land uses;\n(d) demonstrate the proper stewardship of certain primitive lands by providing the protection to allow natural forces to operate; and\n(e) create a Utah wilderness preservation system.\n(2) No state-owned lands may be designated as a protected wilderness area except as provided in this chapter.\n(3) This chapter does not apply to lands owned or acquired by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.","path":["Title 63L Lands","Chapter 63L-7 Utah Wilderness Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63L/Chapter7/63L-7-S102.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"f4b0154f2f287df571adea8493f1df103f57e8c271b2f7b4627f171249ea9fb7","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-7-101","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63l-7-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}