Resolution No

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1 Reoluto No RESOLUTION OF THE SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT A MAP AND LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE FOR CONSIDERATION AS PART OF CONGRESSMAN BISHOP S PUBLIC LANDS INITIATIVE WHEREAS, the Wldere Socety propoed to Summt Couty a expao of the Hgh Uta Wldere Area a part of the Publc Lad Itatve; ad, WHEREAS, Summt Couty agreed to partcpate the Publc Lad Itatve; ad, WHEREAS, a Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group wa formed that coted of takeholder wth vared teret cludg evrometal protecto, rachg ad grazg, recreato, local govermet offcal; ad, WEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group embarked o a takeholder-drve proce to thoroughly tudy the eed of the foret ad potetal effect of expadg the wldere area; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group held ope meetg from October 2014 to date ad accepted publc put durg thoe meetg; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group developed a propoal for the addto of 23,903 acre to the Hgh Uta Wldere; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group propoed the creato of Waterhed Maagemet Area, wth the goal of mprovg the overall health ad partcularly the waterhed of the Hgh Uta Foret; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group detfed the Lttle Wet Fork Black Specal Maagemet Area; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group detfed Bg Hor Sheep Maagemet Area ad prcple for cooperato; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group put forth a map llutratve of the area decrbed above; ad, WHEREAS, the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group put forth propoed leglatve laguage upport of the map ad area decrbed; ad, WHEREAS, the State Leglature expreed upport of Summt Couty partcpato the Publc Lad Itatve; ad, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOVED, by the Leglatve Body of Summt Couty a follow:

2 1. The Couty ha revewed the propoed map ad leglatve laguage developed through coeu of the Publc Lad/Wldere Advory Group. 2. The Coucl upport th map ad leglatve laguage ad repectfully ubmt t for coderato a part of Cogrema Bhop Publc Lad Itatve. EFFECTIVE DATE. Th Reoluto hall take effect upo adopto by the Couty Coucl. APPROVED AND ADOPTED th 1t day of APRIL, SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL SUMMIT COUNTY, UTAH By: Km Caro, Char ATTEST: Ket Joe, Couty Clerk

3 3/31/15 DRAFT SUMMIT COUNTY PROPOSAL FOR THE PUBLIC LANDS INITIATIVE Summt Couty ha developed a propoal for the expao of the Hgh Uta Wldere, alog wth the creato of Waterhed Maagemet Area ad a Specal Maagemet Area, wth the goal of mprovg the overall health ad partcularly the waterhed of the orth lope of the Uta Mouta, ad mprovg maagemet of bghor heep. Th propoal the outcome of a takeholder-drve proce to thoroughly tudy the eed of the foret ad potetal effect of expadg the wldere area. The map of the propoed area the reult of a coeu proce wth all parte upportg the fal vero. The Summt Couty Coucl upport th pla, ad repectfully ubmt t for coderato a part of Cogrema Bhop Publc Lad Itatve. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREAS Etablh the Wddop Mouta Waterhed Maagemet Area, compred of approxmately 8,025 acre, ad the Eat Fork Smth Fork Waterhed Maagemet Area, compred of approxmately 3,178 acre, a geerally how o the map. The waterhed maagemet area wll be maaged to protect water qualty, whle allowg people to cotue to ejoy the area. Oly uch ue a are cotet wth the purpoe of the waterhed maagemet area wll be permtted. Fuel reducto ad foret health maagemet treatmet to reduce the rk of ucharactertc wldfre effect wll be permtted oly where eceary to protect or mprove water qualty or to mata or retore the charactertc of ecoytem compoto ad tructure. Road: o Cotructo of permaet road wll be prohbted. o Cotructo of temporary road wll be permtted f eceary for fuel reducto project, but ay temporary road mut be decommoed wth three year of project completo. Federal lad wth the waterhed maagemet area wll be wthdraw from dpoal ad meral etry. Extg grazg wll cotue to be permtted, cotet wth applcable law ad regulato. There wll be o Federal reerved water rght, or ay mpact o extg water rght. LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA Reclafy the Lttle Wet Fork Black a a Specal Maagemet Area, compred of approxmately 8,231 acre, a geerally how o the map. The pecal maagemet area wll be maaged to mata ad retore waterhed ad ecoytem fucto ad aquatc habtat (cotet wth the purpoe ad codto et forth 2003 Waatch-Cache Natoal Foret Pla Revo, or ay future revo of that pla). Oly uch ue a are cotet wth the purpoe of the pecal maagemet area wll be permtted. Fuel reducto ad foret health maagemet treatmet wll be permtted wth the pecal maagemet area to (1) retore waterhed ad ecoytem fucto; (2) reduce hazardou fuel; ad (3) protect property the wldlad urba terface. 1

4 3/31/15 LITTLE WEST FORK BLACKS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA (CONTINUED) Temporary road cotructo wll be permtted where eceary to fulfll the purpoe of the pecal maagemet area, cludg for fuel reducto ad foret health maagemet treatmet (cludg precrbed bur). Federal lad wth the pecal maagemet area wll be wthdraw from dpoal ad meral etry. Extg grazg wll cotue to be permtted, cotet wth applcable law ad regulato. The pecal maagemet area degato wll ot preclude road cotructo wth the pecal maagemet area to provde reaoable acce to prvate lad. There wll be o Federal reerved water rght, or ay mpact o extg water rght. WILDERNESS A addto to the Hgh Uta Wldere wll be degated, totalg approxmately 23,903 acre, a geerally how o the map. Sprt Lake Lodge ad approxmately 476 acre urroudg the Lodge wll be excluded from the boudare of the wldere addto. Wldere maagemet wll be accordace wth the Wldere Act. The propoed wldere wa determed baed o curret ad htorc ue, atural boudare uch a tream, reervor, lake ad rdge, ad eed for addtoal waterhed maagemet pecfed area. There wll be o Federal reerved water rght, or ay mpact o extg water rght. No reervor or caal are cluded propoed wldere. Wldere boudare are a mmum of 300 feet from ay reervor ad 150 feet from ay caal, dvero dtche or tream ued for rrgato. No road or motor vehcle route are cluded propoed wldere. Wldere boudare are a mmum of 150 feet from the ceter le of the North Slope Road ad Mddle Beaver Road, ad 30 feet from ay other road. BIGHORN SHEEP MANAGEMENT Racher, coervato group, ad other volved takeholder hall work cooperatvely wth the Utah Dvo of Wldlfe Reource (UDWR) ad Uted State Foret Servce to acheve bghor heep maagemet the Uta Mouta that cotet wth the followg prcple: o Bghor heep populato eat of the rdge rug ortheat from Glbert Peak, a how o the map, wll be mataed. o Bghor heep wll ot be retroduced wet of the rdge. o If bghor heep mgrate wet of the rdge, UDWR wll determe whether the heep are threateed wth deae tramo through teracto wth dometc lvetock. If o threat ext, the bghor heep wll be permtted to rema wet of the rdge, ad f threat of deae tramo doe ext, UDWR may relocate the bghor heep back to the eat de of the rdge ad/or ue depredato tag(). 2

5 3/31/15 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS Racher, coervato group, ad other volved takeholder hall work cooperatvely wth the Uted State Foret Servce to eure that the agecy adequately clearg tral ad authorzg the mateace of fece le ad other faclte the propoed ad extg wldere, cludg the ue of chaaw a approprate ad eceary. Racher, coervato group, ad other volved takeholder hall work cooperatvely wth the Utah Dvo of Wldlfe Reource ad Uted State Foret Servce to upport the retroducto of beaver approprate locato o the orth lope of the Uta Mouta. Racher, coervato group, ad other volved takeholder hall work cooperatvely wth the Uted State Foret Servce to eure that the agecy adequately retorg waterhed health area damaged or threateed by ect or deae. Summt Couty recogze the mportace of lvetock grazg to local commute, ad the tate of Utah ad Wyomg, ad therefore upport cotued lvetock grazg the Uta Mouta at level curretly authorzed by extg grazg permt. Summt Couty upport cotug the curret allotmet, grazg level, ad eao of ue. To the maxmum extet practcable, Summt Couty recommed that coflct betwee lvetock ad wldlfe be reolved a maer that mata extg lvetock grazg level ad doe ot reult cacellato of extg permt. LAND EXCHANGE Summt Couty requet the coveyace of BLM parcel located the Sydervlle Ba (NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of Secto 14, Towhp 1 South, Rage 4 Eat of the Salt Lake Ba Merda). Summt Couty lad wth Foret Servce boudare could be codered for exchage (parcel umber SS-2370-X; SS-2072-X; SS-2242-X). 3

6 Propoed Summt Couty Addto to Hgh Uta Wldere, Waterhed Maagemet Area ad Wldere Coceo Publc Lad Itatve All FS Degated Motor Vehcle Route Rema Ope Daggett Couty e d l r W e - 4 a t U h 56,7 g H 05 a g t cre x E Key to Feature Sprt Lake Lodge ad aocated faclte excluded from propoal Propoed Wldere - 23,903 acre Wldere Coceo Waterhed Maagemet Area Potetal Re-clafcato Area Summt Couty Foret Servce Road HIGH CLEARANCE VEHICLES SUITABLE FOR PASSENGER CARS MODERATE DEGREE OF USER COMFORT Foret Servce Motorzed Tral Map Locato Tral Ope to Wheeled Vehcle Oly < 50" or Le Wdth, Seaoal Propoed Foret Wldere Daggett, Duchee ad Utah Coute State of Utah Lad Statu Natoal Foret Hgh Uta Wldere Area 1:29,000 Prvate State Trut Lad Mle 2 Data Source - USDA FS, Utah AGRC, NatGeo, Grad Cayo Trut Duchee Couty

7 Propoed Summt Couty Addto to Hgh Uta Wldere, Wldere Coceo, Waterhed Maagemet Area ad Specal Maagemet Area Publc Lad Itatve Lttle Wet Fork Black Eat Fork Smth Fork Lttle Wet Fork Black Wddop Mouta Hgh Uta Exteo Key to Feature Bghor Sheep Maagemet Le Propoed Wldere acre Wldere Coceo ta Wldere - 45 U h 6,70 Hg g 5 a t cre Ex Lttle Wet Fork Black Specal Maagemet Area Waterhed Maagemet Area Foret Servce Road HIGH CLEARANCE VEHICLES SUITABLE FOR PASSENGER CARS MODERATE DEGREE OF USER COMFORT Foret Servce Motorzed Tral Tral Ope to Wheeled Vehcle Oly < 50" or Le Wdth, Seaoal Summt Couty Propoed Foret Wldere Daggett, Duchee ad Utah Coute Map Locato State of Utah Lad Statu Natoal Foret Hgh Uta Wldere Area Prvate 1:68,000 State Trut Lad Mle 2.6 Data Source - USDA FS, Utah AGRC, NatGeo, Grad Cayo Trut