Utah HB0546 amends state law to assert jurisdiction over federal lands within the state, directing the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to map.

Utah HB0546, passed in 2026, amends state law to assert Utah's jurisdictional interest in federal lands within the state, specifically those where the federal government holds only a proprietary interest. The bill directs the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to identify and digitally map landscape-scale lands, defined as contiguous tracts of land greater than or equal to 250,000 acres under common title, lease, or unified management. The office must also establish map layers for landscape access, public nuisance areas, and productivity.

Utah HB0546 amends state law to assert jurisdiction over federal lands within the state, directing the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to map.

Utah HB0546, passed in 2026, amends state law to assert Utah's jurisdictional interest in federal lands within the state, specifically those where the federal government holds only a proprietary interest. The bill directs the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to identify and digitally map landscape-scale lands, defined as contiguous tracts of land greater than or equal to 250,000 acres under common title, lease, or unified management. The office must also establish map layers for landscape access, public nuisance areas, and productivity.