1. (1) As used in this section, "state land" means land owned by:

   1. (a) the Department of Natural Resources;
   2. (b) the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands;
   3. (c) the Division of State Parks; and
   4. (d) any other state land management agency.

2. (2)

   1. (a) In coordination with the relevant owner, the advisor shall:

      1. (i) subject to Subsection (3), using the State Geographic Information Database created in Section 63A-16-506, and other available information, identify roads located on state land; and
      2. (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), record with the county recorder of the county in which the state land is located a document as described in Subsection (5) that gives notice of the existence of the public road or right-of-way.
   2. (b) The advisor may not record a notice described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) for a road on state land that is owned by the Division of Wildlife Resources until the land is sold or exchanged as described in Subsection (6).

3. (3)

   1. (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), the advisor may complete the requirements of Subsection (2) over time and as resources allow.
   2. (b) For Carbon County, Garfield County, Grand County, Kane County, San Juan County, Uintah County, and Wayne County, the advisor shall complete the requirements described in Subsection (2) on or before January 5, 2026.
   3. (c) For a county not described in Subsection (3)(b), the advisor shall strategically complete the requirements described in Subsection (2) as funding and staffing resources allow to promote and protect access to public lands.
4. (4) The advisor is not required to identify or record notice of any class A, class B, or class C roads, as those terms are defined in Title 72, Chapter 3, Part 1, Highways in General.

5. (5) The notice required in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) shall include:

   1. (a) a title identifying the roads as "Public Access"; and
   2. (b) a legal description, as described in Subsection 57-3-105(4), of the relevant roads or rights-of-way sufficient for reasonable identification of the road.

6. (6)

   1. (a) If a parcel of state land is subject to a sale or an exchange, the advisor shall ensure that the requirements of Subsection (2) are completed before the sale or exchange is finalized.

   2. (b) The sale or exchange of state land is subject to the public access rights in place:

      1. (i) at the time the state acquired the land; and
      2. (ii) at any time during the state's ownership of the land.

Amended by Chapter 200, 2026 General Session