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Effective 5/10/2016
63L-8-203. Honoring pre-existing claims and rights.

  • (1) Upon receiving title to a tract of federal public land, the state shall honor all pre-existing rights that run appurtenant to that tract of federal public land.
  • (2) The state shall develop an adjudicative process to deal with competing claims to rights that run appurtenant to a tract of federal public land.

Enacted by Chapter 317, 2016 General Session