Section R657-56-6 - Walk-In Access Compensation(1) The amount of compensation paid to the private landowner may be determined by the: (a) type of recreational activities allowed;(b) duration of the recreational lease agreement;(c) actual acreage of land or flat water, or length of stream or river which is legally allowed to be hunted, trapped, or fished; and(d) quality of the habitat, location, species abundance or opportunities, and potential for public use.(2)(a) Total compensation may be reduced or increased by the division based upon: (a) the type of recreational lease activities allowed:(b) quality of public accessibility;(c) number of consecutive years within an agreement;(d) number of persons using the property;(e) number of visits to the property per year by the public; and(f) quality of the wildlife experience provided by the property.(3) Final payment for an agreement which is terminated prior to the established expiration date, for which was given a higher rate of compensation due to the term length of the agreement, may be reduced according to the rate equivalent to the actual term length of the agreement.(4)(a) Upon mutual agreement, the division may provide habitat improvement, materials, or labor on the WIA property in lieu of all or part of the monetary compensation otherwise due for free public walk-in access.(b) If a habitat improvement project performed or funded by the division is used as compensation for a walk-in access agreement, the division will provide an evaluation of the property, a summary of the proposed project, and an estimated in-kind value estimate to the landowner.(c) A habitat project proposal must be completed, reviewed, and approved through the Habitat Council, Blue Ribbon Fisheries Council, or the Watershed Restoration Initiative to qualify for use in the walk-in access program.(d) The division and the private landowner must mutually agree to the use of a habitat project, it's estimated cost, and in-kind value to be used as compensation for a WIA lease agreement.(e) A private landowner that received habitat improvement, materials, or labor in lieu of compensation, who ends a WIA lease agreement prior to the compensatory conditions of the habitat project agreement being fulfilled, may be assessed the balance of the predetermined cost.Utah Admin. Code R657-56-6
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2020-18, effective 9/8/2020