(1) The purpose of this chapter is to:
(a) secure for the people of Utah, present and future generations, as well as for visitors to Utah, the benefits of an enduring resource of wilderness on designated state-owned lands;
(b) provide a window into the natural world, into which our pioneer forebears ventured and formed our collective story and character;
(c) recognize that the preservation of wilderness shall be part of a balanced pattern of multiple land uses;
(d) demonstrate the proper stewardship of certain primitive lands by providing the protection to allow natural forces to operate; and
(e) create a Utah wilderness preservation system.
(2) No state-owned lands may be designated as a protected wilderness area except as provided in this chapter.
(3) This chapter does not apply to lands owned or acquired by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.