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Utah Code § 78B-6-505.5

Coordination with federal land management agencies

Enacted by Chapter 297, 2025 General Session

(1) Before filing an eminent domain action to condemn private land for a high voltage power line, a person shall:

(a) if federal public land exists within one quarter mile of the proposed high voltage power line, submit a Standard Form 299, or equivalent form, to each relevant federal land management agency to identify potentially suitable federal public land for the proposed use;

(b) document all efforts to coordinate with federal agencies; and

(c) include the documentation described in Subsection (1)(b) in any subsequent eminent domain filing.

(2) A person may file an eminent domain action to condemn private land if each relevant federal land management agency fails to respond within 60 days after the person files a Standard Form 299, or equivalent form, with the agency.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.