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This bill establishes two new state parks in Utah's Wasatch Mountains: Big Cottonwood Canyon State Park and Little Cottonwood Canyon State Park. The bill allows the state's division of parks and recreation to enter into agreements with the United States Forest Service to manage and operate these areas as state parks. Under the proposed legislation, the division can receive land donations, engage in land transfers and exchanges, and purchase land or facilities within these canyons to create and expand the parks. Each park must be designed to remain financially self-sustaining through strategic land acquisitions and capital investments. The canyons will be precisely defined by maps and legal descriptions on file with the state division, and once an agreement is reached with the Forest Service, they will be officially designated as state parks and included in the state park system. The bill is set to take effect on May 7, 2025, providing time for planning and negotiation with the Forest Service.

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