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SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Chris Stewart have introduced legislation to ensure access to 20,000 acres in Washington County to off-highway vehicles.
"It’s time we draw a line in the sand by keeping the Hurricane Sand Dunes open for riding and under county management,” Hatch, R-Utah, said in a statement.
The bill would make the sand dunes a special recreation area and guarantee permanent recreational OHV access. It would allow the county to manage the area rather than the federal government. Also, landlocked school trust lands could be traded for lands that are more suitable for future development under the legislation.
"This bill is an excellent example of a collaborative process to resolve long-standing land use problems," Stewart, R-Utah, said in a statement. "It gives certainty and entrusts local leaders to manage the Hurricane Sand Dunes."
