• Deal with road issues, wilderness, BLM resources management plans, Forest Service roadless issues, wild and scenic rivers, etc.
• Office manager would answer to the governor and lieutenant governor.
• It would be funded through state Division of Natural Resources, governor's office and RS2477 project.
• Sen. Tom Hatch, R-Panguitch, is sponsoring legislation to create the office.
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