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Show 163 for the management of state lands for recreational purposes: Division of Parks and Recreation, Division of Wildlife Resources and Division of State Lands, all within the Department of Natural Resources. Although other state agencies have regulatory and planning authority, none have recreation management responsibilities within the environs of the Great Salt Lake. Board and Division of Parks and Recreation Chapter 198, Laws of Utah, 1969, gives the principal recreation management authority to the Board and Division of Parks and Recreation: The division . . . pursuant to policies adopted by the board . . . shall establish and coordinate programs for the development of recreational areas and water conservation within the Great Salt Lake and environs. ... Great Salt Lake and environs was defined as " the mainland, peninsula, islands, and water within the Great Salt Lake meander line established by the United States surveyor general.". It would seem from these two definitions that the scope of responsibility is broad. Not only has the Legislature mandated recreational programs for the Great Salt Lake and environs, it has given the division responsibility to coordinate with other agencies and develop these programs on land and water surfaces. While the Legislature placed special emphasis on the development of Antelope Island^ as a recreational place, the apparent intent was to •"• Utah Code Annotated 1953, 65- 8- 1. 2Utah Code Annotated 1953, 65- 8- 2. JThe division was specifically asked ( Utah Code Annotated 1953, 65- 8- 1) to ( a) develop such an area of Antelope Island as the division may determine to be suitable and desirable for recreational usage, and ( b) restore and preserve points of historical interest on the island. |