In 2015, the Utah Legislature passed H.B. 323 which required Summit County to develop a Resource Management Plan (RMP) as part of its general plans. H.B. 323 was amended by H.B. 219 during the 2016 legislative session and again by H.B. 160 during the 2022 legislative session. The Summit County RMP was originally published in 2017 and was updated in 2022 to adhere to H.B. 160.

The RMP provision of Summit County’s General Plan serves “as a basis for communicating and coordinating with the federal government on land and resource management issues” specific to federal public lands within the county.

This document is not a comprehensive natural resource management plan for all county-owned land.

The Summit County Lands & Natural Resources (L&NR) Department is currently developing a framework to inform a Lands & Natural Resources Strategic Plan which will provide context, structure, and guidance for future management of county-owned land.

 The L&NR Strategic Plan will address open space, conservation, recreation, and agricultural preservation, among other topics. Each property owned by Summit County will also have its own property-level management plans.