The UCLS Legislative Committee has been meeting monthly and continues to track the changes to boundary line adjustments and boundary line establishments. There are reports that title companies and some county recorders are experiencing difficulties in recording documents. We ask the membership to report any issues to us so we can work with the land use authority to further train or support anyone experiencing problems.

We are continuing to discuss and plan for changes in education and licensing requirements after the passage of HB 160. Rep. Gricius, who sponsored the bill, is willing to work with the UCLS to update the language if needed and has opened a file for us to present a bill in the future. The committee recently sent out a survey to gauge the opinions of its members on on PLS Licensing Requirements.

Sean Fernandez has been working with UGIC and others in UCLS on a new state plane coordinate system. He spoke in recent meetings about updated language and his efforts to open a file and find a sponsor for the bill. The proposed legislation would modify provisions in Title 57, Chapter 10, by updating references to coordinate systems and datums to align with the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and the State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (SPCS 2022).

Finally, Anthony Canto continues to report on the Utah Association of Counties (UAC) movement to require surveyors for each county. UAC is taking the lead on this effort, while the committee is in favor and offers its support.