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Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] · R–UT
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would prohibit natural asset companies from entering into agreements concerning Utah land or natural assets on or in that land. It would cover corporations with rights to an area's ecological performance and authority to manage that area for conservation, restoration, or sustainable management, plus substantially similar companies or organizations. This is a proposed restriction.
(b) Prohibition A natural asset company may not enter into any agreement with respect to— (1) land in the State of Utah; or (2) natural assets on or in land in the State of Utah.
(a) Definition of natural asset company In this section, the term natural asset company means— (1) a corporation that— (A) holds the rights to the ecological performance of a defined area; and (B) has the authority to manage the defined area for conservation, restoration, or sustainable management; or (2) a company or organization that is substantially similar to a corporation described in paragraph (1).
The definition requires a corporation to have both rights to a defined area's ecological performance and authority to manage that area for conservation, restoration, or sustainable management. Actual management is not required by the definition. A substantially similar company or organization would also be covered.
(1) a corporation that— (A) holds the rights to the ecological performance of a defined area; and (B) has the authority to manage the defined area for conservation, restoration, or sustainable management; or (2) a company or organization that is substantially similar to a corporation described in paragraph (1).
The official-actions snapshot updated December 5, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 11, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-12-05T22:55:31Z. 2025-03-11: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 2025-03-11: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-03-11. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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