Utah Admin. Code R926-14-7 - Process for Nominating a Highway to Be Designated a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road

(1) In addition to state recognition, state scenic byways may be nominated to the National Scenic Byways Program so that they may be recognized as a byway of national significance through designation as a National Scenic Byway or All-American Road.

(2) Local scenic byway committees shall notify the state committee of their intent to apply for National Scenic Byway or All-American Road status and the state committee shall in turn notify the Legislature of this intent.

(3)

(a) Local scenic byway committees shall prepare the necessary nomination applications required by the National Scenic Byways Program.

(b) Local scenic byway committees shall also prepare the required corridor management plan as outlined in federal policies.

(c) When the NSBP issues a call for applications, a local scenic byway committee may submit a nomination application if the state scenic byway has been approved for consideration in accordance with the requirements of the Designation of Highways Act, Title 72, Chapter 4.

(4) Local scenic byway committees shall confer with the state committee during the preparation of a corridor management plan and will submit their nomination applications to the committee for review before submitting to the NSBP.

(5) The committee will refer considerations for National or All-American Road designations to the Legislature for approval, along with the recommendation of the committee. As required in the Designation of Highways Act, Title 72, Chapter 4, Legislative approval must be obtained before any application for nomination may be submitted to the NSBP.

(6)

(a) Upon approval by the NSBP of a National Scenic Byway nomination, the committee shall notify the Utah Office of Tourism, the department, and other interested agencies of the new designation and of any differences in alignment or limits as related to existing state scenic byway designations.

(b) The committee will make a request to these agencies that they modify reference of the segment, to reflect the change in status on maps and in materials and website applications identifying scenic byways.

(7) On receiving notification of a change in status to National Scenic Byway or All-American Road, the department shall amend Rule R926-13 to update the description of the byway to reflect the approved changes and the date of NSBP approval.

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Utah Admin. Code R926-14-7

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-18, effective 8/23/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-21, effective 10/22/2024