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Holiday In Wales Outgoing Gov. Mike Leavitt launched a task force Saturday to identify Utah's wild lands that deserve protection even though they recently were removed from federal wilderness status as part of a deal between Leavitt and U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton.

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Holiday Wales The initiative, spurred by criticisms from outdoor-recreation industry officials, is part of a quest to establish Utah as the "outdoor recreation capital of the world," said Leavitt.

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Cottage Holiday In Wales "We're just going to make sure that nothing happens to any land that ought to be protected as wilderness," Leavitt said during a news conference at Wasatch Touring, an outdoor-sports shop in Salt Lake City.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales But Leavitt won't be around to guide the task force. He is resigning from his post Wednesday to take over as head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

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Camping Holiday Wales Lt. Gov. Olene Walker, who will serve out the remaining 14 months of Leavitt's term, said she is committed to the task-force process.

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Accommodation Holiday Wales " I want them to come up with the best recommendations they can come up with. If they can do it within a month, I'd say, 'Hooray,' " Walker said. "But I suspect it will take a year or two. I expect it will take at least through my administration."

Holiday Last Minute Wales The task force has no deadlines to identify lands deserving special state protection from among 6 million acres released from federal wilderness-study status earlier this year. Leavitt's executive order creating the panel sets terms lasting through July 1, 2005, for half the 13-17 members and through July 1, 2007, for the others. The governor will appoint all members; four to six members each from state government, county government and the outdoor-recreation industry.

Catering Holiday Self Wales Leavitt's announcement came less than a week after Outdoor Industry Association President Frank Hugelmeyer expressed "extreme disappointment" in the governor's lack of action on his previous promise to protect Utah's wild lands.

Holiday Wales Walking It was the latest threat by outdoor retailers to dump Utah as site for their twice-yearly trade shows, which funnel an estimated $24 million annually into the state's economy. Industry leaders had agreed in August to keep the shows in Salt Lake City at least until early 2005, but more recently they indicated board members would be asked to reconsider the commitment at their Nov. 14-15 meeting.

Family Holiday Wales Hugelmeyer did not return telephone messages left Saturday by The Salt Lake Tribune. But in a letter sent Wednesday to Leavitt, Hugelmeyer expressed support for the governor's plan to create a task force.

Holiday Riding Wales "Please know that [the] Outdoor Industry Association remains fully committed to working with policy-makers in Utah and across the nation to build healthy and sustainable recreation economies," the letter said.

Adventure Holiday Wales Riley Cutler, owner of the outdoor shop hosting Saturday's news conference, said the promise to protect parcels of 5,000 acres and larger that are roadless and have wilderness characteristics is "a step in the right direction."

Holiday Park South Wales But he said state officials have a long way to go before they put to rest the industry's fears about degradation of wild lands.

Cottage Holiday Wales "A task force is just another level of bureaucracy," said Cutler. "Does that keep the stalemate going? Probably so."

By Dan Harrie
The Salt Lake Tribune - 11/2/2003

Topic: Public Lands