Utah Code § 72-5-402

Public purpose
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(1) The Legislature finds and declares that the planning and preservation of transportation
corridors is a public purpose, that the acquisition of public rights in private property for possible
use as a transportation corridor years in advance is a public purpose, and that acquisition
of public rights in private property for possible use as alternative transportation corridors is
a public purpose, even if one or more of the transportation corridors is eventually not used
for a public purpose, so long as reasonable evidence exists at the time of acquisition that the
transportation facility will be developed within the time period established under this part.
(2) The Legislature finds and declares that the acquisition of private property rights for the
preservation of transportation corridors should be done on a voluntary basis and not by the use
of eminent domain powers.

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