Geographic place names -- Role of division -- Report.
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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Location name referring to American Indians" means the name of a place in the state that uses American Indian related terms.
(b) "Utah Committee on Geographic Names" means the committee created by executive order of the governor that has a primary function to act as the state's liaison with the United States Board on Geographic Names and to review geographic name changes and additions in Utah.
(2)
(a) To facilitate the United States Board on Geographic Names' application process for changing a location name referring to American Indians, the division may create an application template, in consultation with the Utah Committee on Geographic Names, for the following to use:
(i) a county in which a place with a location name referring to American Indians is located;
(ii) an Indian tribe that is connected to the geographic location referring to American Indians for which the Indian tribe seeks to change the name;
(iii) a local community in and around a place with a location name referring to American Indians; or
(iv) another person identified by the division in consultation with the Utah Committee on Geographic Names.
(b) The application template described in Subsection (2)(a) shall encourage an applicant to solicit feedback from the one or more tribal governments that are connected to the geographic location for which the applicant is proposing to change the location name referring to American Indians.
(c) If the division assists a person applying to change the location name referring to American Indians, the division shall direct the person to consult with any tribal government that is connected to the geographic location for which the location name referring to American Indians is proposed to be changed so that a tribal government has an opportunity to provide an official response.
(d) The division may bring proposed name changes to location names referring to American Indians to tribal leaders to solicit input from the Indian tribes.
(3) The division shall provide on the division's website resources for applicants and information about proposed changes to location names referring to American Indians.
(4) In accordance with Section 9-9-107, the division shall annually report to the Native American Legislative Liaison Committee on the division's activities under this section.
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB341, Chapter 380.