Issue No: 109 Monday, January 17, 2022 Please Support House Bill 129! Members and Friends, First off- Happy New Year! USAC has been gearing up for the 2022 Utah Legislative Session and we are pleased to announce that, through the hard work and sponsorship of Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes (R-Centerville), we have a navigable waters…
Issue No: 107 Sunday, November 28, 2021 Annual Holiday Online Auction Live Tomorrow Morning! It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Thanks to our amazing and generous sponsors, USAC has created its second annual auction site just in time for your holiday shopping. There’s something for everyone this year. As we all know, the…
Issue No: 106 Sunday, November 21, 2021 December 1, 2021 Special Meeting of the Membership A special meeting of the USAC General Membership will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 7:00pm via Zoom videoconference and teleconference. We encourage all members in good standing to attend. Join Zoom Meeting from your computer or smartphone (Recommended): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87847547753?pwd=NSsrNTRnN2pEWldTbC9XUGYrVE44Zz09 Join…
Issue No: 105 Friday, November 12, 2021 2nd Annual Holiday Online Auction With the holidays right around the corner, USAC has been pounding the pavement and reaching out to our phenomenal sponsors old and new in preparation for our 2nd Annual Online Auction. Last year’s auction was a huge success. As we all know, the…
Issue No: 104 Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Legal Update 10 years, 9 months, and 6 days. This is the amount of time that the Coalition, membership, counsel, and our supporters have waited for a “final” decision in the Provo Case. Filed on November 12, 2010, the right-to-use/public waters case on the Provo River was a coordinated…
Issue No: 103 Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Utah’s Fourth District Court Issues Decision on USAC’s “Right to Use” Case The Coalition filed a constitutional challenge to HB 141, Utah’s ill-considered Public Waters Access Act, in April 2011. This case eventually made its way to the Utah Supreme Court, which resulted in a remand to the…
Issue No: 102 Friday, April 23, 2021 Montana SB 354: Fly-By-Night Legislation Jeopardizes Stream Access Prescriptive easements. Not something you hear of everyday, but certainly a critical component of establishing access to large portions of land throughout the west. In Montana, public access to waters are currently under attack. Our neighbors to the north have always…
Issue No: 101 Monday, April 15, 2021 In Loving Memory of John Young It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news that USAC attorney John Young passed away recently. John joined USAC’s legal team a few months prior to trial in the Provo case and had played a key role in that…
Issue No: 100 Friday, January 22, 2021 Thank You! A very special thank you goes out to our members and donors for supporting our recent holiday auction. We know our members have felt the impact of 2020 as much as anyone else, and we are grateful for your contributions. Because of your unwavering support, we…
Issue No: 99 Thursday, December 17th, 2020 2 Days Left To Shop for the Holidays on USAC’s Auction Site! There are 2 days left remaining to get your bids in on USAC’s auction site. Visit bit.ly/USACAuction to check out and start bidding on all the amazing items our sponsors have generously donated to support our cause.…