H.B. 208 and why we should oppose this legislation

[BearLakeFishGuy]

I prefer the idea of privet property rights.

In my opinion most politicians would throw your letter straight in the trash as soon as they see how long it is.

I'm totally for private property rights.  However, this is about historic uses of streams..... and landowners should not be able to control access to streams that were historically "navigable".  The property owners do not own the water.  The MAJORITY of other states recognize this and have legislation protecting public access within the ordinary high water mark of the stream channel.  That is all that the Stream Access Coalition is supporting and that is all that I think should be supported too!  Let the Supreme Court rule first, then make the legislation.....not the other way around.  I encourage you to read the court cases, then the current case before the court, then review how other states regulate streambeds, and then read H.B. 208.