SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gov. Gary Herbert kicked off his first Outdoor Recreation Summit on Thursday by finalizing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in eastern Utah.

Congress authorized the deal in 2009, but it has taken years of negotiations to be finalized.

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