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Under current law, Utah government entities generally have "governmental immunity," meaning they typically cannot be sued the way a private person or business can. This bill would create a new exception allowing a landowner or tenant whose property or business sits next to government-owned or controlled property to sue that government entity if it allows a third party's ongoing conduct on that property to create a "public nuisance" or a "private nuisance" — meaning activity that substantially and unreasonably interferes with a neighbor's enjoyment of their property or disrupts the lawful operation of their business. Under the bill, the government entity would not be allowed to use immunity as a defense in these lawsuits and would instead be held to the same legal standard as a private property owner facing a nuisance claim, even when the nuisance is caused by a third party's actions rather than the government's own conduct. The lawsuit would need to follow existing legal procedures and time limits that apply to property or injury claims.