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UT Code § 53C-1-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Purpose.

53C-1-102. Purpose.    (1)   (a) The purpose of this title is to establish an administration and board to manage lands that Congress granted to the state for the support of common schools and other beneficiary institutions, under the Utah Enabling Act.     (b) This grant was expressly accepted in the Utah Constitution, thereby creating a compact between the federal and state governments which imposes upon the state a perpetual trust obligation to which standard trust principles are applied.     (c) Title to these trust lands is vested in the state as trustee to be administered for the financial support of the trust beneficiaries.       (2)   (a) The trust principles referred to in Subsection (1) impose fiduciary duties upon the state, including a duty of undivided loyalty to, and a strict requirement to administer the trust corpus for the exclusive benefit of, the trust beneficiaries.     (b) As trustee, the state must manage the lands and revenues generated from the lands in the most prudent and profitable manner possible, and not for any purpose inconsistent with the best interests of the trust beneficiaries.     (c) The trustee must be concerned with both income for the current beneficiaries and the preservation of trust assets for future beneficiaries, which requires a balancing of short and long-term interests so that long-term benefits are not lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains.     (d) The beneficiaries do not include other governmental institutions or agencies, the public at large, or the general welfare of this state.       (3) This title shall be liberally construed to enable the board of trustees, the director, and the administration to faithfully fulfill the state's obligations to the trust beneficiaries.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Definitions.

 Effective 7/1/2018  53C-1-103. Definitions.  As used in this title:  (1) "Administration" means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.     (2) "Board" or "board of trustees" means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Board of Trustees.     (3) "Director" or "director of school and institutional trust lands" means the chief executive officer of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.     (4) "Mineral" includes oil, gas, and hydrocarbons.     (5) "Nominating committee" means the committee that nominates candidates for positions and vacancies on the board.     (6) "Policies" means statements applying to the administration that broadly prescribe a future course of action and guiding principles.     (7) "Primary beneficiary representative" means the the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office, created in Section 53D-2-201, acting as representative on behalf of the following trusts:   (a) the trust established for common schools;     (b) the trust established for schools for the blind; and     (c) the trust established for schools for the deaf.       (8) "School and institutional trust lands" or "trust lands" means those properties granted by the United States in the Utah Enabling Act to the state in trust, and other lands transferred to the trust, which must be managed for the benefit of:   (a) the state's public education system; or     (b) the institutions of the state which are designated by the Utah Enabling Act as beneficiaries of trust lands.      Amended by Chapter 448, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration|Section 301 - Director -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal from office.

53C-1-301. Director -- Term -- Compensation -- Removal from office.    (1)   (a) The board, with the consent of the governor, shall select the director on the basis of outstanding professional qualifications pertinent to the purposes and activities of the trust.     (b) If the governor withholds his consent from a candidate agreed upon by the board, he shall give his reasons in writing to the board.       (2) The director shall serve a term of four years, or until a successor is selected and qualified.     (3) When a vacancy occurs in the office of the director, the vacancy shall be filled pursuant to Subsection (1) for the remainder of the term.     (4)   (a) The board:   (i) shall establish the compensation of the director; and     (ii) annually report the director's compensation to the Legislature.       (b) The compensation and performance of the director shall be examined each year as part of the board's budget review process.       (5)   (a) The board may remove the director from office for cause by a majority vote of the board.     (b)   (i) The governor may petition the board for removal of the director for cause.     (ii) The board shall hold a hearing on the governor's petition within 60 days after its receipt.     (iii) If after the hearing the board finds by a preponderance of the evidence cause for removal, it shall remove the director from office by a majority vote.        Amended by Chapter 337, 1996 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration|Section 302 - Management of the administration -- Trust responsibilities.

53C-1-302. Management of the administration -- Trust responsibilities.    (1)   (a) The director has broad authority to:   (i) manage the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration in fulfillment of its purpose;     (ii) establish fees, procedures, and rules consistent with general policies prescribed by the board of trustees; and     (iii) acquire and dispose of lands and assets in accordance with law.       (b) The procedures and rules shall:   (i) be consistent with the Utah Enabling Act, the Utah Constitution, and policies of the board;     (ii) reflect undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the director's fiduciary duties and responsibilities;     (iii) subject to Subsection (2), obtain the optimum values from use of trust lands and revenues for the trust beneficiaries, including the return of not less than fair market value for the use, sale, or exchange of school and institutional trust assets; and     (iv) be broadly construed to grant the board, director, and administration full discretionary authority to manage, maintain, or dispose of trust assets in the manner they consider most favorable to the beneficiaries.         (2) The director shall seek to optimize trust land revenues consistent with the balancing of short and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains.     (3) The director shall maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent, through prudent management, the misapplication of its lands and revenues.    Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration|Section 304 - Rules to ensure procedural due process -- Board review of director action -- Judicial review.

53C-1-304. Rules to ensure procedural due process -- Board review of director action -- Judicial review.    (1) The board shall make rules to ensure procedural due process in the resolution of complaints concerning actions by the board, director, or the administration.     (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), an aggrieved party to a final action by the director or the administration may petition the board for administrative review of the decision.     (b) Final actions by the director or administration to lease, sell, or exchange specific real property or other trust assets are not subject to administrative review.       (3)   (a) The board may appoint a qualified hearing examiner for purposes of taking evidence and making recommendations for board action.     (b) The board shall consider the recommendations of the examiner in making decisions.       (4)   (a) The board shall uphold the decision of the director or the administration unless it finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the decision violated applicable law, policy, or rules.     (b) The board shall base its final actions on findings and conclusions and shall inform the aggrieved party of its right to judicial review.       (5) An aggrieved party to a final action by the board may obtain judicial review of that action under Sections 63G-4-402 and 63G-4-403.    Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration|Section 305 - Attorney general to represent administration.

53C-1-305. Attorney general to represent administration.    (1) The attorney general shall:   (a) represent the board, director, or administration in any legal action relating to trust lands except as otherwise provided in Subsection (3);     (b) review leases, contracts, and agreements submitted for review prior to execution; and     (c) undertake suits for the collection of royalties, rental, and other damages in the name of the state.       (2) The attorney general may institute actions against any party to enforce this title or to protect the interests of the trust beneficiaries.     (3) The administration may, with the consent of the attorney general, employ in house legal counsel to perform the duties of the attorney general under Subsections (1) and (2).     (4) In those instances where the interests of the trust beneficiaries conflict with those of state officers or executive department agencies for which the attorney general acts as legal advisor under Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 16, the board may, with the consent of the attorney general, employ independent counsel to represent and protect those interests.    Amended by Chapter 237, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 53C-1-306 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 1 - Administration|Part 3 - Director and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration|Section 306 - Board and administration subject to Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.

53C-1-306. Board and administration subject to Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.    (1) Board members, the director, employees, and agents of the administration are subject to the requirements of Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act, and to any additional requirements established by the board.     (2) A board member, the director, or an employee of the administration may not directly or indirectly acquire any interest in trust lands or receive any direct benefit from any transaction dealing with trust lands, except as provided by law and after providing notice to the board, director, attorney general, and the governor.    Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 1 - Records and Documents|Section 101 - Central index -- Administration to maintain central index of trust lands -- Availability to public.

53C-2-101. Central index -- Administration to maintain central index of trust lands -- Availability to public.    (1) The administration shall maintain a central index of all trust lands, including interests therein, and shall make that index available to the public.     (2) The index shall include the following information:   (a) legal description of the land;     (b) when and from whom the land was acquired;     (c) where the abstracts, deeds, or other indicia of interest in the property may be found;     (d) name of any party holding an interest in the land;     (e) name of the grantor; and     (f) nature of the trust's interest in the land.      Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 1 - Records and Documents|Section 102 - Information to be furnished by provider -- Director to adopt confidential information rules.

53C-2-102. Information to be furnished by provider -- Director to adopt confidential information rules.    (1) As used in this section, "provider" means a prospective applicant, applicant, partner, or lessee.     (2)   (a) The administration may require a provider to furnish any information necessary to carry out the duties of this title, including financial information, geological and mine maps, well logs, and assays.     (b) Any information submitted to the administration which the provider and the director agree in writing is of a proprietary nature shall be kept confidential and may not be released without written permission from the provider.       (3) The director shall adopt rules under which the administration may retain, without disclosure to third parties, information including that received under Subsection (2) which the provider and the director agree is of a protected or proprietary nature, unless the information is required by federal or state law to be of a nonproprietary nature.    Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 1 - Records and Documents|Section 103 - Director's authority to examine records and inspect property.

53C-2-103. Director's authority to examine records and inspect property.  For the purpose of determining compliance with any rule or any performance or payment obligation under a lease, permit, or contract, the director may, at reasonable times, places, and intervals:  (1) require that the lessee, permittee, or contractor provide any pertinent books, records, or other documents of the lessee, permittee, or contractor; and     (2) inspect the property acquired, used, or developed under the lease, permit, or contract after reasonable notice or as provided in the lease, permit, or contract.    Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-104 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 1 - Records and Documents|Section 104 - Preexisting federal mining claims on trust lands -- Filing of notice -- Conclusive evidence of abandonment.

53C-2-104. Preexisting federal mining claims on trust lands -- Filing of notice -- Conclusive evidence of abandonment.    (1) The Legislature recognizes the importance of having an effective state filing system for unpatented federal mining claims located on trust lands prior to the state's acquisition of title that would allow the state to determine the extent of preexisting unpatented mining claims on those lands and eliminate the cloud on the state's title created by abandoned unpatented mining claims, while preserving the rights of owners of valid preexisting unpatented mining claims located on those lands.     (2) Annually on or before December 31, each owner of an unpatented lode mining claim, placer mining claim, mill site claim, or tunnel site claim located pursuant to the general mining laws of the United States on lands now owned of record by the state in trust for the common schools or other beneficiary institutions shall file with the administration a notice as prescribed by Subsection (3).     (3)   (a) The initial notice required by Subsection (2) that is filed by a claimant shall include:   (i) a statement of the owner's intention to hold or abandon the claim;     (ii) a brief description of the type and nature of the claim;     (iii) the date the claim was located, and the date the claim was filed of record in county and federal records;     (iv) a copy of the official record of the notice of location or certificate of location of the claim; and     (v) a legal description of the claim, by legal subdivision or metes and bounds description, sufficient to locate the claimed lands on the ground.       (b) Each subsequent notice required by Subsection (2) shall include:   (i) the name of the claim; and     (ii) a statement of the owner's intention to hold or abandon the claim.         (4)   (a) The administration shall note the existence of all claims for which notices have been filed in the central index of all trust lands required under Section 53C-2-101.     (b) The administration may impose a reasonable filing fee as a condition for accepting the required notices, not to exceed $100 per claim, to defray the administrative costs of maintaining an index of claims.       (5)   (a) Failure to file the notice required by this section constitutes an abandonment of the claim by the owner.     (b) Filing of the required notice by one owner of a claim in which multiple persons own or claim interests fulfills the filing requirements of this section.       (6) Filing of a notice under this section does not make valid a claim which is otherwise invalid under other applicable law.     (7) Acquisition of rights to extract minerals underlying trust lands is governed by Part 4, Mineral Leases.     (8) This section does not waive any fees, filings, or other requirements imposed by federal law.    Amended by Chapter 247, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-105 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 1 - Records and Documents|Section 105 - Withdrawal of trust lands from leasing, disposition, or use.

 Effective 5/10/2016  53C-2-105. Withdrawal of trust lands from leasing, disposition, or use.    (1) The director may at any time withdraw trust lands from:   (a) applications for leasing, permitting, sale, or other disposition of any nature upon a finding that the interests of the trust would best be served through withdrawal; or     (b) surface occupancy or one or more specific uses upon a finding that continued occupancy or use would cause:   (i) resource degradation;     (ii) interference with the activities of the administration or the administration's authorized lessees or permittees; or     (iii) a threat to public safety.         (2) The director may, by rule and subject to Subsection (3), withdraw trust lands from public target shooting.     (3) Before board review of a rule, as described in Subsection 53C-1-303(1)(c), that withdraws land from public target shooting, the director shall consult with:   (a) the sheriff of the county where the proposed withdrawal will occur; and     (b) representatives from leading sports shooting organizations.      Amended by Chapter 389, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 2 - Management Plans|Section 201 - Planning procedures -- Assistance from other state agencies -- Plans consistent with trust responsibilities.

53C-2-201. Planning procedures -- Assistance from other state agencies -- Plans consistent with trust responsibilities.    (1) The director:   (a) shall develop rules describing the degree of planning necessary for each category of activity on trust lands; and     (b) may request other state agencies to generate technical data or other support services for the development and implementation of trust lands plans.       (2) The plans for school and institutional trust lands shall be:   (a) developed in a manner consistent with the director's responsibility to insure that the interest of the trust beneficiaries is paramount; and     (b) if required by rule, approved by the board.       (3) The director shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, for notifying and consulting with interested parties under this section.     (4) Subject to Subsection (1), the development of a written plan is not a prerequisite to actions by the director.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 2 - Management Plans|Section 202 - Endangered and threatened plant species.

 Effective 2/21/2018  53C-2-202. Endangered and threatened plant species.  The director may make determinations concerning the management, protection, and conservation of plant species officially designated as endangered or threatened, or proposed for designation as endangered or threatened, under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, on trust lands. Amended by Chapter 13, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 3 - Illegal Activities on Trust Lands|Section 302 - Enforcement of this chapter -- County attorney to prosecute.

53C-2-302. Enforcement of this chapter -- County attorney to prosecute.    (1) It is the duty of the administration and all law enforcement officers to enforce this chapter within their respective jurisdictions and to investigate and gather evidence that may indicate a violation under this chapter.     (2) The county attorney shall prosecute any criminal violation of this chapter.    Enacted by Chapter 294, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 53C-2-401 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 53C - School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act|Chapter 2 - Activities on Trust Lands|Part 4 - Mineral Leases|Section 401 - Coal and mineral deposits reserved -- Exceptions.

53C-2-401. Coal and mineral deposits reserved -- Exceptions.    (1)   (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, coal and mineral deposits in trust lands are reserved to the respective trust.     (b) Each certificate of sale and patent issued shall contain such a reservation.     (c) The purchaser of any lands belonging to the trust:   (i) acquires no right, title, or interest in coal or mineral deposits; and     (ii) is subject to the conditions and limitations prescribed by law providing for the state and any person authorized by it to:   (A) prospect or mine;     (B) remove the deposits; and     (C) occupy and use as much of the surface of the lands as may be required for any purpose reasonably incident to the mining and removal of the deposits.         (d)   (i) Coal and mineral deposits in trust lands may be leased on a rental and royalty basis.     (ii) The administration may also, with board approval, enter into joint ventures, farmout agreements, exploration agreements, operating agreements, and other business arrangements for the disposition of coal and mineral deposits in trust lands.     (iii) The mineral estate in trust lands may not be sold except as authorized in Subsection (2).     (iv) Agreements made under Subsection (1)(d)(ii) are not subject to Subsections 53C-2-405(3) and (4).         (2) Except as otherwise prohibited by the Jones Act of January 25, 1927, 43 U.S.C. Sections 870-871, mineral interests in trust lands may be exchanged for mineral interests of comparable value or otherwise disposed of, if their retention would create a liability exceeding their value.     (3)   (a) Common varieties of sand, gravel, and cinders are not considered to be minerals under this section but may be reserved by specific action of the director.     (b) Common varieties do not include deposits which are valuable because the deposit contains characteristics which give it distinct and special value.      Amended by Chapter 192, 2003 General Session