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Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
675 East 500 South, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
801-538-5100
Kevin Carter, Director
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| Of Interest |
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| State Resources |
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| Current Land Holdings |
3.5 million surface acres; 4.5 million subsurface acres (47 percent of original land grant of 7.5 million acres)
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| Uses |
grazing, mining of oil, gas, and minerals, and land sales for commercial development
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| Primary Revenue Source |
mining of oil and gas
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| Trust Requirements |
Lands are held in trust pursuant to the state constitution that establishes a permanent state school fund derived from the proceeds of trust land sales and revenues from nonrenewable resources. Lands are managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) board of trustees, consisting of seven members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate, and led by a director who is appointed by a majority vote of the board.
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| Beneficiaries |
- common schools
- water reservoirs
- an insane asylum
- a school of mines
- asylum for the deaf and dumb
- a state reform school
- normal school
- a miners’ hospital
- state agricultural college
- University of Utah
- public buildings
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