S.C.R. 4 Enrolled

RESOLUTION APPROVING UTAH
RECREATIONAL LAND EXCHANGE
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Beverly Ann Evans

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor supports a proposed
exchange of state school and institutional trust lands and mineral interests for federal
lands and mineral interests.
Highlighted Provisions:
This resolution:
. expresses support for a proposed exchange between the state of Utah and the United
States government of state school and institutional trust lands and mineral interests
for federal lands and mineral interests in Grand and Uintah counties.
Special Clauses:
None

Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the state of Utah has an important role in reviewing land
exchange proposals between subdivisions of the state and the United States;
WHEREAS, the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is seeking federal
legislation authorizing the state of Utah to exchange up to 48,000 acres of state school and
institutional trust lands and mineral interests for up to 40,000 acres of federal lands and mineral
interests;
WHEREAS, the legislation would exchange state school and institutional trust lands
that are currently scattered and, in many cases, surrounded by federal lands for consolidated
lands that could be more efficiently managed and administered for the benefit of the trust land

beneficiaries;
WHEREAS, the proposed exchange would also help preserve lands with significant
scenic and recreational values within the Colorado River corridor, the vicinity of Dinosaur
National Monument, and the Book Cliffs, benefiting local economies and that of the state as a
whole; and
WHEREAS, the proposed exchange is in the best interests of the citizens of Utah:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
Governor concurring therein, support the proposed land exchange between the state of Utah and
the United States government.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature and the Governor request that the
United States Congress enact laws authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to take all necessary
actions to complete this exchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the United States
Secretary of the Interior, Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and to the
members of Utah's congressional delegation.