Utah Code 65A-10-1. Authority of division to manage sovereign lands
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(1) Subject to Title 73, Chapter 32, Great Salt Lake Commissioner Act, the division is the management authority for sovereign lands, and may exchange, sell, or lease sovereign lands but only in the quantities and for the purposes as serve the public interest and do not interfere with the public trust.
Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-10-1
- Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
- Highway: includes :(15)(a) a public bridge;(15)(b) a county way;(15)(c) a county road;(15)(d) a common road; and(15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Sovereign lands: means those lands lying below the ordinary high water mark of navigable bodies of water at the date of statehood and owned by the state by virtue of its sovereignty. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as asserting state ownership of the beds of nonnavigable lakes, bays, rivers, or streams.(3) A lease for the construction of a highway facility over sovereign lakebed lands shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 65A-7-5(5).