79-3-510 - Protection of school and institutional trust land interests relating to paleontological resources. - Utah Statutes

79-3-510. Protection of school and institutional trust land interests relating topaleontological resources.
(1) The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration shall develop policies andprocedures for the excavation, preservation, placement in a repository, curation, and exhibition ofcritical paleontological resources from school and institutional trust lands that:
(a) are consistent with the provisions of the school and institutional land grants; and
(b) insure that primary consideration is given, on a site or project specific basis, for thesupport of the beneficiaries of the school and institutional land grants.
(2) Consistent with the provisions of the school and institutional land grants, the Schooland Institutional Trust Lands Administration may:
(a) preserve and develop sites found on school and institutional trust lands for scientificor educational purposes; and
(b) provide for the disposition of sites found on school and institutional trust lands, afterthe appropriate level of data recovery, for preservation, development, or economic purposes.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 General Session