HJR016 | Joint Resolution Approving Exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands

Description
General Description: 

This joint resolution approves a proposed land exchange of state school and institutional trust lands and mineral interest for federal lands and mineral interests.

Highlighted Provisions: 

The law requires any exchange of land with the federal government of 500 acres or more to have approval of the legislature. This resolution is the vehicle to get approval to remove trust lands out of the Bears Ears Monument. It will allow adjustments so that the trade will be equal in valuation when completed. As Bears Ears continually vacillates between being a monument and not being a monument, it has become vital to get trust lands out of that area. As a national monument the trust lands cannot make money for the school children. By trading out for other lands, the new trust land areas will be better situated to make money for the trust again.

Bill Details
Bill Number: 
HJR016
Year: 
2022
Status: 
House/ filed
Last Action: 
Mar 04, 2022
Sponsor
Representative
Timothy D. Hawkes
Republican - District 18
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note Amount: 
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Utah PTA Response
Utah PTA Position
Support
Utah PTA Resolution: 
EDU 2015-1 | School Trust Lands
Impact on Children: 

Proper management of the School Trust Lands enables more funding for public education. 

Commission: 
Trust Lands
Education
Utah PTA Public Policy Program
National PTA and Utah PTA Resolutions: 

Be it resolved: That Utah PTA work to encourage Federal and State officials to fulfill their responsibilities under the Enabling Act by assisting the State in proper management of School Trust Lands for their intended purpose to support public schools; and in cases where management for trust purposes would conflict with other important purposes, such as protection of archaeological, aesthetic, or other environmental or cultural resources, that the Federal Government or State purchase, or trade the affected lands for other lands of comparable value; and be it further
Resolved: That Utah PTA encourage Federal and State officials to ensure the School Trust is made whole if Trust Lands are captured by the creation of a federal conservation or other area, including an up-front trade of captured Trust Lands for other lands of comparable value;