63L-11-501. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this part:

(1)"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201 .

(2)"Division" means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands created in Section 65A-1-4 .

(3)"Forested area" means an acre of land containing 50% or greater canopy cover from tree species.

(4)"Geographic Information System" or "GIS" means a computer driven data integration and map production system that interrelates disparate layers of data to specific geographic locations.

(5)"High value mineral area" means an area within priority mineral lands that:

(a)are close in proximity to mineral processing and transport infrastructure;

(b)have minimal conflicts with other resources; and

(c)have the highest potential for responsible mineral production consistent with multiple use and sustained yield.

(6)"Landscape access" means a point of access for ingress and egress by the public from landscape-scale lands, including:

(a)a road;

(b)a trail; or

(c)another access point that is open to the public.

(7)"Landscape health" means the ecological health of landscape-scale lands, including:

(a)appropriate forest or foliage cover;

(b)prevalence of invasive or disruptive species;

(c)the ability of the lands to recover from disturbance or disaster; and

(d)any other ecological health parameter identified in department rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3 , Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(8)"Landscape productivity" means the total output or extraction of natural resources from landscape-scale lands consistent with multiple use and sustained yield.

(9)"Landscape-scale lands" means one or more contiguous tracts of land:

(a)greater than or equal to 250,000 acres;

(b)under common title, lease, or unified management; and

(c)within the state.

(10)"Multiple use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63L-8-102 .

(11)"Polygon" means a GIS-generated representation of a geographic area for spatial analysis.

(12)"Priority mineral lands" means landscape-scale lands containing deposits of:

(a)a mineral identified in the most recent list of:

(i)critical minerals published by the United States Geological Survey; or

(ii)critical materials published by the United States Department of Energy;

(b)a mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 30 U.S.C. Sec. 1606; and

(c)a mineral designated as critical, rare, strategic, or energy-rich by department rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3 , Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(13)"Sustained yield" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63L-8-102 .

Enacted by Chapter 381 , 2026 General Session