79-10-303. Areas for coordination.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)Council members are designated as area leads as provided in this section. In conducting the council's business, the council may assign a council member who is an area lead to coordinate on an issue within the council member's area.

(2)The council shall ensure:

(a)the coordination of state policy with federal policy; and

(b)the development of infrastructure within the state related to critical minerals.

(a)The director of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, or the director's designee, shall address regulation and permitting and coordinate with state agencies related to:

(i)permitting for extraction or reclamation projects; and

(ii)information gathering for extraction or reclamation projects.

(b)In coordinating under this Subsection

(3), the director of the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, or the director's designee, shall at a minimum coordinate with:

(i)the Department of Environmental Quality; and

(ii)the Utah Geological Survey.

(a)The council member appointed under Subsection 79-10-301(2)(c) shall address incentives and critical minerals zones and coordinate:

(i)implementation of state tax incentives;

(ii)domestic recruitment;

(iii)foreign investment;

(iv)accessing federal appropriations and other federal funding sources; and

(v)defense or national security requirements.

(b)In coordinating under this Subsection

(4), the council member appointed under Subsection 79-10-301(2)(c) shall at a minimum coordinate with:

(i)the council member appointed under Subsection 79-10-301(2)(h) ; and

(ii)public and private entities that may act as a liaison with federal agencies that may provide funding for critical minerals.

(a)The council member representing the University of Utah shall coordinate issues related to innovation including:

(i)workforce training and talent pipelines;

(ii)pilot technology testing;

(iii)research and development; and

(iv)industry concerns.

(b)In coordinating under this Subsection

(5), the council member representing the University of Utah shall at a minimum coordinate with:

(i)the center;

(ii)other institutions of higher education, including Utah State University;

(iii)an association representing Utah's mining industry, including hardrock operators, industrial mineral operators, coal operators, mineral processing operations, and mining services companies; and

(iv)the aerospace and defense industry.

Enacted by Chapter 493 , 2026 General Session