79-10-501. Critical Minerals Atlas created -- Processes to be developed.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(a)The Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining shall lead a joint effort with the Utah Geological Survey and Office of Energy Development to organize and maintain a clearinghouse of geological data related to critical minerals known as the "Critical Minerals Atlas."

(b)The purpose of the atlas is to:

(i)compile reliable data that can be used by:

(A)the council, including the council using the data in developing the strategic plan required under Subsection 79-10-302(1) ;

(B)other government agencies;

(C)academia; and

(D)private entities; and

(ii)reconcile differences in the data submitted to the atlas.

(a)The agencies described in Subsection (1)(a) shall:

(i)develop a process by which a state agency, state institution of higher education, or private entity, including a nonprofit entity, may submit information to the atlas;

(ii)recommend which state agencies and state institutions of higher education should be required to submit data to the atlas;

(iii)develop a process by which differences in the data submitted to the atlas may be reconciled; and

(iv)develop policies consistent with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, related to confidentiality of information submitted to the atlas.

(b)The Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining shall report the processes, recommendations, and policies described in Subsection (2)(a) to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee by no later than October 1, 2026.

Enacted by Chapter 493 , 2026 General Session