Utah Code » Title 59, Chapter 21 — Mineral Lease Funds
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Utah Code § 59-21-1 (2026)

Disposition of federal mineral lease money -- Priority to political subdivisions impacted by mineral development -- Disposition of mineral bonus payments -- Appropriation of money attributable to royalties from extraction of minerals on federal land located within boundaries of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

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7/1/2026

Except as provided in Subsections (2) through (4), all money received from the United States under the provisions of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, 30 U.S.C. Sec. 181 et seq., shall:
be deposited in the Mineral Lease Account of the General Fund; and
be appropriated by the Legislature giving priority to those subdivisions of the state socially or economically impacted by development of minerals leased under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, for:
planning;
construction and maintenance of public facilities; and
provision of public services.
Seventy percent of money received from federal mineral lease bonus payments shall be deposited into the Permanent Community Impact Fund and shall be used in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 22, Part 5, Community Impact Fund.
Thirty percent of money received from federal mineral lease bonus payments shall be deposited in the Mineral Bonus Account created by Subsection 59-21-2(1) and appropriated as provided in that subsection.
For purposes of this Subsection (4):
the "boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument" means the boundaries:
established by Presidential Proclamation No. 6920, 61 Fed. Reg. 50,223 (1996); and
modified by:
Pub. L. No. 105-335, 112 Stat. 3139; and
Pub. L. No. 105-355, 112 Stat. 3247; and
a special service district, school district, or federal land is considered to be located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument if a portion of the special service district, school district, or federal land is located within the boundaries described in Subsection (4)(a)(i).
Beginning on July 1, 1999, the Legislature shall appropriate, as provided in Subsections (4)(c) through (g), money received from the United States that is attributable to royalties from the extraction of minerals on federal land that, on September 18, 1996, was located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 40% of the money described in Subsection (4)(b) to the Division of Finance to be distributed by the Division of Finance to special service districts that are:
established by counties under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act;
socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act; and
located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
The Division of Finance shall distribute the money described in Subsection (4)(c) in amounts proportionate to the amount of federal mineral lease money generated by the county in which a special service district is located.
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 40% of the money described in Subsection (4)(b) to the State Board of Education to be distributed equally to school districts that are:
socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act; and
located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
The Legislature shall annually appropriate 2.25% of the money described in Subsection (4)(b) to the Utah Geological Survey to facilitate the development of energy and mineral resources in counties that are:
socially or economically impacted by the development of minerals under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act; and
located within the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
Seventeen and three-fourths percent of the money described in Subsection (4)(b) shall be deposited annually into the State School Fund established by Utah Constitution Article X, Section 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1975–2005 · leading case: Benevolent & Prot. Order of Elks No. 85 v. Tax Comm'n, 536 P.2d 1214 (Utah 1975).
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Benevolent & Prot. Order of Elks No. 85 v. Tax Comm'n, 536 P.2d 1214 (Utah 1975). · cites it 2× “Article XIII, Section 2 of the Utah State Constitution, providing that lots with buildings thereon used exclusively for either religious worship or charitable purposes shall be exempt from taxation (see, also, Utah Code Annotated, Section 59-21-1 (1953)) is applicable to the…”
United States ex rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs. Dist., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). · cites it 4× “” Utah Code Ann. § 59-21-1 (3). The Utah Legislature gives forty percent of these funds annually to the Department of Transportation to allocate to counties and special service districts “in amounts proportionate to the amount of mineral lease money generated by each county.”
Us Ex Rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). · cites it 4× “" Utah Code Ann. § 59-21-1 (3). The Utah Legislature gives forty percent of these funds annually to the Department of Transportation to allocate to counties and special service districts "in amounts proportionate to the amount of mineral lease money generated by each county.”
— Utah Code § 59-21-1(3) — 2 cases
United States ex rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs. Dist., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). “” Utah Code Ann. § 59-21-1 (3). The Utah Legislature gives forty percent of these funds annually to the Department of Transportation to allocate to counties and special service districts “in amounts proportionate to the amount of mineral lease money generated by each county.”
Us Ex Rel. Erickson v. Uintah Special Servs., 395 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (D. Utah 2005). “" Utah Code Ann. § 59-21-1 (3). The Utah Legislature gives forty percent of these funds annually to the Department of Transportation to allocate to counties and special service districts "in amounts proportionate to the amount of mineral lease money generated by each county.”
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