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University of Utah asks committee to clear cloud on Research Park title
Summary
University of Utah President Taylor Randall told the House subcommittee that H.R. 2,876 would resolve a long‑standing title ambiguity and allow the university to continue developing Research Park into an innovation hub supporting biotech and other industries.
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands heard testimony May 1 on H.R. 2,876, the University of Utah Research Park Act, which would remove a reported reversionary interest and clarify permissible uses of land the university has occupied since 1968.
Taylor Randall, president of the University of Utah, said the university acquired the land under a patent that has been interpreted as requiring university purposes consistent with the…
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