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State report shows 38 Recreation & Public Purposes applications since 2014; 11 remain pending
Summary
Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office staff presented a story map and underlying spreadsheets showing Recreation and Public Purposes Act activity since 2014: 38 applications in 14 counties with 10 patented, 10 leased, 2 to nonprofits, 11 pending, 4 withdrawn and 1 denied.
The commission received a descriptive report on how the federal Recreation and Public Purposes (RPP) Act has been used in Utah since 2014.
Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office staff said they produced a story map and supporting spreadsheet that breaks RPP applications down by county, status and intended public purpose. Since enactment the staff reported 38 applications across 14 counties: 10 were patented to applicants, 10 are leased to state or local governments, two were granted to nonprofits, 11 applications remain pending, four applicants withdrew, and one application was denied on watershed‑protection grounds.
Staff said the story map is intended to be an easily navigable visual aid and that they can provide the underlying spreadsheets to any commissioner who wants a county‑level drilldown of applicants, acreage, and use descriptions. Commissioners asked staff whether the state maintains a prioritization or ranking process for RPP applications and about statutory acreage limits; staff said most processing and prioritization happen at the BLM field‑office level and that they will provide the spreadsheet and investigate statutory acreage thresholds and county funding for plan updates.
Staff described the report as a baseline inventory that will help the state identify where counties may need technical support to complete applications or prioritize projects.
