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SITLA outlines proposed Bears Ears land exchanges; commissioners raise concerns for San Juan County
Summary
A SITLA official described five Utah County parcels identified for potential trade in the Bears Ears exchange and defended an effort to acquire acres outside the monument to offset land transferred into federal control; commissioners pressed on county impacts, access and long‑term implications.
Tyson Todd of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) presented a map of five parcels in Utah County that the agency is targeting for potential acquisition as part of a streamlined Bears Ears exchange process, and outlined SITLA’s mandate to generate revenue for beneficiary public education accounts.
"We talk with local governments, mining, energy, agriculture and other businesses to identify parcels we can manage for revenue," Tyson Todd said. He described parcels near Eagle Mountain and other locations that SITLA views as candidates for residential…
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