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Utah House endorses resolution backing trust-lands interests over Escalante National Monument
Summary
The Utah House on Feb. 11 debated Substitute HCR 1, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Hatch, urging support for the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration’s management of assets within the Escalante National Monument; members split on litigation and negotiation strategies.
Representative Thomas Hatch, sponsor of Substitute HCR 1, opened the House debate by framing the measure as a defense of assets held for Utah schoolchildren and urged members to support the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) in protecting those interests. He cited a Utah Geological Survey estimate of large coal, methane and oil resources within the monument and said potential revenues should benefit public-school beneficiaries.
The resolution, Hatch said, is “an issue about money, fairness, and kids,” and he asked members to give SITLA and its trustees their full support. Hatch…
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