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Senate committee backs geothermal bill clarifying surface owner geothermal rights
Summary
The committee adopted a second substitute and favorably recommended SB 21, which clarifies geothermal ownership and protections for industry while including a grandfathering mechanism and reservation of SITLA rights.
The Senate Natural Resources committee adopted a second substitute to SB 21 and voted to favorably recommend the bill to the full Senate.
Sponsor presentations explained the measure would move Utah law toward recognizing that surface owners generally own geothermal resources under their land unless they are reserved, while preserving rights for SITLA (School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration). The sponsor said the bill aims to create clearer, more predictable…
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