Minerals For Industrial, National, And Economic Security Center

Utah Code tit. 79, ch. 79-10, pt. 79-10-P6

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Utah Code § 79-10-601 Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center process for creation -- Governance.

79-10-601. Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center process for creation -- Governance. (1) There is created under the general supervision of the council a center known as the "Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center," to serve the objectives described in Section 79-10-602. (2) The council shall create a plan and budget for the center that address: (a) the governance of the center; (b) the operations of the center; (c) how the creation and activities of the center are to be funded; and (d) other issues the council determines are relevant to the governance and operations of the center. (3) The council shall report the council's development of a plan and budget under this section to: (a) the Executive Appropriations Committee by no later than the 2026 September meeting of the Executive Appropriations Committee; and (b) the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee by no later than the 2026 October interim meeting of the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee. Enacted by Chapter 493, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 79-10-602 Center objectives.

79-10-602. Center objectives. The center shall: (1) serve as the state's primary partner for issues related to developing critical mineral extraction and processing from research to commercialization, including: (a) workforce training; (b) the testing and piloting of technology; (c) federal grant coordination; and (d) development of processing capacity; (2) coordinate the center's operations with the strategic plan established by the council in accordance with Subsection 79-10-302(1); (3) partner with industry and academia to: (a) develop processing and separation processes; (b) provide technology benchmarking and performance validation; (c) provide pilot-scale demonstrations and scale-up; (d) integrate physical, chemical, electrochemical, and thermal processing; and (e) provide for autonomous sampling and real-time analysis; and (4) lay groundwork for securing federal designation of an entity within the state as a United States critical minerals national laboratory. Enacted by Chapter 493, 2026 General Session

Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title79/Chapter10/79-10-P6.html?v=C79-10-P6_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026