Utah Code § 63L-11-501 Definitions.
63L-11-501. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201.
(2) "Division" means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands created in Section 65A-1-4.
(3) "Forested area" means an acre of land containing 50% or greater canopy cover from tree species.
(4) "Geographic Information System" or "GIS" means a computer driven data integration and map production system that interrelates disparate layers of data to specific geographic locations.
(5) "High value mineral area" means an area within priority mineral lands that:
(a) are close in proximity to mineral processing and transport infrastructure;
(b) have minimal conflicts with other resources; and
(c) have the highest potential for responsible mineral production consistent with multiple use and sustained yield.
(6) "Landscape access" means a point of access for ingress and egress by the public from landscape-scale lands, including:
(a) a road;
(b) a trail; or
(c) another access point that is open to the public.
(7) "Landscape health" means the ecological health of landscape-scale lands, including:
(a) appropriate forest or foliage cover;
(b) prevalence of invasive or disruptive species;
(c) the ability of the lands to recover from disturbance or disaster; and
(d) any other ecological health parameter identified in department rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(8) "Landscape productivity" means the total output or extraction of natural resources from landscape-scale lands consistent with multiple use and sustained yield.
(9) "Landscape-scale lands" means one or more contiguous tracts of land:
(a) greater than or equal to 250,000 acres;
(b) under common title, lease, or unified management; and
(c) within the state.
(10) "Multiple use" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63L-8-102.
(11) "Polygon" means a GIS-generated representation of a geographic area for spatial analysis.
(12) "Priority mineral lands" means landscape-scale lands containing deposits of:
(a) a mineral identified in the most recent list of:
(i) critical minerals published by the United States Geological Survey; or
(ii) critical materials published by the United States Department of Energy;
(b) a mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 30 U.S.C. Sec. 1606; and
(c) a mineral designated as critical, rare, strategic, or energy-rich by department rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(13) "Sustained yield" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63L-8-102.
Enacted by Chapter 381, 2026 General Session