State Lands


The division oversees the management of state sovereign lands and the state’s minerals portfolio on all state lands that are not managed by SITLA


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Sovereign Lands

FFSL manages the state’s sovereign lands. These lands are the lake and river beds of navigable bodies of water at the time of statehood
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Restoration & Invasive Species

The division oversees the removal of invasive species on sovereign lands. Read more on how Utah is addressing this issue
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Minerals

The division manages the activities on, beneath or above sovereign lands and oversees the permitting process as it relates to these activities on sovereign and other state lands not managed by SITLA.
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