Utah Code > Title 53C > Chapter 2 > Part 4 – Mineral Leases


§ 53C-2-401	Coal and mineral deposits reserved — Exceptions
§ 53C-2-402	Mineral leases — Director to establish rules for mineral leases — Revenues to be deposited in Land Grant Management Fund
§ 53C-2-403	Mineral leases — Director to establish forms, term, rental, and royalty
§ 53C-2-404	Applicants for mineral leases — Qualifications
§ 53C-2-405	Mineral leases — Multiple leases on same land — Lease terms
§ 53C-2-407	Mineral lease application procedures
§ 53C-2-408	Mineral lease covenants
§ 53C-2-409	Mineral leases — Cancellation — Use of surface land — Liability for damage
§ 53C-2-410	Shut-in gas wells
§ 53C-2-411	Unitization of mineral leases
§ 53C-2-412	Land subject to federal mineral lease
§ 53C-2-413	Agreements for the administration of mineral leases by a federal agency
§ 53C-2-414	Oil shale and tar sands development — Participation by the administration — Credit against future rentals — Limits

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53C > Chapter 2 > Part 4 - Mineral Leases

Administration: means the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration. See Utah Code 53C-1-103
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Land: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
Mineral: includes oil, gas, and hydrocarbons. See Utah Code 53C-1-103
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

trust lands: means those properties granted by the United States in the Utah Enabling Act to the state in trust, and other lands transferred to the trust, which must be managed for the benefit of:

(a)	the state's public education system; or

(b)

the institutions of the state which are designated by the Utah Enabling Act as beneficiaries of trust lands. See Utah Code 53C-1-103

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5