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Utah Code § 10-20-701

This section defines several terms used in the part, including commercial quantities, contiguous land, critical infrastructure materials, critical infrastructure materials use, critical infrastructure materials operator,…

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Jurisdiction: United States — Utah
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“This section defines several terms used in the part, including commercial quantities, contiguous land, critical infrastructure materials, critical infrastructure materials use, critical infrastructure materials operator, existing legal use, new land, and vested critical infrastructure materials use.”

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Section 10-20-701

Subsection 10-20-701(2)

“Contiguous land” means land above or below the surface that shares a common boundary and is not separated by a highway.

Section 10-20-701(2)

Subsection 10-20-701(5)

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Subsection 10-20-701(6)(a)

a legal nonconforming use that has not been abandoned for more than 24 consecutive months; or

Section 10-20-701(6)(a)

Subsection 10-20-701(8)

“Vested critical infrastructure materials use” means a critical infrastructure materials use by a critical infrastructure materials operator that is an existing legal use.

Section 10-20-701(8)

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Provision 14Interpretation

Part 10-20-7

part 10-20-7 Vested Critical Infrastructure Materials Operations

§ 10-20-701Definitions.Interpretation

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Definitions. As used in this part: "Commercial quantities," for purposes of this section, means critical infrastructure materials: extracted or processed by a commercial enterprise in the ordinary course of business; and in a sufficient amount that the critical infrastructure materials introduction into commerce would create a reasonable expectation of profit. "Contiguous land" means surface or subsurface land that shares a common boundary and is not separated by a highway as defined in Section 41-6a-102 . "Critical infrastructure materials" means sand, gravel, or rock aggregate. "Critical infrastructure materials use" means the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials. "Critical infrastructure materials operator" means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that: owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials use; and has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials use. "Existing legal use" means a critical infrastructure materials use that has operated in accordance with: a legal nonconforming use that has not been abandoned for more than 24 consecutive months; or a permit issued by the applicable political subdivision. "New land" means surface or subsurface land that a critical infrastructure materials operator gains ownership or control of on or before January 1, 2026, regardless of whether that land is included in any applicable permit issued by a political subdivision or a legal nonconforming use. "Vested critical infrastructure materials use" means a critical infrastructure materials use by a critical infrastructure materials operator that is an existing legal use.

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“Commercial quantities” means critical infrastructure materials extracted or processed by a commercial enterprise in the ordinary course of business, in an amount that would create a reasonable expectation of profit if introduced into commerce.

"Commercial quantities," for purposes of this section, means critical infrastructure materials: extracted or processed by a commercial enterprise in the ordinary course of business; and in a sufficient amount that the critical infrastructure materials introduction into commerce would create a reasonable expectation of profit.

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§ 10-20-701(1)(a)Subsection 10-20-701(1)(a)Provision

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extracted or processed by a commercial enterprise in the ordinary course of business; and

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§ 10-20-701(1)(b)Subsection 10-20-701(1)(b)Provision

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A sufficient amount of critical infrastructure materials introduced into commerce is tied to a reasonable expectation of profit.

in a sufficient amount that the critical infrastructure materials introduction into commerce would create a reasonable expectation of profit.

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§ 10-20-701(2)Subsection 10-20-701(2)Provision

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“Contiguous land” means land above or below the surface that shares a common boundary and is not separated by a highway.

"Contiguous land" means surface or subsurface land that shares a common boundary and is not separated by a highway as defined in Section 41-6a-102 .

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§ 10-20-701(3)Subsection 10-20-701(3)Provision

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"Critical infrastructure materials" means sand, gravel, or rock aggregate.

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§ 10-20-701(4)Subsection 10-20-701(4)Provision

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"Critical infrastructure materials use" means the extraction, excavation, processing, or reprocessing of critical infrastructure materials.

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§ 10-20-701(5)Subsection 10-20-701(5)Provision

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"Critical infrastructure materials operator" means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, agent, or other organization or representative, either public or private, including a successor, assign, affiliate, subsidiary, and related parent company, that: owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials use; and has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials use.

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§ 10-20-701(5)(a)Subsection 10-20-701(5)(a)Provision

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Applies to a person who owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials use.

owns, controls, or manages a critical infrastructure materials use; and

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§ 10-20-701(5)(b)Subsection 10-20-701(5)(b)Provision

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has produced commercial quantities of critical infrastructure materials from the critical infrastructure materials use.

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§ 10-20-701(6)Subsection 10-20-701(6)Provision

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"Existing legal use" means a critical infrastructure materials use that meets one of two conditions: it has not been abandoned for more than 24 consecutive months, or it is covered by a permit issued by the applicable political subdivision.

"Existing legal use" means a critical infrastructure materials use that has operated in accordance with: a legal nonconforming use that has not been abandoned for more than 24 consecutive months; or a permit issued by the applicable political subdivision.

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§ 10-20-701(6)(a)Subsection 10-20-701(6)(a)Provision

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a legal nonconforming use that has not been abandoned for more than 24 consecutive months; or

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§ 10-20-701(6)(b)Subsection 10-20-701(6)(b)Provision

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a permit issued by the applicable political subdivision.

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§ 10-20-701(7)Subsection 10-20-701(7)Provision

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“New land” means surface or subsurface land that a critical infrastructure materials operator acquires ownership or control of on or before January 1, 2026.

"New land" means surface or subsurface land that a critical infrastructure materials operator gains ownership or control of on or before January 1, 2026, regardless of whether that land is included in any applicable permit issued by a political subdivision or a legal nonconforming use.

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§ 10-20-701(8)Subsection 10-20-701(8)Provision

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“Vested critical infrastructure materials use” means a critical infrastructure materials use by a critical infrastructure materials operator that is an existing legal use.

"Vested critical infrastructure materials use" means a critical infrastructure materials use by a critical infrastructure materials operator that is an existing legal use.

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