Authority of division to manage sovereign lands.

Utah Code § 65A-10-1, under Chapter 65A-10: Management of Sovereign Lands.

Utah Code § 65A-10-1

65A-10-1. Authority of division to manage sovereign lands.

(1) Subject to, the division is the management authority for sovereign lands, and may exchange, sell, or lease sovereign lands but only in the quantities and for the purposes as serve the public interest and do not interfere with the public trust. Title 73, Chapter 32, Great Salt Lake Commissioner Act

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as asserting state ownership of the beds of nonnavigable lakes, bays, rivers, or streams.

(3) A lease for the construction of a highway facility over sovereign lakebed lands shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection. 65A-7-5(5)