Land Sale Auction – June 20-25, 2024
The next land sale auction will be held online June 20-25, 2024. For this auction, we will be offering 3 properties – located in Garfield, Kane, and San Juan counties. Click on the link below for the auction page where you can find more information about the properties and about the auction process. June 20-25, […]
Grazing Permit Renewals for 2024
Grazing permits which are expiring this year and are available for competitive bids are now posted on the website. Interested parties must submit applications for competitive offerings during the month of April. Click here for information.
Utah School & Institutional Trust Lands Administration Names New Director
SALT LAKE CITY (Mar. 31, 2022) – The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration’s (SITLA) Board of Trustees, by unanimous vote and with the consent of Governor Spencer J. Cox, named Michelle McConkie as its new executive director. “Ms. McConkie understands the intricacies of trust lands inside and out,” said Don Foot, […]
Cinnamon Creek Sale Provides Critical Support
Utah’s Reservoirs and Public Schools Benefit Big SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 17, 2021) – The State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) sold its largest parcel to date for $20,000,013 yesterday. The winning bid for the 8,100-acre Cinnamon Creek parcel was relayed to the agency by EnergyNet, the online auction and land sales company […]
SITLA Proud of Local Award Winners
Range Managers recognized for expertise and knowledge SALT LAKE CITY (Nov. 10, 2021) – The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) is proud to announce the winner of the 2021 Range Manager of the Year Award is one of their own. Scott Chamberlain, a Southern Utah native, was given the award last week […]
Trust Lands Are Site for New Hospital in Washington County
SITLA finalized a development project with Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, physician-owned health care network. Steward will build a new state-of-the-art hospital on trust lands in Washington County. The new hospital will be located within the City of Washington at the milepost 13 interchange off Interstate 15. Washington connects with St. George and […]
Land Trusts Protection & Advocacy FY 2020 Reports
The Utah Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office released its FY 2020 Annual Report and FY 2020 Beneficiary Reports. These reports outline the Utah School and Institutional Trust System revenue, investments, and distributions for July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The Utah Legislature created the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office in 2018. […]
Agencies Debut New Utah Trust System Video
Utah State Treasurer David Damschen narrates a new video explaining the Utah School and Institutional Trust System. The video outlines the four agencies tasked with managing Utah’s trust system. Treasurer Damshen explains the history of the Trust, which began in 1894. He also explains each agency and their separate fiduciary responsibilities. Trust Land Management: School […]
$2 Billion in Revenue, FY2020 Annual Report
Fiscal year 2020 helped SITLA reach $2 billion in total revenue since the agency’s inception in 1994. SITLA manages Utah’s 3.4 million acres of trust lands on behalf of 12 beneficiaries. The agency generates revenue from energy, minerals, real estate, and surface development. Please see the SITLA FY2020 Annual Report, which includes updates from each […]
Auction Nets $1.37M for K12, School for the Deaf
SITLA sold seven trust land parcels at its biannual public auction this week. The land auction generated $1,372,750 for two trust land endowments, K12 public schools and Utah School for the Deaf. All but one of the eight parcels offered by SITLA sold during the agency’s first online public auction. The 1.47-acre Highway 91 parcel […]