AGENCY: School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration
SERIES: 30061
TITLE: Land ownership plat records
DATES: 1855-2020.
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by quadrant, thereunder by township, thereunder by range.
DESCRIPTION: These records display various agency state land data on plat pages by township, range, meridian, and section (i.e., the Public Land Survey System). The records are historic for research purposes. Records include 1) beneficiary plat books, 2) local survey acreage map plats, 3) mineral plat books, 4) school card plat books, 5) school section plat pages, 6) surface plat books, and 7) survey acreage plat books.
1) The Beneficiary plats (or fund books) display the funding for the Agency's owned state lands for surface and mineral rights. The parcels are color-coded by the beneficiary fund.
2) The Local Survey Map plats display subdivision surveys approved by the Agency 's Land Board. These are different than the U.S. surveys. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) does not have record of the subdivided state land surveys. The surface plats (see number 6 below) refer to these maps in the remark column.
3) The Mineral plats display the mineral land ownership. There may be more than one mineral page per township/range by commodity (e.g., Oil and Gas plat page) if certain minerals were reserved by conveyor. An index land beneficiary fund is included on the pages. In addition, there is a simultaneous mineral lease posting page for leases issued and later dated when canceled or expired.
4) The School Card plats display the school sections only (2, 16, 32, 36), and what action was taken on the lands, whether conveyed to the State of Utah or used as base lands. Hand-written notes indicate acreage conveyed, base land acreage, and balance acreage outstanding. Additional notes for research purposes are included.
5) The School Section pages display individual school sections (2, 16, 32, 36) with ownership destination information.
6) The Surface plats show additional data other than surface land ownership. The Certificate of Sales and Patent Numbers display the lands sold by the State. Column notes list appraisement on the lands offered for sale and/or sold. Local survey maps listed applies to the township/range. School sections, if used as base lands, are noted on the plat.
7) The Survey Acreage plats, completed by the U.S., display accurate acreage and survey information. The survey plats may contain hand-written notes.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Cartographic records, GRS-1747
AUTHORIZED: 01/19/2021
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office permanently or until administrative need ends and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
Microfiche duplicate: Retain in Office permanently and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.
Computer data files: Retain in Office permanently.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Historical
These records are historical because they retain their importance for documenting legal status, rights and obligations of individuals, groups, organizations, and governmental bodies despite the passage of time. They also contribute substantially to knowledge and understanding of the people and communities of our state.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public