AGENCY: School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration

SERIES: 30192
TITLE: Source and disposition records
DATES: 1896-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphanumerical by document type and number.

DESCRIPTION: These records consist of various agency land title documents related to the acquisition and disposition of trust lands, and are used in land title research. Records include private and federal exchange files, United States acknowledgment of title, US Carey Act list, US letters, US patents, US school-land indemnity selection lists (a.k.a. clear lists) through land grants, state certificates of sale, state patents, dedications, and deeds. Deeds may include easements, quit claims, sheriff's deeds, water rights, and warranty deeds.

These records represent the implementation of Sections 6, 8, 10, and 12 of the Utah Enabling Act, Articles X and XX of the Utah Constitution, and Subsections 53C-1-302(1)(a)(ii) and 53C-4-101(1) of the Utah Code, which authorize the director to prescribe the terms and conditions for the sale, exchange, and other disposition or conveyance of trust lands, including procedures for determining fair market value of those lands.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Deed records, GRS-735

AUTHORIZED: 10/14/2021

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office until administrative value has been met and then transfer to State Archives.

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

SECONDARY DESIGNATION

Protected. Utah Code 63G-2-305