ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on ownership and control of oil shale resources within Utah, the conicting mandates and policies guiding the various resource owners and managers, how conicting direction may affect access to oil shale resources and technology development, and possible ways of addressing these conicts. Section 2.1 summarizes the land and resources involved, land and resource ownership, and how divergent management mandates

CONTENTS

2.1 Resource Characterization and Ownership ............................................. 16 2.1.1 Resource Characterization ............................................................. 16 2.1.2 Resource Ownership ....................................................................... 16

2.1.2.1 Divergent Management Objectives ................................ 21 2.2 Legal Considerations ...................................................................................22