Public Land Order No. 7970; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7668, Utah Lake Drainage Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, Utah
This Public Land Order (PLO) extends, for an additional 20- year term, the withdrawal established by PLO No. 7668, which would otherwise expire on July 26, 2026. The extension i...
This Public Land Order (PLO) extends, for an additional 20-year term, the withdrawal established by PLO No. 7668, which would otherwise expire on July 26, 2026. The extension is necessary to prevent uses that could conflict with the operation of the Utah Lake Drainage Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, which supports Utah's irrigation, municipal, industrial, hydroelectric, conservation, and recreation needs. The lands have been, and will remain, open to mineral leasing and to all other uses legally authorized on National Forest System lands.
DATES:
This PLO takes effect on July 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brendan Willig, Utah State Office, by phone at (385) 835-2123. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This Order extends the existing withdrawal to prevent incompatible uses from affecting the operation of the Utah Lake Drainage Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, which supports Utah's use of water for irrigation, municipal and industrial needs, hydroelectric power, conservation, and recreation.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. PLO No. 7668, (71 FR 42661-42662), which originally withdrew approximately 6,450 acres from location and entry under the United States mining laws, is hereby extended for an additional 20-year term, subject to valid existing rights. The legal description is corrected as described below, and aggregates 6,558.96 acres.
The land description for this Order is as follows:
Uinta National Forest
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 7 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 21, SW
1/4
NE
1/4
SW
1/4
.
T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 1, S
1/2
SW
1/4
;
sec. 2, SW
1/4
NE
1/4
;
sec. 12, lots 1 and 2.
T. 9 S., R. 4 E.,
sec. 18, NE
1/4
NE1/;4.
T. 8 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 2, lots 9, 10, 15, and 16, N
1/2
SE
1/4
, and SW
1/4
SE
1/4
;
sec. 11, W
1/2
NE
1/4
and W
1/2
SE
1/4
;
sec. 14, W
1/2
NE
1/4
and NW
1/4
SE
1/4
;
sec. 22, SE
1/4
SE
1/4
;
sec. 28, NE
1/4
SE
1/4
and S
1/2
SE
1/4
.
T. 9 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 25, NE
1/4
NE
1/4
, S
1/2
SW
1/4
, and S
1/2
SE
1/4
;
sec. 35, E
1/2
;
sec. 36.
T. 10 S., R. 5 E.,
sec. 2, lots 1 and 2.
T. 8 S., R. 6 E.,
sec. 32, E
1/2
, E
1/2
NW
1/4
, and E
1/2
SW
1/4
.
T. 9 S., R. 6 E.,
sec. 5, lot 4 and SW
1/4
;
sec. 6, lots 1 and 2, and SE
1/4
;
sec. 7, E
1/2
;
sec. 8, W
1/2
;
sec. 17, W
1/2
;
sec. 18, E
1/2
;
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sec. 19, lots 5 thru 8 and lots 10 thru 12, E
1/2
, E
1/2
NW
1/4
, and E
1/2
SW
1/4
;
sec. 20, NW
1/4
NW
1/4
;
sec. 30;
sec. 31, lots 1 thru 10, and NE
1/4
NW
1/4
.
The total areas described aggregate 6,558.96 acres, in Utah County.
The following described lands are non-Federal lands originally listed in PLO No. 7668 by error and if subsequently acquired by the United States would become subject to the withdrawal:
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
sec. 2, lot 2;
sec. 12, NE
1/4
NW
1/4
.
The lands described aggregate 80 acres, in Utah County.
2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of this Order unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date, pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be further extended.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 46453
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“Public Land Order No. 7970; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7668, Utah Lake Drainage Basin and Diamond Fork Systems, Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, Utah,” thefederalregister.org (July 23, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-14869/public-land-order-no-7970-extension-of-public-land-order-no-7668-utah-lake-drainage-basin-and-diamond-fork-systems-bonne.