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Building Trust is a quarterly e-newsletter designed to provide trust land managers with current news, tools, publications, and other information pertaining to state trust land issues in the West. Please forward to other interested colleagues and stakeholders.
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 Cashing in on Arizona's Solar Resources
On April 3, 2012 the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD) and Arizona Public Service (APS) announced plans for a 35 megawatt solar power plant in Yuma County. This marks the first solar development lease on Arizona state trust lands and was followed by a second lease announcement for a project west of Phoenix.
The Yuma project, Foothills Solar Plant, will occupy 400 acres of state trust land that APS will lease for 35 years generating in excess of $10 million for the Trust. The ASLD identified the site as suitable for solar development as did APS' own independent assessment. The property is sandy and barren and has not been previously leased for other purposes. The solar lease presents an opportunity for significant revenues to the beneficiaries, primarily k-12 public schools, and will help diversify ASLD's earnings. The second lease, to solar developer Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, is for a 125-megawatt project with 24-megawatts situated on state trust land. Both projects are scheduled to begin construction during August, 2012. View the APS news release, and read the article in the Arizona Republic for additional information. |
Trust Land CPR - Care, Protect, and Respect
 The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration produced a video about care and use of
Utah state trust lands. Check it out!
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WSLCA 2012 Summer Conference Summary
 | Wine tasting event at WSLCA
2012 Summer Conference. |
Oregon hosted the Western States Land Commissioners 2012 Summer Conference in Eugene, July 8-11. Conference sessions were focused on both urban and rural issues of importance to WSLCA member states, including balancing revenue generation with conservation on trust lands, and states' successes in urban/commercial development. Read more.
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Land Exchanges
- Minnesota - Exchange of trust land within Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for federal land that could be managed for revenue production would generate funds for public schools. Read more.
- Washington - DNR consolidates land ownership in Benton County; buys nearly 3,400 acres agriculture land adjacent to existing state trust land. Read more. Also, DNR transfers just over 3,000 acres to National Resources Conservation Area and receives $14.8 million into the Common School Trust to be used for public school construction. Read the press release.
- Wyoming - Memorandum of understanding would enable Wyoming land exchanges between state and federal agencies, opening suitable lands to mineral development while protecting prized wildlife habitat. Learn more.
Montana
Whitefish Legacy Partners goal to protect 2,000 acres for public use is part of the 2004 School Trust Lands Neighborhood Plan. The proposal requires approval by the state Land Board. Read more.
New Mexico
Two lease applications submitted for future site of technology proving ground. Investigate!
Oregon
The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is currently accepting applications for Director of DSL. View the job description and details.
Utah
Military commits to clean up state trust lands and BLM lands over the next 20 years. Read the article.
Wyoming
OSLI adds ranch to state trust land portfolio; possibility for limited hunting access. More information.
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About Building Trust
Building Trust is a quarterly e-newsletter published by Western Lands and Communities, a joint venture of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Sonoran Institute. The mission of Western Lands and Communities state trust lands program is to assist western state trust land managers in enhancing the value of the trust for its beneficiaries by broadening the range of land-use information, tools, and policy options available to managers and diverse stakeholders for the long-term sustainable management of state trust lands.
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PHOTO CREDITS: WSLCA Conference image - Julie Curtis, Oregon Department of State Lands.
NEWS FROM THE FIELD: If your office has trust land management information and tools in asset management, collaborative planning, real estate development, and/or conservation use that you would like to share, contact us. Please attach supplemental materials such as news releases, documents, and photos. |
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