This resolution addresses Utah's critical minerals industry.
This resolution:
- highlights the urgency to develop domestic supplies of critical minerals;
- describes Utah's position as a top mining jurisdiction;
- outlines the role of the proposed Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center (MINES Center) in establishing Utah as a critical minerals hub;
- expresses support for the creation of the MINES Center;
- encourages the federal government to distribute federal money for critical minerals development through block grants; and
- calls on the state's congressional delegation to support the state's efforts to create a MINES Center and to achieve a designation and funding for a critical minerals national lab in the state.