Utah Code § 53C-4-303: Public land grants -- Procedures for selection of additional lands.

(1) All selections of land shall be made in legal subdivisions according to the United States survey.

(2) When a selection has been made and approved by the director, the director shall take action necessary to secure the approval of the proper officers of the United States and the final transfer of the lands selected to this state.

(3) The director may cancel, relinquish, or release the claims of the state to, and may reconvey to the United States, any particular tract of land erroneously listed to the state, or any tract upon which, at the time of selection, a bona fide claim has been initiated by an actual settler.