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State trust lands in the west : fiduciary duty in a changing landscape / Peter W. Culp [and three others].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Culp, Peter W., author.
- Series:
- Policy focus series (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Policy Focus Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land trusts--United States.
- Land trusts.
- Land trusts--West (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (76 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2015]
- Summary:
- This comprehensive report offers state trust land managers the latest strategies andtools for asset management, residential and commercial development, conservation use,and collaborative planning. Land managers will learn how to fulfill their trust responsibilitieswhile producing larger revenues for trust beneficiaries, accommodating publicinterests, and more.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1: What Are Trust Lands?
- Conceptual Origins of Trust Lands
- The Trust Land Grant Program
- Changing Rules for Trust Lands
- A Common Thread: The Trust Responsibility
- Chapter 2: Trust Land Management, Revenues, and Revenue Distribution
- Grazing, Agriculture, and Timber Leases
- Subsurface Uses
- Commercial Leases, Land Sales, and Development
- Trust Beneficiaries and Revenue Distribution
- Governance of State Trust Lands
- Chapter 3: The Trust Responsibility
- Fiduciary Duties of Trust Managers
- State Trusts as Charitable Trusts
- Unique Features of State Trusts
- The Perpetual Trust
- Chapter 4: The Big Picture: Developing a Management Framework for Decision Making
- Asset Management
- Collaborative Planning
- Chapter 5: Evolving Strategies for Trust Land Management
- Residential and Commercial Development
- Land Conservation
- Chapter 6: Meeting Fiduciary Obligations in a Changing Landscape
- The Multiple Roles of the Trust
- Trust Reforms in Utah, Colorado, and Arizona
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- History of State Land Grants in the United States
- Facts and Figures on Nine Western States
- References and Legal Citations
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- About the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- About the Sonoran Institute
- About Western Lands and Communities
- Ordering Information.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-55844-382-7
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