Utah Code 17-79-306(2) (amended 2026) says that, unless otherwise provided by law, the county land-use chapter does not give a county jurisdiction over real property 'owned by the state or the United States'. Valar's Wellington parcel is state school trust land; the Trust Lands statute (Title 53C) has no zoning provision, yet the Trust Lands memo describes the county conditional use permit as part of the process (csite-015); the executed lease, not yet public, would show whether Valar agreed to seek county approvals. Separately, Utah Code 17-79-803 (the version effective 6 Nov 2025; amended May 2026) entitles an applicant to review under the land-use rules in effect when a complete application is filed, unless the county, before the filing, formally initiated proceedings to amend its rules in a way that would bar it (that protection lapses after 180 days if no enactment results). Carbon County's planners are drafting rules for 'highly contested industries', with a hearing planned for November (csite-013).

• Utah Code 17-79-803 Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval (version eff. 11/6/2025) (Utah State Legislature, 2025-11-06) primary government “in effect on the date that the application is complete”
• Utah Code 17-79 Part 3 (17-79-306 State and federal property, amended 2026) (Utah State Legislature, 2026) primary government “owned by the state or the United States”
• Utah Code Title 53C, School and Institutional Trust Lands Management Act (searched for zoning provisions) (Utah State Legislature) primary government