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A concurrent resolution — a formal statement of position from the Legislature and Governor rather than a new law — this measure declares Utah's support for creating a proposed research and development hub called the Minerals for Industrial, National, and Economic Security Center (MINES Center), which would provide shared laboratory facilities to help move new mineral extraction and processing technologies from research into commercial use. The resolution asks several state agencies and the University of Utah to provide resources and assistance to the MINES Center, and expresses support for its work laying groundwork for a future federal critical minerals national laboratory in Utah. It also urges the federal government to deliver critical minerals funding to states through block grants, and calls on Utah's congressional delegation to back the MINES Center effort and help secure a federal designation and funding for the national lab.