RE: NPD has most of their property situated in UTA Read below is one of the main reason they have Ms Selma Sierra as a Director.
She knows the area inside out plus she has the right contacts.
Selma Sierra is the Director for Energy and Environmental Policy at Energy Dynamics Laboratory (EDL) at Utah State University Research Foundation. Prior to joining EDL, Selma was the State Director for the Bureau of Land Management in Utah. As Director, Selma was entrusted to manage nearly 23 million acres of public lands and 300 million acres of subsurface mineral estate and nearly 900 full time and seasonal employees. One of her most notable achievements was the completion of a nearly 8-year land use planning process that updated the environmental analysis and land allocation decisions for more than 10 million acres of public lands in Utah.