Overview
- Public records show Mitime Utah Investment LLC sold the 512-acre Burt Brothers Motorpark on Jan. 22 to Utah-based UMC Holdings LLC after receiving a state divestment order.
- The Department of Public Safety said a tip launched an investigation that used the Statewide Information Analysis Center, private-sector tracking tools and federal partners to link Mitime to a restricted foreign entity.
- Gov. Spencer Cox framed the action as protecting critical assets near the Tooele Army Depot and the Utah Test & Training Range, noting concerns about potential surveillance and drone activity.
- State leaders said this marks the first compelled divestiture under Utah’s 2024 law restricting land ownership by entities tied to China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, which has also blocked a Provo airport parcel.
- Rep. Candice Pierucci plans legislation to lower the ownership-control threshold that triggers divestment from 51% to 25%, and Tooele County officials welcomed the transfer for its expected economic benefits.