The mission of the Emery County Public Lands Council is to represent the public lands interests of Emery County and its citizens and to perform an advocacy role for local users and stakeholders; to work in partnership with federal and state agencies in fashioning management decisions and policies affecting lands within Emery County; and to participate in the development, coordination and implementation of the planning objectives of federal, state, and local entities to ensure harmony between the objectives of these various entities and the Emery County Master Plan.

It is the intent and purpose of the Emery County Public Lands Council to aggressively preserve the community heritage of Emery County by vigorously participating in and influencing all public land planning and decision making processes on behalf of and under authority of the Emery County Commission.