On Dec. 31, 2014 Utah began the process to retake 31.2 million acres of its own land previously under the control of the federal government. Utah consists of 54.3 million acres, so Washington was controlling more than 65% the state.
The “Transfer of Public Lands Act”, signed by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert in 2012, is an unprecedented move that directly challenges the authority of the federal government.
Now, since the reclaim has taken place, Utah is gearing up to fight the feds.
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Why is it a good thing for the Federal Government to own the land instead of the state. The state has vested interest in using it well.
Good for Utah.
who owns the National Parks? the state it in, the federal government or the citizens of the USA?
Utah rocks!
all land with the exception of a few govt buildings and military bases should be in private hands not govt hands
GO UTAH
When Utah became a state, the population distrusted the federal government. As a result, Utah’s state government would not sign the agreement unless there was a clause stating that any federally owned lands that were not developed within ten years would revert to the S
Bingo! And Texas has repatriated it’s gold.Yeah,King Ding Dong is angry!
NG ordered to report on Obama’s searching for a cause to be King.
They don’t play in Utah !