Reps. Stewart and Bishop Launch New Federal Land Action Group
We want to make you aware of an effort by Utah Reps. Stewart and Bishop to help further the Transfer of Public Lands. We will keep you informed as to the progress of this group and their efforts.
Read moreBYU Law Review: Transfer of Public Lands Act
A legal review by Brigham Young University of Utah's HB 148: The Transfer of Public Lands Act
Read moreIn the News, February 19, 2015
Today's Headlines:
Commentary: Hardy Expects to See Action on Federal Land Issues; Local Management of Idaho Lands: Is There a Better Path Forward?; Bill in Alaska Legislature Seeks Transfer of Federal Lands to State Control; Hill Assails Obama's latest Executive Land Grab; Montanans Need to Control Public Lands in Montana; The Federal Lands Freedom Act: Empowering States to Control Their Own Energy Futures; Back Better Management of Public Land.
Read more3 Minute Message - 02/18/2015
Throughout the United States, several states are working simultaneously on bills to help improve the health, access, and productivity of our public lands. These bills are helping to look towards the transfer of those public lands to the states wherein they lie, as a means to help preserve them for generations to come, while still providing for the access we all cherish and the productivity we rely on.
Read more3 Minute Message - 02/4/2015
All around the nation, legislative sessions are in the works or coming around the corner and Transfer of Public Lands legislation is an important topic on the minds of lawmakers and constituents alike.
there is active legislation in AZ, CO, MT, NM, NV, UT, WA, WY, NH, and TX. As those bills move forward, we will give you more information on them. Today, I want to share with you an article by Senator Jennifer Fielder, concerning the TPL legislation that is currently in the works in her beautiful state of Montana.
Read moreSummary of Utah Economic Analysis Report
Summary of the Utah Economic Analysis on Public Lands released December 2014.
Read moreComplete Utah Economic Analysis, Dec. 2014
Complete report by Utah State University, University of Utah, and Weber State University proving that Utah CAN afford to manage it's own public lands.
Read moreNevada Public Lands Task Force Report
Final report from the Nevada Public Lands Task Force.
Speech on Public Land Policies – UT Gov. George H. Dern, 1929
Former UT Governor Dern's Speech in reaction to the federal government offering only surface rights to western states
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Excerpts from the 1832 Senate Committe Hearing on Granting Unreserved Public Lands to States
The desire for states to control their own public lands is not new. Check it out in these excerpts
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Document: “The Promises are the Same: Old West States vs. New West States Enabling Act Comparison”
A comparison of North Dakota's (5% federal lands) and Utah's (67% federal lands) Enabling Acts. (Hint: They are nearly identical)
Read moreUTAH HB 148 2012 – Transfer of Public Lands Act and Related Study
This bill addresses issues related to public lands, including the transfer of title to public lands to the state and requiring the Constitutional Defense Council to
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Wyoming HB 228 – Transfer of Federal Lands Study
A BILL for AN ACT relating to public lands; creating the task force on the transfer of federal lands; requiring a report from the attorney general on possible legal
Read moreIdaho HCR 21 – Study Committee
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE
Read moreNevada Assembly Bill 227 – Nevada Lands Management Task Force
AN ACT relating to public lands; creating the Nevada Land Management Task Force to conduct a study addressing the transfer of public lands in Nevada from the Federal
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Summary of UT 2014 Transfer of Public Lands Legislation
A summary of all TPL related legislation that passed the Utah legislature during the 2014 session
Read moreVideo: Overview of Utah’s 2014 TPL Legislation with Chad Booth and Mark Ward
An overview of Transfer of Public Lands related legislation that passed the Utah Legislature in 2014
Read moreVideo: Overview of UT’s HB 158 (2014) with Chad Booth and Mark Ward
An overview of Utah's 2014 HB 158: "Grazing and Timber Agricultural Commodity Zones in Utah"
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US House Nat Resources – State vs. Federal Forests (Feb 2013)
This US Natural Resource Committee reports that state mgmt is far superior to the current failed federal policies
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1915 UT Senate Lands Resolution
"A Memorial asking for a More Liberal National Policy in the Disposition of the Public Domain and Urging that the Natural Resources of the State of Utah
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Utah House Joint Resolution 2012
Joint Resolution by the Utah State House of Representatives on the Federal Transfer of Public Lands
Read moreA Legal Overview of Utah’s HB 148 Transfer of Public Lands Act
Recent legislation passed in the state of Utah has demanded that the federal government extinguish title to certain public lands that the federal
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White Paper: “Constitutional Defense Council: A Case for Utah’s H.B. 148″
A legal overview of HB 148, the Transfer of Public Lands Act published by the Constitutional Defense
Read moreVideo: “Is TPLA Constitutional?”
Many question whether or not TPLA is constitutional. Find the answer here
