After receiving an exhaustive legal and historical analysis concerning federal control over public lands, the Utah Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands voted yesterday to move forward with preparations for legal action against the federal government.
The analysis, produced by a team of renowned constitutional scholars and legal experts from across the nation, concluded the federal government has no authority to retain near permanent ownership of the public lands inside a state, noting, “legitimate legal theories exists to pursue litigation in an effort to gain ownership or control of the public lands.”