Supreme Court Rules Utah Doesn't Have A Right To Its Own Land
The federal government controls nearly 70% of land in Utah, in comparison to eastern states where that number is closer to 1-3%
By Kathleen Marquardt —— Bio and Archives--March 17, 2025
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In 2013, Utah submitted its Transfer of Public Lands Act to the federal government, calling on it “to fulfill its pledge under the state’s Enabling Act to dispose of most federal lands in the state, some of which would be placed back to the state.
Eleven years later, in January of this year, the Supreme Court refused Utah’s filing to bring 18.5 million acres of its land and its resources under state control. This is unappropriated land – that is, land that is not designated as national monuments, national ports, or land held for military bases or held in trust for Indian reservations. The decision came in a brief order with no explanation of its reasoning.
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