Western Repubs hope for national monument opt-outs
“Efforts to strip the Obama administration’s authority to create new
national monuments are gaining momentum in Congress as lawmakers
continue to roll out bills aimed at protecting their states from what
they view as a White House agenda to tie up large tracts of land.” Read more – New York Times

Outdoor enthusiasts: beware of UT legislature’s plans
“Outdoor enthusiasts who use
federal lands should be very afraid of the Utah Legislature’s attempts
to use eminent domain to gain control over those properties… If you mountain bike, hunt,
fish, raft, boat, ride an ATV or snowmobile, hike, camp, photograph,
four-wheel drive or enjoy any other type of outdoor pursuit, you are
screwed if Utah takes over these federal lands.” Read more – Salt Lake Tribune