Conservation Groups Push Back on Federal Lands Transfer Idea
Example of Alaska land owned by people of United States eligible to be transferred to state government and eventually to private ownership Stung by a recent vote in Congress, national conservation groups are mustering opposition to the increasing call from many western states to transfer federal lands to state control. The U.S. Senate last month narrowly approved a budget amendment sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, that could set the stage for future legislation to sell or transfer federal lands to state or local governments. Read More