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In Utah, a move to seize federal land
Los Angeles Times
Long frustrated by Washington's control over much of their state, Utah legislators are proposing a novel way to deal with federal land—seize it and develop it. The Utah House of Representatives recently passed a bill allowing the state to use eminent domain to take land the federal government owns and has long protected from development. The state wants to develop three hotly contested areas—national forest land in the Wasatch Mountains north of Salt Lake City, land in a proposed wilderness area in the red rock southwestern corner of the state, and a stretch of desert outside of Arches National Park that the Obama administration has declared off-limits to oil and gas development. More

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