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Utah lawmaker wants state to prepare for federal land takeover

This photo released by the National History Museum of Utah, shows the cliff in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument beneath which the fossilized skeleton of a newly-discovered dinosaur, Lythronax argestes, was found in southern Utah. Scientists say the bone-crushing carnivore is the equivalent of the great uncle of the T. rex. (Mark Loewen / Natural History Museum Of Utah)
This photo released by the National History Museum of Utah, shows the cliff in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument beneath which the fossilized skeleton of a newly-discovered dinosaur, Lythronax argestes, was found in southern Utah. Scientists say the bone-crushing carnivore is the equivalent of the great uncle of the T. rex. (Mark Loewen / Natural History Museum Of Utah)

PUBLIC LANDS -- Utah takes yet another baby step toward giving the finger to federal land management.

Utah legislator drafts bill to prepare for state management of federal lands
Rep. Mike Noel's "Utah Public Land Management Act," HB276, would put in place the infrastructure needed should Utah prevail in its lawsuit to force the federal government to turn over 31 million acres of public lands to the state, including the creation of the Division of Land Management within the Department of Natural Resources to manage the resources and require a two-thirds majority vote on selling lands.
--Salt Lake Tribune

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Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.