250+ Million Acres of Public Land Could Be Sold Under New Budget Bill

[b116757]

My point is that western states carry the major load of federally held lands most eastern states are under 10% federal control really closer to about 5% federal control Utah is 84% under federal control Utah’s not a state it’s giant national park with roads and gas stations along the federal lands. I can absolutely understand Utah’s governor wanting to privatize some of his states ground. I’ve never said I want it to happen just that I understand what some states are dealing with when it comes to federal ground within their boarders. Don’t be so quick to dismiss the other sides argument maybe a better answer would be for ALL states to have 25% of their ground under federal control this truly would be the best for the countries masses that mostly live in the eastern half and have very little access to federal land.

 

[Newbie]

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

I like the idea of requiring an equal amount of land to be purchased for every acre of public land sold - but purchase the land in states with less public land. Sell off some BLM land next to a western subdivision and use part of that money to purchase land where public hunting opportunities are limited.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

I like the idea of requiring an equal amount of land to be purchased for every acre of public land sold - but purchase the land in states with less public land. Sell off some BLM land next to a western subdivision and use part of that money to purchase land where public hunting opportunities are limited.

Even further sell off blm land that is 100% landlock and buy up land elsewhere with access

 

[Newbie]

Well I guess it was short lived. Senator Lee is re-writing the proposal for resubmission. Maybe the terms are acceptable, maybe not. Worth keeping an eye on moving forward.

https://www.backcountryhunters.org/flood_the_lines_day_june_25_2025

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Newberg has posted the revised submission.

This has been a political issue I’ve followed pretty closely over the years. Kind of crazy that it’s the one thing I hear about a ton with all the seemingly other stuff in the bill.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

I even got a text from BHA even though I’m not a member.

 

[Wind Gypsy]

Public Land Advocates: Mike Lee's New Land Sale Plan Is 'Just a Different Pile of Dog Sh*t'

Senator Mike Lee's latest proposal would still put up to 1.225 million acres of public land on the auction block in 11 Western states.

www.outdoorlife.com

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Even shawn ryan is highlighting this criminal bill

 

[Angus 1895]

I’m not for selling land just to sell.

But we better also be big on paying off the debt.

The land they sell they will get to tax. And perhaps under private ownership it will be better cared for.

I’m sick of all the smoke from public land fires.

 

[Barndog56]

I think opposition against something like this doesn't get a lot of mainstream traction because most people approach it with the "How does it affect me?" question.

Personally, I'll probably never set foot on or even see any of those 2.5 million acres, so why should I be against it if the sale does something good for me. However, I doubt it's sale will in any way affect the national debt, or my yearly tax bill, so no reason to be in favor of it.

So in the end I don't develop a strong opinion one way or the other on most topics, and do nothing to affect any political issues other than voting. And the majority of Americans don't even do that.

 

[Mortenson]

Even further sell off blm land that is 100% landlock and buy up land elsewhere with access

Wouldn't the landlocked stuff be the truest form of caring about the animals? Is this more about the animals or the human hunters?

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Wouldn't the landlocked stuff be the truest form of caring about the animals? Is this more about the animals or the human hunters?

I think hunting is just one part of public land. Public access should be the overarching principle…land of many uses. If it’s landlocked just a select group can use our land. And why would allowing just neighboring land owners access public land be the highest form of caring for animals?

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Here's a question for all ....

When public land (Fed or State) is sold off / mineral rights sold or leased ------ who gets the financial benefits from "our" lands ------ the public ..... or some big corporation??? Here in Pa., The natural gas industry makes billions of dollars from mineral rights under public lands - and the return to Pa. is trivial in amount, percentage-wise. So pull your pants down, John Q. Public, and touch your toes. Once again, the big boys get the lion's share of "our" resources.

 

[Mortenson]

You're right, it wouldn't be. I was assuming landlocked public probably meant totally off limits to all, just a refuge. I didn't consider the fact that adjacent owners could be in there. As a side note, I think it's nice to think that there could be a few places out there totally free of human intrusion. Even setting foot on land destroys it in some small way. These places exist probably more on the private side than the public.

 

[BenA]

I think before we start selling off public lands to make more slums, we need to steer developers into fixing the ones we do have. It makes no sense to trash one area to just make more somewhere else.

I wrote to my Senator (John Kennedy) voicing my disapproval of the sale. I did get a response, which was probably a copy/paste from a staffer about the importance of preserving public lands for the ecosystems. But, I did something.

 

[Electrodigical]

I trust BHA slightly more than Chuck Schumer.