Utah
Utah files lawsuit over millions of acres of unappropriated public lands
SALT LAKE CITY — The State of Utah filed a lawsuit on Tuesday questioning the federal government’s right to control unappropriated public lands in the state indefinitely.
The lawsuit focuses on 18.5 million acres of unappropriated public lands in Utah. The land is currently under the Bureau of Land Management’s control.
The 18.5 million acres do not include Utah’s national parks, national monuments, national forests or any other appropriated land. The lawsuit will not affect appropriated lands.
The state’s lawsuit said the federal government controls almost 70% of Utah’s land.
This story is developing and will be updated.