{"id":2327812,"date":"2024-08-20T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-sues-biden-administration-for-control-of-federal-lands-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T18:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T22:20:09","slug":"utah-sues-biden-administration-for-control-of-federal-lands-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utah-sues-biden-administration-for-control-of-federal-lands-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah sues Biden administration for control of federal lands &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Futah-sues-biden-administration-for-control-of-federal-lands-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Utah has\u2062 filed a lawsuit against \u2064the Biden administration, \u200cquestioning the constitutionality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-devastating-consequences-of-the-democrat-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"4 Devastating Consequences Of The Democrat \u2018For The People Act\u2019\">federal control<\/a> over a significant portion of state\u2064 land. Governor Spencer Cox announced that nearly 70% of Utah&#8217;s land is managed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a>, primarily the Bureau of Land Management, as per the Federal Land Policy\u200b and\u2063 Management Act. Cox argues that the \u200bU.S. \u200cConstitution does not intend for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-state-2024-race-shapes-up-as-candidates-vie-to-replace-katie-porter\/\" title=\"California&#039;s 2024 race intensifies as contenders compete for Katie Porter&#039;s seat.\">federal \u200dgovernment<\/a> to indefinitely hold such vast tracts of land without specific purposes. The \u2062lawsuit will go directly \u2062to the Supreme Court, and Cox emphasizes the need for clarity on this issue, which has been a concern \u200bfor Utah and many \u2063other western states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Utah sues Biden administration for control of federal lands<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1232820\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/utah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Utah<\/a> questioned whether it is constitutional for the federal government to hold unappropriated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bureau-of-land-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>land <\/a>indefinitely as nearly three-quarters of the state&rsquo;s land lies under bureaucratic control.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT)<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovCox\/status\/1825940561288937830\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> announced<\/a> the lawsuit, which goes directly to the Supreme Court, during a press conference Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Federal Government controls 70% of the land in Utah,&rdquo; Cox <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovCox\/status\/1825948396152385543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a> in a post to X explaining why he&rsquo;s suing the Biden administration. &ldquo;The U.S. Constitution never intended a federal agency to hold onto so much land in any state &ndash; that&rsquo;s why the state of Utah is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on this constitutional question we, and many western states, have had for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Federal Government controls 70% of the land in Utah. The U.S. Constitution never intended a federal agency to hold onto so much land in any state &ndash; that&rsquo;s why the state of Utah is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on this constitutional question we, and many western&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/32k8XpT2od\">pic.twitter.com\/32k8XpT2od<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox (@GovCox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovCox\/status\/1825948396152385543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Federal Land Policy and Management Act empowers the Bureau of Land Management to control nearly 70% of Utah&rsquo;s land.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cox says Utah doesn&rsquo;t have any say over approximately 18.5 million acres of unappropriated land that &ldquo;the U.S. government is simply holding, without formally reserving it for any designated purpose.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican governor is frustrated that his state has lost &ldquo;a significant measure of sovereignty&rdquo; because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-biden-doj-in-high-stakes-jan-6-case-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rules against Biden DOJ in high-stakes Jan. 6 case - Washington Examiner\">government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s policy &ldquo;enshrined in the FLPMA.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a tragedy to see what this administration and past administrations have done to our land, closing down roads that have been open for generations. Places where people went to recreate, to spend time with their families, are no longer accessible,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT), left, greets actor Matthew McConaughey at the 2024 summer meeting of the National Governors Association on Friday, July 12, 2024, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo\/Rick Bowmer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The federal government owns roughly&nbsp;47% of all land in the West, according to a 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/01\/06\/upshot\/why-the-government-owns-so-much-land-in-the-west.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>analysis<\/a> by the <em>New York Times<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Utah&rsquo;s latest lawsuit follows the state&rsquo;s June lawsuit against the Biden administration over the Bureau of Land Management&rsquo;s new Public Lands Rule, which affects 23 million acres of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">public land<\/a> in Utah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1232820\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1232820\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration regarding the control of federal lands, questioning the constitutionality of the federal government holding unappropriated land indefinitely, as approximately 70% of Utah&#8217;s land is under federal management. Governor Spencer Cox (R-UT) revealed this lawsuit, which will go directly to the Supreme Court, during a press conference on Tuesday. He stated in a post on X that &#8220;The Federal Government controls 70% of the land in Utah,&#8221; arguing that &#8220;the U.S. Constitution never intended for a federal agency to retain so much land in any state.&#8221; This legal action aims to address a constitutional issue that has been raised by Utah and several other western states for years.<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Land Management manages nearly 70% of Utah\u2019s territory under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). Governor Cox expressed frustration over Utah&#8217;s lack of authority over about 18.5 million acres of unappropriated land that he claims is being held by the U.S. government without any specific purpose assigned to it. He lamented that his state has lost &#8220;a significant measure of sovereignty&#8221; due to policies established by FLPMA and criticized past administrations for their handling of public lands, noting closures of long-accessible roads used for recreation and family time.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2016 analysis by The New York Times, roughly 47% of all land in Western states is owned by the federal government. This recent lawsuit follows another one filed by Utah against the Biden administration concerning new regulations from the Bureau of Land Management affecting 23 million acres in Utah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2327813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Spencer-Cox.-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32502,38737,4585,5764,32076],"class_list":["post-2327812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-administration","tag-federal-lands","tag-lawsuit","tag-utah","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Spencer-Cox.-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}