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Federal‑land jurisdiction study update: commission says ownership not same as governing jurisdiction
Summary
Commission members said an updated legal study finds federal ownership of land within a state does not automatically confer governing jurisdiction. The commission plans a report at its June meeting and will distribute the study.
The Utah Commission on Federalism told members on May 13 that it commissioned and received an update to a long‑standing legal inventory about federal land and jurisdiction, and that the updated analysis will be presented at the commission’s June meeting.
Gus Harb, legal counsel for the commission, said the state had commissioned an updated study that follows an…
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