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Committee advances bill requiring legislative consent for private sales of land to federal government
Summary
Senate File 105 would require private owners to obtain consent from the Wyoming Legislature or management council before selling or transferring real property (including some easements) to the federal government; the committee approved the bill by a 4-1 committee vote after public comment and discussion.
Senator Ige introduced Senate File 105 to the Agriculture, State & Public Lands & Water Resources Committee as an "act to preserve state territorial sovereignty," saying the bill would require private landowners to obtain consent from the Wyoming Legislature or, when the Legislature is not in session, the management council before completing a sale or transfer of real property to the federal government.
"Senate file 105, an act to preserve state territorial sovereignty, is a bill about, private land owners selling their land to the federal government," Ige said, framing the measure around Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the U.S. Constitution (the "Enclave Clause") and concerns about federal acquisitions of private land without explicit state consent.
Under the bill as presented, a…
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