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Report: Majority of Western U.S. Voters Oppose State Control of Public Lands

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Friday, September 26, 2014   

CARSON CITY, Nev. - The majority of Nevadans and people throughout much of the West oppose states taking control of federally-managed public lands. That's the finding of the survey titled Western Voter Attitudes Toward Management of Public Lands from the Center for American Progress.

David von Seggern, chairperson of Nevada's Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter, says he isn't surprised that 59 percent of those surveyed oppose states taking over public lands.

"They do want to keep them public," von Seggern says. "They value them as lands mostly for recreation and conservation, rather than being disposed and used for resource extraction and grazing."

Von Seggern believes the poll is important because it counters a growing movement in some states to gain control of public lands. He points out that Utah passed a law demanding the federal government cede control of public lands to the state.

The survey also shows majority support among both political parties and in both urban and rural areas for the federal government to continue managing public lands. Von Seggern says the poll also shows that nine-out-of-10 voters view protecting and conserving public lands as their top priority for the lands. He says another major obstacle is that most states can't afford the massive cost of managing the lands.

"The federal government puts a large amount of dollars into Western states to support and manage public lands," von Seggern says. "None of the states have that kind of budget that can take over the federal lands and provide the same level of support and management."

The telephone survey involved a total of 1,600 registered voters in Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.


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