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In Depth and Extended Interviews and Stories
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Segment 1: Take Back Utah Rally
Land issues have been a controversial topic in Utah going all the way back to statehood in 1896. Who controls, or who should control the land in Utah? The federal government actually controls 2/3rds of the land in Utah but this includes military installations, Indian reservations, national parks, national forests, and 23 million acres that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management.
In recent years there have been movements that have sprung up to reclaim this land for state control. The sagebrush rebellion in the 1980's and in the last couple of years there has been Take Back Utah, which is coming up soon, so what is take back Utah? Malia Bascom has the story.
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Segment 2: Federal vs State Round Table Pt. 1
Pat Shea, who is a former director of the Bureau of Land Management during the Clinton Administration, Randy Parker, who is the CEO of the Utah Farm Bureau, and John Harja the director of public lands under the governor's office. Who should manage the access to public lands in Utah, should it be managed more at the local level, or is it better that it the federal government makes those decisions.
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Segment 3: Federal vs State Round Table Pt. 2
Terry Wood and the rest of the panel talk about the important issue of access to public lands and the effect that the large amount of public lands have on the state and local governments. How has the federal government coordinated with local and state government, in the past?
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Segment 4: Federal vs State Round Table Pt. 3
The panel continues on with the discussion about the importance of leaving the land as a legacy for future generations, and the issue of rs2477 roads and keeping access for both agriculture and recreation.
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