Nearly six years after it was authorized by Congress, an historic land transfer finally took place late last month between the state of Utah and the federal government. The Utah Trust Lands Administration (TLA), the state agency constitutionally mandated to generate revenue for public schools and other state entities, took possession of more than 89,000 acres in the state in fulfillment of the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act of 2019, signed into law by Pres. Donald Trump on March 12, 2019, during his first administration. The act passed both the House and the Senate with broad bipartisan support.
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