1. Federally Owned Land
% Of Federal Land Per State
81%
Nevada
67%
Utah
62%
Idaho
62%
Alaska
53%
Oregon
48%
Wyoming
48%
California
42%
Arizona
36%
Colorado
35%
New Mexico
29%
Montana
29%
Washington
**Congressional Research Service - CRS Report for Congress
90%
Of all the lands in Il,
MO, AL, AR, IN, and FL
were federally
controlled for decades.
52%
Is the average amount
of land in the 13
Western States that is
federally controlled.
4%
Is the average amount of
land contolled by the
federal government in
the other 37 states.
State or Federal Control?
The Statehood Promises (enabling acts) are the
same, to transfer title to the public lands for all
Only Solution Big Enough
…to fund Education, take
better care of the
Environment, grow the
Economy, and attain Energy
Independence.
We can’t afford not to
transfer title to the States
and control our lands!
Get Involved
To advance prosperity and
self-reliance, improve the health
of public lands, and provide
increased funding for public
education by securing and
defending local control of land
access, land use and land
ownership of public and private
lands. Learn more about what
you can do at
www.americanlandscouncil.org
57 Million Acres
It’s Been Done Before
It’s Time For Change
Federal control of public
lands is destroying forests
and watersheds, shutting off
access, constricting economic
opportunity, breaking state
and local government
budgets, and threatening our
way of life!
states east and west of Colorado.
Why the Difference?
Our schools are losing millions of dollars annually
because of federal land ownership in Utah.
There is “more recoverable oil” in UT, CO, & WY “
than the rest of the world combined” (US GAO)
Failed federal forest policies have turned what was
a productive, healthy asset into an environmental
hazard and economic liability.
As much as 90% of all lands
in Illinois and Missouri (and
AL, LA, AR, IN, FL, etc.) were
federally controlled for
decades! The promises are
the same to dispose of the
public lands.
In 2009, the U.S. Supreme
Court declared that
Congress doesn’t have the
authority to unilaterally
change “the uniquely
sovereign character” of a
state’s admission into the
Union, particularly “where
virtually all of a state’s
public lands are a stake.”
Transfer Public Lands
www.americanlandscouncil.org
35 Million Acres 33 Million Acres
226 Million Acres 33 Million Acres 30 Million Acres
48 Million Acres 31 Million Acres 24 Million Acres
27 Million Acres 27 Million Acres 12 Million Acres