Public-lands debates on Utah’s Capitol Hill focused this year on flexing state’s rights

For the first time in many Utah legislative sessions, there was little push this year for transferring public lands to the state.But lawmakers did propose numerous bills, resolutions and budget items aimed at getting greater local and state influence over land-use decision making and promoting the oil, gas and mining industries.For example, HJR1 and HJR2, respectively, call on the federal government to exempt Utah from future monument designations under the Antiquities Act and relocate federal l