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[quote user="JSGreen"][quote user="futuremodal"] And you are wrong regarding the problem of federal land ownership in States such as Idaho and Nevada - there is a large and growing grass roots effort to get the management of these lands away from the dunderheads back East and return more managerial control of public lands over to States and localities.  Most reasoned people will acknowledge that localized control makes sense, and only the extreme partisans think otherwise.[/quote] How can I be wrong about something I didnt discuss?  I asked a question, posed an answer, and commented about the desirability of same.  To whit... "So, are you advocating that the FEDS reimburse the states' cost of creating a new RR by giving them National Forest and BLM land?  Are they supposed to then turn around and sell that land to developers to raise the money?  <IMG alt="Eight Ball [8]" src="../emoticons/icon_smile_8ball.gif"> No, thanks. " Be more careful in your reading and attribution in the future, please. [/quote] I'll state this as simply as possible to give you the best possible odds of comprehending the point at hand:   1.  States manage their lands as an endowment.  That means they retain ownership of the land, but use the resources from that land as a way to derive revenue. 2.  Therefore, a land grant to the States for the purpose of facilitating the purchase of railroad ROW's would not subsequently be "sold to developers" to raise that cash, but would be utilized as an endowment.  3.  A more liberal approach would involve an actual land sale, but with the caveat of retaining prevailing public access and forbidding on site development.  Thus again, there would be no selling of the land to developers. This way, it's a win-win for everyone except those who wish to repress the economies of the West.
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