04/15/2013
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"This legislation impacts the administration of about 18 million acres of public land."
"It is my understanding that the Ute Indian Tribe is very directly impacted by these land exchanges that are being mandated."
"I believe there is language in the bill to make things whole for the tribe and for the trust lands at the same time."
"So, to some extent SITLA is betting on Uncompahgre. If the litigation goes a certain way, then those lands would be there to appropriate into whatever value SITLA feels those 100,000 acres have--possi..."