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My friend John Briscoe published an article on the transfer of federal lands here in California. It is an interesting read. In part, it reads:

"Jabbing a stick toward the eye of the Trump Administration, the California Legislature and Governor have proclaimed that the Federal Government, as of the first of this year, may not transfer federal property in California without the permission of the State. The State Lands Commission is delegated the authority to allow or disallow federal land dispositions. The law’s principal provisions are found in Public Resources Code Section 8560."

"More specifically, the new law decrees that federal land conveyances are void if not previously approved by the State Lands Commission; it requires the Lands Commission to work with other state agencies to prevent “future unauthorized conveyances of federal public lands, or any change in federal public land designation”; and it provides severe civil penalties for persons, like citizens taking conveyances from the United States pursuant to contracts, who do not first offer the lands to the State."


http://briscoelaw.net/020618-2/

Thanks Mike, I read that thismorning via email alert.
Briscoe is a colorful communicator, I enjoyed his presentation at the 2016 CLSA Conference.

It amazes me how government so blatantly contradicts itself, reminded of Martin's Beach, but government is government.

No kidding!

Don't have time right now to look through this stuff. For those who've read it, can you answer this question? We need an easement for street purposes from the post office. Are we going to need State approval for that?

The elected in Sac never cease to amaze me. Constantly stonewalling any Republican POTUS but having no problem requesting additional Federal Funds for one thing after another.

For supposedly having the 6th largest economy in the world you have to wonder why the govt of CA is in debt and where all the money goes. Of course when you propose legislation that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars a year and there are only 40 million people in the State and probably only 25% work, do the math.