[theBuckwheat]

So much in debt and still locking up valuable natural resources! Such dangerous waste.

While enclave Clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 8, clause 17 authorizes Congress to purchase, own and control land within the boundary of a state, the legislature of that State must give its permission. At present, this is routinely given. Maybe it is time for State legislates to stop granting blanket approval and require the federal government to apply for and justify every parcel, and to pay a hefty application fee, and endure a delay that is tuned to the delays the State experiences at the hands of federal bureaucracies for the federal permits that it must seek.

We must put Leviathan back in the cage before it is too late.

[RetiredTexasVet]

They should not allow the federal government to purchase land, only lease it for 10 years at a time with renewal options at the grace of the state (with the standard “trust me” clause that the feds use). Sort of like the renewal deal with the oyster farm.

[Smokin' Joe]

Maybe it is time for State legislates to stop granting blanket approval and require the federal government to apply for and justify every parcel, and to pay a hefty application fee, and endure a delay that is tuned to the delays the State experiences at the hands of federal bureaucracies for the federal permits that it must seek.

Don't leave out the EIS (Economic Impact Statement).