[Amendment10]

At the moment, the legal system deems it to be Federal Land.

Thank you.

But regardless what the courts say, do you know if the feds acquired the land via constitutional process with just compensation, or did the feds acquire it bureaucratically outside the framework of the Constitution?

[Paladin2]

Based on postings here, the Feds had the land before Nev. Statehood and got the State of Nevada to give it up as part of the negotiations in becoming a State (....and other valuable considerations...).

The citizenry had no direct input.