Posted on 04/14/2014 11:30:47 AM PDT by Jim Robinson
MESQUITE, Nev. - A day after blinking in a showdown on the range, federal land managers pledged to pursue efforts to resolve a conflict with a southern Nevada rancher who has refused to pay grazing fees for 20 years.
Bureau of Land Management spokesman Craig Leff said the agency would continue to try to resolve the matter involving rancher Cliven Bundy "administratively and judicially." Bundy owes more than $1 million in grazing fees, according to the bureau.
"The door isn't closed. We'll figure out how to move forward with this," he said Sunday. He declined to comment on possible options.
Bundy did not respond to requests for comment.
The fight between Bundy and the Bureau of Land Management widened into a debate about states' rights and federal land-use policy. Bundy does not recognize federal authority on land he insists belongs to Nevada. The debate over who is right became so heated that a self-described armed local militia has come to his aide.
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In April 2012, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the bureau for canceling a planned roundup of Bundy's cattle at the last minute.
The dispute that ultimately triggered last week's roundup dates to 1993, when the bureau cited concern for the federally protected desert tortoise in the region.
The bureau was implementing two federal court orders issued last year to remove Bundy's cattle after making repeated efforts to resolve the matter outside court.
You’re proven to be a troll. Head over to the Huffpost please.
already have when you made same assertion previously
Please site using the US Constitution, federal law, or treaty where the Congress permits adverse possession of federal lands.
Really? Your best argument is name calling?
Nope, that’s my worst argument.
You could start educating yourself with 28 USC.
My research comes up with the following:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/43/1068
Note the several limitations
- up to 160 acres
- that it is up to the Sec Interior’s discretion
- that it must start no later than Jan 1 1901
- must have paid taxes levied by the State
From what I have read, even if Bundy did file a claim of adverse possession, he would only gain at most 160 acres (not the 600,000) and even that would be in jepardy as it is unlikely that the State of Nevada has assessed taxes due on that land.
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