(Helena, MT) — Montana is going to stay out of a lawsuit involving Utah. House lawmakers voted down a proposal to support Utah in its effort to take ownership of more than 18-million acres of federal land within the Beehive State. Montana Republican Tom Millett said he proposed the bill to help answer a constitutional question, arguing the federal government brings in tens of millions of dollars in “royalties” from the unappropriated land. He also mentioned the eight-million acres of unappropriated land in Montana. The bill failed with a 34 to 66 vote on Tuesday.
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