tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post4840999430342251789..comments2024-03-29T06:26:14.502-06:00Comments on THE WESTERNER: Ranchers spar with Obama over new national monuments in Utah and NevadaFrank DuBoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078935296275462544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-77320635984176203322017-01-06T13:23:42.750-07:002017-01-06T13:23:42.750-07:00Shall not issue "new" permits is pretty ...Shall not issue "new" permits is pretty clear except for the part in Section 2 of the Antiquities Act that allows the feds to accept "unperfected claims" when relinquished by owners within the designated area. The alternative is condemnation through eminent domain of those existing property rights and until that is done the monuments are failing to limit designation to just the federal enclave and hopefully won't stand up to scrutiny in court. Floydnoreply@blogger.com