Montana has been exempted from a bill that proposes the sale of 2 million acres of public lands across 11 Western states.
The Associated Press gives an update here.
The bill text can be found here.
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Montana exempted from bill that would sell millions of acres of public lands
Posted by Moosetrack Megan on June 13, 2025
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