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Grand Teton Land Sale Bill Dies

Bob Beck

A bill that would lead to the sale of two state-owned 640 acre parcels of land inside Grand Teton National Park has failed after a conference committee could not agree to the details in the bill.

The state has been trying to get rid of the land for many years, and the bill would have required the state to sell both parcels at once. Sen. Eli Bebout wanted the federal government to get the deal done this year or pay 500-thousand dollars to extend the deadline, but the House and Senate could not reach agreement on the sale guidelines.  

The state has sold two other parcels of land in the area already. Jackson Representative Ruth Ann Petroff said Friday that she hopes a deal can be worked out without the bill.
     
“Again I’m still optimistic that there’s enough people interested in making it happen that we can get some movement by the end of this year. If they can purchase a parcel by the end of this year, then 3 of the 4 have been purchased and then I think it’s an easier sell to come back and say lets give them a couple more years  to buy that last piece."

The state currently only makes about 18-hundred dollars a year in grazing fees from the land. State land sales benefit education.

Bob Beck retired from Wyoming Public Media after serving as News Director of Wyoming Public Radio for 34 years. During his time as News Director WPR has won over 100 national, regional and state news awards.
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