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> The government owns all land until it is transferred/sold to a private owner. But surely the state government, rather than the federal government?
by dghf 11y ago
> The government owns all land until it is transferred/sold to a private owner.
But surely the state government, rather than the federal government?
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoWell, no. The federal government acquires a chunk of land (by conquest or purchase). It becomes a territory. Who owns the land (all of it)? The federal government. Eventually the feds decide to organize a state in that area. The day Congress passes the bill of statehood, who owns the land? The new state? Only if the bill of statehood said that the land transferred.