They haven't started selling. This is in response to the failed attempt you mentioned for federal government to give control of the land to the states. However

They haven't started selling. This is in response to the failed attempt you mentioned for federal government to give control of the land to the states. However, that was a bill in Congress that withdrawn after a very bipartisan outcry. This issue has brought together hunters, sportsmen, and snowmobilers on the right with environmentalists on the left. The concern is that once the states have control, they will simply sell off most of it (as the article show precedent for).