There's a ton about public land usage that has to be reformed. There's a law, dating back to the days of the Gold Rush, that's still on the books. If public lan

There's a ton about public land usage that has to be reformed. There's a law, dating back to the days of the Gold Rush, that's still on the books. If public lands are determined to have hard minerals (e.g. gold) someone can stake a claim and purchase the lands, and that overrides any previous usage of the lands, like leases for grazing or logging. The law also fixes the price per acre when purchasing public land through this method. And said rate hasn't been updated since the law was passed, so it's embarrassingly low, like $150 per acre IIRC.