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By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump’s administration wants to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to \u201cdecrease the size of the federal estate,” according to a new plan presented by the Interior Department. Agency officials said the sale of federal property would allow the government to focus resources on \u201cnationally significant” lands, which were not defined. They offered no details on what parcels could be sold, nor the scope or location of potential sales. The proposal drew quick pushback from some lawmakers, including Trump’s former Interior secretary, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, showing it faces strong headwinds in Congress even before Democrats assume the majority in January. The Interior Department’s five-year strategic plan also calls for land transfers and… <\/p>\n

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By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump’s administration wants to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to \u201cdecrease the size of the federal estate,” according to a new plan presented by the Interior Department. Agency officials said the sale of federal property would allow the government to focus resources on \u201cnationally significant” lands, which were not defined. They offered no details on what parcels could be sold, nor the scope or location of potential sales. The proposal drew quick pushback from some lawmakers, including Trump’s former Interior secretary, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, showing it faces strong headwinds in Congress even before Democrats assume the majority in January. The Interior Department’s five-year strategic plan also calls for land transfers and... <\/p>\n

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