If Congress is able to follow through on it, more than 10,000 acres of public land in southwest Utah could change hands. The sale, though, would essentially trade one government owner for another. Washington County, the city of St. George and the Washington County Water Conservancy District would each pick up acres that could benefit future road and water projects. … Unlike the Nevada side of the plan — which encompasses significantly more acreage — hardly any of the land in Utah is expected to go toward building attainable housing. Instead, many of the parcels are tied to Washington County’s water supply. … There are similarities between some areas marked on an amendment map and plans for the currently on-hold Lake Powell Pipeline. 

Other public land news:

• AP News: A Republican push to sell public lands in the West is reigniting a political fight
• Utah Public Radio: Tribal leaders and advocates rally against plans to sell public lands
• KSL News (Salt Lake City, Utah): Conservation groups protest Maloy’s public lands ’sell-off’ ahead of geothermal hearing
• ICT News: House Republicans push to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in the West
• Vail Daily (Colo.): Opinion: Public lands under threat