The reason the states want the feds to deed over the federal land to the states is so it can be developed, that is for one reason only, developed land provides tax money to the local municipalities. What they don't think about is providing and maintaining infrastructure for the new developement will enentually surpass the tax dollars brought in. In PA, some counties with the help of willing legislators are trying to prevent the PA Game Commission from obtaining more state game lands. They are too stupid to realize if the land is developed, it will cost tem more than t does now. They do not have to plow roads on game lands, install and maintain water and sewer lines etc. The Game Commission pays an amount of money in lieu of taxes to the localmunicipalities and they do not have to do a thing to get it. This is all about the money in the form of taxes. When state and federal public land is gone, it is gone forever!