Arizona Ballot Measure Contests Ownership of the Grand Canyon

Tim Gaynor
Reuters
October 23, 2012

When voters in Arizona go to the polls next month, they will be asked to decide a landownership tug of war: Should the Grand Canyon belong to all Americans, or just the residents of Arizona?

A controversial ballot measure backed by Republicans in the state legislature is seeking sovereign control over millions of acres of federal land in the state, including the Grand Canyon.

Proposition 120 would amend the state’s constitution to declare Arizona’s sovereignty and jurisdiction over the “air, water, public lands, minerals, wildlife and other natural resources within the state’s boundaries.”

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This article was posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 9:24 am

Tags: domestic news, environment, legislation

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