WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz introduced a new bill to Congress that would result in the sale of thousands of acres of public land in Utah.

The Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act would order the interior secretary to sell more than 3 million acres of land identified as serving no public purpose in a 1997 study by the Clinton administration.

If HR 5339 passes, there would be 132,931 acres of eligible land in Utah up for grabs.

Chaffetz says the disposal would equate to just over 1 percent of BLM land and less than one half of 1 percent of all federal lands.

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