CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and scores of supporters have gathered in Carson City to support a bill seeking to reclaim land from the federal government.
Bundy’s son, Ammon Bundy, says a bus from Phoenix and another from Las Vegas have brought more than 100 people to attend a Tuesday afternoon debate on the bill.
The proposal is sponsored by Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore and would require the federal government to obtain permission to use land within the state’s borders. The proposal also strips the federal government of state water rights and would allow county commissions to parcel out state land for commercial use.
Such measures are routinely considered unconstitutional.
Bundy’s armed conflict with federal authorities over unpaid grazing fees drew national attention to Nevada last spring.
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