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When I look at a Wyoming BLM map I see these parcels of Bankhead Land and then also blue parcels of State land.

Who controls hunting access on these?
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I think this may be what some call "schoolie land" and is basically the same as BLM public land. Camping may not be permitted there. The revenue from these parcels is earmarked for projects such as shools.


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No, the Bankhead-Jones Act was during the depression (1937), and people gave over title of land deemed to be submarginal to the feds. There are still hard feelings because people still believe the deal was that they could get it back when things turned around, but that never happened.

That is entirely different than school sections, which were never in private ownership. They are just administered as D of Interior (BLM)lands. Lot of Bankhead-Jones lands in the Thunder Basin.

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In every township, sections 36 and 16 are set aside to generate funds for public education. They are commonly called the "School House Sections". They are administered by state governments and rules vary from state to state. In Colorado, you must get permission from the person who leases the Shool House Section to hunt there.

I don't know how widespread this set-aside is, but it is common throughout the western states. I wonder if the standards were setup when the Northwest Territory was first surveyed? If that's the case, then all public lands that were surveyed after 1783 will have School House Sections.

The Comanche National Grasslands and Pawnee National Grasslands, in Colorado, are comprised primarily of Bankhead-Jones Land.

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You are more or less right, but since the process occurred on a state-by-state basis, and over decades, there are lots of exceptions and variation. They actually were not "administered" by the states, but deeded to them. In many places, they have been sold or traded to create meaningful blocks. In some states, when they are leased to ranchers, all other uses and access become controlled by the rancher and they become functionally indistinguishable from private land.

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http://slf-web.state.wy.us/estate/adobe/publicUseMemo.pdf

Office of State Lands and Investments
Funding Wyoming Public Education
122 West 25th Street DaveFreudenthal
Cheyenne, WY 82002 Governor
Phone: (307) 777-7331
Fax: (307) 777-6526 Lynne Boomgaarden
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MEMORANDUM
FROM: Lynne Boomgaarden, Director
RE: Public Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Use of Wyoming State Lands
In 1988, the State Board of Land Commissioners adopted rules extending to the public the privilege of hunting, fishing and general recreational use of Wyoming�s school and institutional lands. Since then, there has been a significant decline in state land lessee and sportsmen use conflicts and complaints. We believe that increased cooperation and respect between landowners/lessees, public users, and agricultural and sportsmen interest groups has been the key to this success. I want to publicly acknowledge this cooperation and encourage continued responsible behavior and mutual respect in sharing Wyoming state lands.
The rules controlling public use of state lands are simple. First, the lands must be legally accessed. Anyone crossing private land to reach state land must have the permission of the private landowner. The landowner is under no obligation to grant such permission. Second, off-road vehicle use, overnight camping, and open fires are prohibited on these state lands. All motor vehicles must remain on established roads. New roads cannot be created, nor can established roads be extended by public users. Activities that would damage state lands, roads, improvements, or lessee property interests are also prohibited. Finally, cultivated croplands are not open to public use.
While state lessee permission is not required to use legally-accessed state land, public users are encouraged to notify lessees as a courtesy whenever reasonably possible to do so. Such notification can often help avoid trespass and other problems. Many of Wyoming�s state land parcels are intermingled with, surrounded by, or fenced in with private land and are indistinguishable from such private land. The responsibility of knowing whether you are on private or state land is YOURS. If you are on private land without permission, you could be charged with trespass. Moreover, lessees have a legitimate and legal interest in protecting the forage they lease, their livestock and improvements, and the overall condition of state lands. Hunting outfitters and guides operating on state land must possess a temporary use permit. An outfitting/guiding permit in no case excludes the public from hunting on legally-accessible state land. Perhaps the best advice is to take the time to get acquainted and learn the land ownership pattern.
Public hunting, fishing, and recreation on Wyoming state land is a privilege currently enjoyed by many users. However, where the privilege is abused or lessee interests damaged, public users of state lands will be restricted by the Board. The Board may close specific state land roads and areas on a temporary or permanent basis. Public users must obey all Board authorized closures, restrictions, and postings. I urge you to be a responsible sportsman and a responsible state land user. Adhere to the rules and exercise basic common sense, courtesy, and consideration for others, and you will do your part to help protect Wyoming�s state lands and keep them open for public hunting and fishing. Thank you for your continued cooperation.


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BANKHEAD-JONES FARM TENANT ACT OF 1937

The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act was passed by Congress on July 22, 1937. It authorized a modest credit program to assist tenant farmers to purchase land, and it was the culmination of a long effort to secure legislation for their benefit. The law was one part of the New Deal's program to address the massive problems of rural poverty and landlessness, but its impact proved to be so limited that its importance was mainly symbolic.

Federal financing of farm purchases by tenants was first considered in Congress as the Bankhead bill of 1935. That measure proposed a billion-dollar bond issue to enable the government to purchase land, evaluate its suitability for cultivation, and resell it on easy terms to tenants and sharecroppers whose loans would be secured by mortgages and supervision of their farming. Although promotion of small farm ownership was hardly a radical concept, the bill received strong conservative opposition. The Senate passed it in June 1935, but it died in the House of Representatives.

By 1936 farm purchase lending was an administration objective, advocated by the Resettlement Administration (RA) and supported by the president. But the Bankhead�Jones Act of 1937 was far short of what the RA desired. Instead of a large bond issue, it appropriated a token $10 million for loans for fiscal 1938, rising to a maximum of $50 million per year by fiscal 1940. Provision for government purchase and resale of land, regarded as crucial by the RA, was eliminated; instead, all loans and farms being financed required approval by committees of local farmers. No farms could be financed unless they were deemed viable family units by local standards. Credit preference went to an upper stratum of tenants who owned implements and who could make down payments. Although not satisfied with such limited legislation, RA leaders considered it the best that could be obtained at the time. The new lending program was assigned to the RA, which was renamed the Farm Security Administration (FSA).

The Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act was passed near the end of the New Deal, as conservative opposition increased in Congress. Beginning in 1941, Congress tied loans to average farm values in each county, a restriction that shut down the program in hundreds of poor counties. From 1938 until Congress terminated the FSA in 1946, the agency made only 44,300 purchase loans. Moreover, analyzing the program in 1949, economist Edward Banfield concluded that many of the farms financed by the FSA had proved to be inadequate units as requirements for successful farming rapidly increased.

See Also: FARM POLICY; FARM SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (FSA); RESETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION (RA).
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Baldwin, Sidney. Poverty and Politics: The Rise and Decline of the Farm Security Administration. 1968.

Banfield, Edward C. "Ten Years of the Farm Tenant Purchase Program." Journal of Farm Economics 31 (1949): 469-486.

Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. U.S. Statutes at Large, 50, Part 1(1937): 522-33.

Dykeman, Wilma, and James Stokely. Seeds of Southern Change: The Life of Will Alexander. 1962.

Maddox, James G. "The Farm Security Administration." Ph.D. diss., Harvard University, 1950.

Mertz, Paul E. New Deal Policy and Southern Rural Poverty. 1978.

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Originally Posted by utah708
In some states, when they are leased to ranchers, all other uses and access become controlled by the rancher and they become functionally indistinguishable from private land.
Do you know of that changes if the grazing is administered/managed by the Feds through an Exchange of Use Agreement? Just curious.



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