If fed public lands were transferred to the states, the people of those states have the power to make sure those lands are kept in the hands of the public. They don't need fed oversight to make it work, they just need to be good citizens, whether BHA is involved or not.
The people also have the power to make sure the land stays public without transfer, and with much less risk. By telling Mike Lee to take a flying leap, which is what will happen. Here, any amendment to the state constitution has to be by ballot initiative, which is how we lost our spring bear season even though the majority of Coloradans were not against bear hunting. Anything can happen with a ballot initiative.
