On July 2, Professor Robert Keiter was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. The grant will support research regarding the legal requirements applicable to federal-state land exchanges, identifying the existing barriers to exchanges, and setting the stage for a comprehensive analysis of the legal reforms needed to facilitate large federal-state exchanges.
The RMMLF grant supports the Stegner Center’s broader effort to evaluate potential land tenure reforms that advance both preservation and development interests across a western landscape beset by fragmented ownership and conflicting management objectives.