According to the figures I found, 48.1 percent of the land in AZ belongs to the Federal Government. 15 percent is privately owned land.
About 48 percent of the Wyoming land is owned by the Federal government. In Utah 70 percent of all the land is owned and managed by the Federal or the statee government.
Unless the purchase involves buying land OWNED by the federal government, it would most likely be a state jurisdiction case.
The Russians owned Alaska before the United States in the mid 1700. Alaska was purchased in 1867 by U.S. Secretary of State William Seward. Before the U.S. and Russians were the Native Americans.
Approximately 75% of land in California is privately owned, with the remaining 25% consisting of public land owned by the state or federal government.
Public land is owned by the government. The people have elected a government to represent their interests. Public land is owned and administered by local, state and federal governments. See related questions.
Public land is land owned by the state or federal government, and includes such things as national parks.
Land within the 50 states is owned by several million different people and businesses, along with land that is owned by the State governments, and by agencies of the Federal government.
Before the arrival of Brigham Young and the Mormons, the Paiute, Shoshone, and Ute.
Native American land is owned by the federal government. Native American land is seen as its own "territory" or "state", and they are not subject to state laws. The State of Kansas has no jurisdiction over Indian land with-in their state. All Native Reservations fall under the direct jurisdiction of the United States.
In revolutionary France, the First Estate owned only 10 percent of the land. The First Estate was the clergy.
In revolutionary France, the First Estate owned only 10 percent of the land. The First Estate was the clergy.
The Catholic Church