re: BLM vs. Nevada Rancher

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Pollard's Lessee vs. Hagan ( 1845 ) when Alabama became a state in 1819. The question presented was concerning a clause where it was stated “ that all navigable waters within said state shall remain public highways, free to citizens of said state, and of the United States without any tax, duty, impost, or toll therefor imposed by said state.”

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U.S vs. Gardner (1988)

In summary states that Pollard's Lessee vs Hagan does not apply to Federal Land in Nevada or other Western states.

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Also it should be noted that the US gov't pays the States PILT for every acre of federal land