Preceded by Steven Mascaro Website voteivory.com Nationality American Name Ken Ivory | Political party Republican Role American Politician Profession Attorney Party Republican Party | |
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Alma mater Brigham Young University
California Western School of Law Residence West Jordan, Utah, United States Education Brigham Young University, California Western School of Law | ||
Ken ivory on glenn back radio discussing the transfer of public lands
Ken Ivory is an American politician and a Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives representing District 47 since January 1, 2011. He has made a living as a lobbyist promoting American Lands Council and now Convention of States. He has been accused of working for American Lands Council while on taxpayer time.
Contents
- Ken ivory on glenn back radio discussing the transfer of public lands
- Utah s ken ivory the founders threw us a liberty preserver in article v
- Early life and career
- Political career
- Transfer of Public Lands Act
- References
Utah s ken ivory the founders threw us a liberty preserver in article v
Early life and career
Ivory earned his BA in Japanese from Brigham Young University and his JD from California Western School of Law. Ivory lives in West Jordan, Utah and serves as the President of Ivory Law. Ivory is currently employed by the American Lands Council, and serves as president of the non-profit.
Political career
During the 2016 legislative session, Ivory served on the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Public Utilities (which he was the chair), the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, and the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee. During the interim, Ivory serves on the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee, and the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. He is also a member of the Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands, Commission on Federalism and the Federal Funds Commission.
Ivory also floor sponsored SB0068 Property Tax Amendments, SB0160 Federal Funds Budget Reserve Account, SJR002 Joint Resolution Calling for the Repeal of the 17th Amendment, and SJR003 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution- Property Tax Exemptions.
Transfer of Public Lands Act
Representative Ivory is a strong supporter of states' rights and has frequently advocated for Utah to gain control of federal lands. In 2012, Ivory sponsored HB 148, The Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, which asserted that the federal government must grant federal land to the state of Utah. Though the bill was signed into law in 2012, federal lands have remained in control of the US Department of the Interior.
The State of Utah has pointed out that "The federal government controls more than 50 percent of the land west of Kansas — in Utah’s case, it’s 64.5 percent.
Section 3, paragraph 3 of the Utah State Enabling Act [2], states that Utah clearly released all claim to federal lands within its boundary when it accepted statehood, – "The people inhabiting said proposed State do agree and declare that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within the boundaries thereof; and to all lands lying within said limits owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribes; and that until the title thereto shall have been extinguished by the United States, the same shall be and remain subject to the disposition of the United States, and said Indian lands shall remain under the absolute jurisdiction and control of the Congress of the United States"
Since the federal lands have not been relinquished to Utah, in December 2015 the state legislature has voted to pursue a lawsuit against the federal government.