Category: Barbara Hjelle

“Reply to United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss”October 11, 1996

Defendants Garfield County, Louise Liston, D. Maloy Dodds, Clare M. Ramsay, and Brian B. Bremner (hereinafter referred to collectively as Garfield County) hereby reply to the United States’ Opposition to Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.(1) INTRODUCTION Plaintiff has stated general rules of law but ignored the specific rules that apply in this case, thus missing the […]

November 20, 2021
RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED TO BARBARA HJELLE, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR WASHINGTON AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH, BY SEN. FRANK MURKOWSKI

NOTE: Ms. Barbara Hjelle is one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on the RS 2477 issue. She serves as the lead attorney on the Burr Trail Road case, the major recent precedent-setting legal challenge to public access, and has been a consultant to numerous policymakers at all levels of government. These questions were posed […]

November 20, 2021
Q&A TO BARBARA HJELLE, SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR WASHINGTON AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, UTAH

NOTE: Ms. Barbara Hjelle is one of the nation’s foremost legal experts on the RS 2477 issue. She serves as the lead attorney on the Burr Trail Road case, the major recent precedent setting a legal challenge to public access, and has been a consultant to numerous policymakers at all levels of government. These questions […]

November 19, 2021
COMMENTS ON R.S. 2477 SETTLEMENT ACT (S. 1425)

DELIVERED MARCH 14,1966 BEFORE THE SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE BY MS. BARBARA HJELLE, SPECIAL COUNSEL TO WASHINGTON AND GARFIELD (UTAH) COUNTIES NOTE: Barbara Hjelle is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable attorneys in the country on RS 2477 issues. In her testimony, she not only gives a clear explanation of what S. […]

November 18, 2021
RS 2477 WORKSHOP HANDBOOK

NOTE: This handbook was created by attornies Barbara Hjelle and Steve Urquhart for use in the ongoing series of workshops for Utah Counties on how the deal with RS. 2477 problems and issues. While it is keyed to Utah law and issues, it also offers invaluable general guidance for any public land county in dealing with […]

November 18, 2021
TEN ESSENTIAL POINTS CONCERNING R.S. 2477 RIGHTS-OF-WAY

By Barbara Hjelle This article originally appeared in the Journal of Energy, Natural Resources, & Environmental Law published by the University of Utah College of Law, Vol. 14, No.2 1994, pp. 301-322. I. UNDER R.S. 2477 CONGRESS OFFERED A SELF-EXECUTING GRANT OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 3 II. PERFECTED R.S. 2477 RIGHTS#2 VESTED AS PROPERTY RIGHTS. 5 III. […]

November 15, 2021