If federal lands were transferred to the states, then in a decade, or two decades, or three decades, there'd be nothing to stop Idaho or Arizona or Utah from every year cutting off a little corner and raising revenue that way. There's no surprise that those who are behind this transfer idea are the same people who argue for privatization - they've just switched their argument to a more subtle one that plays better. Transfer is a dangerous idea because it sounds plausible on the surface but you dig a little deep and you see it's a longer road to privatization.