Assuming this bill were to pass, and the federal government were to agree to sell, how does the sponsor envision these lands would be used (or not used)? In particular, what would change with respect to how these public lands are currently managed under federal authority?
We could permit additional companies to begin drilling on the land, or even create a regional government corporation which will do so. We could transform the land into a Commonwealth Park, being protected for perpetuity.
I simply see the land's ownership by the Commonwealth in place of the federal government as being beneficial in and of itself.
We don't have to decide now on what to do with the land, and instead allow future Commons to decide what will be done.