DRIGGS (Idaho Capital Sun) — A state commission chaired by Idaho Gov. Brad Little once again voted Tuesday to proceed with selling off a 160-acre parcel of land near the Teton Range that is leased for grazing through 2032.

During a meeting Tuesday at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners – or Land Board – voted 4-1 to move forward with auctioning off a 160-acre parcel of state land, which is located in eastern Idaho near the town of Driggs.

The Land Board previously voted 5-0 on July 15 to auction off the same plot of land, which is being leased for grazing by fifth-generation rancher Nick Beard and his family, the Idaho Capital Sun previously reported.

The sale of the land would result in breaking the grazing lease, which would be legal under the

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