NCSU_Lewis
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From Cam's instagram and facebook:
"To wrap up the day I pitched the “Federal Lands Transfer Facilitation Act” to @jasoninthehouse. This law has expired and needs to be reauthorized. He was impressed with my official proposal haha (actually these were my notes). Nonetheless, he's on board. Thank you Jason.
A FLTFA reauthorization would renew the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLMs) ability to sell low value land and use the revenue to purchase high-priority conservation land within or adjacent to federal lands in the eleven contiguous western states and Alaska. This program helps consolidate public-private land ownership, increases public access for hunting and fishing, and conserves wildlife habitat.
I said that the FLTFA reauthorization is exactly the kind of bill that sportsmen and women would be happy to advance in partnership with him on. This is different than HR 621, which he withdrew after our firestorm, as the money from the land sales goes to buying better land whereas the money from HR 621 went back to the general fund.
Thanks for the heads up on this on Joel Webster. And, I'm not an expert, or even a novice, on legislation so I can't promise where this all goes. Tried my best."
What are y'alls thoughts on this? I'm glad to see Chaffetz is willing to meet with our side and it seems more positive than 621 obviously, but there is certainly a downside.
"To wrap up the day I pitched the “Federal Lands Transfer Facilitation Act” to @jasoninthehouse. This law has expired and needs to be reauthorized. He was impressed with my official proposal haha (actually these were my notes). Nonetheless, he's on board. Thank you Jason.
A FLTFA reauthorization would renew the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLMs) ability to sell low value land and use the revenue to purchase high-priority conservation land within or adjacent to federal lands in the eleven contiguous western states and Alaska. This program helps consolidate public-private land ownership, increases public access for hunting and fishing, and conserves wildlife habitat.
I said that the FLTFA reauthorization is exactly the kind of bill that sportsmen and women would be happy to advance in partnership with him on. This is different than HR 621, which he withdrew after our firestorm, as the money from the land sales goes to buying better land whereas the money from HR 621 went back to the general fund.
Thanks for the heads up on this on Joel Webster. And, I'm not an expert, or even a novice, on legislation so I can't promise where this all goes. Tried my best."
What are y'alls thoughts on this? I'm glad to see Chaffetz is willing to meet with our side and it seems more positive than 621 obviously, but there is certainly a downside.
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