One of the many things I dislike about congress. The senator from Nebraska is trying to tack an ammendment to the Keystone pipeline which will curtail the presidents power to declare a national monument. Another thing I dont like - both of WVs senators are sponsors. I didnt vote for the lady and voting for the gentleman was the better of two unpalatable choices. Text of the amendment follows: SA 18. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2 proposed by Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. LEE, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. DAINES, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ALEXANDER, and Mrs. CAPITO) to the bill S. 1, to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. __. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NEW FEDERALLY PROTECTED LAND. (a) Definition of Federally Protected Land.--In this section, the term ``federally protected land means any area designated or acquired by the Federal Government for the purpose of conserving historic, cultural, environmental, scenic, recreational, developmental, or biological resources. (b) Findings Required.--New federally protected land shall not be designated unless the Secretary, prior to the designation, publishes in the Federal Register-- (1) a finding that the addition of the new federally protected land would not have a negative impact on the administration of existing federally protected land; and (2) a finding that, as of the date of the finding, sufficient resources are available to effectively implement management plans for existing units of federally protected land.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 03:12:38 +0000
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