Got an email alert that there is a bill moving forward to limit the executive branch authority to designate new national parks.....GOOD! The so-called environmentalists want to place as much land as possible beyond use by the general public. They decry the fact that very little land has RECENTLY been officially designated as wilderness. A wilderness designation effectively puts all the land out of use by most people since it prohibits all use of motorized transport within the wilderness area. Other restrictions on use usually accompany a wilderness designation. I am including my own commentary in the text below... it will be like this (my own comment on the hogwash being peddled here) Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:40 PM Mon, 10:40 PM Message starred The Bill That Could Ban New National Parks FROM alertnvwf@embarqmail From alertnvwf@embarqmail The Bill That Could Ban New National Parks (That is total hogwash and these liars know it) Congress is scheduled to vote on a new Republican-sponsored bill (HR 1459) designed to slash the number of new national parks and monuments created each year by stripping the president\s ability to designate new protected areas without Congressional approval. The bill would cut language from Antiquities Act of 1906 giving the executive power to designate parks, the clause that allowed Teddy Roosevelt to protect the Grand Canyon and Muir Woods during his second term. Bill author Representative Rob Bishop (R-Utah) argues that park designations should not be made without input from Congress and the American people. The glaring problem, according to those opposed to the bill, is that the current Congress has had a poor track record of protecting wilderness areas and national preserves. (in other words, they want NO public input and TOTAL control over EVERY square inch of public land) \Since 2009, Congress has passed only one bill to protect a single wilderness area,\ says Matt Lee-Ashley, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress told Men\s Journal. \We\ve seen Congress grind to a halt in working to establish and protect natural parks and monuments. At the same time, this bill would undermine the president\s ability to designate these areas. Combine those factors and you end up with a de facto moratorium on national parks and monuments.\ (Again, they are pushing to designate ALL public lands as wilderness to limit or totally prohibit public use) The main reason the bill\s supporters want to limit this presidential power is the cost involved in establishing new preserves. \There is a small group of representatives in the House who are concerned that that adding new land protections creates management costs,\ says Lee-Ashley. \But that\s not necessarily true, because so much economic value is created through park entrance fees and other factors that the costs are recouped many times over.\ In fact, an Interior Department study found that the National Park System lost $414 million when congress shut down for 16 days last fall. (There are costs involved to the treasury AND tot eh public in lost revenue from USE OF THE DAMN LAND! Charging the public $50 per day for the privilege of walking a concrete, fenced, trail is bullshit anyway!) Others in favor of new legislation argue that there are plenty of wilderness areas already. But there capping the amount of protected space makes little sense to Lee-Ashley, who help conduct a survey that showed that two out of every three Americans want more protections for outdoor recreation areas. (They dont want it SOLD OFF or FENCED OFF! The liars of the environmental movement NEVER tell these people that the designations they are seeking will PROHIBIT most of what they are already used to doing on the public lands!) Even if this bill passes in the House, it has little chance of making it much further. \If this bill clears the House, I think it has very poor prospects in the Senate, and the president would more than likely veto it,\ Lee-Ashley says. But the bill\s proposal should be an eye-opener for the public. \Whether or not this bill becomes law, it\s a concerning statement about Congress\ priorities,\ says Lee-Ashley. \It surprises many people to learn that national parks traditionally haven\t been a partisan issue. It\s disconcerting to see such a breakdown in America\s tradition of land preservation that goes back to Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican.\ (Oh, so, youre worried shitless over a bill you think will NEVER make it through the Senate? That makes so very much sense, huh?) Robert P. Gaudet, President Nevada Wildlife Federation (702) 438-2485 Office rpcjtag@embarqmail
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:27:19 +0000
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