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There are shrill voices out there realizing that if we actually bring finality in this issue, they will be out of work.

What this bill tries to do is four major things, bring finality in four areas.

I want it to be noted that this is not the hearing of this bill, it is a hearing of this bill.

It is up to our elected officials, such as Chairman Bishop and Commissioner Rebecca Benally, to represent their local residents and be held accountable for their land use choices.

I'm not sure who President Obama thinks he is accountable to, but here in Congress we believe it's our constituents.

If successful, I would suggest naming it the 'Incinerated Forest National Monument,' where schoolchildren can come to see what the surface of the moon looks like.

This President has relied on the Antiquities Act--originally written in 1906 to provide temporary protection of archeological sites from looting--to lock up 548 million acres of land and water on whim.

This bill preempts arbitrary and capricious designations threatened in the final throes of the Obama administration.

This President has relied on the Antiquities Act, originally written in 1906, to provide temporary protection for archeological sites from looting, to lock up 548 million acres of land and water on a whim.

Most importantly, this bill preempts arbitrary and capricious designations threatened in the final throes of the Obama administration.

This creates enormous problems and economic distress on the communities that are impacted by Federal land ownership, and the bill before us is a result of many years of work, collaboration, and compromise by Chairman Bishop and Congressman…

Of all the bills I have seen during this Congress, I believe no one has tried harder to adhere to these principles than Chairman Bishop in the bill before us today, the 'Utah Public Lands Initiative Act.'

Hearing held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016.

Our fee-setting authority expires in 2018. And I cannot tell you, as head of this agency, how helpful it has been to be able to set the price of the services that we provide.

We want them to get the right laws on the books.

It is an issue that we are very aware of, we hear a lot from, from American companies.

Yes. We have made a lot, and we will continue to make any additional improvements as is necessary.

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