They said they had given us most of the documents, and then we found out that they had not.

Are there any standards that the agency has determined that these land managers at the local level use to determine whether they are going to collect fees or not?

So what do you predict would happen if concessionaires were required to take all passes?

So, without objection, since no one is listening to me, it is part of the record.

I appreciate all of you, especially your patience in the inconvenience of sitting here while we broke for vote.

How do you decide where to charge entrance fees? Is it fair that some sites are free and some sites have fees?

Have you done any analysis on how much revenue is lost on these days?

If there were few concessions, would public access increase or decrease?

There may be some additional questions that any member of the committee, present or not, may have for you.

But to obtain these benefits our Federal land managing agencies must stop thinking they are like the Sheriff of Nottingham whose job it was to keep people from entering the King's Forest.

America's vast system of public lands can, if managed wisely, provide our country with a great abundance of outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, energy, minerals timber and food.

I want to personally thank Representative Raul Ruiz for his leadership on this bill.

I feel remiss if I was not here for your public presentation and grilling.

I fully support that letter and reason and rationale for the letter, and do not want the situation in Nevada to be exacerbated by moving the adjudication issues over to the State of Utah.

I think there is a moral responsibility. And before we actually have to deal with legislation...give the money back.

I also hope I can rely on you to work with us to, and I hate the cliche, but think outside the box to come up with more creative answers to the situations with which we are dealing.

I see no urgency to try to get this through, particularly as it relates to the nuclear sciences.

I still think in your budget we spend too much on administration and not enough getting the money to the ground.