I take it from the Senator's comments that the fact that Montana gets $4.05 an acre and the U.S. Government gets $1.35 an acre, the Senator sees nothing wrong with that. In the private sector in Montana, people who lease private lands to ranchers receive $11 per AUM. The Federal Government gets $1.35, and the Senator sees no inequity in that.
Discussing land lease rates and perceived inequities in federal versus private sector payments.
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