The subcommittee measures bills according to three over-arching objectives for Federal lands management: to restore public access to the public lands; to restore sound management practices to the public lands; and to restore the Federal Government as a good neighbor to those communities directly impacted by the public lands.
McClintock outlines objectives for managing federal lands.
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