Mark Udall: “It is critical legislation. It ensures that 2 exemplary conservation programs continue to benefit the Upper Basin of the…”

We are grateful to Senators Udall and Barrasso as well as the bipartisan co-sponsors of S. 2440.

I think Federal lands, which control so much of your State, are really critical, because those are vast rural areas that have virtually no coverage.

The royalties paid by coal companies--and energy development of all kinds on federal lands--provide critical support for local schools, roads and other services that Colorado families count on.

The 1872 mining law continues to allow mining corporations to take hard rock minerals from public lands without paying any royalties.