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Michael Bennet: I would say just on that point that, at least to my mind, the interpretation in that case or the requirement--which was…

On the recordDecember 2, 2014
I would say just on that point that, at least to my mind, the interpretation in that case or the requirement--which was not a requirement that any Federal agency, any other Federal agency has ever required of any landowner that I am aware of in our State, because it would be impossible to do it--is exactly a piece with the legal interpretation that your general counsel office is promoting with respect to these provisions.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet critiques a federal requirement as unprecedented and problematic for landowners.

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