John Hansen: “H.R. 150 is a good piece of legislation that will help school children in rural communities throughout the country. The…”

“H.R. 150 is a good piece of legislation that will help school children in rural communities throughout the country. The Education Land Grant Act was designed to alleviate a problem that many small western communities face. These towns are often hemmed in by government-owned lands such as BLM land, Indian reservations, national forests, State land and now all over the West national monuments, national parks, et cetera. Since so much of the land base in these areas is nontaxable government land, they often find it difficult to afford school facilities. H.R. 150 was designed to help these towns and cities surrounded by or adjacent to Forest Service land. They would be able to buy parcels of land for school facilities from the Forest Service at nominal cost. We have the opportunity to provide communities across our great Nation with the ability to purchase public lands to facilitate the education of our youth. This is a good cause and a great idea.”