Gerry Studds: “I share his concern of what may be coming. There may be attempts for…”

On the recordJune 7, 1995

I share his concern of what may be coming. There may be attempts for the Federal Government to divest itself of some of our great national parks and forests and resources, and God knows to whom and when. However, I will be at this side if and when that battle occurs. However, there is nothing devious here. This is a State that is willing to assume the purpose for which the Federal Government acquired these facilities in the first place. It is perfectly consistent with the normal process of excessing Federal property. We do not, as I understand it, normally charge the States if they bid on and receive land which has been excessed by the Federal Government. There is ample precedent for this in the past.

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Gerry Studds

Massachusetts

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Discussing the transfer of federal land to states during a committee meeting.

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