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Rick Hill: “I think I identified that the Federal Government controls or owns about 79 million acres. Actually the BLM has done a…”

On the recordMay 11, 2000
I think I identified that the Federal Government controls or owns about 79 million acres. Actually the BLM has done a study. They identified 75,000 acres that potentially would be available. 75,000 out of 79 million. The reason that they do not have any incentive to offer any more lands is because they can just continue to purchase them. I am as guilty as others. I have supported land acquisitions and exchanges that have added to the total amount of land. But at some point, we cannot just consolidate the public land. We also need to work to consolidate the private land holdings because those resources are important to the economy and the opportunities of the people of the State of Montana. The bill does not do that.
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Rick Hill
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Discussing federal land management and the need for private land consolidation in Montana.

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