In my home State our outdoor recreation industry is very, very important to our economy, as you well know.
I enjoy experiencing the wilderness, I enjoy multiple use.
My bill, the Montana Land Sovereignty Act, insists that our State and our local communities must be part of this discussion.
It is only fitting, though, however, that this act is called the Antiquities Act. It is an ancient act that needs reform.
My concern is these large, sweeping hundreds of thousands of acres, even millions of acres, abuses that we have seen now from President Clin...
What is the coal worth in Escalante? Two billion dollars in royalty fees, but how many families could have worked there, 200, 300 miners?
The way it is being used today is abusive, and we need to reform this ancient Antiquities Act.
My dad is calling me up--he is still building at 74 years old--saying, 'Steve, lumber prices are at an 8-year high. What is going on?'
I am encouraged with your statement that you think there is hope in terms of some efforts to address what has been going on.
litigation from extreme environmental groups that are shutting down timber harvests.
Either give the land back to the States, all of it, as they were promised at one time, or give the communities the right to manage the timbe...