Political Quotes

“I rise today to introduce the Pine Forest Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011. The entire Nevada congressional delegation has joined together in support of this important legislation for northern Nevada. The Pine Forest Recreation Enhancement Act would designate 26,000 acres of public lands within the Blue Lakes and Alder Creek Wilderness Study Areas, WSAs, as the Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area while releasing 1,1500 acres of existing WSA lands. The bill also directs the Bureau of Land Management, BLM, to exchange federal lands nearby ranches in Humboldt County for private parcels within the existing WSAs. These exchanges will allow the BLM to more effectively manage the wilderness area and increase the economic opportunities for the adjacent ranches by providing land for agricultural uses. This bill is the product of a comprehensive local process that took into consideration the concerns of local landowners, sportsmen, conservationists, and other interested parties in Humboldt County. This diverse group of stakeholders came together to develop this compromise proposal through a series of public meetings and field trips. This process was so successful that, for the first time that I can remember, a wilderness proposal was presented to our delegation with almost unanimous support and the Nevada State Legislature passed a joint resolution endorsing the work of the County commission and the Pine Forest Working Group.…”