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Tom Coburn: I just think the point needs to be made, Mr. Chairman, the core area of the biosphere, I do not have any objection to it…

On the recordJuly 15, 1997
I just think the point needs to be made, Mr. Chairman, the core area of the biosphere, I do not have any objection to it at all. The fact is, it has a tremendous impact on other people, without a good representative walk through our body. If Members will look, this is an exact diagram of what they all look like in terms of their impact. There is a core area that is designated. Then there is a managed use area that limits--and these are all private lands that the gentleman has agreed to, himself, that in his land he wants it managed in a certain way, but it has to be agreed to. But a third area is a zone of cooperation which impacts people's ability to do with they want with their land.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Discussing the implications of biosphere management areas during a committee meeting.

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