Cliff Bentz: “I propose an amendment to the Endangered Species Act at the very end, the last paragraph, where you are to provide a…”

Mr. Chairman, this is an excellent bill, and we need it in Oregon. We have 30 million acres of trees. We absolutely need what this bill would provide.

“The horrific wildfires in the West have cost families their property, homes, and in some cases, their jobs,” Rep. Bentz said.

What you would do is you’d go back to those existing roads that have been abandoned and you would cut the trees out of them and presto, you have your road back.

So the market exists now. The issue is, will we have this additional $2.40 to make it actually work?