But there is one point about this that I think should achieve broad support beyond Oregon among my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, which is when this legislation is fully implemented, it will save the Federal Government up to $100 million a year, which is what we are paying today not to manage the O&C lands through the Department of the Interior.
DeFazio emphasizes potential savings from proposed legislation for managing O&C lands.
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