09/30/2009
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"America's vast system of public lands can, if managed wisely, provide our country with a great abundance of outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, energy, minerals timber and food."
"But to obtain these benefits our Federal land managing agencies must stop thinking they are like the Sheriff of Nottingham whose job it was to keep people from entering the King's Forest."
"I want to personally thank Representative Raul Ruiz for his leadership on this bill."
"Are there any standards that the agency has determined that these land managers at the local level use to determine whether they are going to collect fees or not?"