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Rob Bishop: “Rep. Bishop claims that the PLI designates 4.6 million acres of public land 'for conservation,' when in fact the PLI…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
Rep. Bishop claims that the PLI designates 4.6 million acres of public land 'for conservation,' when in fact the PLI substitutes weakened 'national conservation areas' (NCAs) and 'special management areas' for landscapes deserving of wilderness protection.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop's claim about conservation in the PLI is challenged as misleading.

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