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- | {{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_0.png}}The federal government loses **27** cents for every dollar it spends on land management, a loss to taxpayers of approximately < | + | {{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_0.png}} |
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- | **Public Lands: A “Generational Vision”** | + | The federal government loses **27** cents for every dollar it spends on land management, a loss to taxpayers of approximately < |
+ | ===== Public Lands: A “Generational Vision” ===== | ||
**Ken Ivory is a Utah State Representative and Director of the Free The Lands Project with Federalism in Action.** | **Ken Ivory is a Utah State Representative and Director of the Free The Lands Project with Federalism in Action.** | ||
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The ones still alive were all half-frozen. As their supplies dwindled, their daily ration of food was one small, eight-ounce pouch of flour. These strong men were scooping much of their flour into their children’s pouches so that they might make it safely to their land of promise. | The ones still alive were all half-frozen. As their supplies dwindled, their daily ration of food was one small, eight-ounce pouch of flour. These strong men were scooping much of their flour into their children’s pouches so that they might make it safely to their land of promise. | ||
- | The hardships these pioneers endured paled in comparison to their vision to | + | The hardships these pioneers endured paled in comparison to their vision to secure their own piece of land and the right to govern themselves, and to pass on to their children the opportunity to prosper. |
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- | secure their own piece of land and the right to govern themselves, and to pass on to their children the opportunity to prosper. | + | |
The movie “Monumental” depicts how the pilgrims suffered intensely during their first winter. Nevertheless, | The movie “Monumental” depicts how the pilgrims suffered intensely during their first winter. Nevertheless, | ||
- | Aren’t we all pioneers and pilgrims? Don’t we all share the same “generational vision” of healthier air, water and wildlife; safe and vibrant communities; | + | Aren’t we all pioneers and pilgrims? Don’t we all share the same “generational vision” of healthier air, water and wildlife; safe and vibrant communities; |
- | We’ve been told for decades now that, to achieve this promise, we have to trust distant federal bureaucrats with the management of our unique lands. However, federal | + | We’ve been told for decades now that, to achieve this promise, we have to trust distant federal bureaucrats with the management of our unique lands. However, federal |
- | This “museum management” results in overgrown forests and record-setting | + | This “museum management” results in overgrown forests and record-setting |
- | It’s not working for the Oregon woman who was raped and brutalized in her own home because federal policies shut down the timber industry that funded the sher-iff’s department. When she called 911, all the operator could do was to tell her to “call back tomorrow” because, with only two deputies, the sheriff’s office could not respond. | + | It’s not working for the Oregon woman who was raped and brutalized in her own home because federal policies shut down the timber industry that funded the sheriff’s department. When she called 911, all the operator could do was to tell her to “call back tomorrow” because, with only two deputies, the sheriff’s office could not respond. |
- | It’s not working for the little bear cub in eastern Washington state who crawled | + | It’s not working for the little bear cub in eastern Washington state who crawled |
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- | {{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_2.png}}With improved management ... | + | With improved management ... vast ecosystems will have the opportunity to recover, blue ribbon fisheries will be restored, the threat of massive wildfires will be reduced, and big game will be able to flourish again. |
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- | vast ecosystems will have the opportunity to recover, blue ribbon fisheries will be restored, the threat of massive wildfires will be reduced, and big game will be able to flourish again. | + | |
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It’s not working for the lands and people of Montana. Firefighters in the state put out wildfires, on average, at less than 10 acres. Their helicopters are equipped to carry more water and drop it faster. When wild-fires broke out on federal lands, five Montana crews were in the air. However, the U.S. Forest Service grounded them because the Montana helicopters were “not on their approved list.” The Montana crews sat there on the ground watching thou-sands upon thousands of acres burn, their air polluted for weeks, and their water sup-plies decimated. | It’s not working for the lands and people of Montana. Firefighters in the state put out wildfires, on average, at less than 10 acres. Their helicopters are equipped to carry more water and drop it faster. When wild-fires broke out on federal lands, five Montana crews were in the air. However, the U.S. Forest Service grounded them because the Montana helicopters were “not on their approved list.” The Montana crews sat there on the ground watching thou-sands upon thousands of acres burn, their air polluted for weeks, and their water sup-plies decimated. | ||
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It’s not working for Garfield County, Utah, where they recently declared an economic state of emergency. Inflicted by a host of federal lands policies, from a two million-acre national monument that shut down the world’s largest reserve of the cleanest coal, to federal policies that decimated their timber and livestock industries, the number one export from Garfield County is now their children. | It’s not working for Garfield County, Utah, where they recently declared an economic state of emergency. Inflicted by a host of federal lands policies, from a two million-acre national monument that shut down the world’s largest reserve of the cleanest coal, to federal policies that decimated their timber and livestock industries, the number one export from Garfield County is now their children. | ||
- | It’s not working for national security or energy independence. China controls nearly | + | It’s not working for national security or energy independence. China controls nearly 90% of the world market for rare earth elements |
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- | 90% of the world market for rare earth ele-ments | + | |
It’s not working for the nation. The federal government extracts billions of dollars each year from taxpayers east of the Rockies, to subsidize western communities that are thwarted in their ability to raise sufficient revenues for public services because the federal government controls up to 90% of their lands. Worse yet, Congress regularly holds these funds to western communities hostage in a sort of “two-bit protection racket,” as Sen. Mike Lee calls it, to garner western votes for hundreds of billions to be doled out from the “dysfunctional favor bank” that epitomizes D.C. politics. This undermines our system of strong, self-reliant states meant to check federal overreach. | It’s not working for the nation. The federal government extracts billions of dollars each year from taxpayers east of the Rockies, to subsidize western communities that are thwarted in their ability to raise sufficient revenues for public services because the federal government controls up to 90% of their lands. Worse yet, Congress regularly holds these funds to western communities hostage in a sort of “two-bit protection racket,” as Sen. Mike Lee calls it, to garner western votes for hundreds of billions to be doled out from the “dysfunctional favor bank” that epitomizes D.C. politics. This undermines our system of strong, self-reliant states meant to check federal overreach. | ||
- | {{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_4.jpg}}{{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_5.jpg}}{{article_23-federalcontrollands_Image_6.jpg}} | + | So, what’s the answer? Have you ever had a garden? If so, you know that a healthy garden is a productive garden, and a productive |
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- | So, what’s the answer? Have you ever had a garden? If so, you know that a healthy garden is a productive garden, and a pro-ductive | + | |
- | It’s time to Free the Lands for more effective local care and management. Who better to care for the unique lands and interests of Nevada (85% federally controlled) than Nevadans? Or, for the unique lands of Alaska (more than 225 million acres feder-ally | + | It’s time to Free the Lands for more effective local care and management. Who better to care for the unique lands and interests of Nevada (85% federally controlled) than Nevadans? Or, for the unique lands of Alaska (more than 225 million acres federally |
- | With the same “generational vision” that built this nation, we can secure the oppor-tunity | + | With the same “generational vision” that built this nation, we can secure the opportunity |
A Convention of States has the power to propose amendments that will rein in an out-of-control federal land baron, transition to more effective local care of our unique lands, and unleash a national economic renaissance. | A Convention of States has the power to propose amendments that will rein in an out-of-control federal land baron, transition to more effective local care of our unique lands, and unleash a national economic renaissance. | ||
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What’s in your flour pouch? | What’s in your flour pouch? | ||
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