Goodbye public lands. Thank you congress

[wooltie]

http://www.backcountryhunters.org/house_public_lands_transfer_provision

[Odell]

This is what you get with people who think anything federal outside of the military is evil. States can do many things better but managing public land in the trust of all the people is a job of the federal government.

[Elkaholic daWg]

Maybe if these lands weren't managed mostly by people at the federal level that think ONLY foot traffic be allowed we might not have this problem. There are other user groups being shafted consistently for a long time now..... Maybe if a president could not use his/her pen and phone  with the antiquities act  to do it also  too. Rather burn it than log it....

[pianoman9701]

It would've been helpful for the article to include the bill.

[bigtex]

It would've been helpful for the article to include the bill.

See it in my post I made a couple days ago

[andersonjk4]

It would've been helpful for the article to include the bill.

I don't believe it was a specific bill that was passed.  The language was included in the House's Rules Package.  Here is a decent article summarizing the rules package.  The discussion on land transfer is at the end. 

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/04/New-House-rules-No-floor-photography-and-no-mention-of-GOP-ethics-proposal/2841483495650/

[bigtex]

It would've been helpful for the article to include the bill.

I don't believe it was a specific bill that was passed.  The language was included in the House's Rules Package.  Here is a decent article summarizing the rules package.  The discussion on land transfer is at the end. 

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/04/New-House-rules-No-floor-photography-and-no-mention-of-GOP-ethics-proposal/2841483495650/

it's done

[baldopepper]

Giving the key to the hen house to the foxes-unfortunately outdoors people of all genre make up the flock.

[12Gauge]

Give away to whom?

[wapiti hunter2]

Them sneaky Republicans.

I guess this should go under Trumps Accomplishments since it will be signed by him.

[Skyvalhunter]

Trump may surprise you as he is for hunters and lets hope he puts the kibosh on this

[pianoman9701]

It would've been helpful for the article to include the bill.

I don't believe it was a specific bill that was passed.  The language was included in the House's Rules Package.  Here is a decent article summarizing the rules package.  The discussion on land transfer is at the end. 

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/01/04/New-House-rules-No-floor-photography-and-no-mention-of-GOP-ethics-proposal/2841483495650/

Thanks.

[Bean Counter]

This is what you get with people who think anything federal outside of the military enumerated powers is evil unconstitutional.

There you go 

States can do many things better but managing public land in the trust of all the people is a job of the federal government.

Because so much wildlife crosses state borders, and I hunt in multiple states, wildlife management should be a job of the federal governemnt, too. Lets hand over wildlife management to the USFWS.  What could possibly go wrong?

[Stein]

States have a great track record at managing wildlife.

States also have a great track record of selling off land.

Since this was a rules package, I don't believe it goes to the pres for signature.

[Bob33]

Them sneaky Republicans.

I guess this should go under Trumps Accomplishments since it will be signed by him.

No, it won't be; there's nothing to sign. It was a change in House rules (effective now) that allows land transfers to occur without consideration of cost.

Oh well - nice try. It's tough when facts get in the way of an agenda.