Harry Reid Sneak Attack, New Omnibus
Federal Lands Bill, Call Now!
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Harry Reid has loaded multiple
bills into a new Omnibus Federal
Lands Bill.
We only know a few of the bills
included but it is huge. It does
include the Tester Montana wilderness
bill; It does make the Valles
Caldera in New Mexico a national park;
It does include the Sealaska
bill; and I am sure much more. Reid is
trying buy the vote of Senator
Murkowski by including the Sealaska
bill. She has promised not to
support Omnibus bills. So we’ll
see how she votes in this bill.
Expansion of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF) could be
in there. That would mean billions of
dollars for land acquisition.
The various staff people are working
with Reid now to see if they can
run the bill through the Senate before
new years.
Action Items – Urgent
Action Required
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Your Senator can stop this bill. All
he has to do is file an
object or put a hold on the bill. Time
will run on January 1st.
You must call both your Senators every
business day now until January
1st. Ask for a commitment to oppose
any Omnibus Federal Lands Bill.
This
is urgent and critical.
You may call any Senator at (202)
224-3121. That is the Capital
Switchboard. Ask for your
Senator’s office. Then ask for the staff
person who handles Federal lands. They
may be working over the weekend
so call Saturday and Sunday also.
Ask for a promise by your senator that
he or she will place a hold on
the new Omnibus Federal Lands Bill.
This is really the start of a massive
Obama Reid Federal lands grab
with National Monuments and a whole
bunch of other lock ups.
If you are going to have credibility
fighting the huge Obama Reid
Federal land grab plan that is coming
at you, you need to call your
Senator now every day until Tuesday.
Call Friday. Call Monday. You can
even try over the weekend. Many staff
will be working.
But you must rise up and take action.
This is especially true in Alaska.
While they’re working on the
Fiscal Cliff, a lot of bad things
can happen when Congress is in session
and not paying attention to
your issues.
The
Lame Duck Congress is when all kinds of bad bills slip
through
Congress because your Senators and Congressman may no longer
be
responsible to you.
Background:
-----You must call your Congressman
and both Senators to urge them to
oppose ANY Omnibus Federal Lands bill.
-----That’s where Harry Reid
gives every Senator a bill or two he
wants passed that did not pass during
the year. The understanding is
that the Senator will then look the
other way and ignore other parts
of the massive Omnibus Federal Lands
Bill . . . . . even if they hurt
you and your community.
In 2010 Harry Reid tried to pass
Omnibus Federal Lands Bill with over
200 bills in it. Fortunately you
fought and defeated it.
Now that the election is passed,
American Land Rights has turned our
attention to defeating the likely
Omnibus Federal Lands Bill and the
EPA Corps of Engineers land and water
grab in the Lame Duck Congress.
Here’s a reminder list of some
of the land grab threats the Obama
Administration, Senator Harry Reid and
other members of Congress have
planned for you.
New National Monuments;
New Wilderness study areas;
Wild Lands land grab;
Treasured Landscapes Initiative;
America’s Great Outdoors
Campaign;
New BLM Land Use Planning/Wilderness
expansion; and
Eminent domain and Condemnation.