Senate vote public lands sale

Wheels said:
They never said who could afford the housing..
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Affordable housing does not get built in beautiful places… they may build employee housing in a beautiful place but you will never be able to own it and gain equity… the city or corp will own it and you can rent it back so you can live there and work at Starbucks and serve the people who will own the houses in the beautiful places…
 
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This deer was killed on BLM land that would be prioritized for disposal. I accessed it for nothing more than the cost of the effort it took. Some magical places will be lost if this amendment is passed as part of the bill, with Idaho losing a lot.

Please continue to hammer your delegates. Even if you’ve already done so. Please do it again and continue to spread this message.

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I plan to contact my Oklahoma Senators but am somewhat ignorant on the details of this issue. Would anyone mind dropping an email example they used as to help keep me from sounding like a dumb*ss when I type one up?
 
Okie-hunter said:
I plan to contact my Oklahoma Senators but am somewhat ignorant on the details of this issue. Would anyone mind dropping an email example they used as to help keep me from sounding like a dumb*ss when I type one up?
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The TRCP form letter is a good one. I added personal context, to include the activities we’ve done as family on these lands. We’ve scattered ashes of loved ones on these lands. An area I asked my family scatter my ashes is a parcel slated for disposal under this amendment.

Make it as personal as you want. I’ve spent decades recreating in some of these areas that will be potentially sold. It’s part of why we live where we do.
 
So we need to sell public lands to pay down the national debt…meanwhile Trump is spending 45 million on an unnecessary parade…and surprise he’s even making it about himself for his birthday. Clearly all these people care about are themselves and their rich friends and donors.

And yes I contacted my representatives to say NO
 
Okie-hunter said:
I plan to contact my Oklahoma Senators but am somewhat ignorant on the details of this issue. Would anyone mind dropping an email example they used as to help keep me from sounding like a dumb*ss when I type one up?
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Enter your address and it will pull up the letter to your representatives. Just personalize the letter and send.
 
CorbLand said:
For this to help with affordable housing. The three areas that I know well, that all have large chunks of land slated for sale, it’s not going to help with housing buts it’s pretty good area for cabins….
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think this one is being done in the name of affordable housing. Auctioned off to the highest bidder usually doesn’t equate to affordable housing.


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Andrew12gauge said:
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think this one is being done in the name of affordable housing. Auctioned off to the highest bidder usually doesn’t equate to affordable housing.


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You are correct. It’s also important to note there is already a mechanism for disposing of federal lands. This amendment would mandate it.
 
CorbLand said:
Saw this posted.
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Does anyone know the source of this map or can someone vouch for its authenticity? Asking because I know Nevada well and the vast majority of the land identified would have nothing to do with affordable housing and would severely impact wildlife. Examples would be:

1) Nearly the entire dry playa lake bed of the Smoke Creek desert which is worthless for anything other than an alternative site for Burning Man. Not sure why that’s highlighted.

2) The upper elevations of Peavine Mountain and Mount Rose around Reno. Could build some really nice houses but nothing affordable and would pretty much eliminate what’s left of the mule deer population around Reno.

3) The extremely steep eastern slopes of the Ruby Mountains. Not sure what this could be used for other than mining or water rights and mining companies don’t usually buy federal lands.


What I don’t see highlighted are trapped suburban parcels of BLM around Reno, Fernley, etc that barely support feral horses and jack rabbits but would be perfect for industrial or affordable housing.

Edit from some online research: “The proposal would require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to identify and sell between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres of public lands across 11 Western states to build housing.”

So, the maps being posted are likely meaningless at this point in time.

Also, Zinke from MT opposed the original bill that left the house which “only” included 500,000 acres. So the Senate republicans stripped MT out of the bill and increased the acreage to between 2.2 and 3.3 million. Zinke said he’d oppose any sale of public lands but that’s likely meaningless unless he can get one or both of his state’s Republican senators to oppose it and with MT not included that would seem unlikely.

Fortunately NV’s two democratic senators (never thought I’d write that) are on record stating they oppose the sale while our Republican congressman was one of the key member of the House supporting the original 500,000 acres.

I assume all democrat and independent senators are against it so we need at least three more republican senators to stand up against this proposal. It’s important to write your senators, and especially Republican senators since that party holds the cards. I’m going to research if I can write a few out of state senators expressing my concerns. If so I’ll research and find out which Republican senators may come out against the proposal.
 
So, who is getting the "free" land? Where's my free land? Can you send me a lump sum payment instead?
 
Jason Snyder said:
I tagged you because our previous discussions on this.

Post in thread 'Project 2025 and public lands and environment'
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads...lic-lands-and-environment.394922/post-4047478
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Frankly I haven’t read what is proposed yet. Long week. Big surgery for my old GSP this week, none of the options were exactly good ones.

I assume if it’s coming from Mike Lee it’s garbage and hopefully will be beaten back. But again I haven’t read it.

I will send my letters and donate like I always have.

Really wish this same energy would be applied by sportsmen and groups when public land is being destroyed by solar and wind.
 
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