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jinx'sboy Member
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thunderhead Member
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I havent looked closely at it... seems like a good thing though right?
Assuming the clown in chief doesnt veto it?
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Seventy2002 Member
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thunderhead wrote: | Assuming the clown in chief doesn't veto it? |
Never assume.
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:12 am
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Based on that article this seems like a reasonable compromise -- there are still some complaints but in perspective it should be a big win. I hope the money comes through if and when it's needed.
This Outdoor Alliance blog post points out that and some other good outdoor-related items in that massive spending bill
- A fix for wildfire funding, which has been years in the making.
- The Roadless Rule went untouched, despite a big threat against it.
- The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) got reauthorized.
- Land management agencies got stable or increased funding.
- Better funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
- Congressional oversight for proposed agency reorganization at the Department of Interior.
The Outdoor Alliance is "a nonprofit coalition of national advocacy organizations that includes American Whitewater, American Canoe Association, Access Fund, International Mountain Bicycling Association, Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Mountaineers, the American Alpine Club, the Mazamas, and Colorado Mountain Club."
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Seventy2002 Member
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POTUS signed the bill, despite early-morning threat to veto it.
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RodF Member
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RodF
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Fri Mar 23, 2018 1:25 pm
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Very interesting. Devil will be in the details. Separately, LWCF will expire at the end of September unless Congress reauthorizes it before then. Zinke's Interior reorganization plan - whatever it doubtless wonder it is - has yet to be revealed. Ironic that this Congress passed wildfire funding while defeating it last time on a straight party vote... could they be growing a spine, or is it simply deficits be damned?
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
"of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt" - John Muir
"the wild is not the opposite of cultivated. It is the opposite of the captivated” - Vandana Shiva
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drm Member
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Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:14 am
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RodF wrote: | Ironic that this Congress passed wildfire funding while defeating it last time on a straight party vote... could they be growing a spine, or is it simply deficits be damned? |
Maybe it was part of a compromise - those who opposed it before got something else they wanted. Or maybe it was just the fact that if the bill failed, they would have had to delay their two week Easter Recess to keep the gubmint open. There is a reason they use omnibus bills.
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Waterman Member
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Mon Mar 26, 2018 12:28 pm
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Deficits only matter when the other party is in power.
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
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