Carey Dabney: 'In supporting HR3397, the Utah delegation denies the Bureau of Land Management the 21st-century tools it needs to manage America’s public lands... in ways that protect the land and provide for the most beneficial use now and in the future.'
” per AUM . The cost to BLM to manage the grazing program is many times the revenue from these grazing fees. As many grazing leases are on marginal lands, they are only leased because the cost is incredibly cheap. Indexing the federal grazing fee to the state fee in each state would be a much better and fairer approach.
Whether BLM withdraws the proposed rule or not, the actions of the Congressional Western Caucus support American taxpayers footing the bill for the ever-dwindling number of ranchers in their respective states who still make part of their income off grazing on federal public lands.
contributes more than $6.1B to the economy, employs more than 66,000 people, and is the primary driver behind the tourism industry. Not only does Utah outdoor recreation create $737 million in state and local tax revenues, but it’s also the reason for $3.1B in wages and salaries.” In supporting HR3397, the Utah delegation denies the Bureau of Land Management the 21st-century tools it needs to manage America’s public lands in the face of increased public recreation, historic drought, more intense wildfires, invasive species, renewable energy development and traditional uses such as mining and grazing in ways that protect the land and provide for the most beneficial use now and in the future.lives in Moab, Utah.
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