Omnibus Land Act of 2009

[MuddyGrrl]

A bill to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.

The last two words scare me the most. WTH does that mean, exactly? I swear...nevermind. Politics as usual.

M

[sincityfjc]

Latest PR from UFWDA - I still need to see what senate has been doing today on this matter

Battlefield Acquisition Bill H.R. 146 Moving Forward as Vehicle for Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009

Date: March 17, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT GERALDINE GRADY – 804-381-1153

Washington, D.C. March 17, 2009 – Last night the Senate voted 73-21 to support a cloture motion, or a way to bypass some of the procedural processes to fast track H.R. 146 to a vote and prevent a filibuster.
H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act) is a bill to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
The Senate resumed consideration of the motion this afternoon. Call your Senator immediately to voice your opposition. Find your representatives contact information by visiting Project Vote Smart - American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting and inserting your zip code.
As a reminder, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 is a collection of roughly 160 public land bills that were reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The legislation designates about 2 million acres in nine states as wilderness, in addition to scenic rivers, historic sites and expansions of national parks. It provides the government's highest level of protection on land such as:

• 517,000 acres of wilderness in Idaho’s Owyhee-Bruneau Canyonlands
• 256,000 acres of wilderness in Washington County, Utah, including in Zion National Park
• Almost 250,0000 wilderness acres in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
• 128,000 acres of wilderness around Mt. Hood in Oregon
• 53,000 acres of wilderness in Jefferson National Forest in Virginia

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United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA) is the leading representative for four wheel drive enthusiasts. UFWDA is a group of individuals, clubs, state, regional, provincial and national associations and businesses in the United States and around the world; our members span the globe from the U.S. and Canada, New Zealand, Australia, England, Japan, South Africa, and Iceland. If you would like more information on how you can be a part of this effort contact United Four Wheel Drive Associations today at 14525 SW Millikan Way #22622, Beaverton, OR 97005-2343, 1-800-448-3932 or visit United Four Wheel Drive Associations Official Site - United Online - An International Organization.

[MuddyGrrl]

It provides the government's highest level of protection on land such as:

• 517,000 acres of wilderness in Idaho’s Owyhee-Bruneau Canyonlands
• 256,000 acres of wilderness in Washington County, Utah, including in Zion National Park
• Almost 250,0000 wilderness acres in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
• 128,000 acres of wilderness around Mt. Hood in Oregon
• 53,000 acres of wilderness in Jefferson National Forest in Virginia

This has absolutely nothing to do with the Battlefield of 1812...what a crock.

M

[Fjamming]

It's over. This got packaged into a massive package of bills. Not likley to stop it without someone as big as the NRA. Just what we need, another 10 billion dollars in spending.

[sincityfjc]

Here is some more proof that HR 146 is just being used to get S.22 through.

Source - http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:1:./temp/~bd8OTp:@@@J|/bss/111search.html|

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H.R.146
Title: A bill to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors
(10)

Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 73 -

21. Record Vote Number: 99.
Note: H.R.146 is the vehicle for the Omnibus Lands bill. (Source: Senate.gov)

[sincityfjc]

A must watch video by Senator Coburn - Insists on Debate for Anti-Stimulus Lands Bill

YouTube - Coburn Insists on Debate for Anti-Stimulus Lands Bill

And looking long term at were I believe the anti access true goal is this from UN article 21.

YouTube - Wildlands Project

[sincityfjc]

Senate set to send Omnibus to House
Calls to Congressional Offices Increasing
BRC urges: Keep Pressure On - But Shift Calls to House of Representatives

Latest news on omnibus lands bill:

Although the official vote in the Senate has not yet taken place, we must be honest and say that the bill is likely to pass either tomorrow or Thursday.

This sends the bill back to the House, and the leadership there is expected to suspend normal rules in order to jam it through without debate or chance of amendments. As we noted in the previous action alert, D.C. insiders expect House leadership to call the legislation up as a "preferential bill," which would prohibit committee review and limit amendments.

For more information on the Omnibus Land Bill, see our previous alerts here.
(Senate Set to Send Omnibus to House - BRC Action Alert)

Important info:
I need to mention that the number of calls on this omnibus bill have increased over the last few weeks. This is really rare for long running marathon bills like this one.

Your calls are making a difference and many of the legislators you are calling are starting to question why, in a time of financial crisis, is it so important to jam through a $10 - $12 billion land bill.

Another question that should be asked is, "Why is there no opportunity for an amendment?"

I'll take this opportunity to mention a few Congressmen asking the tough questions, including Utah's Rob Bishop and Jason Chaffetz, California's Devin Nunes, Florida's Alcee Hastings, Montana's Denny Rehberg and Oklahoma's Mary Fallin, just to name a few.

Honorable mention goes to Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis, who penned a very well reasoned letter as to why she could not vote for the omnibus bill. I encourage all BRC Action Alert Subscribers to take a minute to read what she said. Lummis Votes No On Big Spending Lands Package | Congresswoman Cynthia M. Lummis, Representing Wyoming

What you need to do:
BRC is asking all of our members and supporters to call their Senators AND their Representatives NOW. Finding their phone number is easy. Just enter your zip code on BRC's Rapid Response Center webpage at Rapid Response Center - BlueRibbon Coalition.

For Maximum Effectiveness:
Call both Senators and your Congressperson. Three quick phone calls. Simply tell them that you oppose the Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009. Tell them you oppose putting public lands bills into these "all or nothing" omnibus packages.

Be brief. Be polite. Do it NOW.

As always, if you have any questions or need assistance, call or email.

Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102

[sincityfjc]

Latest video from Senator Coburn on HR146/S22 - YouTube - coburn mar17

[MuddyGrrl]

How can anyone argue with his reasoning?

And how can our Congressmen/women approve this bill given that it only makes us more dependent on foreign gas and oil?

Why don't they care that our energy costs are going to go up considerably?

Citizens are being ignored.

The bill also adds three national parks when there is a $9 billion backlog in our existing park buildings. We can't afford the upkeep on existing parks and they want to add more.
Brilliant. Just sparkling brilliant.

The authors of this bill have no brains.

Geez, it's insane!

[MuddyGrrl]

$3.5 million to pay for the 450th anniversary of St. Augustine!?
$12 million for the Smithsonian to build a greenhouse for orchids.


The more I listen the more I realize that the U.S. spends money on things that would be better used to boost this country's fiscal health!