Yesterday there was a Major House Floor Fight as Members Debated Three Bills that would Permanently Protect 1 Million Acres around:
- The Grand Canyon from Toxic Uranium Mining.
- The Puebloan Ancestral Structures and Lands in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico from Oil and Gas Development.
- Other Irreplaceable Public Lands in Colorado.
Two of those Bills to Protect the Grand Canyon and Chaco Canyon from Extractive Development Passed, despite an Effort by Polluter-backed Lawmakers to derail them.
The Third Bill, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act (H.R. 823), would Protect 400,000 Acres of Land in Colorado, is under Attack. It comes up for a Vote TODAY, and Colorado's Republican House Delegation is working to Derail the Legislation.
The CORE Act would Protect Land in Colorado to Support Outdoor Recreation Opportunities and Access to Public Lands for Future Generations.
The Bill calls for roughly 100,000 Acres of Wilderness, Recreation, and Conservation Areas in the White River National Forest along the Continental Divide and would also Designate the Land around Camp Hale, near Leadville, as a First National Historic Landscape. It also includes Clauses Banning Drilling on about 200,000 Acres of Public Lands along the Thompson Divide, Protections for nearly 61,000 Acres of Land located in the Heart of the San Juan Mountains, and formally Establishes the Curecanti National Recreation Area.
NYC Wins When Everyone Can Vote! Michael H. Drucker
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