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Subject: Bush administration to sell off public lands in the West

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Ted Vanegas
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13 Feb 2006 14:25 Alert 
Bush Administration Details Billion-Dollar Plan for Public Land Sales

February 13, 2006 — By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration on Friday detailed its proposal to sell more than 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land to help pay for rural schools in 41 states.

The land sales, ranging from less than an acre to more than 1,000 acres, could total more than $1 billion and would be the largest sale of forest land in decades.

Western lawmakers immediately objected, saying the short-term gains would be offset by the permanent loss of public lands. Congress would have to approve the sales, and has rejected similar proposals in recent years.

Full article at: http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=9865


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