BOISE, ID – The “Barber Flat Bridge” that crosses the North Fork Boise River on Forest Road 376 within the Boise National Forest will be restricted to vehicles with a wheelbase of 50 inches or less effective today.

The bridge, located about 35 miles east of Boise, was recently inspected and is deemed unsafe for full sized vehicles due to the movement of a bridge pier.  The pier was damaged following the floods in 1997 and has been monitored since then.  In a recent inspection a steel truss support has weakened and the agency is concerned with its structural strength.

The bridge is primarily used by recreationists to access dispersed undeveloped campsites on either side of the river.  Access to those sites on the north side of the river will be from Highway 21 via Forest Road 327 (Granite Creek), and on the south side from the Middle Fork Boise River via Forest Road 376 (near Alexander Flat).

The bridge will have the restriction indefinitely.  Funding requests have been submitted to the Intermountain Regional Foresters office for further investigation of the foundation pier and to evaluate repair options.

Further information about access to the area is available by contacting the Idaho City Ranger District at 392-6681.

David R. Olson

Public Affairs Officer

Boise National Forest

1249 S. Vinnell, Suite 200

Boise, ID 83709

208-373-4105 (w)

208-861-0768 cell

The committee members evaluate grant applications based on established criteria and make recommendations to the Idaho Park and Recreation Board for funding. Members are required to attend meetings during the year with travel expenses reimbursed.

RTP Advisory Committee – The purpose of the Recreational Trails Program is to acquire, purchase, improve, repair, and maintain trail facilities and sites. There are currently six advisory committee member openings statewide for the following interests:  Hiking, Motorbike, Cross-Country Skiing, Snowmobiling, Disabled, and Water Trails. Those applying for the RTP Committee must live in Idaho, be willing to serve a three-year term, be an active participant in the trail activity they represent, and attend required meetings.

ORMV Advisory Committee – The purpose of the Off-Road Motor Vehicle Fund is to acquire, purchase, improve, repair, maintain, furnish, and equip off-road motor vehicle facilities and sites or areas used by off-road motor vehicles on public or private land, and to assist with the enforcement of laws and regulations governing the use of off-road vehicles in the State of Idaho. There are currently five ORMV advisory committee member openings: one for  Regions 1 & 2 representing Motorbike/ATV; one for Regions 1 & 2 representing Snowmobile; one for Regions 3 & 4 representing Non-Motorized; one for Regions 5 & 6 representing Snowmobile; and one for Regions 5 & 6 representing Non-Motorized. Those applying for the ORMV Committee must live in Idaho, be willing to serve a three-year term, be an active participant in the off-road activity they represent, and attend required meetings.

Applications are due no later than June 22, 2012 and may be obtained by contacting Angela Manning at the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation State and Federal Grants Program:

Angela Manning

State and Federal Grants Assistant

(208) 514- 2448

angela.manning@idpr.idaho.gov

Wallowa Whitman National Forest Supervisor Monica Schwalbach has released a statement saying that she will withdraw her travel management decision and “stop the clock” on the appeal process that was scheduled to end April 30.  Schwalbach said she wants to make sure issues are considered “in a constructive manner” and take time for further consideration of the concerns that have been raised.  In her letter, she addresses several of those concerns.

Forest Supervisor Stops the Clock on Wallowa-Whitman Travel Management Plan
Letter to the Editor
It has been one month since the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest released its travel management decision.  Since then, there has been considerable public interest and debate over various aspects of the plan.  As I have listened to the many people who are commenting on the plan, it has become apparent that there is a good bit of confusion, as well as some concerns that would benefit from more discussion.
Because of these concerns I have decided to withdraw the travel management decision, and stop the clock on the appeal process that is underway.  The forest needs to develop a travel management plan for public motorized recreation, but I want to be sure the various options for moving forward are considered in a constructive manner.  I believe that by taking the time now to allow for further dialogue and consideration regarding the concerns that have been raised; we will develop a better outcome in the long run.  Some of the key concerns include the following.
A main concern is there have been significantly different numbers bantered about regarding how many miles of roads would be designated open for public motorized recreational use, and how many are being closed to motor vehicles.  The number question is a challenging one because there are different ways of looking at the situation.  For instance, there currently are over 9,000 miles of roads on the Wallowa-Whitman national forest landscape, but only about 4,700 miles are considered open to the public.  Many of the others are impassable because they are overgrown with vegetation.  Meanwhile, the project area included in the travel management decision is focused on 1.3 million of the 2.4 million acres on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.   Road totals for the project area are therefore less than those for the entire forest.
Along with the roads question, is a concern that the maps provided to the public do not offer enough detail for people to adequately consider the potential implications of the decision.  I have heard several people suggest that the agency provide more information on these maps, such as road numbers, landmarks, and watershed boundaries.  Without more detailed information, it is difficult to provide specific responses back to the agency about the decision, and what people might like to see changed.
Another key issue is that many people are concerned about access for firewood.  While the travel plan decision provides for identification of additional firewood cutting areas across the forest, many people are concerned that this approach may not be adequate to meet the need for fuelwood in our northeast Oregon communities.  I have met with quite a few people to discuss this concern and appreciate the various suggestions that have been offered regarding ways to address the issue.
A separate concern involves access to private lands and permitted uses such as grazing and mining on the forest.  Access to private land and permitted uses is fully allowed by the travel management plan.  Private land owners would still have access to their cabins, miners would continue to have access to their claims, and grazing permit holders will retain access in allotments to administer their permits.
These are all important concerns and I appreciate the people who are raising them.  I also think the agency has a responsibility to address these concerns, including clarifying misinformation, providing more specific information to the public as requested, and engaging in further dialogue.
I truly appreciate the passion that has been shown in response to this decision, and want to encourage everyone to direct this passion in a positive, productive and respectful way.  I encourage anyone who has additional suggestions to share them with me or one of our local district rangers.  The Wallowa-Whitman national forest is treasured by all, so let’s be sure we develop a plan that is reasonable, responsible, and makes sense now and for the future.
Monica J. Schwalbach
4/17/2012

LWCF funds are used by federal agencies  (Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management) to purchase land.

The House and Senate agreed to a temporary bill to extend Highway funds for 90 days. President Obama signed the bill. LWCF was not included. Now the battle beings over whether it will be included in long term highway bill.

The House and Senate must come to an agreement on the long term Highway Bill. The Senate’s last version included massive funding LWCF. The House version had none. We need to make sure the next version passed by the Senate has no money in it for LWCF.

All property owners must take immediate action–we don’t need more federal land in Idaho

Please contact our senators and ask them to “please do everything possible to keep LWCF funding out of the transportation bill.”

http://www.crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm

http://www.risch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email

Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Plan

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has initiated a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and revise sections of the environmental analysis conducted for the original Final EIS, and to correct deficiencies identified by the District Court of Idaho in their February 4, 2011, memorandum decision and order. The Idaho Conservation League and The Wilderness Society are Plaintiffs in the Court’s review of the Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Plan decision. A Notice of intent to prepare this SEIS was published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2012.

Bill Dart on behalf of IRC has been involved for some time on this issue.  He has been communicating with the Salmon Challis planning staff, as well as working with BRC to respond to this Supplemental EIS to the Travel Management Plan.  Of particular concern are the 113 routes that will be re-evaluated in the list of issues the court ordered the Forest Service to address in this supplemental planning process.  IRC will be working to not only keep those routes open but also re-evaluate all of the routes they closed in the Travel Plan.  We will have comment suggestions available as we get closer to the first public comment opportunitiy in July.

If anyone has any questions or concerns about this the Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Plan please do not hesitate to contact Bill at Bill Dart [BDart@orba.biz]

IDAHO – IMPORTANT LAND USE UPDATE
Court-mandated review of Travel Plan on Salmon-Challis National Forest officially underway
Idaho’s anti-access groups hope for additional closures

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

You may remember news stories about a year ago about the Idaho Conservation League and The Wilderness Society winning a lawsuit on the Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Plan. (The Idaho Recreation Council (IRC), BRC and other OHV groups participated in that case via the Amici process.)

Sadly, the greenies won a temporary closure of several trails, as well as a court mandated environmental review of the original travel plan. That process is now underway, and we will be needing your assistance as the process moves along.

Below is some information from the agency. It’s a bit long, but that’s necessary to describe how the court is directing the Salmon-Challis NF to proceed. The Idaho Recreation Council, BRC and other OHV groups will be digging into the details, and we’ll have comment suggestions for you soon.

It is important to note that the same thing has happened with Sawtooth NF. BRC was vigorously involved in that case, and there were no temporary closures, but similar re-do of the environmental analysis will be required.

We are all very disappointed about how this pattern is working. First the US Forest Service closes 30 to 40 percent of the trail mileage, then these foundation funded anti-recreation groups use the courts to close even more. At some point, this sad situation has got to end.

As we noted above, IRC and BRC will have a full review of the process as well as some comment suggestions soon. Until then, please call or email if you have any questions or want to know how you can help.

We encourage you to contact our congressional delegation and ask for a congressional oversight hearing about the loss of public access to public lands in Idaho. Find the number here.

Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition

BRC Land use Update:

The Salmon-Challis National Forest has initiated a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to clarify and revise sections of the environmental analysis conducted for the original Final EIS, and to correct deficiencies identified by the District Court of Idaho in their February 4, 2011, memorandum decision and order. The Idaho Conservation League and The Wilderness Society are Plaintiffs in the Court’s review of the Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Plan decision. A Notice of intent to prepare this SEIS was published in the Federal Register on March 5, 2012.

To correct the deficiencies, there is a need to (1) analyze the cumulative impacts of multiple short motor vehicle routes on wilderness values and roadless characteristics in Recommended Wilderness Areas (RWAs) and Idaho Roadless Areas (IRAs) to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The cumulative effects of multiple routes less than one-half mile in length in RWAs and IRAs were not analyzed in the 2009 FEIS because it was thought the “intrusions into roadless areas were minimally intrusive and not likely to affect wilderness values.” The Court rejected this rationale; (2) demonstrate how the Forest Service applied the minimization criteria to route designations to comply with section 212.55 of the Travel Management Rule (36.CFR 212.55); (3) respond to Plaintiff’s site-specific comments raised during the legal comment period for the Draft EIS to comply with the NEPA, and (4) include specific language in the Revised Record of Decision (ROD) to clarify a minimum road system determination was not made in the 2009 Travel Plan decision.

The scope of the analysis for the SElS is not the same as the original analysis. The scope of the supplemental analysis has now been narrowed to focus on the four deficiencies identified by the Court:

1.) Analyze the cumulative effects of multiple routes less than one-half mile in length in RWAs and IRAs to wilderness values and roadless characteristics. 103 routes less than one mile in length, totaling 14.91 miles within 24 IRAs and RWAS were identified in the 2009 FEIS; however the cumulative impacts of these routes were not considered

Errors regarding the number and length of all routes in RWAs and IRAs have been identified since 2009. An analysis of effects of all routes in RWAs and IRAs would be conducted and disclosed in the SEIS. Thirty-seven routes, totaling 6.68 miles within RWAs and IRAs, were inadvertently overlooked and associated effects were not analyzed or disclosed in the 2009 FEIS. Of these 37 routes, 29 are less than one-half mile in length, totaling 3.21 miles. These will be included in the supplemental analysis of cumulative effects of routes less than one-half mile in length. Thirteen routes totaling 2.80 miles were designated for use in the 2009 ROD; however these routes did not meet safety specifications, or were causing resource damage and were not delineated on the Motor Vehicle Use Map.

2.) Demonstrate how the Forest Service applied the minimum criteria to route designations to comply with section 212.55 of the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212.55).

3.) Respond to Plaintiffs site-specific comments raised during the legal comment period for the DEIS. Plaintiff’s provided monitoring information, photographs and descriptive comments for 113 routes proposed for designated motor vehicle use. Reconsideration of these comments, evaluation of road and trail maintenance, and application of the minimization criteria could change route designations in the Revised ROD.

4.) The proposal would incorporate language to clarify a Revised ROD that a minimum road system determination has not made.

The supplemental information presented in the SEIS will replace the corresponding information found in the August 2009 Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Planning and OHV Designation Project FEIS. For example, the revised analysis of effects for routes in Idaho Roadless Areas and Recommended Wilderness Areas will replace the roadless and recommended wilderness environmental effects section of the FEIS. Similarly, the public comments and agency responses section of the SEIS will replace the public comments and agency responses section of the FElS. Other areas of the analysis that are not identified for supplementation within the SEIS will remain unaltered from their presentation in the FEIS. In this manner the SEIS and FEIS will be companion documents.

The Agency anticipates releasing a draft SEIS on or about July 20, 2012. The SEIS will be available electronically on the following webpage: http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/scnfflandmanagement/projects, or you can have a hard copy or compact disc. The Final SEIS should be completed by December 31, 2012.

The 2009 Salmon-Challis National Forest Travel Planning and OHV Designation Project Final EIS and ROD are available for review at any of the Salmon-Challis National Forest offices. Additional information can be obtained from Karen Gallogly by phone (208) 756-5103 or (406) 683-3853 or email kgallogly@fs.fed.us.

The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual environmental stewardship. With members in all 50 states, BRC is focused on building enthusiast involvement with organizational efforts through membership, outreach, education, and collaboration among recreationists. 1-800-BlueRib – www.sharetrails.org
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As a non-profit, grassroots organization funded primarily by membership dues and donations, we greatly appreciate your support. Visit http://www.sharetrails.org/make-a-difference-now to help fund our efforts to protect your trails!

http://idahostayontrails.blogspot.com/2012/03/try-idahos-new-interactive-ohv-trail.html

New Congressional contact information, e-mails, fax and phones.

See how your Senator voted below.

Urgent Action Required.  This is an all out call to action NOW!

Senate creates huge new Land Acquisition Trust Fund.

It gives billions of dollars to the Federal land agencies without having to
go through the appropriations process.

That means there is no oversight.  No accountability.  It gives the Park
Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and BLM and blank check
to take private land.

There is no way these agencies should have a blank check to convert private
land into Federal government ownership when we’re drowning in debt.

The US should not borrow money from China to buy out private land.

The Senate Transportation Bill is an all out attack on Rural America.

You must call, fax and e-mail your Congressman today, tomorrow and every day
for the next two weeks.  Tell him to stop the huge Senate Transportation
Bill with the LWCF snuck inside it when it comes to the House in the coming
days.

The big money green land grabbers bootstrapped on the Transportation bill a
provision to take the Gulf Oil Spill penalty money and give those billions
of dollars to the Gulf States.

But the bill could not get enough support to pass the Senate.

Language was slipped in by the greens and some of your own Senators (see how
your Senator voted below) vastly increasing the yearly Land and Water
Conservation Fund money taken from the taxpayers so the Federal land
agencies could buy more private land and convert it into government
ownership.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund gets from $150 million to $350 million
a year normally from Congress through the appropriations process.

To please the non-Gulf state Senators who were opposing the Gulf Oil Penalty
money for the Gulf States bill and to get enough votes to pass the over all
Transportation Bill, language was snuck in whereby the Senate upped the Land
and Water Conservation (LWCF) funding to $700 million.

These fund will be taken from the taxpayers for the next two years which
doubles the most recent contributions to the LWCF for land acquisition by
the Park Service and other land buying agencies.

So you, the taxpayer, are paying all this LWCF slush money so the Gulf Oil
Spill money can go to the few Gulf States.  And the land acquisition funding
is guaranteed.  It doesn’t have to go through the Congressional
appropriations process.  There is little or no oversight or accountability.

It is a Trust Fund guaranteed to give a huge increase in LWCF land
acquisition funding to the Park Service and other land buying agencies so
they can remove landowners from their homes and land across the country.
All of this is being done while the country is drowning in debt.

In fairness, the Senate did say the agencies could only use this money to
buy out and remove “willing sellers.”  But as nearly every inholder knows,
there is no such thing as a “willing seller.”  Even the former Director of
Land Acquisition for the Park Service Will Kriz was quoted years ago saying
there is no such thing as a “willing seller.”  Every landowner is threatened
with condemnation.

—–In summary, the Senate doubled the money they take from taxpayers for
the Land and Water Conservation fund to buy land to $700 million for the
next two years on a guaranteed basis.

This in spite of the Park Service alone being behind over $10 billion in
deferred maintenance and where none of the money goes to help create jobs or
to help the economy recover from the severe recession.

There is no Congressional appropriations process for this money in the LWCF
fund and little or no oversight in spite of our country facing a huge
deficit.

Stop The LWCF Transportation Bill Land Grab, Go To www.landrights.org  for
details.

Solution:  (Updated Action Items)  (The Problem is restated below)

—–1.  Deluge your Congressman with calls, faxes and e-mails. Call any
Congressman at (202) 225-3121.  You must make his or her phone come off the
hook.  Make sure he or she understands that you will remember the vote on
the LWCF Land Grab in November.

Ask him or her to oppose any version of the Transportation bill that has
LWCF land acquisition funding inside.  While the Senate added the LWCF
provision to a bill called the “Restore Act”, the Restore Act in the House
does NOT have this LWCF provision and has already passed the House as a
separate bill.    It did does not have the LWCF inside it.  The Senate added
the LWCF.  The House must stop it.

The Senate passed the Senate Transportation Bill (S 1813) (With LWCF
inside).  It’s likely the House will vote on the Senate bill instead of
passing its own bill.  That would be a disaster.

—–2.  Deluge the Speaker of the House John Boehner at (202)
225-0600 or the Capital Switchboard at (202) 225-3121.  Urge him to pass a
separate Transportation Bill which does NOT include money for LWCF funding
and which actually includes an explicit prohibition on federal land
acquisition.  E-mail:  – bill.greene@mail.house.gov

—–3.  Call, fax and e-mail the offices of other House Leaders:

Rep.   Eric Cantor  House, Majority Leader  (202) 225-4000
Fax:  (202) 226-1115.   E-mails:  steve.stombres@mail.house.gov
neil.Bradley@mail.house.gov

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Whip  (202) 225-0197
Fax:  (202) 225-0781  E-mails:  brian.worth@mail.house.gov
Natalie.Buchanan@mail.house.gov

Urge them not to vote on the Senate Bill (S 1813) when it comes over  to the
House.   That bill includes the massive land acquisition LWCF Trust Fund
money.

The House should come up with its own bill.

It is critical that your Congressman add Amendments to the Transportation
bill to force it into a House-Senate Conference Committee.  ANWR (Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge) drilling bill would be a good choice.

—–You must jump on your Congressman quickly and keep the pressure on for
at least the next two weeks.  Call any Congressman at (202) 225-3121.  It
takes time, but it will save you a lot of suffering later.  So call, call
and call again.  Call your friends.  Call your neighbors. Get them to call.

You must get your Congressman to oppose the Senate passed version of the
Transportation Bill when it comes to the House.

The Senate passed the Transportation Bill (S 1813) including the Land and
Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) funds March 14th.

Call your Senators at (202) 224-3121 to make sure they know you know how
they voted on the Amendment to add the LWCF land acquisition funds to the
bill.  If your Senator voted against the LWCF funding Amendment, thank him.

Do not make threats.  Be respectful. But make sure your Senators understand
that the Senate Transportation bill is an attack on Rural America and all
landowners and that you hope it will be defeated in the House.

—–Go to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and all other social networking sites
to get this issue networked out quickly.  You can stop this huge land grab
and put the money to reducing the deficit.

The Problem:  Background:

The Senate just passed an Amendment to the Transportation Bill      (S 1813)
that huge funding for the LWCF (Land and Water Conservation Fund.  This
Amendment adds billions of dollars to the Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) to buy private land and convert it into government ownership.

It is CARA all over again.  This is an attack on Rural America.  It is an
attack on you.  The LWCF is used to buy private land.

Please send an e-mail to ccushman@pacifier.com to let us know what you did
or a copy of what you sent. That will help give us more ideas.

—–From Energy and Environment Newsletter:

“The result is an amendment that supporters now say would provide perhaps
the largest-ever federal boost to conservation and environmental efforts in
the nation.”

“This could be the biggest infusion of conservation dollars in history,”
said Joshua Saks, legislative director for the National Wildlife Federation.
“This would be a remarkable achievement.”

Conservationists are planning a vigorous lobbying push in the House after
yesterday’s passage of a Senate bill that would roughly double funding for
land acquisition and conservation and potentially direct billions of dollars
in oil spill fines to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Senate’s two-year, $109 billion transportation bill includes a massive
infusion of cash into a popular federal program called the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF). The provision would double current funding levels
to $700 million for each of the next two years and reauthorize it until
2022.

“None of this money will be used to create jobs,” said Chuck Cushman,
executive director of the American Land Rights Association, who urged
members to “deluge” lawmakers with calls opposing the amendment in the
coming weeks.

“The LWCF transportation bill will lead to a massive expansion of federal
lands thereby reducing your access and use,” he said in an email to
association members. “The green groups will work to get the new federal
lands into wilderness status.”

What’s wrong with the LWCF Amendment to the Transportation Bill?

—–A.  None of this money will be used to create jobs.

—–B.  None of this money will be used to reduce the deficit.

—–C.  It doubles funding for the LWCF adding $700 million for each of the
next two years.   It funds a CARA like Land Acquisition Trust Fund that will
be a threat to all private property owners and Rural America for many years.

—–D.  The funds that go to LWCF from the Transportation Bill do not have
to go through the appropriations process.  It is a trust fund.  There is no
Congressional oversight.  The money is immediately available to the land
buying agencies like the Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife
Service and BLM.

—–E.  The Park Service bought land by condemnation or under threat of
condemnation from nearly 100,000 people during the 70’s and 80’s when they
were given too much money. Whole communities disappeared.  You can still see
the sidewalks, driveways and empty foundations in many national parks where
people used to live.

There is an old saying, “Those that fail to remember history are bound to
repeat it.”

—–F.  The Transportation Bill (S 1813) extends the LWCF until 2022 from
the present law of 2015.

—–G.  The LWCF money will be a dagger in heart of the economy.

—–H.  A fully funded LWCF is an all out attack on Rural America.

—–I.   A fully funded LWCF is an attack on local communities and
undermines their tax base.

—–J.   Inholders and landowners are in grave danger.

—–K.  The LWCF Transportation Bill will lead to a massive expansion of
Federal lands thereby reducing your access and use.  The green groups will
work to get the new Federal lands into Wilderness status which limits your
access.
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ROLL CALL VOTES > Senate Vote #32 (Mar 8, 2012)
Amendment (Nelson (FL) (Restore Act including LWCF)
Amdt. No. 1822)
Number: Senate Vote #32 in 2012
Date: Mar 8, 2012 3:24PM
Result: Amendment Agreed to Amendment: to S. 1813: MAP-21

VOTE DETAILS

Alabama
Yea AL Sessions, Jefferson [R]
Yea AL Shelby, Richard [R]

Alaska
Yea AK Begich, Mark [D]
Yea AK Murkowski, Lisa [R]

Arizona
Nay AZ Kyl, Jon [R]
Nay AZ McCain, John [R]

Arkansas
Yea AR Boozman, John [R]
Yea AR Pryor, Mark [D]

California
Yea CA Boxer, Barbara [D]
Yea CA Feinstein, Dianne [D]

Colorado
Yea CO Bennet, Michael [D]
Yea CO Udall, Mark [D]

Connecticut
Yea CT Blumenthal, Richard [D]
Yea CT Lieberman, Joseph [I]

Delaware
Yea DE Carper, Thomas [D]
Yea DE Coons, Chris [D]

Florida
Yea FL Nelson, Bill [D]
Nay FL Rubio, Marco [R]

Georgia
Yea GA Chambliss, Saxby [R]
Yea GA Isakson, John [R]

Hawaii
Yea HI Akaka, Daniel [D]
Yea HI Inouye, Daniel [D]

Idaho
Yea ID Crapo, Michael [R]
Nay ID Risch, James [R]

Illinois
Yea IL Durbin, Richard [D]
Not Voting IL Kirk, Mark [R]

Indiana
Nay IN Coats, Daniel [R]
Nay IN Lugar, Richard [R]

Iowa
Nay IA Grassley, Charles [R]
Yea IA Harkin, Thomas [D]

Kansas
Yea KS Moran, Jerry [R]
Yea KS Roberts, Pat [R]

Kentucky
Nay KY McConnell, Mitch [R]
Nay KY Paul, Rand [R]

Louisiana
Yea LA Landrieu, Mary [D]
Yea LA Vitter, David [R]

Maine
Yea ME Collins, Susan [R]
Yea ME Snowe, Olympia [R]

Maryland
Yea MD Cardin, Benjamin [D]
Yea MD Mikulski, Barbara [D]

Massachusetts
Yea MA Brown, Scott [R]
Yea MA Kerry, John [D]

Michigan
Yea MI Levin, Carl [D]
Yea MI Stabenow, Debbie Ann [D]
Minnesota
Yea MN Franken, Al [D]
Yea MN Klobuchar, Amy [D]

Mississippi
Yea MS Cochran, Thad [R]
Yea MS Wicker, Roger [R]

Missouri
Yea MO Blunt, Roy [R]
Yea MO McCaskill, Claire [D]

Montana
Yea MT Baucus, Max [D]
Yea MT Tester, Jon [D]

Nebraska
Nay NE Johanns, Mike [R]
Yea NE Nelson, Ben [D]

Nevada
Nay NV Heller, Dean [R]
Yea NV Reid, Harry [D]

New Hampshire
Yea NH Ayotte, Kelly [R]
Yea NH Shaheen, Jeanne [D]

New Jersey
Yea NJ Lautenberg, Frank [D]
Yea NJ Menendez, Robert [D]

New Mexico
Yea NM Bingaman, Jeff [D]
Yea NM Udall, Tom [D]

New York
Yea NY Gillibrand, Kirsten [D]
Yea NY Schumer, Charles [D]

North Carolina
Nay NC Burr, Richard [R]
Yea NC Hagan, Kay [D]

North Dakota
Yea ND Conrad, Kent [D]
Yea ND Hoeven, John [R]

Ohio
Yea OH Brown, Sherrod [D]
Yea OH Portman, Robert [R]

Oklahoma
Nay OK Coburn, Thomas [R]
Yea OK Inhofe, James [R]

Oregon
Yea OR Merkley, Jeff [D]
Yea OR Wyden, Ron [D]

Pennsylvania
Yea PA Casey, Robert [D]
Nay PA Toomey, Patrick [R]

Rhode Island
Yea RI Reed, John [D]
Yea RI Whitehouse, Sheldon [D]

South Carolina
Nay SC DeMint, Jim [R]
Nay SC Graham, Lindsey [R]

South Dakota
Yea SD Johnson, Tim [D]
Not Voting SD Thune, John [R]

Tennessee
Yea TN Alexander, Lamar [R]
Nay TN Corker, Bob [R]

Texas
Yea TX Cornyn, John [R]
Yea TX Hutchison, Kay [R]

Utah
Nay UT Hatch, Orrin [R]
Nay UT Lee, Mike [R]

Vermont
Yea VT Leahy, Patrick [D]
Yea VT Sanders, Bernard [I]

Virginia
Yea VA Warner, Mark [D]
Yea VA Webb, Jim [D]

Washington
Yea WA Cantwell, Maria [D]
Yea WA Murray, Patty [D]

West Virginia
Yea WV Manchin, Joe [D]
Yea WV Rockefeller, John [D]

Wisconsin
Nay WI Johnson, Ron [R]
Yea WI Kohl, Herbert [D]

Wyoming
Nay WY Barrasso, John [R]
Nay WY Enzi, Michael [R]

—–Please forward this message as widely as possible.  The more allies
ALRA is able gather the better to help save Rural America and landowners
from massive land acquisition.

Chuck Cushman
Executive Director
American Land Rights Association
(360) 687-3087
ccushman@pacifier.com

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