landusepbb
07-18-2002, 10:32 AM
BOY AM I EVER UPSET!!!!!! The other day (before
Inslee withdrew the Roadless) I emailed my
congressdummy Tom Udall urging him not to vote for the
Roadless Conspiracy HR4865, wilderness not good idea,
etc. Well read this fricking reply I got from his
office!!!! As soon as I opened this email I called
his office and let then know how upset I was. This is
a fine example of a congressman NOT listening to his
constituents. They said I would receive an apology,
yeah right.
###
July 18, 2002
Brad Ullrich
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Aztec, New Mexico 87410
Dear Brad:
Thank you for contacting me to express your support
for the
designation
of wilderness on federal lands and the Forest
Service's Roadless Area
Conservation Rule. Your views on environmental
measures facing the
107th
Congress help me to effectively represent you when
considering these
issues.
As you know, the Forest Service proposed two
directives last September
that would allow agencies to bypass environmental
review and public
input
requirements before logging, mining, or drilling in
protected areas.
The
directives would also terminate a moratorium on road
construction in
such
areas. According to the agency, the directives are
intended to reduce
red
tape and administrative costs. I, however, believe
that these
proposals
are a disappointing step backwards from the forest
conservation
policies
that our government has passed in recent decades as
they illogically
limit
necessary checks on our government's environmental
policy.
Recently, I wrote a letter to the chief of the Forest
Service, Dale
Bosworth. Through this letter, I expressed my
concerns on this issue.
Like you, I believe that the proposed directives are a
grave concern
for
our nation's forests. By minimizing the role of
environmental review
and
the opportunity for the public to voice its concerns,
the Forest
Service
is endangering critical areas including municipal
watersheds, wetlands,
inventoried roadless areas, Native American cultural
and religious
sites,
wilderness study areas, and endangered and threatened
species habitats.
I
strongly believe that we must take great care to
protect our nation's
forests and thus, am pushing the Forest Service to
withdraw the
proposals.
As you may know, Rep. Jay Inslee recently introduced
a bill, H.R.
4865,
which would codify the Roadless Area Conservation
Rule. The bill is
currently awaiting further action in the House
Committees on
Agriculture
and on Resources. Please be assured that I will keep
your thoughts in
mind as I continue to monitor this legislation.
I strongly support the management and appropriate
conservation of our
federal lands. Of the 58.5 million acres of National
Forest System
lands
inventoried under the Roadless Area Conservation
initiative, much of
the
area possess social and ecological values and
characteristics that are
becoming scarce in an increasingly developed
landscape. Protecting
these
areas ensures that future generations receive these
same benefits.
In 1999, I proudly cosponsored the Morris K. Udall
Wilderness Act
sponsored by Representative Bruce Vento. The Act
designates specified
lands in Alaska as wilderness and components of the
National Wilderness
Preservation System. I am a cosponsor this legislation
again in the
107th
Congress.
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on
Resources,
the Subcommittee on Forest and Forest Health, and the
Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands, we have jurisdiction
over most of the
agencies' land management activities. Therefore, I
will have many
opportunities to review the management of our federal
lands.
Again, thank you for taking the time to let me know
your thoughts on
this
important issue. I certainly will consider your
comments when matters
concerning federal land management arise. I hope that
you will not
hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of
assistance on this
or
any matter.
Very Truly Yours,
Tom Udall
Member of Congress
Inslee withdrew the Roadless) I emailed my
congressdummy Tom Udall urging him not to vote for the
Roadless Conspiracy HR4865, wilderness not good idea,
etc. Well read this fricking reply I got from his
office!!!! As soon as I opened this email I called
his office and let then know how upset I was. This is
a fine example of a congressman NOT listening to his
constituents. They said I would receive an apology,
yeah right.
###
July 18, 2002
Brad Ullrich
XXXXXXXXXXXX
Aztec, New Mexico 87410
Dear Brad:
Thank you for contacting me to express your support
for the
designation
of wilderness on federal lands and the Forest
Service's Roadless Area
Conservation Rule. Your views on environmental
measures facing the
107th
Congress help me to effectively represent you when
considering these
issues.
As you know, the Forest Service proposed two
directives last September
that would allow agencies to bypass environmental
review and public
input
requirements before logging, mining, or drilling in
protected areas.
The
directives would also terminate a moratorium on road
construction in
such
areas. According to the agency, the directives are
intended to reduce
red
tape and administrative costs. I, however, believe
that these
proposals
are a disappointing step backwards from the forest
conservation
policies
that our government has passed in recent decades as
they illogically
limit
necessary checks on our government's environmental
policy.
Recently, I wrote a letter to the chief of the Forest
Service, Dale
Bosworth. Through this letter, I expressed my
concerns on this issue.
Like you, I believe that the proposed directives are a
grave concern
for
our nation's forests. By minimizing the role of
environmental review
and
the opportunity for the public to voice its concerns,
the Forest
Service
is endangering critical areas including municipal
watersheds, wetlands,
inventoried roadless areas, Native American cultural
and religious
sites,
wilderness study areas, and endangered and threatened
species habitats.
I
strongly believe that we must take great care to
protect our nation's
forests and thus, am pushing the Forest Service to
withdraw the
proposals.
As you may know, Rep. Jay Inslee recently introduced
a bill, H.R.
4865,
which would codify the Roadless Area Conservation
Rule. The bill is
currently awaiting further action in the House
Committees on
Agriculture
and on Resources. Please be assured that I will keep
your thoughts in
mind as I continue to monitor this legislation.
I strongly support the management and appropriate
conservation of our
federal lands. Of the 58.5 million acres of National
Forest System
lands
inventoried under the Roadless Area Conservation
initiative, much of
the
area possess social and ecological values and
characteristics that are
becoming scarce in an increasingly developed
landscape. Protecting
these
areas ensures that future generations receive these
same benefits.
In 1999, I proudly cosponsored the Morris K. Udall
Wilderness Act
sponsored by Representative Bruce Vento. The Act
designates specified
lands in Alaska as wilderness and components of the
National Wilderness
Preservation System. I am a cosponsor this legislation
again in the
107th
Congress.
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on
Resources,
the Subcommittee on Forest and Forest Health, and the
Subcommittee on
National Parks and Public Lands, we have jurisdiction
over most of the
agencies' land management activities. Therefore, I
will have many
opportunities to review the management of our federal
lands.
Again, thank you for taking the time to let me know
your thoughts on
this
important issue. I certainly will consider your
comments when matters
concerning federal land management arise. I hope that
you will not
hesitate to contact me in the future if I can be of
assistance on this
or
any matter.
Very Truly Yours,
Tom Udall
Member of Congress