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American Land Rights Association - Land Rights Network
PO Box 400 - Battle Ground WA 98604
Phone: 360-687-3087 - Fax: 360-687-2973 - Email: <alra@pacifier.com> - http://www.landrights.org
Legislative Office: 508 First St SE - Washington DC 20003
Phone: 202-210-2357 - Fax: 202-543-7126 - Email: landrightsnet@aol.com
CARA Hearing - You're Being Railroaded
This is an URGENT CALL TO ACTION!!
The House Resources Committee is set to hold a sham hearing on CARA on June
20th. They are severely limiting the witnesses opposed to CARA. They say
they know all they need to know.
OPPONENTS OF CARA ARE BEING LOCKED OUT.
Never mind that the Committee under Don Young (R-AK) severely limited the
witnesses at the CARA hearings in the last Congress. The supporters of
CARA were placed on the witness list while opponents were prevented from
testifying. CARA is not a shining example of Republican leadership. It is
a pilfering of huge amounts of "pork" at the expense of the American peo
ple.
Jim Hansen (R-UT) is the new Chairman of the Resources Committee. He is
also a co-sponsor of HR 701 (CARA). He voted for CARA in the last
Congress.
He is also getting pressured from Don Young (R-AK) who is now Chairman of
the Transportation Committee. Young now controls a huge amount of "pork"
money. Jim Hansen needs that "pork" money for the 2002 Winter Olympics in
Utah. The result is that Don Young and his goals are still running the
Committee.
YOU ARE IN A RACE. There will be very little time between the hearing and
the mark-up which will occur a week or two later. The mark-up is when
CARA will be voted on Committee as to whether it will go to the floor of
the House.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ISSUE LETTERS TO RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MEMBERS OPPOSING CARA.
We've attached two samples of urgent action briefings from the American
Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Beef Association as they opposed CARA
last year.
Is your Congressman going to roll over for this or stand up to the Chairman
and insist on Field Hearings and fairness? Is your Congressman going to
stand up for private property rights and access to Federal lands or is he
or she going to "get along by going along?"
What You Must Do Immediately:
-----1. Make sure you send a letter requesting to testify before the
Committee to Jim Hansen, the Chairman. Send a copy to your Congressman
asking that he or she help get you on the witness list.
HERE IS THE SAMPLE LETTER REQUESTING TO TESTIFY
________________
Send by US Mail AND Fax.
(Be sure to use Fax as well as mail. Mail alone will get their too late.)
Chairman Hansen's FAX number is (202) 225-5929
Committee Phone Number: (202) 225-2761
(Please put in your own words)
Date:
Honorable James Hansen
Chairman
House Resources Committee
1324 Longworth House Office Building
US House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6201
Dear Chairman Hansen:
This letter is my request to testify on or about June 20th before the
House Resources Committee at your hearing on HR 701, the Conservation and
Reinvestment Act (CARA).
I also request that the Resources Committee hold field hearings close to
where potential victims of land acquisition and condemnation actually live.
I am opposed to massive land acquisition and HR 701 (add one or two other
reasons you oppose CARA here).
Please let me know as soon as possible if I can testify so that I may make
travel and other arrangements.
I'm looking forward to your positive response.
Sincerely,
Name
Full Address
Phone Number
-----2. Fill out and mail back your Testimony Questionnaire you received
yesterday to American Land Rights. We'll hand deliver it to the Committee
for the record. If you would rather, fax it to your Congressman and ask
him to put it in the record. Be sure to follow up your fax with a phone
call to confirm that it will be done.
-----3. Ask your Congressman to request in writing FIELD HEARINGS in your
state on CARA. It is amazing that a $45 billion bill costing $3 billion
per year has had such a limited hearing schedule. Every Congressman may
be reached at the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121. There is a
temporary FREE NUMBER of (800) 648-3516. ASK FOR HIS OR HER FAX
NUMBER. URGE HIM TO REQUEST FIELD HEARINGS ON CARA IN YOUR
AREA.
-----4. If any Congressman from your state is on the Committee, call and
fax him or her a request for FIELD HEARINGS in your state. Make sure you
follow up with a phone call. You must insist on a fair hearing process.
As of now, Chairman Hansen is locking you out of the process.
-----5. Get a free CARA LAND GRAB POSTER by clicking on http://www.landrights.org Fax the poster to all the Congressmen from
your state who are on the Resources Committee. The Committee Fax list is
printed below.
-----6. Call any organizations you are a part of. They must get into
action quickly. There is very little time. Hansen and the Committee
leadership are planning to rush CARA through before you get a chance to
react. Ask your organization to send a fax asking for FIELD HEARINGS to
the Resources Committee Members. Ask them to FAX OR E-MAIL YOU A COPY OF
THEIR MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE.
RESOURCES COMMITTEE LIST WITH FAX NUMBERS -- 107th Congress (Save this
list)
Republicans:
James Hansen (UT) Chairman--FAX: (202) 225-5857
Don Young (AK)-FAX: (202) 225-0425
Billy Tauzin (LA)-FAX: (202) 225-0563
Jim Saxton (NJ)-FAX: (202) 225-0778
Elton Gallegly (CA)-FAX: (202) 225-1100
John Duncan (TN)---FAX: (202) 225-6440
Joel Hefley (CO)---FAX: (202) 225-1942
Wayne Gilchrest (MD)---FAX: (202) 225-0254
Ken Calvert (CA)---FAX: (202) 225-2004
Scott McInnis (CO)---FAX: (202) 226-0622
Richard Pombo (CA)---FAX: (202) 226-0861
Barbara Cubin (WY)---FAX: (202) 225-3057
George Radanovich (CA)---FAX: (202) 225-3402
Walter Jones JR (NC)---FAX: (202) 225-3286
William Thornberry (TX)---FAX: (202) 225 3486
Chris Channon (UT)---FAX: (202) 225 5629
John Peterson (PA)---FAX: (202) 225 5796
Bob Schaffer (CO)---FAX: (202) 225 5870
James Gibbons (NV)---FAX: (202) 225 5679
Mark Souder (IN)---FAX: (202) 225 3479
Greg Walden (OR)---FAX: (202) 225 5774
Mike Simpson (ID)---FAX: (202) 225 8216
Thomas Tancredo (CO)---FAX: (202) 226 4623
C.L. "Butch" Otter (ID)---FAX: (202) 225 3029
Thomas Osborne (NE)---FAX: (202) 226 1385
Jeff Flake (AZ)---FAX: (202) 226 4386
Dennis Rehberg (MT)---FAX: (202) 225 5687
Democrats:
Nick Rahall II (WV) (Ranking Minority Member)---FAX: (202) 225 9061
George Miller (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 5609
Edward Markey (MA)---FAX: None listed. Call his office for number.
Dale Kildee (MI)---FAX: (202) 225 6393
Peter DeFazio (OR)---FAX: (202) 225 0032
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Delegate -AS---FAX: (202) 225 8757
Neil Abercrombie (HI)---FAX: (202) 225 4580
Solomon Ortiz (TX)---FAX: (202) 226 1134
Frank Pallone (NJ)---FAX: (202) 225 9665
Calvin Dooley (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 9308
Robert Underwood, Delegate - Guam---FAX: (202) 226 0341
Adam Smith (WA)---FAX: (202) 225 5893
Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate - Virgin Islands---FAX: (202) 225
5517
Ron Kind (WI)---FAX: (202) 225 5739
Jay Inslee (WA)---FAX: (202) 226 1606
Grace Napolitano (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 0027
Tom Udall (NM)---FAX: (202) 226 1331
Mark Udall (CO)---FAX: (202) 226 7840
Rush Holt (NJ)---FAX: (202) 225 6025
James McGovern (MA)---FAX: (202) 225 5759
Anibal Acevedo-Vila-Res. Comm. - PR---FAX: (202) 225 2154
Hilda Solis (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 5467
Brad Carson (OK)---FAX: (202) 225 3038
Betty McCollum (MN)---FAX: (202) 225 1968
Last Year Opposing CARA:
FARM BUREAU, CATTLEMEN FIGHT LAND GRAB
Both Still Oppose HR701
Two powerful advocates of private property and multiple use of federal
lands have come out in strong opposition to the CARA -- HR701 MASSIVE
LAND GRAB!! Whether you are a member of these groups or not, read
these advisories and TAKE THEIR ADVICE - contact your Congressman,
even if you have done it before - THIS IS THE FINAL STRETCH!!!
NATIONAL CATTLEMAN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION
HOUSE SCHEDULES CARA VOTE -- NCBA OPPOSES HR701
LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS NEEDED NOW
To: NCBA Officers, State Affiliates, and Member Organizations
Fr: G. Chandler Keys, Vice President, Center for Public Policy, Jason
Campbell, Director, Federal Lands Myra Hyde, Director, Environmental
Issues
Re: Vote scheduled for HR701 (CARA)
***ACTION REQUESTED***
Contact your state's delegation to voice your opposition to HR701 (CARA)
House Leadership has scheduled a vote on H.R.701, the "Conservation and
Reinvestment Act" (CARA) for Wednesday, May 10. NCBA opposes CARA as passed
by the Resources Committee because it:
Does not provide any "no-net-gain/no-net-loss" protection. NCBA policy
strongly opposes any federal policy concerning federal land acquisition
that does not address this critical concern.
Creates $3 billion off-budget for wildlife management and federal lands
acquisition programs, $450 million of which pass through for states
wildlife programs.
NCBA is opposed to federal land acquisition as it undoubtedly will have a
detrimental affect on federal land grazing as well as private property
rights.
NCBA endorses an amendment that bans federal acquisition in counties where
federal government is the dominant or substantial landowner.
BULLETIN FROM THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION:
****GOVERNMENT RELATIONS BULLETIN****
RE: CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT HR701
May 4, 2000
TO: Presidents, secretaries and/or administrators, coordinators of national
affairs, directors of information, directors of commodity activities,
coordinators of natural and environmental resources, area field service
directors, Park Ridge and Washington office distribution
FR: Dick Newpher, Executive Director, Washington Office
CC: President Stallman
The House of Representatives may take up H.R. 701 the week of May 8. The
bill, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) amends the Land and
Water Conservation Fund. The Fund, in existence since the 1970's, provides
funding for, among other purposes, acquisition of property for federal use.
Farm Bureau policy states: "We oppose congressional approval of open-ended
land purchase authorizations that would allow federal agencies to purchase
land without further Congressional pproval, such as the Land Legacy Act and
H.R. 701/S. 25."
Farm Bureau opposes passage of the bill.
__________________________________________________ ______________________
YOU MUST TAKE ACTION QUICKLY
CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR ENTIRE LIST
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTE: In accordance with
Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or
payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this
information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more
information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml
PO Box 400 - Battle Ground WA 98604
Phone: 360-687-3087 - Fax: 360-687-2973 - Email: <alra@pacifier.com> - http://www.landrights.org
Legislative Office: 508 First St SE - Washington DC 20003
Phone: 202-210-2357 - Fax: 202-543-7126 - Email: landrightsnet@aol.com
CARA Hearing - You're Being Railroaded
This is an URGENT CALL TO ACTION!!
The House Resources Committee is set to hold a sham hearing on CARA on June
20th. They are severely limiting the witnesses opposed to CARA. They say
they know all they need to know.
OPPONENTS OF CARA ARE BEING LOCKED OUT.
Never mind that the Committee under Don Young (R-AK) severely limited the
witnesses at the CARA hearings in the last Congress. The supporters of
CARA were placed on the witness list while opponents were prevented from
testifying. CARA is not a shining example of Republican leadership. It is
a pilfering of huge amounts of "pork" at the expense of the American peo
ple.
Jim Hansen (R-UT) is the new Chairman of the Resources Committee. He is
also a co-sponsor of HR 701 (CARA). He voted for CARA in the last
Congress.
He is also getting pressured from Don Young (R-AK) who is now Chairman of
the Transportation Committee. Young now controls a huge amount of "pork"
money. Jim Hansen needs that "pork" money for the 2002 Winter Olympics in
Utah. The result is that Don Young and his goals are still running the
Committee.
YOU ARE IN A RACE. There will be very little time between the hearing and
the mark-up which will occur a week or two later. The mark-up is when
CARA will be voted on Committee as to whether it will go to the floor of
the House.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ISSUE LETTERS TO RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MEMBERS OPPOSING CARA.
We've attached two samples of urgent action briefings from the American
Farm Bureau and National Cattlemen's Beef Association as they opposed CARA
last year.
Is your Congressman going to roll over for this or stand up to the Chairman
and insist on Field Hearings and fairness? Is your Congressman going to
stand up for private property rights and access to Federal lands or is he
or she going to "get along by going along?"
What You Must Do Immediately:
-----1. Make sure you send a letter requesting to testify before the
Committee to Jim Hansen, the Chairman. Send a copy to your Congressman
asking that he or she help get you on the witness list.
HERE IS THE SAMPLE LETTER REQUESTING TO TESTIFY
________________
Send by US Mail AND Fax.
(Be sure to use Fax as well as mail. Mail alone will get their too late.)
Chairman Hansen's FAX number is (202) 225-5929
Committee Phone Number: (202) 225-2761
(Please put in your own words)
Date:
Honorable James Hansen
Chairman
House Resources Committee
1324 Longworth House Office Building
US House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-6201
Dear Chairman Hansen:
This letter is my request to testify on or about June 20th before the
House Resources Committee at your hearing on HR 701, the Conservation and
Reinvestment Act (CARA).
I also request that the Resources Committee hold field hearings close to
where potential victims of land acquisition and condemnation actually live.
I am opposed to massive land acquisition and HR 701 (add one or two other
reasons you oppose CARA here).
Please let me know as soon as possible if I can testify so that I may make
travel and other arrangements.
I'm looking forward to your positive response.
Sincerely,
Name
Full Address
Phone Number
-----2. Fill out and mail back your Testimony Questionnaire you received
yesterday to American Land Rights. We'll hand deliver it to the Committee
for the record. If you would rather, fax it to your Congressman and ask
him to put it in the record. Be sure to follow up your fax with a phone
call to confirm that it will be done.
-----3. Ask your Congressman to request in writing FIELD HEARINGS in your
state on CARA. It is amazing that a $45 billion bill costing $3 billion
per year has had such a limited hearing schedule. Every Congressman may
be reached at the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121. There is a
temporary FREE NUMBER of (800) 648-3516. ASK FOR HIS OR HER FAX
NUMBER. URGE HIM TO REQUEST FIELD HEARINGS ON CARA IN YOUR
AREA.
-----4. If any Congressman from your state is on the Committee, call and
fax him or her a request for FIELD HEARINGS in your state. Make sure you
follow up with a phone call. You must insist on a fair hearing process.
As of now, Chairman Hansen is locking you out of the process.
-----5. Get a free CARA LAND GRAB POSTER by clicking on http://www.landrights.org Fax the poster to all the Congressmen from
your state who are on the Resources Committee. The Committee Fax list is
printed below.
-----6. Call any organizations you are a part of. They must get into
action quickly. There is very little time. Hansen and the Committee
leadership are planning to rush CARA through before you get a chance to
react. Ask your organization to send a fax asking for FIELD HEARINGS to
the Resources Committee Members. Ask them to FAX OR E-MAIL YOU A COPY OF
THEIR MESSAGE TO THE COMMITTEE.
RESOURCES COMMITTEE LIST WITH FAX NUMBERS -- 107th Congress (Save this
list)
Republicans:
James Hansen (UT) Chairman--FAX: (202) 225-5857
Don Young (AK)-FAX: (202) 225-0425
Billy Tauzin (LA)-FAX: (202) 225-0563
Jim Saxton (NJ)-FAX: (202) 225-0778
Elton Gallegly (CA)-FAX: (202) 225-1100
John Duncan (TN)---FAX: (202) 225-6440
Joel Hefley (CO)---FAX: (202) 225-1942
Wayne Gilchrest (MD)---FAX: (202) 225-0254
Ken Calvert (CA)---FAX: (202) 225-2004
Scott McInnis (CO)---FAX: (202) 226-0622
Richard Pombo (CA)---FAX: (202) 226-0861
Barbara Cubin (WY)---FAX: (202) 225-3057
George Radanovich (CA)---FAX: (202) 225-3402
Walter Jones JR (NC)---FAX: (202) 225-3286
William Thornberry (TX)---FAX: (202) 225 3486
Chris Channon (UT)---FAX: (202) 225 5629
John Peterson (PA)---FAX: (202) 225 5796
Bob Schaffer (CO)---FAX: (202) 225 5870
James Gibbons (NV)---FAX: (202) 225 5679
Mark Souder (IN)---FAX: (202) 225 3479
Greg Walden (OR)---FAX: (202) 225 5774
Mike Simpson (ID)---FAX: (202) 225 8216
Thomas Tancredo (CO)---FAX: (202) 226 4623
C.L. "Butch" Otter (ID)---FAX: (202) 225 3029
Thomas Osborne (NE)---FAX: (202) 226 1385
Jeff Flake (AZ)---FAX: (202) 226 4386
Dennis Rehberg (MT)---FAX: (202) 225 5687
Democrats:
Nick Rahall II (WV) (Ranking Minority Member)---FAX: (202) 225 9061
George Miller (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 5609
Edward Markey (MA)---FAX: None listed. Call his office for number.
Dale Kildee (MI)---FAX: (202) 225 6393
Peter DeFazio (OR)---FAX: (202) 225 0032
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Delegate -AS---FAX: (202) 225 8757
Neil Abercrombie (HI)---FAX: (202) 225 4580
Solomon Ortiz (TX)---FAX: (202) 226 1134
Frank Pallone (NJ)---FAX: (202) 225 9665
Calvin Dooley (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 9308
Robert Underwood, Delegate - Guam---FAX: (202) 226 0341
Adam Smith (WA)---FAX: (202) 225 5893
Donna Christian-Christensen, Delegate - Virgin Islands---FAX: (202) 225
5517
Ron Kind (WI)---FAX: (202) 225 5739
Jay Inslee (WA)---FAX: (202) 226 1606
Grace Napolitano (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 0027
Tom Udall (NM)---FAX: (202) 226 1331
Mark Udall (CO)---FAX: (202) 226 7840
Rush Holt (NJ)---FAX: (202) 225 6025
James McGovern (MA)---FAX: (202) 225 5759
Anibal Acevedo-Vila-Res. Comm. - PR---FAX: (202) 225 2154
Hilda Solis (CA)---FAX: (202) 225 5467
Brad Carson (OK)---FAX: (202) 225 3038
Betty McCollum (MN)---FAX: (202) 225 1968
Last Year Opposing CARA:
FARM BUREAU, CATTLEMEN FIGHT LAND GRAB
Both Still Oppose HR701
Two powerful advocates of private property and multiple use of federal
lands have come out in strong opposition to the CARA -- HR701 MASSIVE
LAND GRAB!! Whether you are a member of these groups or not, read
these advisories and TAKE THEIR ADVICE - contact your Congressman,
even if you have done it before - THIS IS THE FINAL STRETCH!!!
NATIONAL CATTLEMAN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION
HOUSE SCHEDULES CARA VOTE -- NCBA OPPOSES HR701
LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS NEEDED NOW
To: NCBA Officers, State Affiliates, and Member Organizations
Fr: G. Chandler Keys, Vice President, Center for Public Policy, Jason
Campbell, Director, Federal Lands Myra Hyde, Director, Environmental
Issues
Re: Vote scheduled for HR701 (CARA)
***ACTION REQUESTED***
Contact your state's delegation to voice your opposition to HR701 (CARA)
House Leadership has scheduled a vote on H.R.701, the "Conservation and
Reinvestment Act" (CARA) for Wednesday, May 10. NCBA opposes CARA as passed
by the Resources Committee because it:
Does not provide any "no-net-gain/no-net-loss" protection. NCBA policy
strongly opposes any federal policy concerning federal land acquisition
that does not address this critical concern.
Creates $3 billion off-budget for wildlife management and federal lands
acquisition programs, $450 million of which pass through for states
wildlife programs.
NCBA is opposed to federal land acquisition as it undoubtedly will have a
detrimental affect on federal land grazing as well as private property
rights.
NCBA endorses an amendment that bans federal acquisition in counties where
federal government is the dominant or substantial landowner.
BULLETIN FROM THE AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION:
****GOVERNMENT RELATIONS BULLETIN****
RE: CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT HR701
May 4, 2000
TO: Presidents, secretaries and/or administrators, coordinators of national
affairs, directors of information, directors of commodity activities,
coordinators of natural and environmental resources, area field service
directors, Park Ridge and Washington office distribution
FR: Dick Newpher, Executive Director, Washington Office
CC: President Stallman
The House of Representatives may take up H.R. 701 the week of May 8. The
bill, the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) amends the Land and
Water Conservation Fund. The Fund, in existence since the 1970's, provides
funding for, among other purposes, acquisition of property for federal use.
Farm Bureau policy states: "We oppose congressional approval of open-ended
land purchase authorizations that would allow federal agencies to purchase
land without further Congressional pproval, such as the Land Legacy Act and
H.R. 701/S. 25."
Farm Bureau opposes passage of the bill.
__________________________________________________ ______________________
YOU MUST TAKE ACTION QUICKLY
CALL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR ENTIRE LIST
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *NOTE: In accordance with
Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or
payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this
information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more
information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml