Utah Congressman seeks ban of enforcement on federal public lands

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

PUBLIC LANDS -- Don't trust federal land grabber Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. He's part of the problem.

Chaffetz made headlines last week and got some positive attention for withdrawing his unpopular legislation to mandate the sale of more than 3 million acres of public lands to states and private interests.

“…groups I support and care about fear it sends the wrong message,” Chaffetz wrote in the tweet, adding that he was a “proud gun-owner, hunter and love our public lands.” (See the S-R's Sunday story, Push to turn over federal lands to the states may be losing steam)

But it appears the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is just another anti-federal lands con man.

Chaffetz has so far refused to withdraw his even more damaging companion bill -- the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act (H.R. 622).

"The bill would eliminate federal law enforcement officers on America’s national forests and Bureau of Land Management lands, leaving hundreds of millions of acres vulnerable to abuse and lawless behavior, taxing state and local authorities and fundamentally compromising American’s safety, both in and around public lands," says a post from the Backcountry Hunters & Anglers.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/feb/08/utah-congressman-seeks-ban-enforcement-federal-public-lands/

[justhanginon]

1. Chaffetz being a republican may say he loves our public lands but

obviously he loves money and corporations more. Unfortunately, all to typical with todays GOP especially this regime.

[jeffreyi]

2. I just now posted on Countable about this

and will call my member of congress tomorrow. Land grabbing Asshole (Chaffetz). Our Precious Public Lands, National Treasure, are ours in perpetuity! Leave them alone.