Guest guest Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 White House Plans Large Sale Of Public Lands United States | Environment | Land Use 13 February, 2006 - 12:00pm The Bush administration is planning to sell 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land. " The Bush administration Friday laid out plans to sell off more than $1 billion in public lands over the next decade, including 85,000 acres of national forest land in California. Most of the proceeds would help pay for rural schools and roads, making up for a federal subsidy that has been eliminated from President Bush's 2007 budget. Congress must approve the plans, which several experts said would amount to the largest land sale of its kind since President Theodore Roosevelt established the U.S. Forest Service in 1905 and created the modern national forest system. " Source: Los Angeles Times, Feb 11, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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