El Dorado 964 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Rep. Young Secures Amendment to Limit Roadless RuleWashington D.C, Jul 12 -The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 4402, the National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act – legislation that includes Alaskan Congressman Don Young’s amendment to exempt certain mining activities located on national forest land from the 2001 Forest Service Roadless Rule. For nearly a decade, mining projects throughout Alaska were exempt from the Roadless Rule. However, in 2011, a federal judge overturned this exemption and ever since, several crucially important Alaskan mining projects have been clouded with regulatory uncertainty and subject to costly delays. Rep. Young’s amendment seeks to clarify this ambiguity and allow for the development of Alaska’s resources. “It’s time for us to loosen China’s stranglehold on the world rare earths market,” said Rep. Young. “Whether it’s to build computers or build defense systems, rare earth minerals are the future and with the right regulatory environment, Alaska has the potential to be a world leader in this arena. My amendment is straightforward – it simply brings back a decade-old Roadless Rule exemption for several of Alaska’s highly mineralized areas – such as the Bokan Mountain project. The federal government needs to make it easier to harness the resources God gave us – and today the House voted to cut red-tape and do just that.” To view text of Rep. Young’s amendment, click here. Print version of this document Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Thanx bookoo El D as no good news for soooooooooooooooo long I thought it was banned. Now all I gotta do is to read--reread and digest all the legal gobble-de-goop to find out what it all really means--thanx again --stay safe and run fast Steve---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Here is a great speech about HR 4402http://youtu.be/_L-TfNNf3zE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GlennM 93 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks for sharing El D! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sonoran Dave 2,139 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Don Young keeps getting re-elected evey term for a reason...I live here and hadn't even heard about this, guess i'll pull my head out of my a....i mean sand!Thanks El D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bucket 238 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 You mean "Ice" Arctic Dave....how been lately buddy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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