February 25, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 34 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

  (Mr. McADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. McADAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 47, the Natural 
Resources Management Act, which we will vote on tomorrow. This 
comprehensive public lands package has numerous provisions that benefit 
my State of Utah and makes permanent the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund.
  In my district, this legislation provides an important land 
conveyance to Juab County that will be used to house personnel to 
prevent and fight wildfires. This bill also facilitates a land transfer 
in Utah County to Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands 
Administration, or SITLA.
  SITLA holds lands in trust, proceeds which support Utah's education 
system. This land transfer will ultimately benefit Utah State 
University and its students.
  I also want to congratulate my colleague, Representative   John 
Curtis, for his work in bringing together and working with State, city, 
and county stakeholders in Emery County. The Emery County title in this 
bill has broad local support and will protect over 600,000 acres of 
wilderness, the largest wilderness designation in 25 years.
  This legislation is good for Utah's economy. The Land and Water 
Conservation Fund should never have been allowed to expire because it 
is such a vital program.

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