OR Legislation to Transfer Federal Lands Back to State HB3444 ~ HB3240 ~ HJM13

Important Legislation Currently Under Consideration in Salem

HB3444 HB3240 HJM13 are relating to transferring Public Lands back to the State of Oregon.
House Committee On Rural Communities, Land Use, and Water
Meeting Details from 4/2/2015 1:00 PM, HR F
https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Committees/HRCLUW/2015-04-02-13-00/Agenda

Here are some materials that come quickly to mind all available on the ALC website:
Divided Lands PERC Report http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/perc_report_on_federal_lands_mismanagementKey Points:

• The federal government loses money managing  valuable natural resources on federal lands, while states generate significant financial returns from state trust lands.
  
  
• The states examined in this study earn an average of $14.51 for every dollar spent on state trust land management. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management generate only 73 cents in return for every dollar spent on federal land management.
  
  
• On average, states generate more revenue per dollar spent than the federal government on a variety of land management activities, including timber, grazing, minerals, and recreation.
  
  
• These outcomes are the result of the different statutory, regulatory, and administrative frameworks that govern state and federal lands. States have a fiduciary responsibility to generate revenues from state trust lands, while federal land agencies face overlapping and conflicting regulations and often lack a clear mandate.
  
  
• If federal lands were transferred, states could likely earn much greater revenues than the federal government. However, transfer proponents must consider how land management would have to change in order to generate those revenues under state control.
  
  

Illinois has the same operative statehood language as Oregon. 
See their successful arguments to compel a transfer of their public lands, along with their neighboring states.
http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/illinois_won_the_first_sagebrush_rebellion

Stubborn Facts regarding Article IV, Sec 3, etc. and lame opposition arguments
http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/u_of_u_legal_analysis_ignores_stubborn_facts_on_the_transfer_of_public_lands_movement

Oregon specific slides and enabling act and history
http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/oregon_transfer_of_public_lands_presentation

Utah economic analysis conducted by a team of economists from Utah’s top universities
http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/3_minute_message_12_17_14

NYT article  harvesting will prevent fires
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/07/11/does-the-government-cause-or-prevent-widlfires/harvesting-trees-will-prevent-fires

EE article comparing tribal management to failed fed management
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059999787

Don’t forget the Policy Statement that clearly spells out federal public lands become state public lands for multiple use, sustained yield with local planning.
http://www.americanlandscouncil.org/policy_statements

Congressional Public Lands Committee Chair Tom McClintock on state of the forests
http://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/2700-chairman-tom-mcclintock-opening-statement-at-the-subcommittee-on-federal-lands-oversight-hearing-says-rampant-land-acquisitions-are-devastating-tax-bases

Impact on Oregon public safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8K54yWDGsk

Yes on HJM 13 This bill will urge the President and Congress to transfer title of certain federal public lands to State of Oregon.
Text of HJM13 

The federal government loses money managing  valuable natural resources on federal lands, while states generate significant financial returns from state trust lands.
  .Yes on HB 3444 will require the United States to extinguish title to public lands and transfer title to public lands to state on or before December 13, 2018. 
Text of HB3444

Illinois has the same operative statehood language as Oregon. Illinois argued that federal control of its lands restricted the ability to improve, protect, and manage its resources, limiting its opportunities to generate revenue on terms of equality with states to their east.

Yes on HB 3240 will establish a Task Force on the Transfer of Federal Land Ownership in Oregon

A task force is needed to consider how land management would have to change in order to generate revenues under state control.
States have a fiduciary responsibility to generate revenues from state trust lands, while federal land agencies face overlapping and conflicting regulations and often lack a clear mandate.
While wildfires, per se, are entirely natural, the size, intensity and harm are caused federal mismanagement of our national forests.

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