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To: mishedlo who wrote (4892)	11/14/2005 4:09:38 PM
From: Skywatcher	Respond to of 49556

yes...this is the TROJAN HORSE on the anti ANWAR drilling victory! and it's AN OUTRAGE!...this mining bill has ALWAYS been a sorry piece of crap that should have been rewritten decades ago..... WRITE CALL EMAIL....get this thing going against this really BAD thing CC

To: mishedlo who wrote (4892)	11/14/2005 6:44:46 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 49556

House considers selling fed land at 19th century prices WASHINGTON (AP) — As many as 20 million acres of public land could be sold under an obscure but sweeping change in mining law tucked into a budget bill up for a vote in the House. A provision in the bill would overturn a congressional ban on letting mineral companies and individuals buy public lands, including some in national forests and parks, at cheap prices if they contain mineral deposits. "If this provision became law, it could literally lead to the privatization of millions of acres of public land, including national park and national forest land," said Dave Alberswerth, public lands director for The Wilderness Society. A vote on the overall bill could come as early as Thursday. Congress has decided each year since 1994 to prohibit mining companies from exploiting an obscure part of the 1872 mining law that allows businesses and individuals to "patent," or buy, some of the nation's most scenic lands at 19th century prices — just $2.50 to $5 per acre. It gives them absolute title, including mineral rights, to the properties. usatoday.com