Tag: mike lee
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Millions of acres of Colorado public lands could be up for sale in Senate budget bill
Some of Colorado’s most iconic public lands, including popular recreation areas, could be eligible for sale in the current version of Congress’s budget bill. The newest language requires the sale of 0.5% to 0.75% of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management holdings in 11 Western states over the next five years — a percentage…
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Former Central Arizona Project chief named to lead Bureau of Reclamation
Ted Cooke, formerly general manager of the Central Arizona Project, has been chosen to lead the federal Bureau of Reclamation. His nomination was announced Monday via a submission to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. No hearing dates have yet been scheduled for his nomination hearing, according to the committee’s website. Given the ongoing…