Washington, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington issued the following press release:
Last week, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced the Transparency in Federal Land Acquisitions Act (https://arrington.house.gov/UploadedFiles/ARRING_095_xml.pdf), legislation that would require a public comment period in the Federal Register before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes new Land Protection Plans.
"For far too long, government bureaucrats have jammed through plans to expand federal land by hundreds of thousands of acres without any input or feedback from the communities affected," said Chairman Arrington. "Thankfully, the Trump administration has changed course - most notably in West Texas, where President Trump cancele...