This looks positive for Trump for a change

[Honda]

Setting aside land for the future is generally always a good thing.

https://www.westernjournal.com/presi...7DIFVFJdYnG5Oc

[Billy_Rightwing]

There were no trees to loose like when they took our logging and mills away.

[UTAH]

Yes - a good move by Trump, Honda.

Hunter

[Dave Grubb]

This leaves me a bit confused.

I did a search on this act and was more than a little surprised by what I did not find. I did not find this reported by any of the major sources---only local news outlets. I also did a search on the WSJ and the NYT--nothing.

I also get the fact (and not to demean trump) that a veto of this bill would have been a political problem and most likely been overturned when it went back to Congress.

The bigger conundrum to me is that (and it maybe my own misunderstanding) much of what I regard as trump's base (the Bundy klans of the world) are strongly opposed to government "set asides" as is the case with this non-partisan bill, and I find no loud outcry.

What am I missing?

[Truckman]

I did not find this reported by any of the major sources---only local news outlets.

That is odd...However, it looks official here......Ben

[Truckman]

And here's the official summary:

Natural Resources Management Act

This bill sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands.

Specifically, the bill addresses, among other matters

land conveyances, exchanges, acquisitions, withdrawals, and transfers; national parks, monuments, memorials, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historic and heritage sites, and other conservation and recreation areas; wildlife conservation; helium extraction; small miner waivers of claim maintenance fees; wildland fire operations; the release of certain federal reversionary land interests; boundary adjustments; the Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline; fees for medical services in units of the National Park System; funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund; recreational activities on federal or nonfederal lands; a national volcano early warning and monitoring system; federal reclamation projects; and search-and recovery-missions. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program and the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.

...Ben

[Dave Grubb]

I found the bill Ben---but thank you in any case. The what I didn't find was much being said about it in the media--and I have to ask why?

[Honda]

I found the bill Ben---but thank you in any case. The what I didn't find was much being said about it in the media--and I have to ask why?

I think my post topic says it all Trump positive=no news coverage.

[Truckman]

I think my post topic says it all Trump positive=no news coverage.

I agree...There doesn't seem to be any other explanation......Ben

[Dave Grubb]

I disagree, Fox, dimbart et al offer a formidable counter.

[Truckman]

I disagree, Fox, dimbart et al offer a formidable counter.

Maybe they're disgusted with him too...There's no mention of his signing the law on either of those sites......Ben

[wacojoe]

The federal government already owns 1/3 of the West. That’s not enough?