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Matheson wants to expand wilderness
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Apr 02, 2010 08:58am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Patty Henetz |
| Media | Newspaper - Salt Lake Tribune |
| News Date | Friday, April 2, 2010 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Jim Matheson plans to introduce a bill when Congress reconvenes next week that would expand wilderness and ensure watershed protection over an additional 26,000 acres in Wasatch Front canyons.
At the center of the measure: compromises by Alta and Snowbird and between backcountry skiers and heli-skiers.
Thursday's announcement comes at a time when the 2nd District Democrat is taking heat from many in his party over his vote against President Barack Obama's health care reform effort.
But Matheson said the timing is coincidental.
"We've been working on this for two years," he said. "It took longer than we thought." |
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