Feb 23, 2021 IPAA Letter to Speaker Pelosi Opposing H.R. 803
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Madam Speaker:
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) is opposed to H.R. 803, the “Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act.” This bill creates nearly 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and permanently withdraws 1.2 million acres from mineral production. It is in direct opposition to the multiple use mandate given to the Department of the Interior to manage the federal estate. Many of the local communities impacted by this measure, including Garfield County in Colorado which has existing mineral leases and planned for further development, have raised significant concerns due to the elimination of multiple use of the land and the overall threat to local economies and rural jobs…
