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American Land Rights Association

PO Box 400 – Battle Ground, WA 98604

Phone: 360-687-3087 – Fax: 360-687-2973

E-mail: alra@pacifier.com

Web Address: http://www.landrights.org

Legislative Office: 507 Seward Square SE – Washington, DC 20003

Senate Sets New Wetlands (S 1870) Clean Water Act Hearing April 9

Do You Want The Corps Of Engineers In Your Backyard? You’ll get that result of S 1870 passes the Senate and Congress.

Please Send Senate your Testimony On Clean Water Act (Wetlands)

Fax and E-mail Deadline Tuesday, April 8^th.

-----You can watch the hearing on the Internet by going to:

http://epw.senate.gov

-----Look below to see if your Senator is on the Environment and Public Works Committee. Find your Senator and send his staff person a copy of the testimony you send in. Send it to everyone on the Committee if you can.

This hearing is laying the groundwork for movement of the Oberstar-Feingold Wetlands Clean Water Act Corps of Engineers bill (S 1870) and HR 2421). It is critical explain to the Committee what a hardship the Corps of Engineers has placed on landowners over the past 30 years using their interpretation of the Clean Water Act.

The Supreme Court clarified the issue with two decisions, the SWANCC decision and the Rapanos Decision that clarified the regulatory picture on Wetlands and Corps of Engineers Permits.

Before those decisions, the regulatory picture has never been clear.

This is particularly true prior to the SWANCC Supreme Court decision that is what proponents of the bill claim is the reason for enactment of the bill.

They want to go back to the old top down command and control Corps of Engineers land grab permitting process.

New Senate Wetlands (S 1870) Bill Gives Corps Control Over You

This hearing is an opportunity for you to submit testimony opposing S 1870, the new Feingold - Oberstar Wetlands Land Grab Bill. This is the Senate Version of HR 2421 by Rep. Oberstar in the House.

Immediate Action Required – You must take action now.

Below is a modified Senate Testimony Questionnaire for you to send to your Senator and the Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 expansion of Corps Of Engineers power.

-----Congress is considering expanding the power of the Clean Water Act of 1972 to include all waters of the United States and not limit it to navigable waters as is currently the law under two Supreme Court Decisions.

-----This is a massive threat to all private property in America. It also threatens the use of Federal land.

-----Besides private property, it threatens grazing, forestry, mining and many other uses on private and Federal land.

-----You should send testimony to the Senate whether or not you sent testimony for the hearing to the House.

The House is also holding a new hearing on April 16^th. We’ll send you more information about that later.

S 1870, and its House version HR 2421, is the biggest threat to private property since CARA and actually affects far more land and people.

-----Action Items Below

We call S 1870 the National Wetlands Corps of Engineers - Land Grab Bill.

(It’s real name is the Clean Water Restoration Act but it has very little to do with clean water or restoration. It is mostly about land use control and expanding the power and reach of the Corps of Engineers use of the Clean Water Act of 1972 to regulate almost all private property.

What it really does is give the Corps of Engineers control over nearly all private property in America by changing the definition of “wetlands” under the Clean Water Act of 1972 vastly expanding the regulatory reach of the Corps of Engineers over private property.

Take the Testimony Questionnaire below, save it to your word processor, edit it to say how you feel, and then e-mail it back to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee listed below. Be sure to mail it to the staff too.

-----Also e-mail it to both your own Senators. If you don’t have their e-mail or fax, you may call any Senator at (202) 224-3121. Ask for the staff person who handles the Environment and Public Works Committee, wetlands, the Clean Water Act or the Corps of Engineers. Ask for their e-mail and fax and send your testimony to that staff person. . Keep their name and contact information for future reference.

This Testimony is for the new Senate hearing on the Clean Water Act set for Wednesday, April 9^th.

Your testimony will count for the official record if you e-mail or fax it in by Tuesday, April 8^th.

-----You may print out a formatted version of the Testimony Questionnaire that is below by going to http://www.landrights.org/.

-----Urgent Action Required

The Testimony Questionnaire is designed so you can simply save it into your word processing program, edit it with your comments, and then send it to the Senator listed on the Committee using your e-mail program. Be sure to edit out or cut off the parts that are our instructions and are not part of the testimony. We’ve marked them so please read it carefully.

-----We agree with all the statements on the Testimony Questionnaire, but you don’t have to. You can mark it Agree, Disagree or No Opinion. Or you may write comments by every statement. This is supposed to be your testimony. Your Senators want to know what you think.

What is most important is that you fill out the blank space below the Statements with your own personal comments. You may get ideas and draw from the statements we have provided or preferably write your own. Please don’t fail to fill in that large blank space because Congress will pay far more attention to your testimony when you do.

The Testimony Questionnaire is rated at a much higher value by your Senator if you write your own personal thoughts in the space provided after the section with the statements with Agree, Disagree, or No Opinion.

Please send a copy of your Testimony, no matter how you feel about the issue, to American Land Rights at ccushman@landrights.org

Write in the Subject line: Copy of Testimony Sent to US Senate. Otherwise we won’t know whether you sent it to Congress or not. And we would like to know how you feel about the issues. You do not have to send a copy to us.

If you receive this message late, send your testimony anyway, as the Committee will often accept testimony late.

-----Testimony Questionnaire – Please be sure to edit the Testimony Questionnaire so our e-mail information and instructions are removed.

-----See Action Items Below.

-----Updated -- Committee Staff Members do change and we have corrected several additional committee e-mail addresses below. If you find e-mail does not work, call the Senator’s office at (202) 224-3121 and ask for the staff person who handles the Environment and Public Works Committee, wetlands or the Clean Water Act. Then ask for the correct e-mail.

Edit out all above this line before e-mailing this message.

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-----Fax, and E-mail Deadline Tuesday, April 8^th.

Actual hearing date is April 9^th.

Congressional Testimony Questionnaire

Testimony For The Record

The Clean Water Act and

S 1870 -- Clean Water Restoration Act

(National Wetlands Corps of Engineers Land Use Control Bill)

Honorable __________________ US Senate Fill in the name of your Senator and Committee Chairman Senator Barbara Boxer.

To be submitted for the record of the April 9^th Senate Hearing on the Clean Water Restoration Act (modifies the Clean Water Act of 1972)

This hearing is laying the groundwork for movement in the Senate of the Feingold bill (S 1870), the Clean Water Restoration Act, and therefore it is important to have Committee Members understand that the Clean Water Act regulatory picture has never been clear, particularly prior to the SWANCC Supreme Court legal decision which is what proponents of the bill claim is the reason for enactment of the bill.

S 1870, The Clean Water Restoration Act, is really a massive Federal land Corps of Engineers land and water power grab. It will use “wetlands” to take control over every farm, ranch, and piece of private property with any water on it or even if the landowner only engage in activities that might affect water.

It expands the authority of the Federal government under the Clean Water Act of 1972 to include all waters of the U.S. and activities affecting these waters.

It will give the Corps of Engineers control over most private property.

In the words of Reed Hopper of Pacific Legal Foundation, lead attorney in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory, "...this bill pushes the limits of federal power to an extreme not matched by any other law, probably in the history of this country."

Below are my concerns and testimony regarding S 1870, the inappropriately named Clean Water Restoration Act. It has little to

do with clean water and is mostly about land use control.

Please allow this Testimony to be submitted for the record for any additional hearings to be held on the Clean Water Act, S 1870, and the Clean Water Restoration Act.

Please consider a photocopy of this document as valid as the

original and include my testimony for the official record.

Signature ________________________________

Print Your Name ______________________________

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Dear Private Property and Multiple-Use Advocate:

You must send your testimony in immediately. No the hearing date is Wednesday, April 9^th and you can expect a vote on S 1870 shortly thereafter. It is imperative that you act now. The Clean Water Restoration Act may be the biggest threat to property rights and local control yet.

The bill would overturn two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that favored landowners and local government. It would give federal agencies and the Corps of Engineers in particular almost unlimited control over land, water and people.

Reed Hopper, lead attorney in the latest Supreme Court victory for landowners said “…..this bill pushes the limit of federal power to an extreme not matched by any other law, probably in the history of this country. Jim Burling, senior attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation, said “If our constitutional system of limited federal powers means anything, we have to win on this issue.”

It is important that you fill out the following testimony questionnaire and send it to your Senator and all those Senators on the

Environment and Public Works Committee listed below. It must be submitted by e-mail or fax by Tuesday, April 8^th, 2008 to be considered as testimony for the record for the hearing taking place April 9^th.

Please act on this as soon as you get this e-mail message. Do not put it off until tomorrow. Tomorrow may be too late. Supporters of this bill are trying to ram S 1870 through before people like you know how dangerous it is.

Below is a Testimony Questionnaire for you to fill out and e-mail or fax back to your Senator and the Members of the Environment and Public Works Committee in the US Senate.

Be sure to check to see if your Senator is on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. This makes your Testimony even more valuable.

-----Alert -- Be aware of the legal concept called “laches” or “sleeping on your rights.” You may lose legal rights later if you fail to comment or testify on S 1870. So at least send this Testimony Questionnaire and possibly a letter opposing S 1870. It can be as short as one page or longer.

-----In the next section you will see a series of statements about S 1870 that American Land Rights agrees with but you don’t have to.

This Testimony Questionnaire is about helping you get your testimony to Congress. Your Senator and the Members of the Environment and Public Works Committee want to know what you think. It is critical that you write your responses to the statements with your opinion and not what you think we would want you to write. You are free to disagree with us. You can add comments to each statement or change the statements to fit your preference.

You have a chance to change the course of history on the whole

“wetlands” or Clean Water Act and Corps of Engineers regulatory issue by filling out this Testimony Questionnaire, writing your Senators name in the appropriate place, and e-mailing it to all the Members of the Senate listed below.

We would appreciate it if you would send a copy to American Land Rights with the words “copy sent to Members of the Senate in the subject line.

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-----Please edit this document in your word processor and e-mail it or print it out and fax it to your Senator and the other Members of the Environment and Public Works Committee listed below. Your personal comments make this document more valuable. So be sure to fill in the blank space with your own personal comments or concerns below where the section is with the Agree-Disagree statements are listed.

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--1. The jurisdiction of federal agencies under the Clean Water Act of 1972 should remain limited to navigable waters and not expanded to include all waters of the U.S., such as wetlands, sloughs, meadows, intermittent streams, prairie potholes, ponds, playa lakes, mudflats and sandflats.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--2. The definition of wetlands under federal jurisdiction should be limited to those areas that are permanently wet or free flowing.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--3. The Clean Water Act 1972 should not be used as a tool for national land use controls.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--4. The Clean Water Act of 1972 should not be expanded to include activities affecting waters.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--5. The U. S. Supreme Court decisions of 2001 and 2006 that ruled in favor of local government and landowners should not be overturned by the proposed Clean Water Restoration Act ( S 1870).

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--6. Mostly dry land and isolated wetlands should be excluded from federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act of 1972.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--7. The definition of pollutants under the Clean Water Act of 1972 should not include clean fill or natural material of any kind.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--8. The term ‘discharge’ should not apply to the disturbance of soils or natural materials.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--9. Citizens cited for violation of regulations under the Clean Water Act of 1972 should not face criminal penalties.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--10. National Water Quality goals should be achieved without violating constitutionally protected property rights.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--11. National Water Quality goals are best achieved by local and state governments, rather than by federal agencies.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--12. National Water Quality goals should consider priorities and costs

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--13. National Water Quality goals should consider regional differences in landscapes and other ecological characteristics.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--14. ‘Regulatory Takings’ that devalue private property should be compensated under provisions of the 5^th Amendment.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--15. Access to and use and enjoyment of public lands and waters should be guaranteed under provisions of the Clean Water Act.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--16. ‘Environmental’ organizations have become too radical and have too much power and influence over federal legislation.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--17. The Clean Water Restoration Act and other environmental legislation is often not about environmental protection, but about control over land, water, and people.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

--18. Please do not give the Corps of Engineers increased power to regulate more private land.

Agree…..Disagree…..No Opinion

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(Your written comments here are essential if you want Members of Congress to really pay attention to this document. You are free to use as much space as you need. But please write some comments

below before sending this important document to Congress.)

(If needed, use additional sheets or attach a personal letter)

To validate your comments please fill in completely (PRINT or TYPE) and be sure to sign.

Signature_________________________________ Name____________________________________________

E-Mail___________________________________ Fax ___________________ Phone ____________________

Address_______________________________ Town______________________ State_____ Zip____________

Please do not fail to send this testimony questionnaire even if you receive it late.

Send your testimony as soon as you can. Send it by Tuesday, April 8^th to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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Please edit out or cut below this line before sending to your

Senator and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Background:

The hearing will be on the Clean Water Act but is really laying the groundwork for movement of the Feingold-Oberstar bill (S 1870) in the Senate. It is therefore important to have Committee Members understand that the regulatory picture has never been clear, particularly prior to the SWANCC Supreme Court legal decision which is what proponents of the bill claim is the reason for enactment of the bill. Write your Senator opposing S 1870.

S 1870, The Clean Water Restoration Act, what we call the National Wetlands Corps of Engineers Land Grab Act, is really a massive Federal land and water power grab. It will use the Corps of Engineers regulation of “wetlands” as the pretext to take control over every farm, ranch, and piece of private property with any water on it or even if you only engage in activities that might affect water.

S 1870 expands the authority of the Federal government under the Clean Water Act of 1972 to include all waters of the U.S. and activities affecting these waters.

Hearing Date – April 9, 2008

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Chairman

Your E-mail and Fax Testimony Deadline is Tuesday, April 8^th.

Please try to get your testimony in by Tuesday, April 8^th.

-----The chief author of S 1870, titled the Clean Water Restoration Act, is Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI). James Oberstar (D-MN) Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the bills author in the House (HR 2421), said in his own admission, the House bill (same wording as S 1870) is intended to overturn two U.S. Supreme Court decisions that recently ruled in favor of local government and local landowners on Wetlands issues. Those were the Rapanos and SWANCC decisions.

-----In both cases, the high court ruled that the Federal government exceeded the authority granted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, what is commonly called Wetlands issues under the Clean Water Act of 1972.

In the Rapanos, a Michigan landowner faced steep fines and a recommended 5-year jail sentence for moving gravel on his property, located some 20 miles from the nearest navigable water.

Reasons To Oppose Feingold’s Wetlands Land Grab Bill (S 1870):

(This is the same as the Oberstar bill HR 2421 in the House)

-----A. S 1870 replaces the word ‘navigable’ waters under the 1972 Clean Water Act with ‘waters of the U.S.,’ including wetlands, sloughs, ponds, meadows, prairie potholes, sandflats, mudflats, playa lakes, and intermittent streams. This change vastly increases the land area covered by this Wetlands--land use control legislation.

-----B. S 1870 adds the new language ‘activities affecting these waters,’ essentially a thinly-disguised attempt at national land use control;

-----C. S 1870 is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Senator Feingold is attempting to get his way by using the popular political appeal of the nice sounding term ‘clean water’ and by using his newly gained power as chairman of a major ‘pork committee’ to intimidate the bill’s opponents, including elected officials in his own state;

-----D. S 1870 is intended to overturn two U.S. Supreme Court wetlands cases (SWANCC, 2001 and Rapanos, 2006) that ruled in favor of landowners and local government;

-----E. In the later case, a Michigan landowner faced stiff fines and a possible 5 year prison sentence for moving gravel on his land located 20 miles from the nearest navigable waterway. If you do anything on your land without permission, you could be facing criminal penalties;

-----F. S 1870 is an attempt to control 'non-point sources' of water pollution, essentially any type of significant uses--farming, logging, mining, development of any kind, and even atmospheric deposition;

-----G. S 1870 will be also be used by environmental groups to restrict and prohibit uses of Federal lands and waters, including and especially motorized recreational uses;

-----H. S 1870 will result in endless litigation, unacceptable permitting delays, and will be a severe blow to property rights and local control;

-----I. There are serious constitutional concerns with S 1870, and states should not relinquish control of natural resources to the federal government;

-----J. Many of the co-sponsors of S 1870 have supported it because of the political appeal of the term “clean water”. They fail to understand the incredible regulatory abuses imposed by the Corps of Engineers under the old Clean Water Act before the Supreme Court fixed the problem. Of course, the land grabbers in the Senate understand all too well and want the Corps of Engineers to get those powers back and are using S 1870 to do it.

-----K. S 1870 could be the biggest threat to freedom and property rights ever!! As Jim Burling, senior attorney for the Pacific Legal Foundation said recently, "If our constitutional system of limited federal powers means anything, we have to win on this issue.”

Action Items:

-----1. Your Senator may be on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee listed below. He or she will eventually vote on whether this giant S 1870 land wetlands land grab should go forward when S 1870 comes to the floor of the full Senate. You need to call, fax and e-mail both your Senators with intensity over the next week opposing S 1870. Call any Senator at (202) 224-3121.

-----2. Please call, e-mail and fax your Senator and ask him or her to oppose S 1870, this new Federal power grab. You may call any Senator at (202) 224-3121. Ask them to call and write Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to oppose S 1870 and ask them to send you a copy of their letter.

-----3. The deadline for testimony is Tuesday, April 8^th. You must deluge your Senators with calls immediately. Get your friends, neighbors and business associates to call. Forward this e-mail as widely as you can.

-----4. Call, fax and e-mail each Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in opposition to S 1870. We have provided an updated and corrected staff and e-mail list below. Staff is always changing. If e-mail does not work, call the staff member to get the current e-mail. Any Senator can be called at (202) 224-3121. This is a little work and you don’t have much time. Failure to defeat S 1870 would be a disaster for private property rights and you.

-----5. Ask any organizations or groups you are part of to fax or e-mail a letter opposing S 1870. Make sure they send you a copy and if you would, send us a copy too.

-----6. You can send testimony for the record to the following addresses. Send your Testimony to both the Majority (Democrats) and Minority (Republicans).

-----Reminder -- Be aware of the legal concept called “laches” or “sleeping on your rights.” You may lose legal rights later if you fail to comment or testify on S 1870. So at least send a letter opposing S 1870. It can be as short as one page or longer.

Address your testimony: (Committee Address)

Honorable Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

US Senate

SD-456 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510.

(202) 224-8832

Hearings: (202) 224-1179

Fax: (202) 224-1273

E-mail: guest@epw.senate.gov

Address a second copy of your testimony to:

Honorable James Inhoff, Ranking Minority Member

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

US Senate

SD-456 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

E-mail it to: mike_freese@epw.senate.gov

Because of the Anthrax postal inspections, mail to Congress can be slowed by several weeks. Mailed testimony will not get there in time. You are safer to fax or e-mail your testimony. The Committee fax number is (202) 224-1273. E-mail: guest@epw.senate.gov.

Be sure to e-mail it to the staff people listed below to make sure they get it in case any e-mail does not work. Call (202) 224-8832 if that e-mail address fails to work.

-----7. Call, fax and e-mail Barbara Boxer, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in the Senate at her personal office. Honorable Barbara Boxer, US Senate, Washington, DC 20510. Fax: (415) 956-6701 . Send e-mail to Senator Boxer care of the following staff persons: bettina_Poirier@epw.senate.gov; ken_kipocis@epw.senate.gov; erik_olson@epw.senate.gov

-----8. Call, Fax and e-mail James Inhofe, Ranking Minority

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Key EPW Committee Minority Staff: Andrew Wheeler at andrew_wheeler@epw.senate.gov

Mike_freese@epw.senate.gov and Ellen Brown at ellen_brown@inhofe.senate.gov

-----9. Send a copy of your testimony to both your Senators. The Senate version is S 1870 and is worded exactly like the Oberstar HR 2421 in the House. You must forward this e-mail to as many friends and business associates as possible.

-----10. Ask organizations or groups in your State to send letters by fax or e-mail opposing S 1870. Especially those involved in farming, ranching, and anyone who owns private land. Get copies of all the letters or resolutions to all the Members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee listed below. Send them to ALRA as well.

-----11. Call your local representative of the American Farm Bureau to urge them to go all out against S 1870. Ask to be put on any special mailing lists the Farm Bureau may be sending out. Send us the contact information, phone number and e-mail of your local American Farm Bureau Representative. Ask for a copy of a letter from the Farm Bureau to Senator Barbara Boxer opposing S 1870.

-----12. Call your local County Commissioners. Get their e-mail address and forward them a copy of this e-mail. Ask them to e-mail, write or call both your Senators opposing S 1870.

-----13. Call your local state Representative and Senator. Ask them to call, write, fax or e-mail both your US Senators opposing S 1870.

-----14. No matter where you live, it is critical that you notify organizational leaders as well as average citizens to have them send letters and pass resolutions to send to Senators Barbara Boxer and James Inhofe as well as their own Senators opposing S 1870.

Forward this message as widely as you can. You should hold local public meetings and get as many people in your area as possible informed about S 1870.

American Land Rights Association is working as a team with the American Property Coalition in Minnesota and many other organizations across America to defeat S 1870. You can reach the American Property Coalition at donp@americanpropertycoalition.org or mail:

American Property Coalition

161 St. Anthony Ave., Ste. 935

St. Paul, MN 55103

(651) 224-6219

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Below is the fax and e-mail list of most of the Members of the Committee. You need to send your e-mail care of one of their staff that we have listed. You may call any Senator at (202) 224-3121.

Chair: Barbara Boxer (D-CA) Ranking Minority: James Inhoff (R-OK)

Committee on Environment and Public Works:

Minority Members (Republicans:

-----Be sure to send your testimony to these Senators and each of their staff.

James M Inhofe (R-OK) – Phone (202) 224-6176 – Fax: (202) 224-5167 -- mike_freese@epw.senate.gov

John Warner (R-VA) – Phone (202) 224-2023 Fax (202) 224-6295 Tack Richardson at tack_richardson@warner.senate.gov

George V Voinovich (R-OH) – Phone (202) 224-3353 Fax (202) 228-1382 Email: Lauri Hettinger at lauri_hettinger@voinovich.senate.gov

Johnny Isakson (R-GA) – Phone (202) 224-3643 Fax (202) 228-0724 Email: Caroline McLean at caroline_mclean@isakson.senate.gov

David Vitter (R-LA) – Phone (202) 224-4623 Fax (202) 228-5061 Email: Suzanne Gillen at suzanne_gillen@vitter.senate.gov

Larry Craig (R-ID) – Phone (202) 224-2752 Fax (202) 228-1067 Email: darren_parker@craig.senate.gov

Lamar Alexander (R-TN) – Phone (202) 224-4944 Fax (202) 228-3398 Email: Jessica Holliday at Jessica_holliday@alexander.senate.gov

Christopher S Bond (R-MO) – Phone (202) 224-5721 Fax (202) 224-8149 Email: Kara Smith at kara_smith@bond.senate.gov

John A Barrasso (R-WY) – Phone (202) 224-6441 Fax (202) 224-1724 Email: Brian Clifford at brian_Clifford@barasso.senate.gov

Majority Members (Democrats)

Barbara Boxer (D-CA) – Phone (202) 224-3553 Fax (415) 956-6701 Email: Brian McKeon at brian_mckeon@boxer.senate.gov

Max Baucus (D-MT) – Phone (202) 224-2651 Fax (202) 224-0515 Email: Paul Wilkins at paul_wilkins@baucus.senate.gov

Joe Lieberman (I-CT) – Phone (202) 224-4041 Fax (202) 224-9750 Email: Fred Downey at fred_downey@lieberman.senate.gov

Thomas R Carper (D-DE) – Phone (202) 224-2441 Fax (202) 228-2190 Email: Tom Lawler at tom_lawler@carper.senate.gov

Hillary Clinton (D-NY) – Phone (202) 224-4451 Fax (202) 228-0282 Email: Dan Utech at dan_utech@clinton.senate.gov

Frank R Lautenberg (D-NJ) – Phone (202) 224-3224 Fax (202) 228-4054 Email: Daniel Rosenberg at daniel_rosenberg@lautenberg.senate.gov

Ben Cardin (D-MD) – Phone (202) 224-4524 Fax (202) 224-1651 Email: Mike Burke at mike_burke@cardin.senate.gov

Bernard Sanders (I-VT) – Phone (202) 224-5141 Fax (202) 228-0776 Email: Jessica Maher at Jessica_maher@sanders.senate.gov

Amy Klobuchar (DFL-MN) – Phone (202) 224-3244 Fax (202) 228-2186 Email: Mark Wilson at mark_Wilson@klobuchar.senate.gov

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) – Phone (202) 224-2921 Fax (202) 228-6362 Email: Brad Crowell at brad_crowell@whitehouse.senate.gov

You must take urgent action to help stop S 1870. This bill will have a huge impact on rural America, farming, ranching and private lands. No one who owns private land is safe.

Please forward this message. The key issue is to get this Testimony Questionnaire in hands of as many people as possible by Tuesday, April 8^th. Please do your best to forward this message as widely as possible as quickly as possible.

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Your help is greatly appreciated.

Chuck Cushman

Executive Director

American Land Rights Association

(360) 687-3087

ccushman@landrights.org

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