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Committee hears broad support for protecting 'roadless' public lands; sponsor open to editing language
Summary
Representative Burrows presented HR 44, a nonbinding resolution urging stewardship of public lands and opposing rescinding of inventoried roadless-area protections; conservation groups testified in support and sponsor offered to remove explicit 'roadless rule' language if committee prefers.
Representative Burrows told the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee that House Resolution 44 is a carefully limited statement of values, not law, intended to communicate New Hampshire residents’ interest in stewardship of federal and state public lands, including the White Mountain National Forest, trails and conserved forests.
"This resolution recognizes a basic reality, which is that decisions…
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