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Property-rights proponents tell committee LASSO Act would boost multiple-use productivity and local economies
Summary
Margaret Byfield of American Stewards of Liberty and others told the subcommittee the LASSO Act would incentivize productive uses of federal multiple‑use lands and tie some benefits to citizens, while Republican members argued it would restore revenue and local stewardship; critics and technical questions were raised about revenue mechanics.
Margaret Byfield, executive director of American Stewards of Liberty, testified in favor of the LASSO Act, saying the bill would highlight federal mismanagement of multiple‑use lands and incentivize stewardship by creating direct economic links between land productivity and citizen benefits. Byfield argued the measure would correct what she described as agency attempts to substitute conservation permits…
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