The Forest Service has had an active land acquisition program for the last 50 years at the end of the day, the size of Forest Service holdings will continue to grow.

They are isolated, expensive to manage, and no longer necessary to meet the needs of U.S. Forest Service goals.

This issue we are trying to address is a national issue. Inevitably, when we try to address an issue nationally, you're going to create some differences among the states.

The supporters have been far quieter than the people who have found problems with it.

Due to the lack of snow and rain, very dry conditions extend from Florida to Virginia, where an active fire season is likely this spring.

Conveying land in and out of federal ownership is not a new thing. Land sales are a sensitive proposition and they have to be done carefully.

We will probably drop some tracts from the candidate list.

The quickest way to provide permanent protection is through the development of state-specific rules, not by resuscitating the 2001 rule,

We estimate it will take 150,000 to 200,000 acres to meet the offset.

The act provided guaranteed payments to rural counties for road maintenance and schools.