UT Citizens Hearing on Public Lands Initiative

Utah Rep. Rob Bishop’s draft Public Lands Initiative legislation is far worse than we feared. The draft bill is a missed opportunity to protect some of America’s greatest national parks and surrounding public lands. The bill would subject much of eastern Utah’s public lands to excessive energy development and off-road vehicle use, while weakening environmental protections and allowing a spiderweb of disputed roads.

And it’s no wonder how we got here–most of the public has been left out of the Public Lands Initiative. Despite requests for additional public hearings, Rep. Bishop gave only a small percentage of Utahns the opportunity to weigh in on the future of public lands in our state.

Your voice deserves to be heard! That’s why NPCA invites you to a citizens hearing in Salt Lake City hosted by the Utah Wilderness Coalition.

For more information on NPCA’s response to the Utah Public Lands Initiative, see our recent press release and open letter to Rep. Bishop (PDF).

To view the draft bill and maps and to submit comments directly to Rep. Bishop, visit http://www.utahpli.com/.