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HOUSE
RESOURCES COMMITTEE MARKUP
JULY 25, 2001
THE CARA LAND GRAB WAS PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE ON A VOTE OF 29 TO 12 -- All Democrats voted YES; Republicans tied 12 YES and 12 NO with 4 absent from their battle stations when the time came to stand up and vote.
BE CAREFUL: DON'T BE DECEIVED. LOOK AT HOW HANSEN, JONES, CANNON, TANCREDO, HEFLEY, MCINNIS AND REHBERG VOTED FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS AMENDMENTS (THAT ALL FAILED) THEN THEY VOTED FOR THE WHOLE ROTTEN CARA PACKAGE ANYWAY WITHOUT ANY OF THESE CRITICAL AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD PROTECT YOU.
These are the amendments offered by advocates of free enterprise, landowners, and private property rights were defeated (After Congressional Greensheets and other sources).
Vote 1 - Rep. Richard Pombo (R-Calif.) to protect a landowner's "full use and enjoyment" of property targeted for acquisition or abutting land acquired under CARA, defeated by a vote of 22-17.
Vote 2 - Pombo to delete funding for federal land acquisition and put the money into urban parks (for a total of $475 million) and recovery activities for endangered species (up $100 million to $150 million), defeated by a vote of 25-16.
Vote 3 - Early in the markup, the committee voted 20-17 to adopt an amendment offered by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) to bar the use of CARA funds "to initiate, make motions in, settle, implement a settlement of, or otherwise carry out any lawsuits." Bill supporters argued the amendment would prevent use of the money to purchase habitat as part of a settlement of a suit over endangered species. But several hours later, ranking Democrat Nick Rahall (W.Va.), who changed his vote to favor the amendment when it became apparent it would pass, moved to reconsider the vote (only a member who voted on the prevailing side may move to reconsider). A Thornberry motion to table reconsideration was defeated 17-20; Rahall's motion to reconsider was approved 20-18, and the amendment was finally rejected by voice vote. Votes shown here are a composite of members who made their position known for or against the amendment. Some may have voted in favor in the beginning but if they were missing from the final, critical tabling votes they are colored red (as an anti property rights vote). Because of this combined vote the final numbers here may differ from those reported elsewhere.
Vote 4 - Thornberry to bar the use of condemnation to acquire any land with CARA funds, defeated by a vote of 21-16.
Vote 5 - Rep. John Peterson (R-Pa.) to allow the use of CARA funds for restoration and maintenance of lands, defeated by a vote of 18-13.
Vote 6 - Reps. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Greg Walden (R-Ore.) to require states to approve federal purchases if the United States already owns half or more of the land in that state, defeated by a vote of 15-15 (amendments fail on a tie vote).
Vote 7 - Rep. Butch Otter (R-Idaho) to protect rights of way across lands purchased under the bill, defeated by a vote of 19-15.
Vote 8 - Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) to shorten the authorization period of the bill from 2015 to 2006, defeated by voice vote.
Vote 9 - Cubin, to require that federal acquisitions of 100 or more acres be balanced by disposal of an equal value of property, defeated by voice vote.1 - Cubin amendment - no net gain in federal lands
Vote 10 - Final passage of CARA (NO is the private property rights vote).
[blank or NV] = not voting (absent). [printing tips for this chart]
Vote#: NAME |
1-protect abutting land owners | 2-transfer $$ to urban parks | 3-no $$ for lawsuits | 4-no condem -nation | 5-allow use for restor- ation | 6-state concur- rence if >50% | 7-protect ROW's | 10-CARA Final Passage |
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS VOTE |
Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Jim Hansen (R-UT) | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Don Young (R-AK) | N | N | N | N | Y | |||
| W.J. Tauzin (R-LA) | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y |
| Jim Saxton (R-NJ) | N | N | N | N | N | |||
| Elton Gallegly (R-CA) | Y | N | Y | |||||
| John Duncan (R-TN) | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| Joel Hefley (R-CO) | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) | N | N | N | N | N | Y | ||
| Ken Calvert (R-CA) | ||||||||
| Scott McInnis (R-CO) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| Richard Pombo (R-CA) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Barbara Cubin (R-WY) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| George Radanovich (R-CA) | ||||||||
| Walter Jones (R-NC) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Mac Thornberry (R-TX) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Chris Cannon (R-UT) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
| John Peterson (R-PA) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Bob Schaffer (R-CO) | N | Y | N | |||||
| James Gibbons (R-NV) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | |
| Mark Souder (R-IN) | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| Greg Walden (R-OR) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Mike Simpson (R-ID) | N | |||||||
| Thomas Tancredo (R-CO) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| JD Hayworth (R-AZ) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Butch Otter (R-ID) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Tom Osborne (R-NE) | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| Jeff Flake (R-AZ) | Y | Y | Y | N | ||||
| Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Sub-Total Republicans | 17Y 3N 8NV |
16Y 6N 6NV |
14Y 5N 8NV |
16Y 7N 5NV |
13Y 5N 10NV |
15Y 3N 10NV |
15Y 4N 9NV |
12Y 12N 4NV |
| Democrats: Those there always block voted together AGAINST property rights [except*] | George Miller, (D-CA), Nick J. Rahall II, (D-WV), Bruce F. Vento, (D-MN), Dale E. Kildee, (D-MI), Peter A. Defazio, (D-OR), Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, (D-AS), Neil Abercrombie, (D-HI), Solomon P. Ortiz, (D-TX), Owen B. Pickett, (D-VA), Frank Pallone, Jr., (D-NJ), Calvin M. Dooley, (D-CA), Carlos A. Romero-Barcel—, (D-P.R.), Robert A. Underwood, (D-Guam), Patrick J. Kennedy, (D-RI), Adam Smith, (D-WA), Chris John, (D-LA), Donna Christian-Christensen, (D-V.I.), Ron Kind, (D-WI), Jay Inslee, (D-WA), Grace F. Napolitano, (D-CA), Tom Udall, (D-NM), Mark Udall, (D-CO), Joseph Crowley, (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ) | |||||||
| Sub-Total Democrats | 19N 5NV |
20N 4NV |
1Y 20N 3NV |
14N 10NV |
13N 11NV |
14N 12NV |
15N 9NV |
17Y 7NV |
| TOTAL | 17Y 22N 13NV |
16Y 26N 10NV |
20Y 17N 15NV |
16Y 21N 15NV |
13Y 18N 21NV |
15Y 15N 22NV |
15Y 19N 18NV |
29Y 12N 11NV |
* In all the 10 votes on this markup, Ortiz (D-TX) was the only democrat to show even a shred of independence. He voted for property rights only on the Thornberry amendment (Vote 3): But he opposed all other property rights amendments and in the end voted YES on CARA itself.
In the final vote count, 13 Republicans supported HR-701, 12 opposed it. Three took a walk. Double check to make sure your Member gets all the credit he or she deserves.
MORE:
*** We have some HEROES working for us!!! ***
Here are some HEROES who fought the CARA ÎCondemnation and Relocation Act.' Their contact information is below - be sure and THANK them for fighting Big Brother - they lead the fight for US by offering amendments to protect public access and private land and fight against the land grabbers:
Representative Richard Pombo of California - new Chairman of the Western Caucus!
Representative Butch Otter of Idaho
Representative Jeff Flake of Arizona
Representative Bob Schaffer of Colorado
Representative Mac Thornberry of Texas
Representative John Peterson of PennsylvaniaHOW DID THIS HAPPEN???
How and why did CARA happen? Why does it have so much support, including from people who until just a few years ago were supporters of access to public lands and private property rights? Why did they sell out?
Here is the answer: MONEY. MONEY. MONEY.
In total, CARA spends $46 Billion dollars over fifteen years for a variety of scams, from land acquisition to grant money for enviro groups and the United Nations to road construction in Louisiana to police officers in Alaska.
Oh yes, it is being sponsored by congressmen from - what a surprise - Louisiana and Alaska! The average state gets $11 per person, per year from CARA. Louisiana gets $73 per person, and Alaska stuffs its face with $267 per person!
That is why CARA sponsors Congressmen Billy ÎSlick Willy' Tauzin from Louisiana and Don Young from Alaska are selling out your constitutional rights - for a fat pile of cold, hard cash to spread around to their political cronies in Louisiana and Alaska. $100 million for Alaska, and a whopping $300 million for Louisiana.
And why has new Resources Committee Chairman Jim Hansen sold out and supported the land grab? Same answer: MONEY. MONEY. MONEY. He sold out for $62 million dollars in road improvements for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, which will take place in and near his congressional district in Utah. Don Young and Billy Tauzin cut a deal and paid him off with your tax dollars, and Jim Hansen said "see ya later, I got mine." Yes sir, that is Mr. Profiles in Courage - Jim Hansen.
And then there are weasels like Representative Scott McInnis of Colorado. McInnis talks a big game about property rights when he is with constituents, like when he gave a speech in front of a western Colorado rancher at a CARA hearing a few weeks ago. The rest of the story is this - McInnis promised to fight condemnation, while at the same time he has co-sponsored CARA - which has over one billion dollars per year to condemn land!!! Here is the reason - McInnis wants to run for statewide office in Colorado, so he is pandering to liberals in Denver that he doesn't even represent!!!
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