Obama signs far-reaching public lands bill

摘要

Calling it an extraordinary piece of legislation, US Pres Barack H. Obama signed a far-reaching public lands bill into law on March 30. The measure, HR 146, won bipartisan support because it combined 160 smaller bills involving historic sites with provisions that add 2 million acres to the federal wilderness system. US Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), who helped guide the legislative package through the Senate twice, called it a great day for America's natural resources.