American Lands Access Association, Inc. - Position Statement

National Monument Designation Transparency And Accountability Act of 2010
H.R. 5580
August 1, 2010

After the close evaluation of H.R. 5580: National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010.   The American Lands Access Association (ALAA) is in support of this piece of legislation.  The text of HR 5580 can be found on the ‘Active Legislation’ page of the ALAA Website http://www.amlands.org/6652/index.html along with a link to the current status of the pending legislation.  This bill, when passed, will help in the protection of America’s Public Lands from arbitrary discretional executive orders and require public input and Congressional concurrence in the creation of National Monuments from America’s Public Lands, keeping special interest activists under control. 

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On Saturday the 10th of July over two dozen members met at the Durham Coal Mines.

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CCGMS thanks Julie Eckert for her generous donation of lapidary materials from the collection of Dave Eckert, Ph.D.  She donated a significant amount of cutting rough & thundereggs (7 or 8 buckets), two flats of slabs, dop pot and dop sticks to the Cobb club.

“Dave was a “rabid” rockhound since early childhood.  Most specimens are “native” of America, collected in Utah, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and found by Dave in any place without water or shade!! Dave was a chemist, water colorist, rockhound and jewelry maker.  He loved the search and discovery of each and every rock.”

Photos from Brenda Smith's Cold Connection Workshop on April 6, 2010.

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