Public lands access bill discussed at Senate hearing
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News from the Office of Senator Steve Daines
U.S. SENATE — The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Senator Steve Daines’ bipartisan bill that will streamline the permitting process for outfitters and guides to help increase access to public lands and support small businesses.
“Because of Montana’s checkerboard land ownership patterns, a guided hunt often will cross into multiple land jurisdictions sometimes in just one day. Since each federal land agency has a separate permitting process, this means that guides and outfitters often have to go through multiple departments and permitting processes all for one trip. and access,” Daines said. The bipartisan “Simplifying Outdoor Access for Recreation Act” will streamline the process for issuing special recreation permits for accessing public lands.
