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      "date": "2008-10-31",
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      "title": "The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008: Senate Amendment 5662 as Submitted on September 26, 2008",
      "summary": "Senate Amendment 5662, the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008, was submitted as an amendment intended to be proposed to H.R. 5151 on September 26, 2008. Two existing packages have been paired to form S.Amdt. 5662: S. 3213 is a collection of over 90 individual bills which is on the Senate calendar, was combined with an additional 53 bills that were approved by a unanimous vote of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 11, 2008.\nGiven the large number of individual bills that make up this omnibus amendment, it has numerous supporters and detractors. Proponents may praise what they view as protection of natural resources such as wilderness and national trails, while detractors\u2019 criticisms may see these same actions as limiting access to natural resources such as oil and gas. Debate over provisions in the amendment generally focus on decisions to authorize federal funding; land use priorities; and the appropriateness of divesting federal ownership in federal lands, among others.\nThis report provides an overview of key policy issues and debates associated with each of the amendment\u2019s 12 titles. It highlights specific provisions where stakeholders have identified controversy. Most provisions within S.Amdt. 5662 concern public lands measures, federal land management agencies, and other federal land management issues. However, several titles focus on the Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s projects, water settlements, and other natural resources issues. This report is not intended to be a complete summary of each issue or provision represented by the amendment. The 12 titles of S.Amdt. 5662 are:\nTitle I. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System\nTitle II. Bureau of Land Management Authorizations\nTitle III. Forest Service Authorizations\nTitle IV. Forest Landscape Restoration\nTitle V. Rivers and Trails\nTitle VI. Department of the Interior Authorization\nTitle VII. National Park Service Authorizations\nTitle VIII. National Heritage Areas\nTitle IX. Bureau of Reclamation Authorizations\nTitle X. Water Settlements\nTitle XI. United States Geological Survey Authorizations\nTitle XII. Miscellaneous",
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