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Archive Home > 2011 > July > 15 > Walden pushes timber payments

Walden pushes timber payments

Oregon lawmaker says government has ‘an obligation’ to renew federal funding

By Andrew Clevenger / The Bulletin
July 15, 2011

WASHINGTON — With federal payments to counties with a high proportion of federally controlled forests set to expire Sept. 30, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, urged members of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands to find a new solution.

“This isn’t an....

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