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BIDEN’S for “the preservation of biodi- The Midwest Cattleman · April 22, 2021 · P16
continued from page 4 versity” thus additional uses
have to be eliminated to en- voice in land acquisition di- of this country should be
on Tackling the Climate Cri- sure this land is managed in rectly impacting their coun- alarmed at the notion that
sis at Home and Abroad, Jan- its “natural state.” Then the ties “undermined” the pro- only the federal government,
uary 27, 2021). Biden plan is to acquire an gram. While LWCF moneys owning land in its “natural
While there are a lot of additional 440 million acres are touted as being used to state,” can combat climate
things in the Executive by 2030. That amounts to “secure public access and im- change and the loss of biodi-
Order that give me concern, more land than twice the size prove recreational opportu- versity. I think we are in for a
the thing that hurts the of Texas. nities,” the money can also be fight to protect American ag-
most is the thought that the The question now is used to acquire private lands riculture and our rural way
ownership and use of pri- how will the federal gov- into federal ownership. Be- of life.
vate property and the mul- ernment acquire an ad- cause no property taxes are Karen Budd-Falen is an
tiple use of federal land (in ditional 440 million acres paid when land is owned by Attorney with Budd-Falen
Biden’s view) is antithetical of private land and elim- the federal government and Law Offices, LLC with a
to protecting the world from inate more uses of fed- since there will be no jobs as- primary focus on property
climate change and preserv- eral lands that already sociated when the newly ac- rights, environmental, and
ing biodiversity. Revealingly, contain many restric- quired land is left in its “nat- natural resources law. Budd-
under the Executive Order, tions? Condemnation and ural state,” the acquisition Falen Law Offices, LLC, has
for the Biden administration, “strong-arming” will like- of these lands and the elimi- attorneys licensed to practice
the solution to global climate ly be the answer. nation of more uses from the law in Colorado, Idaho, Il-
change is for the federal gov- Even though it won’t make federal lands will absolutely linois, Montana, Nebraska,
ernment to (1) acquire more the nightly news, federal harm the local tax base and New Mexico, North Dakota,
private land to take it out of agencies are already imple- employment opportunities South Dakota, and Wyoming.
production and (2) eliminate menting this “Biden vision.” that supports rural schools, This article should not be
all use on federal land— to the On February 11, 2021, the roads, and other necessary understood to state or imply
tune of a total federal control Acting Secretary of the In- services. With the passage that any lawyers of this law
of an additional 440 million terior signed an Order elim- of the Great Americans Out- firm are certified as special-
acres of land or oceans in the inating the Trump Admin- door Act in 2020, Congress ists in a particular field of
U. S. by 2030. This is shocking istration’s requirement for already will make $900 mil- law. Anyone considering a
in its scope. To break it down, State and local government lion a year available for the lawyer should independent-
under the Executive Order approval prior to the feder- LWCF, but they will need ly investigate the lawyer’s
and documents published by al government’s acquisition billions more to achieve this credentials and ability, and
the Department of the Interi- of more private lands with radical acquisition goal. not rely upon advertisements
or, the Biden Administration moneys from the Land and All of rural America and or self-proclaimed expertise.
believes that only 12% of the Water Conservation Fund anyone who believes that This article is informational
approximately 563 million (LWCF). Shockingly, that local control of resources and and is not legal advice.
acres of federal land in the Order claimed that allowing that the American farmer
United States is managed local governments to have a and rancher is the backbone

Biden 30 x 30 plan cause for concern

By Barb Bierman Batie into office he signed Execu- the land will states be forced farmers and ranchers are
tive Order 14008, “Tackling to hand over. In Nebraska, our state’s original conser-
As each new the Climate Crisis at Home where 97% of the state is pri- vationists. They work day in
administration and Abroad.” Contained in vately owned property, that and day out to cultivate the
takes office in that order is the “30 x 30” number is especially alarm- land and manage the water
Washington, program, a radical and ag- ing. they’ve known for gener-
D.C., there is gressive push championed by California is already in the ations in a way that helps
always a flurry environmental and climate cross-hairs, as Gov. Gavin grow our state.”
of executive or- change activities to put 30% Newsom announced his own The new administration
ders to either
halt orders from the previ- of the land and water in the “30 x 30” goal back in Octo- is rapidly changing the way
U.S. under permanent pro- ber to “preserve and protect the federal government ap-
ous administration or create tection by 2030. 30% of the state’s lands and proaches energy, climate
the path forward for the new This is cause for grave also its nearshore waters by and conservation issues and
president’s agenda. concern among private land- 2030.” those in the agriculture sec-
It should come as no sur- owners, especially farmer Newsom said the collec- tor need to be aware and in-
prise because of the Biden and ranchers, as the order tive goal was “future-proof- formed.
campaign’s agenda on cli- does not define what 30% of ing California.” He signed an To that end, a number
mate that just a few days executive order directing the of private property rights
state’s Natural Resources groups are trying to go on of-
Agency to draw up a plan by fense, holding informational
Feb. 1, 2022, to achieve the meetings across the country.
“ ” goal. One of the first meetings was
Nebraska Gov. Pete Rick- March 9 in Valentine, Ne-
etts and 16 other state gover- braska, and was organized
nors have already sent a let- by the American Stewards
ter to Biden warning against of Liberty. Executive director
the potential federal over- Margaret Byfield led the pre-
reach. sentation to educate and mo-
A news release by Rick-
@ ett’s office noted, “Nebraska’s continued on page 20