Wild Olympics plan to protect Washington's peninsula passes House: Trump admin. threatens veto
The Trump administration is threatening to veto legislation, passed Wednesday in the House, that would protect an additional 126,544 acres on Washington's Olympic Peninsula as wilderness, and designate parts of 19 rivers and tributaries under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
The Protecting America's Wilderness Act covers 1.37 million acres in Washington, California and Colorado, as well as additional protections in Southern California's San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains, wild area adjoining Los Angeles and its surrounding population centers.
The "Wild Olympics" proposal was crafted by U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., who argued in a House floor speech that it is "a clear win-win" for the Olympic Peninsula communities he represents. He noted the economics of Washington's outdoor recreation economy, pumps $22 billion into Washington's economy and sustains 200,000 jobs in the Evergreen State.
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But Rep. Doug Lambro, R-Colorado, read a veto threat from the Trump administration. The administration claimed designation of new wilderness in the three states will impose "unnecessary and harmful restrictions" and "greatly reduce opportunities for multiple use."
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