NOTES FROM
MEETINGS HELD WITH KNRC IN
KANSAS -- MARCH 29-30, 2017
Taken
by Donna Singer
Jim
Carlson: KNRS Goal: Change America: The organization has accepted a vision to
change America back to what it was supposed to be.
~~Congressional
Research Act: Purpose is: Changing
laws back to Real America.
Re-establish a government “of, by, and for the
people. All people – not just the rich.
Power
should flow from the bottom to the top---Not the Top to the bottom.
Yesterday
an Executive Order was developed to get rid of the E.P.A. Environmentalists no longer have power or authority. We need to be gate keepers. We have to do the work to make positive
changes. (He is the one who encouraged
us to write to those 29 DOI people)
Trent
Loose: Linger on language we use to communicate!
Take
information home and communicate with local people in a way they understand. Current Executive Orders are creating a great
opportunity to change and make changes. We
must be engaged to make a Difference.
We need to
develop and support a Representative Republic that depends on local input:
individual input, County and State
Input.
Karen
Budd-Falen: Develop a
guide for Local Influence on Federal Decisions (applause) Karen worked on Transition
Team on Trump’s election with Transition as a Motto. We need to push on all levels of Federal
administration
Don’t
go Home and Do Nothing Write to the 29 Dept. of Interior people
e-mailed this week)
Local
governments will have significant influence on Change.
Local
governments must be ready and DOING something
Look at: Agencies,
Manuals, Handbooks: Review and make
changes. Use Task Lists
Main Statutes To Become
very familiar with:
National Environmental Act – Statutory
Authority and Federal Land Agency
Consistency
Review: If local government has a land issue policy,
Federal Agency MUST reconcile any inconsistencies. Caveat:
Local government can’t violate Federal law. But otherwise, local laws take precedence.
1. VISION: Local Environment and Culture and economy
a. Define the
local Environment
b. Determine
what you want to see in local environment
c. Resource
utilization
d. Management
Plans
2. CUSTOM AND
CULTURE = Who We Are
a. Local people and local Government processes
b. Examine Jobs,
Recreation, Shopping, Hunting, etc. that is important
and common to
area.
c. Determine
local tax base: Forecast impact on tax
base by local
Government
d. Introduce policies
based on Data. Reconcile County and
state policies
e. Demand legal
rights to consistency and results:
Environmental, Cultural, and Land use policies with Accurate
Descriptions and Consistency Reviews
MEET WITH
FEDERAL AGENCIES CONSISTENTLY
Develop Relationships!!
--Come up with ways that will work for local people and meet federal and state policies.
COORDINATION PROCESS:
Using relationships with other entities that would be impacted. How can each organization provide input and
support? Solve the problem locally.
Cooperating Agency = The Local government!! Charged with protecting local people and
communities. Coordination of tools of
each Government / Public/Private Entity
God gives Us Rights
Constitution was set up to keep the government from taking
People’s Rights. It binds all Federal
agencies. Currently, Federal Agencies can do anything that is not
prohibited by law. It should be individuals can do anything. Ask “What statutes supports what a
government agency is doing..”
Intent of the Bill of Rights :
To Protect the individual and their private property and their
individual Rights. This is our Chance to Make It Right----If we don’t Take Action, We will
lose the Chance. Develop a Local Work Plan.
If funding for the plan comes from the Federal or State Government, the
plan must follow Environmental Policies.
FEMA: Define Custom and Culture:
History
of the Area
·
WHAT DO THE LOCAL PEOPLE DO
·
Description of the local people over time
·
Current Use of land by local people
·
Benefits to the land by the rotation of utilization and cattle rotation,
minimizing fire hazards with rotation of grazing, and Sacred use of herbs,
berries, and firewood by generations of Native people.
·
How will this be affected by federal regulation or action?
Federal
agencies have hi-jacked “environment” in many areas with National Monuments
using Environmental Impact as a threat.
But desecration has increased in these designated areas significantly .
If
a local/County Sheriff is elected by the people, this individual has number one
authority over Federal agents in Counties.
Check Old Records How will this affect Federal Agency policy? Currently, FLPMA seeks to control land use by stripping away local control.
