CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A bill sponsored by Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney would impose fees on protests against oil and gas projects on federal land.
The Republican introduced the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, saying it aims to deter intentional burdens to Wyoming’s energy development.
Cheney says in a statement that some groups are flooding the permitting agencies with frivolous protests.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports that under the measure, individuals or groups would be charged $150 to file a protest under 10 pages, with additional pages charged at $5 each. If a single filed protest concerns multiple parcels of land, each is assessed at an additional $10.
Brian Rutledge is a policy adviser for the Audubon Society. He calls Cheney’s bill “obscene.”
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, http://www.trib.com
What “federal land” the “government” can’t own Land. It is illegal.
The poisoned apple does not fall far from the corrupt tree.
yes… a fee to exercise your right to peaceably assemble, because they don’t want you protesting the theft of your resources, or the damage that may occur during this process.
I guess they’re gearing up to drain the last of our oil and gas to make sure we’re left penniless as a nation. It’s all part of looting the last of what’s left in this country as it’s sent down the tubes.
But of course, Americans don’t care as long as there’s good stuff to watch on TV.
“I can’t worry about the theft and destruction of our nation right now. My shows are on!!” — American idiot box victim