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SUES FEDS ON ROADLESS PLAN On December 30, the state of Idaho's Land Board sued the Clinton Administration to block the highly publicized "roadless area" plan, on the grounds that the Administration had rendered the public comment process meaningless by failing to provide even an approximate accounting of which 40 to 60 million acres it intended to include in the plan. The suit followed the Forest Service's rejection of the Land Board's Freedom Of Information Act request to provide details about the plan and the agency's rejection of Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne's request for a 120-day extension of the public comment period. "The bottom line is that it is impossible for the state, or any Idahoan, to obtain information necessary to understand the Forest Service's proposal," stated Idaho Attorney General Al Lance. Return to Public Policy Archive Forest Resources Association
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