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Summary: In February of 2019 the US Senate passed the largest public lands package in over a decade. The 662-page package passed out of the US House and President Trump signed the bill in March of 2019. This massive land package was old school deal-making in Congress permanently re-authorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), expanding wilderness areas and park but did correct some long-standing issues like the Red River boundary issue and grazing disputes. Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Federal Lands, speaks with Arizona Farm and Ranch Radio about this large legislative package. This podcast was recorded after the vote in the US Senate and before passage by the House.