North Dakota Ag Connection - Goehring Commends Zinke on Efforts to Address Easements

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Goehring Commends Zinke on Efforts to Address Easements
North Dakota Ag Connection - 11/12/2018

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring met recently with U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and commended him for efforts to address the issue of U.S. Fish and Wildlife wetland easements in the state.

"Delineating wetlands where Fish and Wildlife hold an easement is important in order to determine which wetlands and acres are under their direct control," Goehring said. "This allows landowners to manage the adjacent land in a responsible manner using best agricultural practices to support food, feed and fiber production.

In 2015, the North Dakota Legislature created the Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee (FELIRC) to review federal environmental legislation and regulations that detrimentally impact or potentially detrimentally impact the state's agricultural, energy or oil production sectors. The committee consists of 11 members with Goehring as the chairman. The committee has taken an interest in the issue and has been actively trying to find a solution.

"We hadn't seen much movement on this issue until Secretary Zinke took office. He has added more people and resources to address the issue," Goehring said. "We are extremely grateful to the Secretary for his continued action to help push U.S. Fish and Wildlife to delineate wetland easements.

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