A House Natural Resources subcommittee will take up several public lands bills during a hearing this week, including a contentious proposal to redirect revenues to shore up Social Security.
The “Land and Social Security Optimization (LASSO) Act,” H.R. 34, would redirect 10 percent of public land revenues into the Social Security Trust Fund.
The bill, from Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and more than a dozen GOP co-sponsors, would not allow public land access prices to be raised in connection with the initiative.
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A fact sheet in favor of the bill says, “The LASSO Act is a win-win. It encourages domestic energy, mining, and agricultural potential on public lands and funds social security for American seniors.”
