More importantly, this is something that Congress actually told the agencies to do back in 2009. In the 2009 lands bill. It was, it went through both chambers, it was signed by President Obama, and The agencies have taken a long time to follow the law and restore the plan that Congress originally approved. It's taken years of plan planning and environmental review to get to where we are right now. This isn't a choice between conservation and infrastructure. It delivers both. (01:08–01:15)
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Asserts that agencies delayed in implementing the Northern Corridor project as originally approved by Congress.
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