And he talks about the program that allows the Department of Natural Resources to purchase and conserve and maintain public lands. It does enjoy broad bipartisan support. But a what I would say is A smallish group of Republican lawmakers are now saying that there's too much land that's being saved and that they in their mind, they see it as a hazard to the local property tax rolls. And so they either want to put limits or zero out future purchases entirely. So let's take that on. (24:31–24:44)
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