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  • The bill H. R. 2301 aims to encourage the use of renewable energy, like solar and wind power, on public lands. It sets new national goals for producing renewable energy, designates preferred areas for energy projects, and revises land use plans to improve the permitting...

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    The bill H. R. 2301 is all about using wind and sun energy on public lands to help the environment. It wants to set goals for making more clean energy, choose special places to build energy projects, and share some of the money made with local areas, while also saving some to protect nature.

  • H.R. 10466, known as the "Land And Social Security Optimization Act" or "LASSO Act," proposes that each year, 10% of the revenue collected by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from activities on public lands is deposited into the Federal Old-Age...

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    The LASSO Act says that 10% of money made from fun stuff and important jobs done on public lands will help old people by going into their savings fund called Social Security. It makes sure no one will lose money they usually get, like states and tribes, from this plan.

  • H.R. 34, also known as the “Land And Social Security Optimization Act” or “LASSO Act,” proposes that each year, 10% of the revenue generated from public lands managed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture should be deposited into the Federal...

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    The LASSO Act is about taking some of the money made from special lands like parks and seas and putting it into a big savings jar called the Social Security Trust Fund to help people when they get old. It also makes sure that this doesn't make things expensive or take money away from local places like states or Indian Tribes.