From the Thursday, March 30, 2006 online edition of the Daily Inter Lake . . .
The public comment period has been extended for an initiative that would sell off national forest lands to pay for a federal program that provides funding to counties and schools.
Mark Rey, Department of Agriculture undersecretary, announced Wednesday that the comment period, which expires today, would be extended to May 1. He said the extension was prompted by requests from lawmakers and the public.
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