Chaffetz to SUWA: 'When Will Enough Be Enough?'

Rep. Jason Chaffetz says of his opposition to the proposed Red Rock Wilderness Act: "[T]he original BLM [wilderness] proposal was roughly 3 million acres, then SUWA countered with 5.1 million acres, then 5.7 million acres and now we are [considering legislation] that would designate 9.4 million Utah acres as wilderness. If the goal is to designate wilderness in areas truly worthy of that highest and most restrictive designation, then you've got a partner. If the end goal is to further inflate the acreage in this bill, thus allowing [SUWA] to exist in perpetuity, then it is going to be a long, rocky road. When will enough be enough?" (see press release).