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Published on: 9/28/2009
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"To have the Red Rock bill bring the entire Utah delegation into a room to talk about wilderness is a positive thing," said Scott Groene, executive director of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance.
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But Groene said: "We are excited to have the hearing.
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Groene said he welcomes hard questions, just as long as the opponents of the bill don't try to argue against any wilderness designation.
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"It would be very helpful if Representative Matheson would step up on this issue," Groene recently told The Salt Lake Tribune 's editorial board.
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The environmental group has participated in these talks and Groene said he is interested in working on regional bills, but worries that each piece of legislation will take years to pass.
"You are talking about a 40-year process," he said, concerned that off-road vehicle use could damage these lands before bills become law.