House votes to extend 20-year lease to cattle ranches on Point Reyes National Seashore

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September 26, 2018

“Without those long-term leases it’s extremely hard to do business,” said Jamison Watts, executive director of Marin Agricultural Land Trust. “This legislation would clarify Congress’s long-standing intention of keeping agriculture on Point Reyes National Seashore.”

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