Date:         Sun, 1 Oct 2000 16:53:20 -0400
Reply-To:     "Marion M. Dobbs" <marion@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         "Marion M. Dobbs" <marion@MINDSPRING.COM>
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    I apologize for sending a garbled and incomplete message - somehow hit
the send rather than the paste button.
    Here's the entire quote from TWW's web site:
"Teaming with Wildlife (TWW) is a national campaign to prevent species from
becoming endangered and to nurture a new generation of wildlife stewards by
securing funding for state-level nongame wildlife conservation and related
education and recreation programs. (Click here for more details.)  A
coalition of over 3,000 organizations and businesses support the need for
such funding by officially endorsing Teaming with Wildlife.

TWW originally proposed to fund these goals by extending the existing user
fee on hunting and fishing gear to additional outdoor gear used by birders,
hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts. After many years of building support
for this funding, Congress recently responded to the TWW coalition's call
for action by introducing legislation in October 1998 to meet the goals of
TWW though with a different funding source.

Known as the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA), this legislation
would dedicate a portion of federal income from offshore oil and natural gas
leases for a variety of purposes, including the goals of TWW (See
Conservation and Reinvestment Act). CARA enjoys strong bipartisan support in
the House and Senate and offers a tax-free funding alternative to the
original TWW proposal. According to a statement issued by the Teaming with
Wildlife National Steering Committee, "While TWW's original vision of
user-fee funding for conservation remains alive, the new proposals currently
appear to offer a more viable funding option." The steering committee is
committed to strengthening this legislation and seeing it through Congress
so TWW can get to work on the ground and reverse the alarming declines in
our nation's wildlife."

    And in a very  roundabout way, I get to my bottom line, which is a plea
to all to follow the suggestions of EJ Williams     and contact your
congressional representatives urging them to support passage of CARA.  Then
we will have made     and effort to pay our own way.

I can provide e-mail and fax numbers for Max Cleland, Zell Miller, Trent
Lott, and Tom Daschle if anyone needs them.

Marion M. Dobbs
Rome  GA
marion@mindspring.com