There was a brief discussion on this subject earlier and I can't find the thread but I just received this e-mail and though you might be interested:

YOU ARE NEEDED to call your Congressman about a national issue. Concerned Women for America National Alert 5/18/99

The American Land Sovereignty Protection Act HR883 will come to the House floor on Wednesday (5/19) or Thursday (5/20).

Originally introduced by Representative Don Young (R-Alaska) HR883 is a response to critical issues of land use planning and private property rights.

HR883 calls upon Congress to exercise its constitutional authority by reviewing all current and future Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site designations.

Biosphere Reserves and United Nations designated World Heritage Sites were created originally for seemingly innocuous environmental protection and preservation. However, their subsequent management has, in many instances, usurped the private property of American citizens. All this is done without Congressional approval. The Executive Branch through Departments of State, Interior, and others have applied UN regulations to private and public land though Congress had not approved the action. Please note that the United Nations does not own the land though you may have received reports of this.

HR883 will require Congressional approval for such land regulations and will hold executive branch departments accountable.

ACTION NEEDED

Please call your Representative and urge him/her to vote FOR HR883, the American Land sovereignty protection Act. Let the congressmans office staff know that this issue is important to you as a constituent. You may want to mention that you are a member of Concerned Women for American and that CWA will score this vote for their more than half a million members.

To find your congressman and get phone, fax, emails...

http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/search.html?

More information and background on this bill can be found at http://www.house.gov/resources/

Other lists of congressmen for you to browse if you want

http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/house.html

-- Nadine Zint (nadine@hillsboro.net), May 18, 1999