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States should have more sway when it comes to managing their land and natural resources, according to a trio of U.S. representatives who spoke at Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald Lodge Wednesday afternoon.

For anglers, many of the river systems in Montana feel wild and scenic. Now, U.S. Congressman Ryan Zinke is looking to make that designation official. At a press conference Tuesday in Bozeman, Zinke announced his Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement and Tourism Act.

While Senate Republicans have sought to sell millions of acres of public lands — which the vast majority of their constituents disagree with — Rep. Ryan Zinke has emerged as a leading conservative working to kill the effort.

Public lands are our birthright. A conservation legacy passed down from generation to generation. We hunt, fish, hike, fall in love, and heal on our lands and waters. We use them to make a living or escape from the grind.

Rep. Ryan Zinke visited the Noxon Bridge on Tuesday, saying afterward that the project is his number one priority.

"The bridge is 100 years old and it has holes the size of trash can lids," Zinke told The Ledger, saying that he was surprised and concerned at the amount of deterioration that has occurred since his last visit in October. "The bridge isn't going to last six years."

Rep. Ryan Zinke has been in constant communication with Missoula Emergency Services since the Department of Veterans Affairs rule “Changes in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation” came out in February 2023.