****Obama to put government property up for sale
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is putting government property up for sale to help save taxpayers billions of dollars.
An administration official says Obama will propose the creation of an independent board of private and public sector leaders Wednesday to review real estate owned by the federal government that could be sold or consolidated.
The administration says at least 14,000 structures are no longer needed and thousands more aren't fully used. The official says the board would send its recommendations to Congress for approval and could deliver $15 billion in savings within its first three years in operation.
The official agreed to speak before Obama's announcement only on condition of anonymity.
Associated Press
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****Tancredo wants to sell federal land! (2005)
U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo on Wednesday called for the sale of federal land to fund Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
"The federal government may be cash-poor but it is land rich.
"There is demand for farm and ranch land, and the federal government should have long ago transferred its massive holdings to the private sector, where it can be put to use," the Colorado Republican said in a statement.
He introduced a bill in Congress requiring the Interior Department to sell 15 percent of the federal land it controls, excluding national parks and Indian land. The Agriculture Department also would be required to sell a portion of the land it controls.
A vast majority of federal lands are located in 12 Western states including Alaska.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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