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The letter, to U.S. Forest Service chief Tom Tidwell, was signed by U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen and Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon.  DelBene and Larsen are cosponsoring the Green Mountain Heritage Act, along with Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, D-Wash.

The legislation passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, and appears headed for full House approval.  The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, at which the Forest Service signaled support for keeping the lookout in place.

As legislation to preserve the Green Mountain Lookout moves through Congress, three House members are asking the U.S. Forest Service not to move the historic structure from its perch atop a 6,500-foot mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of eastern Snohomish County.

“Moving the lookout would be an unnecessary and costly expense, putting further financial burden on an agency already contending with challenging budget constraints:  With an estimated cost of over $100,000, moving the lookout is a poor use of very limited public dollars,” the lawmakers wrote.

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