I am vehemently to the creation of Natural Asset Companies. I do not believe that it is ethical, or in the best interest of the American people, for Natural Asset Companies to own rights to traditional assets such as land and water, as well as the rights to a new set of arbitrarily valued “natural processes.” These processes are clean air and other natural functions no one has a right to own, and are essential for us to live. Creating a value for these creates market distortions, potentially wreaking our economy! The assets to be enrolled in the NACs include federally owned lands! Our National Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, National Monuments, Wilderness Areas, and the Bureau of Land Management lands placed in conservation status will become assets for private profiteers. This is absolutely unacceptable and unethical, and will allow almost any entity, even our enemies, to manage public assets strictly for their profit. This is not good for the American people. Conservation easements on private lands will also be enrolled. These easements are owned by a land trust or government and can be listed without the landowner’s consent! The success of America and the American people is contingent upon the ownership of land. NACs do irreparable harm to American land owners and is tantamount to stealing. In my opinion, this would be a criminal act perpetrated upon the American people. The NAC will have “management authority” over all the assets. This includes the federal lands, private lands, conservation easements, and all other assets. The NAC must ensure these assets are “sustainably managed,” prohibiting any use of the resources that are not regenerative. No mining, oil and gas, or any other activity that can be arbitrarily defined as “unsustainable.” "Sustainable managed" is just code for taking property away from Americans solely for the profit of businesses and foreign entities. There appears to be no prohibition on foreign investment into the NAC. Adversarial countries, such as China, may be able to own shares in these companies, jeopardizing national security! This is blatant treason. No foreign entities should have control of any American assets. It is totally beyond my comprehension how the SEC can justify NACs in any way. If they are approved, you will have sold out America. We will no longer be a sovereign country with control over our own natural resources. Please do not approve NACs. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Diane Hashem