Dear U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, As a citizen of Wyoming and a member of the Wyoming Legislature, I want to voice my grave concerns regarding SR-NYSE-2023-09. Many of my constituents have contacted me with their serious opposition to the SEC’s creation of a new asset class of Natural Asset Company designed to lock up private and public lands. This proposal poses a significant threat to the economy of rural communities by creating a way for public and private land to be permanently removed from productive use. All this in the name of the climate agenda. It is completely unacceptable that this proposal allows private interests, including foreign countries who do not have our best interests in mind, to use their capital to purchase or manage farmland, national and state parks, and other mineral-rich areas and stop essential economic activities like farming, grazing, and energy extraction. This proposal is trading our national treasures as mere commodities utilizing Natural Asset Companies as brokers. The Federal Government has been entrusted with caretaker status of these lands & resources; they do not own them. However, it appears that the Federal Government is once again playing politics to the detriment of the American people. Therefore, I strongly urge the SEC to completely abandon these efforts to create a new NAC asset class. This proposal is unacceptable and an affront to those of us who pay taxes to maintain our Public Lands. Furthermore, I respectfully request that you provide a 120-day extension of the public comment period on SR-NYSE-2023-09 so the SEC can hear from other citizens and stakeholders who will be negatively impacted by the proposed creation of NAC. Sincerely, Representative Martha Lawley Wyoming House District 27