Debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking and minority member of the committee of Natural Resources or their respective designees. The gentleman from arkansas, mr. Westerman, and gentleman from colorado, mr. Neguse, will cole 30 minutes. The chair recognizes th gentleman from arkansas, mr. Westerman. Mr. Westerman i ask all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on h. R. 3397. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Westerman mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of representative curtis bill, h. R. 3397, the we were Economic Security today act, or west act of 2024. The west act withdraws the flawed illegal conservation and Landscape Health rule which was finalized earlier this month by the bureau of Land Management or the b. L. M. You may be asking, why is a rule focused on conservation and Landscape Health so bad . Well, it wouldnt be bad if thats what it was really focus
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized two rules to further prioritize the health of public lands and facilitate renewable energy leases: the Conservation and Landscape.
Protections for the Boundary Waters and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are being challenged this week, along with the BLM's recently enacted "Public Lands Rule"
The Bureau of Land Management revealed a final rule on April 18, which, among other changes, allows the approval of “restoration and mitigation” leases. Many federal land users are concerned about the possibility of this.