PRIA Logo™
119-hr-1997119th Congress

Productive Public Lands Act

Sponsored By: Representative Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]

Introduced

Summary

Directs reissuance of nine Bureau of Land Management Records of Decision and updates their preferred alternatives. This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to reissue nine specified Records of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments and to update the listed preferred alternatives within 60 days of enactment.

Show full summary
  • The Secretary, through the BLM Director, would have 60 days to reissue nine specific RODs and ARMPAs and to set their preferred alternatives.
  • It names the affected plans and the selected preferred alternatives: Buffalo Field Office ROD — alternative B, Grand Junction Field Office RMP — alternative A, Colorado River Valley Field Office RMP — alternative B, Miles City Field Office ROD — alternative A, Rock Springs Field Office ROD — alternative C, Eastern Colorado RMP: Royal Gorge Field Office — alternative A or C, Big Game Habitat Conservation for Oil and Gas Management in Colorado RMP Amendment — alternative A, Lakeview ROD and RMP Amendment — alternative A, and Gunnison Sage-Grouse ROD and RMP Amendment — alternative A.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Faster public-lands decisions for projects

This bill would force Interior to reissue nine named Bureau of Land Management plans within 60 days. Each reissued plan would select the specified preferred alternative (such as Alternative A, B, or C). Those documents would be treated as meeting NEPA, FLPMA, and the Administrative Procedure Act. No new environmental studies or reviews would be required for those plans. This could speed permits for energy and other projects on those public lands and reduce chances for new legal challenges.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3]

CO • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]

    CA • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]

    MT • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

  • Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2]

    OR • R

    Sponsored 3/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation