Republican senators are encouraging Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to follow through on months of evaluation and revoke the Biden-era public lands rule that critics say restricts uses on millions of acres overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.
Led by Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, the 12 GOP senators issued “strong support” in the letter for rescinding the public lands rule that elevated conservation as a formal use of BLM lands.
The Interior Department in September proposed revoking the rule formally implemented last year, and Monday marked the conclusion of the 60-day public comment period.
The proposal to revoke the rule followed a five-month review of it overseen by the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
