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S. 1435Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

Sponsored by John BarrassoSen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Introduced May 3, 2023

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The bill directs the Bureau of Land Management’s director to pull back a specific proposed rule called “Conservation and Landscape Health.” It also bars the agency from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing that rule or any rule that is substantially similar. This affects the BLM’s regulatory actions and any parties that would be impacted by the withdrawn rule.

Key Provisions

  • The BLM Director must withdraw the proposed “Conservation and Landscape Health” rule (published April 3, 2023).
  • The Director may not take any action to finalize, implement, enforce, or adopt a substantially similar rule.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 3, 2023

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Introduced in Senate

May 3, 2023

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 3, 2023

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 3, 2023

II

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1435

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 3, 2023

Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Mr. Sullivan, and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health.

1.

Withdrawal of BLM proposed rule

The Director of the Bureau of Land Management—

(1)

shall withdraw the proposed rule of the Bureau of Land Management entitled Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19583 (April 3, 2023)); and

(2)

may not take any action to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule described in paragraph (1) or any substantially similar rule.