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Issues
Representative John Curtis (R-UT) sponsored H.R. 3397, the so-called Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act of 2023, which would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. This critical rule would improve the stewardship of millions of acres of federally owned lands across the United States and ensure conservation and recreation on public lands are at least on equal footing with extractive uses. Among other benefits of the rule, it would safeguard clean water and wildlife habitat, task BLM to rehabilitate lands and waters to a land health standard, and require informed management decisions based on science, data, and traditional Indigenous knowledge. On April 30, the House approved H.R. 3397 by a vote of 212-202 (House roll call vote 165). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE. The Senate took no action on this legislation.
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