Utah Rep. John Curtis is proposing a bill that would block a BLM rule change to create dedicated leases for conservation, similar to leases for mining or grazing.
newsletter. Enter your email below to receive more stories like these right to your inbox.In previous statements and during the hearing, GOP members of Congress said implementing the rule would mean restricting access to public lands. In a news release last month, Curtis said the rule, “would undermine the livelihoods of Utah’s farmers, ranchers, recreation businesses, and more.
Following the hearing, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., who spoke during the hearing, said during a news conference that she disagrees with the notion that a conservation lease would block access to public lands. The language of the proposed rule says a new conservation lease, “would not override valid existing rights or preclude other, subsequent authorizations so long as those subsequent authorizations are compatible with the conservation use.”
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