Nevada Public Lands Likely a Target Again when Senate Takes up Trump's 'One Big, Beautiful Bill'

Will Senate Republicans Add Sale Of Federal Land Into Big Beautiful Bill?

Hundreds of BLM parcels across Wyoming could be available to buy if Republican senators add the sale of public lands to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. "The federal government doesn't need to perpetually own every piece of land,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis says.

Nevada public lands likely a target again when Senate takes up Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill'

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada's lone Republican in Congress failed in an effort to sell off public lands in the state, but a Utah senator might revive the tactic as President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" progresses this summer. A late-night amendment by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) was heavily criticized by Nevada's Democratic representatives. It ended up dying, a casualty of political dealing after Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, the for…

Public Lands Are Safe — For Now - Rogue River Press

Photo courtesy of Metro Creative Graphics. An amendment in a bill that would have allowed the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in parts of Nevada and Utah has been removed after a major backlash from hunters, anglers and other conservationists. Several House and Senate Republicans joined their Democratic counterparts in opposing any language that would sell or swap large-scale swaths of public lands. Many believe there is ro…

NM state lawmakers on alert against sale of public lands

Even though the Republican tax and spend bill that cleared the United States House of Representatives last month no longer authorizes the sale of thousands acres of public land, state lawmakers in New Mexico say they will continue to monitor…

Senate to reinstate US public lands sale to pay for tax cuts

A plan to sell thousands of acres of federal land to help pay for President Trump's massive package of tax cuts will be returning in the Senate's version of the bill, according to a key lawmaker.

Senate likely to rekindle GOP efforts to sell off public lands for billionaire tax cuts

Cattle gather around a watering hole on federal land near Monticello, Utah. Utah is among several Western states seeking to reduce federal land ownership (photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch). Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of public land. A few days later, lawmakers advanced the larger…