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Here’s Which Colorado Public Lands Could Be Sold Under the Latest Republican Budget Proposal
- Senate Republicans have proposed a budget reconciliation bill that includes the sale of between 2 million and 3.3 million acres of public lands across 11 Western states over the next five years, as reported by the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee.
- The proposal aims to raise up to $10 billion by selling federal land for housing, affecting areas in states including Colorado and California, according to the draft legislation issued by the Senate Energy Committee.
- The bill requires the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to sell land rapidly without public input, which critics label a 'fire sale' of public lands.
- Opponents argue the bill benefits wealthy interests while compromising public access to recreation areas.
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Aspen Times
Here’s which Colorado public lands could be sold under the latest Republican budget proposal
Over 14 million acres of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado could be eligible for sale in Senate Republicans’ latest budget proposal, according to a new analysis from The Wilderness Society. A different analysis from the Outdoor Alliance found that over 17 million acres could be sold in the state. Under the proposal from the Senate Energy & Natural Resources committee, the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S.…
Letter: The Senate’s public land sell-off
A Senate amendment buried in the latest budget reconciliation bill threatens to sell off vast tracts of our public lands — including throughout Colorado — under the banner of affordable housing and energy development. Let’s get real: this isn’t about helping working families or building energy infrastructure. These lands are some of the most remote, rugged, and infrastructure-free terrain in the West. We know them. We camp, hunt, hike, and raise…
GOP bill makes 14 million acres of public land in NM ‘eligible’ for sale, according to new analysis
Highway 9, with federal grazing land on either side, in Southern New Mexico pictured in May 2025. The Senate reconciliation bill making progress this week makes more than 250 million acres "eligible" for private sell-offs, including federal grazing land, according to an analysis by the Wilderness Society. The bill mandates up to 3.2 million acres of public land be disposed of. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)The federal budget reconciliati…
Public lands in Colorado could be for sale if Senate Republicans’ pass budget reconciliation bill
The sale of federal public lands in the West is back on the menu as the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources released its portion of the chamber’s budget reconciliation package. The committee released its text on the night of June 11, which includes a proposal that mandates the sale of between 2 million to 3 million acres of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands, purportedly for housing and other “associated commun…
These Colorado public lands could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill
More than 14 million acres of federal public land in Colorado could be eligible for sale if Congress passes the current version of the budget bill, an analysis by The Wilderness Society found.
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