The Biden administration's proposed Public Lands Rule elevates conservation as a legitimate use on federal lands, but Republicans say it's an unauthorized land grab.
Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Petroglyphs at First Site in Nine Mile Canyon, Tuesday January 19, 2016. Nine Mile Canyon is classified as an "area of critical environmental concern." New rules proposed by the Bureau of Land Management are intended to strengthen protections in such areas.Is conservation useful? No one would argue that it isn’t.
The Biden Administration and western Democrats say the proposal fits within existing law, which they say puts conservation on equal footing with grazing, mining and other activities on federal lands. Republicans aren’t buying it. They say the leases go beyond Congress’ intent with the 1976 law, and they say BLM’s 75-day public review process is inadequate for such a significant change.
There is one traditional western constituency that could see benefits from the rule: hunters and fishers. Large hunting and fishing groups could be logical holders of conservation leases to preserve wildlife habitat.
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