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Rio Blanco County backs rescission of DOI 2024 public-lands rule, ties concerns to 30x30

Board of County Commissioners of Rio Blanco County · October 29, 2025
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Summary

The county approved a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior supporting rescission of a 2024 public-lands rule, with staff telling commissioners the rule would prioritize conservation and restoration in ways the county views as inconsistent with multiple-use goals and local land-use policy.

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Rio Blanco County Board of County Commissioners voted on Oct. 28 to send a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior supporting the agency’s proposed rescission of a 2024 public-lands rule.

Reese (county staff) framed the rule as one that "would actually prioritize restoration and conservation projects on our public lands, and ... take priority over other multiple uses like…

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