Barrasso Grills Bureau of Land Management Director on Anti-American Energy Agenda

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · June 13, 2024

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Opening question: Rock Springs RMP will 'devastate' Wyoming

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Senator (unnamed) opened by saying the bureaus Rock Springs resource management plan will "devastate the people of South of Southwest Wyoming," claiming it would lock up millions of acres, harm local communities and that the governor, state legislature and county commissioners oppose the plan; asked why the bureau is ignoring statewide opposition.

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A senator challenged an unnamed agency official at a Senate hearing over the draft Rock Springs resource management plan, raising concerns about land protections, coal leasing in the Powder River Basin, bonding rule changes for oil and gas, and sage-grouse management; the agency official defended outreach, extended comment periods, and policy rationale.

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