To prohibit the implementation of the Rock Springs Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.
This bill would block the U.S. Department of the Interior, specifically the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office, from implementing the Rock Springs Field Office Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) that were published in December 2024. In practical terms, it stops the directives, land-use decisions, and management framework contained in that ROD/RMP from taking effect. The measure does not specify an alternative plan or procedures to follow in its place, so management of the affected lands would not move forward under the 2024 ROD/RMP while the bill is in effect. Introduced in the House on January 7, 2025 by Representative Hageman and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, the bill currently has no Senate action and does not specify funding or enforcement mechanisms beyond the prohibition on implementation.
Key Points
- 1Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from implementing, administering, or enforcing the Rock Springs Field Office ROD and Approved RMP dated December 2024.
- 2Targets the Rock Springs Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, restricting new land-use decisions and management changes outlined in the 2024 ROD/RMP.
- 3Maintains that the ROD/RMP cannot take effect or be enforced; effectively preserves the status quo for the affected lands during the bill’s effect.
- 4Provides a clear legislative prohibition without detailing an alternative plan or ongoing management framework.
- 5Has been introduced in the House and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources; no Senate companion or action is noted in the provided text.