Bill · H.R. 1997· House(119-HR-1997)
Productive Public Lands Act
- Introduced
- 3/10/2025
- Last activity
- 3/10/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Jeff Hurd
- Cosponsors
- - 6 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Productive Public Lands Act," directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue several specific Records of Decision and Resource Management Plans. The Secretary must act through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to complete this within 60 days of enactment. The bill targets various field offices including Buffalo, Grand Junction, Colorado River Valley, Miles City, Rock Springs, Royal Gorge, and Lakeview, among others. It also includes a plan regarding Big Game Habitat Conservation for Oil and Gas Management in Colorado and the Gunnison Sage-Grouse. Finally, the bill deems these reissued documents as satisfying specific legal requirements and removes the need for further environmental analysis.
Yes· 3 of 10
Would business owners be better off under this?+3
The streamlining of land use plans provides greater regulatory certainty for businesses operating on public lands.
Is this likely to create jobs?+3
Streamlining land management plans may expedite resource extraction and development activities that support jobs.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+2
The bill provides administrative efficiency by finalizing and reissuing specific resource management plans.
The opposite· 3 of 6
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?-4
The bill bypasses further environmental analysis requirements for several field offices.
Does this cut the pollution that drives climate change?-3
The reduction of environmental analysis requirements may lead to less oversight of carbon-emitting industrial activities.
Does this reduce how much oil, gas and coal is produced?-3
By streamlining management plans for oil and gas, the bill may facilitate increased fossil fuel production.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Streamlined Administrative Processes: By directing the Secretary to reissue these documents and deeming them as satisfying the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act, the bill aims to finalize these plans (Section 2 and Section 3).
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Elimination of Further Study: The bill stipulates that the reissued documents do not require any additional environmental analysis, which may expedite the implementation of the preferred alternatives listed in the various field office plans (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No Information Provided on Impacts: The provided text does not contain any details regarding the specific environmental or social consequences of the different "alternatives" mentioned (such as Alternative A, B, or C) for the various field offices, making it impossible to determine specific negative outcomes from this text alone (Section 2).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+2Improves Rural Development+1Reduces Gas Prices+1Improves Environmental Protections-4Reduces Carbon Emissions-3Reduces Fossil Fuel Production-3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+3Good For Rural Residents+2Good For Farmers+1Good For Union Workers+1Good For Native Americans-2
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Job Creation+3Improves Economic Growth+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power+1Improves Due Process-2Improves Government Transparency-2
- 3/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Cliff BentzRepublican · Oregon
Troy DowningRepublican · Montana
Gabe EvansRepublican · Colorado
Harriet HagemanRepublican · Wyoming
Doug LaMalfaRepublican · California
Ryan ZinkeRepublican · Montana