H.R. 3397
Blocks a BLM rule that would treat conservation as a land use on public lands.
Medium confidence
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Preserves grazing, energy and other uses of public lands relied on by rural Western communities.
Medium confidence
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Western Economic Security Today Act of 2023 or the WEST Act of 2023 This bill requires the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to withdraw a proposed rule relating to conservation and landscape health and prohibits the BLM from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule or any substantially similar rule.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, reported to house version.
On Passage, Apr 30, 2024 · Passed