Hurd Introduces the Productive Public Lands Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Jeff Hurd (CO-03) introduces the Productive Public Lands Act to unlock resource development on some of our most productive lands.

“The Productive Public Lands Act would reactivate the resource potential of our public lands,” said Rep. Hurd.“This bill would force the Bureau of Land Management to reissue nine Biden-era Resource Management Plans (RMPs) which locked up access to viable lands throughout Colorado and the West.  A reissuance of these RMPs will put us on a path to energy dominance allowing for a more secure and prosperous United States.”

“The Biden Administration was hell-bent on locking up public lands, threatening the prosperity of rural economies across the country,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “Fortunately, a new era has dawned, and we have the opportunity to reverse these lockups and reinstate the multiple-use mandate on America’s public lands. The Productive Public Lands Act will open up the public’s land to be used for recreation, grazing, timber harvesting, drilling, mining, and other appropriate uses. I want to thank Western Caucus Vice Chair Hurd for leading this important legislation.”

This legislation would revisit the unreasonable restrictions imposed on our public lands by the Biden-Harris administration through the BLM and continue the process of unlocking our energy dominance in the West. The purpose of public lands has always been to support the public, and by reissuing these plans, we are putting the land back in a position to benefit the American people.

Read full text of the bill here.

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