Amendments BRC Supports in the Department of Interior Appropriations Bill

Jul 24, 2024

Categories: Action Alert | BLM | Withdraw the Rule
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We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

Why you should submit here, even if you already have elsewhere!

We keep them honest. If everyone only comments through the government/agency site, we have to take their word on how many comments were received. By submitting through BRC, we create an independent record of our community’s response that can’t be buried or under-reported.

We protect your voice. If this fight ends up in court, having our own record of submitted comments means we don’t have to wait a year or more for a government agency to turn over documents. We can move quickly with proof that thousands of you spoke up.

We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

The United States House is working to pass amendments in the 2024 Department of Interior House Appropriations bill. There are several amendments being voted on that will greatly affect our access to public lands and future recreation. Take a look at the following amendments and why we support them and send a letter to your representatives letting them know to support these. The U.S. House is voting on these amendments July 23rd and they move through really fast. Taking the time to let the staff, who is working late, know that you support these amendments can make the difference in if they pass or not.

  • Amendment 4 (Bentz): Prohibits the use of any federal funds to create National monuments in Malheur County, Oregon under the Antiquities Act
  • Amendment 41 (Hageman): Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing its proposed Western Solar Plan
  • Amendment 44 (Hageman): Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the proposed Resource Management Plans by the BLM’s Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming and the Miles City Field Office in Montana
  • Amendment 42 (Hageman): Prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan in Wyoming
  • Amendment 17 (Beobert): Prohibits funds made available by this Act to be used to declare a national monument with the use of the antiquities Act in Montrose County, Colorado; Mesa County, Colorado; Monezuma County, Colorado; San Juan County, Colorado; or Dolores County, Colorado
  • Amendment 93 (Tiffany): Strikes funding for the removal of roads that are no longer needed

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