Overview

• Under the Senate GOP proposal, the BLM and U.S. Forest Service would identify and sell between 2.2 million and 3.3 million acres of federal land for development.
• Sales would exclude national parks, national monuments and wilderness areas and require proceeds to fund local housing or related infrastructure projects.
• Governors at a Santa Fe summit voiced split views, with New Mexico’s Michelle Lujan Grisham rejecting wholesale sales and Wyoming’s Mark Gordon backing targeted transfers.
• Conservation groups staged protests outside the summit, warning that the sale threatens wildlife habitat, cultural resources and clean drinking water.
• The measure faces opposition from some Republican senators and must clear both the full Senate and the House before reaching President Trump’s desk.