H.R. 229 would stop the Interior Department from putting the December 2024 Rock Springs land plan into effect. The bill blocks that one plan, but it does not create a replacement.
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To prohibit the implementation of the Rock Springs Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Latest action on H.R. 229: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and groups tied to federal public lands in the Rock Springs Field Office area. That includes ranchers, energy developers, recreation users, local communities, state officials, conservation groups, and the federal land managers who oversee the area. The bill could change which rules guide land use there if the December 2024 plan cannot be used.
Why this matters: The bill matters because it could change the rules for how public land is used in the Rock Springs area. Those rules can affect grazing, recreation, energy development, habitat protection, and conservation. Blocking the December 2024 plan may keep current land-use patterns in place for now. But the bill does not say what happens next, so the longer-term effect is unclear.
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Officially: To prohibit the implementation of the Rock Springs Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.
H.R. 229 would stop the Interior Department from putting the December 2024 Rock Springs land plan into effect. The bill blocks that one plan, but it does not create a replacement.
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Sitting in House Committee
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Introduced
Introduced in House
House Committee
Under House committee consideration
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (1/7/2025)
House Floor Vote
Voted on by House
Passed House
Approved by House
Senate Review
Sent to Senate for consideration
Passed Both Chambers
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Signed into Law
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