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Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in federal ownership
The five-year plan would shift proceeds from some sales to conservation while targeting lands for energy production and other uses, officials said.
- President Donald Trump's administration unveiled a five-year plan Wednesday to sell public lands to states, tribes, and local governments, aiming to "decrease the size of the federal estate."
- The Interior Department oversees more than 750,000 square miles of land—an area greater than Texas and California combined—with a strategic plan last updated four years ago under Democratic President Joe Biden.
- Among the proposals, Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee suggested selling more than 2 million acres; most public lands are in Western states where the government controls vast majorities, protecting land while hindering growth.
- Interior officials said selling federal property allows the government to focus resources on "nationally significant" lands, yet it remains uncertain if Interior Secretary Doug Burgum can achieve these goals without cooperation from Congress.
- The plan calls for strategic land transfers supporting greater energy production, a centerpiece of the administration's pro-fossil fuel policies; Future administrations would not be bound by this strategy.
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Trump administration to pursue public land sales and a decrease in federal ownership
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to “decrease the size of the federal estate.”
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