Public Lands in Colorado Could Be for Sale if Senate Republicans’ Pass Budget Reconciliation Bill

GOP bill makes 14 million acres of public land in NM ‘eligible’ for sale, according to new analysis

Highway 9, with federal grazing land on either side, in Southern New Mexico pictured in May 2025. The Senate reconciliation bill making progress this week makes more than 250 million acres "eligible" for private sell-offs, including federal grazing land, according to an analysis by the Wilderness Society. The bill mandates up to 3.2 million acres of public land be disposed of. (Photo by Patrick Lohmann / Source NM)The federal budget reconciliati…

Public lands in Colorado could be for sale if Senate Republicans’ pass budget reconciliation bill

The sale of federal public lands in the West is back on the menu as the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources released its portion of the chamber’s budget reconciliation package.  The committee released its text on the night of June 11, which includes a proposal that mandates the sale of between 2 million to 3 million acres of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands, purportedly for housing and other “associated commun…

A GOP plan to sell public land is back. This time, it’s millions of acres - West Hawaii Today

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are resurrecting a plan to sell millions of acres of federal lands as part of President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending bill, setting up a fight within the party.

Public lands for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package

The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; Public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas, critical wildlife habitat and big game migration corridors.

Trump bill could force sale of millions of acres of public land

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BHA Condemns Senate Proposal to Sell Off Up to 3 Million Acres of Public Lands

Proposal dwarfs previous House efforts, signals unprecedented attack on the public lands legacy owned by all Americans. MISSOULA, Mont. — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is rebuking a sweeping new proposal released by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee that would force the sale of up to 3 million acres of public lands under the guise of a solution to the housing crisis. This proposal—led by committee chair Senator Mike Lee (R-…