Category Archives: BLM Proposed Rules

Coalition Challenges BLM’s Proposed Planning Rules

A coalition of Local Governments and Associations filed comments today, challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed revisions to their planning rules (81 Fed. Reg. 9674 (Feb. 25, 2016).  The planning rules guide the development of the agency’s Resource Management Plans … Continue reading

Coordination Requested on BLM’s Proposed Planning Rules

April 12, 2016, six Counties and three Conservation Districts representing seven Western states (the Coordinating Local Governments) issued a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director, Neil Kornze.  The letter request that he coordinate the agencies proposed planning rules with … Continue reading

BLM Proposes New Rules that Erode Coordination

Coalition of Local Governments Formed to Stop Proposed Rules February 25, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released proposed new rules that govern how they develop and implement the management plans on over 240 million acres of land.  Titled “Planning 2.0” … Continue reading