House Republicans eye sale of public lands in Nevada, Utah |
House Republicans voted Wednesday to adopt a provision in their budget reconciliation package that would allow for the sale of public land in Nevada and Utah.
GOP Reps. Mark Amodei (Nev.) and Celeste Maloy (Utah) funneled the provision through a House Natural Resources Committee markup that seeks to boost fossil fuel production and mining on federal land.
“Nevada population centers are all encumbered by federal land that can't meet their housing and development needs without disposal of federal lands. Unlike most other states, Nevadans rely on Congress to make these lands available,” Amodei said during........