The Wilderness Society

06/16/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/16/2025 16:11

Congress is making more than 250 million acres of public lands available for sale.

Bill is a disturbing giveaway that sets an extremely dangerous precedent

On the heels of the disastrous House reconciliation bill's passage, Senate Republicans have unveiled their own poisonous version of the bill that will fund President Trump's agenda-a bill that calls for the outright sale of public lands as a key element.

The provision in question mandates the disposal of between 2 million and 3 million acres of lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service across 11 states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Alarmingly, the provision contains very limited exemptions-Wilderness Study Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, roadless areas and critical habitat are all considered eligible for sale. Based on those limited restrictions, more than 250 million acres of public lands will be eligible to be sold to "any interested party."

To illustrate just how much is at stake, we've created a map of all public lands that are now at risk of disposal.

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