The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has included public land sales back into President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This provision aims to sell 3 million acres of Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service land, initially granting state and tribal entities the first option to purchase. This amendment broadens the earlier proposal that considered only 500,000 acres in Utah and Nevada. The committee estimates that the sales could generate approximately $29 billion by leveraging revenues from multiple sources, including mining, timber sales, and geothermal energy.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has added a provision to President Trump's budget bill to sell 3 million acres of public land for revenue.
The amendment, which covers extensive areas across western states, except Montana, has the potential to generate $29 billion from various land sales.
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