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Public lands sale may return to ‘big, beautiful’ bill with Senator Lee amendment
Take Action!
On June 2nd, 2025, however, Utah Senator Mike Lee hinted that he might propose an amendment to the budget reconciliation bill to revive all or a portion of federal land transfer that was defeated last month in the House of Representatives. Senator Lee chairs the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and, as such, is in a position to leverage this and future large- scale public land transfers. Doing so would side-step public debate about the pros and cons of such transfers and eliminate any need for environmental review and public comment, including whether the lands in question are important for public access and recreational use.
Take Action!
Please call your US senators TODAY to voice opposition to any amendment to transfer federal public lands in the budget reconciliation bill. Use this link to find phone numbers for your senators’ Washington DC office. Please consider including these talking points in your message:
- My name is (name) and I live in (town or county).
- I’m a member of Back Country Horsemen of (state) and I love and use public In fact, I volunteer to keep trails and horse camps open on public lands.
- Public lands are a part of our legacy and heritage as
- We must do everything we can to keep public lands in public Above all, we must not sell them or transfer them as a way to pay for tax cuts or reduce the deficit.
- Please do not support any amendment to the budget bill that directs large-scale transfer of federal public lands to states or other government entities.
- Thank you for considering my request.
- I can be reached at (phone number).
BCHA again thanks you for Taking Action! Let’s hope that our passion and collective voice can convince the US Senate to ‘Keep Public Lands in Public Hands.’
Sincerely,
Craig Ferdig, BCHA Chairman
Brad Pollman, Chairman, BCHA Public Lands Committee
President’s Letter
Spring 2024
Hello members,
I would like to say hello to everyone and update our members for 2024 on upcoming events.
I would like to remind everyone that this year‘s BCHC Rendezvous 2024 will be in Ceres on March 22 and 23rd so please mark this in your calendars! Hope to see you there!
On the board of Directors agenda, this year will be a Spring Read more…
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