Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, faces opposition from environmentalists, conservatives, and fellow lawmakers, who claim that his proposal to sell federal land to address the housing crisis would endanger the nation’s most protected land.
As part of the committee’s legislative text for Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Lee included a provision requiring the Bureau of Land Management and National Forest System to sell certain federal land for housing.
What land is eligible for sale under the bill?
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The provision would mandate the sale of 0.50% to 0.75% of BLM land and National Forest System land in 11 western states for housing development.
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
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