[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5901]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              PLANNING 2.0

  (Mrs. LUMMIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Speaker, today in the Natural Resources Committee 
here in the House we heard testimony about how the Bureau of Land 
Management's Planning 2.0 rule might affect counties around this 
country that are dealing with Federal lands in their districts.
  FLPMA, which is the Federal Land Policy Management Act, is a law that 
was designed to give local government a lot of input especially in 
counties where there is a tremendous amount of Federal land.
  We heard today from counties that have 90 to 95 percent of their land 
owned by the Federal Government. They need input into what is going on 
in their districts. FLPMA contemplated that.
  For Planning 2.0, the new proposed rule to change that and perhaps 
eliminate some opportunities for local governments to have input into 
Federal land management decisions would be a huge mistake.
  I ask the Bureau of Land Management to extend the time beyond the 30 
days they granted and allow 180 days for the time that local 
governments and other stakeholders are allowed to respond to the 
proposed new rule.

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