Utah Republicans battle Biden admin’s new Public Lands Rule, pass Rep. Curtis’ bill in U.S. House

Last week, Rep. John Curtis’ Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives, co-sponsored by Reps. Celeste Maloy, Blake Moore and Burgess Owens. Sens. Mike Lee and Mitt Romney co-sponsored a similar bill in the Senate. Both pieces of legislation take aim at a rule finalized by the Bureau of Land Management in April, which would affect the 23 million acres of public land in Utah.