Jun 12, 2024 Comments on Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning
IPAA joined API in submitting comments for the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning. IPAA has a keen interest in how BLM plans to manage land with respect to the greater sage-grouse and its habitat as many of our members operating on public lands currently hold existing leases and are interested in future oil and natural gas leases and exploration opportunities that will be directly affected by the BLM’s management decisions.
Our submitted comments detail the significant interest our members have in being active participants in developing RMP’s to address the greater sage-grouse. We have consistently urged BLM to be guided by sound science in considering measures to conserve greater sage-grouse on lands managed by the BLM and ensure that any such measures are grounded in BLM’s statutory authority and respect existing commitments to leaseholders.
