Bill Summary
This bill, also known as the "Colorado Energy Prosperity Act," aims to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from carrying out the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management Plans. This means that the Secretary will not be able to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce these plans, as well as any similar documents, as referenced in a specific Notice.
Possible Impacts
1. The legislation could affect communities and businesses located in the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction areas. These communities and businesses may have been anticipating the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and may now have to adjust their plans and operations accordingly.
2. The legislation could also impact the environment and natural resources in the affected areas. Prohibiting the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement could potentially limit the protection and preservation of these resources.
3. The legislation could also affect the employment and livelihoods of individuals who work for the Department of the Interior or in industries related to natural resource management. The prohibition on implementing the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement could lead to changes in job responsibilities or even job loss for these individuals.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6547 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6547
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the Draft
Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction
Field Office Resource Management Plans.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 1, 2023
Ms. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Nehls)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources
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A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from implementing the Draft
Resource Management Plan and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Colorado River Valley Field Office and Grand Junction
Field Office Resource Management Plans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado Energy Prosperity Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF DRAFT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN
AND DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.
The Secretary of the Interior may not finalize, implement,
administer, or enforce the Draft Resource Management Plan or Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement referenced in the Notice
titled ``Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan
and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Colorado River
Valley Field Office and Grand Junction Field Office Resource Management
Plans, Colorado'' (88 Fed. Reg. 51855; published August 4, 2023), or
any substantially similar documents.
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