Chapter 16 - Department of the Interior

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Roll back Biden's orders on climate action and environmental protection
Reinstate Trump-era Energy Dominance Agenda
Resume quarterly onshore oil and gas lease sales in all producing states
Conduct more offshore oil and gas lease sales
Develop a new five-year plan for offshore drilling
Comply with laws to establish oil and gas leasing in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Restart the federal coal leasing program
Abandon withdrawals of lands from leasing in environmentally sensitive areas
Rescind Biden's rules on waste prevention, Endangered Species Act, and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Reinstate Trump's NEPA reforms
Move Bureau of Land Management headquarters back to the West
Change law enforcement structure in BLM
Promote more aggressive management of wild horse populations
Delist grizzly bears and gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act
Cede jurisdiction over sage grouse to western states
End reintroduction of species outside their historic ranges
Abolish the Biological Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey
Reduce the number of coal reclamation inspectors
Implement policies to expand oil, gas, and mineral extraction in Alaska
Approve the Ambler Road Project in Alaska
Reduce federal oversight of wildlife management on federal lands in Alaska
Challenge state ownership of navigable waters in Alaska
Reinstate Trump's exemption of the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule
Review and potentially reduce the size of national monuments
Seek repeal of the Antiquities Act
Prioritize timber harvesting over conservation in certain Oregon lands
Eliminate judicial review of the adequacy of NEPA documents
Reinstate the requirement for approval of state and local governments before federal acquisition of private property with Land and Water Conservation Fund monies
Reissue Trump's Schedule F executive order to ease firing of federal employees
Maintain the current "Ten-Day Notice" rule for coal mining regulation
Develop additional water storage capacity across the arid west
Consolidate federal water working groups
Implement actions to improve forecasts of water availability
Clarify the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act
Reinstate Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West
Seek congressional reauthorization of the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations