Policy Positions

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2025 Policy Focus

REQUIRE ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES TO COORDINATE WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

To ensure federal plans and policies do not harm the local economy and the health, safety, and welfare of the people, Congress should require all federal land management agencies to coordinate federal resource plans and policies with states and local governments as prescribed in the “Federal Land Policy and Management Act” at section 202 (43 U.S.C. § 1712(c)(9)). 

RESCIND FUNDS IMPLEMENTING THE UNAUTHORIZED 30X30 AGENDA

The 30x30 agenda is a government land grab that erodes private control and restricts natural resource production essential for fueling our economy, therefore Congress should rescind Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 entitled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (86 Fed. Reg. 7,619) directing federal agencies to "conserve at least 30 percent of America’s land and oceans by 2030.”

UNLOCK AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERAL RESERVES

American independence, essential technology systems, and other critical infrastructure needs, are forcing the U.S. to acquire critical minerals elsewhere at great cost. America should be reopened to development. 

Mineral deposits hold the critical minerals America requires for national defense, and energy, so Congress should rescind the Department of the Interior Mineral Withdrawal Secretarial Orders, such as ANWR, offshore leasing, and Boundary Waters, issued under the 30x30 agenda.

STOP THE WHITE HOUSE STRATEGY TO MONETIZE AND OWN NATURAL ASSETS

To help prevent the executive branch from inflating the financial position of the United States to support raising the debt level and increasing the federal budget, Congress should Prohibit funding for the “White House Strategy for Environmental-Economic Decisions” (SEED) and continuation of the pilot test accounts.

PREVENT USE OF UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ACCOUNTING METHOD

To help prevent the executive branch from inflating the financial position of the United States to support raising the debt level and increasing the federal budget, Congress should prohibit funds being used for any program that relies on the United Nations’ System of Environmental Economic Accounting (UN-SEEA) to determine the value of natural processes and environmental services.

PROHIBIT LISTING PRIVATE PROPERTY AS A U.S. ASSET ON THE FEDERAL BALANCE SHEET

To keep the federal government from listing privately owned property as a U.S. asset to inflate the country’s financial position to support raising the debt level and increasing the federal budget, Congress should preclude the addition of privately owned property, or any assets derived from private land, such as water, air, other natural assets, or environmental services, from being used as a security supporting the U.S. financial net wealth.

PROHIBIT FUNDS AUTHORIZING NATURAL ASSET COMPANIES

Creation of natural-asset companies would monetize natural processes whose value is arbitrarily established and can change as the political climate does, creating market instability. Adopt the language of H.R. 7494, the Protect the American Lands Act, that amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit exchanges from effecting transactions in securities issued by natural-asset companies or similar vehicles.

STOP THE MONETIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Close a loophole that allows the federal government to both monetize natural processes, and determine who owns those processes on private lands, rescind the USDA Sustainability Targets in Agriculture to Incentivize Natural Solutions (SUSTAINS) Act of 2021.

REQUIRE CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR PERMANENTLY PROTECTED LANDS

To prevent the executive branch from shutting down entire regions from natural resource development while reducing the management expenses of the administrative agencies, Congress should prohibit funds from being expended on administrative designations of special purpose lands without congressional approval, such as for national monuments and conservation leases on federal lands. This can be done by amending the “Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act” (ANILCA) to extend the existing prohibition in Alaska to all states.

END FUNDING FOR NEW FEDERAL LAND ACQUISITIONS

To reduce the budget by eliminating new acquisition purchases as well as operation and maintenance expenses for new conservation lands, Congress should prohibit funds for programs used to purchase private property from increasing federal ownership of lands, unless the acquisition facilitates a land swap resulting in no net gain of federal lands.

REDUCE FEDERAL LAND INVENTORY

To help local economies expand, increase proper management of the land through private stewardship, and reduce the federal budge, Congress should identify federal lands that would be better purposed if returned to the private sector, excluding those protected by Congress such as national parks and wildlife refuges.

REDUCE REGULATORY EXPENSE ON PRIVATE LANDS

To reduce management costs to enforce regulations on private lands not participating in programs, Congress should exempt private lands from federal land use regulations if there are no federal funds, programs, or approvals attached to the land.

DIRECT ALL WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS TO BE RELEASED UNLESS CON- GRESSIONALLY APPROVED

These administrative designations unnecessarily restrict the productivity and local economic benefits of multiple-use lands and increase the administrative expense to administer the restrictions, so Congress should require administrative agencies to release all Wilderness Study Areas designations on federal lands unless the area has been specifically protected by Congress.

INCREASE TIMBER PRODUCTION TO REDUCE WILDFIRES AND OFFSET AGEN- CY EXPENSES

Administrative actions have led to the overgrowth of our nation’s forests increasing wild land fires and threatening communities. Instead of allowing these resources to be consumed by fire, Congress should deploy America’s timber industry to harvest overgrowth areas providing direct revenue to the agency and economic benefits to rural communities. Congress should also rescind the Biden administration Old Growth Plan amendment and incorporate the Fix Our Forest Act to restore active management of our forests. 

LIMIT THE ABUSES OF THE EPA

Conduct reauthorization of the EPA within 5 years or agency loses 25 percent of their funding. 

REFORM THE OUT-OF-CONTROL ANTIQUITIES ACT

• Reform Antiquities Act to prevent abuse
• Federal Workforce
• Make federal employees accountable to Congressional intent and the President

UNLEASH AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE

• Expedited Permit Reform for construction projects
• Review Green New Deal funding for bridge repairs and airport construction projects

ADVANCE NATIONAL SECURITY

• Reforming the nation’s mineral supply chains
• Expedited Permitting Reform for mines
• Ensure America is safe at home and competitive abroad

SECURE AMERICAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

• Increase production of domestic energy resources
• Eliminate Green New Deal policies
• Export energy resources to our allies
• Support the development of the construction of new nuclear reactors


REASSERT CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY

• Review improperly reported rules under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) dating back to 1996
• Review major regulations issued since August 1, 2024