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| http://simpson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398724 | Simpson Applauds Increased Flexibility for Sage-Grouse Plans | 2018-12-11 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | ID | Mike Simpson | S001148 | simpson.house.gov | legacy | Simpson Applauds Increased Flexibility for Sage-Grouse Plans BLM releases proposed management plans for sage-grouse Washington, D.C. - The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and proposed plan amendments addressing Greater Sage-Grouse conservation on public land in Idaho last week. The proposal seeks to align the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plans with Idaho's state management plan. I am pleased to see the collaborative work produced by Governor Otter and DOI, said Congressman Simpson. Idaho worked hard on their state management plan which received high marks from the Fish and Wildlife Service. To see DOI recognizing the benefits of the state plan means we are putting Idaho based solutions on the ground which works to protect sage-grouse from their primary threats in our region. I thank Secretary Zinke, Deputy Secretary Bernhardt, and Governor Otter for their hard work on this proposed solution. The publication in the federal register will start a 30 day protest period for public comments to be submitted to the BLM. Congressman Simpson has long been a leader on the issue, having inserted language into the Interior Appropriations bill delaying the listing of sage-grouse which has allowed DOI the time to make sound scientific decisions not an arbitrary deadline set by the courts. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |