To prohibit the implementation of the Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management.

This bill stops the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from carrying out its 2024 plan for the Buffalo Field Office in northern Wyoming. That 2024 plan would have ended any new federal coal leasing in the area to reduce greenhouse gases, while still allowing existing coal leases to continue. By blocking the plan, the bill prevents BLM from implementing, administering, or enforcing those changes.

The Buffalo Field Office manages about 780,000 acres of public land and 4.7 million acres of federal mineral estate across Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties. Earlier court actions led BLM to consider an option with no new coal leasing, which it adopted in 2024; this bill would halt that shift.

• Who is affected: Communities in Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties; coal producers; land users; and residents near BLM-managed lands.
• What changes: The BLM may not put the 2024 “no new coal leasing” plan into effect for this field office. Existing coal leases are unchanged by the 2024 plan, but the bill blocks that plan from taking effect.
• When: The restriction applies to the 2024 plan referenced in the November 27, 2024 notice.