Summary
No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act or the No FED in West Texas Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from finalizing, implementing, administering, or enforcing its 2023 final land protection plan and environmental assessment for the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The plan allows Interior to expand the refuge and purchase lands or acquire conservation easements on up to 700,000 acres of land in the Southern High Plains region along the Texas-New Mexico border.
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- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor
- Passed Chamber 1
- Passed Chamber 2
- Signed
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 374.
HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-435.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
HouseIntroduced in House
Introduced in House