DENVER—Today, William Perry Pendley, the anti-public lands lawyer who is currently the acting director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), testified before the House Natural Resources Committee about the planned dissolution and relocation of BLM’s Washington, DC headquarters.
The Center for Western Priorities released the following statement from Executive Director Jennifer Rokala:
“Acting Director Pendley made it clear the agency performed little to no analysis of why the move is necessary or how many staff will be lost. This remains a cynical ploy to dismantle the Bureau of Land Management national headquarters and drain the agency of career expertise.
“With anti-public lands extremists like William Perry Pendley in charge, this is a relocation plan only drilling and mining companies would love.”
According to Acting Director Pendley’s testimony, 97 percent of Bureau of Land Management staff already work outside of Washington, D.C.
Learn more:
- Breaking up the Bureau of Land Management headquarters [Westwise]
- Pendley: The federal government should sell its Western lands [National Review]
- Egan: Trump’s pick to be the steward of America’s public lands doesn’t believe in public lands [New York Times]
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