1. United States
2. Alaska
3. Letter

I am writing to express my strong opposition to House Joint Resolution 151 and Senate Joint Resolution 109. If enacted, these resolutions would nullify the 2025 Resource Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument—a plan developed through extensive public input and careful review. This management plan reflects years of collaboration among local communities, ranchers, business owners, Native American tribes, conservation experts, and Utah residents. It represents a balanced approach to land stewardship—one that respects both economic uses and the long-term protection of irreplaceable cultural, ecological, and scientific resources. Using the Congressional Review Act to overturn this plan would bypass that collaborative process entirely. It would also prevent the Bureau of Land Management from issuing a substantially similar plan in the future, effectively locking out continued local engagement and adaptive management. Grand Staircase-Escalante is not an abstract policy issue—it is a living landscape with national significance. Its management should not be undone through a mechanism that limits transparency, public participation, and future planning options. Please support my opposition of House Joint Resolution 151 and Senate Joint Resolution 109 and support management approaches that are grounded in public input, local knowledge, and responsible stewardship.