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The Committee is required by statute to review federal policies or actions that may impact the management, development, or use of the state's natural resources. The Committee is also authorized to develop and introduce legislative responses to federal policies and actions that are necessary to protect the state's interests including issues related to the structure of ownership of federal lands within the state. The Committee will discuss the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wildfire management policies including fuels management, mitigation, wildfire risk assessment, fire prevention, and fire suppression. The Committee will receive updates on federal oil and gas leasing, explore avenues for the State to control federal oil and gas lease sales, and discuss increasing the State's share of federal mineral royalties. The Committee will study the federal regulations governing the timber industry and explore solutions for streamlining permitting to increase timber production and sales within Wyoming including increasing the United States Department of Agriculture's Good Neighbor Authority on public lands in Wyoming. The Committee will explore establishing a Roadless Rule, similar to Idaho's, to govern the management of undeveloped roadless areas in Wyoming's National Forests. The Committee will discuss the United States Environmental Protection Agency's regulations affecting the state's natural resources. The Committee will receive updates on the BLM's Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement and the Buffalo Resource Management Plan Amendment.