The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service created a plan in 2023 to expand the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in West Texas, potentially acquiring new land around the existing refuge. This bill would block that plan entirely, prohibiting the Secretary of the Interior from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing it. If passed, the refuge would stay at its current size and boundaries, and the federal government could not use the plan to acquire additional land in the area.
Congressional Summary
No Federal Expansion Designation in West Texas Act or the No FED in West Texas ActThis 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-01-08
- Date Added
- 2026-04-15