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This Week: The Department published a draft proposal to improve the resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; Secretary Haaland testified this week on President Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget; Interior kicked off a new "Investing in America" tour with the Secretary highlighting the clean energy economy in Baltimore and Infrastructure Coordinator Winnie Stachelberg talking legacy pollution in West Virginia; the Bureau of Indian Affairs announced 12 new Tribes are receiving funding as part of the Tiwahe Initiative; the Bureau of Land Management is investing in restoration and improvement projects in the Lacks Creek Management Area; and the “little armored one” is our social media picture of the week!
Proposed rule will guide policies on America’s public lands
 The Department published a draft proposal to guide the balanced management of America’s public lands for the benefit of current and future generations. The proposal provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management to improve the resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate.
Secretary Haaland Testifies Before Congress
 Secretary Haaland testified this week in front of the House and Senate Appropriations Interior subcommittees on President Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget. The Department’s 2024 budget request totals $18.9 billion, a 12% increase from last year.
Interior Leaders Promote Clean Energy Future
 The Secretary kicked off the Department’s new "Investing in America" tour this week, which will showcase the far-reaching opportunities created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.
Infrastructure Funding to Clean up Legacy Pollution
 Infrastructure Coordinator Winnie Stachelberg continued the tour with travel to West Virginia. She and Department officials met with stakeholders and toured work funded through the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and remediate abandoned mine lands.
 The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana and the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah will join six locations currently participating in the Tiwahe Initiative Social Services Demonstration Program. The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced this week that an additional 10 Tribes and Tribal organizations were selected to receive one-time funding of $100,000 each to implement programming or support the development of a Tiwahe plan.
 The Bureau of Land Management is investing $100,000 towards completing restoration and improvement projects in the Lacks Creek Management Area in northwest California. Projects will include hazardous fuels reduction, prairie and oak woodland restoration, and maintenance of previous fuels treatments.
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