Jeff Hurd has consistently advocated for relocating the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction to increase decision-maker proximity to federal lands and local stakeholders, emphasizing improved land management and accountability (Grand Junction Daily Sentinel; Denver Post).
He has introduced and supported multiple bills restricting the president's authority to designate national monuments unilaterally, preferring a Congressional and locally driven process for federal land use decisions (Durango Herald; Denver Post).
Hurd has pushed for reforms to federal regulations like NEPA and the Endangered Species Act, supporting legislation (such as the Fix Our Forests Act and HR-471) intended to streamline land management, enhance wildfire mitigation, and enable responsible forestry and resource development (Durango Herald; Delta County Independent).
He emphasizes balancing environmental conservation with economic development, including supporting responsible mining, multiple-use land policies (for agriculture, energy, and recreation), and opposing blanket land protections that bypass local input (Steamboat Pilot & Today; Durango Herald).
Hurd has sought to overturn several Biden-era public land conservation rules and resource management plans, instead advocating for "multiple use" and stakeholder-driven policies (Durango Herald; The Journal).
Potential vulnerability: Hurd's legislative actions and rhetoric have drawn criticism from conservation groups and some local constituents, who argue his approach favors deregulation and corporate interests over environmental protection and community needs (Denver Post; Post Independent).
2025: Hurd Argued Relocating BLM HQ Would Benefit Public Land Management According to Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, "Hurd detailed why he believes relocating the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction would be beneficial for public lands in the long term. [...] 'Improved management of federal lands means policies that actually reflect the realities on the ground, not the priorities of bureaucrats in Washington. [...] It makes sure the key decision-makers are closer to the land and the communities and the stakeholders in the places where these federal lands are located.'" [Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 2/15/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Sponsored Wildlife And Public Lands Related Legislation In Congress According to GovTrack.us, "Hurd recently introduced the following legislation: H.R. 2316: To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act [...] H.R. 1997: Productive Public Lands Act; H.R. 1315: Gold King Mine Spill Compensation Act of 2025; H.R. 1125: LOCAL Act." [GovTrack.us, 3/24/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Co-Sponsored Federal Lands Management Legislation (H.R. 471) According to Montrose Daily Press, "Recently the House passed H.R. 471, legislation which Hurd co-sponsored. The bill, which passed on a 279-141 bipartisan vote, addresses management on federal lands. The legislation focuses on reducing the threat of wildfire, as well as reducing regulatory requirements imposed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act." [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 2/12/25]
March 2025: Hurd Sponsored Bill To Move BLM Headquarters To Grand Junction According to Denver Post, "In his first nine weeks in office, Hurd has sponsored a bill that would move the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction, reinstating a move Trump made during his first term." [Denver Post, 3/12/25]
2025: Letter Writer J. Paul Brown Stated Jeff Hurd Supported HR 521 to Curb Presidential Authority on National Monument Designation According to a letter to the editor published in Durango Herald, "The environmental activists also criticize Hurd's support of HR 521 which blocks presidents from unilaterally creating national monuments. I think it is not good for a president to designate a national monument without some kind of approval and oversight from Congress." [Letter to the Editor - Durango Herald, 3/19/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Supported Dolores River National Conservation Area Designation According to The Journal, "They wondered how the meeting went with Republican Rep. Jeff Hurd of the 3rd Congressional District. Candelaria said they spoke about the soon-to-be-reintroduced National Conservation Area designation for the Dolores River, which Hurd supports." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 3/24/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Co-Sponsored Bill To Remove President's Authority To Designate Monuments Unilaterally According to The Journal, "Hurd went on to say that he's co-sponsoring a bill that would remove the president's authority to 'unilaterally designate land as a monument.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]
2024: Jeff Hurd Supported Multiple-Use Policies For Public Lands According to Steamboat Pilot & Today, "Hurd said he wants to focus on multiple-use policies that keep public lands open for a range of practices, including agriculture, energy and outdoor recreation." [Steamboat Pilot & Today, 11/23/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Expressed Concerns About Economic Impacts Of Land Designations According to Steamboat Pilot & Today, "I have heard some concerns about some of the economic impacts that these designations would have and that's something we'll have to look at carefully," Hurd said. "If we're taking public land use off the table in a way that would prevent true multiple-use, that's something that would certainly get scrutiny from me as a legislator." [Steamboat Pilot & Today, 11/23/24]
September 2024: Jeff Hurd Opposed Presidential Creation Of The Dolores River Canyon National Monument According to Colorado Sun, "told The Sun in September that he opposed the creation of the Dolores River Canyon National Monument by presidential proclamation, saying additional protections for federal lands should be driven by local residents and Congress. 'I think that would be a misuse of the president's authority under the Antiquities Act,' Hurd said." [Colorado Sun (Denver), 11/16/24]
November 2024: Jeff Hurd Opposed Unilateral National Monument Designation For Dolores River According to Colorado Sun, 'My primary concern is that unilateral designation like this fails to take into account input from stakeholders and local communities that would be most impacted by this designation,' Hurd said, noting strong opposition to the monument proposal in rural communities in Montrose County. 'I support collaborative land use decisions developed through Congress. Using presidential action bypasses a critical role for Congress and, more importantly, local communities.' [Colorado Sun, 11/21/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Opposed Biden Administration's Potential Use Of Antiquities Act For New Monument According to The Durango Herald, Hurd remains opposed to calls for Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate a new 390,000-acre national monument around the Lower Dolores River. Hurd said, 'My primary concern is that unilateral designation like this fails to take into account input from stakeholders and local communities that would be most impacted by this designation.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Opposed Proposed Dolores River National Monument Via Antiquities Act According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Hurd remains opposed to calls for Biden to use the Antiquities Act to designate a new 390,000-acre national monument around the Lower Dolores River in Mesa and Montrose counties.' [Montrose Daily Press, 11/22/24]
2024: Rep. Jeff Hurd Opposed Biden Designating Dolores Canyons A National Monument According to The Journal, "Boebert and newly elected Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, are against Biden designating the area a national monument through the Antiques Act of 1906." [The Journal, 12/6/24]
December 2024: Jeff Hurd Opposed Biden Designating Dolores Canyons As A National Monument By Executive Authority According to The Durango Herald, 'Boebert and newly elected Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction, are against Biden designating the area a national monument through the Antiques Act of 1906.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 12/6/24]
Jeff Hurd Served as Co-Sponsor of House-Passed HR-471 with NEPA Reform According to Delta County Independent, "In the recently House-passed HR-471, in which Hurd was a co-sponsor, there is National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reform. The bill next goes to the Senate." [Delta County Independent (Colorado), 2/6/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Argued Fix Our Forests Act Balanced Wildfire Risks With Impact Of Fuel Mitigation According to Durango Herald, 'Hurd said he looks at the issue from a cost-benefit perspective in terms of the need to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and the impacts of fuel mitigation, which are known, he argues. "I think that this legislation strikes the right balance," he said, noting that he wouldn't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good.' [Durango Herald, 2/25/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Described Activities Exempt From NEPA Under The Fix Our Forests Act According to Durango Herald, '"It applies to activities like hazardous fuel reduction, thinning, removal of dead or dying trees," Hurd said in an interview with The Durango Herald. "Those things, I think, are activities that we know are responsible activities with respect to management of these forests, and I think oftentimes, NEPA can serve as an impediment to those in a way that is ultimately damaging to forest and forest health."' [Durango Herald, 2/25/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Expressed Concern Over Forest Service Firings Related To Act Implementation According to Durango Herald, 'Although the cost-cutting of the Fix Our Forests Act is something he can get behind, Hurd called the recent firings concerning, and said he plans to work in a quiet manner with the current presidential administration to try and reinstate essential personnel. To that end, he said he was "cautiously optimistic" that the forest would have the staff it needs to combat the wildfire crisis.' [Durango Herald, 2/25/25]
March 2025: Hurd Co-Sponsored Bill To End Presidential Designation Of National Monuments According to Denver Post, "He also co-sponsored a bill that would end a president's power to establish national monuments through the Antiquities Act." [Denver Post, 3/12/25]
March 2025: Hurd Co-Sponsored Bill To Rescind Biden Conservation Rule According to Denver Post, "[He] co-sponsored a bill that would rescind a Biden administration rule that made conservation as important a consideration as commercial and recreational use on BLM lands." [Denver Post, 3/12/25]
January--March 2025: Jeff Hurd Sponsored Several Bills Affecting BLM Policies According to The Daily Record, "In his first nine weeks in office, Hurd has sponsored a bill that would move the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction, reinstating a move Trump made during his first term. He also co-sponsored a bill that would end a president's power to establish national monuments through the Antiquities Act and another bill that would rescind a Biden administration rule that made conservation as important a consideration as commercial and recreational use on BLM lands." [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 3/12/25]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Sponsored Bill To Move BLM Headquarters And Co-Sponsored Conservation Rollback Legislation According to Denver Post, "In his first nine weeks in office, Hurd has sponsored a bill that would move the BLM headquarters to Grand Junction, reinstating a move Trump made during his first term. He also co-sponsored a bill that would end a president's power to establish national monuments through the Antiquities Act and another bill that would rescind a Biden administration rule that made conservation as important a consideration as commercial and recreational use on BLM lands." [Denver Post, 3/12/25]
2025: Hal Bidlack Reported Jeff Hurd Introduced Bill To Reverse Biden-Era BLM Protections According to an opinion piece by Hal Bidlack in Coloradopolitics.com, "As reported in Colorado Politics, rookie Colorado U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd has introduced a bill to reverse quite a few Bureau of Land Management plans from the Joe Biden years that protected millions of acres of our wild spaces from oil and gas extraction." [Hal Bidlack - Coloradopolitics.com, 3/18/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Introduced The Productive Public Lands Act According to Journal-Advocate, "At the same time, his bill, Productive Public Lands Act, rhymes with Trump's drill-baby-drill slogan." [Journal-Advocate (Sterling, Colorado), 3/24/25]
2025: Letter Writer Robin Smith Stated Jeff Hurd Sponsored Bill Limiting National Monument Creation According to a letter to the editor published in Delta County Independent, "our Congressman, Jeff Hurd, has sponsored a bill that would take away the President's authority to create national monuments (HB 521)." [Letter to the Editor - Delta County Independent, 4/3/25]
2025: Letter Writer Robin Smith Argued Jeff Hurd's Bill Would Have Prevented Historic Monument Designations According to a letter to the editor published in Delta County Independent, "If Congressman Hurd had his way, President Taft would not have had the authority to protect the spectacular landscape of Colorado National Monument." [Letter to the Editor - Delta County Independent, 4/3/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Sought To Reverse Nine Biden Resource Management Plans According to The Journal, "Hurd also proposed legislation that would reverse nine of former President Joe Biden's resource management plans to ensure we are 'responsibly using our public lands network and fulfilling the multiple use mandate that ensures yes, conservation, but also energy development and agriculture,' he said." [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Criticized Cuts To Wildland Firefighter Support Staff According to The Journal, 'There have, however, been cuts to some who support our wildland firefighters and help manage the forest and reduce that fuel load,' said Hurd. 'The individuals we should be cutting are not the ones on the ground ... managing our forests and supporting our forests.' [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Supported Responsible Mining Resources Development In His District According to Durango Herald, "'I say this as somebody who believes in conservation, who believes in environmentalism,' he said. 'There's no better place to develop responsible mining resources than right here, in the third congressional district.'" [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
February 2025: Hurd Planned To Support Dolores River Conservation Legislation With Colorado Senators According to Montrose Daily Press, "Hurd said he had discussed the effort with the Colorado delegation at breakfast Wednesday morning and indicated he expected to join Bennet and Hickenlooper in supporting the legislation." [Montrose Daily Press, 2/28/25]
2025: ROCC Urged Jeff Hurd To Restore Public Lands Staffing And Funding According to a letter to the editor published in Post Independent, "The Ridgway Ouray Community Council (ROCC), Ouray County's largest citizen organization, urges Representative Jeff Hurd to demand immediate action with the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to reverse staffing cuts and restore funding to the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." [Letter to the Editor - Post Independent, 3/12/25]
2025: ROCC Called On Jeff Hurd To Advocate Against Public Lands Staffing Cuts According to a letter to the editor published in Post Independent, "We need Representative Hurd to advocate forcefully for reinstating agency staff and restoring funding. Public lands are the backbone of our economy and environment, and those who steward them deserve fair treatment. Our community's future depends on it." [Letter to the Editor - Post Independent, 3/12/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Proposed Legislation To Reverse Nine Biden Resource Management Plans According to Durango Herald, "Hurd also proposed legislation that would reverse nine of former President Joe Biden's resource management plans to ensure we are 'responsibly using our public lands network and fulfilling the multiple use mandate that ensures yes, conservation, but also energy development and agriculture,' he said." [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Emphasized Importance Of The Fix Our Forests Act And Good Forest Management According to Durango Herald, "Hurd touched on the importance of the Fix Our Forests Act, as 'good forest management is also good watershed management.' He added that he's also 'working on taking strong stance on second amendment.'" [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Planned To Co-Introduce National Conservation Area Legislation For Upper Dolores According to Durango Herald, '"I believe on senate side, Bennett would be the one introducing it," Hurd said. "I would be his House counterpart." They hope to introduce it "as soon as possible," he said.' [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Co-Sponsored Bill To Remove President's Authority To Unilaterally Designate Land As Monument According to Durango Herald, 'Hurd went on to say that he's co-sponsoring a bill that would remove the president's authority to "unilaterally designate land as a monument."' [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Sponsored Fix Our Forests Act And Took Stance On Second Amendment According to The Journal, "Hurd touched on the importance of the Fix Our Forests Act, as 'good forest management is also good watershed management.' He added that he's also 'working on taking strong stance on second amendment.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]
2024: Jeff Hurd Advocated Balancing Climate Change With Economic Growth According to Denver Post, "Hurd wrote in his questionnaire response that the need to address climate change could be balanced with economic growth." [Denver Post, 10/24/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Stated That Addressing Climate Change Could Be Balanced With Economic Growth According to Denver Post, "Hurd wrote in his questionnaire response that the need to address climate change could be balanced with economic growth." [Denver Post: Web Edition Articles (Colorado), 10/24/24]
2025: Lindsay Fallon Asserted Jeff Hurd's Land Policies Threatened Community and Conservation According to a letter to the editor published in Post Independent, "Burgum's and Hurd's policies would destroy these opportunities for the sake of short-term corporate gain. Our congressional delegation in Colorado must stand up for our parks, our lands, and the future of our communities." [Letter to the Editor - Post Independent, 4/25/25]
2024: Jeff Hurd Voiced Concerns About Antiquities Act Designation Lacking Local Buy-In According to The Journal, '"I think that the president's authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 is meant to complement local support and buy-in from the people that would be affected most by those federal land-use decisions," Hurd said. "And I don't think we have that in this case. And I also am concerned about the scope and breadth of that determination."' [The Journal, 12/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Advocated For Balanced Land Use In Dolores River Area According to The Journal, '"My concern is where we have these blanket prohibitions that are not driven by local stakeholders and that take these multiple uses off the table completely," Hurd said. "It's about finding a balance. So balance doesn't mean we're going to mine everywhere. It means that we're going to take a look at it and, pragmatically, look at the ways that we can balance energy production, mining and conservation."' [The Journal, 12/6/24]
December 2024: Jeff Hurd Expressed Concern Over Lack Of Local Support For Dolores Monument Designation According to The Durango Herald, 'I think that the president's authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 is meant to complement local support and buy-in from the people that would be affected most by those federal land-use decisions,' Hurd said. 'And I don't think we have that in this case. And I also am concerned about the scope and breadth of that determination.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 12/6/24]
December 2024: Jeff Hurd Called For Balance Between Energy Production, Mining, And Conservation In Dolores Area According to The Durango Herald, 'My concern is where we have these blanket prohibitions that are not driven by local stakeholders and that take these multiple uses off the table completely,' Hurd said. 'It's about finding a balance. So balance doesn't mean we're going to mine everywhere. It means that we're going to take a look at it and, pragmatically, look at the ways that we can balance energy production, mining and conservation.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 12/6/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Supported Decentralizing Federal Agencies Like BLM According to The Durango Herald, Hurd stated, 'I think decentralizing agencies like the BLM creates an opportunity to better engage local stakeholders and taxpayers.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Supported Congressional, Collaborative Land Use Decisions According to The Durango Herald, Hurd stated, 'I support collaborative land use decisions developed through Congress. Using presidential action bypasses a critical role for Congress and, more importantly, local communities.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Asserted Decentralizing BLM Could Improve Accountability According to Montrose Daily Press, 'I would expect that would improve accountability when it comes to land management decisions. I think decentralizing agencies like the BLM creates an opportunity to better engage local stakeholders and taxpayers.' [Montrose Daily Press, 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Voiced Preference For Collaborative Land Use Decisions According to Montrose Daily Press, 'I support collaborative land use decisions developed through Congress. Using presidential action bypasses a critical role for Congress and, more importantly, local communities.' [Montrose Daily Press, 11/22/24]
2024: Jeff Hurd Supported A Congressional Approach To Protecting Dolores River Canyons According to The Journal, 'Hurd, who will be joining the Colorado congressional delegation in January, said he is supportive of protecting natural resources and an approach that involves a bill through Congress.' [The Journal, 12/6/24]
December 2024: Jeff Hurd Supported Congressional Approach For Dolores River Protection That Involves Local Stakeholders According to The Durango Herald, 'Hurd, who will be joining the Colorado congressional delegation in January, said he is supportive of protecting natural resources and an approach that involves a bill through Congress.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 12/6/24]
February 2025: Jeff Hurd Sought Feedback On Environmental Group Opposition To Timber Operations According to Montrose Daily Press, "Hurd wanted to know if the company encountered pushback on its operations from environmental organizations: 'Are there environmental groups that are adamantly opposed to what you're doing or does it depend on what you're doing or does it run the gamut?'" [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 2/12/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Stated Importance Of Stakeholder Buy-In For Public Lands Management Decisions According to Durango Herald, 'It's important to him, he said, that "decisions with respect to public lands management have stakeholder buy-in from people who are affected by those decisions."' [Durango Herald, 4/22/25]
2024: Jeff Hurd Promoted Balance Between Environmental Stewardship And Energy Security According to The Durango Herald, Hurd stated, 'I think there is a way to balance environmental stewardship and responsible energy development. We need to support energy security but we also need to make sure we account for local input and for conservation.' [Durango Herald (Colorado), 11/22/24]
February 2025: Jeff Hurd Emphasized Need For Federal Regulatory Reform To Support Forestry Projects According to Montrose Daily Press, "Hurd elaborated on efforts at the federal level to address issues like permit reform: 'NEPA, Endangered Species Act, federal regulatory actions from the Bureau of Land Management---specifically, forest service reform---there's a lot that can be done at the federal level that would help facilitate economic growth here in the state, including for projects like this sawmill that would benefit not only our economy, but our environment as well.'" [Montrose Daily Press (Colorado), 2/12/25]
February 2025: Hurd Prioritized Local Input On Public Land Designation Decisions According to Montrose Daily Press, 'Making sure that we have local buy-in and support from the people whose lives are affected by these sorts of designations is one of the most important things from my perspective,' Hurd said. [Montrose Daily Press, 2/28/25]
March 2025: Jeff Hurd Asserted Commitment To Protecting Public Lands While Promoting Responsible Use According to Denver Gazette, "'Certainly, protecting our public lands and making sure that they're available for future generations is something that I take seriously and something I will definitely fight for,' Hurd said during the call." [Denver Gazette, 3/12/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Expressed Support For Both Protecting And Responsibly Using Public Lands According to Coloradopolitics.com, "In a tele-town hall Tuesday night, Hurd said he prioritizes protecting public lands but also wants to encourage using the land 'responsibly.' 'Certainly, protecting our public lands and making sure that they're available for future generations is something that I take seriously and something I will definitely fight for,' Hurd said during the call." [Coloradopolitics.com, 3/12/25]
2025: Jeff Hurd Stated Commitment To Protecting And Responsibly Using Public Lands According to The Denver Gazette, "'Certainly, protecting our public lands and making sure that they're available for future generations is something that I take seriously and something I will definitely fight for,' Hurd said during the call." [Denver Gazette, 3/12/25]
March 2025: Conservationists Criticized Jeff Hurd's Approach As Adversarial To Public Land Protections According to The Daily Record, 'The picture that we're starting to see around Congressman Hurd as it pertains to public lands is one that is certainly adversarial,' Ramey said. [Daily Record (Cañon City, Colorado), 3/12/25]
March 2025: Conservationists Criticized Jeff Hurd's Approach To Public Lands According to Denver Post, "Michael Carroll, the BLM campaign director at The Wilderness Society, said conservationists had hoped Hurd would take a more balanced approach to public lands than his predecessor in the 3rd District, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who won election in a different district in November. They've been disappointed so far, he said." [Denver Post, 3/12/25]
April 2025: Jeff Hurd Emphasized Stakeholder Buy-In For Public Lands Management According to The Journal, "It's important to him, he said, that 'decisions with respect to public lands management have stakeholder buy-in from people who are affected by those decisions.'" [The Journal (Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Colorado), 4/22/25]