A plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy Chairman Mike Lee would violate the chamber’s rules.

A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy

Mike Lee's proposal to sell millions of acres of public land across the West. The Chaney Trail Corridor Project was formed to protect the Chaney Trail, a short trail that climbs up the foothills north of Altadena and connects to Angeles National Forest above Los Angeles.