The US Department of Agriculture has submitted a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which currently prohibits road construction and logging across nearly 45 million acres of national forest land. Secretary Brooke Rollins submitted the proposal on Tuesday, citing the need to return management authority to local forest officials for wildfire mitigation and forest health. The move would open these areas to road building and timber harvesting, according to statements from the Trump administration.