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William Perry Pendley

xx Authors, in the Mandate (2023)

“William Perry Pendley was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He earned a BA and an MA from George Washington University, was a U.S. Marine Corps captain, and earned his JD from the University of Wyoming College of Law. He was an attorney on Capitol Hill, a senior official for President Ronald Reagan, and leader of the Bureau of Land Management for President Donald Trump. For 30 years, he was president of Mountain States Legal Foundation where he argued and won cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. He authored five books, including Sagebrush Rebel: Reagan’s Battle with Environmental Extremists and Why It Matters Today.”

In government

No executive-branch post found in a search on Aug 27, 2026. Senate nominations and White House appointments watched since, through Oct 16, 2026.

Bylined chapters

Major recommendations in those chapters

  1. Reinstate the Trump-era Energy Dominance Agenda at Interior Partially done
  2. Amend OCSLA to replace five-year plans with rolling lease sales Needs Congress Partially done
  3. Establish oil and gas leasing in the ANWR Coastal Plain (Section 1002 Area) Done
  4. Conclude the coal leasing review and restart the federal coal program Done
  5. Rescind Executive Order 14008 (30 by 30 plan / America the Beautiful) Done
  6. Review and shrink national monuments, including those in Maine and Oregon Partially done
  7. Repeal the Antiquities Act of 1906 Needs Congress Not started
  8. Amend NEPA to eliminate judicial review of NEPA documents Needs Congress Attempted
  9. Amend the Endangered Species Act to restore its original purpose Needs Congress Partially done
  10. End federal mandates and subsidies for electric vehicles Needs Congress Done

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