Colorado’s U.S. senators are supporting a plan to relocate the Bureau of Land Management to Colorado.

A recent report suggests that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke plans to relocate the BLM headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Denver, though that report could not be verified with a spokeswoman for the Interior Department.

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner, a Republican, first floated the idea, which gained the support of Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet.

“I am generally supportive of moving as much of the federal government out of Washington as is practically possible. Moving the Bureau of Land Management would provide needed perspective and expand efficiencies and opportunities for how we manage our lands and resources,” Bennet said in a statement. “Any move must be more than symbolic; it must also provide the resources necessary to properly manage our public lands without further underfunding the agencies.”

Gardner first raised the idea at an Energy and Natural Resources hearing in June 2016. Gardner spoke to Zinke about his proposal prior to Zinke’s confirmation. Gardner again brought up the issue during Zinke’s confirmation hearing.

The Republican senator also introduced a measure that would authorize the move from Washington, D.C. to one of 12 states in the West. U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, introduced companion legislation in the House.

“Ninety-nine percent of the nearly 250 million acres of land managed by BLM is west of the Mississippi River, and having the decision-makers present in the communities they impact will lead to better results,” Gardner said in a statement. “This is an idea I first proposed last summer, and after a year of work, it seems it will soon become a reality.”

E&E News, an online news site for energy and environmental professionals, reported that Zinke has said Denver “will probably” become the headquarters for three agencies within the Interior Department.

The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation could eventually move their headquarters to Denver, according to employee notes obtained by E&E News detailing a July meeting between Zinke and U.S. Geological Survey senior executives in Denver.

Several western Colorado groups initially proposed moving the headquarters to Grand Junction.

Gardner did not comment on the proposal to move facilities to Denver instead of Grand Junction, stating, “I’m thrilled Secretary Zinke is looking to relocate the Bureau of Land Management west and move the agency’s headquarters to Colorado.”