Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act or the LOCAL Act This bill directs that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall remain located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Department of the Interior shall study the feasibility of relocating more existing BLM employee positions to Grand Junction or Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. Interior must determine, among other things, whether such relocation will improve management of federal lands, increase coordination with local communities, and strengthen tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, or responsible energy production.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoCongressional officers and employeesDepartment of the InteriorGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsIdahoIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationMontanaNevadaNew MexicoOregonOutdoor recreationTravel and tourismUtahWashington StateWyoming
LOCAL Act
USA117th CongressHR-2081| House
| Updated: 5/21/2021
Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act or the LOCAL Act This bill directs that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall remain located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Department of the Interior shall study the feasibility of relocating more existing BLM employee positions to Grand Junction or Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. Interior must determine, among other things, whether such relocation will improve management of federal lands, increase coordination with local communities, and strengthen tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, or responsible energy production.
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
AlaskaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoCongressional officers and employeesDepartment of the InteriorGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsIdahoIntergovernmental relationsLand use and conservationMontanaNevadaNew MexicoOregonOutdoor recreationTravel and tourismUtahWashington StateWyoming