Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-587
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2011-02-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Higher education
Historical and cultural resources
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
National and community service
Student aid and college costs
Travel and tourism
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: 
Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service Corps (the Corps).
 
Permits Corps participants to work in the National Marine Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands and facilities administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 
 
Requires the: (1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and NOAA for the coordination of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce that administers such activities. 
 
Expands those authorized to be in the Corps to permit: (1) members of a qualified youth or conservation corps, (2) the enrollment of consulting interns. Permits enrollment for a term of up to 24 months.
 
Requires a recruitment program for the Corps. 
 
Requires training programs at residential conservation centers or at other sites to provide training for Corps participants. 
 
Describes the types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps. 
 
Authorizes: (1) the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services; (2) establishing residential conservation centers; and (3) individual placements of consulting interns with federal land, coastal, and ocean management agencies to carry out management analysis. 
 
Requires the issuance of management guidelines for programs of the Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-07-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
action_date: 2011-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
action_date: 2011-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
action_date: 2011-02-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H658)
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-09
text: Introduced in House