Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act

Bill: 115-s-1007
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2017-05-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska

Arizona

California

Colorado

Congressional oversight

Department of the Interior

District of Columbia

Executive agency funding and structure

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Idaho

Land use and conservation

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

Oregon

Utah

Washington State

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Interior to submit a strategy, including a proposed time line, for relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from Washington, DC, to Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable. </p> <p>The bill authorizes such relocation.

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1007 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 2, 2017 Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Hatch , Mr. Heller , Mr. Sullivan , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Western State The term western State means any of the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming. 3. Strategy for relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a strategy for relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable. (b) Requirements The strategy submitted under subsection (a) shall include— (1) metrics for choosing a location for the relocated headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management; (2) a description of the determining factors in favor of the relocation; and (3) a proposed timeline for the relocation. 4. Authorization for relocation of the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State Notwithstanding section 72 of title 4, United States Code, the Secretary may relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State specified by the Secretary.