LOCAL Act

Bill: 117-hr-2081
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2021-03-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska

Arizona

California

Colorado

Congressional officers and employees

Department of the Interior

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations

Idaho

Intergovernmental relations

Land use and conservation

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

Oregon

Outdoor recreation

Travel and tourism

Utah

Washington State

Wyoming
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act or the LOCAL Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) shall remain located in Grand Junction, Colorado. </p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2081 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 19, 2021 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Buck , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Perry , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for improved management of Federal lands and increased efficiencies within public land agencies while strengthening tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, and other multiple uses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act or the LOCAL 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. Headquarters Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Grand Junction, Colorado (a) Headquarters The headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management shall remain located in Grand Junction, Colorado. (b) Employee stations All Bureau of Land Management employee positions stationed in Grand Junction, Colorado on the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain stationed in Grand Junction, Colorado. 4. Study of relocation of existing Bureau of Land Management employee positions (a) Study required The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of relocating more existing Bureau of Land Management employee positions to the headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado or a western State specified by the Secretary and determine amongst other things whether such relocation will improve management of Federal lands, increase coordination with local communities, and strengthen tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, or other multiple uses. (b) Report Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the study required under subsection (a).