LOCAL Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 19, 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.
What just happenedMay 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 19, 2021
- May 21, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Mar 19, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Mar 19, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House