H.R. 1125

119 HR 1125 IH: Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-07
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1125  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 7, 2025   Mr. Hurd of Colorado  (for himself,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Evans of Colorado ,  Mr. Crank ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Baird ,  Mr. Zinke ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Sessions ,  Mr. Goldman of Texas ,  Ms. Maloy ,  Mr. Begich ,  Mr. Palmer ,  Mr. Smith of Nebraska , and  Mr. Hern of Oklahoma ) 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 be 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).