HR 2081 United States House · 117th Congress

LOCAL Act

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

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Introduced Mar 19, 2021 Last action May 21, 2021

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Committee

May 21, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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Mar 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Mar 19, 2021

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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors