LOCAL Act

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).