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Introduced in House
 <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>
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LOCAL Act
LOCAL Act
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Introduced in House
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.
Official Title as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
LOCAL Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
IH
Introduced in House
Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
2021-05-21
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.