H.R. 2081 · 117th Congress

LOCAL Act

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2021-03-19
Latest action
2021-05-21 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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.