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Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act

H.R. 2287 · 115th Congress · May 2, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act”.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 3 Strategy for relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State

(a)
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a strategy for relocating the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable.
(b)
Requirements— The strategy submitted under subsection (a) shall include—
(1)
metrics for choosing a location for the relocated headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management;
(2)
a description of the determining factors in favor of the relocation; and
(3)
a proposed timeline for the relocation.

Sec. 4 Authorization for relocation of the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State

Notwithstanding section 72 of title 4, United States Code, the Secretary may relocate the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management from Washington, DC, to a western State specified by the Secretary.