US Congress House Bill 1668 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 22 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act This bill establishes the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable, nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The foundation shall conduct and encourage programs and activities, including by awarding grants, that support: educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities to support the management of BLM lands with regard to wild free-roaming horses and burros, fish and wildlife and their habitats, National Conservation Lands, and recreation, cultural, and historic resources; and activities that support the reclamation and remediation of specified abandoned mine lands, specified orphaned oil and gas well sites, or public lands impacted by development connected to mineral exploration and development activities. Reclamation activities are to include the remediation of soil and water contamination; the restoration of wildlife habitat in order to restore the natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and ecological values of those areas; or promotion of the areas' economic potential.

Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act

Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2017-04-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-03-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1668/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1668/BILLS-115hr1668ih.pdf