3.0.0 1668 2023-01-11T13:35:33Z 2023-01-11T13:35:33Z House HR 2017-03-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia:H.R. 1668.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, section 3, clause 2 and Article I, section 8,clause 18[Page H2349]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-19T18:55:28Z hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-19T18:55:21Z Referred to 2017-03-22T14:01:05Z 2017-04-19 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-04-19 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2017-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 N L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2017-03-22 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Charitable contributions Coal Department of the Interior Ecology Executive agency funding and structure General public lands matters Historical and cultural resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Mammals Mining Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Soil pollution Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-22 Introduced in House 2017-03-29T18:45:13Z 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 Display Title Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation to encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts, devises, and bequests for the benefit of activities and services of the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act Introduced in House 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1668ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1668ih.xml 2017-04-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.