3.0.0 622 2023-01-11T13:34:19Z 2023-01-11T13:34:19Z House HR 2017-01-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHAFFETZ:H.R. 622.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2: relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States.[Page H687]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-13T19:53:17Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:03:35Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:52:43Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:03:30Z 2017-07-11 19:11:00 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 622, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-02-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2017-02-10 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001076 Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] Jason Chaffetz R UT 3 N S001192 Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] Chris Stewart R UT 2 2017-01-24 True L000584 Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] Mia Love R UT B. 4 2017-01-24 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2017-01-24 True A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2017-01-24 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2017-01-24 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-01-24 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2017-05-04 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil actions and liability Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government liability Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in House 2017-03-24T14:18:40Z Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act

This bill declares that, by September 30, 2017, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall terminate the Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations unit and cease using Forest Service employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands.

Also by such date, the Department of the Interior shall terminate the Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and cease using Interior employees to perform law enforcement functions on federal lands.

Interior shall make a grant to each state to permit the state to maintain law and order on federal land, protect individuals and property on federal lands, and enforce federal law.

Any state or local government receiving the grant or subgrant shall enter into an agreement with Interior or USDA, as appropriate, to address the maintenance of law and order and the protection of individuals and property on federal land.

In any such agreement, Interior or USDA must waive all civil claims against the state or local government and indemnify that government and save it harmless from all claims by third parties for property damage or personal injury that may arise out of law enforcement functions performed under the agreement.

A state or local law enforcement officer performing law enforcement functions pursuant to such an agreement shall not generally be deemed a federal employee with respect to hours of work, compensation rates, leave, unemployment compensation, and federal benefits, among other things.

]]> Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act Display Title Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act Official Title as Introduced To terminate the law enforcement functions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and to provide block grants to States for the enforcement of Federal law on Federal land under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act Introduced in House 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr622ih/xml/BILLS-115hr622ih.xml 2017-07-11 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 622, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chaffetz, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 19:11:00 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.