[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2180 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2180

  To define certain terms for purposes of the Federal Land Policy and 
            Management Act of 1976, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 14 (legislative day, June 7), 1994

   Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To define certain terms for purposes of the Federal Land Policy and 
            Management Act of 1976, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Planning 
Involvement Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITY.

    Section 103(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``For purposes of the preceeding sentence, the term `local government 
entity' means a local political entity created or recognized pursuant 
to State law, including--
            ``(1) county commissions;
            ``(2) special service districts;
            ``(3) water districts;
            ``(4) cities;
            ``(5) towns; and
            ``(6) regional and local government associations.''.

SEC. 3. COORDINATION.

    Section 202(c)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)) is amended by inserting after ``land 
resource management programs.'' the following: ``Such coordination 
shall include (A) notification by the Secretary to Governors of States 
and heads of local governments of the intent or plan to conduct land 
use surveys, inventories, studies, and planning; (B) inclusion of State 
and local government employees in all inventory, planning, and 
management activities upon request by the heads of State and local 
governments; and (C) making available, upon request by the heads of 
State and local governments, regulations, inventories, management 
plans, and long- and short-term work plans relating to Federal land use 
and management during their preparation.''.

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