LOCAL Act

This bill would set the Bureau of Land Management’s main office in Grand Junction, Colorado. Any BLM jobs already based in Grand Junction would stay there. It also tells the Interior Department to study whether moving more BLM jobs to Grand Junction or to other western states would improve how public lands are managed and help local communities, tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, and responsible energy use.

The Interior Department would have up to one year to finish the study and share the results. The goal is to decide if more staff should work closer to the public lands they manage in the West.

• Who is affected: BLM employees and communities in western states
• What changes: BLM headquarters set in Grand Junction; a study on moving more jobs West; current Grand Junction jobs stay put
• When: Takes effect on enactment; study due within one year