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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act

Introduced: September 28, 2016 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Sep 28, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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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 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.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4507 Related bill Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act
  • HR 3844 Related bill Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3430: Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3430/
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"S. 3430: Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3430/.
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S. 3430, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3430/.
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