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Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Opportunities, Conservation, and American Lands Act or the LOCAL Act.
Section 2
2. Definitions In this Act: The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term western State means any of the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.
Section 3
3. Headquarters Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Grand Junction, Colorado The headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management shall be located in Grand Junction, Colorado. All Bureau of Land Management employee positions stationed in Grand Junction, Colorado on the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain stationed in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Section 4
4. Study of relocation of existing Bureau of Land Management employee positions The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of relocating more existing Bureau of Land Management employee positions to the headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado or a western State specified by the Secretary and determine amongst other things whether such relocation will improve management of Federal lands, increase coordination with local communities, and strengthen tourism, conservation, outdoor recreation, grazing, responsible energy production, or other multiple uses. Not later than 365 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the study required under subsection (a).