Congress 114 - HR 3844 - Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act

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Charitable contributions Coal Department of the Interior Ecology Executive agency funding and structure General public lands matters Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Land transfers Land use and conservation Mammals Mining Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Public Lands and Natural Resources Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Soil pollution Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Bureau of Land Management Foundation Act

(Sec. 3) 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.

Actions

Jul 6, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 5, 2016

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 5, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 5, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4246-4248)
Jul 5, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4246-4248)
Jul 5, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3844.
Jul 5, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4246-4248)
Jul 5, 2016

Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 1, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Jul 1, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-651.
Jun 15, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 15, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Nov 4, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 28, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 28, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 28, 2015

Introduced in House

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