Should the Bureau of Land Management’s HQ be Closer to the Lands it Manages in the Western States? (S. 1007)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is S. 1007?
(Updated October 10, 2018)
This bill would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to submit a strategy and timeline for relocating its headquarters from Washington D.C. to Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming in a manner that will save the maximum amount of taxpayer money practicable. It would also authorize the relocation.
Argument in favor
It makes no sense for the Bureau of Land Management to have its headquarters in Washington D.C. when 99% of the lands it manages are in the Western states. Relocating the HQ would give decision makers more insight into how their policies impact local communities.
Argument opposed
It doesn’t make a difference whether the Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters is located in Washington D.C. or one of the Western states. Moving the headquarters wouldn’t lead to better informed policymakers or lead to substantially decisions.
Impact
The Bureau of Land Management.
Cost of S. 1007
A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.
Additional Info
In-Depth: Sponsoring Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced this bill to move the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) headquarters to one of the 12 Western states:
“Moving BLM’s headquarters West is a commonsense solution that Coloradans from across the political spectrum support. Ninety-nine percent of the nearly 250 million acres of land managed by BLM is West of the Mississippi River, and having the decision-makers present in the communities they impact will lead to better policy. Coloradans want more Colorado common sense from Washington and this proposal accomplishes that goal.”
This legislation is supported by four Republican cosponsors in the Senate, including Sens. Orrin Hatch (UT), Dean Heller (NV), Dan Sullivan (AK), and Steve Daines (MT).
Media:
Summary by Eric Revell
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