HR 4044

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 17, 2025

Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Mr. Neguse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To reauthorize the Foundation for America?s Public Lands, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act”.

SEC. 2. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION.

Section 122 of division G of Public Law 115-31 (43 U.S.C. 1748c) is amended as follows:

(1) In subsection (a)(3), by striking “Bureau of Land Management Foundation” and inserting “Foundation for America’s Public Lands”.

(2) In subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking “Bureau of Land Management Foundation” and inserting “Foundation for America’s Public Lands”; and

(B) in paragraph (2)(D)—

(i) in clause (ii), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;

(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting “; and”; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following:

“(iv) the fulfillment of the Bureau of Land Management’s multiple use mandate.”.

(3) By amending subsection (c)(1)(B)(i) to read as follows:

“(i) Number of board members.—The number of members on the Board shall be as follows:

“(I) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act, not more than 12 members.

“(II) Two years after the date of the enactment of the Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act, not more than 15 members.

“(III) Four years after the date of the enactment of the Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act and thereafter, not more than 18 members.”.

(4) By amending subsection (c)(1)(C)(ii) to read as follows:

“(ii) Expertise; representation.—

“(I) Expertise.—Not less than one-third of the members of the Board shall have education or experience relating to natural, cultural, conservation, or other resource management, law, or research.

“(II) Representation.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of the Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act, the 18 members of the Board shall include not fewer than— “(aa) two members with experience in energy production; including one with experience with fossil fuels and one with experience in non- fossil fueled energy production; “(bb) one member with experience ranching or grazing on Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management;

“(cc) one member from the non-motorized outdoor recreation community;

“(dd) one member from the motorized outdoor recreation community; “(ee) one member from the hunting/fishing community or one member from the recreational shooting industry; and “(ff) one member from the mining industry.”.

(5) By inserting after subsection (i) the following:

“(j) Prohibition on Use of Amounts for Litigation and Lobbying Expenses.—Amounts made available under this Act shall not be used for—

“(1) any expense related to litigation; or

“(2) any activity the purpose of which is to influence legislation pending before Congress.

“(k) Use of Gifts, Devises, or Bequests of Money or Other Property.—Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be used for purposes that further the multiple use mission of the Bureau of Land Mangement.”.

(6) By redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l).

(7) In subsection (l) (as so redesignated by paragraph (7) of this subsection), by striking “such sums as are necessary to carry out this section” and inserting “to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act, $10,000,000 for each of the five fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this Act”. <all>