SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

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

SECTION 2. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION

1. (1) In subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘Bureau of
   Land Management Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation for America’s Public Lands’’.
2. (2) In subsection (b)—
   (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘Bureau of Land Management Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘Foundation for America’s Public
   Lands’’;
   (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’’;
   (iii) by adding at the end the following:
   ‘‘(iv) the fulfillment of the Bureau of
   Land Management’s multiple use mandate.’’
3. (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. (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.’’

5. (5) By amending subsection (c)(1)(C)(ii) further to read as follows:

‘‘(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 experi-
ence 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.’’

6. (6) By inserting after subsection (i) the following:

PROMOTION 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.’’

7. (7) By redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l).
8. (8) In subsection (l) (as so redesignated by paragraph (7) of this section), 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’’.

HR 4044 IH – Foundation for America’s Public Lands Reauthorization Act

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