Enactment of Public Law 114-289, National Park Service Centennial Act

IB 2017-045
Information Bulletin

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
http://www.blm.gov/

May 23, 2017

In Reply Refer To:

1753 (620) P

EMS TRANSMISSION 06/02/2017

Information Bulletin 2017-045

To:                   Assistant Directors (200, 400 & 800)

From:               Assistant Director, Communications

Subject:           Enactment of Public Law 114-289, National Park Service Centennial Act

This Information Bulletin (IB) is to alert all affected BLM personnel to the enactment of Public Law 114-289, the National Park Service Centennial Act.  The new law contains the following three provisions of interest to the BLM:

  1. Amendments to the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (Public Law 91-378) – Sec. 302, Public Land Corps Amendments;
  2. Miscellaneous Changes to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation – Sec. 501, National Historic Preservation Act; and
  3. Historic Preservation Fund – Sec. 802, Reauthorization of the Historic Preservation Fund.

The text of the new law is attached. 

Also pursuant to Permanent IM No. 2017-007, the BLM Assistant, State and Center Director(s) receiving this IB are responsible for:

  1. Ensuring that the appropriate staff in their organizations receive a copy of the IB and any attachments;
  2. Submitting to the BLM Director and the Assistant Director for Communications within 60 days an Implementation Plan that details the steps that will be taken to implement the new law, the timeframes for completing implementation, and any barriers to implementation.  In this case, the lead for the Implementation Plan would be: Assistant Director for National Conservation Lands and Community Partnerships;
  3. Developing any necessary policy guidance to ensure compliance with the new law;
  4. Carrying out any implementation actions required under the new law; and
  5. Complying with any other applicable BLM policies, including Manual 6120, “Congressionally Required Maps and Legal Boundary Descriptions for National Landscape Conservation System Designations.”

For more information about BLM legislative policies and procedures, please contact Patrick Wilkinson, Division Chief for Legislative Affairs, by telephone at: 202-912-7429; or by email at: p2wilkin@blm.gov.

For more information about implementation of the new law, please contact the relevant BLM Assistant, State or Center Director(s) or the Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor.

 

Signed by:                                                                   Authenticated by:

Matthew Allen                                                            Robert M. Williams

Assistant Director                                                       Division of IT Policy and Planning,WO-870

Communications

 

1 Attachment

1. Public Law 114-289, National Park Service Centennial Act (14 pp)

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