H.R.587
Latest Title: Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [AZ-7] (introduced 2/9/2011) Cosponsors (2)
Related Bills: S.896
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2011 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee
on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
SUMMARY AS OF:
2/9/2011--Introduced.
Public Lands Service
Corps Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to rename the Public Lands Corps as the Public Lands Service
Corps (the Corps).
Permits Corps participants to work in the National Marine
Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coastal, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other lands and facilities administered
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Requires the:
(1) establishment of a department-level office within the Department of the Interior, Forest Service, and NOAA for the coordination
of Corps activities; and (2) designation of a Corps coordinator for each agency within the Departments of the Interior,
Agriculture, and Commerce that administers such activities.
Expands those authorized
to be in the Corps to permit: (1) members of a qualified youth or conservation corps, (2) the enrollment of consulting interns.
Permits enrollment for a term of up to 24 months.
Requires a recruitment program
for the Corps.
Requires training programs at residential conservation centers
or at other sites to provide training for Corps participants.
Describes the
types of natural and cultural resources conservation projects that may be carried out by the Corps.
Authorizes: (1) the Corps to provide certain visitor and interpretation services; (2) establishing residential
conservation centers; and (3) individual placements of consulting interns with federal land, coastal, and ocean management
agencies to carry out management analysis.
Requires the issuance of management
guidelines for programs of the Corps.