Sec. 3. Establishment and purposes of the Bureau of Land Management Foundation
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There is established the Bureau of Land Management Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation that shall not be considered an agency or establishment of the United States. The purposes of the Foundation are to— encourage, accept, obtain, administer, and use private gifts of money, devises, and bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the BLM described in subparagraph (B); undertake, conduct, and encourage programs and activities that support— educational, technical, scientific, and other assistance or activities that support the management of BLM lands in regard to— wild free-roaming horses and burros; fish and wildlife and their habitats;
National Conservation Lands; recreation resources; and cultural and historic resources; and activities that support the reclamation and remediation of— abandoned mine lands; orphaned oil and gas well sites; or public lands impacted by development connected to mineral exploration and development activities. Reclamation activities under paragraph (1)(B) should include, but not be limited to, the remediation of soil and water contamination, the restoration of wildlife habitat in order to restore the natural, scenic, historic, cultural, and ecological values of such areas, or the promotion of the economic potential of such areas.
The activities of the Foundation authorized under this Act shall be supplemental to and shall not preempt any authority or responsibility of the BLM under any other provision of law. The activities and grants made by the Foundation under subsection (b)(1)(B) that are not subject to limitations under section 5(d)(4) shall be undertaken in equal proportion under clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subsection (b)(1)(B).