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Grijalva Gets Federal Review Of Plan To Relocate BLM Headquarters To Colorado

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A federal oversight office will review a plan to relocate Bureau of Land Management jobs to Colorado and other western states.

The Grand Junction Sentinel reports the Government Accountability Office has agreed to review the Interior Department plan following a request by Democratic Arizona Congressmember Raul Grijalva.

Officials say the move would relocate the bureau's headquarters to Grand Junction with its director and between 27 and 40 office staff members.

Federal officials say about 300 bureau jobs in Washington, D.C., will be redistributed to several Western states, including 85 in various Colorado locations.

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