The public lands service corps act summary the landmark public lands service corps plsc hr 1612 s 1442 legislation was introduced in the house on march 19 2009 by representative ral m grijalva and representative nick j rahall and in the senate on july 10 2009 by senator jeff bingaman and senator olympia snowe. If a participant in the public lands corps or a resource assistant also serves in an approved national service position designated under subtitle c of title i of the national and community service act of 1990 42 usc 12571 et seq the participant or resource assistant shall be eligible for a national service educational award in the manner . The public lands service corps act of 2015 hr 2167 would make several administrative and programmatic changes to the public land corps act these changes would encourage broader agency use of the program make more varied opportunities available for young men and women and provide more support for participants during and after their service. A 21st century conservation service corps will be established which will create programs where kids and veterans will work to restore national parks and other public lands. There is hereby established in the department of the interior and the department of agriculture a public lands corps b carry out appropriate conservation projects which the secretary is authorized to carry out under other authority of law on public lands 2 national and community service trust act of 1993 public lands corps act of