Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act

To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act 2. Permanent full funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (a) In general Section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 200303. Availability of funds (a) In general For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, amounts deposited in the Fund under section 200302 shall be made available for expenditure, without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation, to carry out the purposes of the Fund (including accounts and programs made available from the Fund under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( Public Law 113–235 (b) Additional amounts Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available to the Fund under section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 Public Law 109–432 (c) Allocation authority (1) Submission of cost estimates The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations to be funded under subsection (a) as part of the annual budget submission of the President. (2) Alternate allocation (A) In general Appropriations Acts may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection (a), including allocations by account and program. (B) Allocation by president (i) No alternate allocations If Congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date that is 120 days after the date on which the applicable fiscal year begins, amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be allocated by the President. (ii) Insufficient alternate allocation If Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts made available under subsection (a) that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection, the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the President. (3) Recreational public access Amounts expended from the Fund under this section shall be consistent with the requirements for recreational public access for hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other outdoor recreational purposes under section 200306(c). (4) Annual report The President shall submit to Congress an annual report that describes the final allocation by account, program, and project of amounts made available under subsection (a), including a description of the status of obligations and expenditures. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 200302(c) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 2003 200303. Availability of funds. .

Summary: Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act This bill makes permanent, beginning in FY2020,&nbsp;funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The President shall annually submit to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of the full amounts of funds made available to the LWCF. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.