(1) The Sport Fish Restoration and Boating 
Trust Fund (Trust Fund) was established in 1950 
to provide dedicated funding for aquatic conserva-
tion and boating safety. 
(2) The Trust Fund is a user fee-public benefit 
system funded through motorboat fuel tax receipts, 
import duties, and excise taxes on small engines, 
fishing equipment, and electric motors. 
(3) The Trust Fund provides nearly $650 mil-
lion annually for recreational infrastructure projects, 
coastal wetlands restoration, and boating safety and 
conservation programs in all 50 States. 
(4) Since 2010, more than 28,000 acres of 
habitats have been restored and improved through-
out coastal wetland ecosystems—which not only 
serve a critical role in conservation but provide a sig-
nificant economic impact to coastal communities. 
(5) The recreational boating and angling com-
munity, as well as State agencies, recognize the sig-
nificant increase in the use of non-motorized, 
human-propelled vessels in recent years. Growth of 
the human-propelled vessel community has required 
United States Coast Guard and State agencies to 
use significant resources to address human-propelled 
infrastructure, boating safety, law enforcement, and 
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search and rescue needs, all of which is paid for by 
the Trust Fund. 
SEC. 3. DIVISION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson 
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2024’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2024’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows— 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The available 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2020, $12,671,235; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2021 and each fis-
cal year thereafter, the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the available amount for the 
preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) the amount determined by 
multiplying— 
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‘‘(aa) the available amount 
for the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(bb) the change, relative to 
the preceding fiscal year, in the 
Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by 
the Department of Labor.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2016 through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2020 
through 2024’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows— 
‘‘(B) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—The available 
amount referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 
‘‘(i) for fiscal year 2020, $8,339,466; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for fiscal year 2021 and each fis-
cal year thereafter, the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the available amount for the 
preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) the amount determined by 
multiplying— 
‘‘(aa) the available amount 
for the preceding fiscal year; and 
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‘‘(bb) the change, relative to 
the preceding fiscal year, in the 
Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by 
the Department of Labor.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘$900,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$1,300,000’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 9(a) of the Dingell- 
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘on a full-time 
basis’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘on a part- 
time basis for at least 20 hours each week’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘full-time 
equivalent’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘on a full- 
time basis’’. 
(c) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Section 14(e) of the Din-
gell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777m) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) A portion, as determined by the Sport 
Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, of funds 
disbursed for the purposes described in paragraph 
(2) but remaining unobligated prior to fiscal year 
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2020 shall be used to study the impact of derelict 
vessels and identify recyclable solutions for rec-
reational vessels.’’. 
SEC. 4. RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCESS. 
The United States Comptroller General shall, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
submit a report to the Sport Fishing and Boating Part-
nership Council, the Committees on Natural Resources 
and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. The United States Comptroller Gen-
eral shall consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating 
Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Ad-
visory Council on study design, scope, and priorities. To 
the extent practicable, given data available, the report 
shall document— 
(1) the use of non-motorized vessels in each 
State and how the increased use of non-motorized 
vessels is impacting motorized and non-motorized 
vessel access; 
(2) user conflicts at waterway access points; 
and 
(3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program 
funds to improve non-motorized access at waterway 
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