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(1) authorizes any action by the Nation against 
the United States under Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local law; or 
(2) alters or affects the status of any action 
brought pursuant to section 1491(a) of title 28, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 81715. NAVAJO TRUST ACCOUNTS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a trust fund, to be known as the ‘‘Navajo Utah Settlement 
Trust Fund’’ (referred to in this subtitle as the ‘‘Trust 
Fund’’), to be managed, invested, and distributed by the 
Secretary and to remain available until expended, con-
sisting of the amounts deposited in the Trust Fund under 
subsection (c), together with any interest earned on those 
amounts, for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle. 
(b) ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall establish in the 
Trust Fund the following Accounts: 
(1) The Navajo Water Development Projects 
Account. 
(2) The Navajo OM&R Account. 
(c) DEPOSITS.—The Secretary shall deposit in the 
Trust Fund Accounts— 
(1) in the Navajo Water Development Projects 
Account, the amounts made available pursuant to 
section 81716(a)(1); and 
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(2) in the Navajo OM&R Account, the amount 
made available pursuant to section 81716(a)(2). 
(d) MANAGEMENT AND INTEREST.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Upon receipt and deposit 
of the funds into the Trust Fund Accounts, the Sec-
retary shall manage, invest, and distribute all 
amounts in the Trust Fund in a manner that is con-
sistent with the investment authority of the Sec-
retary under— 
(A) the first section of the Act of June 24, 
1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a); 
(B) the American Indian Trust Fund Man-
agement Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 
et seq.); and 
(C) this section. 
(2) INVESTMENT
EARNINGS.—In addition to 
the deposits under subsection (c), any investment 
earnings, including interest, credited to amounts 
held in the Trust Fund are authorized to be appro-
priated to be used in accordance with the uses de-
scribed in subsection (h). 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated to, and deposited in, the Trust Fund, including 
any investment earnings, shall be made available to the 
Nation by the Secretary beginning on the enforceability 
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date and subject to the uses and restrictions set forth in 
this section. 
(f) WITHDRAWALS.— 
(1) WITHDRAWALS UNDER THE AMERICAN IN-
DIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT OF 
1994.—The Nation may withdraw any portion of the 
funds in the Trust Fund on approval by the Sec-
retary of a tribal management plan submitted by the 
Nation in accordance with the American Indian 
Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.). 
(A) REQUIREMENTS.—In addition to the 
requirements under the American Indian Trust 
Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Tribal management 
plan under this paragraph shall require that the 
Nation shall spend all amounts withdrawn from 
the Trust Fund and any investment earnings 
accrued through the investments under the 
Tribal management plan in accordance with 
this subtitle. 
(B) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
carry out such judicial and administrative ac-
tions as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to enforce the Tribal management plan 
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to ensure that amounts withdrawn by the Na-
tion from the Trust Fund under this paragraph 
are used in accordance with this subtitle. 
(2) 
WITHDRAWALS
UNDER
EXPENDITURE 
PLAN.—The Nation may submit to the Secretary a 
request to withdraw funds from the Trust Fund pur-
suant to an approved expenditure plan. 
(A) REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 
withdraw funds under an expenditure plan 
under this paragraph, the Nation shall submit 
to the Secretary for approval an expenditure 
plan for any portion of the Trust Fund that the 
Nation elects to withdraw pursuant to this 
paragraph, subject to the condition that the 
funds shall be used for the purposes described 
in this subtitle. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—An expenditure plan 
under this paragraph shall include a description 
of the manner and purpose for which the 
amounts proposed to be withdrawn from the 
Trust Fund will be used by the Nation, in ac-
cordance with subsections (c) and (h). 
(C) APPROVAL.—On receipt of an expendi-
ture plan under this paragraph, the Secretary 
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shall approve the plan, if the Secretary deter-
mines that the plan— 
(i) is reasonable; 
(ii) is consistent with, and will be used 
for, the purposes of this subtitle; and 
(iii) contains a schedule which de-
scribed that tasks will be completed within 
months 
of 
receipt 
of 
withdrawn 
amounts. 
(D) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may 
carry out such judicial and administrative ac-
tions as the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to enforce an expenditure plan to ensure 
that amounts disbursed under this paragraph 
are used in accordance with this subtitle. 
(g) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this subtitle gives 
the Nation the right to judicial review of a determination 
of the Secretary regarding whether to approve a Tribal 
management plan or an expenditure plan except under 
subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Administra-
tive Procedure Act’’). 
(h) USES.—Amounts from the Trust Fund shall be 
used by the Nation for the following purposes: 
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(1) The Navajo Water Development Projects 
Account shall be used to plan, design, and construct 
the Navajo water development projects and for the 
conduct of related activities, including to comply 
with Federal environmental laws. 
(2) The Navajo OM&R Account shall be used 
for the operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
the Navajo water development projects. 
(i) LIABILITY.—The Secretary and the Secretary of 
the Treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure or in-
vestment of any amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund 
by the Nation under subsection (f). 
(j) NO PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTIONS.—No portion of 
the Trust Fund shall be distributed on a per capita basis 
to any member of the Nation. 
(k) EXPENDITURE REPORTS.—The Navajo Nation 
shall submit to the Secretary annually an expenditure re-
port describing accomplishments and amounts spent from 
use of withdrawals under a Tribal management plan or 
an expenditure plan as described in this subtitle. 
SEC. 81716. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary— 
(1) for deposit in the Navajo Water Develop-
ment Projects Account of the Trust Fund estab-
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may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in costs 
occurring after the date of enactment of this Act as indi-
cated by the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost 
Index—Composite Trend. 
(1) REPETITION.—The adjustment process 
under this subsection shall be repeated for each sub-
sequent amount appropriated until the amount au-
thorized, as adjusted, has been appropriated. 
(2) PERIOD OF INDEXING.—The period of in-
dexing adjustment for any increment of funding 
shall end on the date on which funds are deposited 
into the Trust Fund. 
SEC. 81717. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The waivers and release contained 
in section 81718 of this subtitle shall become effective as 
of the date the Secretary causes to be published in the 
Federal Register a statement of findings that— 
(1) to the extent that the agreement conflicts 
with the Act, the agreement has been revised to con-
form with this subtitle; 
(2) the agreement, so revised, including waivers 
and releases of claims set forth in section 81718, 
has been executed by the parties, including the 
United States; 
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(3) Congress has fully appropriated, or the Sec-
retary has provided from other authorized sources, 
all funds authorized under subsection (a) of section 
81716; 
(4) the State has enacted any necessary legisla-
tion and provided the funding required under the 
agreement and subsection (c) of section 81716; and 
(5) the court has entered a final or interlocu-
tory decree that— 
(A) confirms the Navajo water rights con-
sistent with the agreement and this subtitle; 
and 
(B) with respect to the Navajo water 
rights, is final and nonappealable. 
(b) EXPIRATION DATE.—If all the conditions prece-
dent described in subsection (a) have not been fulfilled to 
allow the Secretary’s statement of findings to be published 
in the Federal Register by October 31, 2030— 
(1) the agreement and this subtitle, including 
waivers and releases of claims described in those 
documents, shall no longer be effective; 
(2) any funds that have been appropriated pur-
suant to section 81716 but not expended, including 
any investment earnings on funds that have been ap-
propriated pursuant to such section, shall imme-
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diately revert to the general fund of the Treasury; 
and 
(3) any funds contributed by the State pursu-
ant to subsection (c) of section 81716 but not ex-
pended shall be returned immediately to the State. 
(c) EXTENSION.—The expiration date set forth in 
subsection (b) may be extended if the Navajo Nation, the 
State, and the United States (acting through the Sec-
retary) agree that an extension is reasonably necessary. 
SEC. 81718. WAIVERS AND RELEASES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY THE 
NATION AND THE UNITED STATES ACTING IN ITS 
CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE NATION.—Subject 
to the retention of rights set forth in subsection (c), 
in return for confirmation of the Navajo water 
rights and other benefits set forth in the agreement 
and this subtitle, the Nation, on behalf of itself and 
the members of the Nation (other than members in 
their capacity as allottees), and the United States, 
acting as trustee for the Nation and members of the 
Nation (other than members in their capacity as 
allottees), are authorized and directed to execute a 
waiver and release of— 
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(A) all claims for water rights within Utah 
based on any and all legal theories that the 
Navajo Nation or the United States acting in 
its trust capacity for the Nation, asserted, or 
could have asserted, at any time in any pro-
ceeding, including to the general stream adju-
dication, up to and including the enforceability 
date, except to the extent that such rights are 
recognized in the agreement and this subtitle; 
and 
(B) all claims for damages, losses, or inju-
ries to water rights or claims of interference 
with, diversion, or taking of water rights (in-
cluding claims for injury to lands resulting from 
such damages, losses, injuries, interference 
with, diversion, or taking of water rights) with-
in Utah against the State, or any person, enti-
ty, corporation, or municipality, that accrued at 
any time up to and including the enforceability 
date. 
(b) CLAIMS BY THE NAVAJO NATION AGAINST THE 
UNITED STATES.—The Navajo Nation, on behalf of itself 
(including in its capacity as allottee) and its members 
(other than members in their capacity as allottees), shall 
execute a waiver and release of— 
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(1) all claims the Navajo Nation may have 
against the United States relating in any manner to 
claims for water rights in, or water of, Utah that the 
United States acting in its trust capacity for the Na-
tion asserted, or could have asserted, in any pro-
ceeding, including the general stream adjudication; 
(2) all claims the Navajo Nation may have 
against the United States relating in any manner to 
damages, losses, or injuries to water, water rights, 
land, or other resources due to loss of water or 
water rights (including damages, losses, or injuries 
to hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights due 
to loss of water or water rights; claims relating to 
interference with, diversion, or taking of water; or 
claims relating to failure to protect, acquire, replace, 
or develop water or water rights) within Utah that 
first accrued at any time up to and including the en-
forceability date; 
(3) all claims the Nation may have against the 
United States relating in any manner to the litiga-
tion of claims relating to the Nation’s water rights 
in proceedings in Utah; and 
(4) all claims the Nation may have against the 
United States relating in any manner to the negotia-
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tion, execution, or adoption of the agreement or this 
subtitle. 
(c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND RETENTION OF 
CLAIMS
BY
THE NAVAJO NATION
AND
THE UNITED 
STATES.—Notwithstanding the waivers and releases au-
thorized in this subtitle, the Navajo Nation, and the 
United States acting in its trust capacity for the Nation, 
retain— 
(1) all claims for injuries to and the enforce-
ment of the agreement and the final or interlocutory 
decree entered in the general stream adjudication, 
through such legal and equitable remedies as may be 
available in the decree court or the Federal District 
Court for the District of Utah; 
(2) all rights to use and protect water rights ac-
quired after the enforceability date; 
(3) all claims relating to activities affecting the 
quality of water, including any claims under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq. (including claims for damages to natural re-
sources)), the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq.), and the Federal Water Pollution Con-
trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the regulations 
implementing those Acts, and the common law; 
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(4) all claims for water rights, and claims for 
injury to water rights, in states other than the State 
of Utah; 
(5) all claims, including environmental claims, 
under any laws (including regulations and common 
law) relating to human health, safety, or the envi-
ronment; and 
(6) all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, 
and powers not specifically waived and released pur-
suant to the agreement and this subtitle. 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in the agreement or this sub-
title— 
(1) affects the ability of the United States act-
ing in its sovereign capacity to take actions author-
ized by law, including any laws relating to health, 
safety, or the environment, including the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), and the regulations imple-
menting those laws; 
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(2) affects the ability of the United States to 
take actions in its capacity as trustee for any other 
Indian Tribe or allottee; 
(3) confers jurisdiction on any State court to— 
(A) interpret Federal law regarding health, 
safety, or the environment or determine the du-
ties of the United States or other parties pursu-
ant to such Federal law; and 
(B) conduct judicial review of Federal 
agency action; or 
(4) modifies, conflicts with, preempts, or other-
wise affects— 
(A) the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 
U.S.C. 617 et seq.); 
(B) the Boulder Canyon Project Adjust-
ment Act (43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.); 
(C) the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project 
Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); 
(D) the Colorado River Basin Project Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.); 
(E) the Treaty between the United States 
of America and Mexico respecting utilization of 
waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and 
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of the Rio Grande, signed at Washington Feb-
ruary 3, 1944 (59 Stat. 1219); 
(F) the Colorado River Compact of 1922, 
as approved by the Presidential Proclamation of 
June 25, 1929 (46 Stat. 3000); and 
(G) the Upper Colorado River Basin Com-
pact as consented to by the Act of April 6, 
1949 (63 Stat. 31, chapter 48). 
(e) TOLLING OF CLAIMS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each applicable period of 
limitation and time-based equitable defense relating 
to a claim waived by the Navajo Nation described in 
this section shall be tolled for the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
the enforceability date. 
(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection revives any claim or tolls any period of 
limitation or time-based equitable defense that ex-
pired before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section pre-
cludes the tolling of any period of limitations or any 
time-based equitable defense under any other appli-
cable law. 
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SEC. 81719. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 
(a) PRECEDENT.—Nothing in this subtitle establishes 
any standard for the quantification or litigation of Federal 
reserved water rights or any other Indian water claims of 
any other Indian Tribe in any other judicial or administra-
tive proceeding. 
(b) OTHER INDIAN TRIBES.—Nothing in the agree-
ment or this subtitle shall be construed in any way to 
quantify or otherwise adversely affect the water rights, 
claims, or entitlements to water of any Indian Tribe, band, 
or community, other than the Navajo Nation. 
SEC. 81720. RELATION TO ALLOTTEES. 
(a) NO EFFECT ON CLAIMS OF ALLOTTEES.—Noth-
ing in this subtitle or the agreement shall affect the rights 
or claims of allottees, or the United States, acting in its 
capacity as trustee for or on behalf of allottees, for water 
rights or damages related to lands allotted by the United 
States to allottees, except as provided in section 
81714(a)(2). 
(b) RELATIONSHIP OF DECREE TO ALLOTTEES.— 
Allottees, or the United States, acting in its capacity as 
trustee for allottees, are not bound by any decree entered 
in the general stream adjudication confirming the Navajo 
water rights and shall not be precluded from making 
claims to water rights in the general stream adjudication. 
Allottees, or the United States, acting in its capacity as 
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trustee for allottees, may make claims and such claims 
may be adjudicated as individual water rights in the gen-
eral stream adjudication. 
SEC. 81721. ANTIDEFICIENCY. 
The United States shall not be liable for any failure 
to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this 
subtitle (including any obligation or activity under the 
agreement) if adequate appropriations are not provided 
expressly by Congress to carry out the purposes of this 
subtitle. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS, 
FORESTS, AND PUBLIC LANDS 
Subtitle A—Public Lands 
Telecommunications 
SEC. 82101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS SITE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications site’’ means an area of Federal lands 
designated for telecommunications uses. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications use’’ means the placement and oper-
ation of infrastructure for wireline or wireless tele-
communications, including cable television, tele-
vision, and radio communications, regardless of 
whether such placement and operation is pursuant 
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to a license issued by the Federal Communications 
Commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance 
with the regulations of the Commission. The term 
includes ancillary activities, uses, or facilities directly 
related to such placement and operation. 
(3) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘communications use authorization’’ 
means a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, 
issued, or executed by a Federal land management 
agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the 
occupancy and use of Federal lands for communica-
tions use. 
(4) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 
means the National Park Service, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, and the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(5) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ means lands under the jurisdiction and man-
agement of a Federal land management agency. 
(6) RENTAL
FEE.—The term ‘‘rental fee’’ 
means the fee collected by a Federal land manage-
ment agency for the occupancy and use authorized 
by a communications use authorization pursuant to 
and consistent with authorizing law. 
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SEC. 82102. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES 
ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATIONS USE 
AUTHORIZATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS AND 
FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY SUP-
PORT 
FOR 
COMMUNICATION 
SITE 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) SPECIAL ACCOUNT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall establish a special account in the 
Treasury for each Federal land management agency for 
the deposit of rental fees received by the Federal land 
management agency for communications use authoriza-
tions on Federal lands granted, issued, or executed by the 
Federal land management agency. 
(b) COMPETITIVELY
NEUTRAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any rental fees collected pursu-
ant to this Act shall be competitively neutral, technology 
neutral, and nondiscriminatory with respect to other uses 
of the communication site. 
(c) RENTAL FEES.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
RENTAL 
FEES.—Rental fees shall not exceed the fee sched-
ules published by the Secretary of the Interior for 
communication use rights-of-way. 
(2) REVISION OF RENTAL FEE SCHEDULES FOR 
COMMUNICATION SITES RIGHTS OF WAY.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, through a public process that includes consider-
ation of industry comments, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall revise the communication sites rights-of- 
way rental fee schedule to reflect current commu-
nication technologies, including the physical foot-
print of such technologies. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES.— 
Rental fees received by a Federal land management agen-
cy shall— 
(1) be deposited in the special account estab-
lished for that Federal land management agency; 
and 
(2) remain available for expenditure under sub-
section (e), to the extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts. 
(e) EXPENDITURE OF RETAINED FEES.—Amounts 
deposited in the special account for a Federal land man-
agement agency shall be used solely for Federal land man-
agement agency activities related to communications sites, 
including the following: 
(1) Administering communications use author-
izations, including cooperative agreements under sec-
tion 4. 
(2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro-
grammatic analyses necessary to establish commu-
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nications sites and authorize communications uses 
on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
(3) Developing management plans for commu-
nications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands on a 
competitively neutral, technology neutral, non-
discriminatory basis. 
(4) Training for management of communica-
tions sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
(5) Obtaining, improving access to, or estab-
lishing communications sites on or adjacent to Fed-
eral lands. 
(f) NO EFFECT ON OTHER FEE RETENTION AU-
THORITIES.—This Act shall not limit or otherwise affect 
fee retention by a Federal land management agency under 
any other authority. 
SEC. 82103. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Secretary of the Interior may enter into coopera-
tive agreements to carry out the activities described in sec-
tion 3(e). 
Subtitle B—Outdoors for All 
SEC. 82201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
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(i) a State; 
(ii) a political subdivision of a State, 
including— 
(I) a city; and 
(II) a county; 
(iii) a special purpose district, includ-
ing park districts; and 
(iv) an Indian tribe (as defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)). 
(B) POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS AND INDIAN 
TRIBES.—A political subdivision of a State or 
an Indian tribe shall be considered an eligible 
entity only if the political subdivision or Indian 
tribe represents or otherwise serves a qualifying 
urban area. 
(2) OUTDOOR RECREATION LEGACY PARTNER-
SHIP GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Outdoor Recre-
ation Legacy Partnership Grant Program’’ means 
the program established under section 3(a). 
(3) QUALIFYING
URBAN
AREA.—The term 
‘‘qualifying urban area’’ means an area identified by 
the Census Bureau as an ‘‘urban area’’ in the most 
recent census. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 82202. GRANTS AUTHORIZED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program 
under which the Secretary may award grants to eligible 
entities for projects— 
(1) to acquire land and water for parks and 
other outdoor recreation purposes; and 
(2) to develop new or renovate existing outdoor 
recreation facilities. 
(b) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a 
grant under subsection (a), an eligible entity shall 
provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in- 
kind contribution in an amount equal to not less 
than 100 percent of the amounts made available 
under the grant. 
(2) SOURCES.—The matching amounts referred 
to in paragraph (1) may include amounts made 
available from State, local, nongovernmental, or pri-
vate sources. 
(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive all or 
part of the matching requirement under paragraph 
(1) if the Secretary determines that— 
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(A) no reasonable means are available 
through which an applicant can meet the 
matching requirement; and 
(B) the probable benefit of such project 
outweighs the public interest in such matching 
requirement. 
SEC. 82203. ELIGIBLE USES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A grant recipient may use a grant 
awarded under this Act— 
(1) to acquire land or water that provides out-
door recreation opportunities to the public; and 
(2) to develop or renovate outdoor recreational 
facilities that provide outdoor recreation opportuni-
ties to the public, with priority given to projects 
that— 
(A) create or significantly enhance access 
to park and recreational opportunities in an 
urban neighborhood or community; 
(B) engage and empower underserved com-
munities and youth; 
(C) provide opportunities for youth em-
ployment or job training; 
(D) establish or expand public-private 
partnerships, with a focus on leveraging re-
sources; and 
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(E) take advantage of coordination among 
various levels of government. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON USE.—A grant recipient may 
not use grant funds for— 
(1) grant administration costs; 
(2) incidental costs related to land acquisition, 
including appraisal and titling; 
(3) operation and maintenance activities; 
(4) facilities that support semiprofessional or 
professional athletics; 
(5) indoor facilities such as recreation centers 
or facilities that support primarily non-outdoor pur-
poses; or 
(6) acquisition of land or interests in land that 
restrict access to specific persons. 
SEC. 82204. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. 
In carrying out the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Part-
nership Grant Program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) conduct an initial screening and technical 
review of applications received; and 
(2) evaluate and score all qualifying applica-
tions. 
SEC. 82205. REPORTING. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days after 
the last day of each report period, each State lead agency 
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that receives a grant under this Act shall annually submit 
to the Secretary performance and financial reports that— 
(1) summarize project activities conducted dur-
ing the report period; and 
(2) provide the status of the project. 
(b) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the earlier of the date of expiration of a project period 
or the completion of a project, each State lead agency that 
receives a grant under this Act shall submit to the Sec-
retary a final report containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
SEC. 82206. REVENUE SHARING. 
Section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 
109–432) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end ‘‘, of which 20 percent for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2058 shall be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to provide grants under the Outdoor Recreation Leg-
acy Partnership Grant Program Act’’. 
Subtitle C—Updated Borrowing 
Authority 
SEC. 82301. PRESIDIO TRUST BORROWING AUTHORITY. 
Section 104(d)(2) of Public Law 104–333 is amended 
by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Trust shall also have the authority to issue obliga-
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tions to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall purchase such obligations.’’. 
Subtitle D—Forest Service Legacy 
Roads and Trails Remediation 
Program 
SEC. 82401. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS 
REMEDIATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
establish and maintain a Forest Service Legacy Roads and 
Trails Remediation Program (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Program’’) within the National Forest System— 
(1) to restore fish and other aquatic organism 
passage by removing or replacing unnatural barriers 
to the passage of fish and other aquatic organisms; 
(2) to decommission unneeded roads and trails; 
and 
(3) to carry out associated activities. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In implementing the Program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that protect or re-
store— 
(1) water quality; 
(2) watersheds that feed public drinking water 
systems; or 
(3) habitat for threatened, endangered, and 
sensitive fish and wildlife species. 
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(c) NATIONAL PROGRAM STRATEGY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief 
of the Forest Service shall develop a national strategy for 
implementing the Program and share the national strat-
egy with the Committee on Natural Resources, Committee 
on Agriculture, and Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appro-
priations, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2023, to remain available until expended. 
Subtitle E—Long Bridge 
SEC. 82501. AUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 
CONVEYANCES. 
(a) On request of the State of Virginia or the District 
of Columbia, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior 
(acting through the Director of the National Park Service) 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may, sub-
ject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary, convey to the State of Virginia or 
the District of Columbia, as applicable, any Federal land 
or interest in Federal land under the jurisdiction of the 
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Secretary that is identified by the State of Virginia or the 
District of Columbia, as applicable, as necessary for the 
Long Bridge Project, which is a project consisting of im-
provements to the Long Bridge and related railroad infra-
structure between Rossyln (RO) Interlocking in Arlington, 
Virginia, and L’Enfant (LE) Interlocking near 10th 
Street SW in Washington, DC, the purpose of which is 
to expand commuter and regional passenger rail service 
and provide bicycle and pedestrian access crossings over 
the Potomac River. 
(b) If any portion of the Federal land or interest in 
Federal land conveyed under subsection (a) is no longer 
being used for railroad purposes or recreational use, the 
portion of the Federal land or interest in the portion of 
the land shall revert to the Secretary, on a determination 
by the Secretary that the portion of the Federal land has 
been remediated and restored to a condition determined 
to be satisfactory by the Secretary. 
(c) The Secretary may permit the temporary use of 
any Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
that is identified by the State of Virginia or the District 
of Columbia, as applicable, as necessary for the construc-
tion of the project described in subsection (a), subject to 
any terms and conditions determined to be necessary by 
the Secretary. 
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(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary may recover from the State of Virginia or the 
District of Columbia, as applicable, all costs incurred by 
the Secretary in providing or procuring necessary services 
associated with a conveyance under subsection (a) or use 
authorized under subsection (c), with such amounts to re-
main available to the Secretary until expended, without 
further appropriation. 
Subtitle F—Western Riverside 
County Wildlife Refuge 
SEC. 82601. 
The Secretary of the Interior (in this subtitle referred 
to as the ‘‘Secretary’’), acting through the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, shall establish as a national wildlife ref-
uge the lands, waters, and interests therein acquired 
under section 82604. The national wildlife refuge shall be 
known as the Western Riverside County National Wildlife 
Refuge (in this subtitle referred to as the ‘‘Wildlife Ref-
uge’’). 
SEC. 82602. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of the Wildlife Refuge shall be— 
(1) to conserve, manage, and restore wildlife 
habitats for the benefit of present and future gen-
erations of Americans; 
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(2) to conserve species listed as threatened or 
endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the California En-
dangered Species Act (California Fish and Game 
Code 2050–2068), or which is a covered species 
under the Western Riverside County Multiple Spe-
cies Habitat Conservation Plan; 
(3) to support the recovery and protection of 
threatened and endangered species under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.); and 
(4) to provide for wildlife habitat connectivity 
and migratory corridors within the Western River-
side County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation 
Plan Area. 
SEC. 82603. NOTIFICATION OF ESTABLISHMENT. 
The Secretary shall publish notice of the establish-
ment of the Wildlife Refuge in the Federal Register. 
SEC. 82604. BOUNDARIES. 
The Secretary shall include within the boundaries of 
the Wildlife Refuge the lands and waters within the West-
ern Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conserva-
tion Plan Area (as depicted on maps and described in the 
Final Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat 
Conservation Plan dated June 17, 2003) that are owned 
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by the Federal government, a State, or a political subdivi-
sion of a State on the date of enactment. 
SEC. 82605. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the establishment of the 
Wildlife Refuge and thereafter, the Secretary shall admin-
ister all federally owned lands, waters, and interests in the 
Wildlife Refuge in accordance with the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 
668dd et seq.) and this subtitle. The Secretary may use 
such additional statutory authority as may be available to 
the Secretary for the conservation, management, and res-
toration of fish and wildlife and natural resources, the de-
velopment of compatible wildlife dependent outdoor recre-
ation opportunities, and the facilitation of fish and wildlife 
interpretation and education as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subtitle and 
serve the objectives of the Western Riverside County Mul-
tiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REGARDING NON- 
FEDERAL LANDS.—The Secretary may enter into cooper-
ative agreements with the State of California, any political 
subdivision thereof, or any other person— 
(1) for the management, in a manner consistent 
with this subtitle and the Western Riverside County 
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, of lands 
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that are owned by such State, subdivision, or other 
person and located within the boundaries of the 
Wildlife Refuge; 
(2) to promote public awareness of the natural 
resources of the Western Riverside County Multiple 
Species Habitat Conservation Plan Area; or 
(3) to encourage public participation in the con-
servation of those resources. 
SEC. 82606. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFERS OF LANDS AND 
WATERS FOR WILDLIFE REFUGE. 
(a) ACQUISITIONS.—The Secretary shall acquire by 
donation, purchase with appropriated funds, or exchange 
the lands and water, or interest therein (including con-
servation easements), within the boundaries of the Wildlife 
Refuge, except that the lands, water, and interests therein 
owned by the State of California and its political subdivi-
sions may be acquired only by donation. 
(b) TRANSFERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of any Federal de-
partment or agency, including any agency within the 
Department of the Interior, that has jurisdiction of 
any Federal property located within the boundaries 
of the Wildlife Refuge as described by this subtitle 
shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, submit to the Secretary an as-
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sessment of the suitability of such property for in-
clusion in the Wildlife Refuge. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—Any assessment under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) parcel descriptions and best existing 
land surveys for such property; 
(B) a list of existing special reservations, 
designations, or purposes of the property; 
(C) a list of all known or suspected haz-
ardous substance contamination of such prop-
erty, and any facilities, surface water, or 
groundwater on such property; 
(D) the status of withdrawal of such prop-
erty from— 
(i) the Mineral Leasing Act; and 
(ii) the General Mining Act of 1872; 
and 
(E) a recommendation as to whether such 
property is or is not suitable for inclusion in the 
Wildlife Refuge. 
(3) INCLUSION IN WILDLIFE REFUGE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
not later than 60 days after receiving an assess-
ment submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), de-
termine if the property described in such as-
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sessment is suitable for inclusion in the Wildlife 
Refuge. 
(B) TRANSFER.—If the Secretary deter-
mines the property in an assessment submitted 
under paragraph (1) is suitable for inclusion in 
the Wildlife Refuge, the head of the Federal de-
partment or agency that has jurisdiction of 
such property shall transfer such property to 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary 
for the purposes of this subtitle. 
(4) PROPERTY UNSUITABLE FOR INCLUSION.— 
Property determined by the Secretary to be unsuit-
able for inclusion in the Wildlife Refuge based on an 
assessment submitted under paragraph (1) shall be 
subsequently transferred to the Secretary for pur-
poses of this subtitle by the head of the department 
or agency that has jurisdiction of such property if 
such property becomes suitable for inclusion in the 
Wildlife Refuge as determined by the Secretary in 
consultation with the head of the department or 
agency that has jurisdiction of such property. 
(5) PUBLIC ACCESS.—If property transferred to 
the Secretary under this subsection allows for public 
access at the time of transfer, such access shall be 
maintained unless such access— 
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(A) would be incompatible with the pur-
poses of the Wildlife Refuge; 
(B) would jeopardize public health or safe-
ty; or 
(C) must be limited due to emergency cir-
cumstances. 
Subtitle G—Tribal Land to Trust 
SEC. 82701. LANDS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 2,560 acres of 
land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indi-
ans, numbered 16, 21, 27, and 29 and generally depicted 
as ‘‘BLM Exchange Lands (2,560 Acres)’’ on the map ti-
tled ‘‘ACBCI/BLM LAND EXCHANGE’’ is hereby taken 
into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of 
Cahuilla Indians. 
(b) LANDS PART OF RESERVATION.—Lands taken 
into trust by this section shall be part of the Tribe’s res-
ervation and shall be administered in accordance with the 
laws and regulations generally applicable to property held 
in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe. 
(c) GAMING PROHIBITED.—Lands taken into trust 
by this section for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band 
of Cahuilla Indians shall not be eligible for gaming under 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq.). 
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TITLE III—OCEANS AND 
WILDLIFE 
Subtitle A—Coastal and Great 
Lakes Resiliency and Restoration 
SEC. 83101. SHOVEL-READY RESTORATION AND RESIL-
IENCY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a grant program to provide funding and technical assist-
ance to eligible entities for purposes of carrying out a 
project described in subsection (d). 
(b) PROJECT PROPOSAL.—To be considered for a 
grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit 
a grant proposal to the Secretary in a time, place, and 
manner determined by the Secretary. Such proposal shall 
include monitoring, data collection, and measurable per-
formance criteria with respect to the project. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT
OF CRITERIA.—The Secretary 
shall select eligible entities to receive grants under this 
section based on criteria developed by the Secretary, in 
consultation with relevant offices of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, such as the Office of 
Habitat Conservation and the Office for Coastal Manage-
ment. 
(d) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is described in 
this section if— 
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(1) the purpose of the project is to restore a 
marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lake habitat, 
including— 
(A) restoration of habitat to protect or re-
cover a species that is threatened, endangered, 
or a species of concern under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) through the removal or remediation of 
marine debris, including derelict vessels and 
fishing gear, in coastal and marine habitats; 
and 
(C) for the benefit of— 
(i) shellfish; 
(ii) fish, including diadromous fish; or 
(iii) coral reefs; or 
(2) the project provides adaptation to climate 
change, including— 
(A) by constructing or protecting ecological 
features or green infrastructure that protects 
coastal communities from sea level rise, coastal 
storms, or flooding; and 
(B) blue carbon projects. 
(e) PRIORITY.—In determining which projects to 
fund under this section, the Secretary shall give priority 
to a proposed project— 
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(1) that would stimulate the economy; 
(2) for which the applicant can demonstrate 
that the grant will fund work that will begin not 
more than 90 days after the date of the award; 
(3) for which the applicant can demonstrate 
that the grant will fund work that will employ fish-
ermen who have been negatively impacted by the 
COVID–19 pandemic or pay a fisherman for the use 
of a fishing vessel or employ a fisherman that has 
been significantly impacted by unfair methods of 
competition or other actions from foreign govern-
ments, as determined by the United States Trade 
Representative, to supplant domestic seafood pro-
duction or fish products; 
(4) for which the applicant can demonstrate 
that any preliminary study or permit required before 
the project can begin has been completed or can be 
completed shortly after an award is made; or 
(5) that includes communities that may not 
have adequate resources, including low-income com-
munities, communities of color, Tribal communities, 
and rural communities. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000,000 for fiscal 
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year 2020 to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this 
section, to remain available until expended. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a nonprofit, a for-profit business, an in-
stitution of higher education (as such term is de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), a State, local, Tribal, 
or territorial government, or, with respect to a 
project described in subsection (d)(3). 
(2) 
FISHERMAN.—The 
term 
‘‘fisherman’’ 
means a commercial or for-hire fisherman or an oys-
ter farmer. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration. 
SEC. 83102. LIVING SHORELINE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
make grants to eligible entities for purposes of— 
(1) designing and implementing large- and 
small-scale, climate-resilient living shoreline projects; 
and 
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(2) applying innovative uses of natural mate-
rials and systems to protect coastal communities, 
habitats, and natural system functions. 
(b) PROJECT PROPOSALS.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall— 
(1) submit to the Administrator a proposal for 
a living shoreline project, including monitoring, data 
collection, and measurable performance criteria with 
respect to the project; 
(2) demonstrate to the Administrator that the 
entity has any permits or other authorizations from 
local, State, and Federal government agencies nec-
essary to carry out the living shoreline project or 
provide evidence demonstrating general support from 
such agencies; and 
(3) include an outreach or education component 
that seeks and solicits feedback from the local or re-
gional community most directly affected by the pro-
posal. 
(c) PROJECT SELECTION.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT OF CRITERIA.—The Admin-
istrator shall select eligible entities to receive grants 
under this section based on criteria developed by the 
Administrator, in consultation with relevant offices 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
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tration, such as the Office of Habitat Conservation, 
the Office for Coastal Management, and the Res-
toration Center. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing criteria 
under paragraph (1) to evaluate a proposed living 
shoreline project, the Administrator shall take into 
account— 
(A) the potential of the project to protect 
the community and maintain the viability of the 
environment, such as through protection of eco-
system functions, environmental benefits, or 
habitat types, in the area where the project is 
to be carried out; 
(B) the historic and future environmental 
conditions of the project site, particularly those 
environmental conditions affected by climate 
change; 
(C) the ecological benefits of the project; 
(D) the ability of the entity proposing the 
project to demonstrate the potential of the 
project to protect the coastal community where 
the project is to be carried out, including 
through— 
(i) mitigating the effects of erosion; 
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(ii) attenuating the impact of coastal 
storms and storm surge; 
(iii) mitigating shoreline flooding; 
(iv) mitigating the effects of sea level 
rise, accelerated land loss, and extreme 
tides; 
(v) sustaining, protecting, or restoring 
the functions and habitats of coastal eco-
systems; or 
(vi) such other forms of coastal pro-
tection as the Administrator considers ap-
propriate; and 
(E) the potential of the project to support 
resiliency at a military installation or commu-
nity infrastructure supportive of a military in-
stallation (as such terms are defined in section 
2391 of title 10, United States Code). 
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting living shoreline 
projects to receive grants under this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall give priority consideration to a pro-
posed project to be conducted in an area— 
(A) for which the President has declared, 
during the 10-year period preceding the submis-
sion of the proposal for the project under sub-
section (b), that a major disaster exists pursu-
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ant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170) because of a hurricane, trop-
ical storm, coastal storm, or flooding; 
(B) that has a documented history of 
coastal erosion or frequent coastal inundation 
during that 10-year period; or 
(C) which include communities that may 
not have adequate resources to prepare for or 
respond to coastal hazards, including low in-
come communities, communities of color, Tribal 
communities, and rural communities. 
(4) MINIMUM STANDARDS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall develop minimum standards to be used in 
selecting eligible entities to receive grants under 
this section, taking into account— 
(i) the considerations described in 
paragraph (2); 
(ii) the need for such standards to be 
general enough to accommodate concerns 
relating to specific project sites; and 
(iii) the consideration of an estab-
lished eligible entity program with systems 
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to disburse funding from a single grant to 
support multiple small-scale projects. 
(B) 
CONSULTATIONS.—In 
developing 
standards under subparagraph (A), the Admin-
istrator— 
(i) shall consult with relevant offices 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, such as the Office of Habi-
tat Conservation, the Office for Coastal 
Management, and the Restoration Center; 
and 
(ii) may consult with— 
(I) relevant interagency councils, 
such as the Estuary Habitat Restora-
tion Council; 
(II) Tribes and Tribal organiza-
tions; 
(III) State coastal management 
agencies; and 
(IV) relevant nongovernmental 
organizations. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under this 
section to an eligible entity to carry out a living shoreline 
project may be used by the eligible entity only— 
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(1) to carry out the project, including adminis-
tration, design, permitting, entry into negotiated in-
direct cost rate agreements, and construction; 
(2) to monitor, collect, and report data on the 
performance (including performance over time) of 
the project, in accordance with standards issued by 
the Administrator under subsection (f)(2); and 
(3) to incentivize landowners to engage in living 
shoreline projects. 
(e) COST-SHARING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), an eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section to carry out a living shoreline 
project shall provide, from non-Federal sources, 
funds or other resources (such as land or conserva-
tion easements or in-kind matching from private en-
tities) valued at not less than 50 percent of the total 
cost, including administrative costs, of the project. 
(2) REDUCED
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT
FOR 
CERTAIN
COMMUNITIES.—The Administrator may 
reduce or waive the matching requirement under 
paragraph (1) for an eligible entity representing a 
community or nonprofit organization if— 
(A) the eligible entity submits to the Ad-
ministrator in writing— 
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(i) a request for such a reduction and 
the amount of the reduction; and 
(ii) a justification for why the entity 
cannot meet the matching requirement; 
and 
(B) the Administrator agrees with the jus-
tification. 
(f) MONITORING AND REPORTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall re-
quire each eligible entity receiving a grant under this 
section (or a representative of the entity) to carry 
out a living shoreline project— 
(A) to transmit to the Administrator data 
collected under the project; 
(B) to monitor the project and to collect 
data on— 
(i) the ecological benefits of the 
project and the protection provided by the 
project for the coastal community where 
the project is carried out, including 
through— 
(I) mitigating the effects of ero-
sion; 
(II) attenuating the impact of 
coastal storms and storm surge; 
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(III) mitigating shoreline flood-
ing; 
(IV) mitigating the effects of sea 
level rise, accelerated land loss, and 
extreme tides; 
(V) sustaining, protecting, or re-
storing the functions and habitats of 
coastal ecosystems; or 
(VI) such other forms of coastal 
protection as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate; and 
(ii) the performance of the project in 
providing such protection; 
(C) to make data collected under the 
project available on a publicly accessible inter-
net website of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration; and 
(D) not later than 1 year after the entity 
receives the grant, and annually thereafter until 
the completion of the project, to submit to the 
Administrator a report on— 
(i) the measures described in subpara-
graph (B); and 
(ii) the effectiveness of the project in 
increasing protection of the coastal com-
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munity where the project is carried out 
through living shorelines techniques, in-
cluding— 
(I) a description of— 
(aa) the project; 
(bb) the activities carried 
out under the project; and 
(cc) the techniques and ma-
terials used in carrying out the 
project; and 
(II) data on the performance of 
the project in providing protection to 
that coastal community. 
(2) GUIDELINES.—In developing guidelines re-
lating to paragraph (1)(C), the Administrator shall 
consider how additional data could safely be col-
lected before and after major disasters or severe 
weather events to measure project performance and 
project recovery. 
(3) STANDARDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall, in consultation with rel-
evant offices of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, relevant interagency 
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councils, and relevant nongovernmental organi-
zations, issue standards for the monitoring, col-
lection, and reporting under subsection (d)(2) 
of data regarding the performance of living 
shoreline projects for which grants are awarded 
under this section. 
(B) REPORTING.—The standards issued 
under subparagraph (A) shall require an eligi-
ble entity receiving a grant under this section 
to report the data described in that subpara-
graph to the Administrator on a regular basis. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 to the Ad-
ministrator for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025 
for purposes of carrying out this section. 
(h) MINIMUM REQUIRED FUNDS FOR SHORELINE 
PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREAT LAKES.—The 
Secretary shall make not less than 10 percent of the funds 
awarded under this section to projects located in the Great 
Lakes. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any of the following: 
(A) A unit of a State or local government. 
(B) An organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
(C) An Indian Tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
(3) LIVING
SHORELINE
PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘living shoreline project’’— 
(A) means a project that— 
(i) restores or stabilizes a shoreline, 
including marshes, wetlands, and other 
vegetated areas that are part of the shore-
line ecosystem, by using natural materials 
and systems to create buffers to attenuate 
the impact of coastal storms, currents, 
flooding, and wave energy and to prevent 
or minimize shoreline erosion while sup-
porting coastal ecosystems and habitats; 
(ii) incorporates as many natural ele-
ments as possible, such as native wetlands, 
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submerged aquatic plants, corals, oyster 
shells, native grasses, shrubs, or trees; 
(iii) utilizes techniques that incor-
porate ecological and coastal engineering 
principles in shoreline stabilization; and 
(iv) to the extent possible, maintains 
or restores existing natural slopes and con-
nections between uplands and adjacent 
wetlands or surface waters; 
(B) may include the use of— 
(i) natural elements, such as sand, 
wetland plants, logs, oysters or other shell-
fish, submerged aquatic vegetation, corals, 
native grasses, shrubs, trees, or coir fiber 
logs; 
(ii) project elements that provide eco-
logical benefits to coastal ecosystems and 
habitats in addition to shoreline protection; 
and 
(iii) structural materials, such as 
stone, concrete, wood, vinyl, oyster domes, 
or other approved engineered structures in 
combination with natural materials; and 
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(C) may include a project that expands 
upon or restores natural living shorelines or ex-
isting living shoreline projects. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
Subtitle B—Wildlife Corridors 
Conservation Act 
SEC. 83201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
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(F) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(G) in the case of impacts to military in-
stallations— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services 
of the Senate. 
(2) CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘‘connectivity’’ 
means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 
facilitates native species movement. 
(3) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means a 
feature of the landscape or seascape that— 
(A) 
provides 
habitat 
or 
ecological 
connectivity; and 
(B) allows for native species movement or 
dispersal. 
(4) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 
the National Wildlife Corridors Database established 
under section 83341(a). 
(5) FEDERAL
LAND
OR
WATER.—The term 
‘‘Federal land or water’’ means any land or water, 
or interest in land or water, owned by the United 
States. 
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(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild-
life Corridors Stewardship Fund established by sec-
tion 83401(a). 
(7) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means 
land, water, and substrate occupied at any time dur-
ing the life cycle of a native species that is nec-
essary, with respect to the native species, for spawn-
ing, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, or migra-
tion. 
(8) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
means land of an Indian Tribe, or an Indian indi-
vidual, that is— 
(A) held in trust by the United States; or 
(B) subject to a restriction against alien-
ation imposed by the United States. 
(9) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(10) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 
The term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ 
means the National Coordination Committee estab-
lished under section 83332(a). 
(11) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR.—The 
term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any Fed-
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eral land or water designated as a National Wildlife 
Corridor under section 83211(a). 
(12) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor Sys-
tem’’ means the system of National Wildlife Cor-
ridors established by section 83211(a). 
(13) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe-
cies’’ means— 
(A) a fish, wildlife, or plant species that is 
or was historically present in a particular eco-
system as a result of natural migratory or evo-
lutionary processes, including subspecies and 
plant varieties; or 
(B) a migratory bird species that is native 
to the United States or its territories (as de-
fined in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))). 
(14) REGIONAL
OCEAN
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means a regional 
organization of coastal or Great Lakes States, terri-
tories, or possessions voluntarily convened by Gov-
ernors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, 
or the functional equivalent of such a regional ocean 
organization designated by the Governor or Gov-
ernors of a State or States. 
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(15) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 
means a regional wildlife movement council estab-
lished under section 83333(a). 
(16) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, con-
cerning land contained within the National For-
est System; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(E) the Secretary of Transportation. 
(17) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(18) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 
‘‘Tribal Wildlife Corridor’’ means a corridor estab-
lished 
by 
the 
Secretary 
under 
section 
83321(a)(1)(C). 
(19) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, when used in a geographical sense, 
means— 
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(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; 
(J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(K) the territorial sea (within the meaning 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) 
and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in 
section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within 
the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal 
Government. 
(20) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wild-
life movement’’ means the passage of individual 
members or populations of a fish, wildlife, or plant 
species across a landscape or seascape. 
(21) 
MILITARY
INSTALLATION.—The 
term 
‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 100 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
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670), and also includes military off-shore range com-
plexes and off-shore operating areas. 
CHAPTER 1—NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR-
RIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL LAND 
AND WATER 
SEC. 83211. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a system 
of corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’, which shall con-
sist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of 
the National Wildlife Corridor System by— 
(1) statute; 
(2) rulemaking under section 83212; or 
(3) a land management plan developed or re-
vised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a strategy for the effective development of the National 
Wildlife Corridor System— 
(1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes 
described in section 83212(b); 
(2) to ensure coordination and consistency 
across Federal agencies in the development, imple-
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management plan for land or water under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries insofar as a 
corridor is consistent with the purpose of the plan. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) 
shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor, the Secretaries— 
(1) base the designation of the National Wild-
life Corridor on— 
(A) coordination with existing— 
(i) National Wildlife Corridors; 
(ii) corridors established by States; 
and 
(iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and 
(B) the best available science of— 
(i) existing native species habitat; and 
(ii) likely future native species habi-
tats; 
(2) determine that the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resil-
ience, and adaptability of the native species for 
which it has been designated by providing for— 
(A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 
populations; 
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(B) range shifting, range expansion, or 
range restoration, such as in response to cli-
mate change; 
(C) seasonal movement or migration; or 
(D) succession, movement, or recoloniza-
tion following— 
(i) a disturbance, such as fire, flood, 
drought, or infestation; or 
(ii) population decline or previous ex-
tirpation; 
(3) consult the Database; and 
(4) consider recommendations from the Na-
tional 
Coordination 
Committee 
under 
section 
83332(e)(2)(C). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LAND OR WATER RE-
QUIRING RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.— 
The Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor land or water that— 
(1) is necessary for the natural movements of 
one or more native species; 
(2) requires restoration, including— 
(A) land or water that is degraded; and 
(B) land or water from which a species is 
currently absent— 
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(i) but may be colonized or recolo-
nized by the species naturally; or 
(ii) to which the species may be re-
introduced or restored based on habitat 
changes; and 
(3) is fragmented or consists of only a portion 
of the habitat required for the connectivity needs of 
one or more native species. 
(d) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the process 
for designation under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall include procedures under which— 
(A) any State, Tribal, or local government, 
or a nongovernmental organization engaged in 
the conservation of native species and the im-
provement of the habitats of native species, may 
submit to the Secretaries a nomination to des-
ignate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area 
under the respective jurisdiction of the Secre-
taries; and 
(B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 
later than 1 year after the date on which the 
nomination was submitted under subparagraph 
(A), respond to any nomination submitted 
under that subparagraph. 
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(2) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.—A nomina-
tion for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall in-
clude supporting documentation, including— 
(A) the native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor would be designated; 
(B) summaries and references of, with re-
spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 
Corridor— 
(i) the best science available at the 
time of the submission of the nomination 
for designation documenting why the cor-
ridor is needed; and 
(ii) the most current scientific reports 
available at the time of the submission of 
the nomination for designation; 
(C) information with respect to how the 
nomination was coordinated with potential part-
ners; 
(D) a description of supporting stake-
holders, such as States, Indian Tribes, local 
governments, 
scientific 
organizations, 
non-
governmental organizations, and affected vol-
untary private landowners; and 
(E) any additional information the Secre-
taries, in consultation with the National Coordi-
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nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 
nomination. 
(e) DESIGNATION ON MILITARY LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor on a military installation— 
(A) shall be consistent with the use of mili-
tary installations and State-owned National 
Guard installations to ensure the preparedness 
of the Armed Forces; and 
(B) may not result in a net loss in the ca-
pability of military installation lands to support 
the military mission of the installation. 
(2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA-
TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 
terminate the designation of any National Wildlife 
Corridor on a military installation if the Secretary of 
Defense considers the suspension or termination to 
be necessary for military purposes, after public no-
tice of the suspension or termination. 
SEC. 83213. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, consistent 
with other applicable Federal land and water management 
requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor under the respective administra-
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tive jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that con-
tributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resil-
ience, and adaptability of native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through— 
(1) the maintenance and improvement of habi-
tat connectivity within the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
(2) the implementation of strategies and activi-
ties that enhance the ability of native species to re-
spond to climate change and other environmental 
factors; 
(3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ-
rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
(4) the mitigation or removal of human infra-
structure that obstructs the natural movement of 
native species; and 
(5) the use of existing conservation programs, 
including Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute 
to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 
adaptability of native species. 
(b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING 
MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdic-
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tion of two or more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secre-
taries shall coordinate management of the National Wild-
life Corridor in accordance with section 83311(b) to ad-
vance the purposes described in section 83211(b). 
(c) ROAD MITIGATION.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new 
or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the rel-
evant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 
agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement vol-
untary environmental mitigation measures— 
(1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle 
caused native species mortality while maintaining 
habitat connectivity; and 
(2) to mitigate damage to the natural move-
ments of native species through strategies such as— 
(A) the construction, maintenance, or re-
placement of native species underpasses, over-
passes, and culverts; and 
(B) the maintenance, replacement, or re-
moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 
hydrological obstructions. 
(d) COMPATIBLE USES.—A use of Federal land or 
water that was authorized before the date on which the 
Federal land or water is designated as a National Wildlife 
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Corridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries deter-
mine that the use is compatible with the wildlife move-
ments of the species for which the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor was designated, consistent with applicable Federal 
laws and regulations. 
CHAPTER 2—WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 
CONSERVATION 
Subchapter A—National Wildlife Corridor 
System on Federal Land and Water 
SEC. 83311. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretaries may partner 
with and provide funds to States, local governments, In-
dian Tribes, the National Coordination Committee, vol-
untary private landowners, and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils to support the purposes described in section 
83211(b). 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 
or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy 
under section 83211(b), designate National Wildlife Cor-
ridors under section 83212, and manage National Wildlife 
Corridors under section 83213— 
(1) in consultation and coordination with— 
(A) other relevant Federal agencies; 
(B) States, including— 
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(i) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
and 
(ii) other State agencies responsible 
for managing the natural resources and 
wildlife; 
(C) Indian Tribes; 
(D) units of local government; 
(E) other interested stakeholders identified 
by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary 
private landowners; 
(F) landscape- and seascape-scale partner-
ships, including— 
(i) the National Fish Habitat Part-
nership; 
(ii) the National Marine Fisheries 
Service; 
(iii) 
regional 
fishery 
management 
councils established under section 302(a) 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)); 
(iv) relevant regional ocean partner-
ships; 
(v) the Climate Science Centers of the 
Department of the Interior; and 
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(vi) the Landscape Conservation Co-
operative Network; 
(G) the National Coordination Committee; 
and 
(H) the regional wildlife movement coun-
cils. 
SEC. 83312. EFFECT. 
(a) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
CONSERVATION 
LAWS.—Nothing in this chapter amends or otherwise af-
fects any other law (including regulations) relating to the 
conservation of native species. 
(b) 
JURISDICTION
OF
STATES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—Nothing in this chapter or an amendment made 
by this chapter affects the jurisdiction of a State or an 
Indian Tribe with respect to fish and wildlife management, 
including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 
in a National Wildlife Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Cor-
ridor. 
Subchapter B—Tribal Wildlife Corridors 
SEC. 83321. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) NOMINATIONS.—An Indian Tribe may 
nominate a corridor within Indian land of the 
Indian Tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by 
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submitting to the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives an application under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall determine whether the nomi-
nated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the 
application meets the criteria established under 
paragraph (2). 
(C) PUBLICATION.—On approval of an ap-
plication under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
notice of the establishment of the Tribal Wild-
life Corridor, which shall include a map and 
legal description of the land designated as a 
Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 
(2) CRITERIA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall establish criteria for deter-
mining whether a corridor nominated by an In-
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dian Tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as 
a Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The criteria established 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(i) The restoration of historical habi-
tat 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
facilitating 
connectivity. 
(ii) The management of land for the 
purposes of facilitating connectivity. 
(iii) The management of land to pre-
vent the imposition of barriers that may 
hinder current or future connectivity. 
(3) REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian Tribe may 
elect to remove the designation of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land of the In-
dian Tribe by notifying the Secretary. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
REMOVAL.—An Indian 
Tribe that elects to remove a designation under 
subparagraph (A) may not receive assistance 
under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 83331. 
(b) COORDINATION OF LAND USE PLANS.—Section 
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended— 
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‘‘(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined 
in section 83201 of that Act) between public lands 
and the Tribal Wildlife Corridor.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide to Indian Tribes technical assistance relating to 
the establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wild-
life data and working with voluntary private landowners 
to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife 
habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—An Indian Tribe 
that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor established on the In-
dian land of the Indian Tribe shall be eligible for a grant 
under the wildlife movements grant program under section 
83331, subject to other applicable requirements of that 
grant program. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes or affects the use of private property or Indian 
land. 
SEC. 83322. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 
this chapter amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust 
responsibility to Indian Tribes. 
(b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 
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(1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 
paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information 
Act’’), if the head of the agency that receives the in-
formation, in consultation with the Secretary and 
the affected Indian Tribe, determines that disclosure 
may— 
(A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 
(B) risk harm to human remains or re-
sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 
(C) impede the use of a traditional reli-
gious site by practitioners. 
(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—Information 
referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 
by a Federal agency— 
(A) pursuant to this chapter relating to— 
(i) the location, character, or owner-
ship of human remains of a person of In-
dian ancestry; or 
(ii) resources, cultural items, uses, or 
activities identified by an Indian Tribe as 
traditional or cultural because of the long- 
established significance or ceremonial na-
ture to the Indian Tribe; or 
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(B) pursuant to the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
Subchapter C—Wildlife Movement Grant 
Program on Non-Federal Land and Water 
SEC. 83331. WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
wildlife movements grant program (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encourage wildlife move-
ment in accordance with this subsection. 
(b) GRANTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based 
on recommendations from the National Coordination 
Committee under section 83332(e)(2)(C), shall make 
grants to one or more projects that— 
(1) are a regional priority project identified by 
a regional wildlife movement council; 
(2) satisfy the purposes described in section 
83211(b); and 
(3) increase connectivity for native species. 
(c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—A person that is eligible 
to receive a grant under the grant program is— 
(1) a voluntary private landowner or group of 
landowners; 
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(2) a State fish and wildlife agency or other 
State agency responsible for managing natural re-
sources and wildlife; 
(3) an Indian Tribe; 
(4) a unit of local government; 
(5) an agricultural cooperative; 
(6) water, irrigation, or rural water districts or 
associations, or other organizations with water deliv-
ery authority (including acequias and land grant 
communities in the State of New Mexico); 
(7) institutions of higher education; 
(8) an entity approved for a grant by a regional 
wildlife movement council; and 
(9) any group of entities described in para-
graphs (1) through (8). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the grant 
program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, 
contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics 
developed by the National Coordination Committee under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 83332(e)(2). 
SEC. 83332. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘National Co-
ordination Committee’’. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 
provide administrative support for the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Coordination Com-
mittee shall be composed of— 
(1) the Secretary (or a designee); 
(2) the Secretary of Transportation (or a des-
ignee); 
(3) the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee); 
(4) the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee); 
(5) the Secretary of Defense (or a designee); 
(6) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(or a designee); 
(7) the Executive Director of the Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a designee); 
(8) two representatives of intertribal organiza-
tions, to be appointed by the Secretary; 
(9) the chairperson of each regional wildlife 
movement council (or a designee); and 
(10) not more than three representatives of 
nongovernmental, science, or academic organizations 
with expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat 
connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a 
manner that ensures that the membership of the 
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National Coordination Committee is fair and bal-
anced. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The National Coordination 
Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chair-
person from among the members of the National Coordi-
nation Committee. 
(e) DUTIES.—The National Coordination Com-
mittee— 
(1) shall establish standards for regional wild-
life movement plans to allow for better cross-regional 
collaboration; and 
(2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movements 
grant program under section 83331— 
(A) establish criteria and develop guide-
lines for the solicitation of applications for 
grants by regional wildlife movement councils; 
(B) develop standardized contracts, report-
ing requirements, and evaluation metrics for 
grant recipients; and 
(C) make recommendations annually to the 
Secretary for the selection of grant recipients 
on the basis of the ranked lists of regional pri-
ority projects received from the regional wildlife 
movement councils under section 83333(c)(4) 
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that are consistent with the purposes described 
in section 83211(b). 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
SEC. 83333. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils 
with separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the 
entire United States. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife move-
ment council shall be composed of— 
(A) the director of each State fish and 
wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council (or a des-
ignee); 
(B) balanced representation from Tribal 
governments within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council; 
(C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison 
and nonvoting, ex officio member— 
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(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
or 
(ii) the director of any applicable re-
gional office of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
(D) not more than three representatives of 
nongovernmental, science, or academic organi-
zations with expertise in native species con-
servation and the habitat connectivity needs of 
the region covered by the regional wildlife move-
ment council; and 
(E) not more than three voluntary rep-
resentatives of private landowners with property 
in the applicable region, not less than one of 
whom shall be a farmer or rancher. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the membership of each regional 
wildlife movement council is fair and balanced 
in terms of expertise and perspectives rep-
resented. 
(B) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wildlife 
movement council shall include experts in eco-
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logical connectivity, native species ecology, and 
ecological adaptation. 
(3) 
CHAIRPERSON.—Each 
regional 
wildlife 
movement council shall select a Chairperson from 
among the members of the regional wildlife move-
ment council. 
(c) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement coun-
cil shall— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date of es-
tablishment of the regional wildlife movement coun-
cil and in accordance with any standards established 
by the National Coordination Committee, prepare 
and submit to the Secretary and the National Co-
ordination Committee a regional wildlife movement 
plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by 
identifying research priorities and data needs for the 
Database that is revised, amended, or updated not 
less frequently than once every 5 years; 
(2) provide for public engagement, including en-
gagement of Indian Tribes, at appropriate times and 
in appropriate locations in the region covered by the 
regional wildlife movement council, to allow all inter-
ested persons an opportunity to be heard in the de-
velopment and implementation of a regional wildlife 
movement plan under paragraph (1); 
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(3) solicit applications for wildlife movement 
grants under section 83331 in accordance with the 
criteria and guidelines established by the National 
Coordination Council under section 83332(e)(2)(A); 
(4) in accordance with the criteria and guide-
lines established under section 83332(e)(2)(A), sub-
mit to the National Coordination Committee an an-
nual list of regional priority projects, in ranked 
order, for wildlife movements grants under section 
83331 to maintain wildlife movements in the area 
under the jurisdiction of the regional wildlife move-
ment council; and 
(5) submit to the Secretary and the National 
Coordination Committee, and make publicly avail-
able, an annual report describing the activities of the 
regional wildlife movement council. 
(d) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase habi-
tat connectivity between designated Federal land and 
water and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife 
movement council shall coordinate with— 
(1) Federal agencies; 
(2) Indian Tribes; 
(3) regional fishery management councils estab-
lished under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
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Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1852(a)); 
(4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships 
recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service with respect to migratory bird species; 
(5) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
(6) regional associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies; 
(7) nongovernmental organizations; 
(8) applicable voluntary private landowners; 
(9) the National Coordination Committee; 
(10) fish habitat partnerships; 
(11) other regional wildlife movement councils 
with respect to crossregional projects; 
(12) international wildlife management entities 
with respect to transboundary species in accordance 
with trade policies of the United States; and 
(13) Federal and State transportation agencies. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife 
movement councils. 
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Subchapter D—National Wildlife Corridors 
Database 
SEC. 83341. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with the National 
Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils, shall establish a database, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Database shall— 
(A) include maps, data, models, surveys, 
and descriptions of native species habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors that have been 
developed by Federal agencies that pertain to 
Federal land and water; 
(B) include maps, models, analyses, and 
descriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors of native species 
in response to climate change or other environ-
mental factors; 
(C) reflect the best scientific data and in-
formation available; and 
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(D) in accordance with the requirements of 
the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 
included in the Database available at scales 
useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agen-
cy decisionmakers and the public. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination 
Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, shall— 
(1) design the Database to support State, Trib-
al, local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal 
agency decisionmakers and the public with data that 
will allow those entities— 
(A) to prioritize and target natural re-
source adaptation strategies and enhance exist-
ing State and Tribal corridor protections; 
(B) to assess the impacts of proposed en-
ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 
projects, and other development activities, and 
to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 
those projects and activities on National Wild-
life Corridors; 
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(C) to assess the impact of new and exist-
ing development on native species habitats and 
National Wildlife Corridors; and 
(D) to develop strategies that promote 
habitat connectivity to allow native species to 
move— 
(i) to meet biological and ecological 
needs; 
(ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and 
(iii) to adapt to climate change; 
(2) establish a coordination process among Fed-
eral agencies to update maps and other information 
with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 
habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 
Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as 
information based on new scientific data becomes 
available; and 
(3) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a re-
port to the Secretary and the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress, and make publicly available a re-
port, that, with respect to the Database— 
(A) outlines the categories for data that 
may be included in the Database; 
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(B) outlines the data protocols and stand-
ards for each category of data in the Database; 
(C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 
and National Wildlife Corridor information; 
(D) prioritizes research and future data 
collection activities for use in updating the 
Database; and 
(E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 
the Database to meet the needs of the entities 
described in paragraph (1). 
(d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED IN-
FORMATION.—In developing the Database, the Director 
shall— 
(1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 
with respect to any licensed information, licensed 
data, and other items contained in the Database; 
and 
(2) protect information in the Database with 
respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native 
species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trap-
ping, and other related threats to native species. 
CHAPTER 3—FUNDING 
SEC. 83401. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the 
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‘‘Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund’’, that consists of 
donations of amounts accepted under subsection (c). 
(b) USE.—The Fund— 
(1) shall be administered by the Secretary and 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, acting 
jointly; and 
(2) may be used by the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation to enhance the management 
and protection of National Wildlife Corridors by pro-
viding financial assistance to the Federal Govern-
ment, Indian Tribes, and nongovernmental, science, 
and academic organizations. 
(c) DONATIONS.—The National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation may solicit and accept donations of amounts 
for deposit into the Fund. 
(d) COORDINATION.—In administering the Fund, the 
Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
may coordinate with regional wildlife movement councils, 
regional ocean partnerships, and the National Coordina-
tion Committee to the maximum extent practicable. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF USE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary and the National Fish and Wild-
life Foundation shall make publicly available a description 
of usage of the Fund during the preceding calendar year. 
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SEC. 83402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYSTEM.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title 
I for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter— 
(1) to the Secretary, $7,500,000; 
(2) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000; 
(3) to the Secretary of Defense, $1,500,000; 
(4) to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; 
and 
(5) 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation, 
$3,000,000. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out title II 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year there-
after. 
(c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM AND 
REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 
(1) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the wildlife movements grant program under 
section 83331 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts 
appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) may be used to 
complement or match other Federal or non- 
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Federal funding received by the projects funded 
by those grants. 
(C) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—Not 
more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) may be used for ad-
ministrative support. 
(2) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CILS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to provide sup-
port for the regional wildlife movement councils 
to carry out section 83333 $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) EQUAL
DIVISION.—Amounts appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) shall be pro-
portionally divided between each regional wild-
life movement council. 
(d) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out section 83341— 
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
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CHAPTER 4 
Subchapter A—Natural Infrastructure for 
Wildlife Conservation and Restoration 
SEC. 83511. SHORT TITLE. 
This subchapter may be cited as the ‘‘Recovering 
America’s Wildlife Act’’. 
SEC. 83512. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
SUBACCOUNT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Pittman-Robert-
son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 
in fiscal year 2001’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting 
‘‘$1,397,000,000 in fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by redesignating para-
graphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (9) and (10); and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established in 
the fund a subaccount to be known as the 
‘Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Sub-
account’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Sub-
account’). 
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‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Sub-
account shall be available upon appropriation, 
for each fiscal year, for apportionment in ac-
cordance with this Act. 
‘‘(C) DEPOSITS INTO SUBACCOUNT.—For 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer $1,300,000,000 
upon appropriation from the general fund of 
the treasury each fiscal year to the fund for de-
posit in the Subaccount. 
‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts 
transferred to the Subaccount shall supplement, but 
not replace, existing funds available to the States 
from— 
‘‘(A) the funds distributed pursuant to the 
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.); and 
‘‘(B) the fund. 
‘‘(3) INNOVATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
distribute 10 percent of funds from the Sub-
account through a competitive grant program to 
State fish and wildlife departments, the District 
of Columbia fish and wildlife department, fish 
and wildlife departments of territories, or to re-
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gional associations of fish and wildlife depart-
ments (or any group composed of more than 1 
such entity). 
‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—Such grants shall be pro-
vided for the purpose of catalyzing innovation 
of techniques, tools, strategies, or collaborative 
partnerships that accelerate, expand, or rep-
licate effective and measurable recovery efforts 
for species of greatest conservation need and 
species listed under the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (15 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the habi-
tats of such species. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW COMMITTEE.—The Secretary 
shall appoint a review committee comprised 
of— 
‘‘(i) a State Director from each re-
gional association of State fish and wildlife 
departments; 
‘‘(ii) the head of a department respon-
sible for fish and wildlife management in a 
territory; and 
‘‘(iii) four individuals representing 
four different nonprofit organizations each 
of which is actively participating in car-
rying out wildlife conservation restoration 
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activities using funds apportioned from the 
Subaccount. 
‘‘(D) SUPPORT FROM UNITED STATES FISH 
AND
WILDLIFE
SERVICE.—The United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall provide any per-
sonnel or administrative support services nec-
essary for such Committee to carry out its re-
sponsibilities under this Act. 
‘‘(E) EVALUATION.—Such committee shall 
evaluate each proposal submitted under this 
paragraph and recommend projects for funding. 
The committee shall give preference to solutions 
that accelerate the recovery of species identified 
as priorities through regional scientific assess-
ments of species of greatest conservation need. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds apportioned from 
the Subaccount— 
‘‘(A) shall be used to implement the Wild-
life Conservation Strategy of a State, territory, 
or the District of Columbia, as required under 
16 U.S.C. 669c(d), by carrying out, revising, or 
enhancing existing wildlife and habitat con-
servation and restoration programs and devel-
oping and implementing new wildlife conserva-
tion, restoration, and natural infrastructure re-
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silience programs and partnerships to recover 
and manage species of greatest conservation 
need and the key habitats and plant community 
types essential to the conservation of those spe-
cies as determined by the appropriate State fish 
and wildlife department; 
‘‘(B) shall be used to develop, revise, and 
enhance the Wildlife Conservation Strategy of a 
State, territory, or the District of Columbia, as 
may be required by this Act; 
‘‘(C) shall be used to assist in the recovery 
of species found in the State, territory, or the 
District of Columbia that are listed as endan-
gered species, threatened species, candidate spe-
cies or species proposed for listing, or species 
petitioned for listing under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
or under State law; 
‘‘(D) may be used for wildlife conservation 
education and wildlife-associated recreation 
projects and infrastructure, especially in histori-
cally underserved communities; 
‘‘(E) may be used to manage a species of 
greatest conservation need whose range is 
shared with another State, territory, Indian 
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Tribe, or foreign government and for the con-
servation of the habitat of such species; 
‘‘(F) may be used to manage, control, and 
prevent invasive species, disease, and other 
risks to species of greatest conservation need; 
and 
‘‘(G) may be used for law enforcement ac-
tivities that are directly related to the protec-
tion and conservation of a species of greatest 
conservation need and the habitat of such spe-
cies. 
‘‘(5) MINIMUM REQUIRED SPENDING FOR EN-
DANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY.—Not less than an 
average of 15 percent over a 5-year period of 
amounts apportioned to a State, territory, or the 
District of Columbia from the Subaccount shall be 
used for purposes described in paragraph (4)(C). 
The Secretary may reduce the minimum requirement 
of a State, territory, or the District of Columbia on 
an annual basis if the Secretary determines that the 
State, territory, or the District of Columbia is meet-
ing the conservation and recovery needs of all spe-
cies described in paragraph (4)(C). 
‘‘(6) PUBLIC ACCESS TO PRIVATE LANDS NOT 
REQUIRED.—Funds apportioned from the Sub-
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account shall not be conditioned upon the provision 
of public access to private lands, waters, or holdings. 
‘‘(7) REQUIREMENTS FOR MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) For the purposes of the non-Federal 
fund matching requirement for a wildlife con-
servation or restoration program or project 
funded by the Subaccount, a State, territory, or 
the District of Columbia may use as matching 
non-Federal funds— 
‘‘(i) funds from Federal agencies 
other than the Department of the Interior 
and the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) 
donated 
private 
lands 
and 
waters, including privately owned ease-
ments; 
‘‘(iii) in circumstances described in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
revenue 
generated 
through the sale of State hunting and fish-
ing licenses; and 
‘‘(iv) other sources consistent with 
part 80 of title 50, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, in effect on the date of enactment 
of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 
2019. 
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‘‘(B) Revenue described in subparagraph 
(A)(iii) may only be used to fulfill the require-
ments of such non-Federal fund matching re-
quirement if— 
‘‘(i) no Federal funds apportioned to 
the State fish and wildlife department of 
such State from the Wildlife Restoration 
Program or the Sport Fish Restoration 
Program have been reverted because of a 
failure to fulfill such non-Federal fund 
matching requirement by such State dur-
ing the previous 2 years; and 
‘‘(ii) the project or program being 
funded benefits the habitat of a hunted or 
fished species and a species of greatest 
conservation need. 
‘‘(C) No State, territory or the District of 
Columbia shall be required to provide non-Fed-
eral matching funds for this program through 
fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the fol-
lowing definitions apply: 
‘‘(A) SPECIES
OF
GREATEST
CONSERVA-
TION NEED.—The term ‘species of greatest con-
servation need’ may be fauna or flora, and may 
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include terrestrial, aquatic, marine, and inverte-
brate species that are of low population, declin-
ing, rare, or facing threats and in need of con-
servation attention, as determined by each 
State fish and wildlife department, with respect 
to funds apportioned to such State. 
‘‘(B) PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘partner-
ships’ may include, but are not limited to, col-
laborative efforts with Federal agencies, State 
agencies, local agencies, Indian Tribes, non-
profit organizations, academic institutions, in-
dustry groups, and private individuals to imple-
ment a State’s Wildlife Conservation Strategy. 
‘‘(C) TERRITORY AND TERRITORIES.—The 
terms ‘territory’ and ‘territories’ mean the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and the United States 
Virgin Islands. 
‘‘(D) 
WILDLIFE.—The 
term 
‘wildlife’ 
means any species of wild, freeranging fauna, 
including fish, and also any fauna in captive 
breeding programs the object of which is to re-
introduce individuals of a depleted indigenous 
species into previously occupied range.’’. 
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(b) ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF AVAIL-
ABLE AMOUNTS.—Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (c), 
relating to the apportionment of the Wildlife Con-
servation and Restoration Account, and subsection 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e) respectively; 
(2) in subsection (d), as redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘to the District of Columbia and to the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each’’ and 
inserting ‘‘To the District of Columbia’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘to Guam’’ and inserting ‘‘To Guam’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘not more than one-fourth of one percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not less than one-third of 
one percent’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) To the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, a sum equal to not less than 1 percent 
thereof.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), as redesignated— 
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(i) by amending clause (i) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(i) one-half of which is based on the 
ratio to which the land and water area of 
such State bears to the total land and 
water area of all such States;’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘two- 
thirds’’ and inserting ‘‘one-quarter’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) one-quarter of which is based 
upon the ratio to which the number of spe-
cies listed as endangered or threatened 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(15 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in such State 
bears to the total number of such species 
listed in all such States.’’; 
(C) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) The amounts apportioned under this para-
graph shall be adjusted equitably so that no such 
State, unless otherwise designated, shall be appor-
tioned a sum which is less than 1 percent or more 
than 5 percent of the amount available for appor-
tionment under— 
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‘‘(i) paragraph (2)(A)(i) of this section; 
‘‘(ii) paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this section; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the overall amount available for sec-
tion (2)(A). 
‘‘(C) States that include plants among their 
species of greatest conservation need and in the con-
servation planning and habitat prioritization efforts 
of their Wildlife Conservation Strategy shall receive 
an additional 5 percent of their apportioned 
amount.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘3 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘1.85 percent’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (e)(4)(B), as redes-
ignated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) Not more than an average of 15 per-
cent over a 5-year period of amounts appor-
tioned to each State under this section for a 
State’s wildlife conservation and restoration 
program may be used for wildlife conservation 
education and wildlife-associated recreation.’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end following: 
‘‘(f) MINIMIZATION
OF PLANNING
AND REPORT-
ING.—Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted to require 
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a State to create a comprehensive strategy related to con-
servation education or outdoor recreation. 
‘‘(g) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Not more than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Recovering America’s Wild-
life Act of 2019 and every 3 years thereafter, each State 
fish and wildlife department shall submit a 3-year work 
plan and budget for implementing its Wildlife Conserva-
tion Strategy and a report describing the results derived 
from activities accomplished under paragraph (4) during 
the previous 3 years to— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(3) the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 83513. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robert-
son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(9) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘Indian Tribes, academic in-
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stitutions,’’ before ‘‘wildlife conservation organiza-
tions’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Pittman-Rob-
ertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 3— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) An amount equal 
to’’ and inserting ‘‘An amount equal to’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (9), as redesignated 
by section 101(a)(1), by striking ‘‘or an 
Indian tribe’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (10), as redesignated 
by section 101(a)(1), by striking ‘‘Wildlife 
Conservation and Restoration Account’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Wildlife 
Conservation and Restoration Account’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subaccount’’; 
(2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 669c)— 
(A) in subsection (d), as redesignated— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AC-
COUNT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBACCOUNT’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Account’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Subaccount’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1), as redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
account’’; and 
(3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 669g), in subsection 
(a), by striking ‘‘Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
account’’. 
SEC. 83514. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 13 as section 15; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 12 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 13. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enlarge 
or diminish the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of 
a State to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife 
under the law and regulations of the State on lands and 
waters within the State, including on Federal lands and 
waters. 
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‘‘SEC. 14. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 
ALASKA. 
‘‘If any conflict arises between any provision of this 
Act and any provision of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 46–487, 16 U.S.C. 
3101 et seq.), then the provision in the Alaska National 
Interest Lands Conservation Act shall prevail.’’. 
Subchapter B—Natural Infrastructure for 
Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration 
SEC. 83521. INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) ACCOUNT.—The term ‘‘Account’’ means the 
Tribal Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Ac-
count established by subsection (c)(1). 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) TRIBAL SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVA-
TION NEED.—The term ‘‘Tribal species of greatest 
conservation need’’ means any species identified by 
an Indian Tribe as requiring conservation manage-
ment because of declining population, habitat loss, 
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or other threats, or because of their biological or cul-
tural importance to such Tribe. 
(5) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means— 
(A) any species of wild flora or fauna in-
cluding fish and marine mammals; 
(B) flora or fauna in a captive breeding, 
rehabilitation, and holding or quarantine pro-
gram, the object of which is to reintroduce indi-
viduals of a depleted indigenous species into 
previously occupied range or to maintain a spe-
cies for conservation purposes; and 
(C) does not include game farm animals. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
AND RES-
TORATION ACCOUNT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury an account to be known as the ‘‘Tribal 
Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account’’. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts in the Account 
shall be available for each fiscal year upon appro-
priation for apportionment in accordance with this 
title. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—For fiscal year 2021 through 
2025, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
$97,500,000 upon appropriation to the Account. 
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any documentation which the housing credit agency 
may request. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—Any term used in this section 
which is also used in section 42 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 shall have the same meaning as when used 
in such section. 
SEC. 90613. CREDIT FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING SUP-
PORTIVE SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 42 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 42A. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOW-INCOME 
HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 38, the 
amount of the low-income housing supportive services 
credit determined under this section for the applicable tax-
able year is an amount equal to 25 percent of the qualified 
supportive housing contribution made by the taxpayer. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFIED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONTRIBU-
TION.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified sup-
portive housing contribution’ means the total 
amount contributed in cash by the taxpayer to a 
qualified supportive housing reserve fund with re-
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