Title: 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
This bill provides supplemental appropriations for FY2020 to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce for expenses related to primarily for federal land management and other conservation purposes.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill also

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3684

To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
  the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 11, 2020

   Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
To make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, 
  the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal 
        year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Conservation Corps for 
Our Health and Our Jobs Act''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, 
              THE INTERIOR, HOMELAND SECURITY, LABOR, AND COMMERCE.

    (a) In General.--The following amounts are appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes:
            (1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For 
        additional amounts for the Forest Service--
                    (A) $4,200,000,000 for ``National Forest System'', 
                to remain available through September 30, 2023, of 
                which--
                            (i) $3,500,000,000 shall be used for 
                        hazardous fuels management activities, subject 
                        to the conditions that the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
                        Forest Service (referred to in this subsection 
                        as the ``Secretary''), shall--
                                    (I) prioritize hazardous fuels 
                                reduction projects using those amounts 
                                for projects--
                                            (aa) for which any 
                                        applicable processes under the 
                                        National Environmental Policy 
                                        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                        seq.) have been completed; and
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial; and
                                    (II) complete and submit to the 
                                Committee on Energy and Natural 
                                Resources of the Senate and the 
                                Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                                House of Representatives an annual 
                                report describing the number of acres 
                                of land on which projects carried out 
                                using those amounts effectively 
                                mitigated wildfire risk;
                            (ii) $150,000,000 shall be deposited in the 
                        Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund 
                        for ecological restoration treatments, as 
                        authorized by section 4003(f) of the Omnibus 
                        Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 
                        7303(f));
                            (iii) $300,000,000 shall be used for 
                        vegetation and watershed management, as 
                        determined by watershed-scale analytical 
                        assessments; and
                            (iv) $250,000,000 shall be used for forest 
                        products;
                    (B) $6,000,000,000 for ``Capital Improvement and 
                Maintenance'', to remain available through September 
                30, 2023, subject to the conditions that--
                            (i) the Secretary shall prioritize the use 
                        of those amounts to make substantial progress 
                        in achieving motor vehicle use plans; and
                            (ii) $300,000,000 shall be used for the 
                        Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails 
                        Remediation Program established by section 8 of 
                        Public Law 88-657 (as added by section 4);
                    (C) $500,000,000 for ``State and Private 
                Forestry'', of which--
                            (i) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        competitive grants under the landscape-scale 
                        restoration program established under section 
                        13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
                        of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a), of which $50,000,000 
                        shall be used to enter into contracts with 
                        Indian tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-
                        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
                        U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
                            (ii) $100,000,000 shall be derived from the 
                        Land and Water Conservation Fund established 
                        under section 200302 of title 54, United States 
                        Code, to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, 
                        to remain available until expended;
                            (iii) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        the urban and community forestry program;
                            (iv) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        the community forest and open space 
                        conservation program; and
                            (v) $100,000,000, to remain available 
                        through September 30, 2023, shall be used for 
                        State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity); 
                        and
                    (D) $100,000,000 for the purchase of personal 
                protective equipment and other preparedness and 
                response expenses relating to COVID-19, to remain 
                available through September 30, 2023.
            (2) Natural resources conservation service.--For an 
        additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation 
        Service, $5,500,000,000 for ``Conservation Operations'', to 
        remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be 
        used to fund alternative funding arrangements under section 
        1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)), 
        the eligible partner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 3871a)) with respect to which demonstrates 
        quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient 
        reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to the 
        conditions that--
                    (A) the amounts shall be used--
                            (i) to fund high-impact resiliency projects 
                        to restore watersheds, the eligible partner (as 
                        so defined) with respect to which 
                        demonstrates--
                                    (I) quantifiable reductions to 
                                nonpoint source pollution; or
                                    (II) quantified water savings that 
                                functionally benefit native fish and 
                                wildlife species; and
                            (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical 
                        assessment funding to eligible partners (as so 
                        defined) to analyze and quantify the sediment 
                        and nutrient benefits in advance of projects 
                        carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-
                        State and watershed-by-watershed basis, by 
                        December 31, 2022; and
                    (B) with respect to a project funded using amounts 
                made available under this paragraph--
                            (i) the project shall be approved on an 
                        expedited basis;
                            (ii) the project shall receive 100 percent 
                        Federal financial assistance, with eligible 
                        partners (as so defined) managing the projects 
                        receiving a 20 percent administrative rate; and
                            (iii) of the amount provided for the 
                        project, not more than 15 percent shall be used 
                        by the Secretary to provide technical 
                        assistance and measure project results.
            (3) Community wood energy and wood innovation program.--
        $100,000,000 for the Secretary for competitive grants under the 
        Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program established 
        under section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
        Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113), to remain available through 
        September 30, 2023.
            (4) Department of the interior supplemental 
        appropriations.--For additional amounts--
                    (A) for the Bureau of Land Management--
                            (i) $2,000,000,000 for ``Management of 
                        Lands and Resources'', to remain available 
                        until September 30, 2021, which shall be used 
                        for hazardous fuels management activities, 
                        subject to the conditions that the Secretary of 
                        the Interior, acting through the Director of 
                        the Bureau of Land Management, shall--
                                    (I) prioritize hazardous fuels 
                                reduction projects using those amounts 
                                for projects--
                                            (aa) for which any 
                                        applicable processes under the 
                                        National Environmental Policy 
                                        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
                                        seq.) have been completed; and
                                            (bb) that are 
                                        noncommercial; and
                                    (II) complete and submit to the 
                                Committee on Energy and Natural 
                                Resources of the Senate and the 
                                Committee on Natural Resources of the 
                                House of Representatives an annual 
                                report describing the number of acres 
                                of land on which projects carried out 
                                using those amounts effectively 
                                mitigated wildfire risk; and
                            (ii) $25,000,000 for ``Oregon and 
                        California Grant Lands'';
                    (B) for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service, $300,000,000 for ``Resource Management'', to 
                remain available until September 30, 2021, of which--
                            (i) $150,000,000 shall be used for the 
                        partners for fish and wildlife program; and
                            (ii) $150,000,000 shall be used for 
                        migratory bird management under the North 
                        American waterfowl joint ventures program;
                    (C) for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,500,000,000 
                for ``Water and Related Resources'', to remain 
                available through September 30, 2023, which shall be 
                used to carry out the WaterSMART program authorized by 
                subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land 
                Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.)--
                            (i) subject to the conditions that--
                                    (I) projects funded using those 
                                amounts shall have--
                                            (aa) quantifiable and high-
                                        efficiency improvements to 
                                        regional drought resiliency; or
                                            (bb) quantifiable increases 
                                        in streamflows that 
                                        functionally benefit native 
                                        fish and wildlife species; and
                                    (II) the amount of a grant provided 
                                using those amounts shall be not more 
                                than $50,000,000; and
                            (ii) of which $100,000,000 shall be 
                        provided in technical assessment funding to 
                        recipients of amounts under that program to 
                        analyze and quantify the sediment and nutrient 
                        benefits of projects carried out using those 
                        amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by December 
                        31, 2022; and
                    (D) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $45,000,000 
                for ``Operation of Indian Programs'', of which--
                            (i) $20,000,000 shall be used for forestry, 
                        subject to the condition that such amount shall 
                        be divided equally between Tribal priority 
                        allocation and forest projects;
                            (ii) $20,000,000 shall be made available to 
                        Indian Tribes on a competitive basis to build 
                        capacity for participation in large landscape-
                        scale forest health treatments; and
                            (iii) $5,000,000 shall be used for a 
                        workforce development initiative to recruit and 
                        retain forestry professionals on Indian land.
            (5) Department of homeland security supplemental 
        appropriations.--For an additional amount for the Department of 
        Homeland Security for ``Disaster Relief Fund'', $100,000,000 
        for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities 
        program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain 
        available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of 
        increasing wildfire resiliency.
            (6) Department of labor appropriations.--$9,000,000,000 for 
        the Department of Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps 
        program established under subtitle E of title I of the 
        Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain available 
        through September 30, 2022.
            (7) Department of commerce supplemental appropriations.--
        For an additional amount for the Department of Commerce for 
        ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $2,000,000,000 for 
        the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under 
        section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7503) to award grants under section 906 of that Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7505), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for 
        the purposes of creating jobs, restoring wetlands, dunes, 
        reefs, marshes, kelp forests, mangroves, and other living 
        shorelines to reduce flood risks, create habitat, and restart 
        tourism.
    (b) Local Benefit; Environmental Analysis.--To the extent 
practicable, in using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service--
            (1) is encouraged to enter into stewardship contracting 
        projects under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) in order to maximize the economic 
        benefit for rural communities; and
            (2) shall carry out projects using those amounts in 
        accordance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6514).
    (c) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In carrying out 
projects using amounts made available under paragraphs (1) through (4) 
of subsection (a), the Secretary (as defined in subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of section 203(13) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 
1722(13))) shall--
            (1) use qualified youth or conservation corps (as defined 
        in section 203 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1722)) to the maximum 
        extent practicable;
            (2) consult with the National Association of Service and 
        Conservation Corps for the purpose of identifying appropriate 
        projects, activities, and workforce development outcomes; and
            (3) be authorized to use such amounts as are necessary to 
        provide technical assistance.
    (d) Matching Funds Waiver.--Any otherwise applicable matching funds 
requirements, including under section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands 
Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1)), shall be waived for projects 
carried out using amounts made available under this section.
    (e) Federal Coordination.--The head of each Federal agency for 
which amounts are made available under this section shall monitor and 
track, through an online platform that is usable by personnel across 
Federal agencies, the expenditure of those amounts.
    (f) Priority.--In using amounts made available under this section, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Labor, as 
applicable, shall give priority to funding projects that maximize 
quantifiable environmental benefits for the least cost.

SEC. 3. OUTFITTERS AND GUIDES RELIEF PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        holder of a special use permit that has fewer than 500 full-
        time equivalent employees.
            (2) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the Outfitters and 
        Guides Relief Fund established by subsection (b).
            (3) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by the Forest Service;
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by--
                            (i) the Department of the Interior; or
                            (ii) a State agency described in paragraph 
                        (4)(H); and
                    (C) the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a 
                special use permit issued by the Corps of Engineers.
            (4) Special use permit.--The term ``special use permit'' 
        means--
                    (A) with respect to the Forest Service, a special 
                use authorization (as defined in section 251.51 of 
                title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
                regulations)), for guiding or outfitting (as those 
                terms are defined in that section (or successor 
                regulations));
                    (B) with respect to the National Park Service, a 
                commercial use authorization for outfitting and guiding 
                issued under--
                            (i) section 803(h) of the Federal Lands 
                        Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)); 
                        or
                            (ii) section 101925 of title 54, United 
                        States Code;
                    (C) with respect to the National Park Service, a 
                concession contract for outdoor recreation activities 
                awarded under subchapter II of chapter 1019 of title 
                54, United States Code (not including a commercial use 
                authorization under section 101925 of that title);
                    (D) with respect to the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service, a special use permit for 
                recreational, sport fishing, or hunting outfitting and 
                guiding;
                    (E) with respect to the Bureau of Land Management, 
                a special recreation permit for commercial outfitting 
                and guiding;
                    (F) with respect to the Bureau of Reclamation, a 
                use authorization for guiding, outfitting, or other 
                recreational services;
                    (G) with respect to the Corps of Engineers, a 
                contract for recreation services; and
                    (H) with respect to a State agency that issues 
                recreational special use permits to recreation service 
                providers, a special use agreement for recreational 
                services.
    (b) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the Treasury of 
the United States a fund, to be known as the ``Outfitters and Guides 
Relief Fund''.
    (c) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary concerned shall use amounts in 
the Fund to provide payments to eligible entities in accordance with 
this section.
    (d) Applications.--
            (1) In general.--To receive a payment under this section, 
        not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
        Act, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary concerned 
        an application to receive a payment.
            (2) Limitation.--An eligible entity may submit applications 
        under paragraph (1) not more frequently than once every 90 days 
        during the 18-month period beginning on the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (e) Payments.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
        amount of a payment under this section shall be an amount equal 
        to the difference between, during the period that the eligible 
        entity was unable to provide recreational services at full 
        capacity under a special use permit due to a State or Federal 
        action resulting from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (referred to 
        in this subsection as the ``covered period'')--
                    (A) the sum obtained by adding--
                            (i) the operating and administrative 
                        expenses of the eligible entity directly 
                        relating to recreational services under the 
                        special use permit, as calculated based on the 
                        average of the 3 previous years; and
                            (ii) the payroll expenses and owner 
                        compensation of the eligible entity directly 
                        relating to recreational services under the 
                        special use permit, as calculated based on the 
                        average of the 3 previous years; and
                    (B) the full gross revenue of the eligible entity 
                directly relating to recreational services under the 
                special use permit.
            (2) Certain entities.--Subject to paragraph (3), in the 
        case of an eligible entity that has been a holder of a special 
        use permit for less than 3 years, the amount of a payment under 
        this section shall be an amount equal to the lesser of--
                    (A) the operating expenses of the eligible entity 
                directly relating to recreational services under the 
                special use permit during the covered period; and
                    (B) $30,000.
            (3) Limitation.--An eligible entity shall not receive any 
        amount under this section that covers expenses or compensation 
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2) for which assistance has 
        been provided under--
                    (A) section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15 
                U.S.C. 636(a)(36)); or
                    (B) section 7(b)(2) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
                636(b)(2)).
    (f) Duties of Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a payment 
        received under this section to continue business operations of 
        the eligible entity.
            (2) Condition.--As a condition on the receipt of a payment 
        under this section, an eligible entity shall retain not less 
        than 70 percent of the full-time equivalent positions of the 
        eligible entity, based on the average number of full-time 
        equivalent positions of the eligible entity during the 
        comparable period, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 
        over the 3 previous years.
    (g) Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $7,000,000,000 to the Fund for the 
period of fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to remain available until 
expended.

SEC. 4. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.

    Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known as the 
``Forest Roads and Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the `Secretary'), 
shall establish, and develop a national strategy to carry out, a 
program, to be known as the `Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails 
Remediation Program', within the National Forest System (as defined in 
section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) to implement the minimum road systems 
identified under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Identification of Minimum Road Systems.--Not later than 3 
years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
identify, for each unit of the National Forest System (as defined in 
subsection (a)), the minimum road system and unneeded roads in 
accordance with section 212.5(b) of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).
    ``(c) Priorities.--In establishing and carrying out the program 
under subsection (a) and the identifications under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall use the priorities described in section 212.5(b)(2) of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of 
enactment of this section).
    ``(d) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any roads 
identified as unneeded under subsection (b) as soon as practicable 
after making the identification under that subsection.
    ``(e) Review; Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may 
revise, an identification made under subsection (b) for a unit of the 
National Forest System (as defined in subsection (a)) during a revision 
of the land and resource management plan applicable to that unit.''.

SEC. 5. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--Title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) as 
        subtitle F; and
            (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following:

               ``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps

``SEC. 176. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Member organizations.--The term `member 
        organizations' means the boards, entities, and agencies that 
        agree to an agreement described in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means 
        an entity carrying out a program using qualified youth or 
        conservation corps criteria.
            ``(3) Qualified youth or conservation corps criteria.--The 
        term `qualified youth or conservation corps criteria' means the 
        model and standards for a program described in section 203(11) 
        of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722(11)).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
Civilian Conservation Corps program. The program shall be carried out 
using qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through 
Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps 
program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible State boards and 
local boards, acting in partnership with member organizations, to carry 
out Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(d) Eligible Boards.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a State board or local board shall have entered into an 
agreement with 1 or more qualified entities and, at the option of the 
board involved, 1 or more applicable State or local agencies, to carry 
out a Civilian Conservation Corps project. The agreement shall specify 
the roles of the State board or local board, of each qualified entity, 
and of any other applicable State or local agency involved, in carrying 
out the Civilian Conservation Corps project.
    ``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, the State board or 
local board shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that contains--
            ``(1) a description of the project, including how the 
        projects relates to goals described in subsection (g);
            ``(2) a copy of the agreement described in subsection (d);
            ``(3) the scope of work and budget for the project;
            ``(4) the number of enrollees needed to carry out the 
        project;
            ``(5) a description of the manner in which the member 
        organizations shall recruit, screen, and select enrollees;
            ``(6) a description of the manner in which the qualified 
        entities will provide, through the project--
                    ``(A) education, work experience, and work-based 
                learning; and
                    ``(B) training, such as basic skills training, the 
                development of job-specific occupational skills, or 
                other training activities, designed to lead to the 
                attainment of an industry-recognized credential, 
                including a description of the training that leads to 
                the credential;
            ``(7) a description of the stipend, allowance, or other 
        benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
            ``(8) a description of the supportive services that an 
        enrollee in the project will receive; and
            ``(9) information specifying how the member organizations 
        will collect such information on the project and enrollees as 
        the Secretary may require, and submit a report containing that 
        information to the Secretary.
    ``(f) Fiscal Agent.--The State board or local board shall act as 
the fiscal agent for the grant and shall distribute funds for the 
Civilian Conservation Corps project to the member organizations 
involved.
    ``(g) Eligible Use of Funds.--Qualified entities may use funds 
distributed for each Civilian Conservation Corps project, with goals 
relating to conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental 
matters, for--
            ``(1) education, work experience, and workforce investment 
        activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) related to 
        conservation, outdoor recreation, and other environmental 
        industries;
            ``(2) other education and training activities that focus on 
        career development in such industries;
            ``(3) activities leading to development and completion of 
        the project;
            ``(4) activities for data collection, management, and 
        reporting;
            ``(5) other activities designed to lead to successful 
        completion of the project and workforce development outcomes; 
        and
            ``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project.
    ``(h) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In carrying out 
projects under this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with the National Association of Service and 
        Conservation Corps--
                    ``(A) to establish standards used to identify 
                appropriate types of Civilian Conservation Corps 
                projects, and activities to be provided and workforce 
                development outcomes sought, through those projects; 
                and
                    ``(B) to establish specific performance 
                accountability measures for evaluating Civilian 
                Conservation Corps projects; and
            ``(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with 
        the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps to 
        develop recommendations for the standards and measures 
        described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) One-stop delivery systems.--Section 
        121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by 
        striking ``subtitles C through E'' and inserting ``subtitles C, 
        D, and F''.
            (2) Transition.--Section 503(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343(b)) is amended by inserting 
        before the period at the end the following: ``(as in effect on 
        the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle heading 
        for subtitle E of title I and inserting the following:

                    ``Subtitle F--Administration'';

and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 172 the 
        following:

               ``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps

``Sec. 176. Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle II of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after chapter 2003 the following:

 ``CHAPTER 2004--NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LAND LEGACY RESTORATION FUND

``Sec.
``200401. Definitions.
``200402. National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
``Sec. 200401. Definitions
    ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) Asset.--The term `asset' means any real property, 
        including any physical structure or grouping of structures, 
        landscape, trail, or other tangible property, that--
                    ``(A) has a specific service or function; and
                    ``(B) is tracked and managed as a distinct, 
                identifiable entity by the applicable covered agency.
            ``(2) Covered agency.--The term `covered agency' means--
                    ``(A) the Service;
                    ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    ``(C) the Forest Service;
                    ``(D) the Bureau of Land Management; and
                    ``(E) the Bureau of Indian Education.
            ``(3) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the National Parks and 
        Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund established by section 
        200402(a).
            ``(4) Project.--The term `project' means any activity to 
        reduce or eliminate deferred maintenance of an asset, which may 
        include resolving directly related infrastructure deficiencies 
        of the asset that would not by itself be classified as deferred 
        maintenance.
``Sec. 200402. National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund
    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a fund to be known as the `National Parks and Public Land 
Legacy Restoration Fund'.
    ``(b) Deposits.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
        each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there shall be 
        deposited in the Fund an amount equal to 50 percent of all 
        energy development revenues due and payable to the United 
        States from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy 
        development on Federal land and water credited, covered, or 
        deposited as miscellaneous receipts under Federal law in the 
        preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Maximum amount.--The amount deposited in the Fund 
        under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,900,000,000 for any 
        fiscal year.
            ``(3) Effect on other revenues.--Nothing in this section 
        affects the disposition of revenues that--
                    ``(A) are due to the United States, special funds, 
                trust funds, or States from mineral and energy 
                development on Federal land and water; or
                    ``(B) have been otherwise appropriated--
                            ``(i) under Federal law, including--
                                    ``(I) the Gulf of Mexico Energy 
                                Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 
                                note; Public Law 109-432); and
                                    ``(II) the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
                                U.S.C. 181 et seq.); or
                            ``(ii) from--
                                    ``(I) the Land and Water 
                                Conservation Fund established under 
                                chapter 2003; or
                                    ``(II) the Historic Preservation 
                                Fund established under chapter 3031.
    ``(c) Availability of Funds.--Amounts deposited in the Fund shall 
be available to the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
provided in subsection (e), without further appropriation or fiscal 
year limitation.
    ``(d) Investment of Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may request the Secretary 
        of the Treasury to invest any portion of the Fund that is not, 
        as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, required to meet the current needs of 
        the Fund.
            ``(2) Requirement.--An investment requested under paragraph 
        (1) shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury in a public 
        debt security--
                    ``(A) with a maturity suitable to the needs of the 
                Fund, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(B) bearing interest at a rate determined by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
                current market yields on outstanding marketable 
                obligations of the United States of comparable 
                maturity.
            ``(3) Credits to fund.--The income on investments of the 
        Fund under this subsection shall be credited to, and form a 
        part of, the Fund.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Fund for each 
        fiscal year shall be used for priority deferred maintenance 
        projects in the System, in the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
        on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 
        for the Bureau of Indian Education schools, and in the National 
        Forest System, as follows:
                    ``(A) 70 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
                Fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
                Service.
                    ``(B) 15 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
                Fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
                Forest Service.
                    ``(C) 5 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
                Fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
                United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
                    ``(D) 5 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
                Fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
                Bureau of Land Management.
                    ``(E) 5 percent of the amounts deposited in the 
                Fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
                Bureau of Indian Education.
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Non-transportation projects.--Over the term 
                of the Fund, within each covered agency, not less than 
                65 percent of amounts from the Fund shall be allocated 
                for non-transportation projects.
                    ``(B) Transportation projects.--The amounts 
                remaining in the Fund after the allocations required 
                under subparagraph (A) may be allocated for 
                transportation projects of the covered agencies, 
                including paved and unpaved roads, bridges, tunnels, 
                and paved parking areas.
                    ``(C) Plan.--Any priority deferred maintenance 
                project funded under this section shall be consistent 
                with an applicable transportation, deferred 
                maintenance, or capital improvement plan developed by 
                the applicable covered agency.
    ``(f) Prohibited Use of Funds.--No amounts in the Fund shall be 
used--
            ``(1) for land acquisition;
            ``(2) to supplant discretionary funding made available for 
        annually recurring facility operations, maintenance, and 
        construction needs; or
            ``(3) for bonuses for employees of the Federal Government 
        that are carrying out this section.
    ``(g) Submission of Priority List of Projects to Congress.--Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives a list of projects to be funded for fiscal 
year 2021 that--
            ``(1) are identified by the Secretary and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture as priority deferred maintenance projects; and
            ``(2) as of the date of the submission of the list, are 
        ready to be implemented.
    ``(h) Submission of Annual List of Projects to Congress.--Until the 
date on which all of the amounts in the Fund are expended, the 
President shall annually submit to Congress, together with the annual 
budget of the United States, a list of projects to be funded from the 
Fund that includes a detailed description of each project, including 
the estimated expenditures from the Fund for the project for the 
applicable fiscal year.
    ``(i) Alternate Allocation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Appropriations Acts may provide for 
        alternate allocation of amounts made available under this 
        section, consistent with the allocations to covered agencies 
        under subsection (e)(1).
            ``(2) Allocation by president.--
                    ``(A) No alternate allocations.--If Congress has 
                not enacted legislation establishing alternate 
                allocations by the date on which the Act making full-
                year appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
                Environment, and Related Agencies for the applicable 
                fiscal year is enacted into law, amounts made available 
                under subsection (c) shall be allocated by the 
                President.
                    ``(B) Insufficient alternate allocation.--If 
                Congress enacts legislation establishing alternate 
                allocations for amounts made available under subsection 
                (c) that are less than the full amount appropriated 
                under that subsection, the difference between the 
                amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall 
                be allocated by the President.
    ``(j) Public Donations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture may accept public cash or in-kind donations that 
        advance efforts--
                    ``(A) to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog; 
                and
                    ``(B) to encourage relevant public-private 
                partnerships.
            ``(2) Credits to fund.--Any cash donations accepted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be--
                    ``(A) credited to, and form a part of, the Fund; 
                and
                    ``(B) allocated to the covered agency for which the 
                donation was made.
            ``(3) Other allocations.--Any donations allocated to a 
        covered agency under paragraph (2)(B) shall be allocated to the 
        applicable covered agency independently of the allocations 
        under subsection (e)(1).
    ``(k) Required Consideration for Accessibility.--In expending 
amounts from the Fund, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall incorporate measures to improve the accessibility of assets and 
accommodate visitors and employees with disabilities in accordance with 
applicable law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle II of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to chapter 2003 the following:

``2004.  National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration    200401''.
                            Fund.
    (c) GAO Study.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct a study on the implementation of this section 
        and the amendments made by this section, including whether this 
        section and the amendments made by this section have 
        effectively reduced the priority deferred maintenance backlog 
        of the covered agencies (as that term is defined in section 
        200401 of title 54, United States Code); and
            (2) submit to Congress a report that describes the results 
        of the study under paragraph (1).

SEC. 7. PERMANENT FULL FUNDING OF THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 200303. Availability of funds
    ``(a) In General.--Any amounts deposited in the Fund under section 
200302 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be 
made available for expenditure for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, without further appropriation or fiscal year 
limitation, to carry out the purposes of the Fund (including accounts 
and programs made available from the Fund pursuant to the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94; 133 Stat. 
2534)).
    ``(b) Additional Amounts.--Amounts made available under subsection 
(a) shall be in addition to amounts made available to the Fund under 
section 105 of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 
U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109-432) or otherwise appropriated from 
the Fund.
    ``(c) Allocation Authority.--
            ``(1) Submission of cost estimates.--The President shall 
        submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project 
        allocations of the full amount made available under subsection 
        (a)--
                    ``(A) for fiscal year 2021, not later than 90 days 
                after the date of enactment of the 21st Century 
                Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act; and
                    ``(B) for each fiscal year thereafter, as part of 
                the annual budget submission of the President.
            ``(2) Alternate allocation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Appropriations Acts may provide 
                for alternate allocation of amounts made available 
                under subsection (a), including allocations by account, 
                program, and project.
                    ``(B) Allocation by president.--
                            ``(i) No alternate allocations.--If 
                        Congress has not enacted legislation 
                        establishing alternate allocations by the date 
                        on which the Act making full-year 
                        appropriations for the Department of the 
                        Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for 
                        the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law, 
                        amounts made available under subsection (a) 
                        shall be allocated by the President.
                            ``(ii) Insufficient alternate allocation.--
                        If Congress enacts legislation establishing 
                        alternate allocations for amounts made 
                        available under subsection (a) that are less 
                        than the full amount appropriated under that 
                        subsection, the difference between the amount 
                        appropriated and the alternate allocation shall 
                        be allocated by the President.
            ``(3) Recreational public access.--Amounts expended from 
        the Fund under this section shall be consistent with the 
        requirements for recreational public access for hunting, 
        fishing, recreational shooting, or other outdoor recreational 
        purposes under section 200306(c).
            ``(4) Annual report.--The President shall submit to 
        Congress an annual report that describes the final allocation 
        by account, program, and project of amounts made available 
        under subsection (a), including a description of the status of 
        obligations and expenditures.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 200302(c) of title 54, United States Code, is 
        amended by striking paragraph (3).
            (2) Section 200306(a)(2)(B) of title 54, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking clause (iii).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 2003 of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
to section 200303 and inserting the following:

``200303. Availability of funds.''.

SEC. 8. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.

    (a) In General.--The amounts provided by this Act are designated as 
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)).
    (b) Designation in Senate.--In the Senate, this Act is designated 
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 
71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2018.
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