Get Outdoors Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4100
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2004-03-31 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation
Agriculture and Food
Alaska
American Samoa
Animals
Authorization
California
Citizen participation
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Coastal zone
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Conservation easements
Continental shelf
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of the Interior
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Eminent domain
Endangered species
Energy
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Environmental law enforcement
Exotic animals
Exotic plants
Federal aid to Indians
Federal aid to water pollution control
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fisheries
Fishing
Forest conservation
Gas in submerged lands
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Grants-in-aid
Great Lakes
Groundwater
Guam
Habitat conservation
Historic sites
History
Hunting
Indian lands
Indigenous peoples
International Affairs
International environmental cooperation
Interstate compacts
Interstate relations
Land transfers
Landowners
Legislation
Lifestyle
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine mammals
Marine resources conservation
Minorities
Montana
National forests
National parks
Native Americans
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Non-native species
Northern Mariana Islands
Ocean currents
Oceanographic research
Oceanography
Oil and gas royalties
Oil pollution
Open space lands
Outdoor recreation
Parks
Payments in lieu of taxes
Performance measurement
Pest control
Petroleum in submerged lands
Petroleum refineries
Planning
Plants
Reclamation of land
Recreation areas
Restoration ecology
Revenue sharing
Right of property
Safety measures
Science, Technology, Communications
Signs and signboards
Sports and Recreation
State laws
State-local relations
Sunset legislation
Surplus government property
Surveys
Taxation
Treaties
Virgin Islands
Water Resources Development
Water pollution control
Water quality
Water rights
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife refuges

Summary:
action_date: 2004-03-31
text: 
Get Outdoors Act of 2004 - Establishes the Get Outdoors Act Fund (GOAF) in the U.S. Treasury. 
 
Sets forth formulas and related requirements for allocating GOAF amounts: (1) to coastal States with approved Coastal State Conservation and Impact Assistance Plans, as required by this Act; (2) to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for Federal and State purposes (amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965); (3) for entitlement land and migratory bird refuge revenue sharing payments; (4) for Federal and Indian lands enhancement; (5) to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Planning program (amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act); (6) to develop and implement Imperiled Wildlife and Rare Plant Recovery Agreements, as defined in this Act; (7) to carry out the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978; and (8) for historic preservation purposes (amends the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994).
 
Requires congressional approval for use of the Federal portion of LWCF amounts. 
 
Authorizes each State to define priorities and criteria for the selection of projects eligible for grants under this Act if: (1) consistent with this Act; (2) the State provides for public involvement; and (3) the State publishes a State Action Agenda for Community Conservation and Recreation (replacing the current State Plan). 
 
Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to develop a plan for acquisition and disposal of land in Montana to consolidate forest reserves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2004-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
action_date: 2004-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
action_date: 2004-04-16
text: Executive Comment Requested from Commerce, Interior, USDA.
action_date: 2004-04-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2004-03-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2004-03-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-03-31
text: Introduced in House