A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Bill: 114-s-338
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2015-02-02
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Hunting and fishing

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Outdoor recreation

State and local finance

Water use and supply

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-03
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, whichever is greater, to be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 10 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 338 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2015 Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Bennet , and Ms. Ayotte ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time February 3, 2015 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

1. Permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund (a) In general Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking During the period ending September 30, 2015, there and inserting There ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking through September 30, 2015 . (b) Public access Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Public access Not less than 1.5 percent of amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under section 200303, or $10,000,000, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. .

February 3, 2015 Read the second time and placed on the calendar