To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Bill: 114-hr-1814
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2015-04-15
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: 2015-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-04-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2015 Mr. Grijalva (for himself, Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Polis , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Takai , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Guinta , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Dold , Mr. Reichert , Mr. LoBiondo , and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 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. .