Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-502
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2017-01-12
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: 2018-12-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 844.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. No less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million, 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. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Mr. Meehan ) 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. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 844 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 502 [Report No. 115–1091] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 12, 2017 Mr. Grijalva (for himself and Mr. Meehan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 20, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Reichert , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. LoBiondo , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Faso , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Katko , Mr. Polis , Mr. Heck , Mr. Takano , Ms. Norton , Ms. Moore , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Lee , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Welch , Mr. Peters , Mr. Blumenauer , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Soto , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , Mr. Swalwell of California , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Walz , Mr. O'Halleran , Mr. Aguilar , Mrs. Lawrence , Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Titus , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Clay , Mr. Cartwright , Mrs. Bustos , Mr. McHenry , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Deutch , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Engel , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Matsui , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Nolan , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Kind , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Sablan , Mr. Sanford , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Evans , Mr. Ruiz , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Rush , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Costa , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Sires , Ms. Rosen , Ms. McCollum , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Cummings , Mr. DeFazio , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Neal , Mr. Himes , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Speier , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Kihuen , Mr. Capuano , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Torres , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Crist , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Foster , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Lance , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Norcross , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Rouzer , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mr. Panetta , Mr. McEachin , Ms. Meng , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Mast , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Correa , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Bera , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Payne , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. Fudge , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Cole , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Turner , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Levin , Mrs. Lowey , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Adams , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Vargas , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Castro of Texas , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Vela , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Cuellar , Ms. Bass , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Dent , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Ms. Plaskett , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Reed , Mr. Knight , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Gianforte , Mr. Lamb , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Marino , Mr. Denham , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Mr. Buchanan , and Mr. Hurd December 20, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 12, 2017 A BILL To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act . 2. 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, 2018, there and inserting There ; and (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking through September 30, 2018 . (b) Allocation of Funds Section 200304 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking There and inserting the following: (a) In general There ; (2) by striking Not less than 40 percent of such appropriations shall be available for Federal purposes. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Allocation of funds Of the total amount made available to the Fund through appropriations and deposited into the fund under section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note)— (1) not less than 40 percent of such amount shall be used for Federal purposes under section 200306; and (2) not less than 40 percent of such amount shall be used to provide financial assistance to States under section 200305. . (c) Parity for territories and the District of Columbia Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). (d) Public access Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Public access (1) In general Of the amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under section 200303, not less than the greater of 3 percent of the amounts or $20,000,000 shall be made available for projects identified on the priority list developed under paragraph (2). (2) Priority list The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the head of each affected Federal agency, shall annually develop a priority list for projects related to Federal land under the jurisdiction of the applicable Secretary. (3) Criteria Projects identified on the priority list developed under paragraph (2) shall— (A) maintain or increase public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other outdoor recreational purposes through acquisition of rights-of-way or acquisition of land (or any interest in land), including through equal value land exchanges; or (B) enhance, maintain, or restore access on existing trails or rights-of-way. .

December 20, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed