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HR 1997 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation

Making Public Lands Public Access Act

Introduced: May 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
May 25, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 25, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making Public Lands Public Access Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure, from amounts requested for the Land and Water Conservation Fund per fiscal year, that not less than the greater of 1.5% of the requested amounts or $10 million be made available for certain projects identified on an annual priority list to be developed pursuant to this Act.

Requires projects identified on such a list to secure, through rights-of-way or the acquisition of lands or interests from willing sellers, recreational public access to existing federal public lands that have significantly restricted access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

What's happening now June 3, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4