S 1265
112th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Government trust funds
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011
Introduced: June 23, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 23, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011 - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation.
Requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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