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S 896 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local finance Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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

Introduced: April 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The greater of 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

What's happening now April 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 502 Related bill Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 5 Independent 1
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jul 25, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 25, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Oct 5, 2017
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 23, 2017
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 8, 2017
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Apr 7, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 7, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 7, 2017
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 7, 2017
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Apr 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 896: A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-896/
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