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
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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