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HR 7092 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Coal Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Energy revenues and royalties Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hunting and fishing Indian social and development programs Interest, dividends, interest rates Land transfers Land use and conservation Minority education

Great American Outdoors Act

Introduced: June 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced in House
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Great American Outdoors Act

This bill establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands.

For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% of all federal revenues from the development of oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.9 billion for any fiscal year.

The fund must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in specified systems that are administered by

  • the National Park Service,
  • the Forest Service,
  • the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
  • the Bureau of Land Management, and
  • the Bureau of Indian Education.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the effect of the fund in reducing the backlog of priority deferred maintenance projects for the specified agencies.

Additionally, the bill makes funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanent. The President shall annually report to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of funds to the LWCF. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.

What's happening now June 4, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 3195 Related bill Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
  • S 1081 Related bill Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act
  • S 3684 Related bill 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
  • HR 1957 Related bill Great American Outdoors Act
  • S 3422 Identical bill Great American Outdoors Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 205
All 205 Democratic 128 Republican 18
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 22, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 22, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 22, 2020
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 22, 2020
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 20, 2020
Granger, Kay
· Jul 20, 2020
Loebsack, David
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 20, 2020
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jul 20, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 16, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 16, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Jul 16, 2020
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 16, 2020
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 16, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jul 13, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2020
Reed, Tom
· Jul 9, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 6, 2020
Delgado, Antonio
· Jul 6, 2020
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jul 6, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 6, 2020
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· Jul 6, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 6, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Jul 6, 2020
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