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HR 8287 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails

To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land.

Introduced: September 30, 2020 Introduced by: Biggs, Andy Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 17, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill increases, of the amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the minimum amounts to be made available for certain recreational public access projects (e.g., certain projects involving access to hunting and fishing). Specifically, the amounts shall be not less than the greater of (1) 10% (rather than 3%) of those amounts, or (2) $50 million (rather than $15 million).

What's happening now September 17, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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Stewart, Chris
· Sep 30, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2020
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8287: To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8287/
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