S 487
117th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Appropriations
Birds
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Labor
Department of the Interior
Disaster relief and insurance
Ecology
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
21st Century Conservation Corps Act
Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
21st Century Conservation Corps Act
This bill provides funding for FY2021 to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce primarily for federal land management and other conservation purposes.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill also
- establishes the Outfitters and Guides Relief Fund;
- expands the Every Kid Outdoors Program to include fifth and sixth grade students and home-schooled learners 11 and 12 years of age, who shall be provided free access to federal lands and waters under the program;
- establishes the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program;
- establishes the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program to support youth and workforce development programs;
- provides for the temporary waiver of ski area permit and rental fees;
- provides for the temporary waiver of outdoor recreation land use permit fees;
- provides for the use of the Reforestation Trust Fund for the reforestation of certain National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands;
- establishes the Reforest America Grant Program; and
- extends through FY2030 and revises the Conservation Stewardship Program, including to provide additional funding for conservation activities related to climate stewardship practices.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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