S.Amdt. 124

SA 124. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cruz, Mr.
Rubio, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. Braun) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed to amendment SA 111 submitted by Ms. Murkowski (for herself
and Mr. Manchin) and intended to be proposed to the bill S. 47, to
provide for the management of the natural resources of the United
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table;
as follows:

Strike section 3001 and insert the following:

SEC. 3001. LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.

(a) Reauthorization.--Section 200302 of title 54, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``September 30, 2018'' and inserting
``September 30, 2023''; and
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30,
2018'' and inserting ``September 30, 2023''.

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(b) Allocation of Funds.--Section 200304 of title 54,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``There'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--
There''; and
(2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the
following:
``(b) Allocation.--Of the appropriations from the Fund--
``(1) not less than 50 percent shall be used to provide
financial assistance to States under section 200305; and
``(2) not more than 50 percent shall be used collectively
for Federal purposes under section 200306, of which not less
than 50 percent shall be used for deferred maintenance needs
on Federal land under subsection (a)(2)(D) of that
section.''.
(c) Certain Land Acquisition Requirements.--Section 200306
of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in paragraph (2)--
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``or water'' and
inserting ``or water; deferred maintenance needs''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) Deferred maintenance needs.--Amounts shall be
allotted for deferred maintenance needs on Federal land.'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Maintenance Needs.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), funds
appropriated for the acquisition of land under this section
shall include any funds necessary to address maintenance
needs at the time of acquisition on the acquired land.
``(2) Acceptance of donations.--A Federal agency may
accept, hold, administer, and use donations to address
maintenance needs on land acquired under this section.
``(3) Limitation.--If a Federal agency accepts a donation
under paragraph (2) to address maintenance needs on land
acquired under this section, the funds appropriated for the
acquisition under paragraph (1) shall not include funds
equivalent to the amount of that donation.
``(d) Congressional Approval of Certain Land
Acquisitions.--For any acquisition of land under this section
for which the cost of the land is greater than $50,000 per
acre, as indexed for United States dollar inflation from the
date of enactment of the Natural Resources Management Act (as
measured by the Consumer Price Index)--
``(1) before acquiring the land, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a report that describes the land proposed to be
acquired; and
``(2) no acquisition may be made unless the proposed
acquisition is--
``(A) reported to Congress in accordance with paragraph
(1); and
``(B) approved by the enactment of a bill or joint
resolution.''.
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