S.Amdt. 1594

SA 1594. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 1957, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FOR
FEDERAL PURPOSES.

Section 200306(a) of title 54, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(5) Conservation projects.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a
priority list for projects (including the types of projects
described in subparagraph (B)) that would improve the health,
condition, and utility of Federal land under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as
applicable, as of the date on which the list is published.
``(B) Inclusions.--The project types referred to in
subparagraph (A) include the following:
``(i) Reclamation, including mine and brownfield site
reclamation projects conducted by Federal agencies.
``(ii) Post-fire rehabilitation.
``(iii) Vegetation management.
``(iv) Invasive species management.
``(v) Wildlife habitat restoration and enhancement.
``(vi) Watershed and stream restoration.
``(vii) Other conservation activities, as determined by the
Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable.
``(C) Allotment.--Amounts shall be allotted for projects
included on a priority list developed under subparagraph
(A).''.
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