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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 896
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 7, 2017
Mr. Burr (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Collins, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund
In general
Section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking During the period ending September 30, 2018, there
and inserting There
; and
in subsection (c)(1), by striking through September 30, 2018
.
Public access
Section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Public access
Not less than 1.5 percent of amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under section 200303, or $10,000,000, whichever is greater, shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing Federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
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