HR 1997 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Making Public Lands Public Access Act

Introduced May 25, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Jeff Miller R-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 3, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 25, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Making Public Lands Public Access Act - Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure, from amounts requested for the Land and Water Conservation Fund per fiscal year, that not less than the greater of 1.5% of the requested amounts or $10 million be made available for certain projects identified on an annual priority list to be developed pursuant to this Act.

Requires projects identified on such a list to secure, through rights-of-way or the acquisition of lands or interests from willing sellers, recreational public access to existing federal public lands that have significantly restricted access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2011 to Mar 5, 2012, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCHeath ShulerOriginalMay 25, 2011
D-ARMike RossOriginalMay 25, 2011
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalMay 25, 2011
D-WIRon KindMay 26, 2011
R-FLDennis A. RossJun 1, 2011
D-IALeonard L. BoswellAug 1, 2011
R-MSAlan NunneleeSep 12, 2011
R-NCHoward CobleSep 12, 2011
R-FLVern BuchananSep 22, 2011
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOct 4, 2011
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoJan 31, 2012
R-GAAustin ScottFeb 1, 2012
D-MEMichael H. MichaudFeb 6, 2012
R-CADuncan HunterFeb 28, 2012
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloMar 5, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
  2. May 25, 2011Introduced in House
  3. May 25, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 901Making Public Lands Public Access ActIdentical billMay 5, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 25, 2011Introduced in House

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