Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
Latest action · Dec 11, 2018 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-428.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).
Funds deposited into the LWCF may be spent without being subject to the appropriations process. These funds are in addition to amounts made available by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 or otherwise appropriated from the LWCF.
The President shall submit to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of funds provided by this bill. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.
At least 1.5% of the annual authorized funds shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
Cosponsors 50
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2017 to Nov 14, 2018; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Apr 4, 2017 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Apr 5, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Apr 25, 2017 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 4, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | May 9, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 10, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | May 18, 2017 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 22, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jun 5, 2017 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Oct 18, 2017 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Feb 5, 2018 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Mar 8, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jul 12, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 25, 2018 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Aug 1, 2018 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Aug 23, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Oct 3, 2018 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Oct 9, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2017Markup Oct 2, 2018Reported Dec 4, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2018By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-428.
- Dec 4, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 4, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 709.
- Oct 2, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 20, 2018S. 569, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on October 2, 2018
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 890 | Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Mar 26, 2015 |
| HR 6759 | Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act | Related bill | Sep 19, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2018Reported to Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
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