Great American Outdoors Act

Bill Number

HR 7092

Introduced

Jun 4, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a ...

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Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Coal Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disability and paralysis Education programs funding Energy revenues and royalties Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hunting and fishing Indian social and development programs Interest, dividends, interest rates Land transfers Land use and conservation Minority education Oil and gas Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Public Lands and Natural Resources Public-private cooperation Securities Transportation programs funding Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Great American Outdoors Act

This bill establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands.

For FY2021-FY2025, there shall be deposited into the fund an amount equal to 50% of all federal revenues from the development of oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy on federal lands and waters. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.9 billion for any fiscal year.

The fund must be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in specified systems that are administered by

the National Park Service,
the Forest Service,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Bureau of Land Management, and
the Bureau of Indian Education.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the effect of the fund in reducing the backlog of priority deferred maintenance projects for the specified agencies.

Additionally, the bill makes funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanent. The President shall annually report to Congress specified details regarding the allocation of funds to the LWCF. Congress may provide for alternate allocations using specified procedures.

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Jun 4, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 4, 2020

Introduced in House

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