21st Century Conservation Corps Act
Latest action · Feb 25, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Conservation Corps Act
This bill provides funding for FY2021 to the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Commerce primarily for federal land management and other conservation purposes.
The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
The bill also
- establishes the Outfitters and Guides Relief Fund;
- expands the Every Kid Outdoors Program to include fifth and sixth grade students and home-schooled learners 11 and 12 years of age, who shall be provided free access to federal lands and waters under the program;
- establishes the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program;
- establishes the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps program to support youth and workforce development programs;
- provides for the temporary waiver of ski area permit and rental fees;
- provides for the temporary waiver of outdoor recreation land use permit fees;
- provides for the use of the Reforestation Trust Fund for the reforestation of certain National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management lands, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands;
- establishes the Reforest America Grant Program; and
- extends through FY2030 and revises the Conservation Stewardship Program, including to provide additional funding for conservation activities related to climate stewardship practices.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Feb 25, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1162 | 21st Century Conservation Corps Act | Related bill | Feb 18, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Air quality
- Appropriations
- Birds
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Interior
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Ecology
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fires
- Fishes
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government trust funds
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Sports and recreation facilities
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- User charges and fees
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wetlands
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- Youth employment and child labor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in Senate
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