H.R. 7092

Referred to Committee

Great American Outdoors Act

Introduced 6/4/2020•116th Congress•House

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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.

6/4/2020 • House

Summary

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.

Introduced in House • 6/4/2020

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Alternative and renewable resourcesAppropriationsCoalCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorDisability and paralysisEducation programs fundingEnergy revenues and royaltiesExecutive agency funding and structureForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingIndian social and development programsInterest, dividends, interest ratesLand transfersLand use and conservationMinority education