3.0.0 2950 2023-01-11T13:37:48Z 2023-01-11T13:37:48Z House HR 2017-06-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PEARCE:H.R. 2950.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall havethe power to . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, andall other powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orofficer thereof.[Page H4994]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-29T13:43:23Z Referred to 2017-06-20T16:04:30Z 2017-06-29 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Appropriations Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-06-20 Introduced in House 2017-08-22T20:52:33Z Making Public Lands Public Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that a specified portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is made available each fiscal year for projects to: (1) maintain or increase public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting through the acquisition of rights-of-way or the acquisition of land through equal value land exchanges from willing owners; or (2) enhance, maintain, or restore access on existing roads, trails, or rights-of-way.

Interior and USDA must develop a priority list of such projects each year.

]]> Making Public Lands Public Act Display Title Making Public Lands Public Act Official Title as Introduced To amend section 200303 of title 54, United States Code, to ensure that amounts are made available for projects to provide recreational public access, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Making Public Lands Public Act Introduced in House 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2950ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2950ih.xml 2017-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.