II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2747 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 6, 2009 Mr. Bingaman (for himself and Mr. Baucus) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009.

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Permanent authorization; full funding

(a)

Purposes

The purposes of the amendments made by subsection (b) are— (1)to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5); and (2)to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations. (b)

Amendments

(1)

Permanent authorization

Section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5) is amended— (A)in the matter preceding subsection (a), by striking During the period ending September 30, 2015, there and inserting There; and (B)in subsection (c)(1), by striking through September 30, 2015. (2)

Full funding

Section 3 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6) is amended to read as follows:

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Availability of funds

Monies covered into the fund under section 2 shall be available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this Act, without further appropriation.

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