[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 123 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5202]
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  SA 3401. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In carrying out any discretionary grant or 
     funding program administered by the Secretary of the Interior 
     [using funds made available by this Act], the Secretary shall 
     consider whether a State has a significant need for 
     resources, with particular consideration of the needs of the 
     coastal States.
       (b) In determining apportionments for fiscal year 2019 of 
     amounts appropriated and available for State purposes from 
     the Land and Water Conservation Fund under section 
     200305(b)(2) of title 54, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall--
       (1) consider whether a State (as defined in section 200301 
     of that title) has a significant need for resources, with 
     particular consideration of the needs of the coastal States; 
     and
       (2) attempt to correct the traditional preference for the 
     use of amounts from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to 
     fund inland projects.
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