[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1143]
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SA 158. Mr. GRASSLEY (for Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 111
proposed by Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Manchin) to the bill S.
47, to provide for the management of the natural resources of the
United States, and for other purposes; as follows:
Beginning on page 468, strike line 1 and all that follows
through page 469, line 18 and insert the following:
``(1) not less than 40 percent shall be used for Federal
purposes;
``(2) not less than 40 percent shall be used to provide
financial assistance to States; and
``(3) not less than 5 percent shall be used for deferred
maintenance needs on Federal land.''.
(c) Parity for Territories and the District of Columbia.--
Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended
by striking paragraph (5).
(d) Recreational Public Access.--Section 200306 of title
54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(c) Recreational Public Access.--
``(1) In general.--Of the amounts made available for
expenditure in any fiscal year under section 200303, there
shall be made available for recreational public access
projects identified on the priority list developed under
paragraph (2) not less than the greater of--
``(A) an amount equal to 3 percent of those amounts; or
``(B) $15,000,000.
``(2) Priority list.--The Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture, in consultation with the head of each affected
Federal agency, shall annually develop a priority list for
projects that, through acquisition of land (or an interest in
land), secure recreational public access to Federal land
under the jurisdiction of the applicable Secretary for
hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, or other outdoor
recreational purposes.''.
(e) Acquisition Considerations.--Section 200306 of title
54, United States Code (as amended by subsection (d)), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(d) Acquisition Considerations.--In determining whether
to acquire land (or an interest in land) under this section,
the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall take
into account--
``(1) the significance of the acquisition;
``(2) the urgency of the acquisition;
``(3) management efficiencies;
``(4) management cost savings;
``(5) geographic distribution;
``(6) threats to the integrity of the land; and
``(7) the recreational value of the land.''.
(f) Certain Land Acquisition Requirements.--Section 200306
of title 54, United States Code (as amended by subsection
(e)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Maintenance Needs.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), funds
appropriated for the acquisition of land under this section
shall include any funds necessary to address maintenance
needs at the time of acquisition on the acquired land.
``(2) Acceptance of donations.--A Federal agency may
accept, hold, administer, and use donations to address
maintenance needs on land acquired under this section.
``(3) Limitation.--If a Federal agency accepts a donation
under paragraph (2) to address maintenance needs on land
acquired under this section, the funds appropriated for the
acquisition under paragraph (1) shall not include funds
equivalent to the amount of that donation.''.
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