[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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