,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cch  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,baucus 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,burr1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,udall  
of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mr4    
,udall of ,new ,mexico7 introduced the  
following bill2 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 #aife to provide         
consistent and reliable authority for1  
and for the funding of1 the land and    
water conservation fund to maximize the 
effectiveness of the fund for future    
generations1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,land and ,water ,conservation  
,authorization and ,funding ,act of     
#bjac4  #b4 ,permanent authorization2   
full funding  7a7 ,purposes ,the        
purposes of the amendments made by      
subsection 7b7 are--  7#a7 to provide   
consistent and reliable authority for1  

and for the funding of1 the land and    
water conservation fund established     
under section #b of the ,land and ,water
 ,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#e72 and  7#b7 to       
maximize the effectiveness of the fund  
for future generations4  7b7 ,amendments
  7#a7 ,permanent authorization ,section
 #b of the ,land and ,water             
,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#e7 is amended--  7,a7  
in the matter preceding subsection 7a71 
by striking ,during the period ending   
,september #cj1 #bjae1 there and        
inserting ,there2 and  7,b7 in          
subsection 7c77#a71 by striking through 
,september #cj1 #bjae4  7#b7 ,full      
funding ,section #c of the ,land and    
,water ,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#f7 is amended to 
read as follows3  #c4 ,availability of  
funds ,monies covered into the fund     
under section #b shall be available for 
expenditure to carry out the purposes of
 this ,act1 without further             

appropriation4  4  7c7 ,public access   
,section #g of the ,land and ,water     
,conservation ,fund ,act of #aife 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#i7 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7d7 ,public 
access ,not less than #a4e percent of   
the annual authorized funding amount    
shall be made available each year for   
projects that secure recreational public
 access to existing ,federal public land
 for hunting1 fishing1 and other        
recreational purposes4  4