,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,simpson introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend chapter #bjjc of   
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
fund the ,land and ,water ,conservation 
,fund and provide for the use of such   
funds1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,land and water conservation fund  7a7  
,reauthorization ,section #bjjcjb of    
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 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  7b7 ,allocation 
of funds ,section #bjjcjd of title #ed1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking ,there and inserting   
7a7 ,in ,general4--,there2 and  7#b7 by 
striking the second sentence and        
inserting the following3  7b7           
,allocation ,of the appropriations from 
the ,fund-- 7#a7 not less than #dj      
percent shall be used collectively for  
,federal purposes under section #bjjcjf2
  7#b7 not less than #dj percent shall  
be used collectively-- 7,a7 to provide  
financial assistance to ,states under   
section #bjjcje2  7,b7 for the ,forest  
,legacy ,program established under      
section #g of the ,cooperative ,forestry
 ,assistance ,act of #aigh 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajc;c72  7,c7 for           
cooperative endangered species grants   
authorized under section #f of the      
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aece72 and  7,d7 for the     
,american ,battlefield ,protection      

,program established under chapter      
#cjha2 and  7#c7 not less than #a4e     
percent or #aj1jjj1jjj1 whichever is    
greater1 shall be used for projects that
 secure recreational public access to   
,federal public land for hunting1       
fishing1 or other recreational purposes4
  4  7c7 ,conservation easements        
,section #bjjcjf of title #ed1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7c7             
,conservation easements ,the ,secretary 
and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall
 consider the acquisition of            
conservation easements and other similar
 interests in land where appropriate and
 feasible4  4  7d7 ,acquisition         
considerations ,section #bjjcjf of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7as amended 
by subsection 7c771 is amended by adding
 at the end of the following3  7d7      
,acquisition considerations ,the        
,secretary and the ,secretary of        
,agriculture shall take into account the
 following in determining the land or   

interests in land to acquire3  7#a7     
,management efficiencies4  7#b7         
,management cost savings4  7#c7         
,geographic distribution4  7#d7         
,significance of the acquisition4  7#e7 
,urgency of the acquisition4  7#f7      
,threats to the integrity of the land to
 be acquired4  7#g7 ,the recreational   
value of the land4  4  #b4 ,national    
,park ,service ,maintenance and         
,revitalization ,conservation ,fund  7a7
 ,in general ,chapter #ajdi of title    
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ajdijh4 ,national ,park ,service       
,maintenance and ,revitalization        
,conservation ,fund  7a7 ,in general    
,there is established in the ,treasury a
 fund1 to be known as the ,national     
,park ,service ,critical ,maintenance   
and ,revitalization ,conservation ,fund 
7referred to in this section as the     
,fund74  7b7 ,deposits to fund          
,notwithstanding any provision of law   
providing that the proceeds shall be    

credited to miscellaneous receipts of   
the ,treasury1 for each fiscal year1    
there shall be deposited in the ,fund1  
from revenues due and payable to the    
,united ,states under section #i of the 
,outer ,continental ,shelf ,lands ,act  
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acch7 #aej1jjj1jjj4  7c7
 ,use and availability  7#a7 ,in general
 ,amounts deposited in the ,fund shall--
 7,a7 be used only for the purposes     
described in subsection 7d72 and  7,b7  
be available for expenditure only after 
the amounts are appropriated for those  
purposes4  7#b7 ,availability ,any      
amounts in the ,fund not appropriated   
shall remain available in the ,fund     
until appropriated4  7#c7 ,no limitation
 ,appropriations from the ,fund pursuant
 to this section may be made without    
fiscal year limitation4  7d7 ,national  
park system critical deferred           
maintenance ,the ,secretary shall use   
amounts appropriated from the ,fund for 
high priority deferred maintenance needs
 of the ,service that support critical  

infrastructure and visitor services4    
7e7 ,land acquisition prohibition       
,amounts in the ,fund shall not be used 
for land acquisition4  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections for    
chapter #ajdi of title #ed1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      
#ajdijg the following3  #ajdijh4        
,national ,park ,service ,maintenance   
and ,revitalization ,conservation ,fund4
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