,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjae,mr4 ,tester introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to ensure that amounts in the land and  
water conservation fund are made        
available for projects to provide       
recreational public access1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,making ,public
 ,land ,public ,access ,act4  #b4       
,availability of land and ,water        
,conservation ,fund for recreational    
public access projects  7a7             
,availability of funds ,section #bjjcjc 
of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended to read as follows3  #bjjcjc4   
,availability of funds for certain      
projects  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary and the       

,secretary of ,agriculture shall ensure 
that1 of the amounts requested for the  
fund for each fiscal year1 not less than
 the greater of #a4e percent of the     
amounts or #aj1jjj1jjj shall be made    
available for projects identified on the
 priority list developed under          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,priority list ,the
 ,secretary and the ,secretary of       
,agriculture1 in consultation with the  
head of each affected ,federal agency1  
shall annually develop a priority list  
for the sites under the jurisdiction of 
the applicable ,secretary4  7c7         
,criteria ,projects identified on the   
priority list developed under subsection
 7b7 shall secure recreational public   
access to ,federal public land in       
existence as of the date of enactment of
 this section that has significantly    
restricted access for hunting1 fishing1 
and other recreational purposes through 
rights-of-way or acquisition of land 7or
 any interest in land7 from willing     
sellers4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments 

7#a7 ,title #ed  7,a7 ,table of sections
 ,the table of sections affected for    
title #ed is amended by striking the    
item relating to section #bjjcjc and    
inserting the following3  #bjjcjc4      
,availability of funds for certain      
projects4  4  7,b7 ,availability of     
deposits ,section #bjjcjb7;c77#c7 of    
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking ,notwithstanding    
section #bjjcjc of this title1 money and
 inserting ,money4  7,c7 ,contracts for 
acquisition of land and water ,section  
#bjjcjh of title #ed1 ,united ,states   
,code1 is amended in the first sentence1
 by striking by section #bjjcjc of this 
title4  7,d7 ,contracts for options to  
acquire land and water in ,system       
,section #bjjcji of title #ed1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended in the third  
sentence by striking by section #bjjcjc 
of this title4  7#b7 ,federal land      
transaction facilitation act ,section   
#bjf7;f77#b7 of the ,federal ,land      
,transaction ,facilitation ,act 7#dc    

,u4,s4,c4 #bcje7;f77#b77 is amended by  
striking section #bjjcjc of title #ed   
and inserting chapter #bjjc of title    
#ed4