,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhfc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4 ,simpson introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,budget1 and ,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 provide for consistent and reliable authority and funding to meet conservation and deferred maintenance needs affecting lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,department of the ,interior and the ,department of ,agriculture1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,land and ,national ,park ,deferred ,maintenance ,act or the ,,land ,act4 #b4 ,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 ,september #cj1 #bjah1 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7c71 by striking ,september #cj1 #bjah1 and inserting ,september #cj1 #bjbd4 7b7 ,funding ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #bjjcjc4 ,funding 7a7 ,funding for fiscal years #bjah through #bjbd ,from amounts covered into the fund under section #bjjcjb of this chapter-- 7#a7 #dej1jjj1jjj in each fiscal year shall be available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this ,act1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 to carry out the purposes of the ,fund 7including accounts and programs made available from the ,fund under the ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjag 7,public ,law #aae-ca772 and 7#b7 the remainder of amounts covered into the fund shall be available subject to appropriations1 which may be made without fiscal year limitation4 7b7 ,uses ,amounts made available for obligation or expenditure from the fund may be obligated or expended only as provided in this chapter4 4 7c7 ,allocation and uses 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 amounts appropriated or expended from the ,fund-- 7#a7 #ahj1jjj1jjj shall be used for ,federal purposes under section #bjjcjf2 7#b7 #bbj1jjj1jjj shall be used-- 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 the ,american ,battlefield ,protection ,program established under chapter #cjha2 and 7,d7 for cooperative endangered species grants authorized under section #f of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aece72 and 7#c7 remaining appropriations or expenditures shall be used for activities described under paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7c7 ,priorities ,the ,president shall1 as part of the ,president's annual budget submission to ,congress1 submit to ,congress detailed account1 program1 and project allocations for funds made available under paragraph 7b77#a74 ,acts of appropriation may provide alternate allocations for such amounts4 7d7 ,prohibition on use of eminent domain ,no funds made available to a ,state under this ,act may be used for the acquisition of land1 water1 or an interest in land or water by eminent domain4 4 7d7 ,recreation access ,section #bjjcjf of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,public access ,not less than #a4e percent of amounts appropriated or expended under this chapter in each fiscal year shall be made available for the fiscal year for projects that secure recreational public access to existing ,federal public land for hunting1 fishing1 and other recreational purposes4 4 7e7 ,conforming amendments ,in title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code-- 7#a7 in section #bjjcjb1 paragraph 7#c7 of subsection 7c7 is amended by inserting or otherwise expended after ,congress2 7#b7 in section #bjjcjd-- 7,a7 the first sentence is amended by inserting or expenditures after appropriations2 and 7,b7 the second sentence is amended by inserting or expenditures after appropriations2 7#c7 in section #bjjcje-- 7,a7 the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b7 is amended by inserting or otherwise provided after appropriated2 7,b7 paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b7 is amended by inserting expenditures after appropriations2 and 7,c7 paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 is amended by inserting expenditure after appropriation2 and 7#d7 in section #bjjcjf-- 7,a7 paragraph 7#a7 is amended by inserting or expended after appropriated2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 subparagraph 7,b77ii7 is amended by inserting or expended after appropriated2 7,c7 paragraph 7#d7 is amended by inserting or expenditures after appropriations each time it appears2 and 7,d7 subsection 7b7 is amended by inserting or expenditures after ,appropriations each time it appears4 7f7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #bjjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #bjjcjc and inserting the following3 #bjjcjc4 ,funding4 4 #c4 ,national ,park ,service ,maintenance and ,revitalization ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,there is hereby established in the ,treasury a special account to be known as the ,national ,park ,service and ,related ,agencies ,maintenance and ,revitalization ,conservation ,fund4 7b7 ,availability of ,funds ,for each of fiscal years #bjah through #bjbd1 #dej1jjj1jjj shall be available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of this ,act1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 to carry out the purposes of the ,fund4 ,amounts from the ,fund shall not be used for the acquisition of land or interests in land4 7c7 ,deposits ,at the beginning of each applicable fiscal year1 there shall be deposited in the ,fund #dej1jjj1jjj from mineral revenues due and payable to the ,united ,states that are not otherwise credited1 covered1 or deposited under ,federal law4 7d7 ,department of the ,interior ,of funds made available under subsection 7b7 each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall use the following amounts for high priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services3 7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj for ,federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7#b7 #be1jjj1jjj for ,federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7#c7 #cge1jjj1jjj for ,federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,national ,park ,service4 7e7 ,department of ,agriculture ,of funds made available under subsection 7b7 each fiscal year1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall use #be1jjj1jjj for ,federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the ,forest ,service for high priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services4 #d4 ,offset ,it is the sense of ,congress that the costs of carrying out this ,act should be offset4