,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjag,mr4 
,pearce introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend section #bjjcjc of title #ed1     
,united ,states ,code1 to ensure that   
amounts 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 ,lands ,public ,act4    
#b4 ,availability of land and water     
conservation fund for certain public    
access projects  7a7 ,in general        
,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  #bjjcjc4 ,availability of     
funds for certain priority projects  7a7
 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,interior and the ,secretary of  
,agriculture shall ensure that1 of the  
amounts appropriated for the fund for   

each fiscal year1 not less than the     
greater of #c percent of the amounts or 
#bj1jjj1jjj shall be made available for 
projects identified on the priority list
 developed under subsection 7b74  7b7   
,priority list ,the ,secretary of the   
,interior and the ,secretary of         
,agriculture1 in consultation with the  
head of each affected ,federal agency1  
shall annually develop a priority list  
for projects related to ,federal land   
under the jurisdiction of the applicable
 ,secretary4  7c7 ,criteria ,projects   
identified on the priority list         
developed under subsection 7b7 shall--  
7#a7 maintain or increase public access 
to existing ,federal public land for    
hunting1 fishing1 or recreational       
shooting through acquisition of         
rights-of-way or acquisition of land 7or
 any interest in land7 through equal    
value land exchanges from willing       
owners2 or  7#b7 enhance1 maintain1 or  
restore access on existing roads1       
trails1 or rights-of-way4  4  7b7       

,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,land and  
water conservation fund act ,chapter    
#bjjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7,a7 in the first  
sentence of section #bjjcjh1 by striking
 by section #bjjcjc of this title2 and  
7,b7 in the third sentence of section   
#bjjcji1 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 #c of the ,land and    
,water ,conservation ,fund ,act 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #dfjl-#f7 and inserting       
chapter #bjjc of title #ed1 ,united     
,states ,code4