,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #gji #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #efi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #h1 #bjag,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4 ,schumer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources ,december #d1 #bjah,reported by ,ms4 ,murkowski1 with an amendment,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 4 #b4 ,permanent authorization and full funding of the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,authorization ,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 #bjah1 there and inserting ,there2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by striking through ,september #cj1 #bjah4 7b7 ,full funding 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #bjjcjc4 ,availability of funds 7a7 ,in general ,amounts deposited in the ,fund under section #bjjcjb shall be made available for expenditure1 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 and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bce774 7b7 ,additional amounts ,amounts made available under subsection 7a7 shall be in addition to amounts made available to the ,fund under section #aje of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 or otherwise appropriated from the ,fund4 7c7 ,allocation authority 7#a7 ,submission of cost estimates ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress detailed account1 program1 and project allocations to be funded under subsection 7a7 as part of the annual budget submission of the ,president4 7#b7 ,alternate allocation 7,a7 ,in general ,appropriations ,acts may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection 7a71 including allocations by account and program4 7,b7 ,allocation by president 7i7 ,no alternate allocations ,if ,congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date that is #abj days after the date on which the applicable fiscal year begins1 amounts made available under subsection 7a7 shall be allocated by the ,president4 7ii7 ,insufficient alternate allocation ,if ,congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts made available under subsection 7a7 that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection1 the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the ,president4 7#c7 ,annual report ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress an annual report that describes the final allocation by account1 program1 and project of amounts made available under subsection 7a71 including a description of the status of obligations and expenditures4 4 7#b7 ,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 ,availability of funds4 4 7c7 ,public 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 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 or other recreational purposes4 4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,authorization and ,funding ,act 4 #b4 ,permanent authorization and full funding of the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,authorization ,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 #bjah1 there and inserting ,there2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking through ,september #cj1 #bjah2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#c74 7b7 ,full funding 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #bjjcjc4 ,availability of funds 7a7 ,in general ,for fiscal year #bjai and each fiscal year thereafter1 amounts deposited in the ,fund under section #bjjcjb shall be made available for expenditure1 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 and ,further ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bce774 7b7 ,additional amounts ,amounts made available under subsection 7a7 shall be in addition to amounts made available to the ,fund under section #aje of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7 or otherwise appropriated from the ,fund4 7c7 ,allocation authority 7#a7 ,submission of cost estimates ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress detailed account1 program1 and project allocations to be funded under subsection 7a7 as part of the annual budget submission of the ,president4 7#b7 ,alternate allocation 7,a7 ,in general ,appropriations ,acts may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under subsection 7a71 including allocations by account and program4 7,b7 ,allocation by president 7i7 ,no alternate allocations ,if ,congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date that is #abj days after the date on which the applicable fiscal year begins1 amounts made available under subsection 7a7 shall be allocated by the ,president4 7ii7 ,insufficient alternate allocation ,if ,congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts made available under subsection 7a7 that are less than the full amount appropriated under that subsection1 the difference between the amount appropriated and the alternate allocation shall be allocated by the ,president4 7#c7 ,annual report ,the ,president shall submit to ,congress an annual report that describes the final allocation by account1 program1 and project of amounts made available under subsection 7a71 including a description of the status of obligations and expenditures4 4 7#b7 ,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 ,availability of funds4 4 7c7 ,public 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 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 or other recreational purposes4 4 #c4 ,report 7a7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every year thereafter1 the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall jointly submit to ,congress a report that describes the amounts from the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund established under section #bjjcjb of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code 7referred to in this section as the ,fund71 that were expended in each ,state in the previous year4 7b7 ,requirement ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include a breakdown of all programs and activities for which amounts were expended in a ,state1 including-- 7#a7 ,federal land acquisitions2 7#b7 ,state grants1 including competitive ,state grants2 and 7#c7 all other programs and activities that use amounts from the ,fund4 ,december #d1 #bjah,reported with an amendment