,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ajbf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,simpson 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kilmer7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,budget1 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 ,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 ,funding ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #bjjcjc4 ,funding 7a7 ,funding for fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbi ,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 funds ,of the total amount made available to the ,fund through appropriations or deposited in the ,fund under section #aje7;a77#b77;,b7 of the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb7-- 7#a7 not less than #dj percent shall be used for ,federal purposes2 and 7#b7 not less than #dj percent shall be used to provide financial assistance to ,states4 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 #c 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 ,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 #bjbj through #bjbi1 #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 priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services3 7#a7 ,eighty percent of amounts in the ,fund shall be allocated for priority deferred maintenance projects1 including other infrastructure deficiencies directly related to such deferred maintenance projects1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 with the goal of ensuring overall parity between amounts allocated to transportation and non-transportation projects4 7#b7 ,ten percent of amounts in the ,fund shall be allocated for purposes of addressing the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7#c7 ,five percent of amounts in the ,fund shall be allocated for the purposes of addressing the public access and recreation backlog on public lands1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7#d7 ,five percent of amounts in the ,fund shall be for the purposes of addressing the ,bureau of ,indian ,education school construction and deferred maintenance backlogs1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,director of the ,bureau of ,indian ,education4 7e7 ,prohibited use of funds ,no amounts in the ,fund shall be used-- 7#a7 to supplant discretionary funding made available for the annually recurring facility operations1 maintenance1 and construction needs of the entities for which amounts from the ,fund are allocated under subsection 7d72 or 7#b7 for performance awards for ,federal employees who are employed in implementing this ,act4 7f7 ,submission to congress ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall submit to the ,committees on ,appropriations and ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate and to the ,committees on ,appropriations and ,natural ,resources in the ,house of ,representatives1 with the annual budget submission of the ,president1 a list of projects for which the amounts in the ,fund are allocated under this section1 including a description of each such project4 7g7 ,donations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior1 the ,director of the ,national ,park ,service1 the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and the ,assistant ,secretary of ,indian ,affairs may accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts-- 7,a7 to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog of the ,national ,park ,service1 the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 the public access and recreation backlog of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and the school construction backlog of the ,bureau of ,indian ,education1 respectively2 and 7,b7 to encourage relevant public-private partnerships4 7#b7 ,credits to fund ,any cash donations accepted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be credited to1 and form a part of1 the ,fund4 7#c7 ,reporting ,each donation received under paragraph 7#a7 that is used for1 or directly related to1 the reduction of the deferred maintenance backlog of the ,national ,park ,service1 the national wildlife refuge system maintenance backlog of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 the public access and recreation backlog of the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and the school construction backlog of the ,bureau of ,indian ,education1 shall be included with the annual budget submission of the ,president to ,congress4 7h7 ,investment of amounts 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior may request the ,secretary of the ,treasury to invest any portion of the ,fund that is not1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior1 required to meet the current needs of the ,fund4 7#b7 ,requirement ,an investment requested under paragraph 7#a7 shall be made by the ,secretary of the ,treasury in a public debt security-- 7,a7 with a maturity suitable to the needs of the ,fund1 as determined by the ,secretary of the ,interior2 and 7,b7 bearing interest at a rate determined by the ,secretary of the ,treasury1 taking into consideration current market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the ,united ,states of comparable maturity4 7#c7 ,credits to ,fund ,the income on investments of the ,fund under this subsection shall be credited to1 and form a part of1 the ,fund4 #d4 ,offset ,it is the sense of ,congress that the costs of carrying out this ,act should be offset4