,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #dch #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cdbb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,harris1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,roberts7 introduced the following bill2 which was read the first time ,march #aj1 #bjbj,read the second time and placed on the calendar ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish1 fund1 and provide for the use of amounts in a ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund to address the maintenance backlog of the ,national ,park ,service1 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 the ,forest ,service1 and the ,bureau of ,indian ,education1 and to provide permanent1 dedicated funding for the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,great ,american ,outdoors ,act4 #b4 ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,,ii of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after chapter #bjjc the following3 #bjjd ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund ,sec4 #bjjdja4 ,definitions4#bjjdjb4 ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund4 #bjjdja4 ,definitions ,in this chapter3 7#a7 ,asset ,the term asset means any real property1 including any physical structure or grouping of structures1 landscape1 trail1 or other tangible property1 that-- 7,a7 has a specific service or function2 and 7,b7 is tracked and managed as a distinct1 identifiable entity by the applicable covered agency4 7#b7 ,covered agency ,the term covered agency means-- 7,a7 the ,service2 7,b7 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service2 7,c7 the ,forest ,service2 7,d7 the ,bureau of ,land ,management2 and 7,e7 the ,bureau of ,indian ,education4 7#c7 ,fund ,the term ,fund means the ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund established by section #bjjdjb7;a74 7#d7 ,project ,the term project means any activity to reduce or eliminate deferred maintenance of an asset1 which may include resolving directly related infrastructure deficiencies of the asset that would not by itself be classified as deferred maintenance4 #bjjdjb4 ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established in the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund to be known as the ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund4 7b7 ,deposits 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe1 there shall be deposited in the ,fund an amount equal to #ej percent of all energy development revenues due and payable to the ,united ,states from oil1 gas1 coal1 or alternative or renewable energy development on ,federal land and water credited1 covered1 or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under ,federal law in the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,maximum amount ,the amount deposited in the ,fund under paragraph 7#a7 shall not exceed #a1ijj1jjj1jjj for any fiscal year4 7#c7 ,effect on other revenues ,nothing in this section affects the disposition of revenues that-- 7,a7 are due to the ,united ,states1 special funds1 trust funds1 or ,states from mineral and energy development on ,federal land and water2 or 7,b7 have been otherwise appropriated-- 7i7 under ,federal law1 including-- 7,i7 the ,gulf of ,mexico ,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law #aji-dcb72 and 7,,ii7 the ,mineral ,leasing ,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq472 or 7ii7 from-- 7,i7 the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund established under chapter #bjjc2 or 7,,ii7 the ,historic ,preservation ,fund established under chapter #cjca4 7c7 ,availability of funds ,amounts deposited in the ,fund shall be available to the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as provided in subsection 7e71 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation4 7d7 ,investment of amounts 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may request the ,secretary of the ,treasury to invest any portion of the ,fund that is not1 as determined by the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 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 ,secretary2 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 7e7 ,use of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be used for priority deferred maintenance projects in the ,system1 in the ,national ,wildlife ,refuge ,system1 on public land administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 for the ,bureau of ,indian ,education schools1 and in the ,national ,forest ,system1 as follows3 7,a7 #gj percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the ,service4 7,b7 #ae percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the ,forest ,service4 7,c7 #e percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7,d7 #e percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the ,bureau of ,land ,management4 7,e7 #e percent of the amounts deposited in the ,fund for each fiscal year shall be allocated to the ,bureau of ,indian ,education4 7#b7 ,limitations 7,a7 ,non-transportation projects ,over the term of the ,fund1 within each covered agency1 not less than #fe percent of amounts from the ,fund shall be allocated for non-transportation projects4 7,b7 ,transportation projects ,the amounts remaining in the ,fund after the allocations required under subparagraph 7,a7 may be allocated for transportation projects of the covered agencies1 including paved and unpaved roads1 bridges1 tunnels1 and paved parking areas4 7,c7 ,plan ,any priority deferred maintenance project funded under this section shall be consistent with an applicable transportation1 deferred maintenance1 or capital improvement plan developed by the applicable covered agency4 7f7 ,prohibited use of funds ,no amounts in the ,fund shall be used-- 7#a7 for land acquisition2 7#b7 to supplant discretionary funding made available for annually recurring facility operations1 maintenance1 and construction needs2 or 7#c7 for bonuses for employees of the ,federal ,government that are carrying out this section4 7g7 ,submission of priority list of projects to congress ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall submit to the ,committees on ,energy and ,natural ,resources and ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,natural ,resources and ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a list of projects to be funded for fiscal year #bjba that-- 7#a7 are identified by the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture as priority deferred maintenance projects2 and 7#b7 as of the date of the submission of the list1 are ready to be implemented4 7h7 ,submission of annual list of projects to congress ,until the date on which all of the amounts in the ,fund are expended1 the ,president shall annually submit to ,congress1 together with the annual budget of the ,united ,states1 a list of projects to be funded from the ,fund that includes a detailed description of each project1 including the estimated expenditures from the ,fund for the project for the applicable fiscal year4 7i7 ,alternate allocation 7#a7 ,in general ,appropriations ,acts may provide for alternate allocation of amounts made available under this section1 consistent with the allocations to covered agencies under subsection 7e77#a74 7#b7 ,allocation by president 7,a7 ,no alternate allocations ,if ,congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date on which the ,act making full-year appropriations for the ,department of the ,interior1 ,environment1 and ,related ,agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law1 amounts made available under subsection 7c7 shall be allocated by the ,president4 7,b7 ,insufficient alternate allocation ,if ,congress enacts legislation establishing alternate allocations for amounts made available under subsection 7c7 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 7j7 ,public donations 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture may accept public cash or in-kind donations that advance efforts-- 7,a7 to reduce the deferred maintenance backlog2 and 7,b7 to encourage relevant public-private partnerships4 7#b7 ,credits to fund ,any cash donations accepted under paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 credited to1 and form a part of1 the ,fund2 and 7,b7 allocated to the covered agency for which the donation was made4 7#c7 ,other allocations ,any donations allocated to a covered agency under paragraph 7#b77;,b7 shall be allocated to the applicable covered agency independently of the allocations under subsection 7e77#a74 7k7 ,required consideration for accessibility ,in expending amounts from the ,fund1 the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall incorporate measures to improve the accessibility of assets and accommodate visitors and employees with disabilities in accordance with applicable law4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of chapters for subtitle ,,ii of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter #bjjc the following3 #bjjd4 ,national ,parks and ,public ,land ,legacy ,restoration ,fund#bjjdja 4 7c7 ,,gao study ,not later than #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct a study on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section1 including whether this section and the amendments made by this section have effectively reduced the priority deferred maintenance backlog of the covered agencies 7as that term is defined in section #bjjdja of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code72 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report that describes the results of the study under paragraph 7#a74 #c4 ,permanent full funding of the ,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund 7a7 ,in general ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #bjjcjc4 ,availability of funds 7a7 ,in general ,any amounts deposited in the ,fund under section #bjjcjb for fiscal year #bjbj and each fiscal year thereafter shall be made available for expenditure for fiscal year #bjba and each fiscal year thereafter1 without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation1 to carry out the purposes of the ,fund 7including accounts and programs made available from the ,fund pursuant to the ,further ,consolidated ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-id2 #acc ,stat4 #becd774 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 of the full amount made available under subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 for fiscal year #bjba1 not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,great ,american ,outdoors ,act2 and 7,b7 for each fiscal year thereafter1 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 account1 program1 and project4 7,b7 ,allocation by president 7i7 ,no alternate allocations ,if ,congress has not enacted legislation establishing alternate allocations by the date on which the ,act making full-year appropriations for the ,department of the ,interior1 ,environment1 and ,related ,agencies for the applicable fiscal year is enacted into law1 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 ,recreational public access ,amounts expended from the ,fund under this section shall be consistent with the requirements for recreational public access for hunting1 fishing1 recreational shooting1 or other outdoor recreational purposes under section #bjjcjf7;c74 7#d7 ,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 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #bjjcjb7;c7 of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,section #bjjcjf7;a77#b77;,b7 of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking clause 7iii74 7c7 ,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 ,march #aj1 #bjbj,read the second time and placed on the calendar