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US HR4828

US HR4828
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019


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Introduced
10/23/2019
In Committee
11/06/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes. This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs.

AI Summary

This bill reauthorizes through fiscal year 2024 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels, user conflicts at waterway access points, and the use of program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The bill amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to adjust the division of annual appropriations from the Trust Fund and make changes to the administration of the Act.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (on 11/06/2019)

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