Bill > S1925

Introduced Session

A bill to extend the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to make permanent the payment in lieu of taxes program and the land and water conservation fund. This bill extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program through FY2021 at FY2011 funding levels. This Program provides payments to state jurisdictions to compensate for the cost of providing services in tax-exempt federal lands within such jurisdictions. The bill eliminates the fiscal year limitation on funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program. This Program compensates local governments for tax revenue lost due to tax-exempt federal lands within their boundaries. The bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act to make permanent the authorization for the Land and and Water Conservation Fund. Amounts in such Funds remain available for expenditure to carry out such Act without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation. Not less than 1.5% the annual authorized funding amount under such Act shall be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

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Martin Heinrich (D)*,  Tammy Baldwin (D),  Michael Bennet (D),  Chris Coons (D),  Angus King (I),  Patrick Leahy (D),  Ed Markey (D),  Jeff Merkley (D),  Gary Peters (D),  Bernie Sanders (I),  Brian Schatz (D),  Jeanne Shaheen (D),  Jon Tester (D),  Tom Udall (D),  Ron Wyden (D), 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (on 08/04/2015)

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