Bill Sponsor
House Bill 8287
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend title 54, United States Code, to increase public access to recreational areas on Federal land.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 17, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Sep 17, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 17, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
8287
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arizona
Republican
Arizona
Republican
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill increases, of the amounts made available for expenditure in any fiscal year under the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the minimum amounts to be made available for certain recreational public access projects (e.g., certain projects involving access to hunting and fishing). Specifically, the amounts shall be not less than the greater of (1) 10% (rather than 3%) of those amounts, or (2) $50 million (rather than $15 million).

Text (1)
September 17, 2020
Actions (2)
09/17/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
09/17/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:57 PM