Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1940
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Keep America's Refuges Operational Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 5, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Oct 5, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 5, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
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
1940
Congress
115
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
Democrat
Delaware
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Keep America's Refuges Operational Act

This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize through FY2022: (1) the volunteer services, community partnerships, and national wildlife refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (2) provisions authorizing the Department of the Interior to accept and use gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the performance of its activities and services.

The bill eliminates the prohibition on the use for the operation or administration of any nonfederal entity of any federal funds that are used for a project or program for a national wildlife refuge or a complex of geographically related refuges under a cooperative agreement between Interior and a partner organization, academic institution, state or local government agency, or other person under the community partnerships program.

Text (1)
October 5, 2017
Actions (2)
10/05/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
10/05/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:17 PM