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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 [S.2848]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
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[Native American Affairs ]
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Water Resources Development Act of 2016 TITLE I--PROGRAM REFORMS (Sec. 1001) This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 1986) to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide technical assistance to nonfederal interests for feasibility studies of proposed water resources development projects if the nonfederal interest contracts to pay the costs of such assistance. (Sec. 1002) The Corps of Engineers may receive and repay funds from states or political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized water resources development
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Sponsored by: Sen. James M. Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/19/2016
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act [S.2706]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Economic Development ]
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[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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Recreation Not Red-Tape Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service to adopt a consistent and uniform special recreation permitting process with respect to outfitters and guides. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall sell National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes entrance and recreation fees through federal websites. Interior and USDA should: work with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1594) on 03/17/2016
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Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016 [S.2690]
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[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2016 This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make it one of the purposes of the Act to extend financial and technical assistance to the states for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting. The bill also prescribes a formula for the allocation of funds apportioned to a state that may be used for any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters. Amounts apportioned to the states from any taxes on pistols, revolvers,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 03/16/2016
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California Desert Conservation, Off-Road Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act [S.2568]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Environmental ]
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California Desert Conservation, Off-Road Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act This bill designates specified lands in the California Desert Conservation Area or San Bernardino National Forest in California as wilderness areas. Specified wilderness study areas are released from further study. There is established the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. Boundaries are revised for Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and Joshua Tree National Park. The bill designates specified off-highway vehicle recreation areas within the Conservation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S961-962) on 02/23/2016
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RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2015 [S.2380]
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RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2015 This bill amends the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to direct the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program that authorizes commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under the Act. Interior shall enter into at least 10 agreements with parties to whom such land has been patented or leased for the establishment of these concessions. A party to such an agreement may enter into agreements with third parties to establish such concessions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/22/2016
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Beach Act of 2015 [S.2335]
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[Climate Change ]
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Beach Act of 2015 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to revise and reauthorize through FY2020 a grant program for monitoring, and notifying the public of, any pathogens in coastal recreation waters bordering public beaches. The bill reauthorizes through FY2018 the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000. The bill establishes requirements with respect to: (1) using rapid testing methods to detect unsafe levels of pathogens or pathogen indicators in those waters,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 12/01/2015
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A bill to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund for 10 years, and for other purposes. [S.2318]
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A bill to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund for 10 years, and for other purposes. This bill extends the authorization of appropriations for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) through FY2025. Appropriations deposited into the LWCF shall be allocated in the ratio of 60% and 40% for state and federal purposes, respectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Barrasso
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 11/19/2015
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National Park Service Centennial Act [S.2257]
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[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Tourism ]
National Park Service Centennial Act This bill establishes the National Park Centennial Challenge Fund in the Treasury to finance signature projects and programs to enhance the National Park System (NPS) as it approaches its centennial in 2016. There is also established in the Treasury a Public Lands Centennial Fund. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which funds from the Centennial Fund are made available to federal land or water management agencies to support projects that:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Maria Cantwell
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 12/08/2015
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Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act [S.225]
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[Environmental ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act This bill exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 01/21/2015
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Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 [S.2219]
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[Tourism ]
[Recreation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Commerce to enter into a joint memorandum with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to conduct, acting through the Bureau of Economic Analysis, to assess and analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the United States and the effects attributable to it on the overall U.S. economy. In conducting the assessment, Commerce may consider employment, sales, contributions to travel and tourism, and other appropriate contributing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 114-371. on 11/15/2016
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Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act [S.2209]
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[Defense ]
[Sports ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify the definition of "armor piercing ammunition" for purposes of federal firearms provisions to: (1) include a projectile that is designed and intended by the manufacturer or importer for use in a handgun (currently, a projectile that may be used in a handgun); (2) repeal the exclusion of a projectile that the Department of Justice (DOJ) finds is primarily intended for sporting purposes; and (3) exclude a projectile that is primarily intended by the manufacturer
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Crapo
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 10/27/2015
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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [S.2169]
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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This bill extends the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund through December 11, 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 271. on 10/19/2015
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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [S.2165]
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[Water ]
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 270. on 10/19/2015
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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. [S.2164]
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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 FY2025 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. Payments under such Act for FY2016 and each fiscal year thereafter shall be exempt from
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/07/2015
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
[Finance ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
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[Energy ]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act [S.211]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area Act Establishes the Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. Designates the Susquehanna Heritage Corporation as the local coordinating entity for the Area. Requires the Corporation to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2016
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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [S.2101]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
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A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This bill extends funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund through November 30, 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 09/29/2015
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North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 [S.2012]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Mining ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency. Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015 DOE shall conduct research, development, engineering, demonstration, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Conference Held. on 09/08/2016
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Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015 [S.1995]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program Act of 2015 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior awards grants to eligible entities (the states, their political subdivisions, special purpose districts, and Indian Tribes) for projects to: (1) acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, and (2) develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. As a condition for receiving a grant, an eligible entity shall
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 08/05/2015
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21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015 [S.1993]
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[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Arts and Culture ]
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[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
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21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015 This bill establishes a 21st Century Conservation Service Corps (21CSC) that provides work and training opportunities for youth and veterans in certain federal agencies. Work and training provided in 21CSC must involve: protecting, restoring, and enhancing natural, cultural, and historical resources and treasures, including public and tribal land or water; supporting outdoor recreation and urban green spaces; restoring and safeguarding U.S. natural resources; or service that is primarily indoors
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 03/17/2016