Making Public Lands Public Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 115th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 20, 2017

Making Public Lands Public Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that a specified portion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund is made available each fiscal year for projects to: (1) maintain or increase public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting through the acquisition of rights-of-way or the acquisition of land through equal value land exchanges from willing owners; or (2) enhance, maintain, or restore access on existing roads, trails, or rights-of-way.

Interior and USDA must develop a priority list of such projects each year.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Making Public Lands Public Act

Latest action (Jun 29, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 20, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.