H.R. 6759: Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-10 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act

Plain summary

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The bill eliminates the requirement that the funds which are deposited into the LWCF remain in there until appropriated by Congress to carry out the purposes of the LWCF. Funds deposited into the LWCF may be spent without being subject to the appropriations process. These funds are in addition to amounts made available by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 or otherwise appropriated from the LWCF. The President shall submit to Congress detailed account, program, and project allocations as part of the President's annual budget submission. At least 1.5% of the annual authorized funds shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

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Official text

Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 43 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6759.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6759 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115