# 116-hr-8741: To provide that funds made available under chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, for Federal and State land acquisitions be used for the acquisition of lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access, and for other purposes.

116-hr-8741, To provide that funds made available under chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, for Federal and State land acquisitions be used for the acquisition of lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8741
- Congress: 116
- Title: To provide that funds made available under chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, for Federal and State land acquisitions be used for the acquisition of lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-11-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires, for FY2021-FY2046, not less than 25% of the funds provided under the Land and Water Conservation Fund for federal acquisition of land or water shall be made available to states and U.S. territories for conservation, restoration, or acquisition of land or water not more than 10 miles from the ocean or one of the Great Lakes, with priority given to lands and waters for coastal conservation, shoreline protection, and recreational access.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-11-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act
- 116-hr-5297: CONTRACT Act of 2019
- 116-hr-5175: Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8741 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8741)

## Related
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7061)
- [116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6802)
- [116-hr-5297: CONTRACT Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5297)
- [116-hr-5175: Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5175)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8741 (as of 2025-11-18).